Submitted by Joanna Strauss on Tue, 08/15/2017 – 10:18am Greetings! I’m Joanna, the new Outreach Coordinator for The Land Connection. You might recognize me as “Volunteer” from last year’s Champaign Farmer’s Market, or my turn as “Guest Judge” at the Halloween themed market (it’s okay if you don’t, I was, after all, in costume). My […]
Champaign Farmers' Market
Okra, Not Just For Gumbo
Okra is another one of those poor, misunderstood vegetables that gets a really bad rap. Between people thinking that okra is always slimy, even when raw (it’s not btw), to people dismissing it because they don’t know what to do with it, okra doesn’t get much love. Well, I love okra. I love munching on […]
Palm Reading – A Look to the Future
Submitted by Stephanie Fenty on Tue, 06/14/2016 – 8:17am Last Tuesday, for the first time in the history of its existence, I missed the Champaign Farmers’ Market. I missed helping with the market heroes childrens’ activities, handing out recipe cards, and putting on temporary tattoos. I missed seeing familiar faces and meeting new ones, and […]
Preserving this year’s Harvest at Home
Submitted by Cassie Carroll on Mon, 10/10/2016 – 3:40pm Learning how to preserve your harvest is one of the most rewarding triumphs of growing your own food and/or supporting local farmers. Whether you preserve through canning, freezing, dry storage, dehydrating or placing items in the fridge, there’s a preserving method that will fit your fancy. As […]
Rural Routes | Little Farm at Weldon Springs
Part of the beauty woven throughout the Little Farm at Weldon Springs is the openness with which Anna and Chris follow where their dreams grow, discovering and weaving new ideas into the farm as they go.
Rural Routes: Middle Fork Mushroom Company
As mushroom farmers, John and Aaron join a growing contingent of farmers challenging the notion of what defines farming and opening doors to bring flavors new (and very, very ancient) to Central Illinois.
