Submitted by Cara Cummings on Mon, 10/06/2014 – 6:41am The warm red, orange, and yellow tips of the leaves on the trees that were at first subtle, are becoming louder. They are reminding me that it is the time of year when we need to put things back, to store them for the long cold […]
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The weather is here, but is it really beautiful?
Submitted by Cara Cummings on Mon, 02/22/2016 – 5:11pm This past Saturday the temperature reached nearly 70 degrees. It was our last Central Illinois Farm Beginnings session for the 2015/16 class, and we enjoyed our lunch (prepared with ingredients from local farms) at a long table outside at Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery, in the sunshine, […]
Time to Grow
Submitted by Jeff Hake on Fri, 02/07/2014 – 11:58am This is the afternoon of the fourth day in my new position as Farmer Training Program Manager with The Land Connection. First let me tell you why I love this work and why I’ve insisted on this career path, this mission, for the past several years, […]
Uff da, Duluth!
Submitted by Mallory Krieger on Mon, 08/28/2017 – 9:27pm Last week, I traveled to Duluth, Minnesota for the summer meeting of the Farm Beginnings Collaborative. This 1,400 mile 4 day trip was my first excursion into the far north of the country and I found it fascinating. The lands were flat, forested, and full of […]
We have set a place at our table for you, join us!
Submitted by Mallory Krieger on Mon, 10/30/2017 – 10:48am November 18th marks the start of the thirteenth year of Central Illinois Farm Beginnings. It is amazing to think that we have been training beginning farmers for so many years. To date, we have shepherded 199 beginning farmers through the business planning process! As always, our […]
