Submitted by Terra Brockman on Wed, 08/14/2013 – 11:46am The Land Connection facilitates the full-year farmer training course, Central IL Farm Beginnings. An important component of the course is a mentorship with an experienced farmer. Today we are profiling Ron and Angie Ackerman, who mentored Gail Record and who were winners of the 2013 R. […]
Farm Beginnings
Beginning Farm Beginnings, Again!
Submitted by Mallory Krieger on Mon, 07/10/2017 – 2:06pm “When they begiiiin Farm Beginnings…” (to the tune of Cole Porter’s Begin the Begine) Oh how I love Farm Beginnings and Cole Porter, so why not mesh them! With summer coming into full force, I am in full preparation mode for Farm Beginnings. This October will […]
Cathe Capel: Student, Mentor, Teacher
Submitted by Cara Cummings on Tue, 02/25/2014 – 9:47am Cathe Capel, owner of Seven Sisters Farm in Sidney Illinois, is a 2009 Central Illinois Farm Beginnings (CIFB) graduate. But that was only the beginning of her relationship with The Land Connection. She has also been a mentor, a board member, CIFB facilitator (for the third […]
Central Illinois Farm Beginnings Graduate Profile: Rebecca Fischer
Submitted by Terra Brockman on Wed, 08/21/2013 – 1:42pm Renewal Acres, Quincy, Ilinois Central Illinois Farm Beginnings 2006-2007 An Interview by Terra Brockman Back in 2006, Rebecca Fischer saw a notice in her local newspaper about a brand new course called Central Illinois Farm Beginnings. “It sounded like exactly what I would want to learn about: […]
Gray Farms Produce
Submitted by Cara Cummings on Mon, 01/27/2014 – 5:21pm Both Marty and Crystal Gray grew up on farms, but it wasn’t until they left and were living and working in the suburbs of Chicago that they realized they wanted to to be closer their family, and to try farming as a business. But even though […]
Guest Blog: Know Your (Honey) Farmer
Submitted Mon, 08/07/2017 – 4:28pm Hello! This is Kacey from Two Million Blooms, and I’m honored to be guest blogging for The Land Connection today!Since graduating from the Central Illinois Farm Beginnings (CIFB) program, a lot has happened! Here’s the skinny. Added 30 additional treatment-free hives Worked closely with a mentor Established a second apiary […]
