Tips on Expansion from a Central Illinois Flower Farm By Maggie Taylor, Delight Flower Farm “How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time,” says Desmond Tutu. While I’m not eating an elephant or even growing veggies, I am taking on a project that is seemingly huge, heavy, and overwhelming, so this metaphor […]
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Should I squeeze your tomatoes?: What your vendors would like you to know
Submitted by Sarah Simeziane on Tue, 10/23/2018 – 1:18pm The winding down of farmers market season always brings mixed emotions with it. On the one hand, it’s getting colder and colder each week and we’ve been at it for 6 months, and in some ways, we’re just ready to be done standing around a parking lot. […]
Who Doesn’t Love Flowers?
With spring well underway, we are starting to see more and more flowers dotting yards, easements, farms, parks, and everywhere in between. We are currently in the thick of some of my favorite bloomers: irises, peonies, bleeding hearts, and dianthus. Even some roses have started to bloom around town. Though some of my favorite flowering […]