Submitted by Jeff Hake on Mon, 04/21/2014 – 1:46am I went to Bloomington, IL this week for the first time. And then for the second time. And then for the third. Two conferences at the Bloomington Farm Bureau in three days meant a lot of travel, a lot of new people (especially for a recent […]
Jeff Hake
A Fertile Foundation
Submitted by Jeff Hake on Thu, 09/11/2014 – 5:15pm I moved to Central Illinois from Southern Maine in late January of this year. I had lived in New England all of my life. There is a culture shock to that kind of move, even if it is within the same country. There are of course […]
Adding value to the bushel: why Michael Adsit came to our agritourism workshop
Submitted by Jeff Hake on Tue, 06/09/2015 – 9:51am Our tour stop at The Great Pumpkin Patch last summer. Join us for this year’s Agritourism Workshop! Last June, we held a training on agritourism to help farmers understand how to invite the public onto their farms. It was a great three days of speakers, tours, […]
Agroforestry is gaining a foothold in Central Illinois
Submitted by Mallory Krieger on Wed, 03/06/2019 – 3:54pm As Midwestern farmers continue to look to conservation and crop diversification to protect their land and keep their farms profitable, some are seeking innovative cropping systems like agroforestry to meet these goals. One such farmer is Kevin Wolz and his team at Midwest Agroforestry Solutions. ‘Agroforestry’ […]
An interview about agritourism with Rachel Armstrong, founder of Farm Commons
Submitted by Jeff Hake on Tue, 05/13/2014 – 1:36pm Rachel Armstrong, founder and attorney of Farm Commons In planning our Agritourism Farmer Training Intensive, we knew that we needed someone to speak in depth about the legal and liability issues inherent to bringing the public onto one’s farm. We also knew that we wanted Rachel […]
An interview with Wyatt Muse of Clarkson Grain
Submitted by Jeff Hake on Thu, 10/23/2014 – 7:53am Harvest season is in full swing right now across the state as the grain crops finally dry down. I was fortunate enough to get Wyatt Muse’s take on a few questions about grains and our upcoming Specialty and Organic Grains Training Intensive in between his many hours out […]
