Submitted by Jeff Hake on Mon, 10/26/2015 – 10:18pm Incredible things can happen when you pay a visit to a place like Spence Farm. I took the above picture during a field day at Spence Farm this past summer. After hearing from the Travis family, several local chefs who buy their grains, and other expert […]
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Diverse and wide-eyed
Submitted by Jeff Hake on Tue, 04/14/2015 – 12:17am This ladybug showed up to eat the aphids in my house. The summer ahead bears knowns and unknowns. Droughts and floods linger unpredicted in equal parts, along with abundance and failure. What is known is the certainty of a mixture of these elements, and that our […]
Farmer, miller, baker, pie
Submitted by Jeff Hake on Mon, 11/30/2015 – 2:22pm Putting together our training programs takes a lot of work, but it can also be a ton of fun. We wind up talking to all kinds of fascinating people and get to collaborate in myriad ways, from producing eye-catching multimedia to securing sponsorships with great businesses […]
Farming by the Foot
Submitted by Jeff Hake on Sun, 10/19/2014 – 9:33pm Sure it looks nice, but I would kick it over in a heartbeat. (courtesy of www.illinoiswildflowers.info) I did a familiar thing on Saturday. I was at Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery yet again, this time for the first session of Central Illinois Farm Beginnings. The students […]
Here’s why you should take my job
Submitted by Jeff Hake on Thu, 06/16/2016 – 1:27pm You may have heard that I am moving on from The Land Connection and from the Midwest. I’m writing this to tell you two things. The first is just how much this work here in Illinois has meant to me, and the second is that if there […]
Hopeful at the End
Submitted by Jeff Hake on Tue, 07/26/2016 – 6:29am In under a week, I leave the Midwest, and I’ll do so feeling hopeful. Despite a frightening political landscape and the frequent dread of checking the morning news, my time here has taught me that our hope should rest first in the people around us and […]
