The Land Connection is bringing a one-act play on the future of farming and farmland, What Will Be Your Legacy? to central Illinois. The play presents an elderly farm couple, Gerald and Nettie, wrestling with the question of what will happen to the land that has been in Nettie’s family for five generations. Their dilemma is a common one as established farmers grow...
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Need Local Food Content? Come and Get It! Are your readers excited about eating fresh, local foods but need help knowing what's in season? Do you wish you had time to share simple ways of preparing locally-grown vegetables? Or are you just looking for a source of engaging articles for your blog or newsletter? Secrets of a Seasonal Cook is a new series of 26...
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Who will grow our food in the future? We know, because we are helping train many of them…
How we will feed ourselves in the future depends on how we care for farmland today…
In this world, to do good, we often have to sacrifice. The good food movement is different…
Farmers and farmland are two sides to one very precious coin. We incorporated The Land Connection as an educational nonprofit in order to preserve and protect our agricultural heritage by educating farmers and the public about the value of farmland and the need for more local food production and consumption.
Dennis Wettstein, who has been farming organically for over 25 years, helps educate new farmers and consumers about local, sustainable agriculture.
