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 […]
Urbana’s Market at the Square
Submitted by Akshita Siddula on Mon, 05/05/2014 – 10:08am This past Saturday Urbana’s Market at the Square began the 2014 season under a bright, beautiful sun. I, like thousands of other folks from the area, was able to stroll around in Lincoln Square Village and take in all the different tables and stalls offering up […]
Cheers
Submitted by Magdalena Casper on Mon, 04/28/2014 – 5:07pm I started writing this blog post last week on the train to Chicago. I was intending to write about how I’ve started watching Cheers on Netflix, and how the closeknit social group on the show is reminiscent of what it is like to be part of […]
“Coopetition”, Aggregation, and Continuum
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 […]
Rush Creek Farms: Jen and Andy Miller
Submitted by Cara Cummings on Mon, 04/14/2014 – 10:42am If you have peeked ahead in your TLC Farmer calendar, you already know something about Jen and Andy Miller, owners of Rush Creek Farm in Sidney, Illinois. The day I was out talking with them last summer was one of those perfectly beautiful Midwestern sky days, […]
What the Heck are Ramps, Anyway?
Submitted by Terra Brockman on Tue, 04/08/2014 – 10:21am Spring has been a long time coming this year. But there is one silver lining to the cold and blustery days: an extended season for wild ramps, and the opportunity to attend The Land Connection’s Ramp Fest on April 22, at Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery […]
