Submitted by Taidghin O’Brien on Mon, 06/11/2018 – 11:41am Farmers Market season is one of my favorite times of the year. Walking up and down the aisles past mountains and mountains of fresh produce, freezers full of local meat and poultry, and vendors selling anything and everything you can think of is so exhilarating. One […]
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A Not-So Goodbye
Submitted by Irene Kaufman on Mon, 06/04/2018 – 8:11am I’m not very good at goodbyes, but this is hardly a goodbye. Although I will be leaving my current position at The Land Connection, I won’t be going far! I will miss working here, but I am excited to be going back to school (right here […]
A PSA on your local CSA
Submitted by Jacquelyn Evers on Fri, 05/25/2018 – 12:01pm Listening to my latest podcast (I am not ashamed to admit it was Missing Richard Simmons), it’s impossible to make it through 15 minutes without an advertisement for Hello Fresh or Blue Apron. And let’s not mention the endless social media posts of friends offering free […]
We Need a Policy Platform
Submitted by Mallory Krieger on Tue, 05/22/2018 – 7:46am You’ve likely heard the news on Friday that the House Farm Bill was voted down; a casualty of the heated immigration debate. Regardless of the proximate reasons the bill failed, this was a very good thing. As I discussed in my blog last month, the House Farm […]
Asparagus!
Submitted by Irene Kaufman on Sun, 05/13/2018 – 8:01pm Sunshine and produce have got to be my favorite things about Spring. Our downtown Champaign farmers market starts THIS Tuesday, and is the perfect excuse to get out and enjoy both. Although there is a variety of wonderful fruits and veggies this time of year, I’m […]
Farmers Markets and SNAP
Submitted by Sarah Simeziane on Mon, 05/07/2018 – 5:44pm Last week I got to make my National Public Radio debut, as a guest on WILL’s show The 21st with Niala Boodhoo, along with Catherine Dunlop (manager of the Downtown Bloomington Farmers Market) and Natalie Moore (WBEZ Chicago’s South Side bureau reporter). And of course, ever since […]
