Submitted by Jeff Hake on Fri, 02/07/2014 – 11:58am This is the afternoon of the fourth day in my new position as Farmer Training Program Manager with The Land Connection. First let me tell you why I love this work and why I’ve insisted on this career path, this mission, for the past several years, […]
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Ghanaian Cuisine
Submitted by Magdalena Casper on Wed, 01/29/2014 – 11:03am While I was on vacation, I made an effort to only eat local cuisine – or at least I tried. The typical breakfast was an omelette, with tomato and onion, either next to toast or as a sandwich. This would be accompanied by a mug of instant […]
Gray Farms Produce
Submitted by Cara Cummings on Mon, 01/27/2014 – 5:21pm Both Marty and Crystal Gray grew up on farms, but it wasn’t until they left and were living and working in the suburbs of Chicago that they realized they wanted to to be closer their family, and to try farming as a business. But even though […]
An Ode to Snow
Submitted by Magdalena Casper on Sun, 01/05/2014 – 12:58pm I have a not very smart geranium. I’ve had it since 2008. Every summer, it sits on my porch and blooms a few times and then does nothing but sit there looking green. By the time the first night below freezing rolls around, I drag it […]
Conservation Easements – Preserving Farmland, Protecting Wildlife
There are a couple different kinds of conservation easements, and they make good sense for different situations. But first, what exactly is an easement? In essence, it is a restrictive covenant placed on a piece of land that ensures that the land can only be used for a designated purpose. Restrictive covenants are perhaps most […]
2014 Farm Calendar Available Now!
Submitted by Terra Brockman on Wed, 11/27/2013 – 4:19pm Shakespeare wisely noted “How many things by seasons season’d are.” In this season of harvest abundance and giving thanks, we’d like to invite you to follow the seasons with The Land Connection’s 2014 Farmer-Annotated Calendar. You’ll find out what your hard-working local farmers are doing all […]
