Hey fruit and vegetable growers, are you FSMA certified? If your farm grows produce for human consumption, FDA requires at least one staff member be trained in an FDA approved food safety training. (All staff handling produce should be trained on-farm in food safety procedures annually.) What’s FSMA? FSMA, the Food Safety Modernization Act, was […]
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Unconventional Eaters: Exploring Local Through Film, Food, & Conversation
Explore local food & sustainability in our community while enjoying short films, art, panelist led discussions, sandwiches by Baldarotta’s, and a cash kombucha bar by Cloud Mountain Kombucha
2023 Regenerative Grazing Winter Field Days
Are you an agricultural professional or technical service provider seeking answers for your farmer and landowner clients about raising livestock regeneratively? Join the Embarras Grazing Partnership for a series of regenerative grazing intensive workshops over two on-farm days
2023 CSA Fair
The Land Connection’s 2023 community supported agriculture (CSA) virtual fair provides a current list of participating CSA farms serving the regions of Champaign-Urbana, Bloomington-Normal, Springfield, and Peoria. Each week during the month of January, we will share details about participating CSA farms below, as well as how you can connect with them, and details about […]
Marketing Your Online Farm Store *POSTPONED
This course will guide producers in conducting a market analysis to inform the development of a marketing strategy with specific emphasis on driving traffic to an online farm store. What you’ll learn Acquire the tools necessary to utilize the USDA’s Local/Regional Market Research & Analysis. From understanding the purpose of Market Analysis to developing a […]
Farm Dreams Workshop [ONLINE] **POSTPONED**
The online Farm Dreams workshop series will be held over three consecutive Mondays in October (17, 24 and 31) from 6-8 pm. Each session will include exercises and guided discussion to help aspiring farmers assess their skills and resources, and provide direction for next steps in building a farm business.