Starting a farm is no easy business, but Miky of Humbleweed Farm has a plan. Just past the turn from city to rural road, Humbleweed Farm sits quietly across a quarter-acre green plot splashed with soft pinks, bright whites, and yellows. Miky Eum, owner/farmer at Humbleweed, seems to flow out of the fields as she […]
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Cucumber Sandwiches
This month’s recipe is fun to make and even better to eat. These cucumber sandwiches are perfect for a Tea Party with a fresh cup of lemonade or your favorite tea.
Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day returns in full force!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 7, 2022 Contact: Cassidy Dellorto-Blackwell, The Land Connection Email: cassidy@thelandconnection.org | Phone: 217-840-2128 Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day returns in full force! A full day of weeding tool demonstrations and exhibits for both vegetables and row crops! Champaign, IL. The Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day is the nation’s largest field day focused […]
Explore regenerative grazing through hands-on learning
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Cassidy Dellorto-Blackwell, The Land Connection Phone: 217-840-2128 Email: cassidy@thelandconnection.org Explore regenerative grazing through hands-on learning Join us for regenerative grazing field days in June! Champaign, IL, June 3, 2022 – Are you an agricultural professional or technical advisor seeking answers for your farmer and landowner clients about regenerative livestock integration into […]
Baked Zucchini Fries
For week one of our Kid’s Kits program at the Champaign Farmers Market, we’re bringing you some delicious Baked Zucchini Fries. Below you’ll find the recipe and video tutorial for preparing the dish. For week one of our 2022 Champaign Farmers Market Kid’s Kits program, we’re bringing you some delicious Baked Zucchini Fries. […]
Grow Your Farm Business! Launch your cottage food or value-added farm enterprise.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 10, 2022 Contact: Cassidy Dellorto-Blackwell Email: cassidy@thelandconnection.org Phone: 217-840-2128 x5 Grow Your Farm Business! Launch your cottage food or value-added farm enterprise. Farmers know that their margins are tight. That’s why finding ways to increase efficiency, decrease waste, and capture a greater market share are so important. Developing and marketing value-added or […]
