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 […]
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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 […]
Farmers Market Manager Receives Certification
The Illinois Farmers Market Association (ILFMA) along with The Land Connection, are pleased to announce that Joan Jach from Champaign, IL, recently completed the 2022 Illinois Certified Farmers Market Manager Program. Sponsored by the Illinois Farm Bureau and the University of Illinois Extension, the nine-week class launched in early January. A total of 26 managers […]
Polenta Shapes
Making Polenta Shapes is a fun and creative way to introduce your kids to a new food they might not have tried before. Polenta is easy to make and kids have a blast using different cookie cutters to cut the polenta into fun shapes. Check out this fun to make, and fun to eat, recipe […]