Pumpkin seeds are healthy and nutritious – plus they make a really tasty snack! This recipe for roasted pumpkin seeds makes for a tasty, crunchy treat the whole family will love. PLUS! You can turn your pumpkin into a spooky jack-o-lantern, just in time for Halloween! Thanks to Curtis Orchard for providing the locally grown pumpkins!
Champaign Farmers' Market
Rural Routes | Little Farm at Weldon Springs
Part of the beauty woven throughout the Little Farm at Weldon Springs is the openness with which Anna and Chris follow where their dreams grow, discovering and weaving new ideas into the farm as they go.
Rural Routes: Middle Fork Mushroom Company
As mushroom farmers, John and Aaron join a growing contingent of farmers challenging the notion of what defines farming and opening doors to bring flavors new (and very, very ancient) to Central Illinois.
Should I squeeze your tomatoes?: What your vendors would like you to know
Submitted by Sarah Simeziane on Tue, 10/23/2018 – 1:18pm The winding down of farmers market season always brings mixed emotions with it. On the one hand, it’s getting colder and colder each week and we’ve been at it for 6 months, and in some ways, we’re just ready to be done standing around a parking lot. […]
Show Your Farmer Some Love
Submitted by Cara Cummings on Mon, 07/27/2015 – 11:59am Next week (August 2-8) is National Farmers’ Market Week, and we want to #CUatthemarkets! Please join Urbana’s Market at the Square and The Land Connection’s Champaign Farmers’ Market in supporting the farmers who work so hard to grow fresh, healthy, local foods for our community. This […]
Thank You for a Great Season!
Submitted by Sarah Simeziane on Mon, 12/18/2017 – 10:22am Yesterday I was talking with chatting with someone who had worked with farmers’ market vendors in the past, and she leaned in at one point and said, “there are always a couple who stir up trouble, though right?” Most market managers would probably wearily answer, “of […]
