Submitted by Jacquelyn Evers on Fri, 01/11/2019 – 3:56pm As we bid farewell to the brain behind the Champaign Farmers Market, I wanted to use this space to showcase Sarah and the many ways she has truly been an asset to The Land Connection’s work with food access, our farmers market, and really a million […]
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2017 Champaign Farmers Market Annual Report
Submitted by Sarah Simeziane on Mon, 01/22/2018 – 5:23pm It feels like only yesterday we were shivering our way through the final weeks of the market season. Braving the cold and rain together to provide October produce to a very encouraging number of late-season shoppers who came out to support their local farmers. Yet here […]
A Look Back at the 2016 Champaign Farmers Market
Submitted by sarah@thelandco… on Mon, 12/12/2016 – 5:52pm Another season has wrapped up, and it’s time for reflecting, and more importantly planning what’s to come in 2017. The sophomore season of a new farmers’ market is said to be one of the toughest. This year was definitely a learning experience, from weather to sampling to […]
August 2023 Kids Kits: Ratatouille
On August 29, 2023 our FREE Kids Kits will return at the Champaign Farmers Market. This month’s kit will have all of the ingredients to make that Ratatouille.
Best part of the farmers market?
Submitted by Sarah Simeziane on Mon, 05/01/2017 – 3:38pm It’s that time of year again! The trees and grass and gardens are exploding with green. The weather has warmed up (kind of), and we can feel summer rapping at the door. And the best part of all this just might be the anticipation of juicy […]
Building a Market Community
Submitted by sarah@thelandco… on Mon, 07/04/2016 – 9:48pm It’s July, and we’re approaching peak farmers’ market season. The first major waves of anticipated foods have come and gone (asparagus, strawberries, rhubarb, sigh), but we are readily consoled by blueberries, tomatoes, sweet corn, peppers, and my personal favorite, peaches. When the season hits this strong, and […]
