Submitted by Jeff Hake on Thu, 10/23/2014 – 7:53am Harvest season is in full swing right now across the state as the grain crops finally dry down. I was fortunate enough to get Wyatt Muse’s take on a few questions about grains and our upcoming Specialty and Organic Grains Training Intensive in between his many hours out […]
Grain
Baking Local
Submitted by Cara Cummings on Sun, 11/09/2014 – 8:46pm This past Saturday afternoon was chilly, and although the last of the garden beds waited to be mulched, the garlic that needed to be planted sat on my counter, and the chicken’s water was still at risk of freezing, I decided to wait for a warmer […]
Big gains for small grains
Submitted by Jeff Hake on Mon, 10/26/2015 – 10:18pm Incredible things can happen when you pay a visit to a place like Spence Farm. I took the above picture during a field day at Spence Farm this past summer. After hearing from the Travis family, several local chefs who buy their grains, and other expert […]
Cover Crops in Organic Grain: Making Them Work in the Real World
Cover crops are often talked about in simple terms: build soil, reduce erosion, improve water quality. And while those benefits are real, the day-to-day reality is more complex. In organic grain systems especially, cover crops are doing real work, as part of fertility, weed management, and long-term soil health, and they don’t always behave the […]
Diversification in Planting and Business Planning
Submitted by Bob Porter on Mon, 06/15/2015 – 9:35am I was at the Illinois Horticultural Field Day in Granville, Illinois last week. This is a yearly event attended mainly by people working in fruit and vegetable production from all over the state of Illinois. I had a chance to talk about the workshops The Land Connection offers on […]
I have grain on the mind
Submitted by Mallory Krieger on Thu, 08/18/2016 – 4:46pm This is my first blog entry at TLC and I have grain on the mind. One of my first large tasks as the Farmer Training Program Manager has been to finalize the planning of our upcoming workshop on organic grain marketing. It has my head swimming with […]
