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The 4th Annual Artisan Cup & Fork Review
What an event! If you were able to attend this year’s Artisan Cup & Fork, then maybe you are having similar feelings: excitement, delight, enjoyment, joy, and the list goes on and on. It may be bias, but we simply can’t imagine a better environment or community of people to celebrate our local food system. […]
Think Global Local. Act Local
by Cassidy Dellorto-Blackwell & Jacquelyn Evers We’ve been “sheltering in place” in Illinois for going on nine weeks. If you’ve been the select household member to brave the frenetic energy at the grocery store, or if you’ve listened to the news, it’s obvious that something weird is happening with our food system. The arrival of […]
Think Local this Thanksgiving!
Submitted by Cassie Carroll on Mon, 11/14/2016 – 11:51am Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and what a better time to reflect on how thankful we all are for our farmers, putting in long hours, hard labor, and their resources to give us amazing and delicious food. It’s important to remember our farmers and be […]
Tickets on sale now for the sixth annual Artisan Cup & Fork!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Dana Vollmer, Development Director PHONE: 217-840-2128 EMAIL: dana@thelandconnection.org (Champaign, IL) The Land Connection Board and Staff are thrilled to announce that the 6th annual Artisan Cup & Fork chef competition will take place Saturday, Sept. 11 at Bluestem Hall (1401 E Old Church Rd., Urbana, IL 61802). Tickets are on […]
Tips for Farmers’ Market Meal Planning
Submitted by Cassie Carroll on Tue, 08/02/2016 – 12:32am I, for one, know how a busy week can quickly run away from you. Next thing you know – BLINK! It’s Sunday again. You ask yourself, ” I had SO many plans… what happened to the week?” That’s me. If I’m not focused on the few things […]
