Submitted Mon, 06/18/2018 – 9:22am Eating healthier while spending less is everyone’s dream, especially for those primarily responsible for making purchases for household staples. With a little effort, you can find homemade alternatives to your expensive shop bought staples. Apart from saving a couple dollars, you will know exactly what goes into your food and […]
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How I Learned to Slow Down and Love Local, Organic Food
Submitted by Stephanie Fenty on Wed, 07/09/2014 – 3:15pm I didn’t grow up eating organic foods. I never went to the farmers markets near me or pick vegetables from my garden. I wasn’t a part of a co-op; I didn’t even know what a CSA was for most of my life. I was what I […]
Introducing OGRAIN Compass: Financial Tool for Transitioning or Established Organic Grain Producers
Submitted Tue, 03/19/2019 – 7:45pm This week’s blog entry is from a guest writer. If you are interested in your article or blog entry being featured on the TLC blog, contact nicole@thelandconnection.org. By: Jody Padgham, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Anyone looking at a transition to or startup in successful organic grain production […]
Jeff Moyer is Coming to Town!
Submitted by Mallory Krieger on Mon, 02/13/2017 – 10:10am Excitement fills the air! Farmers are gathering from across the region to discuss organic grains and how we grow this industry. I, personally, am brimming with anticipation of meeting the amazing farmers who are dedicated to growing organic grains in Illinois and Indiana. It takes a […]
New Life for Maurer-Steingraber Farm
Tue, 10/12/2010 – 2:10pm On a cold March day in 2006, Sandra Steingraber called The Land Connection and mentioned that her grandmother Leah Maurer had passed away at age 100. At the time she contacted The Land Connection, Steingraber said, “I had already succumbed to the inevitability of losing this farm to urban sprawl development […]
Opportunities Continue to Grow in Organics.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Cassidy Dellorto-Blackwell, Farmer Training Program Manager, The Land Connection Email: cassidy@thelandconnection.org Phone: 217-840-2128 Opportunities Continue to Grow in Organics. Take advantage of opportunity at the 5th Organic Grain Conference & Trade Show (Champaign, Illinois) Hosted by The Land Connection, the Organic Grain Conference & Trade Show (OGC) will return to the […]
