Land Access Lessons from Delight Flower Farm

Some of the most successful land access stories have started small and grown slowly. Maggie Taylor, who owns and operates Delight Flower Farm in Champaign, is no exception. And as you’ll see, her land access arrangements evolved as her business evolved. Maggie is a...
Green Garden Mama Looking for Land 

Green Garden Mama Looking for Land 

View Carrie's Profile Here When Carrie Khoury and her husband moved into their home in Lombard (DuPage County), she wasn’t interested in the non-native, non-edible landscaping the home came with. So she ripped out the plants and sold them on Facebook Marketplace,...
Land Seeker Highlight: Ecotone Herbs

Land Seeker Highlight: Ecotone Herbs

Lauren Virnoche started Ecotone Herbs in 2019 with six seasons of farming under her belt. Through the cultivation of plants, she hopes to support resilient communities – of the wild, the cultivated, and the human. Lauren grows native plants, herbs, and...