by Jeanne | Jan 18, 2024 | News
Photo #1: On a chilly December Sunday, land seekers and landowners from northern Illinois gathered at Duke’s Alehouse in Crystal Lake for the 5th annual Common Ground event, hosted by Illinois FarmLink, Angelic Organics Learning Center, Center for Agrarian...
by Jeanne | Jan 17, 2024 | News
In addition to my role as the Navigator for the southern region of Illinois FarmLink, I also own and operate a vegetable farm in Carbondale – BeetRoot Farm. Having just gone through my own land access journey, I’m able to bring the land access lessons I’ve...
by Jeanne | Jan 17, 2024 | News
In November, the Illinois FarmLink team presented our Land Access 101 webinar – a two-hour overview that introduces the basics of finding and securing a good land arrangement. That webinar is now available as a YouTube video. We highly recommend beginning...
by Jeanne | Jan 17, 2024 | News
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...
by Jeanne | Jan 17, 2024 | News
I had the pleasure of attending the Southern Illinois Local Food Tour and Roundtable event in late September both as a local vegetable farmer and a navigator for Illinois FarmLink. At Illinois FarmLink we believe that efforts to improve our food and farming system...
