The vegetables keep coming! I have to admit, I am a vegetable addict. Something about the look of freshly harvested vegetables, like the radishes above, embody such vibrance and freshness, that I love just walking around the market looking at all the v... »
The vegetables keep coming! I have to admit, I am a vegetable addict. Something about the look of freshly harvested vegetables, like the radishes, embody such vibrance and freshness. See what vegetables you can find this week with our Local Calendar an... »
The markets are beginning to get greener, and thanks to the warm weather all these harbingers of spring are arriving earlier than usual. Nichols Farm had these huge bunches of green garlic on their table at the Green City Market this past Saturday. The... »
The markets are beginning to get greener, and thanks to the warm weather all these harbingers of spring are arriving earlier than usual. Nichols Farm had these huge bunches of green garlic on their table at the Green City Market this past Saturday. The... »
In The Land Connection’s 2012 farmer annotated calendar, A Year on the Land, the day asparagus is slated to be harvested is April 26th. Due to the unusually warm weather or maybe it is the new “usual”weather, asparagus has made appearances on the farme... »
Everyone wants local greens! More farmers are showing up at the markets as we move closer to Spring. On Henry’s to do list this week, which are annotations on the The Land Connection 2012 calendar, March 8th is “to move hens from the barn to the pastur... »
It is getting greener at the markets. To the left is a picture of beautiful fennel microgreens at the Tiny Greens booth at Green City Market this past Saturday. The fennel seeds were there own natural licorice candy. More and more greens are starting t... »
After 122 years of helping Chicagoans in need, Hull House shut its doors for good Friday after running out of money. »
