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    Growing for Market

    Making the leap to farming full-time

    Rebecca Kutzer-Rice

    September 5, 2023

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    Smile Politely

    The flowers are still blooming in fall

    Michael O'Boyle

    November 9, 2021

  • A smiling farmer holds an armful of pink flowers while standing in front of a red barn

    The Land Connection

    Growing a Farm One Bite at a Time

    The Land Connection

    March 22, 2021

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    Illinois Farmer Today

    New specialty farmer in Illinois sees her efforts bloom

    Phyllis Coulter

    Sep 25, 2018 Updated Oct 1, 2018

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    At Home in Central Illinois

    The Business part of farm-to-vase movement

    Christine Walsh

    Summer 2018

  • A hand reaches down in a field of orange flowers

    Morning Ag Clips

    Showcase of women-run farms

    (courtesy of The Land Connection)

    June 18, 2017

  • A farmer drapes plastic over the frame of a greenhouse

    Smile Politely

    A “delightful” addition to a local flower farm

    Julie McClure

    May 18, 2017

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    Agroforestry with Savanna Institute

    Delight Flower Farm is a commercial cut flower farm just west of Champaign, IL that includes a cut-flower CSA, farmers market sales, and on-farm workshops serving the Champaign-Urbana area. Owner Maggie Taylor worked with Savanna Institute to apply for NRCS funding for her farm to establish alley cropping and windbreaks.

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    Fermentation Workshop with WCIA

    Storyteller Erin Valle takes a class on how to ferment anything!

  • Three farmers smile while standing in a greenhouse

    Nifty Hoops Build

    Nifty Hoops stopped in Champaign - Urbana, IL on the return trip from Northwestern Iowa to build a 30' x 84' at Delight Flower Farm.

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    Prairie Rivers Network

    What we do to the land, we also do to the air, the water, the wildlife, and to ourselves.

    Supporting local regenerative farmers protects the environment, farm workers, and helps make our communities better.

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    Partnering for Agroforestry Part II

    Agroforestry can be tough to do on your own. This episode features interviews from our "Partnering for Agroforestry" series about successful partnerships that have made agroforestry possible. As farmer Dayna Burtness says, “We don’t all have to do it alone. That’s the way of the past!”