Press
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Mid-American Gardener
Owner and first-generation farmer Maggie Taylor shares how she grew her flower farm from a small backyard project to now a large operation.
August 8, 2024
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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
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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
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Morning Ag Clips
Showcase of women-run farms
(courtesy of The Land Connection)
June 18, 2017
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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!
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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!”