By Eric Izzo, Assistant Farm Manager Happy February, and more importantly, Happy Snow! I’ve done a lot of complaining lately about how little snow we’ve received this winter. Yes, I
As I turned up the driveway to the farm two Sundays ago, I stared down the face of climate change in the form of several fields flooded out, the product
by Dan Popek & the TCF Staff We seem to be in a strange position we may have never experienced; it is like we are waiting out a hurricane
By Russ Cerocke, Farm Manager Hello readers, new and returning, to the March edition of Connections. Is it spring yet? Our future farmer Carya is experiencing her first full
What happens in winter on McDonald Farm? Prairie planting, of course!🌱 Our farm managers teamed up with Renae Frigo, TCF’s Land Stewardship Manager, and
I hope you all enjoyed your Fourth of July–whether that be an out-of-town trip, a fun barbecue, or fireworks. This is a great holiday to enjoy the warmer weather and
By Jason Halm, Farm Manager Garlic, Allium sativum, the stinking rose: is it a vegetable, a spice, or a medicine? Is it an onion,
By Brook McDonald, President/CEO of The Conservation Foundation The McDonald Farm is more than fields and fields full of delicious organic veggies. It is also the home of The
For two decades, we’ve been proud to carry the USDA Organic certification—a badge that reflects our growing practices and overall mission that every person, regardless of where they live or
The Conservation Foundation is the recent and grateful recipient of two different grants in support of our Green Earth Harvest organic farming program. Each year, produce grown through Green Earth
Garlic’s here. Grown for about 270 days, cured for another 25, with just 70 days left until planting, the eating’s just one part of a full annual cycle. It always
by Dan Lobbes, Vice President In our last Connections, Steve Tiwald, the founder of Green Earth Institute, discussed the beginnings of the organic farming initiative 20 years ago. His
by Jennifer Hammer, V.P. of Land & Watershed Protection Alongside our hardworking farm crew, we are thrilled to welcome seven bright and dedicated interns to the farm this
Even on a 20 degree day in February here in Naperville, I can feel myself transported out to the tropics within seconds, where it is 70 or 80 degrees and
