In the US, of the 3,281,534 agricultural producers, there are 289,999 farmers over the age of 75 according to a USDA survey. In comparison, there are only 54,147 under the age of 25. The national average farm size is 421… Continue Reading
Learning to drive a tractor is as much art as it is science and thankfully the attendees of our Driving and Maintaining Your Tractor field day had a very detailed explanation of how to both maintain a tractor and… Continue Reading
Spence Farm Foundation and Prairie Central Junior High are partnering to raise potatoes on the school’s campus to benefit local food pantries and also to be a teaching tool for the school. The plants are looking great and there… Continue Reading
On June 23rd and 24th, 12 chefs and over a dozen presenters participated in our 4th Chef Camp. Highlights of the event were the tour and discussion about logistics of the Spence Farm, beekeeping session, harvesting from the fields, butchering,… Continue Reading
We’ve all heard of growing veggies, but growing a business? Both Donna O’Shaughnessy & Keith Parish of South Pork Ranch and Kevin Kilgus of Living Waters Farm have certainly done that - they have grown their farm businesses from small… Continue Reading
On June 20th, the patrons of the Fairbury, IL food pantry got a treat: a round of Noodles Supreme. The easy-to-make dinner was again met with rave reviews. Comments included: “Even my kids will eat this!” and “Can… Continue Reading
We are now in stage two for the NCR - SARE Professional Development Grant for our High School Agriculture Curriculum! Full proposals are due in September, 2013. See the link below for full details and cross your fingers for us!… Continue Reading
Spence Farm Foundation will be exhibiting at the Good Food Festival, which is located at UIC Forum on Friday March 15th and Saturday March 16th. Visit their website and learn more about the festival: http://goodfoodfestivals.com/ See you there!
Whole Foods has partnered with Spence Farm Foundation in supporting sustainable agriculture and sustainable communities and is sponsoring our Harvest Feast Chicago on October 11th at Greenhouse Loft in Chicago. Other sponsors of the event include: August Hill Wines, Few… Continue Reading
How does a farm business maintain profitability? What is a productive hive? How do we keep our soils healthy? Chefs who attended our recent Chef Camps found this and more out at their camps. Our second Chef Camp was held… Continue Reading