‘The Farm’s’ special events funding care for people with disabilities
Once a working farm near this Kane County community, The Farm now aids in the growth of people with disabilities, both physical and mental. And it does that through the Farm Friends NFP (not-for-profit).
Public joins farmers to watch Illinois cover crop application
A couple dozen central Illinois farmers and a smattering of curious onlookers watched an aerial cover crop seed mix application on Sept. 8 at Sugar Grove Nature Center in McLean.
NW Indiana produce tended by prisoners goes to charity
Fresh produce is being put on dinner tables from a football field-sized organic garden, but it’s not farmers doing the growing. Instead, the garden is being tended by inmates at Indiana State Prison (ISP), in the northwestern part of the state.
Family, friends help farmers withstand modern challenges
There is no doubt that farming is one of the toughest jobs on the planet; just ask a farmer. But for those who feed the world, most will tell you, there’s nothing else they’d rather do.
Why do such little pills get such big, difficult names?
I’m not proud of this, but I take 20 pills per day to stay alive – which goes a long way in explaining why my writing may appear loopy. Every time I go to a different specialist they ask me what drugs I’m taking, which would be no problem if the drugs had simple names.
Lunch and a library all in the same little restaurant
Maybe my perspective is getting more humorous in my old age, but instead of getting spitting mad at Chipotle, I’m really quite humored by their latest attempt at helping consumers with their educational well-being.
