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By Ren MacDonald The Grow Your Own Food program is right around the corner! With 4,530 students currently signed up in DuPage County, it has taken a whole team to…

Volunteers and Staff at the DuPage Events Center & Fairgrounds. A Growing Success – 2025 Grow Your Own Food Program The Grow Your Own Food program was a huge success!…

By Ren MacDonald Located in West Chicago, IL, Kline Creek Farm offers an authentic glimpse into 19th-century farming life. What was once a well-established dairy farm from the 1800s, Kline…

By Brittney Haag Sitting by the crackling fireplace, wrapped in a cozy blanket inside our homes this winter, the appreciation for the outdoors is limited to the scenes framed by…

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Illinois Farm Bureau® (IFB) is accepting applications for its Illinois Veterinary Education and Training (IVET) loan program. Loans are available to second-year veterinary students attending any accredited…

URBANA, Ill. — If you haven’t touched your compost bin or pile all winter, don’t worry, you are not alone. It could be filled with kitchen scraps to the top…

New Berlin, Ill. – This weekend, a farm family from Sangamon County was featured in a commercial during football’s greatest game. Marty, Shelia, Martin Jr. and Evan Marr were spotlighted…

  URBANA, IL. Those who love gardening, wildflowers, or who are tired of mowing expansive lawns should consider creating a native plant garden. Gemini Bhalsod, a horticulture educator with University…

  URBANA, Ill. Those thinking green this holiday season may want to skip the tree lot and consider buying a living evergreen to plant outside after Christmas. The easy part…