Farming with Nature: The New Graziers
McHenry County is seeing a rise in the number of grass fed beef and dairy operations. There are a number of farms throughout the county where pastured meat and dairy […]
Evolution Is Up to Us: Invest in a More Cooperative Human Ecosystem
While the human species can take credit for being the most complexly ordered social species yet to have evolved, that certainly doesn’t mean there is no room for improvement. Our […]
Katherine Weber
Biography I have been exploring art from an early age but only in the past few years have I been drawn to the watercolor challenge. So much magic can happen […]
An interview with Food Shed Co-op owner #358 Bonnie Rudolph
To say Bonnie is a productive member of her community would be the understatement of the century. It isn’t every day that Food Shed Co-op receives a member into our […]
Is our tendency to “dietary shrinkage” trying to tell us something?
By Leslie A. Cook, vegetatingwithleslie.org Do you believe that intuition is a valuable tool for anticipating events? I do! And I think that sometimes intuition works beyond our personal lives. […]
Food Shed Co-op: It’s about farmers, consumers, community
To say our roots run deep in this community would be an understatement. My husband and I have farmed a small Certified Naturally Grown* farm in Richmond, for over 18 […]
An Interview with Zak Dolezal, Head Chef & General Manager at Duke’s Alehouse & Kitchen
Zak Dolezal is Head Chef and General Manager at Duke’s Alehouse and Kitchen, a downtown Crystal Lake gastropub offering delicious, locally-sourced, artisanal comfort foods and craft beers. Duke’s recently received […]
Cooperative Transformation
I admit I am something of a skeptic about the possibility of experiencing sudden (and lasting) transformation. That’s not to say I don’t believe in the possibility that we can […]