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Seed & Soil

From Pumpkin Patch to Grocery Store Shelf

Seeking a healthier diet, Jeremy Zobrist discovered a financial opportunity.Where? Inside a pumpkin.Zobrist runs Top Fox, a 3-year-old snack-food factory...

That old-time rural religion

The small country church may be the last of the rural outposts resisting the fate that’s befallen such reminders of...

Roots

As my husband Rob and I travel the country speaking and taping TV segments and doing interviews, we have had...

A tale of two weekends

The 2023 growing season will be marked by two significant crop-saving weekends — the first weekend in July and the...
food

‘Our food speaks for itself’

The options Peoria-area residents have to stock up on locally grown produce are as bountiful as the variety of vegetables...

The Epitome of Agritourism

Driving by on I-74, it’s hard to miss the 35-foot-tall Civil War-era barn that graces Walnut Grove Farm. The structure...

Planting Roots

Precision Planting was founded in 1993 by Greg and Cindy Sauder with a single product.It was a meter tester for...
Ron Underwood and his extensive collection of Farmall tractors outside Eureka

A fondness for Farmalls

From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Fourth of July and Labor Day, the restored Farmalls will be on...
Kelly Seed Peoria

Bridging the rural/urban divide

When Doug Oberhelman pledged in 2015 that Caterpillar would build a new headquarters in Downtown Peoria, the first thing the...
Farm tractor in field

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

It’s that time of year when we we’re all tired of winter. The longing for warmer weather and longer days...

‘Farming While Black’

Minorities have made real strides in the American workplace over the past 100 years. It’s no longer uncommon to find...

The times they are a changin’

Growing up on the farm is an experience I’ll never take for granted.I’ve learned about responsibility and work ethic and...

Maybe I’m Amazed

Welcome to autumn, a time of falling leaves, pumpkins and corn mazes. Those mazes have become an integral part of...
A woman and man at a farmers market table.

Goodbye Disney, hello Marshall County

Watching Tony Malek chat easily with customers as he dispenses produce and occasional preparation instructions on a Saturday morning at...
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