Breslin Farms

12/22/2024

CHC got me started when I wanted to learn beekeeping back in…2010? Highly recommend! (A great holiday gift for the aspiring beekeeper in your life!)

You too can be a beekeeper! All you have to do is start learning with a class from Chicago Honey Co-op!
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12/19/2024

On the sixth day of our 12 Days of Donations, we are gifting $350 to Ohms. We are truly fortunate for the impact you make in our local communities.

Please help LIKE and SHARE this organization's post - at the end of our 12 days, the organization with the most likes and shares will receive an additional $1,500.

Thank you again for your generosity and time - your support means a lot. 🎄

12/17/2024

Know a grad student who might be a good fit for this program? Please share!

https://greenlandsbluewaters.org/next-gen-ag-leaders/

10/08/2024

Our friend Fresh is having a shindig at their farm this weekend!

🌈✨ Our friends at would like to invite you to their Q***r Harvest Hang – a family-friendly farm field trip celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community! 🌾🍎

Join them on Saturday, October 12, 2024, from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm CT at Fresher Together Farm, + and in Beaverville, Illinois, for a day of connection, joy, and wellness.

Expect:
🍂 Fun games for all ages
🍏 interactive programming
🎶 Great music
🍽️ Free food and treats

Plus, we’ll be hosting pop-up education sessions on LGBTQIA+ health, featuring the latest research from All of Us Research Program and The PRIDE Study.

Bring your friends, family, and good vibes to help cultivate community and well-being at the beautiful Fresher Together Farm! 🌻

Learn more and sign up here:
https://stanforduniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8d0DCOGsbtQsn6m?fbclid=IwY2xjawFs539leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHRfqhTDkmLSSHFU2H0f-5vvd1mVAUWMrEWLEZkmCU-ONX8IHRN7sGGHT6w_aem_DmOOImq3SGE-sOahaPTeQw

09/16/2024

Watch now 🌾 "Seeding Community Change" - Follow the story of how are important for getting Breslin Farms dry beans from her Ottawa, Illinois farm to Chicago’s Southside to be a part of the FresherTogether --> Read at https://mailchi.mp/graincollaborative/the-crumb-special_sept15-2024

09/14/2024

Calling all organic farmers: please read this and consider signing.

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08/01/2024

Work for our friends Meadowlark Farm and Mill just west of Madison!

Meadowlark Community Mill is a stone mill channeling organic grain grown by Meadowlark Organics and other Driftless Region farmers into the culinary market. Our sister business, Meadowlark Organics, is a diversified organic farm which grows, purchases, cleans, and sells grain to our flour mill.

07/18/2024

"The news follows a decision by the company to lay off some 600 workers in Illinois and Iowa ahead of its expansion to Mexico."

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06/28/2024

Farming friends who rely on Tractor Supply might want to check this out. (We use the Farm & Fleet in town and I have no idea where they stand on these issues, but as in many rural communities, also don’t have a lot of other local options.)

For more than 85 years, Tractor Supply has been focused on one thing…serving Life Out Here. Every day our 50,000 Team Members take care of our customers like family. We deeply value our relationship with our customers and the communities we call home. We are passionate about being good neighbors i...

06/24/2024

Erik picked up this strand of ELEVEN balloons out of the hayfield this afternoon. They were losing helium and would have been essentially invisible in another few hours, and then stood a good chance of getting mowed, raked and baled in the dense grass to be potentially eaten by a cow, horse or goat this winter. This is often fatal to the animal, causing intestinal blockage or choking. With the long strings wound right into the bale, an animal may not even realize what it’s consuming until it’s too late.

Please, on behalf of not only livestock but wildlife, skip the balloons when you’re decorating for your party this summer! Releasing balloons, whether accidental or intentional, is littering, plain and simple—and it can truly have deadly consequences.

For our readers who want receipts, here a few articles about the effect of balloons on both livestock and wildlife:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/agriculture/farming/8494881/Farmer-wins-compensation-after-Red-Nose-Day-balloon-kills-cow.html

https://www.postandcourier.com/news/balloon-hazards-real-or-overblown/article_c9a7e1b2-56bb-5e14-acc6-d64898653e83.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-46058916

https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/balloon-pollution-dangerous-for-farm-animals-and-wildlife/281-588896532