Experimenting for the Future
By Russ Cerocke, Farm Manager I’ve heard it said that if you’re not moving forward, you’re moving backwards. At Green Earth Harvest, it is essential to keep moving forward.
By Russ Cerocke, Farm Manager I’ve heard it said that if you’re not moving forward, you’re moving backwards. At Green Earth Harvest, it is essential to keep moving forward.
by Dan Popek, Assistant Farm Manager “The farmer lives and works in the meeting place of nature and the human economy. Farmers either fit their farming to their farms, conform
There are many unknowns in farming, but at least two constants: pests and weeds!!! And we’ve got them both in abundance here at McDonald Farm. But thanks to a generous
As I turned up the driveway to the farm two Sundays ago, I stared down the face of climate change in the form of several fields flooded out, the product
by Dan Popek & the TCF Staff We seem to be in a strange position we may have never experienced; it is like we are waiting out a hurricane
By Jason Halm, Farm Manager Garlic, Allium sativum, the stinking rose: is it a vegetable, a spice, or a medicine? Is it an onion,
By Brook McDonald, President/CEO of The Conservation Foundation The McDonald Farm is more than fields and fields full of delicious organic veggies. It is also the home of The
The Conservation Foundation is the recent and grateful recipient of two different grants in support of our Green Earth Harvest organic farming program. Each year, produce grown through Green Earth
As the sun sets on 2023, we want to share how the support of our members and donors has nourished our communities, literally and figuratively, this growing season. Our hard-working,
Garlic’s here. Grown for about 270 days, cured for another 25, with just 70 days left until planting, the eating’s just one part of a full annual cycle. It always
by Dan Lobbes, Vice President In our last Connections, Steve Tiwald, the founder of Green Earth Institute, discussed the beginnings of the organic farming initiative 20 years ago. His
Even on a 20 degree day in February here in Naperville, I can feel myself transported out to the tropics within seconds, where it is 70 or 80 degrees and
2020 ~ It’s definitely been a year many of us would like to forget! The COVID-19 pandemic, social unrest, fires, floods and the uncertainty of the future – At The
We’re a Working Farm! You may have passed McDonald Farm for years without knowing what exactly goes on up that long driveway. You may be shocked when you hear that
Greetings friends, family, and neighbors of Green Earth Harvest! My name is Russ, and I am grateful to have been selected as the new farm manager here at McDonald Farm!
McDonald Farm
10S404 Knoch Knolls Road
Naperville, IL 60565
Phone: (630) 428-4500
Fax: (630) 428-4599
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: 9:00am to 5:00pm
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