Events
2020-07-09 13:00:00
Flashes of orange and yellow flitting among my flowers. How do you bring them to your yard? In this webinar,...
2020-07-13 13:00:00
Eric Anderson has many years of experience converting turf to native plants. Learn from his successes (and mistakes!) how you...
News
The DuPage River Salt Creek Workgroup, which is staffed by The Conservation Foundation, is working to implement a plan to...
Annual Reports
- 2019 Year In Review
- 2018 Year In Review
- 2017 Year In Review
- 2016 Year In Review
- 2015 Year In Review
- 2014 Year In Review
- 2012 40th Anniversary Annual Report
- 2011 Year in Review
- 2010 Year In Review
- January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
- January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008
- January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007
- January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006
- January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2005
- July 1, 2003 - December 31, 2004
Publications
Articles & Education
Welcome To Our Newest Trustee!
We are so honored to welcome Lourdes “Lulu” Blacksmith of Kane County to our Board of Trustees. Her wide-ranging experience…
Let Nature Unite Us!
Injustice is not a new issue, and as we navigate through these disturbing times in our society, we know we…
Field Notes: Climate Change
As I turned up the driveway to the farm two Sundays ago, I stared down the face of climate change…
Farming: A Meeting Place of Nature and Economy
by Dan Popek, Assistant Farm Manager “The farmer lives and works in the meeting place of nature and the human…
Spring Field Notes
By Jason Halm, Farm Manager Farming, in the spring, to me, is a constant tension between patience and…
McDonald Farm Online Plant Sale
Pre-Orders Only This Year! Native Tree & Shrub Pre-Order Open NOW through May 1st Veggie & Native Plant Pre-Order Open…
Earth Day Virtual Benefit Week Day 5: Retreat
Our 2020 Earth Day Virtual Benefit Week is running from Wednesday, April 15th to Wednesday, April 22nd! Our online Silent Auction…
Finding That Balance
by Dan Popek & the TCF Staff We seem to be in a strange position we may have never…
Garlic: The Stinking Rose
By Jason Halm, Farm Manager Garlic, Allium sativum, the stinking rose: is it a…
A Word From Our President/CEO
“Community” is a powerful word. Community members help each other, have each other’s backs, and help strengthen our lives through cooperation and…
A Farmer’s Transition from Planning to Doing
By Dan Popek, Asst. Farm Manager To quote our farm manager, Jason, “there are two things we can get…
