How do we get through the long off season? Besides meetings, meetings, meetings, we finally tend to some creative projects that speak to all our… Read More

The month of March is when the gardeners start to squirm. Here in Central Illinois it can be 72 degrees, sunny, buds popping, weeds growing… Read More

The Illinois Department of Ag’s Illinois Products Expo marks the beginning of our “On the Road” season, and is such a fun event to start… Read More

We are often asked, “Just how many hand-painted signs do you have at the Patch?”, and the answer is somewhere between hundreds and too many… Read More

First off I feel that I need to introduce myself as my last name is not Condill, nor am I related to them, even though… Read More

Sweet meat is quite impressive, not only for its color and size, but also for its creamy texture and sweet buttery, rich flavor. It makes… Read More

Find The Homestead Bakery next week in Atlanta, GA at the Country Living Fair, October 24th – 26th. If you’ve never been, it’s truly the… Read More

It’s our 25th anniversary and we want to celebrate with all of you. On top of our normal Saturday TGPP happenings, we are going to… Read More

In June, I was honored to speak about our 1912 one-room schoolhouse, Center School, at the annual Country School Association of America’s conference at the Pony… Read More

During spring planting! That’s when most of us farmers wear many hats in our day-to-day lives and it’s no more evident in my work than… Read More