FARMS & FARMERS l Our favorite corn farmers has harvested her last ears of the year. They say that all good things come to an end, but that is still kind of sad...

FARMS AND FARMERS l My passion for an Illinois small farm's sweet corn has given me a role as a corn mule, taking orders from neighbors and buying ears for neighbors

FARMS & FARMERS l A high sign that the Chicago region growing season is on: Home deliveries from Illinois' Three Sisters Gardene graduated from paper bags to boxes.

LOCAL FOOD l The first home delivery of Three Sisters Garden's renowned sweet corn is a local food event of the year. Local Food Forum celebrates the occasion...

HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES l Many of us love beets. Others of us may need persuasion. Illinois Extension and UI Health are here to help...

RECIPES l Oven-baked ratatouille is delicious anytime, but especially in the summer when you can utilize the bounty of local produce...

VEGETABLES l There are many ways to enjoy beets, e.g. roasted, pickled and in salads. You can also use beets make a tasty (& pretty) hummus

Tracey Vowell grows,many crops at her Three Sisters Garden in Kankakee, Illinois. Yet it is sweet corn that customers await most anxiously,

VEGETABLES l The leek is a delicious, milder-tasting cousin of onions and garlic in the allium plant family. Learn about it in a short video

COOKING l Local Food Forum's Bob Benenson is cooking it old school. He processes food by hand... including his zeal for shelling fresh peas.