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The Power of a Food + Farm Immersion

Our first Weekend Wellness Retreat had a positive impact on both the attendees and the leaders. Read two of their stories....

Passing the Torch
Jul 24 2015 - 7:00am
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By Tom Spaulding, Executive Director

Just before the Shareholder Open House on Saturday, July 18 we held a brief reception and recognition for the outgoing members of the Angelic Organics North LLC. In November 2014, the torch was passed to an incoming group of families in cooperation with the newly formed Angelic Organics Association, a community land trust dedicated to protecting the land in perpetuity for organic/Biodynamic agriculture, farming education and land conservation.

In 1998, 27 families, mostly shareholders of Angelic Organics CSA farm, combined their resources and purchased 39.25 acres of farmland adjacent to Angelic Organics CSA...

Angelic Organics CSA has Peak Season vegetable shares available
May 15 2014 - 9:42am
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Angelic Organics CSA Rockford Chicago organic biodynamic vegetables

Angelic Organics CSA Rockford Chicago organic biodynamic vegetablesIf you love fresh, organic vegetables, Angelic Organics CSA Farm delivers to Chicago and Rockford, to a site conveniently located near you. Imagine, fresh from our fields, a Peak Season share with luscious sweet corn, vine ripe tomatoes, succulent peppers, glowing eggplant, sweet melons…then the fall crops: broccoli, cauliflower, potatoes, cabbage, carrots, winter squash…

Historic Pivot Point for Food Democracy
Apr 29 2014 - 1:42pm
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This blog was reprinted with permission from The Call of the Land by Stephen McFadden. In April, Vandana Shiva visited Angelic Organics. She quotes Farmer John in this lecture in Kansas City.

Kickstarting Community
Mar 6 2013 - 4:14pm
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Farm and Learning Center Staff working on Kickstarter campaign.

Although we raised $39,000 and gained 600 backers, ultimately we did not reach our goal in our initial attempt at crowdfunding, with our “Barns Are For People, Too” Kickstarter campaign. The purpose of our Kickstarter campaign was to raise money for repairs on the barns on the farm and to install stairs, lighting, and safety features so that we can safely and warmly welcome larger groups on the farm to learn, grow and connect.  While building community was the desired outcome of our Kickstarter campaign, community building naturally developed in interesting ways simply by working on the...

Talking In Pictures: A Lexicon of Sustainability
Feb 5 2013 - 12:24pm
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Lexicon of Sustainability: Farmer John

Unless we are outside traversing a nature trail, we are continually inundated with words and images.  These messages point the way, give directions, attempt to sell products or ideas, tell stories, and inspire us.  Artist Douglas Gayeton understands the power of images and words to help us understand, inspire us, and give us direction.  He recognizes that in order to work toward sustainability in the world, people need to understand what sustainable words mean; that people need a Lexicon of Sustainability.

He and his wife Laura Howard Gayeton set out on a three-year journey across...

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