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With a highly-controlled shed, Mike Hatfield of Flyway Family Farm grows some of Illinois’ best mu

With a highly-controlled shed, Mike Hatfield of Flyway Family Farm grows some of Illinois’ best mushrooms

Michael Hatfield grew up thinking he hated mushrooms. Little did he know, mushrooms would grow to play a large part in his life. Hatfield’s own love for mushrooms came out of a mushroom hunting trip with his friends where he tried a morel for the first time. After that, he was hooked.

As it turned out, the spot he first went mushroom hunting was right down the road from where he would one day start his own farm, Flyway Family Farm, in Makanda, Illinois, where he now produces hundreds of pounds of mushrooms each week with his fami ... Read more

Historical marker commemorates Obama’s presidential campai

A historical marker on the grounds of the Old State Capitol in Springfield was dedicated Nov. 30 to commemorate President Barack Obama’s 2007 and 2008 presidential campaign announcements from the building’s lawn.

Representatives from ... Read more

Local food system to be created for underserved populations

By Kay Shipman

FarmWeek

Illinois will use $14.4 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture funding to buy locally produced food and distribute it to those in need, according to state officials.

The two-year progr ... Read more

Taking a trip to Makanda, Illinois

MAKANDA, Ill. (KFVS) - Looking for your next trip in the Heartland? Let’s head to a town with fewer than 600 people, but with so much life.

From the downtown boardwalk, to a secret garden, it’s a town with history, creativity and alp ... Read more

Flyway Family Farms brings Mushroom Festival to Makanda Illinois

Savannah Bain buys small mushroom decor from Heather Hammers, owner of The Crooked Spruce and vendor at the Makanda Mushroom Festival Oct. 2, 2021 in Makanda, Ill. “I’m really looking forward to the Tree ID hike,” Bain said.

Rain or shine, the Makanda Mushroom Festival took place during the rainy weekend of Oct. 1-3, 2021.

The Makanda Mushroom Festival was located at Camp Manitowa at Cedar Point in Makanda, Ill. The event encouraged mushroom and foraging lovers of Illinois to come together and enjoy a 3-day event ... Read more

SIU doctoral student researches fungus that sickens hibernat

CARBONDALE, Ill. – Cold temperatures are the enemy of snakes – ectotherms that get their body heat from the environment. A Southern Illinois University Carbondale student, however, is trying to find out more about another deadly adversary awaitin ... Read more

Sweetgreen, Inc. (SG) CEO Jonathan Neman on Q2 2022 Results

Sweetgreen, Inc. (NYSE:SG) Q2 2022 Results Conference Call August 9, 2022 5:00 PM ET

Company Participants

Rebecca Nounou - Head of Investor Relations

Jonathan Neman - Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
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25-year-old man dies in Union County car crash

Weather Alert

...Black Ice and Roadway Refreezing Possible Overnight... As temperatures fall into the upper teens and 20s in the wake of a cold front, wet roadways may refreeze and form patches of black ice on area roadways overnight. Th ... Read more

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