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Expert: Not Easy For Small Farms To Turn The Corner To Success

Ryan Denham
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WGLT
Jonathan Funk, Katie Funk, and Jeff Hake in their orchard at Funks Grove Heritage Fruits and Grains in rural Shirley.

In the studio to talk more about small farms producing food grown and generally consumed in central Illinois is Bill Davison. As the local food systems and small farms educator with the University of Illinois Extension, Davison works with hundreds of small organic farms in Illinois and the Midwest.

This was a follow-up interview with GLT's story about the Funks Grove Heritage Fruits and Grains.

You can also listen to the full interview below:

localfoodexpertlong.mp3
GLT's full interview with Bill Davison.

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WGLT Senior Reporter Charlie Schlenker has spent more than three award-winning decades in radio. He lives in Normal with his family.
Ryan Denham is the digital content director for WGLT.