High Tunnels

Blog Posts

row of tomato plants with red and green fruits inside a high tunnel
Read article: From Dixon Springs Ag Center: Late season tomato and pepper harvest
From Dixon Springs Ag Center: Late season tomato and pepper harvest
Tomato harvest has been steady but less than mid-summer for the past three weeks mainly due to a more moderate flower set and fruits ripening slower...
a high tunnel in the process of being built at the Table Farm and Workshop in Bloomington
Read article: Building the Illinois local food system economy, one high tunnel at a time
Building the Illinois local food system economy, one high tunnel at a time
In early August, local farmer Kyan Glen of The Table Farm and Workshop asked me to join a volunteer crew in assembling his new high tunnel. I...
cucumber fruit hanging on a vine in a high tunnel
Read article: From Northern Illinois (Rockford): High tunnel cucumbers yielding well
From Northern Illinois (Rockford): High tunnel cucumbers yielding well
Northern Illinois Orchards OpenApple season begins toward the end of August. Most orchards have announced their openings for the...
green tomatoes with scarred skin growing on the plant
Read article: From Dixon Springs Ag Center: How heat stress is affecting high tunnel crops
From Dixon Springs Ag Center: How heat stress is affecting high tunnel crops
Conditions in far southeastern Illinois have been similar to those around the St. Louis area as far as heat and high humidity levels. The sustained,...

News Releases

Bronwyn Aly and Kacie Athey in high tunnel
High tunnels extend growing season and benefit farming operations
SIMPSON, Ill. - More Illinois specialty crop growers are planting in high tunnels to extend their growing season, increase crop diversity, achieve higher yields, and improve quality. However, high tunnels come with unique challenges, including deciding on the layout and structural design, which...