Local Food Systems and Small Farms Educator
Address:
1615 Commerce Parkway,
Bloomington, IL 61704
Phone
(309) 663-8306
Email
Affiliated Content Areas
Local Food Systems and Small Farms
Nick Frillman is a Local Foods and Small Farms Educator serving Livingston, McLean & Woodford counties.
A fourth-generation graduate from University of Illinois, Frillman earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in political science and spanish; he holds a Master of Science degree in crop science with a focus in crop production. After graduation, Frillman gained additional on-farm experience as a vegetable apprentice on a small family farm near Sandy, Oregon. He is versed community supported agriculture (CSA) and farmers markets operations from the perspective of a small farm operator.
Research Areas of Interest
- Sustainable/regenerative vegetable production
- Agroforestry systems management
- Specialty mushroom production
- No-till/low-till cover cropping, vegetable systems focus
- Organic grain production
Programs
- Container Growing Oyster Mushrooms
- Perennial Fruit Production - Dormant Pruning
- Perennial Fruit Production - Midwest Perennial Fruits 101
- Fall Cover Cropping 101 - Boost soil fertility and weed control with oats and field peas
- Soil Solarization: Non-chemical weed control strategy for the Midwest
- Mushrooms and... Bees? Research findings on bee viruses and mushroom treatment strategies
- Planting, Pruning, and Trellising Your Way to a Bumper Crop: Tomato and Pepper Plants
- Gourmet Mushroom Cultivation: Shiitake Bolts and Mushroom Beds