Area farmers and farmland owners with an interest in local sustainable agriculture will have the opportunity to network at the upcoming Common Ground Gathering.

Raices Latinas, a nonprofit coalition dedicated to promoting the agricultural contributions of Latino and Latine community in McHenry County, will host its second farm tour on Aug. 27.

Silvia Abel-Caines is on the path of owning a farm where she can grow garlic and develop a silvopasture.

A dedication ceremony is planned during the McHenry County Fair to honor an influential farm broadcaster.