Cheers to Our 2nd Year!
Although the unofficial Philo Collective anniversary hails back to May 2020, our operations became official in January 2021. So, at the close of 2022, we celebrate a fantastic end to our second full year of…
Book & Dinner Club – Delicious!
We had another lovely farmers’ market season this year, but we couldn’t even wait for it to be over before starting our fourth book & dinner club this fall. With 10 women signed up for…
2022 Farmers’ Market
Season #2 of Philo Collective at the Kankakee Farmers’ Market is in the books. We are exhausted, but so thankful for a second great season of sharing our business with the local community. To celebrate,…
Biscotti — Our favorite twice-baked cookie
We are already a month into our second year at the local farmers’ market and we have loved sharing more of “European-inspired” baked goods with the community. One of the main goals of Philo Collective…
Book Club — Under the Tuscan Sun
Harkening back to the pre-Fixer Upper year of 1996, we chose Under the Tuscan Sun, by Frances Mayes as our next book club installment. This time, however, we more aptly named the event series “Book…
Book Club – To Shake the Sleeping Self
After the fabulous success of our first book club experience (we read and ate our way through The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World’s Most Glorious – and Perplexing – City, by…
Becoming A Baker
Scones, pizzelle, macaroon, biscotti… these are all standard items on the Philo Collective bakery menu that you’ve come to know and love. As of just a few years ago, I had never even tasted these…
Yoga — Try Something New!
How are your resolutions coming along? If you are like probably 90% of humans, you may have already lost a bit of steam on your January goals. That is very normal and very ok. I…
Book Club — The Sweet Life in Paris
What a year! 2021 was so full of new experiences for Philo Collective, one of which was the launch of book club this fall. For seven weeks a group of 10 women met to discuss…
Summer/Fall Farmers’ Market
Well, the Kankakee Farmers’ Market summer/fall season has concluded. We commented multiple times this week how quickly the past six months have passed and how wonderful of an experience it has been! To celebrate a…
Creating space for community
The heart and soul of Philo Collective is “to create space.” In fact, our full mission statement says that our purpose is “to create space for doers, movers, creators and connectors” — a list that…
Yoga — If you’re breathing, you’re doing it!
Inhale. Pause. Exhale. Five years ago, I completed my 200-hour yoga teacher training. How I got into that training is a bit of a long story you can read on my personal blog, but one…
Macaron or Macaroon – What’s the difference?
If you’ve stopped by our vendor booth at the Farmers’ Market this summer, you’ve probably heard our spiel about offering “European-style baked goods.” While we certainly aren’t experts on pastries, we are big fans of…
Spring Farmers’ Market
Less than a year into our Philo Collective adventure, we decided to add baking to our collection of things we do. Starting off with French macarons, we had amazing reviews from family, friends and our…
Lo’s Favorite Things
“Beautiful things don’t ask for attention.” I would never claim to be a movie buff, mostly because I hardly ever see movies in theatres (or even the year they come out). In fact, I’m not…
Emily’s Favorite Things
“Silver white winters that melt into springs, these are a few of my favorite things!” The Sound of Music was my absolute favorite movie growing up! Julie Andrews, as Maria, helped me discover my love…
Favorite Things Event – Coffee & Canvas
One of the main goals of Philo Collective has always been to create space for people to explore things that bring them joy and inspiration, and to help fuel their creative juices. Emily and I…
Purpose. Movement. Joy. Breath.
The story of Philo Collective and how an isolating pandemic gave birth to a dream of building community.
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