Local Farmers

 



Our mission is to make it easy to get great local food by rebuilding the connection between Chicago and surrounding farms. We are working with the wonderful farmers listed here and many more to increase the supply of fresh local organic food. You can read more about them and how they farm the land to yield delicious harvests while protecting our health and the environment.

 


Ambassador Organics
Carol Moseley Braun
Chicago, Illinois
Teas
Certified Organic, Biodynamic, Fair Trade

 

AquaRanch
Myles Harsten
Flanagan, Illinois
Fish, Seasonal Greens, Herbs
Aquaponic, Naturally Raised (Fish), Certified Organic (Vegetables)

 

Beltie Beef
Michael and Lorna Caldwell
Milladore, Wisconsin
Beef
Certified Organic, Grass Fed


Bee Pure Honey
West Bend, Wisconsin
Honey

Blue Moon Farm
Jon Cherniss
Urbana, Illinois
Vegetables
Certified Organic

 

Cedar Grove Farm
Plain, Wisconsin
Cheese
Certified Organic, rBGH-Free

 

City Farm
Ken Dunn
Chicago, Illinois
Vegetables
Organic Practices

 

Driftless Organics
Josh and Noah Engel
Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin
Vegetables

 

Eden’s Harvest Farm
Thomas and Janet Jablonski
Blackstone, Illinois
Vegetables


Edenic Soy & Tofu
Chauncy Colquitt
Chicago, Illinois

Ellis Farms
Jerry and Anita Ellis
Benton Harbon, Michigan
Fruit
Integrated Pest Management


Farm to Kitchen Foods
Matt Ewer and Beth Blessing
Indianapolis, Indiana
Prepared Food

 

Food for Thought
Timothy Young 
Honor, Michigan
Preserves, Butters, Dried Fruit
Certified Organic

 

Full Harvest Farm
Chuck Frase and Terry Vlossak
Hartford, Wisconsin
Vegetables
Certified Organic

 

Genesis Growers
Vicki Westerhoff
St. Anne, Illinois
Vegetables, Herbs
Certified Organic (as of 2010)

 

Goldmine Farm
Jack Erisman
Pana, Illinois
Beef
Grass Fed


Grass Point Farms
Chad Pawlak
Thorp, Wisconsin
Dairy
Grass Fed

Growing Home
Harry Rhodes
Chicago, IL
Vegetables, Herbs
Certified Organic

 

Growing Power
Will and Erika Allen
Milwaukee, WI and Chicago, IL
Vegetables
Organic Practices

 

Green Acres Farm
Brent and Beth Eccles 
North Judson, Indiana
Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs 

 

Harmony Valley
Richard de Wilde & Annake Witkop
Viroqua, Wisconsin
Vegetables & Berries
Certified Organic

 

Harvest Moon Farms
Jenny & Bob Borchardt
Viroqua, Wisconsin
Vegetables
Certified Organic

 

Heartland Meats
Pat and John Sondgeroth
Mendota, Illinois
Beef
American Humane Certified


Hillside Orchards
Paul and Sarah Thelen
Berrien Springs, Michigan
Fruit
Integrated Pest Management

 

Igl Farms
Brad and Brian Igl
Antigo, Wisconsin
Vegetables
Certified Organic

 

Kings Hill Farm
Joel and Jai Kellum
Mineral Point, Wisconsin
Vegetables
Certified Oranic

Keewaydin Farms
Rufus Haucke
Viola, Wisconsin
Vegetables
Certified Organic

 

Kinnikinnick Farm
David and Susan Cleverdon
Caledonia, Illinois
Vegetables, Herbs
Certified Organic  

 

Lehman’s Orchard
Steve Lecklider
Niles, Michigan
Fruit and Vegetables
Organic Practices, IPM

 

Local Folks Foods
Steve and Anita Spencer
Sheridan, Indiana
Prepared Foods

 

Metropolis Coffee Company
Jeff and Tony Dreyfuss
Chicago, Illinois
Coffee
Certified Organic, Free Trade

 

Mick Klug Farms
Mick Klug
St. Joseph, Michigan
Fruit
Integrated Pest Management

 

Mint Creek
Harry and Gwen Carr
Stelle, Illinois
Lamb
Grass Fed

 

Moore Family Farm
Jim and Diann Moore
Watseka, Illinois
Vegetables
Organic Practices

 

New Century Farm

Dean & Mary Dickel
Shullsburg, Wisconsin
Eggs
Certified Organic, Cage Free

 

Nichols Farm & Orchard

Lloyd & Doreen, Nick & Todd Nichols
Marengo, Illinois
Vegetables & Fruits

Oriana’s Oriental Orchard
Oriana Kruszewski
Skokie, Illinois
Fruit

Pasta Puttana
Jessica Volpe
Chicago, Illinois
Homemade Pasta


Plow Creek Farm
Tiskilwa, Illinois
Fruit & Vegetables


Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery
Leslie Cooperband and Wes Jerrel
Champaign, Illinois
Cheese, Fruits
Certified Organic (Fruit), Free Range

 

Pristine View Farm

Jesse and Magdalena Lambright
Hillsboro, Wisconsin
Vegetables, Prepared Foods
Organic Practices

River Valley Ranch
Eric Rose 
Burlington, Wisconsin
Mushrooms, Prepared Food 
Certified Organic (Mushrooms) 

 

Sandhill Cranberry
Vesper, Wisconsin
Cranberries
Certified Organic

Sandhill Farm
Rutledge, Missouri
Prepared Foods
Organic Practices


Sandhill Organics
Grayslake, Illinois
Vegetables
Certified Organic

 

Seedling Enterprises
Peter Klein
South Haven, Michigan
Fruit

 

Simply Wisconsin

Deb Hansen
Monona, Wisconsin
Vegetables, Fruit, Prepared Foods
Certified Organic

 

Virgil Knobloch

Bloomfield, Iowa
Beef
Certified Organic, Grass Fed

Smits Farm
Carl Smits
Chicago Heights, IL

Vegetables, Herbs

Spring Valley
Hillsboro, Wisconsin
Vegetables
Certified Organic

 

Tempel Farms Organics
Chris and Tania Cubberly
Old Mill Creek, Illinois
Vegetables, Eggs
Transitional Organic

 

Tiny Greens
Bill Bagby
Urbana, Illinois
Vegetables, Herbs
Certified Organic


Tipi Produce
Steve and Beth Pincus

Evansville, Wisconsin
Vegetables
Certified Organic

TJ’s Free Range Poultry

Tim and Julie Ifft
Piper City, Illinois
Chicken, Eggs, Turkey

Free Range


Twin Oaks Meats
Tom and Amy Ifft
Fairbury, Illinois
Pork

Tomato Mountain Farm
Chris Cavelli
Brooklyn, Wisconsin
Prepared Food
Certified Organic


Traders Point Creamery
Peter & Jane Kunz
Zionsville, Indiana
Dairy
Grass Fed


Triple “S” Farms
Stan Schutte
Stewardson, Illinois
Meat, Poultry, Vegetables & Eggs

Certified Organic & Transitional

 

Wisconsin Organics

Thorp, Wisconsin
Milk, Cheese & Butter
Certified Organic

 

Windy City Harvest       
Chicago, IL
Vegetables
Certified Organic

Whispering Spruce Organics
Jay Dean and Miriam Bontrager
LaFarge, Wisconsin
Vegetables, Milk, Eggs
Certified Organic

 



  
  
  
  

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