Blacksmith Acres Farm

Blacksmith Acres grows fresh vegetables from organic seeds on no-till land in Dundee, Illinois — no pesticides and no harmful chemicals, just a local farmer growing for the community. CSA sign-ups open each season for a weekly share of the harvest.

Bray Grove Farm

Morris, IL

Bray Grove Farm in Morris is a specialty polyculture CSA farm named one of the country's best farms by Food & Wine, growing nearly 150 varieties of heritage and heirloom vegetables, herbs, and fruits — 100% naturally, with botanical preparations like chamomile and willow instead of chemicals. Belgian draft mules Loretta and Annabelle handle field cultivation, and weekly CSA boxes are picked up on-farm or home-delivered across Grundy County and Chicago's western suburbs.

Broadview Farm and Gardens

Marengo, IL

Broadview Farm and Gardens in Marengo, Illinois grows fresh, responsibly raised vegetables, fruits, meats, and eggs using sustainable farming practices, with online ordering through the GrownBy farm marketplace.

Bronkberry Farms & Greenhouse

Plainfield, IL

Bronkberry Farms in Plainfield runs from Earth Day to Halloween, moving from spring greenhouse season — custom planters, annuals, perennials, and vegetable plants — into summer's vine-ripened watermelon, sweet corn, and tomatoes, then fall hayrides and the annual Fall Fest. The general store stocks homemade pies, local honey, and jams, with bees, goats, and chickens to visit; twice named Best Retail Business by local chambers of commerce.

Chicago Patchwork Farms

Chicago, IL

Chicago Patchwork Farms is a BIPOC-led urban farm serving Chicago's West and Southside, growing nutrient-dense vegetables with organic practices across three locations including Chicago Ave and The Plant. All produce is offered on a sliding scale so no one is turned away, through seasonal farm stands, a summer CSA, farm dinners, skill shares, and volunteer days.

Closed Loop Farms

Chicago, IL

Closed Loop Farms is a year-round urban farm at The Plant in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood, growing hand-harvested microgreens, herbs, edible flowers, and salad greens in soil using beyond-organic practices. The farm partners with local farms and chefs for home grocery delivery and wholesale, while creating reliable, quality work for its community.

Dearing Country Farms

Bloomington, IL

Dearing Country Farms is a Bloomington, Illinois homestead growing naturally raised, chemical- and hormone-free meat, eggs, produce, fruit, and berries with regenerative practices, plus a CSA and a stand at the Downtown Bloomington Farmers Market every Saturday, May through October. Its Pioneer & Sustainability AgriLearning Center hosts classes and events — including Breakfast with the Goats, veteran meetups, senior garden days, and youth outreach.

Fulcrum Farm Foundation/ Farm 2 Veteran

Manhattan, IL

Farm2Veteran, home of the Fulcrum Farm Foundation in Manhattan, Illinois, raises livestock and operates a greenhouse and garden to provide free, farm-fresh meals to veterans facing food insecurity — over 500,000 meals provided so far. With veterans nearly twice as likely to lack access to nutritious food, the donation-supported farm gives its animals room to roam and grows a network of partner farms across the country.

Heritage Prairie Farm Online Market

Elburn, IL

Heritage Prairie Farm is a USDA certified organic farm in Elburn, in Chicago's western suburbs, growing produce, vegetables, and microgreens with delivery available. The working farm doubles as an all-inclusive outdoor wedding and event venue with lush gardens and a five-peak century tent, and hosts seasonal farm-to-table dinners with live music beside the organic vegetable fields.

Hristov Family Farm

Sycamore, IL

Hristov Family Farm, established in 2014 near downtown Sycamore, Illinois, grew from corn and soybeans into organic non-GMO fruits and vegetables — tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet corn, melons, pumpkins, and more. The family also raises chickens, ducks, rabbits, and pigs without antibiotics or growth hormones, selling fresh eggs and whole, half, or cut pork processed humanely without nitrates or MSG.

Spain Family Farm

Spain Family Farm in Illinois grows gourmet garlic — Chesnok Red bulbs restock each August after harvest — and mills garlic scape powder from the summer scape cut. The farm shop rounds out with zero-waste dish soap bars, refills, and brushes, with free local pickup.

Spira Farms

Lemont, IL

Spira Farms grows Chicagoland's freshest microgreens indoors year-round in Lemont — harvested and delivered the same day, pesticide-free, in a USDA GAP certified facility, with a two-week shelf life that beats greens trucked in from warm-climate states. Started by the Borek family in 2018 after cancer struck the household, the farm composts all waste and packages everything in plant-based PLA.

Theodora Farms

Godfrey, IL

Theodora Farms is a certified organic vegetable and herb farm in Godfrey, Illinois, started in 2019 to grow fresh, nourishing produce for the St. Louis metro and Illinois Riverbend region. The on-site FarmStore carries farm-grown organic produce plus locally sourced pantry staples and specialty items, with wholesale accounts available.

Tomato Mountain Farm

Niles, IL

Tomato Mountain Farm has farmed and served Chicagoland since 1993, delivering customizable weekly boxes of local, organic produce and provisions from its own fields and trusted partner farms — 48 weeks a year. Members pay as they go, customize each week from a huge list spanning produce, meats, dairy, breads, and pantry goods, and can skip or stop anytime.