Why Local and Seasonal?
When focusing on buying locally, the food that we want isn't always available in the midwest. Not everything grows here, either (think pineapples, avocados, oranges). The location and seasonal availability of fruits and vegetables is a concept our current lifestyle is unfamiliar with. We can go to the grocery store and get anything and everything, all the time. This means that produce is picked, packaged, and shipped all over the globe before it ever gets to our plates. Edible Alchemy looks to help educate and re-train our minds to think, eat, and enjoying the seasonal options here in Illinois. We provide produce boxes sourced from local farms, who grow food that can survive in the mid-western climate.
The farms that we buy produce from are closely connected with members of Edible Alchemy. Most of the farms we have worked for or formed close ties with through active communication. Everyone, even if not certified, uses sustainable processes that are good for the earth. They use organic products (such as Neem oil, pyrethrins, or diatemacious earth) as minimally as possible to control pests and weeds. Compost, natural fertilizers (manures, emulsions, rock powders), cover cropping, and companion plantings are used to enrich and maintain a high fertility of the soil.
Because the soil is fed and maintained, plants grow stronger and better.
Here you can find a list of those we buy from, with their websites and/or contact information just in case you'd like additional information we may not be able to provide. Check out their farms. If they offer something that you're interested in, let us know. We do love feedback.
Happy Eating!
The farms that we buy produce from are closely connected with members of Edible Alchemy. Most of the farms we have worked for or formed close ties with through active communication. Everyone, even if not certified, uses sustainable processes that are good for the earth. They use organic products (such as Neem oil, pyrethrins, or diatemacious earth) as minimally as possible to control pests and weeds. Compost, natural fertilizers (manures, emulsions, rock powders), cover cropping, and companion plantings are used to enrich and maintain a high fertility of the soil.
Because the soil is fed and maintained, plants grow stronger and better.
Here you can find a list of those we buy from, with their websites and/or contact information just in case you'd like additional information we may not be able to provide. Check out their farms. If they offer something that you're interested in, let us know. We do love feedback.
Happy Eating!
Farmer Contacts
(click on the farm name for a link to their website)
City Farm Chicago, Illinois
Co-op Partners Warehouse St. Paul, Minnesota
Co-op Sauce, Chicago, IllinoisCrumb Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Ellis Family Farms Benton Harbor, Michigan
Earth First Farms Berrien Center, Michigan
Growing Power Chicago, Illinois, and Milwaukee, WisconsinGreen Submarine Pickles, Chicago, Illinois
Heritage Prairie Farms, Elburn, Illinois
Hillside Orchards Berrien Springs, Michigan
Nichols Farm & Orchard Marengo, Illinois
Nordic Creamery, Westby, Wisconsin
Oriana's Oriental Orchard, Winslow, Illinois
River Valley Ranch Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Seedling Farms, South Haven, MichiganThrive Kombucha, Chicago, Illinois
Windy City Harvest Chicago, Illinois
City Farm Chicago, Illinois
Co-op Partners Warehouse St. Paul, Minnesota
Co-op Sauce, Chicago, IllinoisCrumb Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Ellis Family Farms Benton Harbor, Michigan
Earth First Farms Berrien Center, Michigan
Growing Power Chicago, Illinois, and Milwaukee, WisconsinGreen Submarine Pickles, Chicago, Illinois
Heritage Prairie Farms, Elburn, Illinois
Hillside Orchards Berrien Springs, Michigan
Nichols Farm & Orchard Marengo, Illinois
Nordic Creamery, Westby, Wisconsin
Oriana's Oriental Orchard, Winslow, Illinois
River Valley Ranch Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Seedling Farms, South Haven, MichiganThrive Kombucha, Chicago, Illinois
Windy City Harvest Chicago, Illinois
Okra- from Windy City Harvest
Crabapples- from Windy City Harvest
Basil- from Windy City Harvest
Hot Chiles- from Windy City Harvest
Pumpkins- from Windy City Harvest
