As we bask in the warm sunshine and cool breeze of this unusually warm February day, the excitement is palpable. I overhear Jeff chatting with Tyler and Charlotte about getting ginger seeded in the greenhouse, putting finishing touches on our moveable chicken coops, and discussing field conditions (already!) as he...

A friendly reminder.... Farm CSA Shares are available!  Friends of the farm and CSA members know us best, and we'd appreciate your help in spreading the word!  We have Vegetable, Fruit and Egg Shares available from the spring through the fall season.  There's more  information is available on the Prairie...

In the wintertime, we take time to enjoy the little things around the farm. We check in with our animals every day to make sure everyone has plenty to eat, dry bedding and flowing, unfrozen water.  We take field walks, and watch as many of fall plantings lay beneath the snow, dormant,...

I'm sharing an entry from our final fall newsletter written with Sandhill.  When I found this Jefferson quote, it inspired us all to reflect on a season of growth and change.   As we wrap up the 2016 farming season, we'd like to say a special thank you members who will...

We've contributed "Jen's Journal" pieces recently to the Sandhill Family Farms newsletter.  These share what we're up to this autumn and provide a window into what we're thinking about here on the farm, so we thought we'd share the pieces here, too! Here's a recap Jen's Journal pieces featured in October.  Happy...

The Miller and the Sheaffer families have worked together for close to 5 years to grow food in two farm locations, at the Prairie Crossing farm in Grayslake, IL and in Brodhead, WI. The collaborative relationship we've developed has been very rewarding on both a personal and a professional level. We're...