There's more to ILLINOIS than miles of soybeans and corn
We are busy gathering fifth generation farmers and newbies alike to form a group where we embrace the transition to regenerative farming, build confidence in buying food from each other, host others to see how it's done and celebrate our return to ancient ways of honoring the land and the legacy we co-create.
Avocados from Cali
When you see Marty Travis next, ask him to tell you how he found San Gabriel Ranch in California. This small family farm would have been swallowed up if they had not found Down at the Farms in the Nick of time. Pun intended, Rancher Nick!
Encouraging
Pursuing a farming vocation or developing foodpreneurs focused on the flavor intensity of fresh & local drives our mission to include all walks of life as we form a training program:: VITaaMIN.
Friendsgiving Sprouts
Have you ever tasted a July planted brussels sprout? Freshly knocked off its staff on Thanksgiving morning after being piled in snow a couple week. It's never too late to plant again the sweetness of . . .
Rejuvenating
Honoring the land and celebrating ancient heirloom origina and connecting traits of humanity with the miracles of building soil and blossoming the next generation feels like . . .
Organic Berries
all year long? We want to see our neighbors eating 5 servings of fruit every day. We think they don't do it because the store bought fruit has so little flavor or spoils on the 2nd day in the fridge. We seek producers interested in guidance on extending the Midwest growing season to optimize our fresh fruit supply in 2026.
Heirloom Apples
Until you've eaten an apple raised in an orchard on a regenerative farm, you've never really tasted the flavor that is possible. By cooperative education and integtration of regenerative agriculture methods, farmers bond to deliver premium quality produce and consistent flavor profiles exactly as heirloom origins are designed to be enjoyed.
Making Lemonade
Specialty crop growers have been dealt a sour hand lately. Where government fails to payout contracts and backs out on earned grant payments, OhmS bridges the gap by offering scholarships, privately sponsored mentorships and expert led peer-to-peer sharing with mental health and physical health professionals integrating Food as Medicine & more!
Room for Everyone.
From a band student growing cukes to put on our list all summer long as they store up funds for attending summer camp to a retiree throwing in 20,000 bulbs of garlic for a dedicated one-time chef event order, there is room for everyone. No minimums. No limits. No Us and Them. We cooperate with farmers coming first, quality and consistency.