2013
Grateful Plains
We began as a desperate act, tilling up grass to learn how to grow protein dense greens for brain recovery. The rest, is just The Beginning . . .
Regional Local Food Distribution Hub
Down at the Farms
Spearheading Local Food Security and Local Food Supply Chain Resiliency in the Midwest USA
Equal Access to Farming Mentoring
WFAN, 2023-24
Women, Food and Agriculture Network places mentees on farms all across the country. Their Harvesting our Potential (HOP) program sparked a focused and achievable platform to mimic.
Member Owned Grocery Access
Ridge Fridge Grocer & Grange
A fledgling rural food cooperative to teach, grow and thrive together for many generations to come. More than 200 food cooperative thrive across the country as a means to represent a trusted source to connect eaters with sustainably sourced, nutritious, and locally produced food.
Community Partner HIGHLIGHT
Down at the Farms Farmer-led Local Food Distribution Hub:
"We provide the best quality local food around."
Over 155 farms collaborate from Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Michigan and Tennessee to cater to Michelin star chefs as well as consumers like you and me, delivering food to Chicagoland, Peoria IL and recently, to Nashville Tennessee
- Ask us how you can help us grow 40,000 lbs of food each week to meet the demand
- No experience growing? No problem! Come to an info session for beginning farmers
- Eager to eat better? Ask us about becoming a member at Ridge Fridge Cooperative
- Are you a chef seeking food from regenerative small farms in the Midwest USA? Great! We want to meet you and get LaSalle county on the map in Illinois!