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PrairiErth Farm PrairiErth Farm is a diversified certified organic farm in central IL
2047 2100th St. Atlanta IL

Every fall, I stop for this combo: goldenrod & purple asters, growing all tangled up together. 💛💜Robin Wall Kimmerer wri...
09/19/2026

Every fall, I stop for this combo: goldenrod & purple asters, growing all tangled up together. 💛💜

Robin Wall Kimmerer writes about this pairing in her fantastic book Braiding Sweetgrass*. Have you read it?
There’s ecology behind the beauty… their contrasting colors make them more noticeable to pollinators, & together they can attract more attention than either one might alone.

🐝They don’t have to be alike to help one another flourish.

I ❤️ that as a metaphor for our local food community. Farmers, eaters, markets, restaurants, small businesses… we each bring something different to the table. And when we support one another, the whole community becomes more richer & more vibrant.

As Kimmerer writes, “All flourishing is mutual.”

Maybe the goldenrod & asters have something to teach us about being good neighbors. 💛💜

P.S. If the purple caught your eye, we grow & sell these native asters here at our plant sales in the spring!

Grab the book at your local indie bookstore! Bobzbay Books in Bloomington & Ink & Imprint Books in Lincoln!

One of my favorite zinnia colors this year!! Did you grow any flowers?? What were your favs??
09/18/2026

One of my favorite zinnia colors this year!! Did you grow any flowers?? What were your favs??

Some of my favs this year! Shish*to peppers, cocktail tomatoes & watermelon! Of course! Did you grab any of these plants...
09/18/2026

Some of my favs this year! Shish*to peppers, cocktail tomatoes & watermelon! Of course! Did you grab any of these plants & enjoy them too??

How’s your garden looking? Sometimes it can start to get a bit scraggly by now. It’s normal and actually a wonderful hab...
09/17/2026

How’s your garden looking? Sometimes it can start to get a bit scraggly by now. It’s normal and actually a wonderful habitat for birds and insects! Leave those spent flower heads and woody stems - you’ll keep your garden a place for bio-diversity and beauty all winter long! 🐝🪲🦋🐦‍⬛

I planted this plant for medicine. The bee found food. The spider found the bee. This is what biodiversity looks like. 💣
08/17/2026

I planted this plant for medicine. The bee found food. The spider found the bee. This is what biodiversity looks like. 💣

I was cleaning out some files & came across all these cards & notes from customers! Honestly on the hard days this type ...
08/17/2026

I was cleaning out some files & came across all these cards & notes from customers! Honestly on the hard days this type of thing really kept me going. 🥰 If you’re in a CSA or go to a farmstand or farmers market now is a perfect time to tell your farmers how much you appreciate them. Be it a card, a little tip, email or a pat on the back! Google & Facebook reviews mean the world, too!

August is a VERY hard time, physically & mentally for veg growers… & all this rain will no doubt make things harder. 😬🤯

Please support them!! 🙏🙏🙏

After we stepped away from being a vegetable farm we were able to rest deeply, rediscover other passions, & tend to this...
08/14/2026

After we stepped away from being a vegetable farm we were able to rest deeply, rediscover other passions, & tend to this land w/ a different set of intentions. Not for massive production, not for providing tons of jobs or make monthly loan payments or to keep up w/ some ideal image of an organic farmer. But instead to co-exist w/ the land. To observe it, to notice, to give to it & to receive from it. A reciprocal relationship w/no finish line. No resentment. No burnout.

We are so eternally grateful for our 15 years as vegetable farmers, our staff over all those years & of course… our customers. Know we havent forgotten a single one of you!

Of course there’s the plant sales & garden days next spring… but until then, we will keep resting & tending to this land. Grain harvest is close.. & then it’s time to order seeds & plan for next year!!

Did you plant onions this year? It might be time to harvest them! Look and see if the tops are mostly falling over! They...
08/10/2026

Did you plant onions this year? It might be time to harvest them! Look and see if the tops are mostly falling over! They’re super easy to just pluck from the ground. We lay ours in a single layer in a shaded, dry spot w/lots of airflow. Wait a couple weeks & they’ll be cured & can be stored in a cool, dark, dry place for months! (If you don’t want to cure them, just cut the top off after harvest & store in th fridge.

After more than a decade of growing onions on a large scale, I must admit… our harvest this year is humbling (& so cute!). Since we aren’t selling these anymore we can grow them just for us!

Grab some onion starts from us next year at our plant sales!

One of my favorites to grow (& share the plants w/ you all!!). 📣 Benary’s Giant Zinnia. 📣 They come in all shades of th...
08/09/2026

One of my favorites to grow (& share the plants w/ you all!!). 📣 Benary’s Giant Zinnia. 📣 They come in all shades of the rainbow, massive blooms sometimes 4-5 inches across, & the plants grow 4 feet tall!! 😃🤓 I’ve got vases full of these beauties all over the house!!

You’re looking at the future spot of our newest prairie! (Can’t be “PrairiErth” without some more legit prairie, right?!...
07/25/2026

You’re looking at the future spot of our newest prairie! (Can’t be “PrairiErth” without some more legit prairie, right?!). This was a 2ish acre field that we used to grow vegetables, grains, cover crops, etc in. Now it will be an abundant field of native grasses, flowers, pollinators, song birds, and humans full of awe! 🥰😍

Once it’s established we’ll mow a small labyrinth path through for some contemplative strolling… but as they say.. all good things take time. So stay tuned! 🦋

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