19x1950 Family Farm

03/09/2026

Thanks for the feature, Valley Fresh Harvest! We are proud to work with you and help feed our communities!

🌱 Farmer of the Week: 19×1950 Family Farm 🌱

This week we’re shining a light on 19×1950 Family Farm, a family-run farm committed to regenerative and perennial food production. Their market garden focuses on crops that come back year after year, building healthier soil and stronger ecosystems while producing beautiful, nutrient-dense food.

On about five acres they grow a diverse mix of favorites like asparagus, elderberry, rhubarb, seasonal vegetables, herbs, and even cut flowers. Their market acreage is also surrounded by certified organic fields of corn, soybeans, and wheat — creating a landscape that blends perennial food production with large-scale organic farming.

It’s the kind of thoughtful farming that helps keep our local food system strong. 🌾

You can browse all of the products we carry from 19×1950 Family Farm here:
🔗 https://www.valleyfreshharvest.com/search?q=19x1950&options%5Bprefix%5D=last

Have you tried anything from them yet?

Tell us your favorite in the comments! 👇

10/04/2025

Lauren was wrapping up the day’s potato harvest at dusk, when she found this beauty: a White-lined Sphinx Moth, often referred to generally as a Hummingbird Moth.

07/13/2025

You know what happens when you open a grocery store to support your farm and hundreds of other farms? Your fields get VERY weedy. You know what still grows in a weedy field? GORGEOUS beets. Coming to Farm Family Foods and Down At The Farms in Fairbury this week!

06/16/2025

We are pretty pumped to see our farm and our asparagus get a mention in the Chicago Tribune. 🤩 But we are MORE pumped to be helping to build a viable local food system in Central Illinois! 🥔🥒🥦🥕🫐🍎🧄🥚🍓

In the shadow of corn, soybeans and climate change, a handful of farmers are building a supply chain for local produce in Illinois.

05/26/2024

Well, y’all, we’ve come to the inevitable end of the always-too-short asparagus season. Our plants are still relatively young so we are going to stop harvesting now to ensure they get plenty of energy for next year! But don’t worry, elderberry is right on its heels!

05/17/2024

Some favorite colors.

04/09/2024

The daffodils are in full swing! Many thanks to all the helpers who helped flower harvest. 💛 Spring daffodil bunches are available at FarmFamilyFoods.com

03/02/2024

Sitting down with John Kempf this week is Marty Travis, co-owner of Spence Farm in Illinois with his son, Will. They grow heirloom and native crops, in addition to raising heritage livestock. Furniture maker-turned-farmer Marty sells sustainable food to numerous Chicago restaurants and 1,000+ families. He and John talk about strategic crop choices for maximum revenue, mentoring young people in ag, and much more. 🚜

🎧 Listen to Episode 107: https://loom.ly/Iqfa3FM

01/03/2024

So proud to have our beets featured on WGN News Chicago by one of our restaurants and chefs, Thyme Craft Kitchen in Peru. Go enjoy the farm to table delights by Chef Anthony! Check out the beet salad and beet margarita recipes and the cooking segment here:

Anthony Belter – Executive Chef Laura Belter – Front of House Manager Thyme Craft Kitchen 405 5th St. Peru, IL Thyme Craft Kitchen – Restaurant, Restaurant, Fres…

09/17/2023

08/27/2023

Zinnias are so easygoing and happy. Nice work, zinnias. Keep it up.