The Back Twenty

04/27/2026

About 9 months until Christmas!

(…and about 9 YEARS before this tree is ready to harvest)

02/01/2026

Making important decisions.

What do YOU wanna see on Farmstand in 2026?

11/15/2025

While naptime and nigh-night time are the typical packaging hours, she’s seen my production process spread out all over the living room and been begging to help with “stickers”.

This is a family business.

11/14/2025

LONG POST WARNING (but it’s what you’ve all been waiting for)

LUFFAS AND SOAP ARE FINALLY READY

Honey Soap and Luffa Gourd gift sets and our NEW exfoliation bars are unique little fresh-from-the-farm stocking stuffers for the hard-to-shop-for folks in your life.

SETS: The Luffa and Soap Gift Sets include one hand poured, molded soap bar and a large luffa scrubber. Grown here on the Back Twenty, luffa gourds are an heirloom variety that produces light green, cylindrical fruits. The dried fruit can be used as a sponge - an all-natural, sustainable exfoliant. (And if you think it’s weird to wash with squash, they make excellent dish scrubbers) $10 each

SOAP: The Super Exfoliating Honey Soap bars have a section of luffa embedded in the soap for a scratchy, satisfying lather. The honey gives the hand poured soaps a light fragrance with a beautiful custard color. These bars are great for hardcore scrubbing, especially dirty hands and feet. $5 each

DM to purchase with either SETS or SOAP (and the quantity) to set up transfer of goods. Payment via cash or Venmo.

10/03/2025

Excited to start sweet corn on The Back Twenty next year!

So thankful to our neighbors at Strawberry Flats for the continued guidance, wisdom, and support! We can only hope to have a successful and storied legacy as theirs.

09/17/2025

The peppers and heirlooms are still going strong! Stop by the Farmstand to savor the last tastes of summer…

…or to stock your freezer. 😉 Let me know if you’re looking to buy in bulk.

08/29/2025

08/29/2025

Your favorite colors are stocked at the Stand.

08/15/2025

Just realized that we've never OFFICIALLY introduced ourselves!

Hello!
We’re Sadie and Shane Asher (and our daughter, the real star of the show), proud owners of The Back Twenty in Geneseo, Illinois. We’ve lovingly named the twenty-one acre property as such for the one acre homestead and the south twenty acres for “farmin’”.

Since purchasing the farm in 2020 (FIVE YEARS ALREADY?!), we've planted over five acres worth of Christmas trees, offering six different varieties to holiday customers. To diversify outside of the winter market, we started selling our luffas with honey and goat milk soap. Recently, we added a huge new shed, with the goal to host on-farm education and agritourism events in the future. Summer of 2025 brings a new venture - the farmstand - stocked with garden produce, herbs, and flowers.

As Midwestern corn-and-soybean farm kids with 9-5 jobs in agriculture, we’ve realized just how special it is to be a specialty crop farm. We're happily growing our family and our farm and we're so thankful for our community.

For those nearby, please come visit the stand! Take a selfie and tag us! Grab a tomato or six!

For those far away, it means so much when you share and follow along via www.thebacktwenty.com

08/13/2025

ASTERS
AMARANTH
and DAHLIAS

OH MY

Experimenting with new bouquet ingredients (and a new wrap method). Put some $10 JUMBO bouquets out on the stand this morning.

Fully stocked with veggies too!
DM me if you’re looking for a bulk bundle for canning!