Lanes End Farm

03/07/2025

Friends and Family of Lane's End Farm,

Our dear founder, Liz Aquino, passed away in February. Liz fought cancer valiantly for many long, beautiful years, and for those years, she kicked cancer's ass. She battled with the same strength and tenacity with which she approached life; a hard-won, profound strength we have always appreciated, and will always admire.

Liz and her husband Corey began Lane's End Farm in 1992, with little more than a garden and a great deal of courage. Beginning with organic seedlings and specialty herbs, Liz and Corey transformed their plot of land into a booming business. Over the course of the last 33 years, they have grown tens of thousands of pounds of produce, mentored dozens of young farmers, and touched countless lives.

Through her persistent attendance at farmers markets throughout the Chicagoland area, Liz spread her passion and knowledge of good food and good growing. Her happiest days were spent with her friends and family, sweating in the sun while picking green beans and teaching novice growers how to cultivate perfect heirloom tomatoes.

Liz led a beautiful life, and she spread that beauty everywhere she went. Each of us is so blessed to have had her in our lives. Through her abundant love and charity, and her stubborn determination, she showed that one person can change the world.

Thank you for your long-standing love and support for Liz and Lane's End Farm. You helped Liz achieve her life's goal: planting today for our children's tomorrow. In her honor, we ask that you spread love, and grow.

Our 61st Street market manager, Emily, has generously created a GoFundMe to help Liz's family offset some of her remaining medical expenses. If you would like to donate in her honor, you can find this fundraiser at https://www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-aid-aquinos-medical-expenses.

For 33 years, Liz and Corey Aquino have stewarded their land for Lanes End Far… Emily Cross needs your support for Donate to Aid Aquino Family's Medical Bills

02/07/2025

Hello Farm Friends,

We hope you all are enjoying your winter slumber. We have been cleaning, organizing, and prepping to begin seeding our starter plants. One of our farmers put all of the cardboard her family gathered during the holidays and started spreading it out as a way to suppress weeds and m, once the boxes start breaking down, feed the soil.

Come see us at the 61st Street Farmers market tomorrow inside of Experimental Station from 9am-2pm. We will have a very limited selection of mixed lettuce, turnip greens, and baby collard greens. We will also have potato bags, onions, dried herbs, dried flower bouquets, and winter squash from our friends at Zandstra Farms.

11/18/2024

Happy Monday, Farm Friends!

Our online store is open for orders!

We offer delivery to your door, anywhere in Chicago or the Chicagoland area. The delivery window is between 8am-1pm on Saturdays.

We offer pickup from the farm on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

We also offer pickup from the 61st Street Farmer’s Market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. If you are choosing this option, please write “pick up at 61st” in the comments box at checkout to help us avoid any confusion.

We have dried basil, dried mint, fresh ginger, mixed lettuce, kale, spicy mix, leeks, onions, potatoes, carrots, parsley, sage, thyme, Greek oregano, and dried bouquets from our farm. We will also have pie pumpkins, butternut, acorn, spaghetti, and kabocha squash from Zandstra Farms.

ALL ORDERS MUST BE PLACED BY MIDNIGHT ON THURSDAYS.

11/11/2024

Happy Monday, Farm Friends!

Our online store is live and open for orders!

We offer delivery to your door, anywhere in Chicago or the Chicagoland area. The delivery window is between 8am-1pm on Saturdays.

We offer pickup from the farm on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

We also offer pickup from the 61st Street Farmer’s Market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. If you are choosing this option, please write “pick up at 61st” in the comments box at checkout to help us avoid any confusion.

We have dried basil, dried mint, fresh ginger, mixed lettuce, kale, spicy mix, leeks, onions, potatoes, carrots, parsley, sage, thyme, Greek oregano, and dried bouquets from our farm. We will also have pie pumpkins, butternut, acorn, spaghetti, and kabocha squash from Zandstra Farms.

ALL ORDERS MUST BE PLACED BY MIDNIGHT ON THURSDAYS.

11/04/2024

Hello, Farm Friends!

Unfortunately we will not be attending the final tomorrow.

If you were hoping to get some of our fresh ginger or any of our other produce, please place an order on our website and we will deliver straight to your door this Saturday!

Lastly, Mr. Jim, Candice promises to see you at market next year!

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10/30/2024

Hello all!

Our online store has been updated!

We offer delivery to your door, anywhere in Chicago or the Chicagoland area. The delivery window is between 8am-1pm on Saturdays.

We offer pickup from the farm on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

We offer pickup from the 61st Street Farmer's Market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. If you are choosing this option, please write “pick up at 61st” in the comments box at checkout to help us avoid any confusion.

We have dried herbs, fresh ginger, mixed lettuce, kale, leeks, onions, potatoes, carrots, parsley, sage, thyme, and dried bouquets from our farm. We will also have butternut, acorn, spaghetti, and kabocha squash from Zandstra Farms.

ALL ORDERS MUST BE PLACED BY MIDNIGHT ON THURSDAYS.

Visit LanesEndFarm.square.site or the link in our bio to place an order!

10/25/2024

With the rain comes the rainbow!

Tomorrow (10/26) is our last Division Street Market (7am-noon) & our last outdoor (9am-2pm)! Much like being rained on beneath a beautiful rainbow, it's a bittersweet time of year.

A huge thank you to everyone that supported us this season! Without you, we couldn't do what we do!

Here is some of what we'll have: mixed lettuce, kale, chard, carrots, green beans, leeks, potatoes, sweet peppers, dried flower bouquets, micro greens, tomatoes, onions, cilantro, sage, thyme, mint, chives, parsley, ginger, winter squash, cabbage, & more! 🍅🧅🥬

We will see you next Saturday for the first indoor 61st market!

10/21/2024

Our crew arrives at the farm just before sunrise every morning and get to watch the sun break the horizon and rise while its rays shine through the branches of the trees that line the path to the back field. The scenery never gets old.

🐞 Come see us at the ! We will be there from 7am-2pm!

We will have 🥬mixed lettuce, kale, chard, onions, 🥔potatoes, cherry tomatoes, red tomatoes, leeks, green beans, carrots,🫑sweet peppers, 🌱microgreens, mint, thyme, parsley, sage, chives, cilantro, and flowers! We will also have cabbage and winter squash from the Zandstra Farm!
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10/18/2024

We are enjoying all of our flowers while we still have them. The sunflowers survived the frost. The colors on this flower are perfect for fall! 🧡 🖤

Come see us at the Division Street Farmers Market tomorrow from 7am-12pm and from 9am-2pm.

We will have 🥬mixed lettuce, kale, chard, green beans, 🥕carrots, leeks, onion bags, 🥔potatoes, cherry tomatoes, red tomatoes, 🫑sweet peppers,🌱microgreens, mint, cilantro, parsley, sage, thyme, and flowers! We will also have winter squash from Zandstra Farms!

We can’t wait to see you!

10/14/2024

Okra flowers are so beautiful. We are going to be sad to see them go as the cold begins to creep in on us. We spent a good portion of our day gleaning crops that don’t handle cold weather very well. That means we will have green tomatoes at market this week!

Come see us tomorrow at the farmers market from 7am-2pm outside of the Museum of Contemporary Art.

We will have 🥬mixed lettuce, kale, chard, onions, 🥔potatoes, cherry tomatoes, red tomatoes, green tomatoes, okra, green beans, carrots,🫑sweet peppers, 🌱microgreens,🌿basil, mint, thyme, parsley, sage, chives, CILANTRO, and flowers! We will also have cabbage, winter squash (pumpkins, butternut, acorn, spaghetti and buttercup), cauliflower, watermelons, and hot peppers from Zandstra Farms!

10/11/2024

Look at this beautiful praying mantis we found while harvesting today! These insects eat pests that we have here at the farm.

Come see us at the Division Street Farmers Market tomorrow from 7am-12pm and from 9am-2pm.

We will have 🥬mixed lettuce, kale, chard, 🥕carrots, onion, 🥔potatoes, cherry tomatoes, red tomatoes, 🫑sweet peppers, okra,🌱microgreens, 🌿basil, mint, cilantro, parsley, sage, thyme, and flowers! We will also have watermelons, cabbage, and cauliflower from Zandstra Farms!

We can’t wait to see you!

10/07/2024

The fall crop of sunflowers surprised us because there are SO MANY. Eva had her hands full and there were still more. Be sure to get a bunch from us tomorrow!

🐞 Come see us at the ! We will be there from 7am-2pm!

We will have 🥬mixed lettuce, kale, chard, sorrel, onions, 🥔potatoes, cherry tomatoes, red tomatoes, leeks, okra, green beans, carrots,🫑sweet peppers, 🌱microgreens,🌿basil, mint, thyme, parsley, sage, chives, CILANTRO, and flowers! We will also have cabbage, cucumbers, and eggplant from Zandstra Farms!