Henry of Henrys farm is …
a green, caring vegetable farmer.
It is so refreshing to see a producer who truly cares about the customer. Henry grows over 100 types of different vegetables on his farm. Why? For starters he doesn’t want to turn a customer away and then there is his favorite reason, biodiversity. Some years weather patterns are more favorable to one variety over another. A late growing vegetable may do well most years and then one year we have an unusual spring or summer and that vegetable produces poorly. In that unusual year a different variety will take up the slack and do well.
Exciting and tantalizing to the tastebuds are the phrases that come to mind when we explore all the kinds of vegetables we have to choose from on Henry Brockmans farm located in central Illinois. Talk about over 500 varieties of the typical vegetable groups and this starts to get mind boggling. What is that I hear, central Illinois is a bit far to travel for organic vegetables? For you Chicagoans, don’t worry, Henry comes to you.
Starting in mid-May and until the first Saturday in November, Henry is committed to supplying Chicago customers with his colorful bounty at the Evanston Farmers Market every Saturday from 7 am to 1 pm. (However, to get a good selection, be there by 7 am!) For those already near the Peoria area, Henry has a package crate deal. Henry’s CSA delivers spring, summer and winter crates to local subscibers for a total of 26 weeks. This is a far cry from the stilted meager vegetable variety found at ones local supermarket. You even have the wholesomeness of organically grown vegetables too.
Don’t think his dedication has gone unrewarded. In March Henry Brockman along with his extended family is to receive the $1000 North Central Region Patrick Madden award sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program (SARE).
If you want to explore organic foods further, he has written a book called Organic Matters. For more information or to subscribe to Henry’s CSA visit www.henryfarms.com
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