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Plow Creek Farm

1900 Bottom Road
815-646-4862

Plow Creek Farm
Our fruit and vegetable CSA share includes over 40 different fruits, vegetables, and herbs. The season runs 22 weeks from June to October. Our farm is well known for its berries and fruit so in addition to the usual vegetables, our shares also include items like strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, cantaloupe and watermelon. Shares are delivered to the Chicago area on Wednesdays and can be picked up at locations in Rogers Park and Evanston. Shares are delivered locally to the Princeton Farmers' Market on Tuesday evenings.

Plow Creek Farm is your source in North Central Illinois for picking strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries. We sell our early home-grown tomatoes, sweet corn, melons - including seedless watermelon, and other fresh produce at our farm stand, the Princeton Farmers' Market, the Peoria Riverfront Market, and through our CSA program.Our website, plowcreekfarm.com, has a daily update during harvest season of our hours and what is available. "Pick the berry best."All produce is grown sustainably with organically approved fertilizers and without any toxic herbicides or pesticides. We strive for healthy soil.We are on a biological fertilization program. This means we use a lot of friendly microbes to enhance the life in the soil.

CSA Details:
-Season:June through October
-Type:Single farm
-Since:2006
-No of Shares:55
-Full Share:$480/season or about $22/week (Chicago drop-off); $430/season or about $19/week (Princeton drop-off); $15 early bird discount if you sign up before March 15th
-Work Req?:No

Pick Up/Drop Off Points:
Evanston  (Wed)
Members pick up their shares after 5 p.m.
-Address:726 Monroe Street,Evanston, IL 60202

Princeton Farmers Market at Darius Miller Park  (Tue)
Members pick up their share between 3:30 and 6:30 p.m.
-Contact:Jim Foxvog

Rogers Park  (Wed)
Members pick up their shares after 5 p.m.
-Address:1555 W Pratt Blvd, Chicago, IL 60626