Geneva Green Market: Geneva, Illinois – A Local Food Green Farmers Market

Hasselmann Family Farm has a long family history of farming in Illinois. Spend a minute with fourth generation family farmer, Scott Hasselmann and you’ll hear amazing stories about the family-farming lineage. His grandparents and great-grandparents were vegetable farmers and his father and grandfather were mushroom farmers.

Having a full-time, fully operational farm has always been Scott’s dream. Life always led him in this direction, as he cared for animals beginning at a young age and studied agronomy in college. Scott was a Peace Corp Ag Volunteer in Nicaragua where he worked with small farmers.

Five years ago, Scott was working part-time as a hobby on his grandfather’s farm while working another full-time job. During this time he committed to developing the Hasselmann Family Farm into a full-time venture and two years ago he turned from hobbyist to full-time farmer.

Hasselmann’s Farm is 100% a family farm, with both Scott’s wife and father totally instrumental in the growth and operation of the farm. They have just moved to an 80-acre farm in Marengo, McHenry County.

Hasselmann Family Farm is a small, diversified farm and you can see their sustainability practices in every element of their farming.

• They apply the pastoral approach to farming, similar to the way our ancestors farmed. Illinois was originally a prairie and wasn’t made for monoculture farming, to grow single crops over a wide area year after year or raise one species of livestock, which leads to pathogen susceptibility.
• Everything is moved to fresh grass daily or every other day, so it is a dead-end for pathogens.
• They raise a multitude of livestock and crops that live out on the land: cows, pigs, lamb and chickens rather than a single species.
• They rotate their crops, including hay and oats.
• Their hogs are raised from birth to slaughter.
• They use local processors for all their meat.
• Their chickens, lamb and beef, all hormone feed-grass fed. Pork and chicken is slightly supplemented with grain.

Hasselmann Family Farms is able to control the quality of our products with these sustainability practices. The end result is products that are highly flavorful, rich and nutritious! Hasselmann products are Animal Welfare Approved.

Hasselmann Family Farm’s are known for their amazing hormone and antibiotic free products that are raised outside. including:

• Farm Fresh Chicken and All Natural Eggs – From hens raised outdoors on pasture.
• Pork – known for its richness, moisture, tenderness and depth of flavor
• *Grass Finished Lamb – Our lambs are also pasture raised and they subsist on a diet of fresh grass and hay.

Farm Fresh Beef – We raise our cattle on pasture in the fresh air and sunshine. They eat fresh grass and are fed supplemental hay and grain as well. They are naturally raised meaning they receive no drugs or growth hormones.

We warmly welcome Hasselmann Family Farm to the Geneva Green Market family. Scott joined us this winter at the GGM,nfp sponsored Community Winter Market and is now with us at the Thursday market. In additon to Scott’s meat and eggs you may also get Illinois Stone Ground Flour and assorted flour mixes from him.

Can’t make it on Thursdays. You may also pick up Hasselmann Farm raised product at Inglenook Pantry (11 N. 5th St., Geneva, IL)

This year’s Thanksgiving Localvore Challenge has three turkey vendor options. To place your order either sign up at the Geneva Green Market or contact the vendors directly. Bourbon Reds are $5 per pound,  the Broad Breasted Whites are $4 per pound and the Black Spanish breed $6 per pound.

R Family Farm

R Family Farm
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
815.519.4341 – Cindee
cjrobinson0217 [at] msn [dot] com

• Broad Breasted White Turkeys $4 a lb
  
• Bourbon Red $5/lb
• Delivery Charge to the Community Winter Market, Geneva,  IL.  $1 per pound ($15 maximum) or you can pick up at the R-Family Farm’s Open house, Poplar Grove.
  

R Family Farm raises Broad Breasted White and Bourbon Red Turkeys. Cornish Cross Broilers, and assorted chickens for eggs, goats for milk and meat, and Berkshire pigs.  All of the animals are raised out on pasture, as nature intended.  We also grind and mix our own feed here on the farm.  Each set of animals has their own “mix”.  The chickens and turkeys get raosted soybeans, flax, kelp, a probiotic, and other good things.  The broilers and turkeys are raised in hoop houses to keep them safe from foxes.  The hoop houses are moved every day to fresh grass.

Bourbon Red turkeys are a heritage breed and are excellent in taste. The Bourbons are a very slow growing bird and take 26-28 weeks to reach full growth and will reach up to 14 pounds.

The Broad Breasted White Turkeys are very fast growing and only take 16 to 18 weeks to be ready to eat.  They grow 12 to 30 pounds.  We use NO hormones,  No steroids, and NO antibiotic in any of our feed!  The turkeys are processed at an Amish federally inspected facility.

Hasselmann Family Farm

www.hasselmannfamilyfarm.com
Milledgeville, Illinois
815.493.8630 – Scott
hasselmannfarm [at] gmail [dot] com

Family run farm located in beautiful northwestern, Illinois near the town of Lanark, two hours northwest of Chicago. As fourth generation farmers, they raise Berkshire hogs, Milking Shorthorn cattle, Suffolk sheep, Moscovy ducks, chickens, goats, and Broad Breasted White turkeys.

All their livestock and produce is raised outdoors on pasture in harmony with the natural environment. Their pigs can be pigs and play in the mud and their chickens can be chickens and scratch in the soil.

• The Broad Breasted Whites are $4 per pound
• Delivery Charge to the Community Winter Market, Geneva,  IL.  $1 per pound ($15 maximum)

Grandma’s Farm Fresh Eggs

Sugar Grove, IL 60554
630-466-4616 – Bonnie/Paul
grandmasfarmfresheggs [at] yahoo [dot] com

Grandma’s Farm Fresh Eggs will also be selling turkeys. Our family primarily raises chicken eggs, turkey eggs, quail eggs - all are allowed on pasture or fed hay and grains when not on pasture. Talk to them directly at their booth at the Geneva Green Market to find out more information or via email.

• Black Spanish Heritage Breed $6 a lb includes delivery to the Community Winter Market

Home-grown in Kane County Found at the Geneva Green Market
In April of 2007 a group came together to form the Geneva Green Market, Not for Profit Group, a 501 (c) 3 that is devoted to education of the health-giving nature of locally grown food, sustainability and conservation of resources.

Local farmers offering locally grown food from within a 200-mile radius.  Diverse arrays of products are offered, from organic baked good to free range eggs, hormone-free beef, pork, lamb, chicken, flowers, seasonally vegetables and raw/artisan cheeses.  Free cooking demos and kid’s educational events.

When: June 4, 2009 through end of October 2009, every Thursday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Where: 75 N. River Lane, Geneva IL Read more