We are three women who share a love of nature, exceptional food, and getting our hands dirty. Wild Trillium Farm cultivates natural, sustainably grown and nutrient rich vegetables, herbs and flowers for our community. We grow healing foods that are multipurpose and plentiful. With a combined decade of professional farm and food experience, Katie, Emmy, and Christine (friends since before they can remember!) have traveled many paths to get to this moment. Our lives are inextricably tangled to the beauty of the Midwest, the food system, and communities of Chicago and surrounding towns.
We farm in coexistence with Natural Farm Stand in Richmond, Illinois. This land has been chemical free since 1960, Certified Naturally Grown since 2003, and we are committed to continuing these practices. Wild Trillium Farm grows with the intention to leave the Earth healthier than it was before, dedicated to continuously learning about sustainable agriculture and its impact on our world. Our goal is to supply folks with local, healthy, seasonal produce that they may not have access to while also working to tip the scale of our food system to be in a better balance. We are grateful for your support and cannot wait to feed your bellies and souls.
Working with Gary and Sue began all of our first farming experiences, individually, beginning in the summer of 2008 through 2011. To farm within their fields now is a gift, as well as a celestial lightning bolt to begin a long existing dream. We acknowledge that we farm & live on stolen land. Here are the ancestral homes of many, including: Kiikaapoi, Bodéwadmiakiwen, Myaamia, Hoocak, & Očhéthi Šakówin. As stewards of the Earth we honor the heritage & practices of those that have come before us. We aim to support those traditions through practice & monetarily. We are grateful for the time & knowledge this land returns to us, and devote our energy to land liberation & food sovereignty.
Currently raising A–Z vegetables, cut-flowers, and staple crops like corn, beans, potatoes and heritage grain. We farm alongside Gary, and share land with his twin, Ginger Blossom. Cocktails start in Ginger’s garden, the u-pick fields hold Gary’s heirloom tomatoes, and dinner is served in the historic dairy barn. This is a centennial farm (est. 1923 by the Gaugers) and was recently established as an agricultural easement by the Land Conservancy of McHenry County to ensure locally grown food production is a legacy of the farm for another 100 years and more!
