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About LEAF

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LEAF, Little Egypt Alliance of Farmers, was founded in 2016 by seven Southern Illinois farmers, to support small sustainable farms. Our goals are two fold: to make ordering local food easier for busy customers;
and to support small farmers by providing an online marketplace to sell their goods. Our group adheres to
naturally grown and organic standards as a peer-to-peer regulated organization.
We strive to make fresh local food attainable for all.  
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RESPECT: for farmers, sustainable practices and the land.

* designates founding member

 Meet Our Farmers & Makers

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5 Hen Farm *
Farmers: Andrew Banks and Sarah Newman
Location: Lick Creek, IL
Specialties: Pasture Raised Poultry, Pork, and Eggs

Farm Bio: Five Hen Farm is a family-farm, owned and operated by farmers Andrew Banks and Sarah Newman, with new son, Otto. Five Hen Farm produces high-quality pasture raised pork, poultry, and eggs. Their animals are sustainably raised on rotated pasture in open sunshine to produce happy, healthy animals. Andrew and Sarah value providing wholesome and nutritious foods to their family, friends, and neighbors while eating simply and seasonally.


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Back Achers Farm *
Farmer: Phil Mendenhall 
Location: Anna, IL
Specialties: Berries and Grass-fed Beef
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​Farm Bio: Phil Mendenhall has been farming 36 acres south of Anna since 2010. The farm has over 200 mature blueberry bushes, a small grove of fruit trees, blackberries, and a 1.5 acre plot for vegetable production. The cows are rotationally grazed on 30 acres of fresh pasture with a spring fed creek. Being close to the land has been a life-long dream for Phil, who is committed to improving the soil and providing habitat for wildlife. Phil is happy to provide food for his family, neighbors, and community through his farming endeavors. 


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Flora Bay Farm *
Farmher: Courtney Smith
Location: Carbondale, IL
Specialties: Certified Naturally Grown Seasonal Cut Flowers and Herbs
www.florabayfarm.com

Farm Bio: Since 2014, Flora Bay has continued to grow, inspired by nature. Flora Bay has achieved the Certified Naturally Grown certification, a farmer-led organization based on the standards of the National Organic Program. Offering a diverse variety of flowers, herbs, hops, fruits and vegetables, specializing with heirloom and open-pollinated varieties. Farmher Courtney works to build the health of the soil utilizing permaculture and bio-intensive practices, while also offering habitat to wildlife and pollinators.


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River to River Farm *
Farmers: Tam and John Pirmann
Location: Tunnel Hill, IL
Specialties: Turmeric and Ginger
www.rivertoriverfarm.com
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Farm Bio: River to River is a small diversified farm located near Tunnel Hill in Southern Illinois. Surrounded by the Shawnee National Forest, their farm rests upon a watershed divide between the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. This both literally and figuratively connects them to the land from river to river. Tam and John farm and live as sustainably as possible. Retired from the Navy, John and Tam Pirmann have returned to their home in Southern Illinois to live out their dream of living off the land. They grow and craft products that are good for your body, inside and out. They offer goats milk and honey soaps and lotions, homegrown luffa, a variety of vegetables, and their fresh baby ginger and turmeric in the fall.


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All Seasons Farm
Farmer: Jill Rendelman
Location: Cobden, IL
Specialties: Certified Organic Produce
www.allseasons-farm.com

Farm Bio:  All Seasons Farm grows Certified Organic vegetables and fruit focusing on exceptional taste and quality. Select heirloom varieties, no genetically modified plants, organic inputs and spring fed irrigation help to grow food that is sweetened by nature and nutritionally dense.  All Seasons grows year round on protected small raised bed plots, using low or no carbon tools, intensively growing large amounts of nutritionally dense, in season produce.


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Flyway Family Farm
Farmers: Michael and Jessica Hatfield​
Location: Makanda, IL
Specialties:  Mushrooms
www.flywayfamilyfarm.com


​Farm Bio: The Hatfield family (Michael,  Jessica,  Iris, & Oliver) of Flyway Family Farm have been specializing in naturally grown, gourmet mushrooms for nearly a decade. Nestled in the heart of Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge, the Hatfield's grow up to 10 varieties of mushrooms year round in a climate controlled, indoor facility. 


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Angie's Honey
Bee Keeper: Angie Kuehl
Location: Pomona, IL
Specialties: Honey and Bee Products
www.angiesfarm.com

​Farm Bio: Hives located in Jackson and Union counties produce raw honey, bee's wax and affiliated products. Angie also helps execute honey bee removals/rescues/and swarm captures.


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Flo-Dough Breads
Bread Maker: Angela Reinoehl
Location: Carbondale, IL
Specialties: Breads and Bagels
  
​Maker Bio: Angela bakes a lot of delicious bread and bagels.


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Glaciers End
Maker: Derek and Libby Ervin
Location: Johnston City
Specialties:  fruit butters, jams, jellies, preserves and syrups made from our orchard and gardens
www.glaciersend.com​
Maker Bio: Glaciers End, was started by Derek and Libby Ervin, who relocated to beautiful Southern Illinois from Chicago after inheriting the family farm. Glaciers End is an agribusiness focused on cultivating rare and unique varieties of fruit and vegetables. We are also focused on creating delicious value-added products for your kitchen and cellar. Although we are not certified organic, we do not use any sprays that are not OMRI certified. 

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One Circle Eco Farm
Maker:  Blayne & Payton Harris
Location: DuQuion
Specialty: ​Pork & vegetables
Maker Bio: One Circle Eco-Farm is an experimental farm dedicated to capturing local waste streams for growing fertility, food and biodiversity.  We grow beyond “organic” with an emphasis on polyculture plantings, and bio-integrated production systems. Our farm is managed using a guiding ethic rooted in permaculture and deep ecology.  We strive to make high quality chemical free food more accessible and demonstrate a model of agriculture that leaves farmer, planet and community in a better place than they began.


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Jen's Joe
Maker:  Jen LeDuc
Location:  Carbondale
Speciality:  Coffee Roaster
Maker Bio:  Jen LeDuc started as a home roaster after finding her love for single origin specialty coffee. In 2005, Jen started Jen’s Joe specializing in roasting single origin specialty coffee to Southern Illinoisans. Jen sources coffee with the priority to not only Fair Trade, Organic, Rainforest Alliance, and Smithsonian Bird Friendly certifications, but coffees from women owned producers and coffees where an added cost premium is returned to the grower/ co-op to provide a wide variety of needs.  Jen does her best to spread the love of single origin coffee with respect to the Earth and all her inhabitants.  



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Baetje Farms
Owner: Shanna Starnes
Location: Bloomsdale, MO
Speciality: Goat Milk Cheese
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https://baetjefarms.com/
Farm Bio: At Baetje Farms we hold ourselves to very high standards. We believe the best cheese comes from the best milk that comes from animals in the best physical condition. In every bite you can taste the passion and dedication that goes into each product.

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Bison Bluff Farm
Owners: Clifton Howell & Family
Location: Cobden
Specialty: Bison Products
https://www.bisonblufffarms.com/
Farm Bio:  Bison Bluff Farms, owned and operated by the Howell family, is a picturesque farmstead nestled cozily on 1000 acres of green farmland and bluffs near Cobden, Illinois. Throughout their lives, the bison are rotated between pastures, free to roam and graze on the vast, scenic farm land and varying vegetation. The animals are grass-fed then grain-finished, free of hormones and chemicals. The herd is robust, steroid-free, natural and unadulterated.
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