
Our Local Partners
We partner with the best local farmers and artisans in Nebraska to bring you the finest quality foods. These are some of the hardest-working, most passionate folks who love what they do and love to grow and create for you.
Local Produce
ABIE VEGETABLE
Abie Vegetable People is a small farm located in Abie, NE. They are dedicated to growing the highest quality vegetables in the Midwest. Their farm is in the process of transitioning more land into certified organic production. With over 50 acres of row crops and now 2 acres of organic vegetables, we plan to grow the organic landscape in NE. Herbicides will NEVER be used on our farm.
BRIGHT HOPE FAMILY FARM
Bright Hope Family Farm strives to provide produce & cut flowers grown with ecological integrity for our community. The farm is owned and operated by Lainey Johnson, with the help and support of her family. At our farm, we work hard to improve the soil and environment. Our passion dwells in farming for future generations.
CLEAR CREEK ORGANIC FARM
Clear Creek Organic Farms in Spalding, Nebraska, has been in the Bernt family for over 125 years. They have always farmed with an organic mindset but weren’t certified until 2006. They believe that the health of the soil affects the health of everything and everyone that eats from it. The farm motto is “Producing healthy foods for healthy families!!!” So the understanding of soil health has been a very important part of their family and farm.
COMMUNITY CROPS
Community Crops in Lincoln, Nebraska empowers people to grow food through education, advocacy, and experiences. At the Prairie Pine Training Farm, they provide training, technical assistance, and land access to beginning, immigrant, and limited-resource farmers. Their goal is to help people create sustainable farm businesses to feed their families and their community. Prairie Pines currently has 10 farms in operation.
DANIELS PRODUCE
Daniels Produce raises only fresh market vegetables and strives to grow the very best produce for its customers out of Columbus, Nebraska. Currently, they raise about 700 acres of fresh market vegetables with 2 out of 3 of their grown children. Specialties include their salsas and pickles made with products they grow. Other favorites are their fresh sweet corn and tomatoes.
GRAIN PLACE FOODS
We are incredibly lucky to have Grain Place Foods in Marquette, Nebraska. Their mission is to provide USDA Certified Organic grain products that are grown and produced in an ecologically regenerative and socially responsible manner – with the conviction that how your food is produced does matter!
JONES ECOFARMS
Ecological farming in Crete, Nebraska. We believe a thriving landscape produces healthy, delicious food. This means: encouraging a diversity of plants and animals;
integrating different species so they support each other's growth; perennial plant systems; and most importantly, building soil and storing water, carbon, and fertility on the farm. Certified USDA Organic!
SIMPLY SUNFLOWER
Simply Sunflower Oil comes from fresh sunflowers grown on Nebraska farms. The seeds are mechanically pressed using no chemicals or preservatives. Our goal is to offer you a versatile trans-fat-free oil that is low in saturated fats. Simply Sunflower oil has excellent shelf stability and is a healthy alternative that can be used as a dressing or high-quality frying oil.
TWIN SPRINGS PECANS
All of our products are grown on our family farm and orchard. Our trees are specially grafted to Nebraska's climate and produce a nut with a natural sweetness and a buttery palate as a result of the natural (healthy) oils the grafted trees produce. Taste the difference of a fresh pecan!
Local Meats
Local Dairy
BURBACH'S COUNTRYSIDE DAIRY
Lisa and Dean Burbach run their 150-head family dairy in Huntington, Nebraska. Their milk and cream are bottled in glass bottles to for the highest quality flavor and to reduce the environmental impact of wasteful packaging. Their dairy is delivered to our Members within a few days of milking; the freshest around!
COUNTRY LANE GARDENS
The Hellbush Family operates Country Lane Gardens in Columbus, NE. Their chickens are free to forage through lush pasture but also have mobile coops that provide protection from the weather and predators. Their high-quality brown eggs are available in our boxes every single week!
DUTCH GIRL CREAMERY
We are thrilled to partner with our neighbor Charuth at Dutch Girl Creamery in Lincoln, Nebraska, to provide our Members with her award-winning cheeses. Charuth and her husband Kevin produce hand-crafted artisan goat and cow cheese in their on farm cheese making plant. Get a sampling of all the cheeses they produce throughout the season!
Local Artisans
ARTEMIS TEA & BOTANICAL
We are excited to work with Artemis Tea & Botanical out of Omaha, to offer their hand-crafted, small-batch blends of herbal tea. Each tea is created with mindful precision to arouse the senses, stimulate the imagination, and to support vibrant well-being. Woman-owned and locally run!
CAPO DI TUTTO PASTA
Ninety percent of Capo di Tutto Pasta ingredients are locally sourced! Including flour, eggs, veggies, and herbs, much of which are grown by the owner herself in Lincoln, Nebraska. The pasta is made fresh weekly after being dried 24 hours. It is the freshest available pasta in town.
ENSIGN BEVERAGE
Ensign Beverage is in the business of producing low-sugar/no-sugar non-alcoholic beverages as an alternative to the current ‘soda’ market. Based in Hastings, we currently feature their line of craft-made kombucha.