The Videnovich family has been farming for centuries in Eastern Europe. The family first immigrated to Chicago in 1955 then our small clan moved to southwest Michigan in 1962. With a similar climate to our ancestral homeland, our family kept up the old world food tradition with the inclusion of orchards, vineyards, and lots of peppers.

The family farm has been growing produce for friends and family in Chicago who have limited growing space. Videnovich Farms has also been offering a CSA ("Community Supported Agriculture") since 2005 in the form of "subscription farming." Members are able to purchase weekly boxes of seasonal, quality vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers. Videnovich Farms grows with old world methods using minimal pesticides and labor-intensive hand weeding instead of chemical herbicides. The small flock of sheep produces a great source of fertilizer as well as the multiple compost piles that contribute to our attempts to create zero-waste (blame it on our frugal mentality).

These offers contains freshly-harvested vegetables, herbs, and fruit directly from Videnovich Farms. Produce is grown for taste, beauty, nutrition and we like to feature varieties that are hard to find in the grocery stores. Our specialties are peppers, eggplants, and quince. Click here for a sample growing season. Everything is harvested within 24 hours of delivery and the boxes will contain at least 5-8 generous selections that vary with the growing season and conditions (there are no guarantees in farming!). Contact VidenovichFarms [at] gmail [dot] com for availability.

A new 2012 offering with a larger once-a-month CSA box with additional farm products such as eggs, preserves, dried herbs and other goodies.