We built our home and moved to the country in December 2007.  We have an interest in gardening, providing healthy food for our family.  We also have six children and were praying for an opportunity for work and income for them.  

Thus, we established Northbrook Acres in 2009.  We have learned so much and have a lot we want to learn.  But is has been a huge blessing to work together as a family, to learn more about gardening, to meet those in the community interested in chemical-free food, and have the bonus of income.  It is our desire grow the size of our farm as well as the insight to increased quality and productivity.

Our Family Members Involved

This is a family farm.  We are all involved.  Matt is the motivator.  He does a lot of the planning and initiating.  He also keeps us on track with the planting and weeding. 

Dana directs the children with weeding and harvesting.  She also does much of the computer and marketing work. 

Lexi, age 13, is a huge help with work needed in the garden and is learning the record keeping and correspondence needed with the Stewards group.  Seth, age 11, is our main tiller and much of the muscle work is given to him.  He is our visionary has a high excitement level in the spring. 

Megan, age 9, is a steady worker.  She is a cheerful help in the heat of weeding and picking.  Micah, age 6, is learning to be a diligent worker.  Joshua and Caleb, age 4, are beside us as we plant and like to help transport produce to the house.

Our Products

As mentioned we are in the beginning years of establishing our farm.  We grow a variety of vegetables and fruit.

We grow several varieties of tomatoes, sweet peppers, jalapeno peppers, snap peas, green beans, lettuce, spinach, cilantro, carrots, rainbow carrots, onions, zucchini, summer squash, cucumbers, beets, eggplant, fennel, pumpkin, watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, strawberries, and mulberries.

We are also trying red popcorn this year and multicolored sweet corn.

The Stewards of the Land

Northbrook Acres is a part of The Stewards of the Land, LLC, a group of local families helping to change the world by producing fresh foods for kitchens across Illinois.   

Our focus is to produce food that is better for you, better for your kids, and better for the planet.

Enjoyed in award-winning restaurants, local food shops, and many family homes across the area, the food produced by the Stewards of the Land is fresh, chemical-free and delicious.

Matt & Dana Knapp
Northbrook Acres
21997 East 1450 North Road
Fairbury, IL 61739
Matt - 815-674-1498
Dana - 815-848-1498
mdknapp12@maxwire.net