Spence Farm

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Fairbury · Farm

The oldest family farm in Livingston County, Illinois, operating on 160 acres with heirloom and native crops and heritage animals.

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3 documented relationships·Documented at 1 market
Wild Onion Market

Overview

A working small family farm managed by the seventh and eighth generations, it serves as an educational center for agricultural history and small-scale family farming practices.

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Wild Onion Market
Wild Onion Market
Food Cooperative · Chicago, IL
Corroborated · multiple sources · Source ↗ · Checked Oct 2026
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Documented · Supplies
The Publican
The Publican
Gastropub · Chicago, IL
Corroborated · multiple sources · Source ↗ · Checked Oct 2026
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Documented · Supplies
Publican Quality Bread
Publican Quality Bread
Bakery · Chicago, IL
Corroborated · multiple sources · Source ↗ · Checked Oct 2026
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Products
Wild-Harvested Stinging Nettles, Pawpaws & Mushrooms

Sustainably wild-harvested, known to restaurants nationally.

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Heirloom Vegetables
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Iroquois White Corn

Heirloom flour corn on Slow Food's Ark of Taste, hand-roasted and milled into cornmeal on the farm.

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Their story

Spence Farm, LLC, led by Marty Travis and his son Will, has supplied Chicago restaurants for over 20 years and represents the "Down at the Farms" farmer-to-farmer marketing and delivery collaborative based outside Fairbury, IL.