Year: 2025

FARMER: Harold & Ross Wilken LOCATION: Ashkum, IL SIZE: 4,000 Acres JOINED OUR PORTFOLIO: 2007 Harold and Ross Wilken are the father-son team behind Janie’s Farm and Janie’s Mill, a leading organic grain operation in East Central Illinois. Their shared goal is simple yet powerful: to feed people by growing nutrient-dense, regenerative grains that sustain both the soil and their community. Their partnership with Iroquois Valley dates back to...

FARMER: Jeff Anderson & Tyler Tindall LOCATION: DeKalb County, IL SIZE: 6,000 Acres JOINED OUR PORTFOLIO: 2015 Jeff Anderson (Iroquois Valley Board Member) and Tyler Tindall are the team behind A & T Organic Farms, a large-scale organic row crop operation in northern Illinois. Tyler represents the seventh generation of one of the region’s oldest farming families, with roots in the area dating back to 1843. Jeff grew up on his father’s...

FARMERS: Doug & Anna Jones-Crabtree LOCATION: Hill County, MT SIZE: 11,200 Acres JOINED OUR PORTFOLIO: 2016 Doug and Anna Jones-Crabtree are first-generation farmers growing Regenerative Organic Certified Silver-level heirloom grains and legumes in the Northern Great Plains of Montana. Alongside a dedicated crew, they run Vilicus Farms, an 11,200-acre dryland crop operation, of which 3,500 acres are financed in partnership with Iroquois Valley....

FARMER: Justin Butts LOCATION: Albany County, NY SIZE: 105 Acres JOINED OUR PORTFOLIO: 2022 Justin Butts of Black Wind Farm is a chef, Navy veteran, and first-generation farmer working to reconnect people to food, land, and each other. Nestled in the rolling hills of upstate New York, Black Wind Farm is home to a small herd of Kunekune pigs, cattle, sheep, and goats. For Justin, animal welfare is paramount—from the way he raises his livestock to the...

FARMER: Jody & Crystal Manuel LOCATION: Hill County, MT SIZE: 7,500 acres JOINED OUR PORTFOLIO: 2021 Jody and Crystal Manuel are third-generation farmers and homesteaders in Havre, Montana. Together with their six children, they operate Prairie Grass Ranch, Gruff Grains heritage grits, and the legacy brand Cream of the West. Motivated by a personal health crisis over two decades ago, the Manuels transitioned their land to organic and became...

FARMER: Adam Roberts LOCATION: Ford & Livingston, IL SIZE: 350 Acres JOINED OUR PORTFOLIO: 2017 Adam Roberts of Roberts Family Organics may be a first-generation farm owner, but his agricultural roots run deep. His mother comes from a legacy farming family, but farmland rarely passes from mother to son in traditional Midwestern communities. As a result, Adam didn’t grow up on a farm—but he found his way into agriculture through his maternal...