Because we are farmers and not web technicians, most of our time goes toward working on our crops instead of our web presence. As a result we focus on selling rather than presentation. Since we tend to do major web updates about once a year during the winter off-season and this year our selling didn’t need to be overhauled, we decided to work on the aesthetic side. The easiest way to do that (remember, farmers not web techs) was a second site. The site you are on now, qualityorganic.net is where you can buy our products. Our other site, qualityorganic.com is where we will focus on info, recipes, and keeping you up to date of what is happening on the farm. We apologize for any inconvenience or confusion this causes.
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The Place: We are located 80 miles south-west of Chicago, just outside of Dwight (blue dot on map, right). Great-great grandpa Lar's son (Severt, young man in picture below) home place was located near (and some now under) Gardner road and I-55 interchange. |
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The Farm: The bulk of our production is organic/transitional feed grade crops. We started transitioning 20 acres into organic production in 2004 and now have 400 acres certified organic by Oregon Tilth, with the remainder transitioning to organic. The heirloom food grains listed for purchase are becoming a larger part of our operation every year as we find markets to sell them in. They have been grown, harvested, cleaned, stored and milled on our farm. It's never left the farm. |
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The People: Great-great grandpa Lars Severson immigrated from Norway in 1866 and eventually settled in Garfield township, Illinois where he farmed and is now buried. I immigrated west a few miles to Goodfarm township in 1989. Picture right is Lars with his family. Great grandpa Severt is young man standing in rear, right. |
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I began by raising corn, soybeans and pigs. After a few years I met a pretty girl who not only loved me but the farm also.
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I have quit raising pigs, and in addition to corn and soybeans have begun raising organic field peas, wheat, oats, popcorn, buckwheat, and the best crop of all; kids. Same tractor. Same kids (+1). 19 years apart |
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Since we farm organic, we can't use pesticide or other chemicals. So we control weeds like the old-timers did: cultivating. On left, Grandpa Severson's brother Louis (12 years old) cultivating corn in 1917. On right, my oldest son, Luke teaching his sister Sarah to cultivate soybeans a century later in 2018. Home place in the background.
Sarah with calf she bottle fed, "Lucky" |
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Brian, in mill room.
Joel, cleaning, bagging and palletizing our grain. |
