A melding of ecology, botany, agriculture, community food systems, and cooking, Berries and Flour uses many uncommon plant crops in our products, some from local farms, fields, and forests. Each of these Midwest plants has its own story to tell!
By teaching how to recognize, harvest, process, grow, and consume more traditional, regional foods, we encourage folks to eat closer to home. This practice is ever so important considering many of the economic, social, and environmental issues we face today.
We readily collaborate with many individuals and organizations toward food accessibility and justice. We do cooking demos, give edible gardening lectures and foraging workshops. Our predominant “store front” is made up of local farmers markets, and our products can be found in our farm store and in regional stores.
Our wholesale commercial kitchen, permitted by IL Department of Public Health, enables us to produce our own value-added products, but also allows Berries and Flour to operate as a small-scale fruit and vegetable processing facility, and offer kitchen rental for other micro food operations. These activities contribute much-needed components of a strong local food system in Central Illinois!
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Thank you for your patronage and support of regional foods and growers!
-Heidi Leuszler (Owner/Head Chef)
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We are a very small business, so we need 8 days to process, schedule, and make your order. We may be able to make things sooner, but please communicate with us before you place an order.
Our webpage is under construction! Apologies for the inconvenience.
Please email berriesandflour@gmail.com for more information!
Gift Ideas
Gift Cards
Currently, you can purchase a gift card that will be physically mailed to you. Be sure to put your mailing address as the delivery address. The website host also does not allow gift card price reductions, so gift cards are only redemable if paying in cash or card in person.
Gift Card
Increase the quantity you order to increase the value in $5 increments.
Currently, you can purchase a gift card that will be physically mailed to you. Be sure to put your mailing address as the delivery address. The website host also does not allow gift card price reductions, so gift cards are only redemable if paying in cash or card in person.
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Wild Cocktail Kit
Enjoy a unique kit with everything you need (except spirts and perishable ingredients) to make a wild cocktail!
Lilac Fizz
For use with gin, neutral spirits, or sparkling water.
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Garden Apple Sour
Whiskey or bourbon mixed with our garden apple shrub (apples and floral notes)
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Caramel Paw Paw Toddy
Carmelized paw paws with apple juice and mulling spices make an excellent hot toddy. For use with fruit cider, water, or bourbon.
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Champagne Cocktails
A mix of 2 oz shrubs and syrups for use with sparkling water, wine, or champagne.
Elderflower syrup
Farmhouse Rose shrub
Black Currant shrub
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Elderberry Martini
Elderberry syrup, a shrub, and gin give new meaning to "Drink to your health"!
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Gift Baskets
A basket full of harvest goods of your choice!
Young Apprentice Chefs
We have internships available to youth who are interested in the food trades. These young chefs have their food handling licenses, are under the supervision of a Berries and Flour chef, and can only sell approved products. Support them!
Support Internship Program
By donating to our internship program, we can buy additional supplies, pay our interns, and support the program. Start good food production early!
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Macarons
Macarons are a good challenge for young bakers! In special requests, give a flavor to challenge our interns! You will get a special custom batch of macarons. Six macarons of the same flavor per order.
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SPRING Gift Subscription
March, April, May
6" Cake
A 6" cake can be selected from our monthly line-up or from our regular menu.
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4 oz Jam
We preserve local produce with low sugar content so our delicious flavors stand out.
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8 oz Shrub or Syrup
Shrubs (drinking vinegars) contain herbs, fruits, & vegetables and a sweet-tart mixture of cane sugar & vinegar. Use our concentrates in sparkling water, on salads, as a marinade, or practice a little mixology for an uncommon beverage. You can select from our monthly line-up or from our regular menu.
Remember to add a rimming sugar or salt to your order!
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0.5- 1.0 oz Tea
Dry herbs, spices & local harvests are mixed into unique caffeine-free teas. Delicious hot or cold. All teas are loose-leaf. You may request fillable tea bags free of charge.
I do not need tea bags
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Please include tea bags
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Wild Cocktail Kit
We create recipes for unique cocktails based on our line of products. You can choose from our monthly line-up or any of our previous kits.
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SUMMER Gift Subscription
June, July, August
6" Cake
A 6" cake can be selected from our monthly line-up or from our regular menu.
60
4 oz Jam
We preserve local produce with low sugar content so our delicious flavors stand out.
12
8 oz Shrub or Syrup
Shrubs (drinking vinegars) contain herbs, fruits, & vegetables and a sweet-tart mixture of cane sugar & vinegar. Use our concentrates in sparkling water, on salads, as a marinade, or practice a little mixology for an uncommon beverage. You can select from our monthly line-up or from our regular menu.
Remember to add a rimming sugar or salt to your order!
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0.5- 1.0 oz Tea
Dry herbs, spices & local harvests are mixed into unique caffeine-free teas. Delicious hot or cold. All teas are loose-leaf. You may request fillable tea bags free of charge.
I do not need tea bags
12
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Please include tea bags
12
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Wild Cocktail Kit
We create recipes for unique cocktails based on our line of products. You can choose from our monthly line-up or any of our previous kits.
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FALL Gift Subscription
September, October, November
6" Cake
A 6" cake can be selected from our monthly line-up or from our regular menu.
60
4 oz Jam
We preserve local produce with low sugar content so our delicious flavors stand out.
12
8 oz Shrub or Syrup
Shrubs (drinking vinegars) contain herbs, fruits, & vegetables and a sweet-tart mixture of cane sugar & vinegar. Use our concentrates in sparkling water, on salads, as a marinade, or practice a little mixology for an uncommon beverage. You can select from our monthly line-up or from our regular menu.
Remember to add a rimming sugar or salt to your order!
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0.5- 1.0 oz Tea
Dry herbs, spices & local harvests are mixed into unique caffeine-free teas. Delicious hot or cold. All teas are loose-leaf. You may request fillable tea bags free of charge.
I do not need tea bags
12
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Please include tea bags
12
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Wild Cocktail Kit
We create recipes for unique cocktails based on our line of products. You can choose from our monthly line-up or any of our previous kits.
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WINTER Gift Subscription
December, January, February
6" Cake
A 6" cake can be selected from our monthly line-up or from our regular menu.
60
4 oz Jam
We preserve local produce with low sugar content so our delicious flavors stand out.
12
8 oz Shrub or Syrup
Shrubs (drinking vinegars) contain herbs, fruits, & vegetables and a sweet-tart mixture of cane sugar & vinegar. Use our concentrates in sparkling water, on salads, as a marinade, or practice a little mixology for an uncommon beverage. You can select from our monthly line-up or from our regular menu.
Remember to add a rimming sugar or salt to your order!
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0.5- 1.0 oz Tea
Dry herbs, spices & local harvests are mixed into unique caffeine-free teas. Delicious hot or cold. All teas are loose-leaf. You may request fillable tea bags free of charge.
I do not need tea bags
12
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Please include tea bags
12
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Wild Cocktail Kit
We create recipes for unique cocktails based on our line of products. You can choose from our monthly line-up or any of our previous kits.
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