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!
Subscription Ordering
Heard of a CSA? Why not buy a cake or jam share from us and have the convenience of a delicious harvest good delivered straight to your door?
Prices in a subscription are reduced for orders of two months or more.
Right now, we are only accepting a limited number of subscriptions.
Select as many months or as few as you would like at a time.
Select the first delivery or pick-up date you would like when ordering, and the remainder of the dates will be agreed upon via email.
SPRING
March, April, May
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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SUMMER
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
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!
42
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
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!
42
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
​
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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