Woodstock Culinary Duo Bring Decades of Food Expertise to PastaBar
McHenry County’s homegrown PastaBar, an early Food Shed supplier of its handmade, rough textured pasta, is celebrating its five–year anniversary this year. What began as a small family operation suppling […]
Factory-Farmed vs. Ethically-Farmed Milk
For many, milk is a dietary staple that provides essential nutrition. In recent years, growing public interest in food production has led many consumers to question whether all milk is created […]
Patyk Farms Returns to Supply Produce to Food Shed
It’s vegetable planting season at Patyk Farm, a family-owned farm in Richmond, Illinois, that plans to supply locally grown produce and flowers for a second season at the Food Shed […]
Food Shed Welcomes New Honey Supplier Organic Rootz

by Christine Stebbins The Food Shed Co-op is buzzing with its new honey supplier Organic Rootz, a McHenry County health food shop founded by Umar Ahmed. A beekeeper and health […]
Beef Prices in 2026
Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed 100% grass-fed beef continues to be one of the most popular meat choices at the Food Shed Co-op. Many shoppers appreciate the flavor, the regenerative grazing […]
From Spore to More
From Spore to More, Fox River Grove’s premier gourmet mushroom shop. Where a passion for exceptional fungi meets a commitment to quality and local sustainability. Established in April 2022, their […]
Ethereal Craft Chocolate
Food has a central place in our lives and we want to bring people together through food. This philosophy drives us and we don’t cut corners. We do things because […]
Middlebury Farms
Middlebury Farms is a certified organic vegetable farm in Harvard, IL owned and operated by Peter Grubbe. Peter is a first generation farmer and McHenry County native. He has been […]
Just Coffee Co-op
JUST Coffee Co-op Just Coffee Cooperative is a worker-owned, fair-trade, and organic coffee roasting cooperative in Madison, Wisconsin, dedicated to a model of commerce based on transparency, respect for labor, […]