Bountiful Blessings Farm Produce
2020 is the tenth season at Bountiful Blessings, and even though the business is relatively young, Bountiful Blessings brings a lot of experience to the table. The Wielert family has been involved in agriculture and horticulture for four generations. Ranging from cattle production, greenhouse operation and vegetable farming over the years. The Wielerts have been described by friends and neighbors as quality growers. Located five miles north of Hinckley, Illinois on McGirr Road, Bountiful Blessings Farm Produce is situated on some of Illinois' most bountiful farm land. In the spring of 2011, after being prompted by his father, Kim and Jeff Wielert opened Bountiful Blessings Farm Produce to provide locally produced food in the local market. Jeff's parents, Allan and Bette Wielert work with Jeff and Kim to produce a top quality vegetable crop available on the farm and at other local sites. Their goal is to bring a healthy, delicious product to your table at an affordable price.
Bountiful Blessing Produce Farm was born because even when Jeff was unemployed for three years, he always had food on the table. God's blessings were always bountiful! Although he worked for several years as a director of Christian education, most recently in Atlanta, he grew up with a large garden, learning horticulture at Kishwaukee College and working for a couple of different greenhouses in the local area.
They started in 2011 on a shoestring. Jeff’s dad already had started seeds for a large garden. They sold produce at a stand on the farm, on a busy corner in Hinckley and at the community’s farmers’ market. They also got involved with LocalHarvest.org where Jeff blogs as he has time.
That first few years went well, Wielert believes, because people want to know where their food originates. The business is small, but they spend time growing a quality product.
20 plus acres might not sound like much, but it’s a lot of area to be planted and harvested by hand and scouted for pests three or four times a week during the growing season. They are not organic, but they do not spray on a regimen and incorporate sustainable practices and integrated pest management. When they spray, they start with organic compounds. They don’t use anything stronger than a one-day post harvest interval. Bountiful Blessings Farm grows numerous varieties of tomatoes and many different varieties of sweet, hot, and specialty peppers. They have expanded their line to include salads, breads, baked goods, pickles, salsa, and more.
They sell herbs, sweet corn, asparagus, beets, beans, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kohlrabi, tomatoes, sweet and hot peppers, potatoes, onions, carrots, cucumbers, summer squash, winter squash, pumpkins, gourds, Indian corn, lettuce, spinach, Swiss chard and much more.
Bountiful Blessing Produce Farm was born because even when Jeff was unemployed for three years, he always had food on the table. God's blessings were always bountiful! Although he worked for several years as a director of Christian education, most recently in Atlanta, he grew up with a large garden, learning horticulture at Kishwaukee College and working for a couple of different greenhouses in the local area.
They started in 2011 on a shoestring. Jeff’s dad already had started seeds for a large garden. They sold produce at a stand on the farm, on a busy corner in Hinckley and at the community’s farmers’ market. They also got involved with LocalHarvest.org where Jeff blogs as he has time.
That first few years went well, Wielert believes, because people want to know where their food originates. The business is small, but they spend time growing a quality product.
20 plus acres might not sound like much, but it’s a lot of area to be planted and harvested by hand and scouted for pests three or four times a week during the growing season. They are not organic, but they do not spray on a regimen and incorporate sustainable practices and integrated pest management. When they spray, they start with organic compounds. They don’t use anything stronger than a one-day post harvest interval. Bountiful Blessings Farm grows numerous varieties of tomatoes and many different varieties of sweet, hot, and specialty peppers. They have expanded their line to include salads, breads, baked goods, pickles, salsa, and more.
They sell herbs, sweet corn, asparagus, beets, beans, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kohlrabi, tomatoes, sweet and hot peppers, potatoes, onions, carrots, cucumbers, summer squash, winter squash, pumpkins, gourds, Indian corn, lettuce, spinach, Swiss chard and much more.
Here are a few pictures of the farm back in the day...
Allan Wielert with the kids - Amy, Debbie and Jeff Wielert
Granda Wielert building up the soil!!
Cattle production in the late 1950's at the Wielert Farm
Some of the nursery stock grown by the Wielert Family in the 1980's