North Shore Delivery  ·  Midwest Family Farms

Better food.
Fewer errands.
Dinner worth gathering for.

We’ve already found the best farms and food makers. Shop online and we’ll deliver your groceries fresh every other Thursday.

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$100 minimum · Complimentary delivery $150+ · Delivered every other Thursday

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Bountiful fall apple harvest
Next Delivery
Thursday, Aug 6
Freshly Packed

Browse by Category

Browse
the Market.

Customer meal — seared grass-fed steak
Protein →
Customer meal — asparagus and purple potatoes
Produce →
Customer meal — farm egg on toast with microgreens
Eggs & Dairy →
Customer photo — artisan sourdough loaf
Bakery →
Customer meal — shrimp in herb cream sauce
Pantry →

A simple place to begin

New here? Start with our favorites.

A fridge-and-freezer restock built from the staples our customers buy again and again.

Shop once, or create a flexible standing order and save 10%. Skip, swap or pause anytime.

Prefer to choose your own? Build Your Delivery →

Curated first restock

$117.00

Real delivery · North Shore

A Typical Delivery

This is what replacing
a grocery trip looks like.

Every other Thursday, we pack your order by hand and deliver it to your door. A typical delivery can include protein, produce, eggs and dairy, plus a few pantry staples for the days ahead.

Protein
  • Pasture-raised chicken thighs
  • Grass-fed ground beef
  • Wild-caught salmon
Produce
  • Seasonal vegetables
  • Salad greens
  • Fresh herbs
Dairy & Eggs
  • Pasture-raised eggs
  • Farmstead butter
  • Artisan cheese
Pantry
  • Sourdough bread
  • Local honey
  • Artisan pasta
🍳 An example of a few family meals — breakfast, lunch, and dinner — without another grocery run.
$120–$150
Typical order value
8–12
Approximate meals
100+
Products to choose from
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After the Switch

Real kitchens. Real meals.
Real families.

What life looks like after people stop grocery shopping the old way.

"If you're local to the North Shore — I have to share something I've been loving…"

"@eatironandacre is a score EVERY TIME!"

Cooking with Iron & Acre

From Our Customers' Kitchens

Customer meal — pan-seared shrimp in cream sauce
Customer meal — egg sandwich with microgreens on sourdough
Customer meal — shrimp tacos with fresh toppings
Customer meal — roasted vegetables and protein
★★★★★ 4.90 out of 5  ·  115 verified reviews
★★★★★

“I legit haven’t had anything from Iron & Acre that wasn’t top quality and delicious. The vegetables actually smell and taste like vegetables are meant to taste. Potatoes that smell of dirt and the Earth as if literally just picked.”

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Cari J.
Cooking Vegetables  ·  ✓ Verified
★★★★★

“I received my first order yesterday. Everything from chicken breast and ground beef, to eggs and sourdough. Incredible. My kids, who are picky, devoured scrambled eggs with the sourdough. The microgreens were so good with everything.”

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Bryan Z.
Farm Fresh Eggs  ·  ✓ Verified
★★★★★

“The strip steak was amazing. The ground beef made the best Smash Burgers and everything was fresh and tasty. Everything comes frozen but there was no freezer burn on anything. Everything has been sealed properly and is so amazing.”

M
Melissa E.
Grass-Fed Steaks  ·  ✓ Verified
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How It Works

Three steps to a better
next delivery.

01

Choose your groceries.

Browse 100+ products from named Midwest farms. Add what your family needs for your next delivery.

02

We pack fresh for every other Thursday.

Order by Sunday at 5 pm. Your bag is packed by hand and never sits in a warehouse.

03

We deliver it to your door.

Every other Thursday to the North Shore. Skip or cancel anytime — no lock-in.

Build Your Delivery

A better way to buy groceries

Why fresher food tastes better.

Conventional Grocery

Long Supply Chain

Harvested early. Stored. Shipped.

Picked Before It's Ready

Ripens in transit.

Tomato cross-section: pale conventional left, vivid Iron & Acre right

Tomatoes develop much of their flavor while ripening on the vine.

Iron & Acre

Named Producer

You know where it came from.

Picked Close to Delivery

Delivered within days.

Marty Travis, Spence Farm
Marty Travis · Spence Farm
Marty and Will Travis on the farm
Marty and Will Travis with the delivery truck
Fairbury, IL Est. 1830

Farm Spotlight

Spence Farm

Certified Organic Partner since 2021

We chose Spence Farm because they grow heirloom vegetables you simply won’t find in traditional grocery stores.

Spence Farm in Fairbury, IL has been in the same family since 1830 — now managed by seventh and eighth generation farmers Marty and Will Travis. On 160 acres of Central Illinois farmland, they grow a remarkable diversity of heirloom and native crops, heritage animals, and specialty produce using chemical-free and certified organic practices. No GMOs. No shortcuts. Just seven generations of doing it right.

What they grow

Heirloom vegetables Heritage animals Native crops Specialty produce Certified organic

"These people are not just farmers, but they're visionaries."

— Chef Rick Bayless, on Spence Farm
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Delivery Area

Do we deliver
to your door?

We currently deliver to the North Shore every other Thursday. Enter your ZIP code to confirm your address is in our delivery zone.

Order cutoff
Every other Sunday at noon CT
Delivery day
Every other Thursday
Delivery window
1pm – 6pm

Current delivery towns

Arlington Heights
Buffalo Grove
Deerfield
Des Plaines
Glencoe
Glenview
Highland Park
Kenilworth
Lake Bluff
Lake Forest
Libertyville
Lincolnshire
Morton Grove
Mount Prospect
Mundelein
Niles
Northbrook
Palatine
Prospect Heights
Vernon Hills
Wheeling
Wilmette
Winnetka

Don't see your town? Join the waitlist — we're expanding.

Our Promise

If something's not right,
we make it right.

Email or text us within 48 hours. No photos, no hassle. Replacement, credit, or refund — your choice.

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From the Kitchen

Recipes Worth Making Next

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Grilled bratwurst with sauerkraut, mustard and rustic bread
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Brats with Warm Sauerkraut, Muenster and Toasted Ciabatta

Serve organic pork brats with warm naturally fermented sauerkraut, melted Muenster and ...

Peter Bahe
Bacon-cheddar English muffin burger with roasted seasonal vegetables
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Bacon-Cheddar English Muffin Burgers with Roasted Seasonal Vegetables

Serve grass-fed bacon-cheddar burgers on sourdough English muffins with roasted seasona...

Peter Bahe
Pan-seared wild salmon with Cahokia rice and weekly greens
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Pan-Seared Wild Salmon with Cahokia Rice and Weekly Greens

Pan-sear wild Coho or Keta salmon and serve it with Cahokia high-protein rice and weekl...

Peter Bahe

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