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.

Flexible ordering · Skip anytime · Local delivery

★★★★★ 4.8  ·  96 reviews  ·  Hundreds of North Shore families
Charred Corn and Shallot Salad with Herb Vinaigrette
Next Delivery
Thursday, Aug 6
Freshly Packed
This Week's Recipe
Charred Corn & Shallot Salad
  • 4 ears sweet corn Brenneman Country Store · Grabill, IN
  • 3 large shallots Down River Farm
  • Olive oil, red wine vinegar Pantry
  • Fresh parsley & chives Spence Farm · Fairbury, IL
  • Crumbled feta (optional) Kilgus Farmstead
View Recipe →

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 This Week

Delivered within days.

Real delivery · North Shore

Open This Week’s Delivery With Us

This is what replacing
a grocery trip looks like.

Every Thursday morning we pack your order by hand and deliver it to your door. Here’s a typical week — protein, produce, dairy, and a few pantry staples that cover most of your family’s meals.

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
🍳 That’s Monday through Friday covered — breakfast, lunch, and dinner — without setting foot in a grocery store.
$85–$120
Typical order value
8–12
Meals covered
100+
Products to choose from
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How It Works

Three steps to a better
Thursday dinner.

01

Choose your groceries.

Browse 100+ products from named Midwest farms. Add what your family needs this week.

02

We pack it fresh Thursday morning.

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.

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!"

Unboxing delivery day

Cooking with Iron & Acre

Real meals from the farm

What customers are saying

Real meals from real families

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
Customer meal — farm box delivery spread
Customer meal photo
Customer meal photo
Customer meal photo
Customer meal photo

Foods Customers Can’t Stop Buying

Farm Fresh Eggs
Farm Fresh Eggs “Deep, vibrant yolks. They didn’t even last through the weekend.”
Grass-Fed Steaks
Grass-Fed Steaks “Best I’ve ever eaten. We’re now monthly subscribers.”
FlaRa Sourdough
FlaRa Sourdough “Hands down one of the best sourdough loaves I’ve had.”
Wild-Caught Salmon
Wild-Caught Salmon “Out of the package it smelled like nothing — not like fish. That’s how you know it’s real.”
Microgreens
Microgreens “I wanted to eat them by the handful.”
★★★★★ 4.9 out of 5  ·  96 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.”

★★★★★

“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.”

★★★★★

“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.”

★★★★★

“High quality farm eggs with deep, vibrant yolks and tight, firm whites. Fresh, rich flavor. Loved these over easy as well as scrambled. They didn’t even last through the weekend.”

★★★★★

“Hands down one of the best sourdough loaves I’ve had. No need to worry about it going stale in our house — it was gone in two days. Amazing with a runny egg or as avocado toast.”

★★★★★

“We gave Iron & Acre a shot and we’re incredibly happy we did. Steaks and bacon were unreal, eggs were crazy fresh, and produce tasted like it came straight from the farm. A+ experience. Will be back.”

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

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.

Shop This Week

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, 5pm CST
Delivery day
Every other Thursday
Delivery window
1pm – 6pm

Current delivery towns

Glencoe
Winnetka
Kenilworth
Wilmette
Evanston
Glenview
Northbrook
Highland Park
Lake Forest
Lake Bluff
Deerfield
Riverwoods
Bannockburn
Mettawa
Libertyville

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