Headlong Farm

17/11/2025

Sometimes, it do go like this...🤪

13/11/2025

Don't know about you, but we think fall just makes things taste BETTER! 🍂🥰🍞😋

Come out and see for yourself at our farm store, farmer's market, or on our HotPlate page to preorder for Thanksgiving. Link in bio!

12/11/2025

Don't be a statistic!

In 2017, the US Census Bureau surveyed American households on their disaster preparedness. They found that only 26% had a plan to communicate if cell service was disrupted! 🤯

Fall is the perfect time to plan with family, so on November 18th, from 6:30 to 8:30, we're hosting a $5/family talk to get you prepared for the next Snowpocalypse (or Instagram outage) with light snacks and drinks. We'll cover the basics of buying and using emergency radios. Doors and refreshments at 6:30, talk begins at 7:00.

Spaces are limited, so RSVP using the link in bio.

11/11/2025

UPDATE! WE NOW HAVE APPLE 🍏 CRUMBLE!

We've added apple crumble mini and maxi pies to our pre-order page! Hit the link in our bio to order your baked deliciousness for pickup on Tuesday or Wednesday before Thanksgiving. 🤤

08/11/2025

It's that time! 🍂🎃🥧🤪

Are you looking for some unique bakes to bring to Thanksgiving? Want to bake but maybe you're a little overwhelmed?

We have an AMAZING selection of seasonal bakes that we're excited for you to try, including our brown butter chestnut Bundt cake, tiny pumpkin pies, and a new buttermilk/salted caramel pie that is just to DIE for!

Simply hit our HotPlate page ( https://www.hotplate.com/headlongfarm ) to preorder for pickup on Tuesday or Wednesday (11/25 and 11/26) before Thanksgiving. You can even register to be notified if we add a new product to the drop (and we just might...😉).

07/11/2025

It's that time! 🍂🎃🥧🤪

Are you looking for some unique bakes to bring to Thanksgiving? Want to bake but maybe you're a little overwhelmed?

We have an AMAZING selection of seasonal bakes that we're excited for you to try, including our brown butter chestnut Bundt cake, tiny pumpkin pies, and a new buttermilk/salted caramel pie that is just to DIE for!

Simply hit the link in our bio and visit our HotPlate page to preorder for pickup on Tuesday or Wednesday (11/25 and 11/26) before Thanksgiving. You can even register to be notified if we add a new product to the drop (and we just might...😉).

06/11/2025

Wow, what a milestone!

The turns 40 this year. Crazy! We'll be here from 4-7 with some great bakes and a special guest. 😉

Come and say hello!

05/11/2025

Uh oh... 🤣

04/11/2025

YESSS IT'S FINALLY FALL!!! 🍁

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Jn1sjGKGf/

🥦🍎🍏🥕

04/11/2025

Know what's in your food, and have a little in reserve in case you need it one day. That's the real flex! 💪

This is why we do it, not just to save a few dollars, but to live closer to what really matters.

03/11/2025

Well, it's been a while!

We realized we haven't reintroduced ourselves despite lots of new followers joining us. So let's fix that!

We're Matt and Tess, two first-generation farmers and food producers who own and operate Headlong Farm. Some of you already know our story: moving from Austin, quitting a few corporate jobs, and starting all over again in Elgin to grow, raise, and bake food for ourselves and the people around us. It's probably easy to summarize it like that, so if you want to quit reading there, you can...

BUT we think the most interesting part about Headlong Farm's story isn't our "back to the land" arc (even though that's pretty cool). What we've found is that, through dark moments like failed crops and sick animals, it's the *other* people in our story who have been the biggest sources of strength (and whimsy, growth, sadness, and learning).

Take Lisa from Mostly Well, for instance. Matt worked with her during his software days, and once he left Austin, didn't hear from her for a while. During that time she also struck out on a journey start her own fitness company, becoming a Certified Personal Trainer and director of wellness retreats. But out of the blue, they reconnected, chatted, and then she offered to take the beautiful professional photos of our farm you see above. As a potato fan, she was happy to do a produce barter trade for the work.

Lisa's just one of dozens - maybe hundreds? - of people who we've worked with, sold animals to, or taught in classes over these years. And we know, yeah, it doesn't make for a great self-intro story to put the focus on all of our customers and friends, but we like thinking back on all the great memories you guys have given us.

And we look forward to all the new memories to come. 🙏

31/10/2025

Hey weekend regulars! We'll be closed this Saturday, but we will have a limited supply of breads and cookies, along with our usual other grocery goods, tomorrow (10/31). Stop on by!