Harold Wilken was honored with the R. J. Vollmer Award by the Illinois Department of Agriculture.
Harold and Ross Wilken, Janie's Farm, and Janie’s Mill have been featured in many news articles. Here are a few of them.
Marbleseed Honors Ross and Harold Wilken as Organic Farmers of the Year, January 2023
The Future of Farming and the Power of Soil, Shumei International, February 2022
Two Life-Changing Events Led an Illinois Family to Embrace Organic Farming, Feast and Field, Sept., 2021
WHY JANIE’S FARM IN IROQUOIS COUNTY TRANSITIONED TO ORGANIC PRODUCTION, Illinois Farm Bureau, November, 2020
Harold Wilken and his Passion for Soil Health, Good Food Catalyst, Feb., 2019
MAKING THE MOST OUT OF WHEAT IN ORGANIC ROTATIONS, Prairie Farmer, December, 2018
AT JANIE’S FARM, ORGANIC GRAIN IS GROWN AND MADE INTO HIGH-QUALITY STONE-GROUND FLOUR: Fifth-generation farmer Harold Wilken grows both heirloom and hybrid grain varieties, Feast Magazine St. Louis, October, 2018
SEEING GREEN: INTEREST IN ORGANIC FARMING IS GROWING, AgriNews, October, 2017
LIVING GRAINS: FROM LOCAL FIELDS TO LOCAL FLOUR, The Community Word, July, 2017
Harold collaborates with the University of Illinois in variety trials, and uses a small combine to harvest the test plots.
GOING ROGUE: ALTERNATIVE FOOD PRODUCTION NEEDS FRESH BREAD, The New Food Economy, June, 2017
ILLINOIS FARMERS, RESEARCHERS, CHEFS JOIN FORCES TO BUILD LOCAL SPECIALTY GRAINS MARKET, The Organic Broadcaster, January/February, 2017.
JANIE’S FARM ORGANICS TAKES FAMILY FARMING TO NEXT GENERATION, Medill News Service, March, 2016
RECOGNITION AND DEMAND GROW FOR ORGANIC FARMING, The Community Word, February, 2016
HAROLD WILKEN OF IROQUOIS COUNTY HONORED FOR HIS EFFORTS IN ORGANIC FARMING, Peoria Journal Star, January, 2016
HAROLD WILKEN NAMED SUSTAINABLE AG AWARD WINNER, Prairie Farmer, January, 2016
DANFORTH ORGANIC FARMER WINS SUSTAINABLE AG AWARD, Kankakee Daily Journal, January, 2016.
WILKEN NAMED SUSTAINABLE FARMER OF THE YEAR, Interview on WGLT Radio, January, 2016
BUYING THE FARM, Orion Magazine, July, 2015