Dan Hesterberg
Founder, crop and livestock operations
Dan led the farm's move from conventional row crops to a natural pasture based system starting in the late 1990s.
Sonrise Farms
Sonrise Farms is the Hesterberg family farm near Penfield in central Illinois selling grass finished red Angus beef, pasture raised chicken and eggs, raw milk and sourdough from their on farm store.
Sonrise Farms is a family farm in Penfield, in central Illinois, run by Dan and Diane Hesterberg, who moved from conventional grain growing to pasture based livestock farming.
Their beef is grass finished and raised without grain, hormones or antibiotics, while their chickens live in portable shelters moved across the pasture and eat non GMO grains.
Alongside the meat they sell raw honey and baked goods made with stone milled flours from their farm bakery. Orders are collected at the farm during short pickup windows on Wednesday and Saturday.
What they sell
- Grass finished beef
- Pasture raised chicken
- Raw milk
- Pasture raised eggs
- Sourdough bread
Plan your visit
- You can visit in person
- Delivers locally
Meet the farm team
From the community
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