For nearly five decades, MayneLand Farm has operated in Naperville near the intersection of Mill Street and Bauer Road. On the 15-acre plot of land is the farm stand, which keeps customers coming back for their food supplies every week.
“I think people have a connection to the farm. They meet us in the farm stand, and they ask us what we’re growing, and we can tell them what’s going to be coming next. It really gives people a connection to their food, which is kind of lost when you shop only in a big-box store,” said Lisa Broccardo, a manager at MayneLand Farm.
Starting the farm in 1976
Before becoming a Naperville staple, the land was first acquired by the Mayne family in 1949. In 1975, a tenant on the land began selling produce from his garden, eventually building a corn stand and growing the business, which led to the start of MayneLand Farm in 1976.
In 1980, Jeremy Mayne took over the operation after the tenant moved away, leading it until he retired in 2023…