Real FOOD, Real PEOPLE
We are a small family farm, committed to providing nutrient-dense food for your family
The vision and values that define who we are, what we do, and what we believe.
Our origin story, from 2014 to right now.
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Our People
The people who make Vintage Meadows possible. Take some time to scroll through and get to know us!
Ryan Schrock
Our owner and the heart and soul of Vintage Meadows since its inception in 2014. Ryan’s responsibilities include “setting vision for Vintage Meadows, managing employees, vendors, and our partner farmers, setting protocol for raising our animals and many other fun and fulfilling things!”
Ryan states that the best part of VM for him is “hearing and seeing the joy and gratefulness in the emails and on the faces of our customers as we interact over the food that Vintage Meadows raises and sells.” His favorite VM product is Sweet Cream, and a fun fact about Ryan is that he enjoys reading Greek and Roman history.
Katrina Schrock
Married to Ryan for over 25 years, Katrina is part owner and contributes to VM through vision casting and customer communication. Her favorite part of the business is introducing new products! Katrina’s favorite products include Pork Butt Roast, Chorizo sausage, and sweet cream, and a fun fact is that she has green eyes even though her parents both had blue - a less than 1% chance phenomenon!
Amber Pauls
Beginning in 2018, Amber has been VM’s bookkeeper, managing payroll, bill paying, and filing. She loves the great people and positive work environment, and her favorite product is the sourdough bread. A fun fact about Amber is that she loves music and she used to be Destiny’s piano teacher!
Bailey Hostetler
Bailey joined Vintage Meadows in August 2023. He works with product packing and distribution (a.k.a. delivery). His favorite part of VM are “the people, both customers and coworkers. Everyone is wonderful.” Bailey’s favorite product is Raw Honey, and a fun fact is that he has surfed in the Indian Ocean.
John Willis
John and his wife Aimee joined Vintage Meadows in March 2018 from their home in Mokena, IL. In 2022, the Willis fam decided to move to Indiana and come on board full-time. John does “whatever the farm needs,” which includes coordinating pickup locations, chores, deliveries, product pickup, and more, depending on the week. His favorite part of working at VM is “being outside, working with animals, and working with tractors.” John recommends our Primal Sausage, and his fun fact is that he is a Child of God.
Aimee Willis
Aimee is a jack of all trades around Vintage Meadows, dabbling in social marketing and branding and product development, among other things. Her favorite parts of VM are new product sampling and connecting with our Chicagoland customers. Aimee says, “We know how challenging it is to find all the farm fresh foods in Illinois - so being able to make this beautiful connection to Vintage Meadows for our friends, family, and customers, really blesses me.” Her most recent favorite product is the kefir, and a fun fact about Aimee is that she is a licensed hairstylist!
Destiny Schrock
Destiny began working part time at Vintage Meadows in June 2024, although she has a long history with the farm. She handles much of the customer communications and runs the VM social media. She loves Farmer’s Favorite sausage, and a fun fact about Destiny is that she played rugby for one semester in college.
Carly Schrock
Carly has worked for Vintage Meadows since June 2022. She does a little bit of everything around the farm, like delivery cleanup, feeding the pigs, and organizing egg boxes. Her favorite part of working at VM is Saturday morning order pickup at the farm, and her favorite product is Chorizo! A fun fact about Carly is that she is currently pursuing a career in photography.
Beth Hershberger
Beth is our packing room manager, which means she manages the order-packing crew, places orders with vendors, and keeps all non-meat items in stock. When she started in 2018, she was the only employee! Her favorite part of VM is,
“The people and mission of VM, Ryan and Katrina are amazing to work for, and being able to provide our customers with healthy, nourishing food.”
Courtney Hall
Courtney joined Vintage Meadows in November 2023. Her job includes packing the frozen and refrigerated products for each customer’s order, like meat and dairy. Her favorite part of VM are the people she gets to interact with, and she recommends the cottage cheese and Butter Crackers. A fun fact about Courtney is that she has been to Canada five different times!
Connor Schrock
Connor has been working for Vintage Meadows since birth (in his words). He does odd mechanic and maintenance work around the farm. For example, he designed self-filling water tanks that ensure no overflow. Connor’s favorite VM product is the milk, and a fun fact about him is that he has had a mullet for over seven years.
Olivia Wingard
Olivia began working at VM in December 2023. She primarily does Saturday morning farm pickup. She loves everyone she works with and the Vintage Meadows values. Her favorite product is Chorizo, and a fun fact about Olivia is that she loves to crochet.
Amy Spicher
Amy has been with Vintage Meadows since May 2019. She packs orders for local and delivery, labels and packages bulk products, does and a little bit of everything else. Her favorite product is BACON, and her awesome coworkers are her favorite part of the job. A fun fact about Amy is that she speaks two languages, and one has no agreed-upon written form!
Naomi Bunyan
Naomi joined the VM team in August 2023. She laughingly describes her position as “the grunt worker.” She says, “Anything people don’t want to do, that’s what I do. I work with the animals, I work in the packing room, and I work in the fields.” Her coworkers and the farm mud are her favorite parts of the job. A fun fact about Naomi is her loud and outgoing personality, and her favorite product is Butter Crackers.
Cuco Muñoz
Cuco joined Vintage Meadows in October of 2021. He has 2 handsome boys, Max and Matteo, who help Dad at the farm any time they can! Cuco has been an important piece of our VM family: he fills in when needed including chores, deliveries, mowing hay, working on projects around the farm, and recently, raising meat chickens at the farm. His favorite part of working at VM is, “being able to re-live my childhood passion when helping my dad at the farm in Mexico.” Cuco recommends our bone-in pork chops and the Chorizo to all our customers.
Alondra Sosa
Alondra joined Vintage Meadows in January 2024 and helps with packing customer orders along with organizing incoming inventory. Her coworkers are her favorite part of VM, and she recommends our Chocolate Chip Cookies. Alondra’s fun fact is that she is in college for engineering!