In the early 1920s, Stuyvesant Peabody, one of Chicagoland's foremost citizens who was a multimillionaire coal executive, had a theory that people would enjoy a simple menu of superior food when served in an attractive atmosphere on a good-looking farm.

He erected the present building on twelve acres of a four hundred fifty acre farm. It was evident that his theory worked out, for more than 40,000 came the first four months.

The original rooms are those with the hand-hewn hardwood beams. The Currier and Ives collection displayed is from Mr. Peabody's private collection.

Robert and Doris Hastert purchased the Farm in the spring of nineteen fifty-four. September twenty-nineth of the same year, after extensive remodeling that included an entirely new kitchen, they reopened the restaurant. Each year has brought many new additions, and each year the food excels in quality.

The Hastert's son, Robert Jr., was the Farm's manager, and also operated the carry-out branches. He opened the first carry-out branch in Joliet. Carry-out locations are now in Romeoville, Riverside, Joliet, Downers Grove, and Plainfield. His daughter Laura Hastert-Gardner and family will continue the Farm on in it's true tradition.