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The Pembroke Farmers Cooperative was created in 1999 by a small group of farmers, the Illinois Cooperative Extension Service, USDA, and several other entities. The only co-op in Kankakee County, Pembroke?s thirty or so farmers produce mostly specialty crops and pasture-raised poultry. Farmer members are largely African-American, all use chemical-free growing methods, and some are certified organic...Today, Pembroke Farmers Cooperative sells theirs wares at numerous farmers? markets, health food stores, and restaurants.