Banner Harvest · Peoria & Central Illinois
Born in Banner, Illinois. Crafted by Nature.
Our roots were planted firmly in the fertile soil of Banner, Illinois. We are proud to bring our farm-to-table natural wellness to the communities where our story first began.
- 2019 Banner, Illinois Our first hemp crop, planted by hand on family land.
- 2019 onward Peoria & Central Illinois Years of farming, Peoria-area markets, local media, and Illinois customers.
- 2022 Leesburg, Florida Our Leesburg location opens while Illinois is still active.
- Since 2024 Made in Leesburg Formulated and made in Leesburg, still serving our Illinois customers.
I planted our first hemp crop in Banner, Illinois with the help of family and community volunteers. My uncle, Bud Grieves, gave me the land and the trust to do it right. This area is the heartland and breadbasket of our great nation. That is where Banner Harvest was born.
Coming back to Illinois was not about business. It was coming home to a community which is our family and offering the chance to bring people wellness crafted by nature.
Where Banner Harvest Began
Illinois is where Banner Harvest took root.
Before the Florida wellness center and before this rebuilt website, Banner Harvest was a hemp farm and a folding-table business in Central Illinois. This is where we planted, learned, listened, and built the standards that still guide our work today.
Our Illinois Chapter
This chapter still belongs to Illinois.
Banner Harvest began in Banner, Illinois, in 2019. Paul planted 15,000 hemp seedlings by hand, and together we carried the story into Peoria markets, local media, and countless conversations with people looking for honest answers.
Those early customers did more than buy our products. They helped prove that hands-on knowledge, clear guidance, and personal accountability mattered.
Today, we formulate and make our CBD products in Florida, but Illinois is not a footnote. It is our beginning, part of our customer family, and a community we are proud to continue serving.
If you knew us in Illinois before, welcome back. If you are discovering us now, welcome to the place where our story began.
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2019 · Banner
Rooted in Banner
Banner Harvest began with real Illinois soil, a real hemp crop, and the hands-on cultivation work that shaped Paul’s standards.
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2019 onward · Peoria
Built through real conversations
Peoria markets, local interviews, and direct customer guidance taught us what people actually needed from a responsible CBD company.
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Since 2024 · Leesburg
The standard moved with us
We still formulate and make our CBD products ourselves, use independent full-panel testing, and answer customers directly.
Were you one of our Illinois customers? Send us a note. We would genuinely love to hear from you.
Third-Party Proof
The story was documented while we were still doing the work.
Local media covered the farm, the crop, and Banner Harvest’s first Illinois chapter as it happened, in 2019 and early 2020. These are not claims created years later for a marketing page. They are records of where the company began.
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Harvesting Hemp: From Seed to Sale
“As more companies enter the crowded cannabis market, a local business seeks to differentiate itself.”
This feature documented Banner Harvest during its original Illinois farm chapter and followed the work from planting and cultivation through the emerging hemp marketplace.
“We have not done things the easy way, but we are doing our best to do them the right way.”
Why it matters: This is independent documentation of Banner Harvest’s Illinois roots—not a brand story reconstructed after the fact.
Read the Full Article (PDF, opens in a new tab)ABC News visited the Banner Harvest farm in Illinois.
The 2019 report captured Banner Harvest during its first Illinois hemp season, while the crop was still in the field and the company was being built through real cultivation, local education, and direct community relationships.
Why it matters: This is third-party footage of the early Banner Harvest story, filmed while the work was happening rather than recreated for a polished marketing campaign.
Watch the 2019 Report
Peoria & Central Illinois
From Banner and Peoria to all of Central Illinois.
Banner and Peoria are where Banner Harvest began. Around them is the wider Central Illinois region—river towns, college towns, county seats, and farm country—and it is a region we are proud to keep serving. We no longer operate an Illinois farm or storefront. Today, every order is formulated, made, and shipped from our home in Leesburg, Florida, to any address in Illinois.
Straight-line distances from Banner are approximate. County boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.
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Where it began
Banner & Peoria
Fulton and Peoria counties
Banner is a small Fulton County village near the Illinois River, about 20 miles southwest of Peoria. Our first hemp crop went into the ground there in 2019 on family land, and Peoria is where the story met the public: riverfront markets, WMBD radio, the ABC/HOI farm report, and Peoria Magazine. The roots run deeper than business. Paul’s uncle, Bud Grieves, once served as mayor of Peoria.
- Banner Where we began
- Peoria ≈ 21 mi from Banner
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Neighbors to the first farm
East Peoria, Pekin, Morton, Washington & Canton
Fulton, Peoria and Tazewell counties
Canton sits just a few miles from Banner in Fulton County, while Pekin, East Peoria, Morton, and Washington ring Peoria on the Tazewell County side of the Illinois River. These are the communities closest to where Banner Harvest started. If you first met us at a Peoria market, welcome back. Orders ship here directly from Leesburg, with free standard shipping on orders of $75 or more.
- Canton ≈ 7 mi from Banner
- Pekin ≈ 15 mi from Banner
- East Peoria ≈ 21 mi from Banner
- Morton ≈ 25 mi from Banner
- Washington ≈ 30 mi from Banner
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East toward the twin cities
Bloomington–Normal & Pontiac
McLean and Livingston counties
Bloomington and Normal sit less than an hour east of Peoria in McLean County, with Pontiac to the north in Livingston County. Our Illinois shipping FAQ names Bloomington specifically: we ship to every Illinois address, and most orders leave Leesburg the same business day.
- Bloomington ≈ 48 mi from Banner
- Normal ≈ 49 mi from Banner
- Pontiac ≈ 72 mi from Banner
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West toward the Mississippi
Galesburg
Knox County
Galesburg and Knox County share the same western Illinois farm country as Banner. Standard delivery typically arrives within seven business days of shipment, and a flat-rate expedited option covers two-day delivery where it is available.
- Galesburg ≈ 38 mi from Banner
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The capital and Decatur
Springfield & Decatur
Sangamon and Macon counties
Springfield, about 50 miles south of Banner in Sangamon County, and Decatur in Macon County round out the heart of Central Illinois. Subscribe and Save is available on every product, a practical way to keep a steady routine delivered without having to remember to reorder.
- Springfield ≈ 52 mi from Banner
- Decatur ≈ 69 mi from Banner
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East along I-74
Champaign–Urbana
Champaign County
Champaign and Urbana anchor eastern Central Illinois, connected to Bloomington and Peoria by I-74. Every Banner Harvest product ships with batch-specific lab results, so you can see exactly what you are buying from anywhere in the state.
- Champaign ≈ 92 mi from Banner
- Urbana ≈ 94 mi from Banner
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Statewide
Every Illinois address
Chicago to Carbondale
From Chicago and Rockford to Quincy and Carbondale, Banner Harvest ships to all Illinois addresses. Your questions are answered by the same people who make the products. Call 352-350-0200 or email support@bannerharvest.com.
- Chicago ≈ 152 mi from Banner
- Rockford ≈ 129 mi from Banner
- Quincy ≈ 88 mi from Banner
- Carbondale ≈ 196 mi from Banner
Straight-line distances from Banner are approximate. County boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.
Why Banner Harvest
Different by proof, not by promise.
Banner Harvest was built from real cultivation experience, formulation knowledge, patient advocacy, and years of helping people make better-informed wellness choices.
Did You Know?
Select the official seal to view our current BBB profile.
BBB accountability has been part of Banner Harvest from the start.
2019 Banner Harvest first earned BBB Accreditation in Illinois in 2019, the year our company began. Today, our current Florida business remains BBB Accredited and A+ rated.
That kind of independently verifiable accountability is rare in the hemp and CBD industry, and it has been part of the Banner Harvest standard from the beginning.
Accountability Over Marketing
Our standards stay under our roof.
We did not build our CBD line by choosing generic formulas from a private-label catalog. We formulate and make Banner Harvest CBD products ourselves, work in small batches, and independently test what carries our name.
Paul’s cultivation background and Yolanda’s advocacy and formulation experience shape what we make, what we recommend, and how we answer customers when the easy answer is not good enough.
Our name is on every bottle because accountability still matters to us.
The distinction is rare. The standards behind it are the work we do every day.
From the Banner Harvest Archive
Our Roots. Our People. Our Products.
Real photographs from the Illinois farm, the family and friends who built it, and the products Banner Harvest makes today. Select any photograph to see it larger.
The field
Banner, Illinois · 2019
Seed trays started indoors before the crop went into the field. 
The hemp field beside the farm pond. 
Looking out over the farm and the hardwoods beyond. 
Walking the crop at the height of the season. 
Flowering hemp in the Illinois field.
Harvest
Field to drying barn
Harvesting by hand. 
Lifting the harvest into the barn to hang. 
Whole plants hanging to dry in the barn. 
Paul and Yolanda in the drying barn, 2020.
The people
Family, friends and the work behind it
Yolanda and Vicki in the hemp field, 2019. 
A farm day with family and friends in Illinois. 
Yolanda among the drying plants. 
Before Banner: Paul in a Colorado field during his years in commercial cultivation.
Today
Leesburg, Florida
Today: Yolanda with a customer at our Florida store. 
What we make today, formulated and made in-house in Leesburg.
Interactive Learning
Watch It Grow. Test What You Know.
Watch a seed become a bottle of oil, start to finish, with a simple built-in look at how it works with your body once it gets there. Or spin the Wellness Wheel, test what you already know, and earn your Certificate of Wellness Mastery, worth 25% off individual Banner Harvest products. Learn before you shop, right here, no waiting, no signup, just a couple minutes of fun first.
Interactive Journey
From Soil to Oil
Follow the journey from the field to the bottle. See how we grow, extract, and formulate with care, plus a simple look at how it works in your body.
Start the Journey
Interactive Wheel
Farm Wellness Wheel
Learn the roots, follow the choices, and complete the Banner Harvest Wellness Wheel. Earn your Certificate of Wellness Mastery, plus a thank-you discount from our family.
Begin the Wheel
Explore Banner Harvest
Find the support that fits your next step.
Shop Banner Harvest products, explore our Leesburg wellness services, or browse the Apothecary for additional ways to support your routine.
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Your Next Step
You Found the Right Place.
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