2013 Travel Guide
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Mill Creek Farms
Mill Creek Farms' season begins in mid-April with asparagus, mid-May though June for strawberries, early July through August for sweet corn, tomatoes, and green beans, and October for pumpkins. Pumpkin picking, a corn maze and hay rides are offered weekends in October. Support local farming and fun with family or friends!
CITY: Quincy
The 200 Acres
Located in the heart of Illinois' Amish country, The 200 Acres is a working farm that features beautiful gardens, including a spectacular collection of more than 5,000 mums, and offers its heirloom seeds for sale. The 200 Acres is especially known for its more than 300 varieties of rare pumpkins, squash and gourds from around the globe that are grown right on the farm and displayed in its Great Pumpkin Patch from mid-September through October 31 every year. The on-site Homestead Bakery sells made-from-scratch goodies such as pies and angel food cake during spring, summer and fall.
CITY: Arthur
Goebbert's Pumpkin Farm and Garden Center
Fall: festival with haunted house, corn maze, farm animals, and more. Spring/Summer: large selection of annuals, perennials, vegetable plants, trees, shrubs, aquatic plants, roses, planters, and gourmet food items. Admission is free - cost for some activities.
CITY: South Barrington
Green City Outdoor/Indoor Market
Green City Market is Chicago’s only year-round farmer's market promoting local, sustainable farmers, producers and chefs by connecting them to the public through educational programming and special events. Enjoy the Outdoor market May through October.
CITY: Chicago
Flamm Orchards/Fruits & Cream Stand
Take a drive out to the orchards and buy in-season strawberries, peaches and apples. Flamm's Fruits & Cream Stand offers treats like homemade strawberry shortcake, cobblers, apple dumplings and pies.
CITY: Cobden
The Farm
The Farm includes 23 theme gardens, a rustic shop in the barn featuring herbal gifts and supplies, picnics, hayrides and a greenhouse.
CITY: Petersburg
Blueberry Hill Farm
U-pick strawberries, blueberries and blackberries in Season. May-July 8am to 8pm
CITY: Cobden
Chicago French Market
Come visit Chicago's first and only year-round, indoor marketplace providing you with permanent, convenient and personal access to local artisans and purveyors.Featuring nearly 30 individual specialty vendors, Chicago French Market offers fresh ingredients for cooking at home, delicious grab-and-go options for breakfast, lunch and dinner, light snacks, picnics, easy party planning for home and office settings, plus meaningful gift ideas, all in one convenient location.
CITY: Chicago
Long's Garden
Tour the walk-through gardens and browse the nursery selling 170 different ornamental grasses, trees and shrubs.
CITY: Fulton
Edwards Orchard
Come visit our farm this fall to share in our rustic culture and enjoy a taste of the season. Many varieties of apples to taste. Also available, in season, are raspberries, pumpkins, home-made goodies, and our famous apple cider donuts. Take a horse drawn ride out to the orchard to pick your own apples too. Family tradition starts here! There's a petting zoo too.
CITY: Poplar Grove
Ackerman Farms
Ackerman Farms, celebrating over 100 years as a working family farm, invites everyone to join us from the 3rd week in August through the 3rd week in December. We feature over 150 different varieties of pumpkins and squash in all shapes and sizes, over 25 varieties of beautiful hardy mums, and over 15 varieties of apples from our orchard - everything you need for your fall decorations and for your table. Plan to spend the afternoon with us in our family friendly corn maze, ride a hay rack, browse the gift shop and visit our friendly farm animals. At Christmas, join us for hot cider by a cozy fire and leisurely shop our wonderful Christmas selection of gifts and decor. Don't forget to call us to schedule birthday parties or class field trips.
CITY: Morton
A Hundred Acres Orchard and Market
A fun-filled orchard featuring apples, berries, melons. The indoor market is filled with jams, jellies, sauces, dips, salsas, candy and homemade "take n bake" pies. Also unique is the Krazy Kernel Kettle Korn, produced right in Princeton! Specialty cheeses, such as Antonella, Buffalo Wing Jack, and Tomato Basil Yellow Cheddar are also available. Pair these cheeses with some of the wines that are sold in the new wine shop, or enjoy your purchase on the newly constructed outdoor patio area. The Cider Mill banquet room has been expanded to accommodate 200 guests, so plan your wedding, reception, party, or reunion here!
CITY: Princeton
Buxton's Garden Farm
Pull up to Buxton's roadside stand to buy in-season vegetables, pumpkins and festive Indian corn.
CITY: Sullivan
Apple Basket Farms
Enjoy one of the areas last remaining commercial fruit orchards. Pick apples & pumpkins. Feed animals at the petting zoo, stroll through Farmer Jack's corn maze.
CITY: Barry
Siegel's Cottonwood Farms
Siegel's Cottonwood farm is a 100 year centennial fourth generation working farm established in 1909. In the spring and early summer the farm is open with a garden center featuring flowers, shrubs, and plants. From June 1st thru October the farm is available for company picnics, group outings, corporate events and fundraisers. In the summer when the crop is ready its Xtra Sweet Corn. In the fall its Pumpkinfest time on the farm with playlands, cornfield mazes, new fun attractions, climbing wall, gem mining and much more. And then there is the award winning haunted prison STATESVILLE.
CITY: Lockport
Tri-County Auctions
Authentic, mix-with-the-Amish experience. Auctions held at Vernon Yoder’s farm near Arcola.
CITY: Arcola
Sunnyfield Greenhouse & Garden Center
Professional growers offering 1200 varieties of annuals, perennials, grasses, vegetables & vines. Heirloom tomatoes a specialty. Visit the expanded display gardens to gather ideas and shop a variety of unique gifts and planters for your garden. Landscape design and installation available. Open April 1 through October 31.
CITY: Galva
Yaeger's Farm Market
Farm products available for purchase include plants, fresh fruits and vegetables, plus a wide variety of Amish jams and jellies. A pumpkin patch and corn maze are featured in the fall.
CITY: DeKalb
Eckert's Country Store & Farms - Grafton
Eckert's rustic barn and farm looks just like it did years ago, specializing in peaches, apples and pumpkins. Take a free wagon ride out to the farm to pick your own produce, and enjoy the charming country store and bakery.
CITY: Grafton
Braeutigam's Orchards
Blackberries, peaches, apples, pumpkins, tomatoes, and eggplant are the specialties at this orchard.
CITY: Belleville
Grand Prarie Families and Farm
The farm offers organic chicken, beef, pork, milk, cheese, bread and herbs.
CITY: Melvin
Peoria RiverFront Farmers Market
Peoria's RiverFront Market features Illinois grown produce, local meats,cheeses, fresh breads, herbs, and flowers, plus a great selection of local art including jewelry, pottery, wood-turned items,candles, and much more. Only products grown or made in Illinois will be sold at our market. We are located in the Water Street parking lot (300 SW Water St), between Liberty and Harrison Streets, and also in the Liberty Park area. Plenty of free parking is available in surrounding lots and streets. Watch for new vendors, more entertainment, and lots of fun in the 2012 season!
CITY: Peoria
Apple Branch Orchard
This orchard offers apples, jellies, honey, jams and many other fruits for sale.
CITY: Lawrenceville
Peoria Farmers Market at the Metro Centre
The Peoria Farmers Market at the Metro Centre was founded in 1977 by community leader Marvin L. Goodman. It was his vision to promote healthy eating while bringing together consumers and farmers from all over Central Illinois to a marketplace with a wide variety of fresh, locally-grown produce. Thirty plus years later his vision still holds true. The Peoria Farmers Market is a great place to get fresh produce, flowers, pasta, and much more. If you like to support local farmers and enjoy a relaxed atmosphere this would be your kind of place.
CITY: Peoria
Tanner's Orchard
Central Illinois' most unique farm market. Wagon rides, playground, corn maze, farm animals, Apple Express train. Farm market filled with unique gifts, fresh produce and specialty foods such as jams, salsas, soups, etc. The large bakery provides an assortment of fresh baked goods and a great lunch on weekdays. Lunch served on weekends in September and October from The Old Market Eatery.
CITY: Speer
Jonamac Orchard and Corn Maze
Bring your family out to our 65 acre site for a day of fall fun this harvest season! Enjoy the horse drawn hay rides, 10 acre corn maze (Beginning Labor Day Weekend), kid's activity area with a barn, bale pile, tractor cab and more. Pick your own apples from any of our nearly 5,000 trees (Begins late August). Stop in our store and visit the bakery for apple donuts, pies, caramel apples and fresh baked bread, and fudge. Pony rides and a petting zoo will be available in the beginning of September. Apples: Akane, Mollies Delicious, Jonamac, Jonagold, Crispin, Empire, Stabrite, Braeburn, Honeycrisp, Pink Lady, Granny Smith, Red and Golden Delicious, Ginger Gold, Cortland, Blushing Gold, Fuji, Haralson, Red Free, Prima, Gala, Spartan, Melrose, Rome, Cameo, Tsugaru, Gold Rush. Jonamac Orchard is your family's fall tradition.
CITY: Malta
Orangeville Farmers Market
First Saturday in July through Second Saturday in October -- enjoy fresh produce, fresh baked goods, crafts and more provided by local farmers.
CITY: Orangeville
Bigard Orchard & Berries
Stop by for fresh strawberries May-June, and peaches from July-August.
CITY: Newton
Lipe Orchards
Lipe Orchards is one of the few Southern Illinois orchards that raise Lodi apples, and is part of the Shawnee Hills Orchard Trail. Summer brings more than 20 varieties of peaches, apples, nectarines, plums and a wide variety of vegetables.
CITY: Carbondale
McNitt Greenhouse, Garden & Vineyard
This family operation with multiple greenhouses produces annual and perrenial plants, herbs and vegetables for landscapers and home gardeners.
CITY: Carbondale
Quigs Orchard and Restaurant
Family owned since 1947, orchard includes restaurant and family store.
CITY: Mundelein
Dielman's Asparagus Patch
Pick up fresh asparagus at this roadside spot from mid-April through the end of May.
CITY: Monticello
Graber Produce Patch
This roadside produce stand offers asparagus, radishes, eggplant and sweet corn.
CITY: Sullivan
Eckert's Country Store & Farms - Belleville
This Eckert's location has a greenhouse, restaurant, Country Store, and fruits and vegetables to pick in season.
CITY: Belleville
Susie's Garden Patch
Find u-pick asparagus, strawberries, tomatoes and pumpkins. Roadside produce includes sweet corn, muskmelons, peppers and pumpkins. Susie's hosts a Strawberry Festival every June.
CITY: Garden Prairie
Von Bergens Country Market
In fall enjoy farm animals, pumpkin picking, a train ride, seasonal decorations and a craft corner. An annual antique tractor show is held in September.
CITY: Hebron
The Corn Crib
Offers locally grown strawberries, Mirai sweet corn, potatoes, cabbage, cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, green beans, turnips, melons and zucchini. Open mid June to mid October, Monday through Friday 9am to 6pm and Saturday 9am to 3pm. Closed on Sundays.
CITY: Shawneetown
Freeport Farmers Market
All local products from certified organic to conventional fruit and vegetables, cheeses, meats, eggs, baked goods, honey, maple syrup, jams and jellies, bedding plants, perennials, fresh flowers, loose leaf teas, and handmade bath and beauty products in a festive market atmosphere. The Freeport Farmers Market is in operation from May through October in the CVS parking lot on South Street in Freeport.
CITY: Freeport
Mileur Orchard
Mileur Orchard offers fresh-picked peaches from July to mid-September. Apples are harvested in early September, and are available into October.
CITY: Murphysboro
Nature's Bounty
Buy dried herbs and flowers, or pick your own red and golden delicious apples.
CITY: Sullivan
Brooms Orchard
Apples, peaches, strawberries, jam and a country store. Pick your own pumpkins, apples, peaches and strawberries. Special events in September and August.
CITY: Carlinville
Bengston Pumpkin Farm
The fall fun here includes tractor-pulled hayrack rides, a haunted barn, pig races, train rides, a petting zoo, kiddie rides, a three-acre corn maze, a Halloween shop, food and pumpkins.
CITY: Homer Glen
Malham Orchards
The roadside market sells homegrown apples (20 varieties), peaches, nectarines, pears and plums. Choose to "Bag Your Own Apples" and mix varieties, or pick up cider and apple butter.
CITY: Carlinville
Huron Farm Market
This multi-seasonal shop offers a garden center in the spring, a summer produce market, and fall and Halloween items in the autumn. From April thru October, also enjoy a flea market every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
CITY: Eleroy
Prairie Fruits Farm
Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery, LLC is Illinois’ first farmstead cheese making facility. Visit this off the beaten path farm and learn about their cheese-making process as you see it firsthand. Taste the delicious varieties of cheese and sample their organic fruits and vegetables as well – freshly picked, of course. Roam the property and visit with the baby goats as you pick your own berries and browse the assorted goodies they have to offer!
CITY: Urbana
Homestead Orchard
This u-pick orchard features 14 varieties of apples, plus rhubarb and raspberries. The Homestead's store is located in a century-old horse barn, stocked with homemade honey, candles, dried flowers, dried apple chips and more.
CITY: Woodstock
Enchanted Forest
Choose and cut your own Christmas tree here. On weekends, caboose rides help transport your tree out of the Enchanted Forest.
CITY: Prophetstown
Wray's Fruit Farm
Stop for u-pick strawberries and apples in season, or purchase other fruit products such as apple butter.
CITY: Clay City
Country Corner Farm Market & Pumpkin Patch
Explore acres of pumpkins, a giant corn maze, farm-fresh produce, a petting zoo, craft barn, tree house and playground. Hayrack and pony rides, a carnival and concessions are also offered.
CITY: Alpha
More Than Delicious Orchard
This seasonal orchard offers more than 80 varieties of apples and pears.
CITY: Woodstock
Larson's Family Farm
Open throughout October, enjoy scenic hayrides on weekends, a pumpkin patch, the Barn Store, and Christmas trees after Thanksgiving.
CITY: Sandwich
Moon Dog Farm & Vineyard
This farm offers fine Illinois wine-making grapes, organic vegetables and a small selection of fruits.
CITY: Creal Springs
Cisco Farms
Stop by this roadside market for in-season fresh strawberries, tomatoes, beets, broccoli, cucumbers, eggplant and peppers.
CITY: Cisco
Schulz Tree Farm
Cut your own scotch pine, white pine, Norway and blue spruce Christmas trees. Also visit the barn, where you'll find unique Christmas gifts and crafts, wreaths, swags and free cocoa.
CITY: Pontiac
McGuire's Orchard
Buy apples, blueberries, blackberries, peaches, plums and nectarines in season.
CITY: Fairfield
Country Corner Farm Market
Country Corner is a full service AgriTourism farm market. Build a family farm tradition – offering a wide variety of farm experiences to enjoy. Locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables picked at the peak of ripeness, purchased right on the farm. Festival weekends May through October. Shaded picnic grounds with play animals and barnyard animals. In the fall, enjoy a U-pick Pumpkin Patch, Corn Maze & Haunted Maze. Also offering a community supported agriculture (CSA) Program.
CITY: Alpha
Backwoods Berry Farm
Pick up fruits of the season from the roadside stand or head to the fields to pick your own strawberries, black raspberries or asparagus.
CITY: Hettick
Gantz Market
Pull up to this roadside stand to buy sweet corn or pick your own in season.
CITY: De Land
River Front Berry Farm
This roadside spots sells in-season red and black raspberries, strawberries, aspargus, rhubarb, sweet corn, new potatoes, zucchini, acorn squash, apples, pears, garlic, pumpkins, tomatoes, onions and peppers.
CITY: Martinton
Schwartz Farms
You can find berries, apples, peaches, pears and watermelons in season here.
CITY: Centralia
Ropp Jersey Cheese Farm
Visit the farm and learn how fine quality cheeses are made. Explore the grounds and pet the purebred, prize-winning Jersey calves. Then take a look through the 600-square-foot Ropp Jersey Cheese retail store, featuring a cheese slicing room with viewing windows.
CITY: Normal
Indian Boundary Farm
Pick your own strawberries, sweet corn and other fresh produce throughout the summer.
CITY: Chrisman
Moran Orchard
Pick your own strawberries in season, and buy fall apples, Indian corn, pumpkins and gourds.
CITY: Trilla
Lyon's Fisheries
This fresh water shrimp (prawn) farm offers agricultural tours and harvest festivals in the fall. Prawn, catfish and hushpuppies are available for purchase.
CITY: Sandoval
Frank Farms
Find scotch and white pine, douglas and fraser fir trees, along with wreaths and farm-raised whole sausage.
CITY: Athens
Didier Farms
Didier Farms Pumpkin Festival features hay rides, corn maze, farm animal zoo, petting zoo, authentic Native American teepees, halloween shop, costume shop, animated figures and fall displays.
CITY: Prairie View
Righter's Christmas Tree Farm
Cut your own Christmas scotch and white pine trees here.
CITY: Sullivan
Hinkle Produce
Buy cucumbers, gherkins, peppers, pumpkins and other in-season produce.
CITY: Cissna Park
Hawkins-Schwartz Orchards
This orchard features fresh-picked apples, peaches, a pumpkin patch, cider and special events for children during apple season.
CITY: Dix
Butterprint Farm Pumpkin Patch
This historic 1857 farm offers hay ride trips to the pumpkin patch, rope making, puppet shows and much more family fun.
CITY: Monee
Goebbert's Pumpkin Patch - Hampshire
Ride the wagon to pick your own pumpkin, shop the Harvest Market and visit the Farmers Wife Cafe and Bakery. Goebbert's has a second location in South Barrington.
CITY: Hampshire
Shady Crest Farm Market
Come visit this working Amish farm and apple orchard. They have a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables for sale, plus fresh honey, apple butter and maple syrup. A Deli filled with 15 different Country-Cured Meats & 24 different Cheeses is also available Monday - Saturday. While you're there, enjoy a hand-dipped ice cream cone. You can also find Fresh Baked Goods every Thursday - Saturday. Open year round.
CITY: Arthur
Gebhart Farms
Located in Edinburg, this farm specializes in organically produced and certified pork, chicken and turkey products.
CITY: Edinburg
Trees and Trim
Cut your own scotch, white and red pine, douglas fir, Norway and blue spruce Christmas trees here.
CITY: Fairbury
Country Cabin Orchard and Nursery
This u-pick apple orchard (with eight varieties), also includes a petting zoo, gift shop, wagon rides, pumpkin patch, Christmas trees, donuts, pies, bakery and fall nursery. Open mid-September through December 24.
CITY: Woodstock
Tri-State Market Pumpkin Barn
Open-air market offering fresh produce, honey, jams, veggies. October family fun: pumpkins, apples, bounce house, corn maze, hay rides, farm animals and food.
CITY: East Dubuque
Lena Farmer's Market
Local farmers offer this seasonal farmers market with a variety of locally grown seasonal produce, fruit, and baked goods. Open every Saturday from 8 am - 11 am June thru September.
CITY: Lena
Market on the Green
Pittsfield's Main Street Farmer's Market, featuring fresh, local products and produce, is a true summer treat! Enjoy this farmer's market June through September.
CITY: Pittsfield
Dahnke's Pine Patch
Located in Martinsville, this tree farm features Colorado Blue and Norway Spruce, Douglas and Fraser Fir, and White and Scotch Pine trees.
CITY: Martinsville
Pioneer Tree Farm
Selling cut-your-own Christmas trees since 1973, this farm has thousands of trees to choose from, including Scotch Pine and Colorado Spruce, all organically grown and pruned by hand. There are tractor rides out to the trees, plus shaking and bailing are free.
CITY: McHenry
Ben Marne Asparagus
Buy fresh asparagus in season at this roadside stand or pick your own.
CITY: Litchfield
Edwin Hardt
Buy jack-o-lanterns, decoratives guords, squash and mini pumpkins here.
CITY: Litchfield
Boggio 's Orchard and Produce
Boggio's Orchard & Produce is a family-oriented owned orchard and produce. Our Orchard includes freshly picked produce, bakery, a craft store, livestock farm and local craft shows. Boggio's fruits, vegetables, petting zoo, corn mazes, pony rides and more are truly a joy for everyone in Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall.
CITY: Granville
Chicago Botanic Gardens Farmers' Market
The Garden welcomes local, sustainable farmers and producers to this public farmers' market on the first and third Sundays of the month from June through October. Admission to the market is free to Garden visitors and will be held rain or shine. Visitors may purchase a special market bag from the Garden Shop to carry their purchases home.
CITY: Glencoe
