Apples and Pumpkins

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Fall has officially gotten underway and if you have not already visited an orchard or pumpkin patch this year, you still have time.

Be sure to check websites or make a phone call before heading out. They can give you more details on each one for directions, current crop availability, tips for enjoying your time, and even setting up a group field trip to their location. Many of them offer various learning opportunities as well as samples of their products for reasonable rates.

Fall is one of the best times to enjoy living in this area, so don’t miss these opportunities. Before we know it we will be buried in snow. . . Make some memories to keep you warm. 🙂

Here are some favorites in the Chicago area:

  • The Children’s Farm – 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park, IL 60464.
    Phone: 708-361-3650. Fax: 708-361-2811.
  • Honey Hill Orchard – 11747 Waterman Road, Waterman, IL 60556.
    Phone: 815-264-3337.
  • Jonamac Orchard, Inc.19412 Shabbona Road, Malta, IL 60150.
    Phone: 815-825-2158.
  • Sycamore Pumpkin Patch – 15326 Quiqley Road, Sycamore, IL.
    Phone: 815-895-3276.
  • UP Berries – 30683 Lanan Road, Kingston, IL 60145
  • Olive Berry Acres Minimizes chemical and pesticide use
    2575 West Mine Road Mazon, IL 60444.
    Phone: 815-474-6511.
  • Country Corner – 5333 U. S. highway 150, Alpha, IL 61413.
    Phone: 3096292359. Fax: 3096292359.
  • Anderson Farm – 251 Montgomery Road, Montgomery, IL 60538.
    Phone: 630-896-8835. Fax: 630-554-0098.
  • Greenfield Farms – 0S951 Green Road, Elburn, IL 60119.
  • ***Kuipers Family Farm – 1n318 Watson Road, Maple Park, IL 60151.
    Phone: 815-827-5200.
  • Pine Apple Acres – 41W651 Powers Road, Huntley, IL.
    Phone: 847-669-3251.
  • Plank Road Apple Orchard – 50w737 Plank Rd, Sycamore, IL 60178.
    Phone: 815-899-4020.
  • Didier Farms – 16678 West Aptakisic Road, Prairie View, IL 60069.
    Phone: 847-634-3291. Alternate Phone: 847-634-3295.
  • Heinz Orchard – 1050 Crest Road (corner of Crest & Atkinson), Green Oaks, IL 60048. Phone: 847-770-3449.
  • Krueger’s vegetable’s – 28572 West Route 120, Lakemoor, IL 60051.
    Phone: 815-385-4981. Email us at: Kruegersfarm@aol.com.
  • All Seasons Orchard – 14510 Illinois Route 176, Woodstock, IL 60098.
    Phone: 815-338-5637. Fax: 815-338-6479.
  • Cody’s Farm -19502 River Road, Marengo, IL 60152.
    Phone: (815) 482-4125.
  • ***Goebbert’s Pumpkin Patch – 42 W 813 Reinking Road, Hampshire, IL.
    Phone: 847-464-5952. (Last year we enjoyed this farm — they even had a couple giraffes that you could feed. AMAZING!) Also at 40 W Higgins Rd. in South Barrington
  • Grace Farm Studios – 2719 Franklinville Road, Woodstock, IL 60098.
    Phone: 815-790-8895.
  • Homestead Orchard – 11802 Charles Road, Woodstock, IL 60098.
    Phone: 815-338-7443.
  • Knoll’s Apple Orchard and Vegetable Farm – 15211 Saint Patrick Road, Woodstock, IL 60098.
    Phone: 815-337-2334.
  • Lang’s Orchard – 17411 Secor Road, Woodstock, IL 60098.
    Phone: (815) 568-7547.
  • Meadowmoor Orchard – 1517 N Rte 47, Woodstock, IL 60033.
    Phone: 847-219-7597.
  • More Than Delicious Orchard – 9905 W. Thompson Road, Woodstock, IL 60098.
    Phone: 815-338-2309.
  • Prairie Sky Orchard – 4914 N Union Road, Union, IL 60180.
    Phone: 815-923-4834.
  • ***Royal Oak Farm Orchard – 15908 Hebron Road, Harvard, IL 60033.
    Phone: 815-648-4141.
  • Stade’s Farm and Market3709 West Miller Road, Mchenry, IL 60051.
    Phone: 815-675-6396.
  • Woodstock Country Orchard 17015 Garden Valley Road,  Woodstock, IL 60098. Phone: (815) 923-4359.
  • ***Sonny Acres – 29W310 North Ave West Chicago, IL
    Phone: 630-231-9515 (discounted wrist bands on Wednesdays from starting at 2:00)

(Check this link for more as they become available)

***Ones we have personally enjoyed a great deal in recent years.