DeKalb County is the place to be to appreciate the bounties of autumn time. You’ll find fresh, delicious apples, and all sizes and varieties of pumpkins, along with other produce and fall ornamentals at local farm stands and orchards this fall. Below are our four favorite!
Honey Hill Orchard – Steve & Kathy Bock
11747 Waterman Rd., Waterman, 815-264-3337
www.honeyhillorchard.com
Apples, honey, raspberries, pumpkins, squash, Indian corn, apple cider, apple pies, cider donuts, caramel apples. Open daily 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. thru Oct. 31. Wagon rides, farm petting zoo, children’s straw bale maze.
Jonamac Orchard – Gerald, Mary Lynn, Kevin & Denice McArtor
19412 Shabbona Rd., Malta, 815-825-2158
www.jonamacorchard.com
Apples, pumpkins, apple cider, apple pies, cider donuts, caramel apples, fall ornamentals. Open daily 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. to Nov. 2, open Weds.-Sun. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Nov. 5 – 26. Apple train, farm petting zoo, corn maze, children’s maze & playland.
Yaeger’s Farm Market – Mark Yaeger and family
14643 State Rt. 38, DeKalb, 815-756-6005
www.yaegerfarmmarket.com
Pumpkins, gourds, squash, apples, assorted fruits & vegetables, mums, perennials, corn stalks, Indian corn, straw bales. Open Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. thru Oct. 31. Hayrides, harvest playland, corn maze.
Theis Farm – Barb Pondelick and family
6N953 County Line Rd. Maple Park, IL 815-757-1090
www.theisfarmmarket.com
Apples, pumpkins, squash, corn stalks, Indian corn, straw, fresh eggs, homegrown popcorn, honey from the bees on our farm, syrups and jams, assorted fruits & vegetables, sweet corn (bicolor, white and yellow). Open Monday-Saturday 9am-6pm and Sundays and Holidays 10am-5pm.
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