I always find something there that I have been looking for but couldn't find anywhere else. The…read morestaff are always friendly and helpful! I truly feel welcomed when I am there! A great store and I look forward to going there. PS The staff even like my dog and make her feel welcome.

great prices, they are always friendly too and close to home. I've been to a couple others that do…read morenot compare

I was so surprised when I walked in! The store is huge with many vendors. It was Christmas time and…read morethe store definitely puts you in the holiday spirit. I thought the prices are reasonable. It is so nice to see and be able to shop small unique business owners. I didn't eat at the cafe but I would like to try it. Very friendly service. When I am in the area again, I'll definitely go back!

I just returned home from another great day at The Gathering!! I try to go as often as I can…read more.. it's about 50 miles from me....but it is always worth the trip. It is a special day that I really look forward to. What adds to my day is The Front Porch is right there with great food. I love to shop and I love to eat so thumbs up to all the ladies. They are always so kind.....I shop then I go eat and then I shop again because there is so much to see you have to make several trips around the store. Christmas is beautiful there but every season is a treat at The Gathering and The Front Porch. Thank you ladies.

This farm to table dinner, prepared by incredible chefs and an inside look into where your food is…read morecoming from is just WOW. I would never have thought that this is the perfect way for a city gal like me to spend a Saturday afternoon, but it was beyond my expectations. From the fun bus ride to the farm to the snacks, tours of both the butchering facility and farm, meeting and getting to spend time with this wonderful family who has so much pride, talent and genuine business sense to get something like this up and running...it was wonderful. I got to experience some incredible food from the chefs of Rootstock and Found. It was an honor to enjoy such wonderful food with some really great people. This is a must do if you are looking for a quality meal in an environment much different from your usual city spots. I highly recommend making this a date or going with a small group of friends. Can't say enough about what a wonderful experience this truly was!

I am on the bus ride back to Chicago as I write this review that is how excited I am. We just spent…read morethe entire day at Slagel getting a butchering demo, an extensive tour of the farm, and enjoying a dinner prepared by Jason Hammel of Lula Cafe/no-more Nightwood and Mike Simmons of Rootstock/soon-to-come Calaugusta Cafe (bonus pts if you can tell me what intersection that'll be at! Hint: it's quite obvious). I've seen Slagel on so many Chicago restaurant menus, besides the above mentioned: Publican, Girl and the Goat, Perennial Virant, Trenchermen, Owen and Engine, just to name a few. I really loved learning about their practices of small farm farming and their stance behind the quality of their meats. Chicken should taste like chicken MIRITE?!? We met their cows and sheep and goats and pigs and piglets galore! Pretty sure by the end the bf was tired of all my Babe quotes. LouisJohn does a great job telling the story and giving the tour. He's just a likeable guy. The tour was very conversational and he answered any questions we had. Cost per person is currently $125 and well worth it. They offer a charter bus that picks you up at a location downtown, most likely at one of the restaurants of the chefs, if you don't want to make the scenic 2 hour drive of corn. Dinner is BYOB so you may want to take advantage of the bus anyway. Highly recommended if you're looking for a Saturday outing. They offer tours/dinners with rotating chefs a couple times a month (I think there's one left in October for this year!!!!). We had about 50ish people total in the group. They have a cute little event space where snacks and dinner are served. It's communal seating and we met some lovely people. And I don't know what farm those grapes were from but they were amazing. PRO TIP: Bring a cooler, you'll want to buy some cuts of meat off the freshly butchered animal. They also sell eggs and some frozen cuts. I'm hesitant to post pics of the experience because you should just go enjoy it for yourself!! I've had a lot of wine with dinner so I'm gonna go take a nap now for the remainder of this bus ride.

We really enjoyed our visit at this reindeer ranch! The gift shop was filled with lots of reindeer…read moreand Christmas products, an old-school furnace in the middle to keep it nice and toasty, an upstairs full of colorful Christmas decor and trinkets. The highlight was the running train in the middle on top floor as you sit and sip on the hot cider while waiting for our reindeer tour at around noon. Luckily at the time we went we were the only once so we basically got a private tour. Who knew reindeers love graham crackers? It had snowed a couple days before so it was so special to see all the reindeer in the snow. The lovely gal answered a lot of our questions about the farm and the reindeer and my 4 yo daughter really loved feeding and patting the friendly and soft reindeers. It looked like they had a fun playground and an onsite cafe (it was closed) and some other amenities around but they were all covered in snow when we went. The only thing is it would have been nice if they plowed their parking lot after the snow for safety. This was in the same town we were visiting family so it was very close. I thought it was worth the price ($12) and I would recommend this for other families to come check out with their little ones and have a unique experience!

Such a cute little place. Did the corn maze with a bunch of friends, was so fun despite the heat…read more The little christmas shop was super cute. I wish they had some proper drinks like cider or something for the hot days but they just had this smashed pumpkin pie with icecream and a donut on top. It was delicious but a whole lot of sweet assortments I guess. Would love to return and do the maze in moonlight, if not for the horror movies I watched

Service I on point. Timely and professional. Great value and selection. I would highly recommend.read more

This is where I buy about 90% of my garden plants. I've found that they thrive and produce so much…read morebetter than other places l've bought from.

I discovered Studio 210 in Watseka, IL about a year ago. It is an awesome little boutique with…read morevery unique women's clothing, handmade scarves, jewelry, gloves, candles and so much more. The owner is very helpful and you can observe her works-in-progress as she makes many of the items in the shop. If you are looking for a distinctive, one of a kind gift you will find it here.