We've been coming here for upick pumpkins for 4 years now. The kids activities are great, and we've been able to pick strawberries, raspberries, sunflowers, and peppers as well. read more

Had an amazing time at Johnson's Farm with the family! Perfect for both kids and adults, and even the $15 admission includes tons of fun. We loved it so much we're already planning to come back next week! read more

Johnson's Farm Produce - Fruits & Veggies Near Me - Hobart, Indiana

I buy all of my spring flowers from them every year. I spend $200 to $300 there and they have a large selection of plants. Prices are high but everything is high now pretty much everywhere. read more

My parents and I went to Johnson's Farm Produce in the middle of September to see the sunflowers. While this was fun, the sunflowers weren't as tall as we were expecting even though we went right in the heart of sunflower season. Inside the sunflower patch, there were also numerous photo opportunities and props, which made for a unique experience. They had three fields: sunflowers: pumpkins: vegetables. The tractor ride to the different fields was nice and the employees that helped people get on and off the tractor were kind and friendly. There was also a wheelchair user, so they made the attractions accessible for them, which made me enjoy the farm a lot more. My advice for visiting this family-friendly farm is to plan ahead of time and keep track of the sunflower season if you want to see big, tall sunflowers. Even if you don't visit for the sunflower, they still have plenty of other activities to do and things to shop for. Another activity I enjoyed were the apple cannons. There is a big set up with junk and signs that you can hit with apples that shoot out of a cannon. It's a lot of fun and it's really easy to do! read more

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First time coming here wanted to check out some fall products to get into the fall spirit and even find some gifts for family and friends. Overall this store has some of the better variety of items. Fair outdoor selection too. Even featured a great fall pumpkin patch too! Overall, great casual location for shopping. read more

10 out 10 experience- we went on Saturday afternoon to pick some strawberries and didn't realize how many festive activities they have outside of the field - apple shooting (my fav), goats, corn playground, obstacle and huge jumping grounds (kids only) and more! Everything is decorated with strawberries as it is the season. To pick berries you need to take a fun tractor ride, once in the field you get a bucket ($17 per bucket despite how much you fill it up so top up!). All strawberries are very sweet - smaller on the size but sweet, we also got few bigger once after a bit of search. They have blueberries as well. Fun place for adults and kids, don't forget a hat and sunscreen. read more

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came here for the first time for blueberries and this place definitely did not disappoint! i'm looking forward to coming back here for their other u-pick and other events! pros: -very very kid friendly!: there are so many activities for the kids that we barely got through everything. so many playhouses, obstacle courses, picture opportunities, trampoline things, train, corn pit, endless and endless play houses.. my kid said it was better than disneyland ( she don't know but i'll take it lol) -plenty of blueberries to pick cons; -concession food was pretty terrible so pack some food. they do NOT allow coolers however -no coolers allowed ( hard for a sunny day) -not enough staff around to just ask questions -portable sinks didn't have soap or paper towels so constantly had to switch over to another station to find them all in all what a great experience and so much to do! read more

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We called their office two days ago and were told that the fun farm would be open and that there would be plenty of blueberries and raspberries available for u-pick. Today, we drove an hour and paid $15 for admission (one adult and two kids), only to find that there were no blueberries left and the raspberries weren't ready. The kids were so disappointed. We left the field after just 10 minutes, but they refused to give us a refund. Unfortunately, we won't be coming back. read more

This is an amazing farm with plenty of space to roam and pick some amazing berries. There is a wagon that takes you into your field of choice and then you fill baskets. In the age of Covid, the wagon ride is a little leery. They seem to cram as many people as the can with no regard to social distancing. Just a heads up if that concerns you. Certain associates were not wearing masks, one in particular actually got into the wagon to give directions. This is just a heads up if this is a concern for you. Otherwise, you can spend hours here and have plenty to do and see. I loved the great selection of blueberries and I felt even with the crowds we could distance ourselves and get some really nice picks! The late season strawberries were kind of a miss. Most of the berries were over ripened and mushy. While the berries were huge compared to other farms and I feel we got our money's worth, the quality wasn't the best. I would recommend staying away from fields that are "end of season" Once you get a basket you are committing to buy the basket so it's a quick heads up. All in all, I can definitely see this becoming a summer tradition and I would recommend it if you are comfortable venturing out for some outdoor berry picking adventures! read more

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While they are an expensive place to visit everything they do is high quality and their fun farm area for kids is just next level awesome

Love them for over a decade now! Always fresh produce! And now that I have a toddler, that fun farm is amazing and we can't live without it. I wish they'd lower the prices on strawberries, especially to locals. Every June I find myself getting a few buckets. And I remember when they were $5-10. And now it's like woah! read more

Super upset that they're lying about admission on the website which states $2 on weekdays only. I've attached a screenshot that explains they charge admission on weekdays only because of overhead blah, blah, blah..... However, I visited on a Saturday and was shocked when I arrived and they were charging admission just for picking vegetables. Welp, there goes an extra $12 out of my wallet that could go toward the high price of produce here. I should have turned completely around and visited a different farm that doesn't charge admission for blistering child labor. I must admit the green peppers, kale and tomatoes were looking good but I just can't get over the admission. 0_0 I would expect to pay admission to a festival but not to stoop and stand in boiling degree weather. I definitely learned my lesson. I was searching for no frills, which was the experience - but I actually paid for bells and whistles which I didn't receive. read more

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WORST CORN I'VE EVER BOUGHT!!!Stopped here because my normal place was closed and they have a dozen fresh bagged corn ready to go. Usually I pick my own and check them, but I figured why would a farm bag and sell rotten corn? What a mistake! The whole dozen was infested with big two inch caterpillars which began crawling around my kitchen. Out of the dozen I managed to salvage five which I cut the top third off and threw on the grill. This morning I brought the remaining corn in expecting a refund, and was made to wait ten minutes for the manager to return from the fields. She told me this is natural corn, and I should expect bugs...and she had the absolute nerve to only return the seven ears I brought back. Are you kidding me...? Johnson's bag of rotten corn ruined my Labor Day and all they said is to EXPECT THERE TO BE WORMS IN THIER CORN. Just thought other people might also like to know. read more

First time visiting here and went with the intentions to get there early to pick the strawberries being the first day of the first weekend for picking in the fields. A few things that stood out - * Every single staff member working were friendly & kind & happy * The grounds are gorgeous with beautiful plantings - lots of seating placed around * general admittance which includes most activities (train & something else excluded) is well worth the $10 - there's a higher tier pricing too * you pick is $15 per bucket (provided) and the strawberries were loaded on the plants - many were huge and they smell like strawberries (ever purchase strawberries in a grocery store to bring them home and they don't smell or taste like anything?). * picking is organized and staff helps assign people to rows so it's not a free for all * activities for the kiddos - so many to explore and lots of fun read more

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Great place for the kids but a bit expensive. $3 for Kirkland bottles of water and the food was subpar at best. I know you don't come here for the food but price gauging at a place like this is a shame. Kids still had fun but after 4 tickets and eating food you're at $130-$150. read more

OK. So I succumbed to all the ads about their Strawberry Festival and dragged my husband out there on the hottest day of the summer- Fathers Day 2018. Would I go again strawberry picking here again? Absolutely. Would I come back for strawberry festival? Probably not unless we have kids. You can pick strawberries (and I assume other fruit) most days of the week. During the festival, the price to pick per person increased from $4 up to $7. We didn't eat any of the festival food nor did we look around a lot. Everything is very family friendly and kid oriented. Parking is free. The strawberries we picked were delicious. We enjoyed quite a few unwashed while we were picking them. I live to write this review and haven't gotten sick. It's an organic family owned farm. Buckets were $10 a piece and a bucket amounts to 4 pints. They were running a special though pick 6 buckets, pay for 5. 2 buckets of strawberries is an awful lot for two people. We also picked some strawberry poppyseed dressing which we haven't tried yet. There is a store in front where they sell other produce, their dressings, some salsa, and of course gifts and swag. All the staff were super friendly and quite helpful. read more

Dishonest business - Buyer beware! We have been coming to Johnson's for years to pick watermelons, buy flowers and veggies. Never again. Yesterday was their watermelon fest. We arrived around 2pm and asked the cashier at the admission booth if there were any watermelons to pick. She said that plenty of red watermelons left but not too many yellow. Paid $10/person admission and when we arrived at the field we were told that they have been picked out of watermelons since the morning, but we could try looking for any left. Looked through the field for 30 min. Only a few tiny watermelons left (5-10 inches in diameter). Took a few to bring to the front desk to complain. When we arrived at the check out on the field we were told that because we "picked" these tiny watermelons we had to pay full price for them - $4/each! We complained that we were misled when told at the ticket booth that there were watermelons on the field, but no one cared - arguing that "there were signs everywhere saying if you picked something, you had to pay." Because we are honest - we paid for these tiny watermelons even though we brought them to the check out booth to complain only. After the incident- posted on Johnson's Instagram page where they advertised their Watermelon Fest so actively. In the Instagram comment we said that their fest had no watermelons and there should've been a post on their social media warning customers who had to drive 1 hour each way to their farm. Instead of addressing the complaint- Johnson's deleted our Instagram post! What a shady and dishonest business- not coming back. Buyer beware! Here are pictures of not only tiny but green inside watermelons Johnson's is selling $4/each... read more

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Good place to send your summer outside. Love the place. They just started the strawberry season and perfect for picking. We went there to try it out and we enjoyed it. The experience is great. Would definitely comeback coz they have so many kinds of fruit in the farm. read more

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June 2022 - We spent $150 in the last two days on flowers and potting soil. The selection is very good but to my great surprise they have no idea how create a proper credit card receipt. See picture below. This is business 101. I use several different credit cards and without a proper receipt it is difficult to keep proper books. read more

Johnson's Farm Produce - Example of a proper Credit Card Receipt (Lowe's) - Fruits & Veggies Near Me - Hobart, Indiana

Prices are a little bit higher 6 dollars for a hamburger without lettuce.tomatoes no way 3 dollars for a water bottle no way Jose next time I will bring my own food and drinks like everybody else..after that all was good read more

This place is so fun! We came for Raspberry/Watermelon Fest and there was so much for the kids to do. Next year we are going to buy the season pass. There are bounce houses, trains, fruit cannons, obstacle courses, go karts, fruit picking, the list goes on. The staff is also so nice! Everyone we ran into was so friendly and hospitable. We loved picking fruit and veggies out in the field too and the prices are reasonable. They have an adorable shop up front too if you don't want to pick your own or are looking for cute decor. We will be back for pumpkins soon! read more

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When we got there, the line to get in was very daunting and we didn't think there would be any strawberries left. But it went by pretty fast considering how much people there were! $8 admission and 13 bucks for a bucket. All worth it for the sweet and juicy berries. One piece of advice: set an age minimum for u-pick because seeing all these little brats running all over the berries made me die inside a little read more

Johnson's Farm Produce - Upick strawberries - Fruits & Veggies Near Me - Hobart, Indiana

It's about 45 minute drive from Chicago depending where you are located at . Coming from south loop it's 45 minutes but if you are in the suburbs it may or may not be further away. Parking is super easy and on site and plenty of spaces to park at. They offer different deals depending on what activities interest your liking. We chose to do the one that includes everything for $15 dollars . Not a bad deal at all. However here is the catch, you do pay for what you pick separately if you choose to pick any vegetables, flowers, or fruit. Either way the prices are not bad at check out but I do suggest to bring your own box or bag if you plan on picking . They do offer cardboard box at but you do pay for that as well. Besides the Upick this place offers a lot of other fun activities and even get to pet some goats . A fun half or full day of adventure. Some things to bring along your fun adventure highly recommend, camera, hat , sunglasses , water bottle, and a bag if you plan on picking . Check ! read more

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Ridiculous fees during strawberry madness. Walked into the shop, and the strawberries on display were overheated and mushy in their cartons. We went next door to the bakery, because the signs were all advertising strawberry donuts and pastries. Only thing left was one lone strawberry cupcake, so I don't know why the signs were still up. All three of us left empty handed, and it was a waste of time to stop in on our drive home. read more

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Went to Johnsons on Thursday to pick strawberries with my 2 year old son and left very dissatisfied. Upon entry to the strawberry field there was a station that said "Johnsons strawberry express" with a young woman standing next to it. This station was off to the right side and had a tractor made to look like a train. My family thought this was for people that wanted to park and get shuttled into the field. It's a bit of a drive to the field and takes a few minutes to get there. We had driven our vehicle directly to the field in past years so we knew where to go and proceeded slowly through the trail to the field. Upon parking we were informed there was a $4.00 per person charge that must be paid prior to picking strawberries. The man informed us that we had to pay at the Johnsons express station for admission. We asked the man if we could just pay him the $12.00 total fee ($4.00 a person x 3 people) he told us that we could not and we must go ALL the way back and pay in the front. We asked if we could just pick our strawberries and pay when we leave and he told us "no you have to go ALL the way back and pay then come ALL the way back to pick strawberries. This is quite a drive, it took us about 5 minutes to back around towards the entrance/exit area. That 5 minutes was long enough for us to think about the entire situation. We decided we weren't going to pick strawberries if we had to do all that over again so we headed toward the exit, rolled down our window and informed the lady at the exit we didn't pick any strawberries and she replied "I still have to search your vehicle" We that didn't sit well with us either. Instead we told her she won't be checking our vehicle and we are leaving. After leaving we noticed she radioed back to field manager about us. We have come to Johnsons in prior years to pick strawberries. I could be wrong but I do not recall them ever having a $4.00 per person charge in years past. When you enter the field near the train there are dozens of unnecessary signs everywhere, so if there were an admission sign it is very easy to miss it considering the biggest sign there is for "The Johnsons Express Train". If they can radio back and forth why wouldn't they just radio the entry and exit personnel to inform them that this family did not pay admission but will be paying there fees upon exit of the facility? Its not that hard. I mean you literally need to pay for the bucket(s) when you exit at the choke point where the lady is sitting at the shack to check vehicles. Why not just pay for everything when you leave? And an even better question is why would I pay $4.00 per person to pick strawberries just to pay $14.00 per bucket of strawberries? I really don't understand the idea of paying $4.00 per person to do my own labor to buy your product. Whats the point? What do we get out of it? Why don't they just charge a per car fee instead of a per person fee? Why wasn't the admission booth at the entry choke point but instead off to the side by the train? I really didn't like being treated like a criminal trying to pull one over on Johnson so we will no longer be going to Johnsons for anything anymore. We have lived in Hobart for more than 20 years and have been supporting Johnsons for nearly all of those years. It's very clear to me now that Johnsons no longer mean to serve us locals but instead want to take advantage of all the Illinois tourists that congest Ridge road every season. They are advertised on Fox news now so I guess that means they really hit the big time. Disregard the locals that have supported you all these years and appeal to the Illinois money coming in. You know these Illinois people wouldn't think twice after coming all the way out here to pay $4.00 a person to pick strawberries just to pay $14.00 per bucket. I know it won't put a dent in their profits but this family will no longer be supporting Johnson and ill also encourage friends to get their strawberries at a better farm. read more

Went there when they first opened for the season. My wife loves the summer tomato salad dressing. I thought that I would surprise her. Got home with 2 bottles of dressing and found out they were expired. Thought no big deal, go back and get them exchanged. Went back and we checked they all were expired. So they got the Manger and she said she would right us up to have the dressings replaced when they get more in. Here's the kicker...she told me since I bought them on sale that day, I would have to pay the difference of the regular price to sale price!!!! Wait....all I wanted is a replacement, should not have to pay difference. Great Customer service!!! We have been a long time customer for years and we plan on never stepping back in the store. Buyer beware, we found many more dressings expired. Part 2..... Owner reached out to me on Facebook messenger and apologized. read more

This place was super awesome! My husband and I went here for the raspberry picking fun. We got there and tickets were 7.00ea plus each box for picking is 4.00 a little over priced but I guess you are paying for the experience. There is a lot of family fun here. There is a little train ride that takes you around the farm, play houses, huge trampoline, cannon shooting. I mean just an overall family fun place. Pretty clean with benches to relax. They also have a veggie shop. Pretty cool place to visit. I recommend. read more

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My 93 year old mother, myself and my 2 daughter's went to pick blueberries today at Johnson's The blueberries were abundant and very tasty. We were greeted by Lindsey( a Johnson family member) and we were treated like VIP. We informed her we use to come annually 50 plus years ago and we were excited to see the expansion of their beautiful farm. In addition we were happy to see it was the blueberry festival this weekend. The festival is a must for children to visit. All ages would enjoy a day at Johnson's Farm. A family owned business! I promise all ages would enjoy time spent there! read more

The grandkids really enjoyed it. A little pricey, but fun overall. We'll be coming back. BTW, the strawberries were awesome!

Great tasting fruit, but they are expensive. You need to watch their prices, too. I just bought peaches there that were advertised for 1.99 a pound. Got home and the receipt said I was charged 2.29 a pound. Disappointed that they aren't more accurate with prices. I've had friends notice the same thing. The peaches were delicious and didn't want to drive back and argue for a 90¢ overcharge. read more

We went here during blueberry fest. Took the tractor out to the fields for picking. $2 per person for the ride out. We picked blueberries, strawberries, zucchini, & cauliflower. They provide buckets for picking and then bag everything for you once you get back and pay. This place was much more fun as my family likes the smaller farms that aren't overdone and over publicized in the area. Once home, we ate up our pickings within just a few days. The fruit was deliciously sweet & the vegetables were perfectly ripe. read more

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The family fun day was awesome and absolutely worth the $15 each. The U-Pick was fun and the tractor ride there was great but the Raspberries rotted before the evening and were in air conditioning all day. $18 for a basket and they are rotten. Did the U-Pick and they all looked great in the morning and nasty by evening. 5 stars for fun and 1 star for the rotten $18 raspberries read more

Johnson's Farm Produce - Raspberries rotted before the evening and were in air conditioning all day. $18 for a basket and they are rotten. - Fruits & Veggies Near Me - Hobart, Indiana

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My children and I drove from Chicago on the 2nd day of upick strawberry season 2020 (June 14). We arrived around 3pm. The place was packed and there were lots of lines for things (20 minute line at the entrance, 20 minute line to ride the tram to the field, 20 minute line to get back on the tram when we were finished picking). Once out in the field, we were told about their new covid procedures. You get as many buckets as you would like, but once you touch it, you are buying it for $13 whether it has strawberries in it or not. The staff told us that if we tried to drop it, they would find us and make sure we took it and paid for it. We took two buckets because that's how many strawberries we wanted to take home, but once we started picking we realized that the place was really picked over. Only very small strawberries were left and you really had to hunt for them. Anything larger than the size of a quarter that we found was rotten or had spots on it. The three of us spent an hour actively picking strawberries and we were only able to fill one bucket. We had to hide our empty bucket because I wasn't going to pay $13 for strawberries that I couldn't find! I saw people leaving and paying full price for buckets that were only half full. However, I also saw many empty buckets hidden in the last rows of strawberries as we were leaving. Other people had obviously ditched their buckets as well. So disappointing... read more

Johnson's Farm Produce - 2nd day of upick 2020 - lots of people were hiding empty buckets because they couldn't find enough strawberries to fill them - Fruits & Veggies Near Me - Hobart, Indiana

My first time blueberry picking. I do not know about how other places charge for the admission. Their admission fee was $7 and $2.50 for each pound of blueberry ( price was same as my local grocery store price) But the other thing was a lot of fun. The jumping area, biking and train etc. Will come back next year. read more

I don't even know where to begin other than very disappointed been coming for years last year we drove out to see the sunflowers got turned away . This year w covid I checked your web site and called . fields full ready to go so My family and I choose you once again to drive out ( almost went to our wisc friends farm ) go to pay and was told your fields were all picked ( what ) Girl said check back for more to ripen . so mad she said oh we updated our Facebook page ok but not everyone goes on Facebook !!! I called and checked reg site ! so mad and your prices has double since your keeping up w your competitors. before covid you charge to drive out and a bucket price high . But I still felt w covid we would come help . Got there turned away again !! can I tell the worst part this morning I open a message from my niece w a pic of her daughter and my relatives very cute picking strawberries ! where !! at your place not even 14 hours later !!!! what the Hell this is bad business maybe you need to make sure all sites are updated and your employees be on the same page . I won't be back and when people ask I'll tell them this story ! not once but twice has I wasted my time money and gas driving out !!! plenty other places to go to . Thanks for nothing read more

The staff is going above and beyond to meet the needs of its customers during this virus nightmare. Karen was incredibly helpful and took the extra steps to keep the card transaction sanitary. My thanks to all who helped me aquire the vegetable plants i need for the spring garden read more

Such an adorable store! We were too late to get to pick sunflowers but really enjoyed all of the great produce and gifts.

Sucks had 0 good strawberries all of them were small and unripe never coming again also all of them made my mouth want to fall out super crowed not worth the money for such bad strawberries hope they close down read more

This is our favorite place to take our kids. My son talks about going to the farm all year round.

We came here on a Sunday and it was a great experience. After reading some negative reviews about June strawberry season being picked over and long lines we were a little nervous going on a Sunday. We arrived at 11:30 and we able to find a prime parking spot and walked right up to the check in shed. We were picking blueberries within minutes. There were plenty of blueberries and we were even able to get a full basket of late blooming strawberries. Overall we had a great experience. $8 entry fee for all the activities for kids is also a bargain. We also felt very safe given the social distancing guidelines and all the sanitizer stations located throughout the complex. We felt like we definitely got our money's worth. read more