This is such a charming storefront. Located within Prairie Crossing, the heart of the conservation…read morecommunity is alive within this store. Organically grown vegetables and products from local farmers. There is a small but great selection of dry goods, refrigerated fruit, vegetables, and dairy, frozen meats, and pre-made frozen meals. You can see a list of what is available on a given week on their website. This is a place where bringing your own bag is encouraged. Occasionally when I've forgotten one they've provided me a box to carry my items out in or a paper bag. An excellent local gem, and a great way to be able to eat from local farm to table.

Small farm-stand is now in a small commercial space in the complex. It's more accessible and it's…read morea lot more than just veggies and eggs. The nice volunteers are there to answer questions. They offer flour from Janie's Mill, the best grain mill locally. And dairy!!!! Cheese, cream, butter , yogurt and some of the best milk I've ever made cheese with!!!!!! My feta came out excellent! I'm sooo happy to find them.

I love this place so much. It's a 1890s living history museum, and there's so many interesting…read morethings to learn about here. In the winter, they do ice carving demonstrations that you can participate in. In the summer, they make hand-churned ice cream with the harvested ice from the winter and host an "ice cream social" for everyone to participate in. They also do maple sugaring demonstrations in the spring. Every hour, there are house tours where you can learn some history about life in the 1890s. The farm animals are adorable too. It's also free to get in. Perfect for adults and kids!

The website promotes the idea of having several things to do, which we didn't find to be the case…read more We arrived at 10am which is supposed to be tours of the farmhouse, didn't happen. One lady did say that, "someone probably looked outside and didn't immediately see anyone so they skipped it." We did walk around and see pigs, pet the sheep, saw cows. The horses were off under the sheds. A 30 min walk. Tha

We are a group of eleven bike riders on a ride sponsored by the Bicycle Club of Lake County today…read more Ron Lester greeted us and was a gracious host to our group. We had a great time chatting with him, seeing the store and playing with the dogs.

We love this business. The meat is outstanding and the…read morepeople who work here are the sweetest. Love the border collies, they great us with a wagging tail every time we come up the drive.

I had been wanting to do this FOR YEARS and never got around to it. Finally, a few months ago, I…read moredid it. I saw a Facebook ad for a combination goat hang out and brewery flight (via the Fever app "Brews and Baahhs"). My two favorite things!! (ha ha) So I bought the tickets and was not disappointed. It was one-hour with the goats, then you went to One Lake Brewing down the street afterward for a free flight (and we ended up buying dinner). The owner, David, was there and chit-chatted and answered some questions. Then did a few things around the property while we just hung out and petted the goats. I have never had such an up close and personal experience with a goat. They are a lot like dogs. They were hilarious and very affectionate. They wanted to climb all over us but we were prepared for that. It's a shame that David mentioned they might only be doing this for a year or two more. I'm sure it's a lot to maintain, especially during these crazy times. -But it's very covid safe. For what we did, you can wear your mask and you are left alone with the goats in a huge open pasture - so it's not a people-crowded event. I highly recommend it - it was a lot of fun. In case the number is not on the profile - he gave me a card with contact info: 847-226-9510; glennartfarm.com for more info.

Goat yoga has been on my bucket list for some time. I stumbled upon Glennart Farms in an email and…read morestarted to read up on their urban farm. This is in the Austin neighborhood right next to Oak Park. I never realized I lived 10 minutes away from an urban farm my entire life! The chicken coops are at this address and then the yoga is down the alley in a field right by the firehouse. You can't miss it! They have the area fenced in with 20+ goats! I adore all animals and heard that goat yoga is a great way to relax and rid anxiety. I was fully present and in the moment when I was surrounded by these adorable goats. I will definitely recommend this to everyone who has never done goat yoga before. This was a more affordable option too! Usually if you go to goat yoga in the city tickets are around 50 dollars this is closer to 26 bucks! Not bad. Such a great time. David and Carolyn seem like the really take great care of their goats. David was telling me how a mother goat rejected her baby goat and they had to bottle feed the goat every four hours! They name the goats really cute names and tell you about their life and temperament. I wanted to take one home with me! They were clean and lovable. I will definitely come back :) NaaaaaAaamaste ‍

Apple Holler is a you pick apple orchard, restaurant, shop, and bakery…read more In recent years, I noticed that they offer holiday catered meals and finally gave it a try this past Christmas. The menu was prime rib (with gravy and horseradish sauce), sweet potato casserole, mashed potatoes, apple bread stuffing, carrots, rolls, dutch apple pie and more. We were able to order a few a la carte items to go along with it (hard apple cider, extra sides etc). It was plenty of food and our family loved everything. They included easy instructions for reheating in the oven so on Christmas our house still smelled like all the delicious food (without all the work!). Everyone was so nice and they even gave us a $10 gift certificate to come back and try their restaurant (which we plan on doing!). Get to it!

A wonderful apple orchard that has plenty for the kids to do is a great place to visit…read more Was able to eat at the restaurant several times so an overview is in order. The establishment is very clean and has a gift shop with all sorts of tasty offerings. The apple pie is simply wonderful, a scoop of ice cream is an excellent ad and once you have this dessert you will certainly be back. The restaurant menu has a nice variety of selections, the Ruben is great, the French Dip is awesome but unfortunately the 1/2 burger was pretty sad, dry, probably microwaved and the thousand island dressing pretty much nonexistent. However, the fries are exceptional! You order at the counter and the food came out very quickly by some very friendly staff.

What an absolute gem of a farm and the family that owns it! My husband and I took our boys there…read moreto meet the Easter Bunny. They had such an adorable set up in a cute cabin and the photographer was really great with my boys. The bunny was friendly and had a kind face that was welcoming to my toddler twin boys! It was rainy and muddy, but the family that owns the farm was so kind and welcoming! They had baby chicks that the kids could pet and had set up a great egg hunt around the farm! My boys were very interested in the chickens and goats! I definitely hope to visit Godsell Farm in the future and would highly recommend to anyone else as well!

I think I learned about this farm with a Google search last year and stored it for a future pumpkin…read morepatch visit. You park in the lot and walk to the Welcome Center to pay the $5 per person admission, which includes the hayride with hay bales (not lame wooden benches with a few strands of straw on it like most places), haunted maze, bread for feeding the farm animals and touring the grounds. Pumpkins range in price from $3 to $6, and you pick them in patch. Animals include horses, ponies, pigs, a llama, a donkey, a cow, turkeys, goats, chickens, and ducks. The staff is extremely welcoming and friendly! Godsell Farm is my new favorite place for pumpkin picking and affordable Fall family fun! It is a MUST visit! You still have time this year yet!

Great place to come with kids! We came for the fall pumpkin patch. There were lots of animals to…read morehold and interact with (pigs, goats, rabbits, etc). They also had smores, a tractor ride, pumpkin patch area, and corn maze.

My toddler son loves coming here. It's always very chill. The animals are friendly, the place is…read moreclean.