I will admit that I'm not much of a farm dude, though my father actually grew up on a tobacco farm…read more There's no tobacco here. At least not in the fields. I had the chance to accompany a friend to Spencer Farm for a relatively brief visit. While it was pretty brief, I was impressed. Spencer Farm was started by, you guessed it, the Spencers - Lori and Kyle. It started out as Spencer's U-Pick in 1982. They started out with strawberries. By 1986, they moved to a new farm on Cherry Tree Road. They expanded to include red raspberries, black raspberries, blueberries, and chrysanthemums. They've added pumpkins, asparagus, grapes, Christmas trees, and their son founded a winery that now also sits on the farm grounds. Spencer's now does pre-picked, you-pick, and wholesale fruit. In 2008, they further expanded the farm with a variety of Indiana products including ice cream, fudge, pies, jams, jellies, etc. As you can tell, I immediately wanted to see their sunflower field. I love, love, love sunflowers. One of the reasons I'm not particularly a farm dude is because farms are seldom very accessible. While Spencer's isn't perfect, there's a STRONG effort here to be accessible. I was honestly surprised and impressed. You could send me to the gift shop, and I could be a very happy camper. I will note that they have a strong photography policy. It's on their website, but if you're taking professional equipment I'd read the policies first as there are requirements. There's an awful lot to love here. The people are friendly. The farm is well laid out and surprisingly accessible (the fields obviously have some issues - they're fields). There's accessible parking close to the entrance. This would be a great place for families. Children should definitely enjoy it. There's a strong element of faith here, and that's radiated in the beauty of the surroundings and the service.

Had a great time with the you pick raspberries here. The general store is nice too with local honey…read moreand ice cream and pies and other goodies.

My family had an amazing time at the winter days for Piney acres! Your price for your Trainer…read moretractor ticket also gets your kids activity crafts and hot chocolate and cookies and a meeting with Santa! The meeting with Santa was one of the best experiences we've ever had with a Santa Claus! They have a separate Santa Shack and families can go in one at a time so it's a more intimate and meaningful experience than having a line of people crowded behind you while you're trying to talk to Santa. The Santa was so jolly and sweet and my kids were all smiles the entire time. We had time to take pictures without a crowd around which we really enjoyed as well, and I'm definitely making these shots our family Christmas cards for the year! I'd love if there was a way for the farm to cover the train and tractor with a clear tarp if possible so that it wouldn't be so cold while you're looking at the lights. But also understand that you will be outside on about a 20 minute ride while you enjoy the lights so make sure you bundle up!

Drove 40 minutes to attend the kick off to the Autumn season. The mood was very 'whomp whomp'. At…read moreother farms in the area the Autumn season felt 'festive' - with music playing, decorations and smiling staff. Piney Acres seemed not quite ready for visitors. First, the pricing for entrance at the register didn't state what was charged for children under 16. Instead I paid the adult price for myself and two kids under age 6. The farms website says children up to age three pay $5. My son just turned three. Not a huge deal but kind of annoying. For $30 we couldn't go on the train or the big slide or the fossil dig. We could go on the cow train but I never found anyone standing near it. Did I have to go find someone? I still have no idea. My son wanted to do it. The fun things we did do were play in the 'sand' (more like fine gravel) play area, see the pigs and goats and pick pumpkins to buy. One thing we wanted to do but didn't was the bounce pad. It was filthy! Covered in sun baked mud. My oldest was really disappointed. The staff here were nice when we interacted with them, but they all seemed very preoccupied with talking amongst one another. I waited quite a while to have someone tally up my pumpkin order. No one seemed to know who was in charge of that task. I will say I bought a fair number of pumpkins and was fully expecting the total to be over $50 and it was only $29. So I guess I am calling it even on the overcharge for entry.

I have another review posted for 'Anderson Farmers Market', same place, different name! The market…read morenow seems to have found a permanent home in the Park Place Community Center. In good weather it is outside, in rainy weather they go inside to the old school gymnasium. It's perfect! This is a small farmers market but there are several faithful vendors I love including Asparagus Annie's (their own produce, breads, pies and sometimes crafts), a local farm with their own vegetables and meats (try the sausages), local honey from Wildflower Ridge and local artisans with jewelry, art, homemade cards and more. You get the flavor (ha!) so come check it out yourself and support our local growers!

Compared to the Muncie Farmer's Market at Minnetrista, the Anderson Market is very small. There…read morewere only two farmers with fresh produce. However, there is a BBQ tent with a smoker and freshly made BBQ. Also both MUGS & Jackrabbit Coffee have locations here. So it's definitely worth a coffee stop on Saturdays, plus you get a chance to shop from local independent merchants. MUGS was offering a free coffee or a free breakfast burrito today. I got the burrito. It was cheesy with eggs and sausage and veggies-- a $4 value for free. You can also get a coupon for next Saturday too.

This is a simple family farm that sells mums and pumpkins. Simple as that. But you know how I heard…read moreabout it? Instagram. Yep, social media. They recently started their account and post stunning pictures of their mums and I knew I had to check it out for myself (follow them -- @zellersmarket). You're definitely in farm country, but you're actually about five minutes north of Klipsch Music Center and five minutes east of Stony Creek Farm. Like I said, it's their personal home with a barn and cows, and they sell pumpkins (large and mini), decorative gourds and mums. Prices are super reasonable - I snagged a larger mini pumpkin for $1 and mums are $10 tops. Note that this is a cash only joint, and you pay in a box on the honor code - took me awhile to figure that out as I was waiting for someone to greet me ;) Say hi to the cat Stormy!

Corn is tender, sweet and delicious! The tomatoes looked overripe and very soft. They needed to…read morebe refreshed. For a roadside market, the corn is always fresh and aside from tomatoes that's it for right now.

One of my favorite places during the summer. Fresh everthing. Great prices. Lots of fruits &…read moreveggies plus extra canned stuff.

We have lived in Anderson for three years and passed by this market many time. Such a pity.... so…read moremuch we have missed. This year we stopped and have enjoyed new fingerling potatoes, amazing green beans (2 bushels that were so very nice ... not stringy and they still had their 'snap!' We canned 43 quarts & had several family comfort dinners!). The peaches were just perfect - perfectly ripe & unbruised. Looking forward to seeing the apples come soon! I almost forgot to mention how impressed I am with Amy! So helpful and she was willing to fulfill my special orders!

The Saxony Farmers Market was a great destination for our afternoon activity! Located in the…read moreparking lot across from Jack's Donuts, Saxony Market is smaller than the Farmer's Market in downtown Fishers, but it was a lot of unique offerings packed into the small area. That being said, I never felt cramped or claustrophobic, even when surrounded by all the booths and food trucks. There's picnic tables and a field to relax and enjoy a snack, and there's a playground behind the market for the kids to blow off some steam. Every step of your Farmers Market journey is accompanied by live music, performed by a very talented duo. Everyone manning the booths were extremely polite and welcoming, and I made sure to try every free sample I was offered! We got some strawberry bread (an Amish Friendship Bread with strawberry purée and vanilla pudding) from the Amish County Dairy, and I also sampled the blueberry milk. (I know, it sounds weird, but it was delicious!) We were tempted to buy some fresh produce, but unfortunately I went food shopping earlier today and I didn't need to buy any more fruit! The Fishers Parks Department was advertising upcoming events in our area (Monsoon Madness is Saturday, July 22!) and offering free ice cream sandwiches!!! That's right. ICE CREAM SANDWICHES. For FREE!! What could be better than that? I cannot wait to come back to the Saxony Market!

2 stars. When I…read morethink of a farmers market, I envision bountiful produce, fresh baked breads and sweets, cheeses, and other homemade wares. This particular market is tiny and has a very small offering. It'll take you ten mins to walk thru and see all the booths. There were only a couple of farmers with a small sampling of produce. Nothing incredibly inviting, honestly. We enjoyed some cotton candy, a Kona ice, and sampled some MLM products. There's a nice playground where the kiddos seem to be having a ball. I was disappointed in what I found, but will try again before it closes at the end of September.

Bigger farmers market than I thought along Falls Park. Not much produce or edible food on sale, a…read morelot of random trinkets to buy instead. Parking on the street, and street to Falls Park is closed. Nice ambiance next to the water though! Not too many people but still enough to feel lively!

This is a great farmers market! So many different stands of wonderful goods! You can get fresh cut…read moreflowers, delicious macaroons, yummy honey, farm fresh eggs, produce, and meats plus my favorite today - custom jewelry! I can't wait to check out what next week has to offer!

Orchids! Orchids galore. There are around 2,000 orchids in the Rinard Orchid Greenhouse, plus…read morehundreds or maybe even thousands of tropical plants, including some endangered species. Rinard is considered to have the largest university-based orchid collection in the United States! This place is a tropical orchid oasis in the middle of Indiana. The Rinard Orchid Greenhouse is located on the Ball State University campus, and is used and maintained by students and staff. But the public is welcome to visit and take in the beauty of the greenhouse. And for free, too! Just walk in and enjoy being surrounded by lots of plants and living things everywhere, breathing right along with you. When I visited, I was told that I could wander freely, or I could wander while doing a scavenger hunt. I chose the scavenger hunt, and was handed a cute laminated paper with clip art images of some of the edible plants they have in the greenhouse. I walked around and tried to find the black pepper vine, and the purple passion fruit, and the turmeric plant, and the vanilla orchid. I'm happy to report that I found them all! This is a fun activity to do if you're visiting with kids, because it makes you pay attention to the types of plants that are living in the greenhouse. The greenhouse is small, but they pack a lot of plants and information into the building. Apparently, they have programs during the week, as well as guided tours by request. But I suggest just doing a self-tour and wandering at your leisure. This is a great place to just zone out and look at beautiful things.