Amboy
West Wind Alpacas
341 Rockyford Rd.
Home to unique creatures that are members of the camel family but with much more charm and personality! Offer sales, breeding stock, brokering, farm set up, fiber sales, transportation and tours. www.aplacasonly.com
815/719-1557
Belvidere
Boone County Alpacas
5055 Shattuck Rd.
Learn more about alpacas at
www.boonecountyalpacas.com
815/494-6927
Caledonia
Wind Ridge Herb Farm
466 Quail Trap Rd.
Herb and Garden Shop. 200 varieties of
chemical herbs and plants. Open to the public.
Catered lunch for business meetings.
www.windridgeherbfarm.com
815/765-2058
Davis
Mueller's Funny Farm
17768 Riche Rd.
Home to our flock of sheep, which includes our
registered Jacob sheep as well as our "spinners
flock.”Angora goats supply us with mohair,
ranging from kid mohair to adult locks. www.muellersfunnyfarm.com
815/865-5413
Deer Grove
Sandy Pine Elk Farm, Inc.
28650 Hahnaman Rd.
We invite you to our unique Midwest attractions;
elk tours, unique gift store, homemade
fudge, corn & soybean maze, pumpkins, horsedrawn
wagon rides, tipi retreats, and more.
www.sandypineelkfarm.biz
815/438-2463
DeKalb
Joseph F. Glidden Homestead and
Historical Center
921 West Lincoln Highway
Built in 1861, the house and brick barn were
constructed for local farmer and barbed wire
inventor, Joseph Glidden. The barn is the birthplace
of barbed wire. Call for operating times.
www.gliddenhomestead.org
815/756-7904
Yaeger's Farm Market
14643 State Route 38
We are open from mid Apr-Oct 31. Bedding and
veggie plants, hanging baskets. Homegrown in
season fruits and vegetables. Fall festival in
October, play area, corn maze and hayrides.
Mon-Sat, 9am-5pm; Sun, 11am-5pm.
www.yaegersfarmmarket.com
815/756-6005
Elizabeth
Schurmeier Teaching Forest
Reusch & Tower Rds.
Hiking and equestrian trails, including a 1/3
mile hiking trail with educational signage and
guide book. Picnic pavilion. Guided group tours
available by appointment.
www.jdcf.org
815/858-9100.
Franklin Grove
Franklin Creek Grist Mill &
Interpretive Center
1893 Twist Rd.
Illinois' only water powered operational gristmill.
Twelve-foot waterwheel that powers the
150 year old millstones. Apr-Oct, Thurs-Sat,
12pm-4pm.
815/456-2718
Fulton
Long's Garden Inc.
18510 Sand Rd. Off Hwy. 30
Nursery specializing in ornamental grasses,
perennials, trees, shrubs, hostas and dwarf
conifers. Stroll through our display gardens to
view our grasses and perennials in their mature
form.
www.longsgarden.com
815/589-4121
Circle C Alpacas
21919 Hillside Road
Call for appointment. 815/589-4121
Galena
Adventure Creek Alpaca Farm
9401 West Hart John Road
Perhaps the greatest livestock investment, alpacas are exotic, hypnotising and just plain fun! Our resident alpacas' job is to welcome and entertain our guests. They are gentle and do not bite. Their curious nature makes them very interested in children of all ages.
galenalogcabins.com
815/777-4200
Grand Detour
John Deere Historic Site
8393 South Main St.
Home & Blacksmith Shop of John Deere—the
man who forged the first steel plow.
815/652-4551
Hebron
Von Bergen's Country Market
9805 Rt. 173
Sweet corn, muskmelon, tomatoes and pumpkins.
Cucumbers, pickles, broccoli, cauliflower,
cabbage, egg plant, sweet/hot peppers, beets,
green beans. Open 9am-6pm, July-Oct. 31st.
www.vonbergens.com
815/648-2332 or
815/648-2783
Herscher
Dickman's
6480 South 14000 West Rd.
Freshest chicken and brown or green eggs.
Farm fresh brown eggs with golden yolks. All
natural beef, ground turkey, sausages, homemade
noodles, jams, jellies/butters, and gourmet
popcorn. Turkeys for Thanksgiving. Call for
hours.
www.dickmans.net
815/426-2154 or
815/953-2153
Manteno
Manteno Market
S.E. Corner of Division & Main.
Locally grow fruits and vegetables, locally
raised meat, baked goods, etc. accepted.
815/939-2070
McHenry
Stade Dairy Farm
3709 Miller Rd.
Producer of milk, vegetables, and grains since
1977. Annual “Shades of Autumn” during the
month of Sep/Oct. Farm tours, field trips, bonfires
and hayrides are also available by appointment.
www.stadedairyfarm.com
815/675-6396
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Mount Carroll
Learn Great Foods
203 E. Seminary Ave.
A culinary adventure! Weekend and custom
weekday gourmet tours from Northwest
Illinois, for families, group, and singles.
www.learngreatfoods.com
866/240-1650 or 815/244-5602
Oregon
White Pines Ranch
3581 Pines Rd.
Real working ranch with crops, small animals,
and horses. There is horseback riding, a
summer dude ranch for kids and facilities for
weekend retreats.
Reservations are required.
www.whitepinesranch.com
815/732-7923
Barnharts Stone Corner Farm Market
2169 E. Honey Creek Rd.
Open other times by appointment. We are
UDSA Organically certified since 2006. We have
25 different vegetables planted, muskmelon,
watermelon. We will have basil, cilantro, dill
and parsley.
815/732-7816
Prophetstown
Fancy Book Riding Ranch
29366 2400 East
Board your horses year round or rent ours.
Lessons & trail rides. Enjoy other animals such
as: miniature donkeys, goats, cows, bull, deer,
peacocks, pheasants, bunnies, kittens, & wild
turkeys.
815/537-2299
Rock Falls
Muller's Lane Farm
9769 Hickory Hills Rd.
Still farm our hayfield using Belgian draft horses
and steel-wheeled machinery. Wide variety
of rare heritage chickens, turkeys and geese
strolling around the barnyard and acreage.
www.mullerslanefarm.com
815/625-2607
Sandrock Farms/Sauk Valley Angus
8681 Hickory Hills Rd.
Illinois' largest producer of registered Angus
cattle. Sauk Valley Angus Country Store features
all natural & Certified Angus Beef products.
Mon. 9am-3pm, Sat. 8am-noon.
www.saukvalleyangus.com
815/622-0002
Selmi's Greenhouse and Farm Market
1206 Dixon Ave.
One of Northern Illinois' beautiful greenhouses,
geraniums, and hanging baskets. Opens in July
with Super Sweet Corn. Pumpkins, haunted
houses, petting farm, corn maze, through Oct.
Operation times vary.
www.selmi.com
815/626-3830
Rockford
Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden
2701 Clifton Ave.
Modern buildings, gardens, and groves with
miles of paved and chip paths, workshops, special
events, & art gallery.150-acre garden, with
plantings from 1910.
www.klehm.org
815/965-8146 or 888/419-0782
Seneca
M.J. Hogan Grain Elevator
Williams Street
Constructed in 1861-1862, the grain elevator is
the earliest remaining elevator built along the I & M Canal. It served local farmers who shipped
their grain to Chicago markets.
815/942-0796
Sterling
Chief Shikshak Northwest Bison Ranch
23637 Quinn Road
Off-road Hummer tour features bison, red deer,
peacock and highland cattle as it winds through
woodlands and along spring fed creeks and
ponds. Buy bison and red deer meat. Fri-Su:
10am-5pm. Reservations.
815/336-2145
Double G Farms/ Wahl Equestrian Center
24236 Lincoln Rd.
Full service horse facility. Western store, indoor & outdoor arena, & horse shows. Stalls for
up to 208 horses. Mon-Sun: 10am-6pm.
www.equineextremist.net
815/626-4213 or 815/626-3770
Utica
Bennett Garden Center, Inc.
2958 E 8th Rd.
Annuals, hanging baskets, vegetable plants &
seeds, perennials, grasses, shrubs & trees.
Garden shop sells garden accessories, pots &
more.
April 1-Dec. 31. Spring: 9am-5pm;
Summer: M-S 10am-5pm, Sun. 11am-4pm.
www.bennettgardencenter.com
815/667-7003
LaSalle County Historical Museum
101 East Canal Street
Complex has museum in 1848 warehouse on
the I & M Canal, barn, blacksmith shop and
school.
815/667-4861
Yorkville
Lyon Farm and Village
Illinois Route 71
Tour 15 original historical structures, a firehouse,
a farmhouse, school, town hall, train
depot, caboose, blacksmith shop, general store
and more.
630/553-6777
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