Farms Near Fort Wayne, IN

Cook's Orchard grows apples in Indiana, going by the name. Beyond that, no independent site or listing spells out varieties, u-pick availability, or a cider mill — call ahead to confirm what's in season.

Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne's Historic West Main Street Farmers' Market runs Fridays, 3 to 8 p.m., May through October, along the West Main corridor at 1936 West Main Street. Produce and handmade crafts from area growers fill the block, and the evening hours make it one of the few markets in the city built around after-work shopping rather than Saturday mornings.

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Kuehnert has been milking cows in Fort Wayne for more than 125 years and is now run by the fifth and sixth generation of the family. The farm's Fall Festival runs September and October weekends with a corn maze, hayrides, and pumpkin painting, and the Udder Upp Cafe serves the Mousetrap grilled cheese alongside hand-dipped ice cream made from their own milk. Details at kuehnertdairy.com.

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Dare to Dream Youth Ranch is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit at 6020 W Wallen Road that puts kids ages 4 to 18 on a real working horse ranch. Fort Wayne-area groups can schedule visits to learn riding basics alongside lessons in integrity, leadership, and compassion. The ranch also hosts an annual gala and auction to fund its youth programs.

Ft. Wayne's Farmers Market ran as a producer-only market at 1795 Broadway on the Electric Works campus, selling produce, meats, eggs, dairy, and crafts straight from the people who made them. After fourteen years there, the market's own site says it couldn't reach new lease terms with Electric Works and is currently closed; check directly for word on a new location.

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Salomon Farm Park sits on land Chris Salomon donated to Fort Wayne's parks department in 1996, and every fall the city turns it into a two-day harvest festival. Kids meet farm animals, ride a horse-drawn wagon, and work through hands-on chores that used to be routine farm life. Admission is free; parking runs $5 per vehicle, free for buses. The festival typically runs Friday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

At the corner of Barr and Wayne, YLNI's producer-only market carries on a tradition that traces back to the 1840s Barr Street Market, once two city blocks of permanent stalls. It draws around 150 vendors and 10,000 visitors most Saturdays, 9am to 1pm, selling only what they grow, raise, or make. A winter market picks up when the summer season ends. Reach them at [email protected].

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Barr Street Market sets up near the History Center in Fort Wayne's West Central neighborhood, at Berry and Barr Streets just west of downtown. Current vendor lineup and season hours were not independently confirmed online.

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Wednesdays, 4-7pm, June through early September, at the Old Barn inside Salomon Farm Park — a 170-acre former working farm dating to 1871 on Fort Wayne's north side. Vendors must grow their own fruits, vegetables, and herbs within 75 miles, and the lineup includes maple syrup, honey, soaps, and baked goods alongside produce.

Fort Wayne

BeeGreatLocal sells honey straight from its own hives on Hammock Drive in Fort Wayne — wildflower honey, raw honey, whipped honey, and comb, all harvested on site. It runs as an online storefront more than a walk-in shop, with orders placed through the site and picked up or shipped from there.

May Family Urban Homestead reads like a small residential operation — a family raising chickens or growing produce on a home lot rather than open farmland. No public page confirms specifics, so what's for sale and how to buy it isn't verified.

YLNI Farmers Market runs producer-only, meaning every vendor personally grows or makes what they sell, at Barr and Wayne Streets, the oldest public gathering spot in Fort Wayne. More than 150 vendors set up on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. year-round, split between a summer season and a smaller winter run, drawing an estimated 10,000 shoppers a week for produce, meat, baked goods, plants, and crafts. American Farmland Trust has named it Indiana's top farmers market four years running.

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J and L grows more than 200 varieties of cut flowers on a u-pick field minutes from downtown Fort Wayne, along with pumpkins, rhubarb, and other seasonal produce. The farm works to build up its soil rather than strip it season after season, and a self-serve stand stays open for anyone who shows up after hours.

Tanglewood Berry Farm grows berries in Indiana. Little else about the operation is published online, so specific crops, u-pick hours, and season dates aren't confirmed — worth a call before visiting.

Hardy's Farm Market is listed as an Indiana farm market. No independent website confirms what's sold there or its hours — a direct call is the best way to find out what's currently in stock.

Allen County Ag Produce Association Farmer's Market sets up at 3300 Warsaw St. in Fort Wayne, run by a local grower association rather than a city department. Current vendor lineup and hours were not independently confirmed online.

Saturdays, 8am-1pm, Easter through mid-December, on Warsaw Street in Fort Wayne — running since 1926, which makes it the oldest continually operating farmers market in Allen County. Allen County Ag. Producers, Inc. manages it, with spring bringing asparagus, rhubarb, peas, and green onions, plus a south wing of antiques and resale goods that changes weekly.

Johnnie Mae Farm is listed as an Indiana farm with no public website or page describing what it grows or sells. Reach out directly for current details.

Fort Wayne

Southwest Honey Co. is a volunteer-run beekeeping operation built around pollinator education as much as honey. Bees live in apiaries hosted on organic farms across northeast Indiana, and the harvest comes out raw and unpasteurized. Beyond jars of honey, the group runs community programs teaching people why honey bees matter and sells handmade bee-related products on the side. It's less a farm stand than a conservation project that happens to sell honey.

Huntertown

Hoffman Certified Organics is a local USDA Certified Organic farm located in Huntertown, Indiana. We are the only USDA certified organic farm in Indiana specializing in pasture-raised certified organic poultry. Hoffman Certified Organics is a family company run by Huntertown native Ben Hoffman. With the growing demand for pure organic meat products in the US, Hoffman Organics devised a much needed plan to provide our region with local 100% USDA Certified Organic chickens. With the delivery of 40

Fort Wayne

Hilger's Friendly Market sells produce off Hilger Family Farm land at 13210 US 30 West, with self-pick berries available in season alongside a stand of other locally grown goods. It runs spring through fall out of Fort Wayne's western edge, closer to a farm stand than a multi-vendor market — call ahead to check what's ripe before driving out.

Wood Farms Premium Meats sells meat directly to consumers, based on the name, likely beef or pork raised and processed in Indiana. No public site confirms cuts, pricing, or pickup details — contact the farm to ask.

Glenn's Natural Honey is a small Indiana beekeeping operation with no additional public details currently found online. Contact directly to confirm products and availability.

Bee Great is listed in Indiana's farm and food directory with no additional public details currently available online. Contact directly to confirm current offerings.

LaOtto

Growers set up on Park Avenue in New Haven every Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., spring through fall, selling produce, plants, honey, and baked goods with no middlemen between the stand and the shopper. Live music and a kids' craft table run alongside the vendor tents most weeks, a fixture for this Allen County market.

Cedar Creek Produce sells produce in Indiana, per the name — Cedar Creek itself is a common local name across the state. No independent site confirms crops or hours; check with the farm directly.

Joseph Decuis Wagyu Farm in Roanoke, Indiana — "a farm dressed in a tuxedo" — supplies the only restaurant in the United States raising its own Wagyu with traditional Japanese husbandry: all natural, humane, drug-free, and stress-free. Free-range Dixie Rainbow and Naked Neck hens, Mangalitza pigs, goats, sheep, turkeys, herbs, and vegetables feed the fine-dining restaurant and casual emporium, with Saturday farm tours and event hosting.

Roanoke

Autumn in the Country LLC has been registered as an active Indiana business near Churubusco in Whitley County since 2007. Specific offerings and hours aren't published online — check social media or call ahead before visiting.

McComBees Apiaries keeps hives in the rural Amish community of Yoder, in southern Allen and northern Wells counties. The operation sells raw, creamed, comb, and flavored local honey along with nuc colonies and queens bred in Indiana, plus beeswax candles, and it handles bee removal calls. Customers can buy directly from the Yoder location or find McComBees honey most Saturdays at the YLNI and Purdue farmers markets.

Schmucker's is a family-run Amish farmstead outside New Haven, near the Grabill Amish Country area, selling fresh-picked fruits and vegetables alongside greenhouse-grown plants. The farm store carries homestyle preserves and bulk foods too, functioning as a one-stop stop for produce and pantry basics rather than a single-crop stand. Hours run shorter in winter, so calling ahead before a visit is worth doing.

New Haven

Bruick Brothers Produce runs a farm stand at 12818 Edgerton Road in New Haven, on the east side of the Fort Wayne metro area, selling fruits and vegetables. Online listings for this stand are sparse and inconsistent. Call ahead to confirm hours and what's currently in stock.

Carter's Honey Bees works bee yards across northern Allen and DeKalb counties out of its home base in Auburn. The apiary sells wildflower honey and elderberry syrup, ships 5-frame nucs headed by northern Indiana queens, and stocks wax-dipped hive starter kits and honey supers for new beekeepers. It's an authorized Dadant dealer and a member of the Northeast Indiana Beekeepers Association, and it offers pollination services to growers in the region.

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Fresh Egg Co. sells eggs in Indiana. Small egg operations in the state typically sell by the dozen from the farm or at area markets, though this one's specific setup and hours aren't published online.

New Haven

Roanoke

Seven Sons Farms in Roanoke, Indiana is run by seven brothers across four generations on a mission to restore trust in food, raising 100% grass-fed and grass-finished beef, lamb, and bison, pasture-raised pork, and ethically raised chicken with no routine antibiotics or added hormones. Over 25,000 families shop its 200+ regeneratively raised meats through regional home delivery and nationwide frozen shipping, backed by 4.9 stars across 4,300+ reviews.

New Haven

Advanced Tree Technology is a New Haven nursery, not a produce farm — it grows and sells genetically selected fast-growing trees and shrubs for screening, living fences, windbreaks, shade, and investment timber. Customers are typically buying for acreage rather than a picnic basket; call ahead to check stock before driving out.

This market takes its name from Milan Center, an Allen County crossroads community near New Haven, and runs from a Doty Road address outside the main New Haven downtown. No current hours or contact details could be verified online.

Roanoke

Friday evenings, 5-8pm, June through early September, along Main Street in downtown Roanoke between 1st and 2nd. Farmers and gardeners bring produce, flowers, and plants, alongside meat, cheese, honey, and baked goods, and downtown shops stay open late to match. Food trucks and live music round out the evening.

Avilla

Blossom Hill Orchard in Avilla grows more than 700 cherry trees across 12 sweet and 4 tart varieties, sold either u-pick or already harvested from the retail barn. Owner Hertha Meyer runs the Noble County operation directly — call or email ahead to check what's ripe before driving out.

Auburn

We are the Hartings! Cody is a career firefighter with the Fort Wayne Fire Department, Stacey owns and operates Stacey Harting Photography, and Elijah just recently graduated kindergarten at Garrett Schools. As we started to learn about nutrition, we began to understand how important nutrient-dense food was for fighting disease and enjoying good health overall. The modern food system produces a lot of calories but misses the mark on providing real nutrition. This is what led us to establish Grow

Columbia City

We have 300+ bee hives. We offer local raw honey, beeswax candles, soaps, balms, bees, and equipment.

Vendors set up Saturday mornings, 8 to 12:30, on the west side of the Whitley County Courthouse in downtown Columbia City, a market the Whitley County Chamber runs alongside Bowen Health. Look for local produce, cut flowers, ready-to-eat food, and handcrafted goods from vendors based in the county. Admission is free, with live entertainment most weeks.

Hine Farms runs a farm store west of Waterloo in DeKalb County, Indiana, selling grass-fed beef, pastured pork, chicken, and eggs alongside maple syrup, wildflower honey, jams, and tallow skincare made on-site. Seasonal produce — corn, pumpkins, green beans, potatoes — rounds out the shelves. The store keeps limited hours, Wednesdays and Fridays in season, with off-season pickup by request.

Huntington

Decatur

Rekeweg Honey Company is a third-generation family beekeeping operation near Decatur, run by Duane Rekeweg with 500 to 700 hives producing wildflower honey. Founded in 2011 as a small-batch operation, it sells through the National Honey Board's honey locator and direct farm sales. It's a genuine farm-scale honey business, not a repackaged wholesale label.

Huntington

Josh and Sara Smith bought this property in 2011 and built Wholesome Meadows into a full-diet farm — pasture-raised eggs, poultry, grass-fed beef, and pastured pork, plus produce grown without pesticides or herbicides. They deliver to Huntington, Fort Wayne, and Columbia City, or you can shop the on-farm market directly. The Smiths also make household products like foaming soap and body balm from what the farm produces.

Kendallville

The Trowbridge family has run fall festivities on their 147-acre farm since 2002, built around a corn maze that turns into a haunted maze after dark. Beyond the maze there's a wagon ride through the woods, gem mining, mini golf, an inflatable rock wall, duck races, and a pumpkin patch. Call ahead if you're bringing a school group or a birthday party — Cindy handles the scheduling.

Bluffton

Albion

Johnson's Strawberry Farm has been growing berries along US 33 in Albion since 1965, making it one of the older u-pick operations in northeast Indiana. Strawberry season brings festival weekends with pick-your-own fields, kids' activities, and strawberry treats sold on site. Call ahead for picking conditions, since availability depends on the week's harvest.

Albion

Bender's Orchard has grown apples near Wolf Lake since 1987 — about 1,000 trees across 30-plus varieties, plus 150 Asian pear trees on four acres. U-pick starts in September, fresh cider is pressed on site, and a self-serve refrigerator out front sells product even when nobody's around to ring you up.

Waterloo

What was Amazing Fall Fun now operates as North Folk Farms, though the 12-acre corn maze and pumpkin patch on County Road 43 in Waterloo are the same draw they've been since 2011. The lineup includes a mega tube slide, jumping pillow, and zipline alongside the usual hayrides and pumpkin picking. The season opens in late August and runs into November — call 260-570-4282 for this year's hours.

Waterloo

Formerly Amazing Acres Farms and now operating as North Folk Farms, this Waterloo attraction has cut one of Indiana's largest corn mazes into its fields since 2011, with a new design each year — past themes have included Super Mario Bros. Fall weekends bring a pumpkin patch, cider slushies, and fresh donuts, with the season opening in late August.

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Decatur

Steele Farms runs a you-pick flower field each late spring where a cup of stems runs $10, a pitcher $18, and a full bucket $30, sunflowers priced separately. Fall shifts to the corn maze, pumpkin patch, and market stocked with mums and corn shocks. Can't make it out for picking? The Bouquet Barn sells pre-made arrangements Monday through Friday. Reach the farm at 260-565-3355 or [email protected].

A seasonal farm market on Schoolhouse Road outside Kendallville, known for fresh sweet corn through the summer and fall alongside other seasonal produce. It's a roadside setup rather than a multi-vendor market — buy direct from the growers, no middlemen.

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