Farms Near Harvard, IL

Harvard

Bramblewood is a small, family-owned CSA farm outside Harvard growing produce without pesticides or synthetic fertilizers. Members receive a regular share of whatever the fields are producing that week, and the farm sells through Marengo Road in Harvard.

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My family (Joe speaking) came from the city of Chicago, with no farm background. However, my parents were concerned about where and how their food was produced and they wanted to make a change. They made the decision to purchase a small 27 acre hobby farm here in Harvard, IL when I was a young boy. Their mission at the time was to feed our large, growing family with our own vegetables, meats, eggs, and milk (be homesteaders). Compared to my other 5 siblings, I found myself being the only one enj

Harvard

Harvard

Harvard

Freedom Organix is a USDA-certified organic farm outside Harvard running a year-round CSA, with shares of fruit, vegetables, meat, eggs, herbs, and cut flowers delivered through neighborhood pickup points. Half-share options suit smaller households, and the farm opens select fields for u-pick snap peas and tomatoes in season.

Harvard

Countryside Christmas is a seasonal choose-and-cut Christmas tree operation on Lilja Road outside Harvard, in a stretch of McHenry County known for its tree farms. Independent detail beyond its listing as a u-pick agritourism stop is limited online, so call ahead for current tree varieties and weekend hours before making the drive.

Harvard

GoSleigh runs a countryside Christmas operation out of Harvard built around horse-drawn sleigh rides, a live nativity, and a sledding hill. Visitors can also catch the Cozy Coral Theater, a petting farm, and Christmas goodies during the holiday season.

Harvard

Davidson's Giant Pumpkins has grown genuine oversized pumpkins outside Harvard for more than 45 seasons, alongside regular jack-o'-lanterns and oddly shaped squash. Admission and parking are free, with pricing running roughly $1 to $15 depending on size. It's a bare-bones, pick-your-own field — no rides, no maze, just pumpkins in every shape the season produces.

Harvard

Spears To You grows seven acres of asparagus, Jersey Supreme and Millennial varieties, and picks daily through a season that runs roughly early May to early June. Loose asparagus runs $6 a pound, dropping to $5 for two pounds or more, or buy a pre-packed 10-pound box for $45. U-pick hours are Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Harvard

Harvard

Harvard

Ben's Christmas Tree Farm cuts trees in Harvard, near the Wisconsin border in McHenry County's cluster of choose-and-cut tree farms. No current web listing was found. Call ahead to confirm this season's hours and stock.

Walworth

To provide you and your family with the healthiest, highest-quality pastured meats that we can raise. We are firm believers that wholly nourishing food comes from building a farm eco-system that enhances both soil and animals. Our meats are Certified Organic and guaranteed grass-fed, grass-finished and always out on pasture..

Marengo

This Marengo farm stand sells eggs, poultry, and livestock straight off the pasture. The family raises sheep, goats, chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys, plus perennial plants and herbs available seasonally. It's a small operation, so call ahead before driving out to make sure what you want is ready.

D Central Farms operates in Illinois with a limited web presence, making specifics hard to confirm beyond the name. As with many small operations, a phone call is the fastest way to find out what's currently for sale.

Woodstock

Knoll's Apple Orchard and Vegetable Farm grows apples and produce on Saint Patrick Road outside Woodstock, one of several small orchards in McHenry County's fall picking circuit. No current web listing was found. Call ahead to confirm what's in season.

Woodstock

McCann Berry Farm closed permanently after the 2026 season, ending 41 years of pick-your-own blueberries northeast of Woodstock. Bob and Mary McCann planted their first strawberry crop in 1982 and later shifted the farm's focus to blueberries, picked Wednesdays and Saturdays each July. The McCanns have retired; this listing remains for the record.

Listed separately from Marengo's downtown Friday market, this farmers market is tied to an address on Hawthorne Road on the edge of town. Public details on hours and vendors are thin — confirm the current schedule locally before visiting.

Marengo

Cody's Farm & Orchard grows sweet corn, green beans, peppers, zucchini, cucumbers, beets, onions, and potatoes on River Road in Marengo, and stocks Wisconsin dairy alongside the produce. The farm market runs daily 10am-6pm, with school tours and seasonal strawberry, sweet corn, apple, and pumpkin picking through the year.

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Marengo

Cody's Farm & Orchard grows sweet corn, green beans, peppers, zucchini, cucumbers, beets, peaches, potatoes, and onions on River Road outside Marengo, with a daily market open 10am-6pm. Fall brings apple picking and pumpkins; the farm also stocks Wisconsin cheese and dairy and runs school tours and a petting zoo.

Momma's Eggs keeps laying hens on pasture outside Woodstock, supplementing feed with homemade kefir and kombucha and growing fresh fodder greens year-round instead of relying on store-bought layer feed alone. No antibiotics, no chemical wormers. Beyond cartons of eggs, the farm sells dried eggshell capsules, eggshell toothpaste, and a few skincare items made on-site. Pickup runs daily by appointment — call ahead before driving out.

Poplar Grove

Beaver Creek Gardens operates in Poplar Grove, in Boone County's stretch of small nurseries and garden centers. No current web listing was found describing current stock or hours. Call ahead to confirm before visiting.

Woodstock

Lang's Orchard runs u-pick apples on Secor Road outside Woodstock, weather permitting — a cold snap during spring flowering has forced the orchard to sit out entire seasons rather than sell an off crop. The farm posts real-time picking updates on Facebook and keeps a small on-site store running when the trees cooperate.

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Marengo's Friday market sets up at Calvin Spencer Park on Friday evenings, spring into fall, mixing local farmers with craft vendors and makers rather than running a produce-only lineup. Check the market's Facebook group for the week's exact date and vendor list, since the schedule shifts through the season.

Woodstock

M's Organic Sustainable Farm grows food using organic and sustainable methods somewhere in Illinois. No website or current contact listing could be confirmed — reach out through the farm directly for a product list and buying options.

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Woodstock

Woodstock Country Orchard's old web domain has since been resold and no longer reflects the business, a sign this Garden Valley Road orchard may not be operating the way it once did. Anyone planning a visit should call ahead or check current McHenry County orchard listings before making the drive.

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Marengo

Broadview Farm and Gardens in Marengo, Illinois grows fresh, responsibly raised vegetables, fruits, meats, and eggs using sustainable farming practices, with online ordering through the GrownBy farm marketplace.

Marengo

May's Honey Farms has produced Sunny Hill Honey since 1948, growing from two beehives to more than 1,400 across six counties of northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, with a processing plant in a converted 1898 schoolhouse outside Marengo. Harvested within 50 miles of the plant from local clovers, alfalfa, and linden blossoms, the honey is never overheated or ultra-filtered and is sold at independent grocers all over Chicagoland.

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Woodstock

Grace Farm Studios is listed on Franklinville Road in Woodstock, McHenry County. No verifiable website or business listing was found to confirm what the studio offers.

Woodstock

Homestead Orchard grows 23 apple varieties on land that's been farmed since 1839, plus pie cherries, pears, apricots, and plums. The farm store operates out of a converted 1880s horse barn and stocks honey, jams, jellies, salsas, and beeswax candles from local Amish suppliers alongside the fruit. Open Monday through Saturday 10 to 4, Sunday noon to 4.

Woodstock

Root & Sky Farm raises grass-fed beef, pork, lamb, poultry, and bees on 47 acres near Marengo, 12 in pasture, 35 in forest, using rotational grazing on herbicide-free ground. Founded in 2017 by farmer Josh Kriner, the operation sells direct through local markets and delivery, and ties its land stewardship to the site's history with the Potawatomi and 19th-century beekeeper C.C. Miller.

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Poplar Grove

Edwards Apple Orchard is a fourth-generation family farm on Centerville Road in Poplar Grove, growing apples since 1964. The orchard runs September through November with pick-your-own apples, pumpkins, and berries, plus fresh-pressed cider and apple cider donuts.

Union

Prairie Sky Orchard has been growing apples on Union Road since 1991, when the current owners turned five empty acres into what's now roughly 2,800 dwarf trees across 14 varieties. Pick your own or buy pre-packaged, then stop at the barn store for cider donuts, jams, salsas, and u-bake pies. Asian pears and raspberries round out the harvest, and a weekend food kiosk adds hot dogs and pulled pork.

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Summerdale Farms raises grass-fed beef and pastured, free-range chickens in Boone County on land that's never had herbicides or pesticides applied. The property dates to 1837 and spans pastures, orchards, gardens, and woods. It's a registered Illinois corporation selling organic, farm-fresh products through local food directories and direct orders.

Circle G Grassfed Beef raises grass-fed cattle in Illinois. No current website or market schedule could be verified online — contact the farm directly for cuts, herd-share info, or pickup locations.

Poplar Grove

Bull Run Maze cuts a corn maze through its Poplar Grove fields every fall, backed by pumpkin picking, pig races, and doughnuts for the drive out from Rockford or Belvidere. It's a family-owned operation built around the maze itself rather than a long list of rides — expect to lose a few hours between the rows before finding your way back out.

Garden Prairie

Susie's Garden Patch runs a produce stand on US Highway 20 in Garden Prairie, selling what's in season straight off the farm. It's a small, family-run operation without much of a web presence — the kind of stand you find by driving past it, not by searching for it online.

Hebron

The Miller family decided they wanted a different way of life than what the suburbs of Chicago provided. They took the leap and the farm that has become Hephzibah Farms including the 100+ year old farmhouse has been home to the family since 2015.

Woodstock

Woodstock

Woodstock

Bull Valley

We recognize the value of healthy soil and water. On our farms we use environmentally sustainable practices: crop rotation, no-till cropping and growing cover crops whenever possible to reduce erosion and supply organic matter to the soil. We test the soil regularly to monitor and ensure the health of the soil, a living ecosystem. We apply microbials to build soil health, promote water retention, and make nutrients available to the plants. We practice integrated pest management, scouting fields

Woodstock's market runs producer-only — everything sold is grown, raised, or made by the person at the table. It sets up on the Town Square Tuesdays and Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., from early May through the end of October, and was voted Illinois's number one farmers market in 2020. Produce, meat, flowers, baked goods, and artisan foods fill the square each market day.

Woodstock

Meadowmoor Orchard keeps things simple — no admission fee, no frills, just u-pick apples plus a few early pumpkins and gourds each September and October. It's only open weekends, Saturday 10 to 5 and Sunday 11 to 4, closed the rest of the week. Woodstock's other orchards lean bigger; this one stays a straightforward family farm.

Trogg's Hollow runs a CSA and market farm out of Poplar Grove in Boone County, selling through an online store rather than a walk-in farm stand. Customers sign up for CSA shares or browse current stock through the store itself, since specific crop lists and pricing aren't posted elsewhere online. It's a small operation — check the online store directly before making a special trip out to Poplar Grove.

Marengo

Grizzy's Pumpkins sells pumpkins from a farm at the corner of Route 20 and Coral Road outside Marengo, in Coral Township. It turns up in local farm directories and a scattering of social posts from visitors, but runs without a dedicated website. Worth a call ahead to check what's picked and ready.

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