Farms Near Lawrence, KS

Lawrence

Lawrence

Founded in 1976, the Lawrence Farmers' Market is the oldest producer-only market in Kansas — everything sold was grown, raised, or made by the vendor standing behind it. It runs Saturdays, 7:30 to 11:30 a.m., from April 11 through November 21 at 824 New Hampshire Street, with more than 60 area farmers and producers, all within 50 miles of Lawrence. Two-hour free parking is available in garages at 7th and 9th Streets.

Lawrence

Lawrence

Lawrence

Lawrence

Schaake's grows its pumpkin patch on 28 acres carved out of a working 1,400-acre family farm, an operation that started as a 4-H project and just marked its 50th season. Admission and parking are free, and so is the hayride out to the patch — you pay only for the pumpkins you pick. There's a hay maze and playground for kids who'd rather not do the picking themselves.

Lawrence

M and J Ranch raises Angus beef certified 100% grass-fed and Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World on a 670-acre family ranch outside Lawrence, Kansas. Three generations of the Williams family manage the herd — born and raised on the ranch with no hormones, antibiotics, or pasture pesticides, and never any grain.

Lawrence

Lawrence

This market sets up in the parking lot of Clinton Parkway Nursery & Garden Store at 4900 Clinton Parkway, Wednesdays from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., mid-May through the end of September. Local growers sell fruit, vegetables, baked goods, meat, jams, jellies, and wine alongside the nursery's own plants and landscaping stock. Call or email ahead if you're a grower interested in a table.

Lawrence

Wohletz Farm Fresh has grown u-pick strawberries and blueberries in Lawrence since 1996, after 19 years selling at area farmers markets. Buckets run $35 for a gallon or $20 for a half-gallon, cash or check only, and picking requires an appointment. Call (785) 331-3468 to schedule a time before heading out.

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Lawrence

Lawrence

Chestnut Charlie's is an organic chestnut orchard outside Lawrence, planted in 1995 and certified organic in 1998. The 20-acre orchard holds roughly 1,200 trees and sells fresh chestnuts each fall, typically starting in early October, with nuts also stocked at Checkers Grocery and the Community Mercantile in Lawrence. Reach them at [email protected].

Lawrence

Amy's Meats at the Homestead is Amy Saunders' family farm about eight miles north of Lawrence, Kansas, raising Jersey milk cows, beef cattle, heritage pasture pigs, and chickens. The farm runs a year-round protein Farm Share, a CSA-style subscription for pork, chicken, beef, and eggs, plus a farm-to-table pizza club through its FarmHer's Table events. Amy's Meats was named a Mother Earth News Homesteader of the Year and is a registered Kansas agritourism stop on the Kaw Valley Farm Tour.

Baldwin City

Lawson Brothers Farm sits a mile and a half east of Vinland, on a historic property outside Baldwin City. It grows u-pick blackberries, raspberries and strawberries through the summer, then shifts to pumpkins in the fall, with a picnic area for families who want to make a day of it. Check the farm's site for that week's picking hours before driving out.

Hillcreek Market is a family-run general store in Lecompton, Kansas, mixing a full espresso bar and small eatery with cuts of meat, local goods, and a gift shop under one roof at 505 Eisenhower Memorial Dr. From April through October, the market has hosted its own on-site farmers market alongside its regular retail hours, which run as early as 7 a.m. on weekdays and as late as 8 p.m. on weekends.

Tonganoxie

Tonganoxie's market runs Thursdays, 5 to 8 p.m., May 13 through October 14, in the Tonganoxie Public Library parking lot at 217 E. 4th St. Regular vendors include Country Road Farms, R&R Acres, Diligent Farms, Daniel's BBQ, Next to Nature Farms, and Thompson's Home Grown Produce, with food trucks and live music rotating through the season. Reach the market at (785) 491-1978 or [email protected].

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Leavenworth

Next to Nature Farm, run by Chad and Megan Gilliland since 2012, keeps goats, chickens, peacocks, and bee hives outside Leavenworth. Their downtown storefront at 624 Cherokee Street holds what they call Kansas's only honey tasting bar, pouring more than a dozen infused and creamed honey varieties alongside raw local honey. The farm also teaches classes on beekeeping, canning, and small-scale agriculture.

Edgerton

White Tail Run Winery pours Kansas table wines from a tasting room in Edgerton, alongside an 18-hole disc golf course and a mobile "Winery On The Go" service for events. Summer hours run Friday and Saturday noon to 6 p.m., Sunday noon to 4 p.m. The winery also hosts small gatherings and sells through select area liquor stores. Call (913) 893-4003.

Gardner

Wagon Wheel Orchard is an orchard operation in Gardner, on the western edge of the Kansas City metro in Johnson County, one of the fastest-growing suburban counties in the state. No specific fruit varieties, hours, or contact details are publicly listed; call ahead to check what's in season.

Big Springs Berries grows thornless blackberries on trellised vines in Lecompton, in the rolling hill country north of Lawrence. The u-pick fields come with a picnic area, a nature trail, and bird and wildlife feeding stations for the wait between rows. Call ahead before visiting, since u-pick berry season is short and weather-dependent.

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De Soto

Welcome to Happy Valley Farm in De Soto, Kansas! It's with a heavy heart and several hours of contemplation that we made the decision to close Happy Valley Farm. With some changes in our lives, we are just not able to keep up with the demands of the property and farm. We plan is to list the property for sale August 23, 2024. It is our hope that the new owners will want to continue the legacy of Happy Valley Farm and we would love to work with them in any way to transition the business. Normal ho

De Soto

This De Soto market — Fresh Promises Farmers' Market — sets up at 9200 Kill Creek Road on Wednesdays from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., June through September. It's a smaller, community-run alternative to De Soto's bigger Friday night market downtown, built to keep locally grown food available through the season without the crowds or live music of the main event.

Edgerton

Frank and Melanie Gieringer planted their first peach trees in Edgerton in 2001 and picked their first crop in 2004; blackberries, strawberries, sweet corn and pumpkins followed, and their son Brice now runs the u-pick fields alongside them. The season moves from strawberries in May through blackberries and peaches in summer to sunflower fields and pumpkins each fall. The farm market sells jams, frozen pies, local honey and doughnuts.

Olathe

KC Meats and Eats provides locally raised, hormone‑ and antibiotic‑free beef, pork, and chicken from family farms in Johnson County. We offer individual cuts, bundles, and bulk beef shares, all processed with care and ready for your freezer. Our focus is quality, transparency, and bringing real, farm‑fresh food straight to your table.

Bonner Springs

Kerby Farm runs a pumpkin patch in Bonner Springs, just west of the Kansas City metro in Wyandotte County — one of several fall stops in the area drawing families each October. Specific hours, activities, and pricing aren't listed publicly; call ahead before a visit.

Wellsville

Wellsville's market sets up in the City Hall parking lot at 411 Main St., selling fruits and vegetables, flowers and plants, specialty foods, meats, and jams and jellies. Most vendors take cash and cards, with some accepting SNAP, EBT, FMNP, and WIC. It's a small Franklin County market — check the Wellsville Farmers' Market Facebook page for the current season's hours before making the trip.

Sweetlove Farm raises pastured poultry and grass-fed, grass-finished lamb on 63 acres in Oskaloosa, Kansas, in Jefferson County northeast of Topeka. Owners Phil and Sally Holman-Hebert move their laying hens across pasture in open-air, floorless coops, giving the birds constant access to grass, bugs, and sunlight instead of a barn. The farm has supplied the Lawrence and Kansas City area with eggs, chicken, and lamb since 1999, selling direct off the farm rather than through a middleman.

Wellsville

Wellsberry Farm grows black raspberries on a U-pick basis in Wellsville, open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. during the season. Picking is cash or check only, and the farm grows without synthetic sprays. Fair warning if you're not a dog person — the owners keep large dogs on the property who'll likely greet you at the gate.

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Olathe

Grantville

Gary's Pumpkin Patch has run its fall festival in Grantville, just outside Topeka, since 1993. The lineup covers a you-pick pumpkin patch, a corn maze, pig races, a corn pit and a climbing course called Goat Mountain, plus apple cider slushies and doughnuts from the concession stand. The festival runs weekends through September and October.

Bonner Springs

The Bonner Springs Farmers’ Market Association has been formed to provide locally grown, fresh foods, farm products and local producer value-added products to the citizens of Wyandotte County and surrounding areas, and to encourage commerce, entertainment and trade in downtown Bonner Springs.

Tecumseh

The Iwig family has raised healthy cows and produced high-quality milk for Kansas families since 1910 in Tecumseh. In 2005 the dairy added its own bottling and retail operation, supplying bottled milk to grocery stores throughout Kansas as one of the state's last farm-bottling dairies.

Basehor

Basehor's market runs year-round at 2705 155th Street — Thursdays and Fridays from noon to 6 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vendors sell farm-fresh produce, homemade baked goods, and crafts, with many accepting SNAP, EBT, and WIC alongside cash and card. Contact the organizers directly for booth details or a given week's vendor lineup.

Gardner

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Gardner

KC Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze started when the Berggren family began the patch outside Gardner in 2003, two years after settling in the Kansas City area. The corn maze is cut each year into a new design — past years have included the KU Jayhawk — and the grounds add a jumping pillow, a rock-climbing wall, a petting zoo with piglets, and the Yellow Brick Road train ride on weekends.

Ottawa

Kansas Alpaca Company breeds alpacas from established production bloodlines on its Ottawa farm and sells the fiber through an on-site shop, The Fiberwear Shop. Yarn, roving, and other alpaca-fiber goods are spun from animals raised on the property. The farm has operated as a Kansas LLC since 2005 and is listed among local yarn shops on Ravelry for fiber crafters seeking Kansas-raised wool.

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Basehor

Faircrest Farm Produce runs a seasonal farm stand on Highway 7 just north of Parallel Road in Basehor, with a picking calendar that tracks the Kansas growing season: tomatoes, cucumbers, watermelon and sweet corn in July, peaches and peppers in August, then pumpkins, gourds and winter squash by September. The indoor market also carries fresh eggs, baked goods, and homemade jams and jellies. Open every day of the week, mid-July through mid-November.

Leavenworth

Hildebrandt Farm operates on 159th Street outside Leavenworth as a registered Kansas agritourism property. Public details on what's grown or sold here are limited online. Note: this is a separate operation from the larger Hildebrand Farms Dairy elsewhere in the county — don't confuse the two when verifying.

Kansas City

Cider Hill Family Orchard grows 1,500 apple trees across 18 varieties on 38 acres in Kansas City, Kansas. Apple season runs August through November, with cider donuts, kettle corn, hayrides, and train rides alongside the picking. The orchard also rents out an Event Barn that holds up to 250 guests, plus a guest house on the property.

Leavenworth

Lamborn Farm centers on an 1890s barn listed on both the Kansas and National Register of Historic Places, now hosting weddings, reunions, and military ceremonies near Leavenworth. In fall, the working farm adds a corn maze, a mini train ride, and a kids' play area alongside seasonal craft and harvest festival events.

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Tecumseh

Overbrook

Fieldstone Orchard grows 38 apple varieties plus Asian pears, plums, cherries, asparagus, berries and heirloom tomatoes across a 12-acre u-pick orchard built around seven ponds in Osage County. Farming follows organic practices, including a house line of organic feed blends made with Fertrell amendments. The Sale Barn sells fresh-picked fruit, and the Cider Barn presses cider on site. Open Tuesday through Sunday.

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Wellsville

New Hope Farm & Apiary is a small, women-owned apiary in Franklin County producing raw clover and wildflower honey along with beeswax, pollen and hand-made soaps and candles. The bees go untreated with chemicals or antibiotics and forage unsprayed ground near the hives. Visits run by appointment — call or email ahead to schedule a stop at the farm.

Hillside Honey Apiary is a veteran, family-owned bee farm operating out of a former rural high school building in Easton, Kansas, just north of Leavenworth. Shelley and Ty Martin tend about 80 hives whose bees forage wildflowers along the Missouri River between Leavenworth and Atchison. Beyond raw unfiltered, infused, and creamed honey, the farm sells beeswax skincare products, goat's milk soap, pasture-raised eggs, and cut flowers, and runs hands-on beekeeping tours where visitors suit up to open a live hive.

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Ottawa

Ottawa's market has run for more than 50 years, splitting the week between two spots: Wednesdays 4-6 p.m. at Legacy Square (125 S. Walnut) and Saturdays 8 a.m. to noon at the Tractor Supply lot on S. Princeton. The season runs May through October with vegetables, fruit, flowers, meat, eggs, and baked goods. Most vendors take cash and cards; some accept SNAP, EBT, FMNP, and WIC. Call (785) 842-1536 for current details.

Topeka

Luke Paine has run Insane Paine Produce on 20 acres in Topeka since 2011, opening each spring with greenhouse tomatoes and hanging baskets. Summer brings zucchini, cucumbers, onions, potatoes, watermelon and cantaloupe, with mums and a full lineup of pumpkins and winter squash by September. Paine keeps adding acreage and new crops most years.

Kansas City

Wine Barn Winery & Vineyard has poured handcrafted wine from its 16-acre property near the Legends shopping district in Kansas City since 2009, with a pond and vineyard view from the tasting room. Wines range from sweet and fruity to dry, full-bodied reds, with flights and bottles available Saturday and Sunday or by appointment. The venue also books private events.

Ottawa

Innisfree Fruit Farm is a u-pick berry operation outside Ottawa growing blueberries, raspberries and strawberries. Picking hours run 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday; the farm stays closed Sundays except for Memorial Day. Reach the fields by taking Highway 68 west from I-35, then north on Riley Road.

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Spring Hill

Pickings & Pumpkins has been a registered Kansas farm business since 2002, growing pesticide-free vegetables and small fruit a couple of miles east of Spring Hill. Their own description keeps it simple: farm-fresh food, homegrown the old-fashioned way. Find current picking availability and hours through their Facebook page rather than by dropping in unannounced.