Farms Near Mexico, MO

Mexico Premium Meats is run by the wives and mothers of mid-Missouri farming families in Audrain County — farm-to-table beef raised from conception to harvest, processed at state-inspected White Barn Processing and licensed for direct farm sales. Individual steaks, roasts, and ground beef through bulk orders sell straight off the farm in Mexico, Missouri.

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Mexico

Hickory Ridge Orchard grows tree fruit outside Mexico, Missouri, in the farm country of Audrain County. Orchards in this part of the state usually bring apples in late summer and fall, sometimes with peaches earlier in the season. The rural Audrain Road location on the town's edge puts it among the row-crop and livestock farms of north-central Missouri.

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Binder's Hilltop Apple and Berry Farm grows apples and berries on Audrain Road 820 outside Mexico, in Audrain County in northeast-central Missouri. Berries come on in early summer and apples ripen from late summer into fall, the farm's busiest picking stretch. Expect u-pick and pre-picked fruit in season, and call ahead, since open days track what's ripe.

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Mexico

Hickory Ridge Orchard grows apples and pumpkins you can pick yourself or buy from the shop, in Audrain County east of Mexico. Fall weekends add a corn maze, a kiddie maze, a corn cannon, and tractor hayrides, plus a petting zoo and face painting for younger visitors. School groups and birthday parties book ahead. The stand takes cash, checks, and major cards. It's on Audrain Road 820.

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Thompson

Raw local honey from the family's own apiary in Auxvasse, north of Columbia in mid-Missouri, with hives also worked near Hatton. The bees forage the mixed farmland and woodland edge of Callaway County, and the honey is sold direct rather than blended into a store-brand jar. Reach them at 806 County Road 281 or by phone.

A Missouri lavender farm growing lavender for handmade products such as sachets, oils, and bath goods. Lavender fields in this region typically bloom and open to visitors in June and early July.

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Fulton

Kingdom Valley Farms is a farm on County Road 210 near Fulton, in Callaway County, the central Missouri county long nicknamed the Kingdom of Callaway. It's listed as an agritourism stop; no website or public details turned up to confirm crops or activities.

Centralia

Columbia

Shryocks Callaway Farms cuts a life-size corn maze on its working family farm east of Columbia in Callaway County, and the operation is marking its 25th season. Beyond the maze, fall weekends bring a pumpkin patch, hayrides, a jumping pillow, a fun barn, and campfires. The season runs from mid-September into early November, Friday through Sunday. Adult admission runs around $13.

Columbia

Four Oaks Farm is a fourth-generation working farm on Judy School Road northeast of Columbia. It runs Farm Fun Days built around hands-on crafts, farm exploration, and open play, aimed mostly at kids ages 5 to 12, and keeps a farm store on site. The focus is on getting families onto a real farm rather than staging a big festival midway.

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Hallsville

Columbia

Osage Alpacas raises alpacas on Mauller Road north of Columbia, in central Missouri. Farms like this typically sell breeding stock and fiber and host farm visits by appointment. Specific herd details and visiting hours aren't posted online, so reach out directly before stopping by.

A whole-animal restaurant and butcher shop at 47 E. Broadway in downtown Columbia, Missouri. The kitchen builds seasonal plates and cocktails around Missouri-raised meat and local produce, breaking down whole animals in house and selling house cuts and charcuterie at the counter. Dinner service runs Tuesday through Saturday from 4:30 p.m. Reservations by phone.