Agritourism & Farm Experiences in Nebraska

A and B Country Chicken

Humboldt, NE

A and B Country Chicken is a small poultry operation near Humboldt in southeast Nebraska, offering farm-raised birds with on-farm pickup. A few listings note seasonal garden produce as well, but the poultry is the mainstay. Details are thin beyond the USDA Local Food Directory entry, so contact the farm directly to confirm what's available before the drive out. Humboldt sits in Richardson County near the Kansas line.

AbBee's Honey

Seward, NE

AbBee's Honey sells raw honey and nuts from a shop in Seward, and makes room on its shelves for a few other local beekeepers' jars too. On-farm pickup is available, and they host small farm experiences on site. Reach them at 402-545-4231 or [email protected], and see fresh batches on Instagram at @abbees_honey. Seward sits a short drive west of Lincoln along Interstate 80.

Arbor Day Farm Tree Adventure

Nebraska City, NE

The Tree Adventure is the hands-on outdoor attraction at Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska City, where visitors cross rope bridges through the forest canopy and walk trails on the historic property tied to the founding of Arbor Day. The wider campus includes the Apple House Market, an apple orchard, hayrides, wine tasting, and Lied Lodge, all supporting the Arbor Day Foundation's tree-planting mission.

Beauty and the Bees Honey

Bellevue, NE

Beauty and the Bees Honey runs from a Galvin Road storefront in Bellevue, just south of Omaha. The suite address points to a retail shop selling honey and honey-based body-care goods rather than an open apiary. Sarpy County sits along the Missouri River bluffs.

Bellevue Berry Farm & Pumpkin Patch

Papillion, NE

Bellevue Berry Farm and Pumpkin Ranch runs pick-your-own strawberries and raspberries earlier in the year, then turns the property over to pumpkins and fall events. General admission covers a hayride to the patch, a barnyard petting zoo, bounce pillows, a kiddie zip line, and a daytime walk-through of the Ranch of Terror haunted house. Four barns and around 40 campfire sites host weddings, reunions, and company outings. Find it at 11001 South 48th Street south of Papillion.

Benson Farms - The Maize at Benson Farms

Denton, NE

The MAiZE at Benson Farms cuts a corn maze on SW 140th Street near Denton, just southwest of Lincoln. Its name ties it to The MAiZE, a company that designs cornfield mazes nationwide. Fall operations like this usually add a pumpkin patch, hayrides, and after-dark flashlight maze nights through October.

Big Red Barn & Pumpkin Farm

Omaha, NE

Big Red Barn & Pumpkin Farm sits on Bennington Road in northwest Omaha, near the Bennington line. Pumpkin farms in this stretch of Douglas County typically pair a pick-your-own field with hayrides, a corn maze, and a barn market, open through the October season.

Bloom Where You're Planted Farm and Pumpkin Patch

Avoca, NE

Bloom Where You're Planted is a small farm and pumpkin patch outside Avoca, a village in Cass County southeast of Lincoln. It turns up in area fall-activity listings but publishes little online, pointing to a seasonal, family-run patch rather than a large commercial operation.

Blue Valley Fruits and Vegetables

Ulysses, NE

Blue Valley grows produce you pick yourself in Ulysses, from apples and asparagus to sweet corn, tomatoes, peppers, pumpkins, and watermelon in season. The stand also carries homemade jams and jellies, herbs, horseradish, processed meats, popcorn, and soap. Most of the produce is grown organically. Reach them at (402) 549-2172 or through their Facebook page, which posts what's ripe and ready week to week.

Boo's Pumpkin Patch

Boo's Pumpkin Patch is a seasonal patch on P Road in the Nebraska City area of Otoe County, in southeast Nebraska's apple and orchard country. Verified details are thin online. Expect a small fall operation open on autumn weekends.

Camp Fontanelle

Camp Fontanelle is a United Methodist summer camp founded in 1959 on County Road 3 near Fontanelle, accredited by the American Camp Association and named to a Newsweek best-camps list in 2024. Beyond overnight youth sessions, the grounds host a seasonal fall pumpkin patch and festival. Reach the office weekdays at 402-478-4296 or [email protected].

Chisholm Family Farm

Elmwood, NE

Chisholm Family Farm is a family operation in Elmwood, a small Cass County town between Lincoln and Nebraska City. The address sits in town, and little is posted online about what they grow or sell.

Cornstalk Harvest Festival, LLC

Grant, NE

Cornstalk Harvest Festival runs a fall event on Road 330 outside Grant, the Perkins County seat in southwest Nebraska. The name marks it as an autumn harvest festival with corn maze and pumpkin-season activities rather than a year-round farm stand.

Country Bouquet

Fort Calhoun, NE

Country Bouquet cuts custom flower bouquets to order near Fort Calhoun, letting you choose the week's colors, and also grows fruit and vegetables. The farm works by appointment and sells at the Blair Farmers' Market. Owner contact is (402) 468-5598 or [email protected], and they post arrangements and ordering details at countrybouquet.weebly.com. It's a small, seasonal operation north of Omaha along the Missouri River bluffs.

Country Harvest Pumpkin Patch

Glenvil, NE

Country Harvest is a rural pumpkin patch at 331 Road 310 near Glenvil, southeast of Hastings in south-central Nebraska. One admission covers the activities: a corn maze, tractor-pulled hayrides, petting zoo, face painting, bounce house, and pick-your-own or pre-gathered pumpkins. A 2019 news report suggested the owners may have wound the operation down, so confirm the current season before driving out.

Country Road Bees

Morse Bluff, NE

Country Road Bees keeps hives near Morse Bluff, a Saunders County village along the Platte River northwest of Omaha. Small Nebraska apiaries like this sell raw honey and sometimes beeswax and pollination services to nearby growers.

Cox's Pumpkin Patch

Cox's Pumpkin Patch is a seasonal pumpkin stand along Highway 15A in Nebraska. The listing carries no town, but the highway-side spot and the name point to a fall pick-your-own and pre-picked pumpkin operation.

Culver Farms

Orleans, NE

Culver Farms has grown potatoes near Orleans in south-central Nebraska for more than forty years, and also raises beans and beets. Buyers pick up direct from the farm at 401 D Road, and the Culvers sell at area farmers markets in season. Call 308-868-4115 to check what's dug and available. Orleans sits in the Republican River valley, prime ground for row crops and garden vegetables.

District 13 Haunted Attraction

Brule, NE

District 13 is a seasonal haunted attraction on State Street in Brule, a small Keith County town near Ogallala in western Nebraska. It runs on October weekends around Halloween. Little else is posted online beyond its listing.

Ernest Griffiths

Scottsbluff, NE

Ernest Griffiths runs E-Bees Honey out of Scottsbluff, selling raw Panhandle honey at farmers markets and retail spots across western Nebraska. He started keeping bees in 1972 and went at it full-time in 2008 after a long career in education. Find his honey and current locations through facebook.com/EbeesHoney or the E-Bees site. The dry, sunny North Platte valley gives the honey its regional character.

Ewesfull Cowllectables and Harellooms Country Store and more

Valley, NE

Ewesfull Cowllectables and Harellooms is a country store on Ida Street in Valley, west of Omaha, its punny name playing on ewes, cows, and hares. It shows up among area agritourism stops but keeps little information online. Valley sits near the Platte River recreation corridor.

Fangmeier Farms Pumpkin Patch

Hebron, NE

This Thayer County pumpkin patch at 6917 Road G near Hebron grows pumpkins and winter squash, with pick-your-own in the field and pre-picked options. It opens the last weekend of September through Halloween, with a corn maze, hay-bale maze, zip line, slides, and kid games. Weekday evening hours run 6 p.m. to dark, with Saturday from 10 a.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m.

Farmstead Gardens

Dakota City, NE

Farmstead Gardens sells produce direct from the farm at 015 Ithaca Way, on the edge of Dakota City in Nebraska's northeast corner near the Iowa line. It shows up in the USDA Local Food Directory as an on-farm pickup source rather than a storefront. Beyond that listing, little is published about the crops or hours, so calling ahead before you drive out is the safe move.

Fat Head Farms

Clarkson, NE

Fat Head Farms is a small farm near Clarkson in Colfax County, northeast Nebraska. Little is published online beyond its directory listing. The surrounding country is row-crop and livestock ground along the Elkhorn River.

Fox Seasonal Farms

Broken Bow, NE

Fox Seasonal Farms works ground on Paulsen Road outside Broken Bow, in Custer County near the middle of Nebraska. The 'seasonal' name points to fall and harvest-time offerings such as pumpkins and produce, set in a county better known for cattle and hay.

Fruit of Levine LLC

Omaha, NE

Fruit of Levine is an agritourism operation on Bennington Road in northwest Omaha, in the same rural pocket of Douglas County as the area's pumpkin farms. The 'fruit' in the name suggests an orchard or produce focus, though little detail is posted online.

Gare Bear Honey

Lincoln, NE

Gare Bear Honey is a small-scale honey operation based in Lincoln. No public storefront details are posted online, which fits a sideline beekeeper selling raw local honey through farmers markets, word of mouth, and area shops.

Gibbons Honey Farms

Crawford, NE

Gibbons Honey Farms is a family-run business in Crawford, up in Nebraska's northwest Panhandle, selling pure local honey plus creamed honey, soaps, and lotions made from it. The shop keeps short hours, generally Wednesday through Friday, so it's worth confirming before a trip. Reach them at (308) 430-0228. Crawford sits near Fort Robinson and the Pine Ridge, making the stop an easy add to a Panhandle drive.

GNP3 Farms

Chappell, NE

GNP3 Farms is located near Chappell in Deuel County, out in Nebraska's western panhandle wheat and cattle country. Verified public details are scarce. The listing places it among the region's agritourism operations.

Grandma's Pumpkin Patch

Kearney, NE

Grandma's Pumpkin Patch is a seasonal fall attraction on the west side of Kearney in central Nebraska, drawing area families for pumpkins and autumn activities. It keeps limited information online. Kearney sits along I-80 midway across the state.

Grandpa's Punkinberry Patch

Holdrege, NE

This fall pumpkin patch sits at 10798 726 Road near Holdrege, a mile south and a mile west of Atlanta, Nebraska, opening around the last weekend of September. Attractions include a 172-foot hillside slide into a canyon, a barrel train, corn maze, pumpkin cannon and slingshot, duck races, mini golf, pedal cars, go-carts, a jump pad, and petting goats. Hayrack rides and concessions round out the visit.

Hamilton Honey Farms

Cotesfield, NE

Hamilton Honey Farms produces raw, unprocessed honey in Cotesfield, a tiny community in central Nebraska's Howard County. The honey is never heated, which keeps the natural enzymes and pollen intact. The same family also runs Hamilton Kennels at the place. Their honey turns up on regional honey-finder directories and at nearby markets; Cotesfield is small enough that word of mouth still moves most of it.

Handley's Pumpkin Patch

Falls City, NE

Handley's Pumpkin Patch is a fall pumpkin patch near Falls City, tucked into Richardson County in Nebraska's far southeast corner where the state meets Kansas and Missouri. Verified online details are limited, pointing to a small, family-run seasonal operation.

Happy Hen Chicken Ranch

Lewiston, NE

This small farm at 412 White Street in Lewiston, in Pawnee County of southeast Nebraska, raises free-range chicken, turkey, duck, and pork, plus specialty items like sausage and bacon. They sell fresh eggs in a range of shell colors along with produce from a farm market. The operation emphasizes outdoor-raised birds without synthetic additives.

Harvest Moon

Oakland, NE

Harvest Moon sits two miles north of Oakland on Highway 77, running a pumpkin patch and three-acre corn maze from mid-September through Halloween. Kids climb into the corn pit, race go-karts, play dress-up in Possum Hollow, and meet the farm animals, while a concession stand handles snacks. The farm books birthday parties, school tours, weddings, and group visits by reservation. It's roughly an hour's drive north of Omaha, open Tuesday through Sunday during the fall season.

Helgoth's Melons, Pumpkins, and Produce

Saint Libory, NE

Helgoth's sells melons, pumpkins, and garden produce out of Saint Libory in Howard County, central Nebraska. The sandy ground of the Loup and Platte valleys is watermelon and cantaloupe country, and the stand follows that season from late-summer melons into the fall pumpkin run. The listing carries only a Saint Libory P.O. box.

Hillside Farms

Sterling, NE

Hillside Farms works ground on 733 Road outside Sterling, a small Johnson County town in southeast Nebraska. Little is posted online. The setting is row-crop and livestock country south of Lincoln.

Hill Top Gardens

Falls City, NE

Hill Top Gardens grows near Falls City, in Richardson County at Nebraska's far southeast corner where the state meets Kansas and Missouri. The name fits a produce or garden operation working the Missouri River bottomland and bluffs nearby.

Homestead Pumpkin Patch

NORTH PLATTE, NE

Homestead Pumpkin Patch, on South Homestead Road in North Platte, fills its fall season with jump pillows, zip lines, hill slides, a corn maze, barrel-car rides, hayrides, human foosball, and gaga ball. The snack side pours kettle corn, fruit slushes, hot chocolate, and apple cider. General admission is $14, with a $12 rate for groups of 30 or more. Reach them at 308-398-6444.

Humble & Kind Honey

Lincoln, NE

Humble & Kind Honey is a small Lincoln-based honey producer. Public details are thin online, consistent with a sideline apiary that sells raw honey locally through farmers markets and word of mouth rather than a storefront.

JKS Pumpkin Patch

Lincoln, NE

JKS Pumpkin Patch operates off Bluff Road on the north edge of Lincoln. Verified details are limited online. Patches in this area typically open for fall weekends with pick-your-own pumpkins and simple family activities.

J's Jack -O-Lanterns

Cozad, NE

J's Jack-O-Lanterns is a pumpkin patch outside Cozad, a Dawson County town on I-80 in central Nebraska. Verified details are scarce online. Patches in this area generally open on fall weekends with pick-your-own pumpkins and family activities.

Kimmel Orchard & Vineyard

Unadilla, NE

Kimmel Orchard grows apples, peaches, Asian pears, blackberries, and strawberries on G Road near Nebraska City, east of Unadilla. Alongside the orchard rows it runs a vineyard with wine tasting, plus u-pick picking, hayrack rides, guided tours, and seasonal festivals through the fall. It's a longtime harvest-season stop for the Nebraska City and Lincoln area. Reach the orchard at 402-873-5293 or [email protected].

Kiser Orchard

Plattsmouth, NE

Kiser Orchard runs a pick-your-own operation outside Plattsmouth in southeast Nebraska. Depending on the season, you can pick apples, sour cherries, sweet corn, cucumbers, cabbage, beans, onions, tomatoes, and pumpkins. The sour cherries are the standout draw for pie and preserves, ripening in early summer before the fall apples come in. Call (402) 298-8132 to check picking conditions, since availability shifts with the weather.

Korner Pumpkin Patch

Beatrice, NE

Korner Pumpkin Patch sits on U.S. Highway 136 east of Beatrice, in Gage County's farm country south of Lincoln. The name and roadside highway spot fit a seasonal pumpkin operation open through October.

Kreycik River View

Niobrara, NE

Kreycik Riverview is an elk ranch near Niobrara, in Knox County along the Missouri River in far northern Nebraska. The ranch is known for hayrack rides out among the elk herd, a seasonal draw that pairs with nearby Niobrara State Park and the river country.

Lambert Melons

Ewing, NE

Lambert Melons grows and sells melons near Ewing in Holt County, part of north-central Nebraska's sandy-soil melon country. Public details are sparse online, typical of a seasonal roadside grower selling summer melons at harvest.

Lil Ladybug

Hay Springs, NE

Lil Ladybug is a small agritourism spot near Hay Springs, up in Sheridan County in Nebraska's northwest Panhandle. Little detail is posted online. The setting is ranch and Sandhills country north of the Pine Ridge.

Maizingly Sweet

Mead, NE

Maizingly Sweet farms near Mead in Saunders County, between Lincoln and Omaha. The corn pun in the name fits a sweet-corn and seasonal-produce operation in a county thick with corn ground.

Martin's Hillside Orchard

Ceresco, NE

Martin's Hillside Orchard grows apples on Ashland Road near Ceresco, in Saunders County between Lincoln and Omaha. It's a fall destination for pick-your-own apples and pumpkins, with a farm market and orchard activities running through the harvest season.

Nielsen Kid U-Pick Pumpkin Patch

Minden, NE

Nielsen Kid U-Pick Pumpkin Patch lets visitors pick their own pumpkins straight from the field near Minden, seat of Kearney County in south-central Nebraska. Details online are sparse, pointing to a small, family-run fall operation.

North Star Neighbors

Fullerton, NE

North Star Neighbors is a cooperative of small family farms around Fullerton in central Nebraska, selling antibiotic-free, hormone-free beef, pork, lamb, chicken, and eggs. They handle on-farm pickup and local delivery, and lean into sustainable-agriculture practices. Reach them at 308-536-2475 or [email protected] to order or arrange a pickup. Buying through a co-op like this pools several producers, so the meat selection shifts with what member farms have ready.

Pinecrest Tree Farm

Blue Springs, NE

Pinecrest Tree Farm grows Christmas trees along Highway 77 in Blue Springs, a small Gage County town in southeast Nebraska. Choose-and-cut evergreen farms like this one open the weekends after Thanksgiving for families cutting their own tree.

Ponderosa Ranch

Crawford, NE

Ponderosa Ranch sits on Saw Log Road near Crawford, in Dawes County's Pine Ridge country in Nebraska's northwest corner. This is pine-and-butte ranch land near Fort Robinson and the Oglala National Grassland, a setting suited to trail rides and ranch stays more than crops.

Pooley's Pumpkin Patch

Bennington, NE

Pooley's Pumpkin Patch runs at 144th and Bennington Road on Omaha's northwest edge, in the Bennington area. Seasonal patches like this open weekends in October for pick-your-own pumpkins close to the metro.

Poppy's Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze

Norfolk, NE

Poppy's grows its own pumpkins and gourds on 837 Road south of Norfolk and opens the fields each fall with more than 20 attractions. Kids ride a 50-foot zip line, bounce a jumping pillow, run the corn maze, and dig through the corn pit; a petting zoo and tractor train fill out the day. The Pioneer Saloon cafe pours root beer and slices pie. General admission runs $12.99, with season passes at $32.

Prairieland Dairy

Firth, NE

Prairieland Dairy is a farmer-owned dairy at Firth, south of Lincoln in Lancaster County. Its website connects it to a group of family dairy operations, including Ohlde Family Farms, that produce and supply milk across Nebraska and Kansas. The Firth site is listed here as a working dairy open to farm visits.

Princeton Produce

Princeton Produce is a produce grower on Pella Road near Princeton, a small community in Lancaster County south of Lincoln. Verified details are limited online. The listing places it among the area's seasonal produce and agritourism stops.

Pumpkin Hollow

Nickerson, NE

Pumpkin Hollow is a fall pumpkin patch near Nickerson, a small Dodge County community just north of Fremont. Verified online details are limited. The area is farm country along the Elkhorn River, and patches here run on autumn weekends.

Ramsey's Sweet Corn

Kenesaw, NE

Ramsey's grows sweet corn you pick yourself just outside Kenesaw in south-central Nebraska, with the first ears usually ready by early July. The roadside stand carries their corn and other garden produce through the summer. Call 402-752-8134 or email [email protected] to check the picking, and watch facebook.com/ramseysfarm for the season's opening. Kenesaw sits just west of Hastings along the old Lincoln Highway.

R & E Honey Farm

Lincoln, NE

R & E Honey Farm sells one thing: local honey from its hives in Lincoln. You'll find it at the Lincoln Haymarket Farmers Market and the Crete Farmers Market, running roughly May through October. Off-season, reach the farm at 402-488-8056 or [email protected] to arrange a pickup. It's a small home-based operation on Normal Boulevard on the city's south side, not a storefront.

Richard Sobotka Family

The Sobotka family sells its produce through CSA garden memberships from their farm near Inman in north-central Nebraska's Antelope County. Pick-your-own crops include sweet corn, beans, potatoes, tomatoes, squash, and pumpkins in season. Richard and Kathleen have built an unusually diverse operation for the area, feeding members a rotating harvest rather than a single cash crop. Reach the farm at 402-394-5537 to ask about joining or picking.

Roca Berry Farm

Roca, NE

Roca Berry Farm has grown strawberries since 1980 and now runs one of southeast Nebraska's busiest fall destinations just south of Lincoln in Roca. Beyond the pumpkin patch, the farm packs in 70-plus attractions: hayrides, carnival rides, a locomotive train, mini ziplines, corn mazes, and a mega slide. Daytime is the family Fall Festival; nights turn into the Roca Scary Farm haunt, and December brings the Roca Merry Farm holiday event.

Ron's Produce

Mills, NE

Ron's Produce grows organic vegetables and melons near Mills, a small community in the Sandhills of north-central Nebraska. The stand carries beets, carrots, cucumbers, onions, potatoes, squash, tomatoes, white corn, cantaloupe, and apricots as they come in. It's open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, cash only. Call 402-244-5253 or check facebook.com/ronsproducestand for the week's pick. Mills sits along the Niobrara River in Keya Paha County.

Runyan Farms

Falls City, NE

Runyan Farms near Falls City raises registered Nigerian Dwarf goats and cattle in Nebraska's southeast corner, and also farms corn. The goat side lists junior and senior does plus bucks for sale, while the cattle operation sells steers, heifers, bulls, and production females. Herd listings and a contact form are at runyanfarms.com, and they post updates at facebook.com/runyancattle. Falls City sits where Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri nearly meet.

Schmidt Apiaries

Crete, NE

Schmidt Apiaries keeps bees in Crete, a Saline County town on the Big Blue River southwest of Lincoln. The apiary produces local honey; the East 12th Street address places it in town.

Shel-Bee's Honey and Products

Ord, NE

Shel-Bee's Honey and Products is a small honey producer in Ord, the Valley County seat in central Nebraska's Loup River valley. Public details are limited online, typical of a local apiary selling raw honey and related products close to home.

Skinny Bones Pumpkin Patch

Blair, NE

Jeff Bledsoe started Skinny Bones from a pickup truck at the end of his driveway in 2008, and it now packs 35-plus attractions onto the property off Highway 133 north of Blair. Families ride the hayrack, bounce the jump pillows, dig into the corn pool, work through the corn maze, and visit the petting zoo. The Old West theme leans playful rather than scary, so younger kids do fine. Fire-pit sites rent by reservation for evening bonfires.

South Fork Vineyard

Ogallala, NE

South Fork Vineyard makes handcrafted wine from grapes grown on a small spread near Ogallala in western Nebraska, and opens the grounds for tours, picnics, and pick-your-own fruit. Honeybees, gardens, and farm animals round out the visit, with a gift shop on site. See wines and hours at southforkwine.com or call (308) 284-6394. It's an easy detour off Interstate 80 near Lake McConaughy.

Sparrow Hawk Honey

Lyman, NE

Sparrow Hawk Honey keeps bees near Lyman, out in Scotts Bluff County in Nebraska's western Panhandle close to the Wyoming line. The North Platte valley's alfalfa and bean fields give small apiaries like this one their nectar flow, and raw local honey is the usual output.

Stary Family Farm

Kennard, NE

Stary Family Farm is a family operation near Kennard in Washington County, northwest of Omaha. Verified details are thin online. The surrounding countryside is rolling cropland between the Elkhorn and Missouri rivers.

Stone Ridge Farm

Tecumseh, NE

Stone Ridge Farm is located near Tecumseh, the Johnson County seat in southeast Nebraska. Little verified information is posted online. The area is mixed crop and livestock country in the state's southeast corner.

Stoney Hill Acres "Haunted Forest"

Valparaiso, NE

Stoney Hill Acres runs a Haunted Forest attraction on Agnew Road outside Valparaiso, in the wooded Saunders County hills northwest of Lincoln. The name points to a walk-through Halloween-season event rather than a produce stand. It sits close to Branched Oak Lake, a common fall-outing area for the Lincoln and Omaha crowd.

Straight Arrow Bison, LLC

Broken Bow, NE

Straight Arrow Bison raises 100% grass-fed, grass-finished bison on the central Nebraska plains near Broken Bow, using regenerative grazing on native grass. They sell the meat wholesale and retail, plus hides, bone broth, tallow, and tallow-based soap and balm. Order or check availability at straightarrowbison.com or (308) 872-3066, and follow facebook.com/StraightArrowBisonRanch for restocks. The herd grazes year-round on open range at the southern edge of the Sandhills.

Sunwest Farms

Lincoln, NE

Sunwest Farms operates at 851 North 84th Street on the east side of Lincoln, Nebraska. The city-edge address fits a produce or garden operation serving the Lincoln metro rather than an open-country farm. Little else is posted online.

The Cabin at Honey Creek

Peru, NE

The Cabin at Honey Creek is a lodging stay, not a honey seller: a restored 1890s-style cabin on the grounds of the historic Honey Creek School near Peru in far southeast Nebraska. It's open roughly April through October and runs like a small bed-and-breakfast. Booking and photos are on the VisitNebraska listing; the host line is (850) 916-1616. Peru sits above the Missouri River, close to Indian Cave State Park.

"The Little Red Barn"

Waterloo, NE

The Little Red Barn is listed as an agritourism stop on South 252nd Street in Waterloo, just west of Omaha in the Elkhorn River valley. Little verified information is posted online for it. Waterloo is known regionally for sweet corn and small farm operations along the river bottoms.

The Perennial Homestead

Omaha, NE

The Perennial Homestead runs a seasonal honor-system farm stand at 12505 Ponca Road in north Omaha, selling homegrown produce like zucchini, cucumbers, garlic, and potatoes alongside homemade and farmer-sourced pantry goods, cut flowers, and vintage finds. The stand opens spring through the winter holidays, and a small online shop ships nationwide. See what's stocked at theperennialhomestead.com or facebook.com/perennialhomestead. Payment runs on the honor system at the stand.

The Scarecrow Patch

The Scarecrow Patch is a fall pumpkin-and-scarecrow stop in Nebraska. Its listing gives only a Denton Road address with no town, so the exact location is unclear. The name points to a seasonal patch with pumpkins and photo setups rather than a year-round farm.

Thomas Farms

Decatur, NE

Thomas Farms has raised livestock near Decatur in northeast Nebraska since 1977, selling rabbits year-round plus pastured chickens, goats, hogs, and cattle. In fall they run a Sunday stand at the historic Florence Mill in Omaha, roughly September through mid-October. Current stock and details are posted at thomasfarms.weebly.com; the farm line is 402-349-5222. Decatur sits along the Missouri River near the Omaha Reservation.

Trees, Shrubs & More, Inc.

Bellevue, NE

Trees, Shrubs & More is a nursery on Cornhusker Road in Bellevue, south of Omaha in Sarpy County. As the name says, it stocks trees, shrubs, and landscape plants for area homeowners and contractors.

Union Orchard

Union, NE

Union Orchard has worked the same ground for over a century in Nebraska's apple country at Union, south of Omaha on Highway 75. The orchard grows 18 apple varieties from Honeycrisp to Arkansas Black, plus wine grapes, pumpkins, and squash. Its store sells home-baked pies, cider donuts, apple and pumpkin butter, and Nebraska wines and hard cider. Fall visits add pick-your-own apples and pumpkins and hayrides through the farm.

Vala's Pumpkin Patch

Gretna, NE

Vala's Pumpkin Patch and Apple Orchard in Gretna is one of the Omaha area's biggest fall draws, spreading a pumpkin patch, apple orchard, and dozens of attractions across a large property off South 180th Street. Wagon rides carry visitors out to the pumpkin fields, and the grounds fill with food stands, storybook areas, and family activities through the September-October season.

Weatherly Produce

North Platte, NE

Weatherly Produce was a small pick-your-own stand in North Platte, western Nebraska, growing carrots, onions, peppers, and tomatoes for local pickers. As of 2020 the owner reported it permanently closed, per the PickYourOwn directory, so treat any older listing as out of date. North Platte sits at the fork of the North and South Platte rivers, long a hub for the region's farms and ranches.

Wenninghoff's Farm

Omaha, NE

Wenninghoff's has farmed its ground on the north edge of Omaha for around 70 years, running a spring greenhouse and garden center followed by a summer-into-fall farm stand of homegrown produce. The greenhouse opens in mid-April with plants and flowers; the farm stand takes over from mid-June through October 31. Reach the farm at 402-677-5312 or [email protected].

Zurcher Farms

Dorchester, NE

Zurcher Farms sits near Dorchester in Saline County, southwest of Lincoln. Verified details are scarce online. The area is row-crop farmland along the West Fork Big Blue River.

Mann Family Strawberry Farm

Kennard, NE

Stratbucker Family Farms

Omaha, NE

WindHarvest

Morrill, NE