Farms Near Beloit, WI

Beloit

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Beloit

Beloit

Happy Acres is an agritourism farm on South Afton Road east of Beloit, in Rock County near the Wisconsin-Illinois line. Little about it appears online. The setting is southern Wisconsin row-crop and pasture ground along the Rock River. Contact the farm directly to confirm what it grows and whether it's open to visitors.

The Apple Hut is an apple farm and farm store on West Walters Road southwest of Beloit, Wisconsin, near the Illinois state line. Southern Wisconsin orchards like this typically sell picked apples, cider, honey, and baked goods through the autumn harvest. Its Rock County location makes it an easy stop from Beloit, Janesville, or northern Illinois. Contact the farm to confirm this season's hours and which apples are in.

Prairie Hill Meats is a meat market in South Beloit, Illinois, just across the state line from Beloit, Wisconsin. The counter carries beef, chicken, ham, and seafood, and cuts to custom sizes on order. They also assemble gift and holiday meat boxes. Open weekdays, with pickup at the shop.

Beloit

History of Beloit WI & Downtown Beloit Association Photo by Mark Preuschl Downtown Beloit has the neighborhood feel in the urban downtown where customers are friends and culture and art are accessible to all. The Downtown Beloit Association was formed in 1987 and is a collaboration of property owners, business owners, and community volunteers who have jointly committed to the mission of revitalizing and managing Beloit’s Central Business District, utilizing the Main Street Four-Point approach as

South Beloit

Roscoe

Margie's Grass Kickin' Chicken raises USDA-inspected pastured chicken, breakfast pork sausage, and fresh brown eggs on a small farm outside Roscoe, alongside chemical-free seasonal vegetables. The farm runs a CSA from June through October and sells direct at the Beloit Farmers Market on Saturday mornings. Cash and check only.

Roscoe

Caledonia

Angelic Organics Learning Center, now operating as Farmers Rising, runs farm-based education from 1936 Rockton Road in Caledonia, Illinois, just south of the Wisconsin line. Programs include farmer training, an incubator farm, farm camps and field trips for kids, CSA boxes, and a mobile grocery serving the Rockford area.

Janesville

Skelly\'s Farm Market is open from June-Oct with homegrown strawberries in June, sweet corn, melons, tomatoes, and other summer produce in July-Aug, Skelly\'s Sunflower Experience in late July lasting two weeks, and lots of fall fun including pumpkins, two awesome corn mazes, Choose-Your-Farm-Adventure wagons rides, and more. Plus, during all of our seasons visit our bakery with homemade donuts and more, our huge gift shop selling rustic decor, and our fantastic free playground. Plus, visit our 8 remote roadside stands for produce in July-Aug, and see us at the Saturday Janesville Farmers Market.

Janesville

Caledonia

Kinnikinnick Farm raises Berkshire pork, pastured chicken, and grass-fed beef on pasture in Boone County, selling meat, free-range eggs, raw honey, and stone-ground grains through online ordering with local pickup. No hormones or antibiotics, non-GMO feed. Beyond the meat business, the farm runs overnight farm stays and glamping where kids can wander the pastures and meet the animals firsthand.

The Janesville Farmers Market brings area growers to downtown Janesville, the Rock County seat in southern Wisconsin along the Rock River. The warm-season Saturday market features local produce, meats, eggs, flowers, and baked goods from farms across the region.

Clinton

Spirit Hill Farm Pumpkinland runs a seasonal fall operation on State Road 140 in Clinton, in southern Wisconsin's Rock County near the Illinois line. The 'Pumpkinland' name points to pick-your-own pumpkins and autumn farm activities that open through September and October. Hours and what's available follow the harvest season, so it's worth confirming before the drive.

Rockton

Beloit

Caledonia

Wind Ridge Herb Farm grows more than 400 varieties of culinary and medicinal herbs on Certified Naturally Grown ground in Caledonia, with no synthetic fertilizers or dyes anywhere in the process. Owner Liz Fiorenza, a registered nurse and clinical aromatherapist, sells fresh plants, dried herbs, teas, and essential oils, and offers one-on-one consultations by appointment. Seasonal themed dinners run through the summer.

Janesville

Hazeltine Strawberries grows pick-your-own strawberries on East Centerway near Janesville, in Rock County in southern Wisconsin. This far south, berries ripen earlier, often by mid-June, and the fields open for a few busy weeks before the heat ends the season. Picking conditions change by the day. Call ahead for ripeness and hours before heading to the patch.

Little Honeyzzz is a small Wisconsin honey producer. The name points to a beekeeping operation selling raw local honey, most likely direct and at area markets. Details beyond the name aren't posted publicly.

Caledonia

A family-run pumpkin patch operates every fall on Illinois Route 173 outside Caledonia, offering a corn maze, barnyard animals, and tractor-pulled hayrides across the grounds. A heated barn stocks pre-picked pumpkins for anyone who'd rather skip the walk into the field. The farm runs daily through the end of October, weather permitting.

Janesville

Saturdays 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. through the growing season, the Rock County Farmers' Market runs at Nature's Touch Garden Center, 5013 Highway 11 West in Janesville. Vendors bring locally grown produce, meats, fresh breads and baked goods, seafood, flowers, and handmade crafts. The garden-center setting west of town gives it easy parking and room to spread out. Its own website and Facebook page post updates.

Milton

Berry Basket & Greenhouse grows berries and runs a greenhouse on Henke Road in Milton, in Rock County of southern Wisconsin. The mix of nursery and produce points to bedding plants and greenhouse stock in spring, then pick-your-own or fresh berries as the summer crop comes in.

Rockford

Lost and Found Farm is a small Rockford homestead raising cage-free, free-range chickens alongside produce and honeybees. Fresh eggs run $5 a dozen, sold through weekly or biweekly pickup arrangements coordinated directly with the farm. It's a home operation, not a retail storefront — reach out through Facebook to reserve a spot.

Caledonia

Lindberg Pumpkin Patch farms seven acres on Illinois Route 173 outside Caledonia, with a Harvest Barn stocking pre-picked pumpkins for anyone who'd rather skip the walk into the field. The farm runs tractor rides, a corn maze, and barnyard animals through the fall, and calls itself northern Illinois' favorite fall stop — a claim the reviews seem to back up. Open daily 9am to 6pm, September 11 through Halloween.

Footville

Hazeltine's Century Farm sits along State Highway 11 west of Janesville, in the Rock County town of Footville. The 'Century Farm' name marks land the family has worked for more than a hundred years. Current visitor details are limited online, so call ahead or check locally before driving out. The surrounding countryside is dairy and row-crop farmland in south-central Wisconsin.

Rockford

Harrison Market Gardens is a Wisconsin market-garden operation, the kind of small farm that grows vegetables and flowers for local sale. Public details were limited, so its exact town and full product list aren't confirmed here.

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.

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.

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.

Milton

Rockford's Edgebrook Farmers Market runs Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., May through October, on Alpine Road. Vendors sell produce, organic meats, flowers, plants, honey, farm eggs, jams, jellies, and artisan cheese — one of the longer-running seasonal markets in the area.

Main St & Auburn St Rockford

North End City Market has run for more than 20 years at Main and Auburn streets in Rockford's historic North End, Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., May through October. Vendors sell seasonal produce, baked goods, and handmade items, and the market welcomes dogs on leash. It sits within walking distance of the neighborhood's art galleries and antique shops.

Winnebago

North End Commons is a separate weekly market in Rockford's North End, based out of a city lot near Latham and King streets rather than the longer-running Main and Auburn market a few blocks over. Vendors sell seasonal produce, baked goods, and handcrafted items through the spring and fall growing season. It's smaller and newer than its North End neighbor, worth checking for a shorter line.

Rockford

Lockwood Park Haunted Hayride is a seasonal haunted-hayride event at Rockford's Lockwood Park, running as part of the city's fall haunted-attraction lineup rather than a year-round operation. It follows a limited October schedule, so specific dates and ticket details are worth confirming before planning a visit.

Rockford

Curran's Orchard is listed on Kilburn Avenue (Route 70) in Rockford. No verifiable website or business listing was found describing current fruit varieties or picking season.

Milton

The winery at 232 South Janesville Street in Milton, listed here as Northleaf Winery, now operates as Rubber Ducky Winery & Country Market in an 1850s warehouse. It pours wines made mostly from California fruit, with selections from Chile, New York, and Wisconsin, and runs a 'Super Flight' that samples every wine. The building also holds restaurants, a market, and live music Friday through Sunday.

Rockford

Rockford City Market runs every Friday from 3 to 8 p.m. where State Street meets Water Street downtown. The Rockford Rock River Development Partnership organizes it as a weekly gathering spot, mixing produce and maker stalls with live music and food trucks. It's built to pull people downtown on a weeknight rather than a Saturday morning, and it runs through the warmer months alongside the city's other riverfront programming.

Rockford's Midtown Farmers' Market runs Friday afternoons, 3 to 7 p.m., mid-May through mid-October, in the Midtown District at 1131 2nd Avenue. It's a growers-only market — no resellers — with ethnic food stalls, coffee, live music, and activities for kids alongside the produce tables, and it accepts SNAP.

Rockford

Colonial Village Farmers' Market, also known locally as the Forest City Farmers Market, sets up at 1240 S. Alpine Road on Rockford's east side. It's one of several neighborhood markets the city supports outside the larger downtown market, giving Alpine-area shoppers a closer option for produce and local goods without the drive downtown.

HCC Realty Farmers Market sets up in the parking lot at 1280 S. Alpine Rd. in Rockford on Friday mornings, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., spring through fall. It's a smaller neighborhood market rather than a downtown destination, with a rotating handful of vendors selling fresh produce and farm goods.

Rockford

Roots & Wings is a half-acre urban farm on Rockford Housing Authority property at Blackhawk Courts, run as a youth-led CSA that pairs agricultural training with community service. Members can sign up for Summer and Fall shares, with weekly premium shares running $360 and biweekly half shares at $180.

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.

Rockford

Belvidere

Belvidere's Farmer's Market and Crafts has run since 1987 and is the only farmers market left in Boone County. It sets up Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., June through October, at 1940 N. State Street, with vegetables, fruit, crafts, local specialties, and organic goods sharing table space. Check the market's Facebook group, Belvidere Farmers Market and Crafts, for weekly vendor updates.

Cherry Valley

Valley Orchard sits on East State Street in Cherry Valley, in the Rock River valley of northern Illinois. Little turns up about the farm beyond its listing details — no working website or social page surfaced in a search. Best confirmed by a call before visiting.

Four Sisters Organic Farm is a small, USDA-certified organic operation in Cherry Valley built around asparagus, with cut flowers, dry beans, herbs, and seasonal fruits and vegetables filling out the stand. The farmstand runs daily, weather permitting, and the family accommodates off-hours visits if you call first. Wild-harvested forest products round out an unusually varied lineup for a farm this size.

Milton

Rockford-Shumway Farmers Market operates out of the Shumway neighborhood on the city's south side, at 5633 Linden Road. Directory listings describe a small, spring-through-fall market of local produce and goods rather than a large event — the kind of stand you'd find by asking a neighbor, not searching a festival calendar. Some listings mark it inactive, so call ahead before making a special trip.

A separate market from Belvidere's longer-running Farmer's Market and Crafts, Hometown Market operates out of 324 South State Street through the B-Town Cooperative. It brings together local farmers, food artisans, and community vendors for an open-air setup in downtown Belvidere. Call the cooperative for current hours and vendor space.

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.

Cherry Valley

Bethkes' Farm Apples grows apples on Cherry Valley Road outside Rockford, part of the u-pick orchard circuit in the Rock River valley. No website or listed hours turned up online, so calling ahead before an autumn visit is the safer bet.

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.

Evansville

Tipi Produce, certified organic by MOSA, grows strawberries, plum tomatoes, garlic, basil, asparagus, and rhubarb on West Ahara Road near Evansville in southern Wisconsin. Owners Beth and Steve have wound down the farm's longtime CSA and wholesale business and now open the fields for organic strawberry and plum-tomato u-picks - a rarity, since few Wisconsin berry farms are certified organic. Join their email list for reservation dates and seasonal updates.

Scotch Hill Farm grows vegetables without pesticides or herbicides on West Footville Brodhead Road in Brodhead, Wisconsin, and makes its own farmstead soap and skincare. The same property runs Innisfree Farm Stay & Retreat, a bed-and-breakfast that hosts classes and events. Produce, cottage-food items, and overnight stays all come off one working farm.

Edgerton

Hermanson Pumpkin Patch grows pumpkins on Highway N near Edgerton, in the Rock County countryside of south-central Wisconsin. The draw is fall pumpkins for carving and pie-making, picked in the field or from the stand. Southern Wisconsin patches usually open late September through Halloween. Confirm this year's hours before you go.