You Can Pick The Most Delicious Berries All Summer Long At This Illinois Orchard
By Beth Price-Williams|Published July 09, 2019
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Beth Price-Williams
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A professional writer for more than two decades, Beth has lived in nearly a dozen states – from Missouri and Virginia to Connecticut and Vermont – and Toronto, Canada. In addition to traveling extensively in the U.S. and the U.K., she has a BA in Journalism from Point Park University (PA), a MA in Holocaust & Genocide Studies from Stockton University (NJ), and a Master of Professional Writing from Chatham University (PA). A writer and editor for Only In Your State since 2016, Beth grew up in and currently lives outside of Pittsburgh and when she’s not writing or hanging out with her bunnies, budgies, and chinchilla, she and her daughter are out chasing waterfalls.
Summer brings with it plenty of traditions – from cooking out in the backyard to evenings at the ballpark. Even if we’ve got our fair share of summer traditions, we’ve always got room for one more, right? Start a new summer tradition, or keep a long-treasured one going, when you pick berries at this delightful farm in Illinois.
Carve out an hour or two for a bit of strawberry and raspberry picking at Heider's Berry Farm, in Woodstock, a family run farm for five generations.
The family-friendly farm offers both strawberry and raspberry picking. Raspberry picking usually occurs in July and in September through the first frost.
Heider's Berry Farm provides baskets for you to pick your fruit, so pick one up and head out to the lush fields with or without the kiddos. (Just be sure to keep an eye on the kids, if you bring them along.)
Love fresh-picked fruit but just don't have the time to spend in the fields? You can also buy pre-picked strawberries, raspberries, rhubarb, and cherries (depending on the time of the summer) right at the farm.
Add even more fun to your day by bringing along a picnic. Heider's Berry Farm offers picnic tables, and you can buy refreshing drinks at the farm stand.
Click here for the official website of Heider's Berry Farm or go here for Facebook.
Where’s your favorite place in Illinois to pick your own berries? Join the conversation in the comments! On the lookout for more fruit farms that offer pick-your-own fruit? Click here to read about seven of ’em.
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