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Remember to ALWAYS either email, call or click the link to
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to confirm hours, conditions and availability of the specific crops you want!
We also have our own free and
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instructions on canning, freezing and drying many fruits and
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sauce, salsa,
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is a blue link) to confirm the information before you go! They may close,
run out or change events, times, etc. without notifying me!
Columbia County
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Lapaceks Orchard - Apples, pumpkins, fresh cider, honey,
vegetables, crafts, quilts, and more. Feed the cows, see the emus. Pick
raspberries.
W7729 Bohling Road, Poynette, WI 53955. Phone: 608-635-4780. Email:
lapaceksorchard@gmail.com. Directions: We are located just 20 minutes
north of Madison, WI. Take Hwy 51 north to Poynette. Turn east (right) on
Cty Hwy CS. Go 1/2 mile to Bohling Rd. We're on your right. Watch for
signs!
Click here for a map. Open:
click here for current
hours. Come out to our orchard and enjoy the fresh country air, just
picked apples, freshly pressed sweet apple cider (unpasteurized and no
preservatives!!!), hand dipped caramel apples and more!!! While you're here
visit the emus (Mac 'n' Tosh), feed a cow, take a walk down Sunflower Lane,
check out the Sunflower Palace and pick your own pumpkin. And don't forget
to pet the dogs and the kitties!
A visitor writes on October 12, 2008: "We love Lapacek's
Orchard!" (Suggested by a visitor, ADDED: October 12, 2008)
Crawford County
- EpleHaus Orchard and Norskhaven Gift and Coffee Shop
- Pick-your-own apples seasonally.
Rt 2, Gays Mills, WI. Phone: 608-735-4891. Apples,
cider, maple syrup and condiments. Also restaurant, coffee shop and gift
shop--schedule: Open: weekends in March and April; Thursday to Sunday in May,
June and July; 7 days a week August to December 23; August hours 9 to 5; September hours 7 to 7.
- Fleming Orchards -
pumpkins, squash, gourds, Indian corn
Hwy 171, 4 mi E, Gays Mills, WI. Phone: 608-735 4625. Open: 7 days a week 8 to 5 pm August 15 to Nov 15. Fresh picked apples, cider,
caramel apples, honey, jams and jellies, maple syrup, pumpkins, squash,
gourds, Indian corn, popcorn on weekends.
- Shihata's Orchard -
apples and pumpkins
Off Hwy 27, 6 mi N, Prairie du Chien, WI. Phone: 608-326-2785. Open: 9 to 5 on weekends, 8 to 5 weekdays during apple season, August to Nov 15.
Fresh-picked and pick-your-own apples. Also cider, caramel apples, cheeses
and sausages, honey, jams and jellies, pears, popcorn and pumpkins,
strawberries. Gift baskets.
- Sunrise Orchards -
apples
1 one half miles east of Gays Mills, 48380 State Hwy 171, Gays Mills, WI. Phone: 608-735-4645.
Open: 9 to 5 Monday through Sun. Late August to December 23. Closed Thanksgiving
Day.
- Turkey Ridge Organic Apple
Orchard - ORGANIC, raspberries and strawberries, squash and pumpkin patch
50350 Turkey Ridge Road, Gays Mills, WI, 54631. Phone: 608-735-4660. Email:
fayerogers2000@yahoo.com.
Pick-your-own raspberries, strawberries, squash and pumpkin patch. Also cord
firewood during the fall season.
Dane County
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Allen's Asparagus Acres -
Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, asparagus, already-picked
produce, restrooms
2337 Schadel Road, Cottage Grove, WI 53527. Phone: 608-873-8437. Email:
allenasparagusacres@yahoo.com. Open: Fresh cut asparagus is usually
available starting in mid April depending on weather; Check our website or
call the farm for details. Directions:
Click here for a map and directions. Picking updates:
Click here for picking updates. We minimize use of pesticides and other
chemicals. Payment: Cash, Check. (UPDATED: April 06, 2009)
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Appleberry Farm -
pre-picked and pick-your-own tomatoes, pumpkins, raspberries, strawberries
and apples, cider, hayrides
8079 Maurer Road, Cross Plains, WI. Phone: 608-798-2780. Email:
fun@theappleberryfarm.com.
Come visit the Sheep, feed the Chickens and sit by the Duck pond. Enjoy a
Hayride or walk through the Orchard and explore our oak savanna with
beautiful views towards Blue Mounds.
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Blue Skies Farm -
ORGANIC, raspberries, restrooms, picnic area
10320 N. Crocker Road, Brooklyn, WI 53521. Phone: 608-455-2803. Email:
paul@blueskiesfarm.com. Directions: From Madison we are 16 miles south
of the Beltline highway, along Highway 14 heading past Oregon and toward
Evansville. At Union, and the Union Tavern, you'll see our sign. Turn right
onto Union Road, follow it to the end (about 1.5 miles) then turn left. We
are 500 feet ahead. And for a map to our farm,
click here. Crops are usually available in August, September. Open:
daily except Saturday for reasonable daylight hours daily. Reasonable means
after the dew has lifted (about 9 a.m.) and until an hour before dusk.
Always call ahead at 608-455-2803 to ensure availability. On Sundays we are
usually picked clean by noon. Raspberries August 15 to early October We are
certified organic for all crops! Payment: Cash, Check. We have market
vegetables available while they are in season. Our short list include
onions, garlic, carrots, beets, fingerling potatoes and heirloom tomatoes.
Prepicked berries are often available.
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Carandale Farm -
Pick-your-own or already picked apples, grapes, raspberries and
strawberries.
5683 Lincoln Road, Oregon, WI. Phone: 608-835-5871.
Email:
carandal@chorus.net.
Directions:
Click here for a map. Open: Please
call 835-3979 or visit the Daily Update on
our website for hours of operation and availability of fresh fruit.
Carandale farm has strawberries for PYO and pre-picked sales, and is our
first fruit of the season starting in mid June. Our Fall Season starts in
early September with fall bearing red raspberries, Concord grapes, and
apples. Additional fruit we sell at the Dane County Farmer's Market: Pears,
Plums, Cherries, Aronia, Sea Berry, Currants, Elderberries. (UPDATED:
January 28, 2009)
- Door Creek Orchard - Pick-your-own apples,
grapes and raspberries.
3252 Vilas Road, Cottage Grove, WI. Phone: 608-838-4762.
Email:
tom@doorcreekorchard.com. Open: September 1 to early Nov depending on the crop. Monday to Friday 10 to 6. Saturday and
Sunday 9 to 5. Payment: cash, check, credit cards. Also fresh-picked apples and cider. Apple dessert on
weekends. Picnic Area, Animal petting, pick your own and already
picked apples,
A visitor writes on October 03, 2009: "LOVE IT"
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Eplegaarden Orchard - Self-pick apples,
raspberries and pumpkins, hayrides, animals and a haunted barn.
2273 Fitchburg Road, Fitchburg, WI. Phone: 608-845-5966.
Email:
forest@eplegaarden.com. Real
farm fun for everyone!
- Fabrita Orchard - Pick-your-own apples
5939 Hogan Road, Waunakee, WI. Phone: 608-849-5846.
Open: 9 to 6 daily. Garden accessories, gift items, greenhouse for bedding
plants. Cider . Bakery on weekends.
- Green's Orchard - Pick-your-own apples and Pumpkins
2722 Williams Dr, Stoughton, WI. Phone: 608-873-4096. Email:
apples247@yahoo.com.
Open: 10 to 5 pm Saturday and Sunday only. Pumpkins, squash, honey, sweet corn, Indian
corn, tomatoes, pick-your-own and picked apples.
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JenEhr Family Farm -
ORGANIC, Organic Strawberries
6837 Elder Lane, Sun Prairie, WI, 53590. Phone: 608-825-9531. Email:
jenehr@aol.com. Open: U-Pick only on Friday and Sunday from 9AM to 5PM , but please, please, please
phone: ahead (just before you leave home) to make sure we haven't picked out
for the day or inclement weather closes the patch. Certified Organic-safe & fun picking for family
members of all ages & sizes. Beginning June 24th 2005, Friday, we will offer
U-Pick berries here at the farm. 2009 Prices (from their website) are $2.65 per pound
U-pick and $32 for 10-pound pre-picked flat (at farm during U-Pick
days/hours). Payment: cash, checks and credit cards.
read more.
(UPDATED: June 22, 2009)
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Lutz Family Farm - peas, strawberries,
1477 County Highway T, Marshall, WI 53559. Phone: 6086553664. Email:
info@lutzfamilyfarm.com. Open: Call 608 655 3664 for current information on
pick your own hours and dates. Directions:
Click here for a map and directions. Strawberries are generally
available June 15 to June 30, but call first to check availability. Payment:
Cash, Check. (ADDED: June 12, 2009) (UPDATED: June 16, 2009)
- Mitchell Vineyard - Grapes
Operated by
The Wine & Hop Shop, 1931 Monroe Street, Madison, WI 53711 - The
vineyard operates as a pick-your-own vineyard, though grapes will be picked
for customers with a week’s advance notice. In 2002 harvest began on Sep 7
and ended October 12. Prices for the various grapes in Fall 2002 were: Foch,
Millot .60-.75/lb. (prices vary with amts), Frontenac .65-.80/lb, Concord
.55-.70/lb. Picking Times: Tuesday 1-6 PM Saturday 11-4 Sunday 12-4, In
October Tuesday 1-5:30 PM Saturday 11-4 Sunday 12-4. If you would like to
pick your own grapes, please Phone: the Shop, 608-257-0099 in August for the
latest information and expected picking dates. You may also Phone: and put
your name on a mailing list which we send out in the middle of August. To
pick grapes at Mitchell’s you simply have to show up with your buckets or
Primary Fermenters at the appropriate times, and start picking. The vineyard
can supply picking buckets, clippers, and a crusher and press for customer’s
use. In 2003 the vineyard will have an electric crusher/destemmer available
for customers’ use. There is no charge for the use of the equipment.
Winemaking and jam recipes are free for the taking. In addition, the
vineyard carries basic winemaking equipment and supplies, including carboys,
yeast, nutrients, acids, and most other commonly used ingredients.
- Obervitis Vinyard -
No pesticides are used, grapes,
7849 Sagebrush Trail, Middleton, WI 53562. Phone: 608 836-3370. Email:
lco@polaw.com. Open: By reservation; call or email. Directions: call for
directions 608 836-3370.
Click here for a map and directions. Merechal Foch grapes for
winemaking; Ready early to mid September; You pick at your convenience -
make a reservation; Limited quantity. We do not use pesticides on the crops.
Payment: Cash, Check. (ADDED: August 19, 2009)
- Summer's Christmas Tree Farm - Christmas
trees
4610 Rocky Dell Road, Middleton, WI. Phone: 608-831-4414.
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The Tree Farm - asparagus, beans, beets, broccoli, carrots, Christmas trees, corn (sweet), cucumbers, eggplant (aubergine),
flowers, peas, peppers, pumpkins, rhubarb, summer squash, winter squash,
tomatoes, other vegetables. 8454 St Rd 19 , Cross Plains, WI 53528. Phone:
608 798 2286. Email:
treefarm@midplains.net . Directions: The Tree Farm is located in Northwestern Dane County, WI, on Highway 19, four miles west of Highway 12. From Middleton take hwy 12 North and turn west (that's left) on hwy 19. From Sauk City take hwy 12 SE , turn south (right) on hwy KP and then east (left) on hwy 19. From Black Earth take hwy F north and turn east (right) on 19. See our website for a map and complete directions.
Click here for a map to our farm. And our hours are: May and June we sell asparagus and rhubarb by appointment.
July and August we are open Wednesday, Thursdayand Friday, 9-noon and 4-8; Saturday and Sunday 9-5.
September and October we are open Wednesday, Thurs, and Friday 9-noon and 4-dusk; Saturday and Sunday 9-5 Thanksgiving we are open Friday 1:30 to 4:30; Saturday and Sunday 9-4:30 We raise approximately 40 different kinds of vegetables and herbs for you to pick as well as flowers to cut. A complete list of what we raise and when we expect it to be ready is available on our web site.
Cut your own Christmas trees are available Friday (1:30-4:30) and Saturday and Sunday (9-4:30) between Thanksgiving and Christmas. We raise most vegetables that will grown in our climate. A complete list is available on our web site.
- Willow Glen - pumpkins, strawberries, Honey
from hives on the farm
645 County Highway PB, Belleville, WI 53508. Phone: 608-845-6016. Open: Call
for availability. Directions:
Click here for a map and directions. From Madison (15 miles): Exit the
Beltline (US-151 S, US-18W) at Midvale Blvd exit 258 towards Dodgeville.
Continue on US-151 S,US-18 W to Verona. Turn onto Hwy 69 and continue to
County Hwy PB. Turn onto County Hwy PB and continue to Willow Glen Farm.
From New Glarus (9 miles): Take Highway 69 north to County Hwy PB. Turn left
onto County Highway PB and continue to Willow Glen Farm which will be on
your left. Payment: Cash, Check. (UPDATED: August 12, 2009)
Grant County
- May Family Farm - blackberries, raspberries,
1863 Fairplay Road, Cuba City, WI 53807. Phone: 608-748-5106 Open: 7
days a week all day long, call for more details as to when fruit is ready.
We like to have our pickings spaced as to not over-stress the plants, and
also not to have too many people picking at once (can get a little crazy!)
Raspberries & blackberries begin to ripen at the end of June & continue
until October. We spray nothing, all
our berries are wholesome and full of nutrients for you and your family.
Come have a fun family experience and bring some home-grown goodness from
our family to yours! Payment: Cash, Check. (UPDATED: November 30,
2008)
Green Lake County
Iowa County
- Bures Berry Patch, Inc. - pumpkins, winter squash, strawberries, other vegetables
3760 W. Brigham Road, Barneveld WI 53507 Bures Berry Patch is a sustainable
family owned farm that is committed to providing area consumers with the
highest quality produce in addition to a pleasurable farm experience for the
entire family. Our selection of produce includes, but is not limited to:
pre-picked or u-pick strawberries, rhubarb, asparagus, sweet corn,
raspberries, pumpkins, squash, gourds and other fall ornamentals. Our hours
of operation vary depending on the season. Please refer to our website or
call for more detailed information.
Lafayette County
- Penny Hill - No
pesticides are used, corn (sweet), raspberries (red),
strawberries, already-picked produce (of the pyo crop)
6703 Co highway N,
South Wayne, WI 53587. Phone: 608-439-5386. Open: Daylight to dark, every
day except Sundays; For pick - your - own, please bring your own buckets!.
Directions: Penny Hill farm is just north of the village of South Wayne.
From highway 11 in South Wayne, right where you see the Woodford State Bank
turn north on to County Road D (It's highway 176 on some maps). Right after
you cross the river bridge you'll turn right onto County Road N. As you head
north on N, Penny Hill farm is just up the hill on the left. When there are
berries available, there'll be a big sign in the driveway.
Click here for a map and directions. Strawberries through June;
Raspberries start in July; Sweet corn in late summer; Timing depends on
weather so call to check availability. We do not use pesticides on the
crops. Payment: Cash, Check. Bring your own containers, please. (ADDED: July
10, 2009)
Richland County
- Maple Valley - strawberries, raspberries
23328 cty hwy DD, Richland Ctr, WI, 53581. Phone: 608-647-8064. U pick or
pick to order strawberries, pick to order asparagus, honey and maple syrup.
- Sunset Orchard -
grapes, raspberries, pumpkins and cherries
23770 Hustler's Ridge Dr, Richland Center, WI. Phone: 608-647-4038. Open: 9 to 5 Monday through Saturday, 1 to 5 on Sunday. September through end of year.
Apples, apple cider, two apple syrups, maple syrup, honey, hot pepper
butter, pumpkins. Pick your own grapes, raspberries and cherries in season.
No pick-your-own apples.
Sauk County
- The Berry Farmers, Inc. - strawberries, peas,
blueberries
E10222 Hoot Owl Road, Baraboo, WI 53913. Phone: 608-355-1965.
Email:
Pinkston08@centurytel.net. Directions: 2 ½ miles west of Hwy. 12 on CTH.
W towards North Freedom. Strawberry season mid-June to early July. Pick your
own and already-picked strawberries and peas. Picking containers provided or
bring your own. Open: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and
Saturday and Sunday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Blueberry season early July to
early August. Open for blueberries on Wednesday evenings from 5:00 p.m. to
8:00 p.m. and Saturdays, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Children always welcome.
(ADDED: August 04, 2009, from .gov)
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Country Bumpkin
Farm - strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries
E9745 Hwy P, Wisconsin Dells, WI, 53965. Phone: 608-254-2311. Directions: We
are located 2 miles West of Lake Delton on County Hwy. P, off Hwy. 23 South
in the heart of the surrounding vacationland area of Wisconsin Dells.
Strawberries ripen June 1 and are good picking for 4 weeks. Special open
hours during strawberry season: U-pick = 8am - 6pm daily, rain or shine,
We-pick = 10am - 6pm daily, rain or shine. Phone: for updated picking report
and current prices. We have two types of raspberries: the summer bearers
that start July 1 and are great picking for the month, and the fall bearers
which start giving berries in July and give their largest yields in August
and September and right through October until hard
frosts. Pick during open hours of 10am to 6pm,
Tuesday through Sunday, U-pick or We-pick. Blueberries are ripe by
July 1 and continue through August 15 when all the berries have been picked
and are gone until next year! Please call to set up a picking time and for
current prices. Blackberries both thorn and thornless will be ripe August 1 through September 15.
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Green Thumb Farms - pumpkins, strawberries, Honey from hives on
the farm, Maple Syrup from trees on the farm, and prepicked produce, gift shop,
snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, petting
zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school
tours, events at your location (call for info)
S9891 US Hwy 12, Prairie du Sac, WI 53578. Phone: 608-643-2613. Email:
greenthumbfarms@yahoo.com. Directions: And for a map to our farm,
Click here. We are about 20 miles North of Madison Wisconsin on US Hwy
12 (aka "The Beltline!)
Click here for picking updates. Crops are usually available in May,
June, July, August, September, October. Open: Monday through Saturdays 8am
till 6pm and Sundays 10am till 4pm. We are a full service Produce farm with
a Country Market! We grow our own and offer pick your own Strawberries
(complete with a hayride out to the picking patch) in June! Our Pumpkin
Patch and all of our Fall Harvest Festival activities begins mid September
thru October 31st! This year's Fall Harvest Festival we will be hosting our
First Annual Craft Faire and Show! Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard.
Also see our pumpkinpatch / corn maze listing!
- Lazy Patch Farm - Grapes,
apples, raspberries and strawberries in season.
33351 Hwy 154, Hillpoint, WI. Phone: 608-585-2240.
Open: Saturday and Sunday 1 to 6 pm until
mid-October depending on supply.
- September Farms - raspberries
S1472 McKinney Road,
La Valle, WI 53941. Phone: 608-985-8776. Open: June through September.
Vegetables, berries, apples, grapes, plums and rhubarb picked in season.
Flowers also available. U-pick raspberries in August and September,
sometimes October. WIC farmer’s market vouchers accepted. (ADDED: August 04,
2009, from .gov)
Vernon County
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Coon Creek Meats and Produce - follows
organic methods, apples, asparagus, beans, beets,
blackberries, blueberries, broccoli, carrots, corn (sweet), cucumbers,
eggplant, grapes, herbs/spices, melons, onions, peas, peppers, plums,
pumpkins, raspberries, rhubarb, summer squash, winter squash, strawberries,
tomatoes, Honey from hives on the farm, and prepicked produce, snacks and
refreshment stand
99 Central Avenue P.O. Box 434, Coon Valley, WI 54623. Phone:
1-800-540-9121. Email:
ecklor@hotmail.com. Directions: Store is on main street in Coon Valley,
WI. and roadside stand is on HWY 441 just south of Madison Georgia. And for
a map to our farm,
click here. Crops are usually available in February, March, April, May,
June, July, August, September, October, November. Open: November thru March
11AM to 6PM 7 days a week April thru October 9AM to 9PM Monday to Sat Sunday 11-6 We
have our home farm here in Wisconsin and our winter farm in Georgia, so we
harvest crops in both areas in season. Too many veggies and berries to list
them all. We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment:
Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. In addition to Vegetables and
Fruit we raise and retail home raised meats: Beef Pork, Chicken, Lamb, Veal,
and Eggs. All in REGULAR & ORGANIC, BOTH 100% Grass fed and grain/grass fed.
- Honey Ridge Apple Farm -
Apples
E15833 Hwy 33, Hillsboro, WI. Phone: 608-489-2996. Open: Thursdayto Sunday 10 am to 7 pm in September and
October. Selling apples, honey and candles. Pick-your-own in October.
- Triple J Orchard -
Apples
20995 Orbit Ave, Ontario, WI. Phone: 608-337-4560. Open: weekends late August to Nov 1: Saturday 9 to 5, Sunday 11 to 5 . Apples, caramel
apples. Gift basket and gift shop.
Farmers Markets, Farm Stands and Farmer's Markets (NOT pick-your-own, unless
they are also listed above)
Sauk County
- Hinz's (Rory and Bobbie) - Eggs, Feta cheeses,
Green veges: - Arugula, Collards, Kale, Swiss Chard, Mesclun Mix, Also new
potatoes, squash, zucchini, radishes, beets, rhubarb, tomatoes, garlic.
Sells honey and jam for other producers
E11391 Shady Lane Road, Baraboo,
WI 53913. Phone: 608-356-0928. Open: Most of the year - winter mainly eggs
and goats milk, cheeses.. Organically raised.
A visitor writes on
August 02, 2009: "Eggs are great. Feta cheese likewise. Green veges are
tasty. Also good quality squash, zucchini, radishes, beets, rhubarb,
tomatoes, garlic. Goat meat and beef available on request. Use horses for
plowing etc. Not Amish. " (Suggested by a visitor, ADDED: August 02, 2009)
Honey
Sauk County
- Bees and Baskets Apiary - Honey
32703 Keller Road,
Cazenovia, WI 53924. Phone: 608-985-7190. Email:
bb6rs@mwt.net. Open: all year; Call to be
sure we are home or to arrange to pick up honey. Tours available on request
and if we are home. Specialty honey available in three flavors: strawberry
creamed, orange creamed and raspberry creamed. (ADDED: August 04, 2009, from
.edu)
- Honey Boy Brand Honey - honey
S6566 CTH. PF, North
Freedom, WI 53951. Phone: 608-522-4890. Directions: Located 5 miles south of
the village of North Freedom on CTH. PF. Open year-round, 9:00 am to 5:00
pm. Offering extracted honey and combed honey as well as beeswax. (ADDED:
August 04, 2009, from .edu)
- Wisconsin River Prairie Honey - Honey
345 - 14th
Street, Prairie du Sac, WI 53578. Phone: 608-643-2636. Email:
dietmann@chorus.net. Open: August
through December by phone or by e-mail. Please call for pick-up or delivery.
Triple-filtered honey from the prairies of the lower Wisconsin River valley.
Our honey has a golden amber color and a
clean, light flavor; perfect in
tea, recipes or enjoying by the spoonful! (ADDED: August 04, 2009, from
.edu)
Pick your own farms in Wisconsin -
Counties G through O
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