History:
Community Orchard began in the early 1940's when a local medical doctor and his wife bought the current farm. Originally it was operated ...
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You can find us at the North Grand Farmers Market in Ames (Wednesdays 3-6 and Saturday from 8-1) and at the farm. We are open 7 days a week from 9-...
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The Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad & Museum is a division of the Iowa Railroad Historical Society, a non-profit 501 (C)(3) organization. Th...
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History:
Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Shannon. She spent countless hours outside using her imagination. Like most young girls, ...
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About:
Center Grove Orchard, owned and operated by the Larry D. and Pat Black Family, has been open to the public since 1994. We planted our first...
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About:
We are a family run apple orchard located in Jefferson, Iowa. Deal’s Orchard has 45 acres of apple trees with over 25 varieties of ap...
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Histoey:
Beginning in 1939 Winton Etchen was 16 when he planted 50 apple trees in northern Iowa. In 1960, he and his wife Dorothy moved to Des Moi...
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History:
Barn Stahl Farm is a century farm on which Rod and Marcia moved back in 2005. In 2006, because of a very wet spring, the front four...
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About Us:
Chris Gorman and his two sons opened Upstream Gardens in 2014 as a seasonal (April - October) full service and pick-your-own fruit and v...
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In 1991 we purchased 32 acres without a home or utilities. We put up a small shed for our tools and a small tree house for our kids to play in. In ...
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Fall is a magical time of the year, especially at Howell's Pumpkin Patch, located just 25 miles south of Des Moines off I-35. Here, the fall colors...
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In 2012, North River Adventures opened with the idea to bring family oriented fun through a large corn maze and pumpkin patch to the Des Moines are...
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