See a hog or dairy farm in operation, or arrange a soil conservation farm tour. By reservation only.

Check out the Carroll County Tourism website for a Virtual Tour of some of the existing barns in rural Carroll County.  Go to http://www.gocarrollcounty.com/virtual_tours.html and click on Barn Tour.  For more information ...

Educational, cultural, entertainment day trips. Includes feeding the Red Deer and Humvee  off-road excursions. Saturday and Sunday only by appointment. This is an operating Bison and Red Deer ranch, Red Deer petting zoo  paddock, peacock and game bird hatchery, two miles of hiking trai ...

Alpaca farm; by appointment only.

Hailey’s Winery & Vineyard, located in Byron, Illinois is a family owned Winery specializing in quality homemade wines.  We will be offering 8 different varieties, available for tasting and by the glass.  Please come in and enjoy some good conversation and a glass with some fri ...

Culinary adventures in Northwest Illinois! Tour local sustainable farms, participate in a hands-on cooking class with dynamic chefs in the Learn Great Foods Kitchen, and sit down to gourmet organic dinners. In 2008, Sustainable Farm Tours are offered April through October.

Visit McWethy's for great u-pick apple fun! September to November. Meadows Park

A unique experience in the hold homestead way of life. We still farm our hayfield using draft horses and steel wheeled machinery.  Our farm tours are designed to inform, entertain and instill an appreciation for the "Hows & Whys" of food and a different way of life.  Muller&# ...

Miniature horse farm; by appointment only.

Illinois' largest producer of registered Angus cattle. Our Sauk Valley Angus Store features all natural and certified Angus Beef products and a variety of country- and western-themed gift items. Closed Friday thru Sunday. Products also available at Twin City Farmers Market in Sterling.

Our elk farm has a mix of bulls, cows and calves for close-up viewing.  Elk tours Labor Day through Dec. or by reservation.  The fall season offers an 8 acres corn maze, Little Tots soybean maze, 3 acre u-pick pumpkin patch and bonfire nights by the tipi.  Christmas trees ...

For the horse enthusiast, we offer horsemanship classes for children and adults.  In the summer, we hold Kid's Camps for ages 6-14, which is geared around horses. Not all of our activities include horses.  We host monthly-themed events for families (Family Fun Days).  In order to ...

The Twin City Market is an evolving public market located in an historic downtown building. We feature locally grown products including meats, seasonal produce, and organically grown items. We also offer baked goods and locally crafted products. Open Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon.

Located in rural Amboy, West Wind Alpacas is home to unique creatures that are members of the camel family but with so much more charm & personality!  We offer sales, breeding stock, brokering, farm set up, fiber sales, transportation and tours of our facility. Please call or ...