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Eckert's, the largest family-owned Pick-Your-Own orchard in the U.S., started as a simple roadside stand in 1910. Today, the 6th and 7th generations of the Eckert family operates retail, entertainment and farming entities in southwestern Illinois.

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Eckert’s Country Store & Farms is the largest family-owned and operated pick-your-own orchard in the United States. Established as a farm and simple roadside stand, the Eckert family now owns and operates farming, entertainment and retail entities in Belleville, Grafton and Millstadt in southwestern Illinois. For a century, Eckert’s has served the bi-state region as a local source for agricultural products including pick-your-own strawberries, blackberries, peaches, apples, pumpkins and Christmas trees during the growing season. Today, Eckert’s offers an experience that extends beyond pick-your-own produce to include the Eckert’s Country Store & Garden Center, and the newly expanded Restaurant. Eckert’s offers specialty foods, meats, wine and cheese selections, as well as a range of classes, including cooking and wine classes for adults, and special children’s activities for families to enjoy throughout the year.

Address: 951 S Green Mt Rd, Belleville, IL 62220, USA
Phone: (618) 233-0513
moc.strekce@ofni-trekce
State: Illinois
Zip Code: 62220


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Reviews
What an awesome place for anyone to go and have a great time. They offer everything with a great atmosphere so you can go and enjoy yourself with or without kids. The food there is phenomenal and the restaurant and in the deli, I would choose to have their deli food for dinner every night if I could. If you've never been there it's a must-see so give it a visit and I promise you'll have a good time
9 years ago (18-10-2017)
Family-owned farm and store enterprise. Allow plenty of time for a visit. Even if you are not taking kids or grandkids to take out to the orchards or fields to personally pick produce (via a tractor-pulled wagon) you'll need a lot of time to peruse the nursery (which has an excellent variety and selection of plants in season) and market. The market has top-quality items in hundreds of categories, on-site bakery (Irish soda bread is amazingly tasty 😋😋 ) wine section, fresh produce, gift section, etc, etc. Something like a Trader Joe's mixed with Whole Foods, but with a large percentage of items' ingredients grown and delicious foods made right there, canned & jarred like Mom or Grandma would have done. There are literally acres of parking, many handicapped spaces (that fill quickly) and an associated restaurant a few steps from the main entrance. Haven't tried the restaurant, so can't comment on it. But I'm certain the eye to quality that permeates the rest of the operation extends there as well. One more comment. We first visited Eckert's while visiting my brother & his wife, who live locally. We are in the area roughly twice per year, and now make this a regular place to visit every time we're in town. It could certainly be considered a touristy stop... but we treat it now like the locals seem to: a top-notch market with great quality and variety. Definitely a place that won't disappoint!
9 years ago (20-10-2017)
I’ve been to Eckerts many times and overall have had a positive experience. Unfortunately, we had a less then pleasant experience at the restaurant. We sat at our table for nearly 20 minutes without being greeted by a server as other tables around us were served. The server then neglected to bring our appetizer and side salads after multiple requests. The order was placed wrong by the server so we did not receive our correct items. We then waited nearly 20 minuets to pay and asked to speak to a manager because everyone deserves a chance to know how they can do better in a constructive way. The manager blew off our concerns and treated us with disrespect. This is the primary reason for this review. Clearly the management staff doesn’t care about making corrective actions.
9 years ago (16-10-2017)
I first went in the early 90's as a field trip with school and it was amazing, we took a family trip there and it was even better watching them enjoy the warm weather and pick Apple's as well. We will return when peaches are in season. Wonderful experience.
9 years ago (07-10-2017)
Excellent place for kids (all the year round). This place offers lots activities and rides for kids.. "Pick your own" is another thing we love... the garden center have excellent collection of flowers and herbs..
9 years ago (09-10-2017)
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