How can you buy from Thistle Creek Orchard?

Thistle Creek Orchard offers pick-your-own (u-pick) and a CSA farm-share, per its USDA Local Food Portal listing. Call ahead to confirm what's available and in season before you visit.

Is Thistle Creek Orchard a u-pick farm?

Yes — Thistle Creek Orchard is listed as offering pick-your-own (u-pick) harvesting, one of roughly 16% of Illinois farms that do. U-pick availability follows the harvest, so call ahead to confirm what's ripe that week.

Are there other farms near Thistle Creek Orchard?

Yes — there are 39 other farms within 25 miles of Thistle Creek Orchard, the closest being Krueger's Vegetable Farm about 5 miles away. Illinois has 713 farms listed in this directory.

Thistle Creek Orchard

Pick-your-own (U-Pick) farm

Address: 35 Shady Lane

U-Pick CSA

Thistle Creek Orchard, a pick-your-own farm, operates in Avon, Illinois. It offers pick-your-own and CSA shares. Listing details come from the USDA Local Food Portal.

Local context: 39 other farms within 25 miles, 713 across Illinois. About 16% of Illinois farms offer u-pick.

How this farm compares

Offers 2 ways to buy direct — pick-your-own and a CSA share — more options than a typical single-channel farm stand.
Runs a CSA farm-share — among the roughly 9% of Illinois farms that offer one.
Offers pick-your-own harvesting — one of about 16% of Illinois farms that do.

Benchmarks computed from USDA Local Food Portal listings across Illinois.

About this farm

Thistle Creek Orchard is a local farm located in Avon, IL in Lake County. Products available include Pumpkins, Radishes, Tomatoes, Pears, Persimmons, Nuts, Asparagus, Cucumbers. You can buy direct through a CSA (community supported agriculture) program.

How to buy from Thistle Creek Orchard

Pick-your-own (U-Pick): Harvest produce yourself in the field — call ahead to confirm what's ripe and in season.
CSA shares: Subscribe to a recurring share of the harvest. See our CSA guide for how it works.

Approximate position of Thistle Creek Orchard within Illinois (bordering states shown for reference). Locator only — see the map above for the street location.

Location

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Contact & links

Phone:: 3096787216
Email:: Jim@Thistle-Creek.net

Frequently asked questions

How can you buy from Thistle Creek Orchard?: Thistle Creek Orchard offers pick-your-own (u-pick) and a CSA farm-share, per its USDA Local Food Portal listing. Call ahead to confirm what's available and in season before you visit.
Is Thistle Creek Orchard a u-pick farm?: Yes — Thistle Creek Orchard is listed as offering pick-your-own (u-pick) harvesting, one of roughly 16% of Illinois farms that do. U-pick availability follows the harvest, so call ahead to confirm what's ripe that week.
Are there other farms near Thistle Creek Orchard?: Yes — there are 39 other farms within 25 miles of Thistle Creek Orchard, the closest being Krueger's Vegetable Farm about 5 miles away. Illinois has 713 farms listed in this directory.