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Agritourism & Farmer's Markets

Chesterton\'s European Market is held each Saturday morning Memorial Day through October.From roadside produce vendors to farm tours and community supported agriculture, Porter County is a great place to experience rural Americana. In Porter County, 50% of our land is agricultural - but just because its a farm doesn't mean you have to trudge through mud - that is unless of course you want to...

Listed here are some of our Farmer's Markets and Agritourism entities.

 

 

Anderson's Orchard & Winery

430 East U S Highway 6

Valparaiso

(219) 464-4936

andwine@niia.net

Wine, Wine Making Supplies, Beer Making Supplies, Bakery

We grow 14 different varieties of grapes.  Nine are estate bottled and three are seedless table grapes.  We carry 21 different varieties of wine.

January 1st - April 14th

Closed Mondays

Tuesday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm

Sunday 11 am - 4 pm

April 15th - December 31st

Monday - Saturday 10 am - 6 pm

Sunday 11 am - 5 pm

 

Birky Family Farms Country Market

506 South State Road 49

Valparaiso

(219) 462-4150

www.birkyfarms.com

info@birkyfarms.com

Baked Goods, Home Raised Pork Products, Jams, Barbecue Sauces, Amish Noodles, Amish Butter, Mustards, Relishes, Salsas, and More

Birky's features home raised pork with no hormones, steroids, animal by-products, antibiotics, and paylean.  We provide healthy, high quality, safe food products that taste great.

January 1st - March 31st

Saturday 10 am - 3 pm

April 1st - October 31st

Tuesday - Friday 10 am - 6 pm

Saturday 10 am - 3 pm

November 1st - December 31st

Friday 10 am - 5 pm

Saturday 10 am - 3 pm

 

Chesterton's European Market

220 Broadway

Chesterton

(219) 926-5513

www.chestertonseuropeanmarket.com

info@chestertonseuropeanmarket.com

Chesterton's European Market features locally grown fresh produce and organic items plus honey.

Last Saturday of May - Last Saturday of October 8 am - 2 pm

 

Pressel Strawberries

611 East 400 South

Valparaiso

(219) 733-2304

We have seven different varieties of strawberries.  You pick or we pick - call ahead for orders. 

June 1st - June 30th

7 Days a Week 7 am - 7 pm

 

Valparaiso Farmer's Market

762 West Lincolnway

Valparaiso

(219) 464-8332

www.popcornfest.org

popcorn@popcornfest.org

Farm fresh farmer's market - downtown Valparaiso.

June - October

Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Saturdays 9 am - 3 pm

 

Broken Wagon Bison

563 West 450 North

Wheeler

(219) 759-3523

bwbison@hotmail.com

Group tours of the buffalo herd by appointment. Please call and make an appointment.

Buffalo, America's original red meat.  Buffalo is real delicious, lean, American, and is heart healthy with no growth hormones or steroids. 

 

Sanders Farm

3 East 900 North

Chesterton

(219) 926-3230

Fall products available at dairy farm:  pumpkins, corn stalks, straw and more.  Also, small animals for the kids to see.

Mid September through the end of October 9 am - 6 pm

 

Drew Family Farms

231 East 1200 North

Chesterton

(219) 263-0239

www.drewfamilyfarms.com

j@drewfamilyfarms.com

Emphasis is on heirloom varieties of all vegetables which are picked fresh when you arrive.  You have never tasted tomatoes until you taste ours.

Variable hours by season - call or email

 

Yeager's Greenhouses

348 North 450 East

Valparaiso

(219) 462-1875

dyeager4@verizon.net

We have flowers, vegetables, herbs, perennials, ground covers, baskets, containers.  A wide variety primarily wholesale and fundraisers. 

Call ahead for hours.

 

Windy Ridge Farms LLC

253 E. 150 S.

Valparaiso

219-548-7229

windyridgefarmsllc.com

wrfnursery@verizon.net

Straw, Cornstalks, Gourds, Corn Maze

Producers of top quality plant and landscape materials.  We have demonstration gardens available, over 15 acres, people encouraged to explore! - Also Tours available.

March thru Christmas: Mon - Sat 9 - 6, Sun 10 - 4

 

Crème De La Crop

208 N. 250 West

Valparaiso

219-921-1831

www.CremeDeLaCrop.com

cremedelac@msn.com

C. S. A. - Community Supported Agriculture. Our chemical free crops consist of over 200 varieties including heirloom and unique produce known for flavor and appearance.  Become a member or preorder online.

 

Mark & Kim Maxwell Farms

101 E. 250 S.

Valparaiso

219-462-3581

markim3@csinet.net

We have beef packages including hamburger and steaks, roasts and summer sausage.  We also take orders for 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, or whole beef.

 

Woody-View Farms

44 Smoke Road

Valparaiso

219-477-4213

firewood@netnitco.net

Firewood and Fall Deco-Packs (mums, cornstalks, gourds, straw & pumpkins) DELIVERED

Seasonal Oak and Wild Cherry Firewood - delivered and stacked

 

Peach Tree Grove

1137 S. 350 E.

Kouts

219-916-3457

peachtree@live.com

Apricots, peaches, sweet cherries

We maintain an organic growing environment, call to find out which crops are ready

June thru September 9a – 6p 

Call for availability of produce

 

J N J Organic Farm

489 East 500 South

Kouts

(219) 462-6726

andyprogram2@hotmail.com

Chemical free home/locally grown vegetables and fruits as well as free range eggs.

Saturday 9 am - 5 pm

 

Rhoda's Pumpkin Patch

842 N. Calumet Avenue

Chesterton

219-926-5860

basketcase30@hotmail.com

Pumpkins, Fall decorating items - mums, corn stalks, straw bales, gourds, indian corn, kids corn maze. Flowers - May/June: hanging baskets, patio planters; Sept/Oct: mums

We sell from our home farm. No set hours - we usually have someone home all 7 days of the week. Our family likes to have people stop and get their fall decorating items just for the fun of it.