Fruit Picking
Fewer things taste like summertime than fresh, locally grown produce. Fruit picking can be a fun girls day adventure or family friendly activity. This itinerary will give you some ideas of places in Jefferson County where you can pick and buy fresh produce!
Oak Branch Strawberry Farm
14597 East Ina Road Ina, IL 62846
(618) 316-1944
23650 N. Harmony Lane, Texico, IL 62889
(618)755-9910
Martin’s Nest is a locally owned U-Pick Blueberry Farm located north of Mt. Vernon in Texico, IL. They offer four different varieties of delicious blueberries. Taste as you go and decide on your favorite kind. Berries are picked in a bucket, weighed, and can be taken home in a plastic bag. Call ahead for specific picking times, as blueberry picking season generally runs from the end of June through July.
Hawkins-Schwartz Orchard & Market
20791 IL-37, Dix, IL 62830
(618) 266-7756
Also north of Mt. Vernon, Schwartz Orchard in Dix, IL offers fresh fruits and vegetables for sale. Their Dix location is pre-picked only, with U-Pick fruits and vegetables offered at their main Centralia, IL orchard location. At the Schwartz Market in Dix, you can purchase berries, peaches, apples, and fresh vegetables. Their bakery offers sweet-smelling apple cider donuts years round. You can find other treats such as fruit cobbler, chocolate covered strawberries, strawberry shortcake, gourmet apples, and apple and cherry turnovers. You can’t leave without buying their award-winning apple cider! Both Schwartz locations open in early May with open hours from 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. every day.
Twist and Shake
675 S IL Highway 37, Bonnie, IL 62816
(618) 242-2468
Looking for after dinner ice cream? The Twist and Shake is located south of Mt. Vernon in Ina, IL. Owned by the Bonnie Café next door, you can stop in the café for dinner and pick up ice cream at the stand on your way out! The Twist and Shake offers sundaes, shakes, avalanches, ice cream cones, banana splits, and a variety of sno-cone flavors, as well. Treat your self to a hot fudge brownie delight or peanut buster parfait.
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