This is the premier place for U-pick! You can find all sorts of vegetables and fruits in the spring, summer and fall. My favorite is strawberries, peaches, cucumbers, green beans and apples. The prices are fair and you can also purchase by the bushel. Folks are nice and there are tractors to take you out to the fields. You can score fresh baked goods, frozen pies, meats and some canned items as well. Definitely bring water and a hat on sunny days! read more

Garwood Orchards - Peaches - Fruits & Veggies Near Me - Laporte, Indiana

We stopped by Garwood Orchards for raspberry and strawberry picking. We purchased the smallest container for raspberries and a large container for strawberries, spending a total of $45. After a short tractor ride to the fields, we started with the raspberries and were able to fill our container in about 20 minutes. We then moved on to the strawberry fields. After spending an hour and a half in blistering heat, I was only able to fill about one-quarter of the container because there were virtually no strawberries available. Everyone picking alongside us seemed equally disappointed and frustrated that containers were being sold despite the lack of fruit in the fields. What made the experience even more frustrating was the no-refund policy, which meant we were out the money regardless of the poor conditions. I understand that crop availability can vary, but customers should be informed when fields are nearly picked over or offered a refund or alternative. Unfortunately, this experience was extremely disappointing, and I would not recommend this place to others. read more

Nice day trip to the Orchard. It is the end of the season, but they still had 4 varieties of apples for picking. We picked apples and a pumpkin. We visited the farm store where we bought cider and cobbler mix. Staff were lovely. It was a great trip overall! read more

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Fun for all ages! The place is a beautiful farm with so many things to do like a hayride, train ride, pumpkin patch, sunflower field, veggie/ produce farm, photo ops, and more! You will be here for hours of activities for kids and adults alike. Super awesome food with picnic area, handwashing stations and restrooms. read more

Above all else I love the fruits here. We had fun with the whole family. You can also get baked goods and goodies from the gift shop.

I was in Garwood's yesterday and spent $25 on a 2 quart box of raspberries. I put them in my fridge when I went home and this morning when I took them out to rinse them off, they were all molded in the middle. I called and was spoken with by a young man who told me that I was not going to be able to get a refund or an exchange. I was understandably upset, and when he asked if I wanted to speak to a manager, I was trying to tell him that I would give him my phone number and if they were going to allow me to exchange it, he could call me back. He hung up on me when I was in the middle of speaking. I am truly truly disappointed. I have been coming here my entire life and I won't be coming back. There's plenty of alternatives that don't treat their customers like garbage. read more

Great honey crisp! Friendly staff. Made awesome applesauce with them. Oh and the Carmel apple was delicious

Great place to pick apples or pumpkins on a sunny fall afternoon. Established in 1831, Garwood Farm and Orchard is owned and operated by the sixth generation of Garwood family farmers. Covering over 350 acres which include over 200 acres of apple orchards, there are so many seasonal varieties to pick. Currently, golden delicious, red delicious and idared are ripe. Call to check on current offerings. The other 150 acres grow a variety of peaches, strawberries, sweet corn, cucumbers, cherries and more. Fun also to be able to walk in the orchard to a true farm fresh Pumpkin Patch. Nice to walk and see the pumpkins actually growing on the vines and pick out the perfect Jack-o-lantern for Halloween. A open tractor transports you to the orchard. Masks are required. A bushel is $30. A peck is $8. Minimum purchase required. Try also the fresh apple cider as well. Check out the farmer's market, bakery or locally made jams and jellies, too. read more

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Great orchard with many different types of apples. We went during Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day weekend and there were still a lot of apples to pick. Loved that they have the orchard or their farm stand store. When we went they had the most beautiful mugs and large pumpkins. The employees were helpful and the tractor ride was a delight for my 2 year old. I would like to visit during the late summer when you can fill your large bushel with fruits and veggies. Worth the drive from Chicago or SW Michigan. * delicious apple cider donuts. read more

Garwood Orchards - Apple picking! - Fruits & Veggies Near Me - Laporte, Indiana

Great orchard with many options of fruits and vegetables to pick or buy! Family run and on the 6th generation of Garwoods. To pick: There are many kinds of apples, eggplants, tomato's, string beans, raspberries, black raspberries, blackberries and more! Trailer: Take the trailer to your picking destination or ride it just for fun. Let the driver know where you are picking from and they will take you there. I would suggest wearing sunglasses because the dust from the trailer will blow into your eyes and mouth (for some day when you won't be required to wear a mask). There is the option to leave a tip for the driver. Inside to purchase: They have everything from jams, candy apples, donuts, apple cider, all their fruit and vegetables, gourds, corn, pumpkins, etc. COVID-19: they have signs that say to wear masks when in the building, in line outside, on the orchard and tractor. They also have hand sanitizer near the check out, though standing 6 ft apart was not enforced indoors. I'm not sure if there is a cap to how many people can enter the building when it is busy. read more

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We recently visited Garwood Orchards while we were on vacation. It was our first visit there. The staff was warm and welcoming. They had a store with mums, produce, and such. You could purchase bagged apples or pick your own. We took a short ride to pick our own. There was a good variety of apples. The orchard was well maintained. We would highly recommend Garwood Orchard if you're looking for a place to go apple picking. read more

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They have a lot of certain apples still on the tree. They give you a wagon ride to different parts of the Orchards and explain what apples are there. There are wagons to be pulled to carry your boxes of apples. Everybody there was very friendly. Delicious apple Donuts. read more

Fun place to pick your own fruits and veggies! Could have used a little more guidance on what and where to pick, but the experience was fun. Jen was so sweet and kind answering our questions, giving opinions on what to grab, and being so generous to our little one. Would definitely recommend to other families. read more

I enjoy making an annual trek out here. September is harvest time for lots of late summer crops; therefore, making it the best time to visit a farm. If you enjoy picking your own apples then this is a good choice. The farm is family friendly and all the employees that I have talked to are very nice. My must haves from here are apples, apple cinnamon donuts, apple cider and what ever else looks extremely fresh. They also have a gourmet items section, a bakery, meats, and candy. I lucked out because the day I picked coincided with an small art fair on the property as well. read more

The donuts and apple cider are my favorites! So many yummy, homemade choices! You can pick yourself or buy produce already picked.

ripe strawberries with a bright red color. so yummy!!! nice tractor ride to the fields as well. read more

Garwood Orchards - Fruits & Veggies Near Me - Laporte, Indiana

Had a fantastic time here! You have to pay for baskets before you get on a tractor which takes you to the fields. Rows of plants are spaced wide apart and the fields are very clean. read more

Find a new apple picking place. we have been coming to Garwood for years. we enjoy walking out to the orchard and being out and about. this year, you stand in line for hours to be forced to take tractors out to the orchard. very few tractors. long lines. crowded. there is Radke upick and other places nearby that have not become so commercialized that you can't take a walk. very expensive. this is the last time we will come and I suggest you find another place. read more

The place is definitely great! We go here twice a year. My kids love it when its berries season. They get to pick the strawberries by themselves. During the fall, I really love their apples varieties. Love love love the gala apples. Its so sweet! They have tons of pumpkins size. From big to tiny cute pumpkin. The last time we went here, they have live music near the strawberries. Its pretty entertaining. The picnic place is HUGE! Plenty of picnic tables. We always bring our own food, but if you happen don't bring any, they do have corn, hotdog or pumpkin donuts. Don't forget to try their gelato stand! My kids won't leave this place until they get gelato. read more

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Had a horrific experience at the Market. The worker named Angie in the Market belittled and yelled at the hosts who invited my family to join them who have frequentEd your orchard for 10 years. After her previous tirade earlier to another guest, she then took it out on us as we took a sheet of wax paper to take out the donuts we just purchased. This woman is a disgrace to ALL customer service employees. She basically told me to speak to her manager which I did. I am uncertain anything will happen to Angie. However, after speaking to the manager other shoppers said thank you for speaking up as she berated them as well. I was crushed to find out that a senior citizen was verbally abused by her, as this lady told me her story her eyes welled up.... why was she berated because she was trying to get a refund... As I left the store... Angie smirked and said I will be here tomorrow.... Garwood Orchards.... Do the right thing, get her away from your customer base. I would not want a person to be fired however, her attitude is worthy of being let go..... she brings no value and is a black eye to what is probably a nice orchard. read more

Had a great time, picked out lots of delicious looking fruit including: strawberries, blueberries, red raspberries, and sugar snaps. We were also directed to the green beans that were very abundant and delicious looking. The store had so many dessert options behind the bakery that used the fresh farm fruit. Overall great experience and would come back again for different crops in future. read more

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Inviting, delicious,fun,cherished,natural,come and enjoy the u-picks come dressed for the weather bring a wagon they pick you up at each site with a tractor pay for the boxes for picking they even have fresh doughnuts in the a.m read more

Fabulous family experience...Garwood Orchards. We rode the tractor- and Belgian horse-drawn wagon rides, picked apples, pumpkins and flowers. Beautiful place. read more

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This place is so cheap. We are here for blueberries but trees are so small. It seems like it is the first year they growing blueberries. Bushes are under knees not like other blueberry farms. They don't have that much blueberries to pick but they sell us 5 boxes then says it is nonrefundable. We came with friends. Our friends got 3 boxes and we got 2 boxes. We picked up 5 apples from tree next to blueberry bush. And they charge us $30 for 5 little apples. Manager said it is not apple season you pick you pay for it. Why don't tell us first??? So I left this place paying 50$ for 5 raw apple and half box of blueberries. Not so recommended. read more

We've been taking our family to county line orchard for years but though we'd try a new place this year. We had a great experience up until we were leaving. They stopped us, searched us and said we had to pay extra for picking raspberries since we hadn't purchase the right box. We had purchased a larger, more expensive box that we hadn't used but were told it didn't matter because it wasn't a fruit box. We'd have to pay more. We asked if we could just return the unused, more expensive box or just call it even since we had already paid more. We were very rudely told no, we had to pay extra. I told them that we weren't going to pay more because we'd already paid $20 for an unused box and their arbitrary rules were never explained to us. We said we'd leave the raspberries with them if that we had to but I didn't want to pay more. To this the lady got in my face and said, "you pick it you buy it!" Then proceeded to threaten to call the police if we didn't pay. If you want to be treated with suspicion and like a criminal go here but I'll never go back. read more

Went to Strawberry picking this morning, the strawberries are so sweet and fresh! Nice place for strawberry picking! read more

Garwood Orchards - Strawberries - Fruits & Veggies Near Me - Laporte, Indiana

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For folks looking to get into apple picking, this would be a good "starter" orchard to get your hands dirtied. There are many orchards to hit in the Midwest area, this is one of many. Smaller fields but with ample pickin's. Best to go when the season begins but sometimes they would still have some produce at the end of the season too. Call or check their website for dates. They have a few strains of apples. They also have patches to gather other types of produce. Stuff like assorted berries, beans, tomatoes, eggplants and more. But please, warn your group to only pull what you plan on buying. (I've seen unattended kids or adults, pick and leave produce strewn & left behind. It's not cool and it is wasting.) Bring kids of any age. To see the looks on their faces when they pull up a head of lettuce, beans, a pumpkin. There's a reward of satisfaction in being able to do so. This of course may sound funny to farmers or city gardeners.. though not all have gardens or space to create. I've gone with family and friends. It's a good way to spend a morning or day trip. On the grounds, there are lots of opportunities for scenic photos. There's also a Farmers market, grill and bake shop. Call ahead if you desire apple cider or other deep fried donuts. These tend to sell out. Side note: this is not an Organic field. You can see their reasoning via website. It's the first time I'm reading their why. I didn't realize how condescending a tone they take against organic produce raised in Indiana. It seems they are almost proud of the aspect though I don't recall seeing signs posted identifying that they are a GMO sponsor. Nor have I heard them mention it on site. Personally, I don't buy GMO produce and therefore haven't any need for bushels of it. Organic and Non-Gmo produce also has more nutritious value than their GMO counterpart. We're talking, full vs GMO with half or less. This is scientific and can be researched. So in the future, if visiting, I'd limit my purchasing. To each their own. For cost information, hit their website. There's an up-charge when compared to a grocery store. This is granted (I assume) because they're giving you the chance to pick your own fruits. I'm sure there are other reasons as well. Based on the fun that can be had on an apple picking trip and my own experiences is why I've rated them highly. I started at 5 but found myself at 4. In my heart its a solid 3.. I feel like there was a level of deception not knowing this was GMO. If they had it posted on their front gates I definitely would have gone elsewhere. read more

Great place to pick apples, brussel sprouts, cabbage and raspberries! Eat and pick. What could be better?? They had music playing when we went yesterday. They have wagons take you out to the areas to pick the apples that you want. Stop at the store for the apple donuts. But get there early. They go fast. A friend purchased apple cookies. They are delicious! I've been coming for 2 years now and it doesn't disappoint. But if you like honey crisp apples like I do, have to go early October. Otherwise they are gone. read more

Apple pick here was so much fun! Very friendly staff and it's also pet friendly! Would recommend if you're looking for a place to go!

After driving out to Michigan for many years to pick apples, I decided to do some research for a closer place. Found Garwood and have been going every year for about 6-7 years. I loved that it was a short drive and totally non-commercial. However, they have begun charging $5 per person just to pick apples. Even with their "group rates", it will cost my group $55 just to pick apples. They have nothing there, except for a band on the weekends, so I have zero idea of why they would need to charge that much. I wouldn't mind a $1 or $2...even $3 would be acceptable. You're basically paying $5 for a tractor ride. I usually spend about $100+ here each year buying apples, mums, pumpkins, gourds, etc. unfortunately we'll have to find someplace else. read more

My second time berry picking and I'm so glad I came here! This is a lesser known location so less crowds = more berries! I got an introduction to BLACK RASPBERRIES which are the most magical berries on this earth (tastes like wine without the booze!). To go berry picking, you purchase a 5lb box for $1 so that you can carry your berries as you pick them. Then you pay however much per pound you get. Blueberries were sooo cheap at $2 per pound. Raspberries were $4 a pound, still amazing! They have nice employees who'll drive you out to the fields so that you can pick (more like eat) berries to your hearts desire. Yum yum summer berries! read more

We have been coming to Garwood Orchards for years! I have to say though that when my family (7 adults 6 children) showed up to find out it is $5 admission to the u-pick we were shocked. That is $65 for just admission. I understand the need to make sure your overage is covered but for people who are actually purchasing Apple, donuts, and other products you should provide a coupon or something since they are actually buying products. Additionally, surrounding orchards like County Line Orchard only charges $1 for admission to the U-Pick. I hope you review this new practice and pricing structure. read more

Unfortunately, looks definitely matter here. If you look an ounce authentic then customer service is thrown out the window. I witness it first hand. It really doesn't take much to be nice and smile. read more

We went to Garwood Orchard yesterday and I'm was so disappointed in the customer service. We have gone there a couple of times a year for at least 10 years We got there around 4:30, the last wagon out is at 5:15, and they close at 6. The lady at the check in register was friendly. We got on the wagon and got our apples first, that driver said he only did that orchard(would not take us to the pumpkins, but picked us up after we got our pumpkins) He took us back and we were there at 5:00 to go out to the pumpkin patch. The next wagon didn't pull up till 5:19 us 9 and a group of 5 were there and he said "looks like I'm not going home anytime soon" my sons started walking and we passed them going out, he told them "you better hurry up we close in 20 minutes" Have always had good service and a good time, but time to look for another place. read more

How it's supposed to work: Buy your berry basket, take a tractor ride to the patch. Pick. Wait a 10-15 minutes for another tractor to take you back. After picking strawberries, 30 of us waited by the road for an hour for a tractor to come by. A customer had to call to get a tractor to pick us up. We would have walked back on the busy road, but we have three small kids. One of them is an infant. One of the customers was pregnant. There were a few very small kids and some elderly people. When we finally got back, I spoke with Cassie, who I assume is a manager. Instead of taking responsibility for the poorly run system, she made the excuse that they were "slammed". Nothing says competent like making excuses.  No attempt to make it right, and she was dismissive.  First and last visit for us.  Consider a different u-pick. I recommend: Rosey's Berry Farm (been there before, the BEST strawberries & very helpful) Radke's Orchards (Huge variety of apples) Grandma's Berry Patch (excellent blueberries, blackberries & gooseberries) read more

This little shop just raises the bar on local farmers markets. I have heard from many of my friends that I need to try a Garwood donut! If you never believe another word that comes out of my mouth you must believe me here. When I say that they have fresh, delicious donuts, I absolutely mean it. I can't believe that I have been coming out to LaPorte several time a year since 2007 and have never been here before. I need to have my butt kicked severely for not coming here sooner. I f you are ever in the general vicinity of LaPorte, Indiana, you MUST look this place up and have a donut and get some fresh apples while you are there. But the donuts... DAMN!!! read more

Nice place! Apple picking, Fuji and Golden delicious, Pumpkin of course, pepper and eggplants. They can take the tractor or the horse wagon, kids will love this! Also got a live band. You can also buy farm-made honey and apple pies. Lots of produce to choose from. It is also very close to Indiana Dunes sand hill and beach. You can even see the skyline of Chicago, the view is just incredible! read more

I have to say, that this is easily the best orchard around Chicago (it's about an hour and a half drive). It doesn't have the tourist trap stuff, but it does have an incredible orchard and farm where you can pick anything from raspberries, to peppers, to a variety of apples. They have a tractor that will take you out or you can walk. We brought a wagon with us so we could easily haul our apples and two year old around. He had a BLAST and no corn maze or petting zoo was needed, simply because the farm was so amazing, that in itself was the best adventure. Also, on their Applefest weekend, we arrived at 10:30 and it wasn't very crowded and we didn't have to wait in any lines (or if we did, it was very brief). Two thumbs up! read more

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Great family-run orchard that's just about an hour from downtown Chicago assuming no traffic. We went apple picking here on a spotless September Sunday morning. You get your empty containers (bags or boxes) at the front and then a tractor-driven wagon takes you to the area of the orchard that contains the types of apples (or other pickins) that you desire. (They also have a horse-driven wagon, I guess so people can pick road apples.) The trees were bursting with fruit. We collected honey crisp, gala, and jonathan apples. They also have raspberries (very labor intensive) and pumpkins (not very labor intensive) and, I think other vegetables as well. Afterwards you can stop in their farm market down the road where they also have a stand selling burgers and brats and grilled corn on the cob. Everyone was very friendly, and they all looked alike. There must be LOTS of Garwoods in La Porte County. read more

My preferred apple orchard come apple picking time. It's less flashy then some of the other orchards, but that's fine because they make up for it in delicious apples. Their trees are much taller than other places so I advise bringing a picker, or someone with good shoes that can climb and reach the best apples at the top. Not only do they have apples, but also a ton of different fruits and vegetables to pick. Remember to check their website to see when your produce of choice is in season. The picking areas are well labeled so you know which type of apple you are grabbing. And the tractor/horse drawn wagons have stops that are labeled so you don't have to carry a ton of apples back with you. The store has all the basics, but the bakery is where I always make a beeline. There is indoor public bathrooms near the bakery- so if you're a person that likes to avoid portable toliets you will be please (even if you have to wait in line). There is a grill outside where you can get food if you are hungry. I like to go when sweet corn is in season and eat as much as possible. read more