R.E. Arends Orchard

2025 verified · 2026 TBA

📍 Laura, Illinois

🍎 Apple picking📦 CSA shares🧺 Farm stand🍯 Honey🥬 Produce
Season & 2026 datesHours as published in Illinois MarketMaker: Mon 8am-6pm, 8am-5pm; Tue-Sun 8am-6pm. Open June through November. Hours: We're open from July 1 through December 15, 8am till 6pm daily. Open July 1 to December 15.
Farm food📦 CSA shares 🧺 Farm stand 🍯 Honey 🥬 Produce
How to buyIllinois MarketMaker, the find-a-farm directory the Illinois Department of Agriculture points to, lists these ways to buy direct: on-farm sales, a farm or roadside stand, U-pick, a farm market, a CSA, selling at farmers markets, pre-order, mail order, direct sales, retail. Products as published in that directory: Apples, Apricots, Grapes, Peaches, Pears, Plums. The farm describes itself this way in its directory profile: Since 1956, R. E. Arends Orchard has been serving the Central Illinois area with delicious apples, cider, and raw honey. In addition, we offer peaches, plums, pears, grapes, apricots, pumpkins, gourds, and other garden produce like squash, tomatoes, and peppers, and all grown right on the farm! Hours: We're open from July 1 through December 15, 8am till 6pm daily. Location: Conveniently located on Hwy 78, Less than half an hour from Peoria (5 miles north of I-74 Exit 71); 2 miles north of Laura, 10 miles west of Princeville, 20 minutes south of Kewanee, and 30 minutes east of Galesburg. 22001 North Highway 78, Laura, IL.
Tillage & soilThis farm has not published how it works its soil, so we are not going to guess. If you farm here, tell us and we will add it. See the farms that do say.
Good to knowThe directory lists these on site: restrooms, free parking, parking available, bus parking. It is listed as kid's activities.
Address22001 Illinois Highway 78, Laura, IL 61451
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Last verified 2026-09-12 against these sources:

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