Valley Orchard

11/17/2025

Today was our last day of the season! We would like to thank you all for another great apple season. We will have rhubarb and asparagus around May. If you need something from us and see us here, don't be afraid to stop in and we'll help as best as we can. Thank you all! We'll see you next year!

11/03/2025

Here they are! Over 220 bushels of apples were picked in 2 days. Great work team!

11/01/2025

Today, we're picking the rest of our remaining apples to give to Northern Illinois Food Bank. Our team has picked several hundred bushels to help feed those in need! Great job guys!

Day Light Savings is here again, and that means we now close at 5pm until the end of the season.

We still have Evercrisp, Suncrisp, and Candy Crisp ready to pick and many more prepicked varieties available for purchase in our store.

811 East State Street
Cherry Valley, IL
815-332-9696

10/25/2025

Darrell is bummed because Apple season is coming to a close soon. All apples still in our orchard are ready to pick. You can get Cameo, Candy Crisp, Empire, Evercrisp, Ida Red, Ludacrisp, Pink Lady, Suncrisp, and Sweet Zinger. There are several more varieties still available pre-picked in our store.

We will tentatively be closing on November 16th, but may close sooner or later than that date depending upon the weather.

811 East State Street
Cherry Valley, IL
815-332-9696

10/17/2025

Fall is here! We have a few more weeks left of apple season. Our last day is usually the 1st or 2nd Sunday in November, but until then, we still have lots of apples, donuts, and fall goodies. Plus our pumpkins are now on sale!

This weekend, we're picking Cameo, Candy Crisp, Crimson Crisp, CrimsonTopaz, Empire, Evercrisp, lda Red, Ludacrisp, Pink Lady, Pixie Crunch, Sun Crisp, and Sweet Zinger.

811 East State Street
Cherry Valley, IL
815-332-9696

We are a small locally owned apple orchard and berry farm.

10/10/2025

This weekend is our last big festival day of the year! Music, food, beer, donuts, pie, apples, oh my!! Food by on Saturday and .jasmine.rice_and_noodles on Sunday.

We're currently picking Cameo,
Crimson Crisp, CrimsonTopaz,
Crunch-a-Bunch, Empire, lda Red, Ludacrisp, Macoun, Pixie
Crunch, Sun Crisp, and Sweet
Zinger.

811 East State Street
Cherry Valley, IL
815-332-9696

10/06/2025

What's for lunch today at Valley Orchard? Delicious tacos, Chicago-style hotdogs, and more! EZ Tacos AndMore is here today to fill up your stomach and put a smile on your face! We know what we're having for lunch. Be sure to give them a try!

10/02/2025

It's officially October, and Halloween is right around the corner! Darrell has been hard at work helping us with the pumpkin harvest... well, supervising anyway. So you can rest assured that our pumpkins are perfect and Darrell approved!

This weekend we are picking Crimson Crisp, CrimsonTopaz, Crunch-a-Bunch, Empire, Ida Red, Jonathan, Ludacrisp, Macoun, Pixie Crunch, Summerset, and Sweet Zinger.

Be sure to stop in for all of our "healthiest" bakery goodies. Donuts (glazed and cinnamon & sugar), apple pie, cheery pie, apple turnovers, cherry turnovers, raspberry turnovers, apple cinnamon bread, taffy apples, apple cider slushies, and more! Wash it all down with a delicious cup of hot or cold coffee from !

We'll see you this weekend!

811 East State Street
Cherry Valley, IL
815-332-9696

We are a small locally owned apple orchard and berry farm.

10/01/2025

Join us on October 11th and 12th for another fun filled festival weekend! As always we'll have good local music and delicious local food! Pack up the family and bring the dog too for some good ol' fashion family fun.

We are a small locally owned apple orchard and berry farm.

09/28/2025

Darrell’s ready for another football Sunday at the orchard! You know what goes well with watching football? Some fresh apple cider donuts and cider! Whether you’re ready to watch your team win…or lose (we don’t judge), stop by to get some game day snacks from us! 811 East State St, Cherry Valley, IL 61016

09/26/2025

"Hi! My name is Gordy. I've been trying to reach you about picking apples."

U-Pick apples on this first weekend of fall are... Crimson Crisp, Crimson Topaz, Crunch-A-Bunch, Empire, Ida Red, Jonalicious, Jonathan, Macoun, Pixie Crunch, and Summerset. There are tons of raspberries available to pick as well!!

We now have mums, corn stalks, and hay bales available for purchase and should have pumpkins out for sale, too.

811 East State Street
Cherry Valley, IL
815-332-9696

We are a small locally owned apple orchard and berry farm.

09/20/2025

The long awaited moment is here! Our cooler is now stocked full of cider! Come see us this weekend and grab yourself some of the first batch of the season!

811 East State Street
Cherry Valley, IL 61016
815-332-9696