100 miles west of Chicago in the rolling hills and wandering creeks of Illinois. Heirloom varieties and bread & butter standards of fresh foods grown with loving care. Seasonally available pick of berries and asparagus, corn & tomatoes, and produce grown to order. Fresh eggs year round, including limited exotic egg choices. Lamb, goat (chevon), pork, chicken, guineas & more available grown locally on sustainable pasture. Honey & more... contact us to visit or arrange local delivery.

Nancy and Danny Johnson with their son Shannon and wife Donna, own and operate Johnson’s Orchards & Peaks of Otter Winery. J Elmo Johnson, great grandson of John T. Johnson, established Johnson’s Orchards in 1918 in the area of property that had been in the family since the 1750s. The orchard has over 100 different apple varieties mostly heritage varieties. The farm is home to a herd of grass fed cattle, goats and sheep. The Johnsons are involved tin the Bedford County Farm Tour each year and they were the 2008 Hosts. The farm and winery have lot of animals that you can visit while on the farm either picking fruit or tasting wine. The farm was the 2006 Bedford Agribusiness of the year and received the 2007 outstanding conservation farm of the year award. Both the farm and winery are certified "Green”. Each year on the second Saturday in July, the Farm Hosts the Horse & Hound Wine Festival with lots of Family events that both the old and young enjoy. In 1995, the Johnsons considered making wine from the fruits they were growing. More and more Virginia Wineries were being established and were attracting an increasing number of visitors. The commercial apple business was in decline and the Johnsons felt that the addition of a winery would also be a way of selling more of their fruits directly to consumers. Shannon, who is now the wine maker, says the 80% of the fruits used in the wine are grown on the farm. Grape vines, primarily Norton and Concord are now bearing with new ones coming on. Berry plants have been planted and will soon be bearing. Peaks of Otter wines are reminiscent of “Grandmas or Great-Grandma’s” wines, those old fashioned wines made from a variety of fruits. A venture into vegetables using chili peppers, to make “Kiss The Devil” wine and blend with apple wine to make “Chili Dawg” wine, (this Dawg will bite)has been so successful that “Chili Dawg” is now a top selling wine. Many of the wines are made from Danny’s grandmother’s recipes and the fruits or berries are fermented in apple juice and require less sugar to turn the fruit into wine. At this time more that 25 wines are produced with our newest wines fermented in apple juice being “Pumpkin Pie” and Pomegranate. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia at the foot of the Peaks of Otter and 7 miles from the National D-day Memorial. We opened as Virginia’s 50th farm winery in 1995. Although we grow many fruits for our wine, apples are our main crop. You may purchase fresh apples, peaches and nectarines that we make into wines, cider and butters. We are open daily April thru December noon to 5 with our wines, jellies and jams, January thru March, on weekends and 9 to 5 August thru October with our fresh fruits. The rest of the time we are open by chance or appointment Bring a picnic and visit our farm animals after tasting our wines in one of the most scenic valleys in the state.

Pick Your Own Blueberries and Apples. With over 15 acres of Blueberries you are sure to find plenty. We have 12 acres of small trees loaded with large Apples for easy picking. Blueberry picking starts in mid-July and continues into October. Apple picking is Sep thru Oct. We offer fresh blueberry donuts, blueberry jams, blueberry honey, blueberry coffee and more! We have our own freshly pressed Old-Fashioned Apple Cider. Come watch and enjoy hot apple cider donuts being made. Also fresh Kettle Corn, Maple Syrup, Jams, Honeys, multiple flavors of coffee and much more. In the fall we have many sizes and types of pumpkins to choose from. Bring your own lunch or enjoy a donut and coffee in our picnic area. Visit our site for more information.

Pick Your Own Blueberries and Apples. With over 15 acres of Blueberries you are sure to find plenty. We have 12 acres of small trees loaded with large Apples for easy picking. Blueberry picking starts in mid-July and continues into October. Apple picking is Sep thru Oct. We offer fresh blueberry donuts, blueberry jams, blueberry honey, blueberry coffee and more! We have our own freshly pressed Old-Fashioned Apple Cider. Come watch and enjoy hot apple cider donuts being made. Also fresh Kettle Corn, Maple Syrup, Jams, Honeys, multiple flavors of coffee and much more. In the fall we have many sizes and types of pumpkins to choose from. Bring your own lunch or enjoy a donut and coffee in our picnic area. Visit our site for more information.

AN ON FARM , FARM MARKET OFFERING FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, MANY OF WHICH WE GROW ON OUR FARM AND OTHERS FROM OUR NEIGHBOR'S FARMS. WE OFFER SOME PICK-YOUR-OWN GREEN BEANS STARTING IN JULY, PYO RED RASPBERRIES- LATE JULY-SEPT, PYO PEACHES-LATE JULY AND AUGUST, PYO APPLES- LATE AUGUST-OCTOBER. WE HAVE AN ON SITE BAKERY THAT OFFERS 15 TYPES OF PIES, CAKES, COOKIES,OUR FRESH APPLE CAKES AND OUR FAMOUS APPLE CIDER DONUTS. WE ALSO HAVE PICNIC AREAS, A PLAYGROUND FOR KIDS AND ROCKING CHAIRS SO YOU CAN RELAX AND ENJOY THE VIEW.