Etter Farms

Etter Farms Self Service, U-Pick Flowers

Donations Support Growing Hope Globally

Located in Carlyle, IL - 2.2 miles East of the Kaskaskia River

A big thank you to everyone who visited and supported our Growing Hope Globally project this summer. What started out as...
09/22/2025

A big thank you to everyone who visited and supported our Growing Hope Globally project this summer. What started out as a labor of love - full of trial and error - has blossomed into something truly beautiful for a worthy cause.

Our field is now closed for the fall harvest, but we can’t wait to welcome you back next July for another colorful season!

To learn more about Growing Hope Globally and the impactful projects they’re leading around the world, please visit their page. Together, we can all make a difference.

With gratitude,
The Etter Farms Team

We had a wonderful weekend with the Laudato Si group from St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Carbondale! We love our ...
09/08/2025

We had a wonderful weekend with the Laudato Si group from St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Carbondale!

We love our visitors and we thank them for their generous donations to the Nicaragua Esteli project through Catholic Relief Services and Growing Hope Globally!

Blooms to pick and wings to spy - see how many butterflies you can identify! Want to brighten someone’s day? We still ha...
08/29/2025

Blooms to pick and wings to spy - see how many butterflies you can identify!

Want to brighten someone’s day? We still have hundreds of beautiful zinnias at Etter Farms U-Pick this weekend! Bring big vases and small vases - all make happy faces!!

Come get lost in the Etter Farms zinnia patch this weekend! Perfect height for kiddo pics! Suns may be done but the zinn...
08/21/2025

Come get lost in the Etter Farms zinnia patch this weekend! Perfect height for kiddo pics!

Suns may be done but the zinnias are in full bloom!

Don’t forget your vase of water to bring home some of these beauties.

Yep! There are still some vase worthy flowers at Etter Farms! Come on out this weekend and check out our Growing Hope pr...
08/15/2025

Yep! There are still some vase worthy flowers at Etter Farms!

Come on out this weekend and check out our Growing Hope project before we close for the season. Sunflowers are on their way out but zinnias are still in full bloom!

We love and thank our supporters!

Jumping for joy for another weekend at the Etter Farms flower patch!Come out and pick some blooms for Growing Hope Globa...
08/08/2025

Jumping for joy for another weekend at the Etter Farms flower patch!

Come out and pick some blooms for Growing Hope Globally!

It’s Sunday Funday! Heading to the lake? Jeeping around the county? Or maybe your day is wide open! Grab your vase of wa...
08/03/2025

It’s Sunday Funday! Heading to the lake? Jeeping around the county? Or maybe your day is wide open! Grab your vase of water and bop on out to the Etter Farms U-pick self-service flower patch! We’re open until sundown!

Don’t forget to sign our guest book as well as pick up a packet of flower food. It looks like Jaxson found the stickers too!

A beautiful day calls for beautiful flowers 🌻Thank you to Jaclyn for sharing this adorable photo with us!
08/02/2025

A beautiful day calls for beautiful flowers 🌻

Thank you to Jaclyn for sharing this adorable photo with us!

Welcome to the Etter Farms page! Today we are opening our very own self-service, U-pick sunflower and zinnia fl...
08/01/2025

Welcome to the Etter Farms page! Today we are opening our very own self-service, U-pick sunflower and zinnia flower patch just 2.2 miles east of Carlyle on Old 50. We invite you to come out throughout the next few weeks and enjoy the colors!

Where? Etter Road/County Rd 2050
38.61026° N, 89.31900° W

When? Sunup to sundown

What to bring: Vase with water, your camera, and your kiddos! Flower food is available on site and we recommend one packet per vase.

Cash and Venmo donations support Growing Hope Globally, a non-profit linking rural U.S. communities with smallholder farms in developing countries to grow lasting solutions to hunger.

A huge thank you to everyone who gave us a hand in getting this project off the ground!

We are excited to open our first ever Etter Farms U-pick sunflower and zinnia patch tomorrow! Come out and see it! Sunfl...
08/01/2025

We are excited to open our first ever Etter Farms U-pick sunflower and zinnia patch tomorrow! Come out and see it! Sunflowers are in full bloom, and zinnias are just getting started. More details to come!

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Etter Road/US Highway 50
Carlyle, IL
62231

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