Fruits and Vegetables

Popular Resources

From Garden Gates to Dinner Plates

Learn all about the Illinois Cottage Food Operation Law

Backyard Fruits

Discover the basics of growing fruit in the home garden

Harvesting Vegetables

Tips and tricks for easily harvesting several common types of vegetables

Additional Fruit and Vegetable Resources

  • Apples & More: Learn about U-pick apple orchards, apple nutrition, varieties, selection, and fun activities for children
  • Common Vegetable Problems: Learn about common vegetable insect pests and diseases
  • Illinois Vegetable Garden Guide: A guide for growing, harvesting, and exhibiting vegetables
  • Pumpkins & More: Learn about U-pick pumpkin farms, pumpkin nutrition, varieties, selection, and fun activities for children
  • Raspberries & More: Learn about varieties, selection, how to plant, and where to find nurseries and U-pick farms
  • Strawberries & More: Your guide to growing strawberries, u-pick strawberry farms, strawberry nutrition, and selection and care
  • Watch Your Garden Grow: Your guide to choosing, growing, preparing and storing common vegetables