Historic, renovated farmhouse on 30acre farm, gardens, animals, on-site dinners.

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Exceptional

Popular amenities

Free WiFi

Air conditioning

Kitchen

Explore the area

Grant Park, IL

Rensselaer, IN (RNZ-Jasper County)58 min drive

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Common area 1

1 Double Futon and 1 Queen Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower

Spaces

Deck or patio

Kitchen

Kitchenette

Garden

About this property

Locavore Farm hosts a one-of-a -kind farm-stay experience on its 30-acre estate in a remodeled 100 yr. old cottage. Enjoy a rural landscape and the simple beauty of country living. Harvest vegetables, herbs, and flowers from the gardens, as well as stock your fridge with pasture-raised meats, local dairy (milk and cheese) and scratch-made baked goods from the farm's shop. Each morning, fetch your own eggs and experience the bounty of having your own homestead. Relax and enjoy the farm as your own - choose to participate in a few chores or just slow down and let the rural landscape nurture your soul.

The farmhouse is 100-years old, fully renovated with charm and respect of its historic and simple beginnings. The home was once owned by City-dwellers who over a hundred years ago, sought out a quiet place to slow down and revive. The renovated house has two queen-size bedrooms, and a queen-sleeper sofa - so it sleeps six-max. The bathroom features shower and bath and double-sink. The kitchen, dining and living room are open concept and equipped with a mini-fridge, dining room table for six, convection/air-fryer oven combo and all the essentials for at-home living. The home is surrounded by the woods, gardens, and adjacent to the family that resides on-sight, owns and stewards the land.

Locavore is known for its farm dinner events, featuring live music, bonfire and their signature 100-foot hand-crafted table. If selecting Thursday, you’ll be able to attend Locavore’s Thursday Night Hang. Join locals for a casual night under the stars, featuring live music and an a la carte farm-fresh food and drink menu.

If staying on a Saturday, your farm-stay make sure to also book two adult dinner tickets to Locavore’s signature and acclaimed farm dinner event, Dine on the Land. Additional tickets are available for purchase at www.locavorefarm.com. Prior to the event, observe how a group of farmers get a 100-foot table ready for 100 guests and a five-course feast. At 5 PM, step out and enjoy an evening of dining, live music, and more. Sunday, check-out is by 11. During your stay, you'll harvest food from the raised gardens just outside the cottage so you can enjoy your own farm-to-table experience. Stock your fridge with our pasture-raised meats, local grass-fed dairy (milk and cheese) and scratch-made baked goods.

All tickets for dinner, dining events, special events sold separately. Visit www.LocavoreFarm.com for schedule of events.

Property manager

Rachael Jones

Amenities

Free WiFi

Air conditioning

Hot tub

Kitchen

Washer

Dryer

House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 21

Check out before 11:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

No events allowed

Pets

No pets allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Damage and incidentals

You will be responsible for any damage to the rental property caused by you or your party during your stay.

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited

Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip

Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property

About the area

North America

Grant Park, IL

Getting around

Dyer Station - 32 min drive

Restaurants

Casey's General Store - 13 min drive
Casey's General Store - 20 min drive
McDonald's - 14 min drive
Tony's Pizza - 15 min drive
Buddys - 13 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Historic, renovated farmhouse on 30acre farm, gardens, animals, on-site dinners. pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Historic, renovated farmhouse on 30acre farm, gardens, animals, on-site dinners.?

As of 16 May 2024, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Historic, renovated farmhouse on 30acre farm, gardens, animals, on-site dinners. on 20 May 2024 start from NZ$489.84, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

What time is check-in at Historic, renovated farmhouse on 30acre farm, gardens, animals, on-site dinners.?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Historic, renovated farmhouse on 30acre farm, gardens, animals, on-site dinners.?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Historic, renovated farmhouse on 30acre farm, gardens, animals, on-site dinners. located?

Situated in a rural location, this cottage is within 16 miles (25 km) of Midwest Training & Ice Center, Shrine of the Christ's Passion and Ceadar Lake Beach. Franciscan Health and South Shore Arts- Crown Point Branch are also within 20 miles (32 km).

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10/10 Excellent

Samantha N.

13 May 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

We loved Locavore!

We enjoyed the cottage for two perfect days and nights on Mother's Day weekend with the bonus of a farm-to-table dinner and lovely music in the pasture under a beautiful clear sky. There is magic happening on this idyllic family farm: 1. Sunset began with a golden glow and lasted a full three hours. I credit the 360-degree horizon and big sky. 2. Were the roosters respectful with crowing times or were we oblivious to their crows because we were having the purest sleep? 3. Breakfast was harvested all within fifty feet of our door; eggs from the chicken coop and spinach, tarragon and green garlic from the garden. All six of us ate at table together with the front door open to the view of sunshine on the golden pasture. All was made possible by a delightful, welcoming host family and their charming farmyard animals. We wholeheartedly recommend a visit to Locavore Farm to enjoy the company of the human, donkey, cow, pig, chicken, sheep, doggie and kitty residents, and to be inspired by an education on regenerative farming and permaculture food production. Visit, relax, slow down, and feel true peaceful connection.

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

McShamus

27 March 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great people, great stay

Stayed overnight for a Dinner event on the property. The property is very charming and the property owners are great people. We would absolutely stay again!

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nora B.

7 August 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Delightful weekend stay

This farmstay is a delight: the owners are welcoming and very warm, keen to make you comfortable and relaxed in enjoying their property. Wonderful, imaginative, fresh food was served as well as happy times walking the property and visiting with the animals. Owners are working hard - and effectively - on a regenerative program of husbandry and generation of food that us of the film “Best Little Farm”. Truly “Best” farm stay in Illinois! Location is great for Quilt Barn tours and Kankakee Riverfront as well.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Susan D.

13 July 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Picture Perfect

The cottage was absolutely perfect down to every last detail. It's appropriately furnished in what I would call upscale farmhouse style. Everything is done with good taste, creativity and style. It's new and clean, with every amenity you can think of provided to you.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

About the host

Hosted by Rachael Jones

Compelled to leave the comforts of suburban living, we wanted to actively participate in the quality and availability of our food. We were also hungry for community. A true experience of community, shaped by experiences common to all. We wanted to engage with our neighbors in very authentic and practical ways. Urban living made us super independent - isolated. As we looked for examples of communal living, we saw numerous examples in rural settings. We knew that ‘place’ for us would be a rural setting where land is vast and ideal for growing food and where the farming community would serve as a guide on how to connect and collaborate. So, we set out to find a home in the country for our soon to be beginner-farmer family of six.

Our journey led us 43-miles south of downtown Chicago to Grant Park, IL in Kankakee County - a farming community with fewer people than acreage. We knew that our lifestyle would be different from those moving to the country to get away. We would be moving to the country to collaborate and commune, inviting others to join us in the nurturing and sharing of food. Our place would be bustling within the quiet landscape of rural living and would interrupt the practices of conventional farming with a climate-friendly approach to agriculture.

— Christopher & Rachael Jones

The Jones family manages every step in the journey from plant to plate and the entire operation and marketing strategy involves celebrating the labor of farming, gathered around a table with 100 guests. To date, approximately 10,000 people have dined at Locavore Farm. Over 65% coming from downtown Chicago, and the remaining from Northwest Indiana and surrounding Chicago suburbs, including tourists that have heard about Locavore from the Illinois Tourism Bureau who has featured the Dine on the Land experience as one of Illinois most unique, must-do, experiences for visitors.

Why they chose this property

In 2022, the Jones family realized a long-time dream since opening Locavore Farm by purchasing a 30-acre estate just 2.2 miles down County Line Road. The name of the new farmture (farm-adventure) is Sumac Creek Farms and will host all the Dine on the Land events and educational experiences as well as overnight retreats, glamping, and extended farmstays in a historic farm cottage.

We seek to transform our conventional farm into a carbon-guzzling oasis. We have returned to the roots and traditions of early - at times even primitive - agriculture! We are climate-farming, putting in more than we take out in an effort to leave a sustainable operation for generations to come.

We will recontour the land, resulting in berms and swales that provide water and nutrients to the soil and plant roots from the ground up. Stratified planting, companion planting and diversification of plant species, replaces the system of monoculture. Trees, trees and more trees planted will protect soil from erosion, drive nutrients through the soil and into vegetation as well as break up soil to improve irrigation. We will build up our soil by using livestock and green manures, resulting in nutrient-dense food for our local food system.

We are good stewards of our land because we love the people who depend on earth’s planetary resources to live…. That is why our desire is to restore the connection of people, one to another. Every gathering at Sumac Creek Farms will deliver an experience that positively impacts how food is nurtured and shared.

What makes this property unique

The farm cottage is completely remodeled, yet still holds its historic charm. The Cottage has its own vegetable gardens, herbs, and chicken coop for guests to enjoy, as well as fire pit. The cottage sits within Locavore's Agrarian Center which hosts farm dinner events and more.

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