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🗺️ Farm Day Trips guide
Farm Day Trips in Iowa
Plan a day in the country in Iowa: 5 lavender farms, 2 wineries, cideries and breweries and 1 café, bakery or market, in towns like Amana, Ames and Des Moines. Pick a lavender farm or orchard, then add a café, a winery or a place to stay nearby.
8 places · updated October 17, 2026
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🪻 Lavender farms (5)
- Iowa LavenderLavender farm · Ames
Boutique family lavender farm near Ames that grows, harvests and handcrafts its own salves, balms and dried bundles, opening its fields to the public a handful of days ea…
- Bees Knees Lavender FarmLavender farm · Grinnell
Young lavender farm just outside Grinnell, a few miles off I-80, with an on-site shop and an online store of culinary, bath and household lavender goods.
- Southeast Iowa Lavender FarmLavender farm · Mediapolis
Small family farm near Mediapolis growing lavender and loofah for its own products, hosting weekly yoga and massages in the lavender field.
- Loess Hills Lavender FarmLavender farm · Missouri Valley
Western Iowa lavender farm in the Loess Hills with free lavender walks, fairy and gnome gardens, a craft store featuring the farm's bath and body line, a summer lavender …
- Calyx CreekLavender farm · Oxford
Lavender farm west of Iowa City with free-to-visit fields, a shop and café serving lavender treats, classes from wreath making to field yoga, an event venue and treehouse…
🍷 Wineries, cideries and breweries (2)
- Millstream Brewing Co.Brewery or taproom · Amana
Iowa's original craft brewery, pouring about 20 rotating taps by the Amana millstream since 1985, with free live music on many Saturday nights.
- Jasper WineryWinery or vineyard · Des Moines
Family winery near Grays Lake in Des Moines with free bar tastings of up to five wines and free Thursday-night concerts from May to early August.
☕ Cafés, bakeries and markets (1)
- Taylor's Maid-RiteRestaurant · Marshalltown
Family-owned Marshalltown counter serving loose-meat sandwiches from a cast-iron cooker for over 98 years, plus its own ice cream and pies.
Questions
How do I plan a farm day trip in Iowa?
Start with a farm, open its page and look at “Make a day of it” for the stops closest to it. Each listing shows its hours when the owner has added them, so check before you go.
What is the Lavender Passport?
The Lavender Passport is free on greatlakeslavenderfarm.com. Check in at the farms and stops you visit to collect a stamp for each one, play Field Quest to collect plant varieties as you walk the farm, and earn badges, points and sponsor rewards along the way.
🪪 Collect a stamp at every stop
The free Lavender Passport keeps a stamp for each farm and stop you visit, in real life and in the Lavender Farm Simulator. At the farm, play Field Quest to collect plant varieties as you walk, climb the leaderboards and unlock sponsor rewards.
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