Eckert Family Farm Celebrates 100th Anniversary
It’s not easy for a family business to survive for seven generations but I’m proud to say that our family farm has done so – www.eckerts.com. Johann Eckert came to America with his family in 1837 to find orchard ground similar to what he had in Germany and found the perfect spot near Fayetteville, IL and he named the property Drum Hill. Since those early years the family farm has grown to mulitple orchard locations and pick your own farms in Belleville, Millstadt and Grafton, IL.
While our family started with one small farmhouse and orchard ground the business has grown into a much larger orchard operation. The start of our agritourism business began in 1910 when we opened a farm stand. Now, 100 years later we are looking to expand our retail with a brand new country store and doubling the size of our restaurant to 400 seats. In fact, our local Public Television Station KETC ”LIving St. Louis” program just produced a video on the farm now posted on You Tube.
The goal of Eckert Farms is to “create family memories” and to preserve the family traditions that customers have come to count on over the years. It is not easy today for family farms to succeed but with sound marketing ”agritourism” farms are thriving across North America and beyond.
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