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Lipe Orchards

3925 S. Illinois Avenue, Carbondale, IL 62901

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What a wonderful time of year to enjoy local fruits, vegetables and more! In Season: local apples, new potatoes, tomatoes, green tomatoes, sweet peppers, zucchini, yellow squash, local herbs

Lipe Orchards is one of the few Southern Illinois orchards that raise Lodi apples and is part of the Shawnee Hills Orchard Trail. Offering more than 20 varieties of peaches, apples, nectarines, plums and a wide variety of vegetables.

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