Patch 22

12/24/2025

Happy Holidays from Patch 22!
From our farm to your family, we wish you a season full of warmth, cheer, and special moments. Thank you for being part of our Patch 22 family—we look forward to another great year ahead!

12/13/2025

While we’re gearing up for another cold spell, we’re already counting down to Farm Camp 2026!

Campers will enjoy hands-on animal time — newborn goats, lambs, hatching chicks & ducklings, bottle-feeding calves, plus time with ponies and riding. Add crafts, games, and farm adventures, and you’ve got the ultimate summer experience!

📩 Message us on Facebook or email [email protected] to reserve your spot — spaces fill fast!

11/12/2025

Our farm is officially closed for the season however we are still offering our delivery services, petting farms, pony rides and Holiday Hayrides! We also offer Live Nativity for church events with our donkeys and lambs! Last if you are looking for a place to dump those pumpkins we will take them for animals. Pigs, cows and goats and love them and they are good nutrition too, so dont let them go to waste. We will leave the gates open this weekend if you want to drive in and dump them off.

10/28/2025

Thanks to everyone for a great 2025 season! We are going to give everyone one last chance to visit this sweet photo op created by Ryan Dillow... This Sunday come out for one last pony ride and visit our animals from 10 am - 3Pm before we officially close up for the season.

10/22/2025

Last chance to come out and get a fall Hayride in this weekend. The weather is great and fall colors are here! Patch 22 will be open to the public this weekend 10-5pm and then closed for the season. Hayrides, petting farm, pony rides, taffy apples and honey available.

10/09/2025

The weather couldn't be nicer for Indigenous Peoples weekend! We are open all 3 days (Sat, Sun, Mon) from 10-5pm.
Come get your fall taffy apple fix , pumpkins, hayrides, pony rides and our farm animals... newborn lamb Zoe!

09/22/2025

I know we will see some of our Wildwood Friends at this one Wildwood Park District this weekend.

SignUp.com makes it easy to coordinate school events & classroom activities, fundraisers, snack schedules, potlucks & more!

09/19/2025

Fall hours are almost here! Come visit us on weekends from 10:00 - 5:00 pm. Pumpkins are going to be ready next week. Come get your straw, stalks, and pumpkins then... This weekend we are open for pony rides/ hayrides and petting farm on Sunday. Or visit our petting farm at Grayslake Feed Store for their 85th anniversary on Saturday!

09/15/2025

We had some surprise guest visitors yesterday during our open hours! The Ahern family popped in while in town and had a chance to catch up! Susan Ahern was our very first Patch 22 pony ride helper/ employee back in Prairie View when we were still babies. (Babysitter for myself and Sean). Next me, left to right is her husband Joe with Sue Magoo herself, then Ollie Kelly (nephew), Mike Kelly (who randomly happened to be here) and their daughter Kate Ahern! It is amazing to see families that have been influenced by our farm and family for over 40 years. It seems like any given weekend we see old friends and ex employees from many years ago. We look forward to seeing who shows up this fall visiting our farm on the weekends.

09/10/2025

Fall hayrides season is here! We are booking up for private events this fall and will start hayrides during our open hours at Patch 22 this Sunday ! Come early before the fall crowds.

09/08/2025

If you're having a bumper acorn year our pigs love them! This a great food source for our animals. Please keep our pigs in mind when cleaning up fall acorns, produce fruit like apples, pears and garden waste. We have lots animals here that will love to eat these items so they dont go to waste.

08/30/2025

An Indian Cow Blessing with Adelle, Norman and a cowgirl! When our cows are not busy working they have a pretty good life in their new pasture!