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The old-school gadget that turns a bag of picked apples into pie filling in minutes.
Apple gadgetsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Sibley. Another 12 are within 25 miles. From East Independence, MO, Sibley lies roughly 10 miles to the northeast.
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Based on the typical seasons for Missouri, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 10). Crops ripen with the weather, not the calendar, so confirm with the farm the day before.
Within 25 miles of Sibley there are 13 farms on our map in 9 towns. Among them: 7 pumpkin patches, 6 orchards with apples, 2 with strawberries, 2 with blueberries and 2 with blackberries. For 9 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
Sibley's own U-pick farm is Sibley Orchards & Cider Mill, with apples. It posts updates online and sits on North Buckner Tarsney Road. For anything it doesn't grow, check the closest farms by crop below.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | Carolyn's Country Cousins Pumpkin Patch Liberty | 10 mi | 7 |
| Apples | Sibley Orchards & Cider Mill Sibley | in town | 6 |
| Strawberries | John and Linda's Fruit and Berry Farm Oak Grove | 12 mi | 2 |
| Blueberries | John and Linda's Fruit and Berry Farm Oak Grove | 12 mi | 2 |
| Blackberries | John and Linda's Fruit and Berry Farm Oak Grove | 12 mi | 2 |
| Raspberries | John and Linda's Fruit and Berry Farm Oak Grove | 12 mi | 2 |
| Corn maze | Liberty Corn Maze Liberty | 9 mi | 2 |
| Cherries | John and Linda's Fruit and Berry Farm Oak Grove | 12 mi | 1 |
| Peaches | John and Linda's Fruit and Berry Farm Oak Grove | 12 mi | 1 |
| Pears | John and Linda's Fruit and Berry Farm Oak Grove | 12 mi | 1 |
| Sunflowers | Colonial Farms Blue Springs | 14 mi | 1 |
| Flowers | Colonial Farms Blue Springs | 14 mi | 1 |
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Missouri; each farm sets its own dates.
In a typical year Sibley sees its last frost around April 10 and the first one of fall around October 27. That leaves about 198 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Missouri | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | August to October | 67–86 °F | 6 | 1 |
Plan for heat if you go for apple picking: August highs near Sibley average 86 °F, so arrive when the farm opens and bring water. October brings highs around 67 °F and mornings near 45 °F, so pack a warm layer for apple picking.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Sibley, 12 miles away. The actual dates in Sibley can shift by a few weeks from one year to the next.
Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 monthly normals (average daily high; days with at least 0.1 inch of rain) at the station nearest Sibley, 12 mi away.
Illustration Satisfying to watch
The old-school gadget that turns a bag of picked apples into pie filling in minutes.
Apple gadgetsWe know of one farm in Sibley: Sibley Orchards & Cider Mill. Within 25 miles there are 12 more.
The farms here list apples most often. Before a trip to Sibley, check the farm's website or social media for what is ripe.
Around April 10 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 27. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Sibley, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Carolyn's Country Cousins Pumpkin Patch in Liberty, about 10 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 7 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Missouri is September to October.
Right in Sibley: Sibley Orchards & Cider Mill. Within 25 miles we list 6 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Missouri is August to October.
John and Linda's Fruit and Berry Farm in Oak Grove, about 12 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with strawberries in total. The usual season in Missouri is May to June.
Know a farm we don't list yet? Tell us and we'll add it.