Lynd Farm Market

Explore the charm of Lynd Fruit Farm Market in Pataskala! Our family-owned treasure offers wonderful apple orchards and pick-your-own experiences. Browse fresh seasonal produce and homemade treats in our farm market. Fall brings the excitement of apple picking and pumpkin patches, making it a favorite local destination!

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Produce

OPEN 10-5  Wednesday thru Sunday.  
Note:  Once local produce  becomes available we will open 7 days a week thru November 1.  Then we will return to our off season hours (10-5, Wendesday thru Sunday) thru Dec. 13.

OPEN 10-5 Wednesday thru Sunday (Closed Monday & Tuesday)

CLOSED July 4th thru July 7  & Thanksgiving.  

HOMEGROWN PRODUCE  begins with sweetcorn early July thru early September along with peaches (homegrown depending on availability) mid July usually into September.  The earliest homegrown apples are ready mid August and are available throughout the winter. Homegrown pears & plums may also be found depending on availability.   Award winning LYND Cider (UV light treated) is available starting  mid August.  

LOCAL VEGETABLES (available starting in mid summer) grown by the Amish include onions, tomatoes, zucchini, squash, cabbage, broccoli,  and much more!  Starting in mid-September there’s an abundance of winter squash and various kinds of pumpkins. In October we typically carry Ohio chestnuts, HOMEMADE Cider, UV light treated with NO preservatives is available once our apples are ready. You’ll find ciders made from a blend of apples, as well as HONEYCRISP cider (limited supply). Late October we will have our award winning GOLDRUSH  cider.

SPRING & EARLY SUMMER PRODUCE & PLANTS consists of the highest quality produce we can purchase.  In late April, depending on availability & quality,  we have green beans, plums, potatoes, onions, romaine lettuce, tomatoes, blueberries, strawberries & more.  Local strawberries start mid to late May and prior to that we work hard to locate trusted strawberry & blueberry growers in southern states.  

HOMEGROWN GRASS-FED Beef raised at our Blue Frog Farm are becoming a market favorite.  Be sure to try our ‘steak dogs’ as we call them!  These are grass-fed beef, no fillers, no nitrites or nitrates dogs sure to please the pickiest eaters!  Of course, steaks, roasts, hamburger and more are plentiful.

LYND SPARKLING CIDER AND OTHER POPULAR MARKET OFFERINGS include these products from local vendors.  Al’s Delicious Popcorn supplies us with non-GMO flavored popcorn.  Aimee’s Blue Ribbon Spices are well represented as she offers an array of soup mixes, convenient spice blends and more to jazz up all of your favorite dishes and just dishes you simply add to your veggies.  Fresh bread from Better Late Than Never Homestead are available Friday mornings and we do highly recommend their sourdough loaves and baegels!   Brother Vets offers a selection of outstanding mixes and seasonings (cobbler, breads, chilli, taco, sloppy joes & more) and donates a portion of every purchase to local veterans.  Latshaw Apiaries, from Alexandria provides a great selection of creamed honey, raw honey and hot honey.  Regen Bakery offers clean, organic cookies baked with Eincorn flour, no preservitites, non-GMO ingredients and Swiss Maid Fry Pies, Stevens’ Pies (during apple season),  Double TT brats, Tri-State Cheese,  local honey & maple syrup along with tea from A Pup & A Cup are just a few of the other items coming from local producers!  

Ohio NATIVE plants are a specialty and are plentiful in the spring.  For more information on our native plants, check out our Monarch Meadows website! 

Pumpkin & Squash Varieties

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Acorn Squash
#1 selling winter squash, the Acorn has a sweet/nutty flavor with a beautiful orange flesh. It is a bit fibrous.
Blue Hubbard Squash
Blue Hubbard has a nutty, sweet flavor similar to a sweet potato with a hint of pumpkin. It has a deep orange color flesh.
Butternut Squash
Butternuts have a deep reddish orange flesh with a distinct rich, nutty flavor. Very dense and smooth they are very popular.
Candy Roaster
The ‘Pink Banana’ is delicious, dry, sweet, smooth orange fleshed. Choice of the South for pies!
Carnival Squash
A type of acorn, the Carnival is a bit more fibrous, mildly sweet with a hint of nutty flavor.
Cinderella Pumpkin
This French Heirloom is considered a gourmet choice with its deep orange, sweet, fine flesh.
Red Warty Thing Pumpkin
An Heirloom cross between a Red Hubbard and a Pumpkin, this ‘thing’ has a wonderful, sweet stringless flesh and is very versatile. Excellent for sweet quick breads, pies, soups or roasted.
Spaghetti Squash
Known for its spaghetti- like strands that fall off the fruit when cooked. It is a great substitute for pasta and can be served with sauce. It can be baked, roasted, steamed or microwaved.
Speckled Hound Pumpkin
A “Culinary delight”, Speckled Hounds have a thick, dry, dense flesh that is remarkably sweet with a nutty flavor making it an excellent choice for roasting and for soups.
Cushaw Squash
This Native American Heirloom, often referred to as ‘Tennessee Sweet Potato” has a sweet, superior taste and is often used in pies.
Delicata Squash
This ‘Sweet Potato’ squash has a delicate, creamy, sweet flavor. An ‘easy cooker’, it’s normally baked, but can be microwaved, sautéed, or steamed. Mitch Lynd’s favorite!
Fairytale Pumpkin
This French Heirloom ‘Musquee De Provence’ has a rich brown skin with deep orange, thick flesh. Very sweet and smooth – a favorite of chefs! Excellent for pies and custards.
Jarrahdale Pumpkin
A large heirloom cross between the Blue Hubbard and Cinderella, the Jarrahdale has sweet flesh and is an excellent keeper. Makes a superb pie pumpkin. Avg. weight 12-18 pounds.
Kabocha Squash
This small Japanese Heirloom is a bit dry, thick, dense and very sweet. Average weight is 3 lb.
Kakai Pumpkin
Kakis are known for their hull-less seeds making them an excellent choice for roasted seeds! Just scoop seeds, rinse and roast in oven till slightly brown. Otherwise, flesh is tough therefore making it NOT a good choice for cooking.
Turbin Squash
“Turk’s Cap” is a French Heirloom with a fine, thick orange, semi-dry flesh. It has a rich, nutty flavor and stores well. Normally roasted, mashed and then stuffed in it’s own ‘bowl’!
White Boar Pumpkin
A south African Heirloom, this large, flat beauty can be grown to 30 pounds! It has a very firm, sweet, orange flesh and is popular for pies.
Peanut Pumpkin
This heirloom is considered a gourmet cooking pumpkin. Peanuts on the skin are a result of excess sugar built up in the skin. The more peanuts, the sweeter the flesh!
Long Island Cheese
One of Lynd’s top selling pumpkins, this heirloom is sweet with fine flesh and a good keeper.
Marina Di Chioggia
This Italian Heirloom Pumpkin has a rich, sweet flesh and is a good keeper. It’s considered very good for soups, baking and pies.
Neck Pumpkin
This Pennsylvania Dutch Crookneck Squash has a superb, rich flavored, deep orange flesh. An Amish favorite for pies, butters and desserts.
One Too Many Pumpkin
This hybrid is a popular decorating pumpkin known for its resemblance of a bloodshot eyeball, hence the name! Not used for cooking.
Porcelain Pumpkin
This hybrid has a deep orange, sweet flesh and is very good for pies & soups. Pumpkin growers give a % of their proceeds to benefit Breast Cancer research.
Queensland Blue
This Australian Heirloom has a dense, sweet, fine, deep golden flesh. Very good for baking, soups and pumpkin bread.
White Lumina Pumpkin
Luminas are very popular for painting and carving as the bright orange flesh contrasts beautifully with the white skin when carved. Not known for cooking.

Gifts

If you’re looking for a LYND Fruit Farm souvenir, you’ll have lots to choose from!  Sometimes we have charcuterie boards made by Andy Lynd.  No 2 are alike and all are made with beautiful local woods.  Some are live edge.  Our popular Lynd garb is stylish, affordable & super comfy!  Douglas plush, White Mountain puzzles, Candleberry candles, OSU items & more can be found throughout the market as well.

Donuts

Fresh Peach Donuts kick off the summer donut season in late July, followed by Apple Cider & Pumpkin Spice donuts in the fall.
Call the market at 740-927-8559 for donut truck hours as it is generally just a seasonal offering.  
Donuts are generally available on U-Pick apple days and special events only.

  • Price:  $2/donut, $9 half dozen & $15/dozen.

Specialty

LYND brand items include jams, fruit butters, fruit salsas, variety applesauce, flavored ciders, BBQ sauce, pasta sauces, ketchups & salad dressings.   Amish fry pies. Hershberger pickles, Cooper Mills sauces, Harv’s Honey, Bonhomie Maple Syrup, pastured pork & chicken & Whit’s frozen custard  are just a few of the local Ohio Proud products you’ll find at our market.  Troyer Trail Bologna, sausages, and a wide variety of cheese can be found in our deli cases.  Hard to find Ohio grown chestnuts are available in the fall, usually October and sometimes late September.

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