The Amish have been making fine, handcrafted cheese for hundreds of years and they continue that tradition at our local cheese factory in Arcola. Our Amish-made cheeses, complemented with Amish apple butter or incredible breads from our bakery, make Rockome Garden Foods the perfect place for holiday and gift shopping., At our cheese factory, we still make our cheeses with the attention and...
History of Rockome Gardens:Arthur and Elizabeth Martin started off with a dream to have the largest flower garden in Douglas County. With that in mind, they purchased this 208 acre farm, five miles west of Arcola. They decided to devote 7 acres of the farm to flower gardens, rock formations and their summer cottage. Mr. Martin owned Progress Industries. When work was slow due to the war and the...
Rockome Gardens is in the heart of Illinois Amish Country. For nearly half a century, Rockome Gardens' stonework and sprawling gardens have attracted vacationing families from all around the world. Guests to Rockome can experience the simpler life firsthand by visiting a house modeled after a true Amish home of the 1950s, with sparse furnishings and a focus on living for the Lord rather than...