Green Acres

CITY SLICKERI have driven by here many times but i have never stopped. Recently I needed zucchini. We were having company over and I wanted to add grilled zucchini to the menu. When I stopped in I was amazed at the large selection of items they had. They also had a bunch of great looking zucchini. The normal price for them was $1.29 a pound but they were on special for 75 cents a pound. I grabbed 3 nice size ones and the total price was $1.83. Now that was a deal. I should have grabbed more. I was also able to meet the owner Chris. She was very friendly and helpful. She actually stopped in to drop off more zucchini. She was also there to see how the store was doing. We also started talking about cooking food and using fresh veggies. As she was talking to me she was looking through the peppers. She picked up two giant green peppers that were going bad and asked me if I could do something with them. I told her Yeah and she gave them to me. In fact, I took them home and roasted them on the fire pit. I also served them to our guests later that day and they loved them. In fact, the guests used them on there brats. I know roasted peppers are not a traditional topping but I must admit they tasted fantastic on the brats. Thanks Chris for giving me these and adding to our already delicious menu. This store is seasonal. I am not sure when they close down but I'm sure when it starts to get cold. I also learned that Chris is the daughter of the famous Jerry Smith who has the farm North of this location. So all of there fresh seasonal veggies come from there. Jerry Smith's farm has a great pumpkin patch for the kids to visit in October. If you haven't been there then I recommend you load up the Family and make a trip there. They also have a Corn Festival coming up in August too. Those events take place at the Jerry Smith Farm and not here. I also have a Yelp Review posted for that location. Okay back to Green Acres. The selection was huge. They had a variety of potatoes and onions, Roma tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, regular tomatoes, 4 foot tall Dill, corn, hot peppers, green peppers, pickles, watermelon and zucchini. Everything looked amazing. In addition to the fresh vegetables this location also carried flats of flowers too. I really wanted the palm tree for $330.00 It looks so cool plus I would always feel like I'm on vacation if I owned it. So if you are driving down the road and you see a little shack at the side of the road it's Green Acres. It is the place to be. It's like farm living which is the life for me. Yeah I may get allergic from the smell of hay. I do love the country but I also love my big city too. There are some song lyrics mixed in there above...enjoy!!! See Green Acres makes me want to break out in song. I'm happy that people seem to be getting healthier. Places like this are helping us move in the right direction. We need to learn how to make food again and not out of a box but from scratch. It is not only rewarding to do this but it tastes amazing. So I appreciate Green Acres and I can not wait to stop back.

Good for fresh fruit. Not exactly cheap or anything, but good. They also sell plants and when the season arrives it becomes a Christmas tree lot.

This is my uncle's Busniess, he also owns Feed & Seed. My grandfather is Jerry Smith, owner of Jerry Smith Produce. Best produce around, fruits & veggies are the best around. The sweet corn, honestly is the best i ever eat. I can never find anything to compare to it, even though ive tried (out of season) and whenever i have to eat other people's corn, it just never compares! There are perennial and annual flowers sold in season. Also shrubs & tree's. The end of september starts PUMPKIN season! They have gourds, apples, pumpkins, haystakes, haybales, mini pumpkins, white pumpkins, squash, sometimes even potatoes & onions early in the season. Honeycrisp apples too! End of November they start to sell Christmas trees and wreaths, stop out and check it out sometime if you have never seen live tree's it smells so good and it is a fun experience.

Locally owned and operated - in spite of the big box stores that are sprouting out all around it. You can get great gardening advice and personal service here. The fruit - melons especially- is great and a lot of the produce is grown on the owner's own farm. Shop seasonally for freshest veggies. They have a great selection of annuals, perennials, vegetable plants, shrubs and trees. Personal service, good value and great products. Oh, and the BEST SWEET CORN ever-also grown on the Smith's farm...it is the best corn EVER. In the fall, the pumpkins get harvested and it's a ton of fun to come in and pick out your Fall decorations. I love Green Acres!

This is the BEST place in kenosha area to buy your flowers, fruit, mulch,christmas trees and lots of more stuff!! The staff is extremely helpful and friendly!! The best place to get the best deal!! Lowes and Menards dont stand a chance against these guys!!!