Named by a statewide magazine as a fruit-and-berry operation east of Kansas City, but no address, phone, or working website could be found, so it's unclear whether apples are u-pick, pre-picked, or even a minor part of a broader berry business.
John & Linda’s Fruit and Berry Farm is named, with its city given as Bates City, Lafayette County, in the Kansas City area, by Missouri Life magazine’s apple-orchard round-up, read September 3, 2026. That magazine listing did not include a street address, phone number, or website URL — it names the farm and places it near Bates City, and that’s the extent of what this record can confirm.
Several guessed domain names were checked during this research and none resolved to a working website. No Facebook page or other independent mention was found either.
The business name itself — “Fruit and Berry Farm” — is worth pausing on. Unlike an orchard whose name signals apples specifically, this framing suggests a broader operation where berries could be just as central, or more central, to the business than apples. That’s a meaningful distinction for anyone specifically looking for an apple-picking trip: it’s entirely possible John & Linda’s is primarily known locally for strawberries, blackberries, or another berry crop, with apples as a smaller seasonal offering, or even primarily a fall add-on to a business that peaks earlier in berry season. This record genuinely can’t say which is the case — it’s speculation based on the name alone, not a confirmed fact, and it’s flagged here specifically so it isn’t mistaken for verified information.
Missouri Life’s apple round-up presumably included this business because it does offer apples in some form worth mentioning to readers looking for orchards — magazines curating this kind of list don’t typically pad it with businesses that don’t fit the theme at all. That’s a reasonable basis for including it here, but it’s a lighter basis than a state agriculture directory listing (which implies formal registration) or an orchard’s own website (which would describe its offerings directly).
There is no address, no phone number, no hours, no season, no pricing, and no confirmation of whether apples here are u-pick, pre-picked, or something else entirely. Given the total lack of contact information, the most realistic way to learn more is a local phone directory search for Bates City-area farms, or asking at other confirmed orchards or farm markets in the Kansas City area whether they know of this operation, since standard web research came up empty here.
John & Linda’s Fruit and Berry Farm is named by a reputable statewide magazine as an apple-orchard-round-up entry near Bates City, but no address, phone, or working website could be found to confirm anything further. The “fruit and berry” framing in the name itself raises a real, unresolved question about how central apples actually are to this business. Anyone interested should treat this as a lead worth a phone call or local inquiry, not a confirmed apple-picking destination, until more can be verified directly.
Not stated in the record. No season, hours, or dates could be confirmed from any source checked.
you want any confirmed address, hours, pricing, u-pick status, or apple varieties before visiting — none of these could be verified.
It's named by Missouri Life magazine's apple-orchard round-up as a fruit-and-berry operation near Bates City, which is a reasonable signal it exists, but this record could not independently confirm current operations.
Not given — the magazine source that names this farm provided city only (Bates City), with no street address, phone, or URL.
Unclear from available sources. The name and 'fruit and berry farm' framing suggest berries may be a significant, possibly primary, part of the business, with apples as one offering among several — but this record can't confirm the actual balance.
Not stated in the record — it's unclear whether apples are u-pick, pre-picked, or a minor part of the operation.
Several guessed domains all failed to resolve, so no working website could be found.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. Check with the orchard before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
We track 3 orchards in Kansas City Area, 2 of which let you pick your own apples. The orchard has not published a starting price, so it cannot be compared on cost — call before you budget.
One caveat worth repeating: this orchard had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 2 of the 3 orchards we track in Kansas City Area had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the orchard confirms it.
There is 1 other orchard we track in Lafayette County. All Kansas City Area orchards →
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missourilife.com
Checked September 2026.