It's Autumn, which means families all over the region will be heading out to one of the Eckert's locations for a day of Fall fun.
Seven generations of Eckerts have farmed in the area for 175 years, and now their land is visited annually by thousands of people.
Chris Eckert sat down with Meet St. Louis to talk about how the family business has grown from roadside stands to what it is today, and how they managed to continue farming while also building an entertainment business.
So if you're getting ready to go apple picking or head out to the pumpkin patch, plug this episode in on your drive out to one of their farms to learn how a St. Louis-area staple came to be.
