It’s peak apple season here in Missouri and we had the joy of going to Eckert’s Farm in Belleville, IL a couple weekends ago to pick apples as a family. We love Eckert’s. This is not a sponsored blog post, but they did invite us out for social media coverage. Eckert’s is a 45 min drive from where we live in St. Louis, but it is always a fun time. There is much more than just apples and pumpkins to pick this time of year. They have fall festivals, carnival rides, live music, a cider shed, and a country store where you can bring home their exquisite pies. We picked several apples that lasted us a while, but we knew we wanted to make some sort of pie or tart with some of them.