Happy Life Ranch — Attraction in Cedar Lake

We stayed here overnight in our RV via Harvest Hosts. We had an absolutely incredible time!! Gus (owner) is a wonderful, super friendly guy and is awesome with kids. He gave us a tour of the entire farm and my daughters (3 and 6) got to see and touch piglets, chickens, goats, sheep, an alpaca... They were THRILLED! We also met Toby the friendly sheep - he joined us for the rest of the tour, trotting along like a dog and our girls snuggled him and fed him. Very cool. We learned SO much about farms. This morning we woke with the rooster's call and ate the freshest eggs I've ever tasted. Then we collected eggs from the henhouses and my girls begged to stay another day. 😂

All of the animals here are truly happy and we can't wait to enjoy the free-range meat and 4 dozen eggs we purchased here. They make/ grow absolutely everything from the plants the animals eat to the spices used in the chicken patties and sausages. (Side note, the animals you meet at the ranch yield eggs, wool, etc. They're not for eating - those animals are at a different location up the road.) HIGHLY recommend a stop at Happy Life Ranch!!

BTW you can come pick up eggs any time. The store is behind the house and there's a place to leave money. $4/ dozen or $10 for 3 dozen. Fresh eggs don't require refrigeration so stock up!!! Thank you so much Gus for your awesome hospitality!!! We'll...

This is the second year that Gus and Happy Life have hosted a training event for the organization I'm a part of, and let me say that I make the drive from Tennessee to Illinois just as much for the food as I do the training and companionship.

Y'all, I'm from a "Farm to Table" town. You can't throw a rock in the Middle Tennessee area without hitting a restaurant that does Farm to Table, and Happy Life has some of the best food I have ever eaten. And it is 100% Farm to Table. No steroids or hormones, no bleach baths, none of that.

I promise you, if you have never had food outside of a supermarket, do yourself a favor and get some...

The quality and taste of the meat is so good, we keep coming back for more! Plus some other add on’s like milk and eggs are great to have on hand. Gus and Melissa are very friendly and we love supporting their ranch! It’s also a very sweet experience every time we pick up an order because we get to see the animals grazing as we drive in. The chickens also come running up if they’re nearby. My family and I have been trying to stay away from the grocery store as much as we can and this is definitely a HUGE step in the right direction and it’s absolutely worth the...