At Left Grain, we love getting to work with other Indiana small businesses—especially when those partnerships hold a little personal nostalgia. This season, we created two custom hats for one of our favorite year round destinations: Tuttle Orchards, a beloved apple orchard just outside of Indianapolis.
If you’ve ever gone apple picking, wandered through a pumpkin patch, or sipped cider on a crisp October day in Indiana, there’s a good chance you’ve visited Tuttle’s. When our boys were little, it was a yearly tradition—and we’re so excited to now have a small part of Left Grain stocked in their farm store.
Custom Hats for Tuttle Orchards
We took two of our classic patch designs and gave them a farm-fresh twist for Tuttle’s style:
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The IND Apple Patch Hat – Our signature IND circle patch got a sweet little makeover. Instead of the traditional Indiana icon, we swapped it out for a tiny apple—giving a nod to the orchard’s roots while keeping the clean, modern feel our hats are known for.
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The Indiana Arch Hat in Apple Red – This one’s a cozy nod to autumn. We paired our popular Indiana arch patch with a deep burgundy hat, inspired by the reds of apple season.
Both hats are made with our signature real leather patches, engraved and sealed in our Indiana studio, and they’re available exclusively at the Tuttle Orchards Farm Store. If you haven't been to the farm store, it's one of my favorite stops.
Why We Love Creating Custom Hats for Small Shops
One of the most frequently asked questions we get is: “Can you customize hats for our business or store?”
The answer: Absolutely.
We work with small shops, boutiques, and destination spots all over the Midwest to create hats that blend their brand identity with our signature style. Whether it’s a color swap, a shape change, or a completely new icon—our favorite part is helping businesses create something that feels uniquely theirs - sometimes we add it to our shop too, but most of the time we let it shine in your store.
Tuttle’s is just one example of how a small tweak can turn a local hat into a seasonal favorite. And when those hats end up in places our own family visits? Even better.
Also, I had the pleasure of doing u-pick flowers at Tuttles last fall and taking a floral design class, and I can't recommend it enough.
And here's a throwback to pumpkins at Tuttles in 2016....just a few years ago ;)
Interested in Custom Hats for Your Shop?
If you’re a local business looking to stock custom-branded leather patch hats, we’d love to chat. You can check out our custom logo gear page or reach out directly (info@left-grain.com)—we’re always brainstorming new ideas for collaborations that connect with your customers and community.