2024 Salem and Marion County Oregon Tomato U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Tomato U-Pick Orchards in Salem and Marion County Oregon in 2024, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for tomatoes that we know of in this area. Not all areas of any state, nor even every state, have tomatoes orchards that are open to the public. If you know of any others, please tell us using the add a farm form!

Remember to always check with the farm's own website or Facebook page before you go - or call or email them if they don't have a website or Facebook page. Conditions at the farms and crops can change literally overnight, so if you want to avoid a wasted trip out there - check with the farm directly before you go! If I cannot reach them, I DON'T GO!

PLEASE report closed farms, broken links and incorrect info using the "Report Corrections" form below.

Marion County

• Beilke Family Farm - apples, tomatoes, pumpkins
  4925 Rockdale Street NE (Apples), Brooks, OR 97305. Phone: 503-393-1077. Email: BeilkeFF@gmail.com. Open: Apples: End of August through End of November, Monday to Saturday from 8am to 6pm, Sundays 12pm to 6pm. Directions: For Apples: I-5 Exit 263, Turn East. Cross over Railroad tracks, turn Left onto Pueblo, then Left into Driveway at 4925 Rockdale Street NE. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Credit cards, WIC Vouchers.
  Beilke Family Farm Facebook page. . We also accept Farm Direct Nutrition coupons. The ONLY pyo crops offered are . Apples are usually ready for picking at the end of August. Keep checking the blog for updates and sign up for the Orchard updates to get our opening date sent direct to your e-mail inbox! Please bring boxes or other containers for your purchased apples. The plastic 5 gallon buckets are only for use in the Orchard. (Mid August to End of November)
• Greens Bridge Gardens - apples, blackberries, boysenberries, cucumbers, eggplant, flowers, loganberries, marionberries, peaches, peppers, pumpkins, raspberries (red), summer squash, winter squash, strawberries, tomatoes, Other fruit or veg,
  3730 Jefferson - Scio Drive Southeast, Jefferson, OR 97352. Phone: 541-327-2995. Email: gbgardens@hotmail.com. Open: Daily 9am to 6pm through Thanksgiving; Follow our facebook page for the most up-to-date u-pick information. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard. . : From I-5 (north or south) Exit 238 Take a left off the exit, 2 miles into Jefferson, over the bridge. Take a right at the only traffic light in town, over the railroad tracks. approximately 1.5 miles out on your right. . Find us at the following Farmer's Markets: Beaverton on Wednesday and Saturday, Lake Oswego on Saturdays, Lebanon on Thursdays, Moreland on Wednesdays. We offer the best fresh produce, fruits, berries and more for your convenient u-pick experience. Bring your own containers. No Pets Please. No Smoking. Availability changes daily. As of 2016; Our apple varieties: Cameo, Braeburn, Spartan, Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, Winter Banana, Jonagold, Early Fugi, Fugi, Gala, Empire, McIntosh, Cortland, Ruby Jon, Zestar, Gravenstein. Our peach varietioes are: Springcrest, Red Haven, Veteran, Cresthaven, Glowingstar, Coralstar, Elberta, Blushingstar (White Flesh), PF27A, Canadian Harmony, Sweet Cap (Donut Peach), Suncrest, Allstar, Autumnstar. Our tomato varieties: Bobcat, Sweet 100, Romas, Sun Gold, Carolina Gold, Big Beef. Our berries: Marionberry, Boysenberry, Obsidian Blackberry, Loganberry, Tulameen Raspberry, Tayberry, Triple Crown Blackberry, Strawberry. Our pepper varieties: Jalepeno, Serrano, Poblano, Fresno Chili, Anaheim, Sweat Banana, Habanero, Yum Yum Sweet, Green Bell, Super Chili, Cherry Bomb. Our flower varieties: Dahlias, Zinnias, Sunflowers, Asters, Cosmos, Sweet Williams. At, we are dedicated to bringing our customers the finest produce around. U-Picking is available on nearly all the produce we grow. Whether it be strawberries for shortcake tonight, or tomatoes to put-up for the winter, our customers enjoy picking their choice of produce. Enjoy the benefits of picking your groceries directly from the source! It just doesn't get any fresher! (UPDATED: August 28, 2020 JBS)
  Comments from a visitor on June 13, 2011: "Greens Bridge Farm has u-pick strawberries at 80 cents per pound."
• Harpole's Produce - apples, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, boysenberries, broccoli, corn (sweet), cucumbers, flowers, grapes, marionberries, melons, onions, other berries, peas, peaches, peppers, plums, pumpkins, raspberries, summer squash, winter squash, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables, farm animals
  8071 Mount Angel Hwy NE, Silverton, OR 97381. Phone: 503-873-4182. Email: melodyharpole@gmail.com. Open: 7 days a week. Directions: From Salem: Take Silverton road towards Silverton - Turn left on Brush creek road, turn right on Hazelgreen road, turn left on Mount Angel Hwy NE. Farm is about 2 12 mile on left. Fruit stand is visible from the road with flower, plants, and fruit. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . From Salem: Take Silverton road towards Silverton - Turn left on Brush creek road, turn right on Hazelgreen road, turn left on Mount Angel Hwy NE. Farm is about 2 1/2 mile on left. Fruit stand is visible from the road with flower, plants, and fruit. Crops are usually available in April through November. Usually staffed, but if not then a can is bolted to the stand and the honor system is in place. (UPDATED: June 27, 2016, JBS)
  Comments from a visitor on June 13, 2011: " has u-pick strawberries at 75 cents per pound. Harpole's also has you-pick raspberries $1/lb right now. They're just starting to come on. They also still have strawberries, but from the looks of things, only another 2 weeks before they're finished up. "
• Minto Island Growers - blueberries, strawberries, tomatoes, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties are available, picnic area
  Salem, Or 97302, Salem, OR 97302. Phone: 503-931-6840. Email: elizabeth@mintogrowers.com. Open: June, July, August; After your first visit you will be able to pick earlier than 9am; You will not be able to weigh your berries until 9am and you must be checked out by 5pm; Where: Come to the Farm Stand to receive your U - Pick map and information; Return to the Farm Stand after you are done to weigh and pay; See the website for more information. Directions: From downtown Salem head south on commercial street. Take a right on Owens which turns into River Road S. Go past the entrance to Minto Park, past the Plaid Pantry to Brown Island Road \(before Illahe and Roberts Crossing\). Take a right on Brown Island Road at the large green Farm Stand signs. Go .3 miles until you see the signs and right hand turn into the Farm Stand. From there you will have directions to the blueberry field which is another .3 miles down Brown Island Road. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx, WIC Vouchers.
  Minto Island Growers Facebook page. . From downtown Salem head south on commercial street. Take a right on Owens which turns into River Road S. Go past the entrance to Minto Park, past the Plaid Pantry to Brown Island Road (before Illahe and Roberts Crossing). Take a right on Brown Island Road at the large green Farm Stand signs. Go .3 miles until you see the signs and right hand turn into the Farm Stand. From there you will have directions to the blueberry field which is another .3 miles down Brown Island Road.
• Mullen Acres - No pesticides are used tomatoes, U-pick and already picked
  21002 River Road Northeast, Saint Paul, OR 97137. Phone: (503) 633-8410. Email: kmullen@stpaultel.com. Open: Always open for self serve you picks. Directions: We are located 1 mile North of Street Paul on River RoadHwy 219 at 21002 River Road Northeast, Street Paul. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . Alternate Phone: (503) 507-5904. . We are located 1 mile North of Street Paul on River Road/Hwy 219 at 21002 River Road Northeast, Street Paul. We do not use pesticides on the crops. (ADDED: July 18, 2019)
• Sonnen Farm - U-Pick: tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, pumpkins
  8644 Broadacres Rd NE, Aurora, OR . Phone: 503-982-0351. Open: June - Sept, Monday to Friday 9-6, Saturday 10-5; October 7 days 12-5. Click here for a map and directions. Sonnen Farm. Phone:, 503-678-2031. Open Prepicked Strawberries, rhubarb, peas, kotataberries, blackberries, marions, boysens, blues, cherries, beans, carrots, melons, cauliflower, peppers, eggplant, pickling cukes, tomatoes, sweet corn, zucchini, beets, cabbage, broccoli, brussel sprouts, winter squash, pumpkins, potatoes, turnips, parsnips, more.

 

Tomato Picking Tips, Recipes and Information

Pick tomatoes that are firm and free of blemishes. Cracking is common in very hot weather, especially after a rain, and if you intend to use the tomatoes within 1 day, that will be ok.

During hot summer weather, pick the tomatoes when they have a healthy pink/red (or yellow or orange depending on the variety) color and let them finish the last day or two of ripening indoors. Tomatoes do not need to be in the sunlight in order to ripen. If you have green fruit on the plants in the fall when frost is approaching, pick the tomatoes and store them in a cool, dark place to ripen.

Tomato Varieties

In general paste or Roma-type tomatoes are the best to using for canning, as they have thicker, meatier walls and far less water. And cherry tomatoes are the worst to use, as they are mostly water.  But you can use any type you can get hold of.  You may just have to cook them down longer to boil off excess water.  See our Master list of tomato varieties

Growing tomatoes

• Master list of tomato varieties
• Master List of Heirloom Tomato Varieties
• How to Grow Tomatoes in Your Yard or Patio - Everything you need to know
• Detailed directions to starting tomatoes from seed
• Master List of Roma and Paste Tomato Varieties for the Home Garden
• Master list of disease-resistant tomato varieties
• Tomato plant diseases

Canning, Freezing, Drying, Preserving Tomatoes and more!

Below are links to pages with easy and reliable directions about how to can, preserve, freeze and make other goodies from tomatoes.  Some of these require a Pressure Canner to prevent potential spoilage and food poisoning, due to the low acid content of the food.  For others, you can use a water bath canner OR a Pressure Canner.  I've noted what's required for each, below, following each entry, with
W for water bath,
P for Pressure canner, and
W, P for either may be used!

And don't miss: Answers to common tomato canning problems and see this page about what to do with your unripe green tomatoes!

Prepping tomatoes

• How to quickly and easily remove tomato skins

Canning tomatoes (in water bath canners )

• How to can tomatoes using a water bath canner - W
• Diced, chopped or crushed tomatoes - W
• Bruschetta - W
• Tomato sauce - W
• Tomato paste - W
• Barbecue sauce (BBQ sauce) - W
• Chili sauce from your own tomatoes and peppers - W
• Diced, chopped or crushed tomatoes - W
• Tomato Preserves- W
• Tomato salsa - W
• Spaghetti sauce - without meat - W, P
• Spiced Green tomatoes- W
• Pickled Green Tomatoes - W - another pickled green tomato recipe, this one sweet
• Ketchup.. or if you prefer... How to make catsup - W, P
• NEW! SUPER-EASY homemade ketchup recipe - W
• Salsa from your unripe, GREEN tomatoes! - W
• Tomatillo salsa - W
• How to make roasted tomatoes, boiling water bath canner version - W

Canning Tomatoes in Pressure canners

• Canned tomatoes using a Pressure Canner - P
• Baked  Beans With Tomato or Molasses Sauce - P
• Canning your own chili con carne (with meat) - P
• How to make roasted tomatoes, pressure canner version - P
• Spaghetti sauce - with meat  - P
• Stewed tomatoes - P
• Tomato soup or tomato-basil soup - P
• Tomato sauce - P
• Tomato juice - P
• Tomato juice, like V8 - P

Freezing Tomatoes

• How to freeze tomatoes from you garden or the farm; for that fresh taste this winter!
• Space-saving prepping and freezing extra tomatoes from your garden to can later

Drying tomatoes

• NEW! How to make Sun-Dried Tomatoes
• Food drying basics and principles
• How to dry your own herbs
• Food Dehydrators - models, specs and pricing information

Ripening green tomatoes in your garage or basement

If you want to bring your green tomatoes indoors before a freeze in the Fall, and ripen them, see:

• How to ripen your green garden tomatoes indoors in the Fall and Winter.

And if you'd like to start you own tomatoes from seed (you can save a small fortune and grow the heirloom varieties you like) see this page for easy directions for growing your own tomato plants from seed.

Frequently Asked Questions About Canning, Freezing and Preserving Tomatoes

• See this page for answers to many common questions about tomatoes.

 

Other Local Farm Products (Honey, Horses, Milk, Meat, Eggs, Etc.)
(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)

• Farm markets and roadside stands
• Local Honey Finder
• Local Meat, Milk and Eggs
• Venues: Farms, Wineries, Orchards for your event, wedding or party
• Easter egg hunts
• Children"s consignment sales
• Fruit and vegetable festivals
• Winery tours and wine tastings
• Horse rides, stables, lessons, trails
• Maple Syrup farms and sugarworks
• Bed & Breakfasts on Farms, Wineries, Ranches and Orchards
• Pumpkin patches
• Corn mazes
• Zombie Paintball venues
• Christmas Tree Farms & lots
• Environmental resources
• Consumer fraud information
• Wholesale food sources
• Resources for Farmers