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This month's notes: February 2009: There's still lots to do! You can still make some great home canned jams, jellies, sauces and salsa from frozen fruit. Check out my easy canning instructions/recipes, canning equipment guide! With fresh cranberries, it's time to make homemade cranberry sauce (even jellied cranberry sauce), use fresh oranges to make orange marmalade! Also make your own ice cream - see How to make ice cream and ice cream making equipment and manuals
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This page provides a detailed list of Colorado's pick-your-own (PYO, U-pick, pick-it-yourself) farms. 

U-Pick Farms and Orchards, sorted by county

Adams County

• Berry Patch Farms - ORGANIC, Pick your own pie cherries, strawberries, raspberries, Many veggies including spinach, let, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, squash.
  13785 Potomac Street, Brighton, CO 80601. Phone: 303-659-5050. Email: bpf@qwestoffice.com. Summer hours: Tuesday to Saturday from  8 am to 6 pm.  They have a restroom, picnic areas and do school tours in the fall for kids. In addition they are doing fun classes in the summer for kids.   (UPDATED: October 22, 2009)
  A visitor writes on August 09, 2008: "I love the farm as well as the owners. They use an old barn as their store and it is like a picture out of a magazine. Unfortunately Colorado does not have a lot of small farms like this. It is truly a treasure."

Arapahoe County

• May Farms Event Center - cucumbers, melons, peppers, pumpkins, winter squash, tomatoes, Other fruit or veg, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, farm animals, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
  64001 US highway 36, Byers, CO 80103. Phone: 303-822-5800. Fax: 303-822-9497. Email: tinal@mayfarms.com. Open: Monday thru Thursday 9am to 4pm. Directions: I-70 east to Byers exit 316. Right turn at first stop sign. Right turn at second stop sign. May Farms is one mile on highway 36 on the right hand side. From Limon take I-70 west to Byers exit 316. Left turn at stop sign. Right turn at second stop sign. May Farms is one mile on highway 36 on the right hand side. Colorado's first ever GRASS Maze; Kick off October 3, 2009 with a Mustang Car show and entertainment provided by "Da Boogie Man"; Open Saturdays and Sundays thru October 31st; Fridays by group reservation only; Special events each weekend thru October 31st. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. Fingerlings, Purple Majesty, Red, Russet and Yukon potatoes. (UPDATED: September 28, 2009)

Boulder County

• Veggiescapes - Follows organic practices, beans, beets, broccoli, carrots, corn (sweet), cucumbers, flowers, herbs/spices, melons, onions, peas, peppers, summer squash, winter squash, tomatoes, other vegetables, Other fruit or veg,
  7777 Oxford Road And - Yarmouth & North 26th Avenue, Boulder, CO 80503. Phone: 720-297-0880. Email: veggiescapes@gmail.com. Open: Fridays starting July 31st from 2 pm to 7pm; Check out website to see if we are adding other days and times!. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Directions: From Boulder - North on the Diagnol Highway, Left onto Oxford Road, .6 miles west of the highway. Click here for a map and directions. Fridays at 7777 Oxford Lane, Longmont, Colorado starting July 31st; We have 58 to 75 different varieties of tomatoes; We are unique because we use local barren land and transform it into a local food producing farm; Check our website for what's available now. We follow organic practices, but are not seeking certification. Payment: Cash, Check. (ADDED: July 11, 2009)
• YAYA Farm & Orchard - follows organic methods, Apples, horse-drawn hay rides, farm animals
  6914 Ute Hwy, Longmont, CO 80503. Phone: 303-485-5585. Fax: 303-485-5585. Email: info@yayafarmorchard.com. Open: Saturday or Sunday afternoons work best. Please call ahead to make your reservations. Hay Rides available year around - your place or ours. Apples typically begin early September with the most desired Mac's! The season typically ends mid October with the Liberty's, a relative of the Macs. You may also press your own cider. We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, only. (UPDATED: July 07, 2008)

Chaffee County

• Blue Rose Gardens - Note: they had limited production in 2006, I haven't heard back from or about them since - ORGANIC, beans, flowers, peas, raspberries, other vegetables
  8545 County Road 120, Salida, CO 81201. Phone: 719-539-1219. Email us at: bluerosegardens@bresnan.net. Directions: South West of Denver Take County Road 125 North from Hwy 50, at the top of the hill turn west on County Road 120, driveway on right. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in July, August. Open: July through August Sunday Mornings 9 am to 12PM Call for more information on crop availability Salad Greens: July 1 to August 20 Flowers: July 10 to August 20 Veggies vary: July 15-August 20 We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, Check. "Monarch Watch" Program for kids: collect caterpillars, feed and raise to butterflies and release. August. Call or email for more information.

Delta County

• Burrits Produce - ORGANIC, apricots, beets, bell peppers, cantaloupe, carrots, cherries & chili peppers
  1235 2490 Lane, Hotchkiss, CO 81419. Phone: 970-835-3252.  On-farm sales or direct to buyer. U-pick and Certified Organic
• Excelsior Orchards - ORGANIC, Apples, apricots, cherries, nectarines, pears, peaches
  14140 Dry Gulch Road, Paonia, CO 81428. Phone: 970-527-6860 . Email us at: k9szl@cybermesa.com. Directions: 1 one half miles East of Paonia on 2nd street, to Minnesota Creek Road, to Dry Gulch Road, first left on Dry Gulch Road. Click here for a map to our farm. Crops are usually available in July, August, September, October. Open: Family Operated - Please call first. Alternate phone number 505-665-3876 Cherries - July, Apricots - July/August, Peaches - July/August/September, Nectarines - August, Pears - September, Apples - September/October We are certified organic for all crops! Payment: Cash, Check.
• First Fruits Organic Farms, Inc. - ORGANIC, fruit
  P.O. Box 864, Paonia, CO, 81428. Phone: 970-527-6122 or 527-3157. On-farm sales, direct sales to buyer groups and u-pick. Many varieties of fruit, fresh and dried. Apple butter, apple sauce & a variety of jams.
  Certified Organic
• McClure Orchards - ORGANIC, U-Pick peaches and cherries.
  4179 O Road, Paonia, CO 81428. Phone: 970-527-6241. Eggs, goats, goat milk, lamb and alfalfa hay. Certified Organic
• Orchard Valley Farms and Black Ridge Winery - ORGANIC, fruit
  15836 Black Bridge Road, Paonia, CO, 81428. Phone: 970-527-6838. We are open 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, seven days a week, from Memorial Day to Halloween. Directions: Map. We offer the finest organically grown apples, pears, peaches, cherries, blackberries, raspberries, grapes, and vegetables in season. Pick your own produce, wander the gardens and orchard, visit our market and wine tasting room. Then picnic along the beautiful Gunnison River. We also have a tempting variety of gourmet products and gifts – vinegars, oils, salsas, jams and jellies, syrups, butters, mustards, chutneys, and honey.
• Zoe - ORGANIC, Apples, peaches
  14485 G Road, Delta, CO 81416. Phone: 970-874-1030. Email us at: info@zoejuice.com. Crops are usually available in July, August, September, October. Open: We are open 24 hours a day 7 days a week on our website! We produce an apple juice, peach nectar drink with honey and whey protein out of Organic Colorado fruit year round. We are certified organic for some crops. Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.

Denver County

• The Great Pumpkin Harvest Festival - pumpkin festival, not a farm or pick-your-own
  4-Mile Historic Park, 715 S. Forest Street, Denver, CO. Phone: 303-399-1859. Open: October 11. only, 10 am to 4 p.m. (Not a pick your own)

El Paso County

• High Altitude Rhubarb-organic Nursery And Farm - follows organic methods, rhubarb,
  7225 Wildridge Road, Black Forest, CO 80908. Phone: 719-495-9256. Email: dennis.duncan@highaltituderhubarb.com. Directions: We're in the center of Black Forest, Colorado, about an hours drive south of Denver and 30 minutes north from downtown Colorado Springs. From Colorado Springs Interquest & I-25 continue east to highway 83 & Shoup, east on Shoup to Black Forest Road, north to Wildridge Road, east one mile to 7225. From Denver, take I105 exit at Monument, east on 105 to highway 83, south to Hodgen Road, east on Hodgen to Black Forest Road, south on Black Forest Road to Wildridge Road, east one mile on Wildridge to 7225. Open: Available for pick - your own on weekends, by appointment only; Send email or call for confirmation. Rhubarb normally first ripens about mid-May and maintains good quality until August. We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, only.

Elbert County

Fremont County

• Apple Valley Orchard - apples, plums, pumpkins, already-picked produce (of the pyo crop), snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, school tours
  448 K St, Penrose, CO 81240. Phone: 719-372-6337. Email: applevalleyorchard@yahoo.com. Open: See our website for current hours. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Opening date: August 29, 2009. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. (ADDED: August 13, 2009) (UPDATED: August 17, 2009)
• Ferrara's Happy Apple Farm - Gooseberries, Blackberries, Raspberries, Pears, Apples and Pumpkins
  1190 1st St. Penrose, CO.  Phone: 719-372-6300. Southern Colorado's largest PYO! A family owned and run pick-your-own fruit farm located in Southern Colorado in the small town of Penrose.   Please check our "Find Us" page for a map.
• Third Street Apples - apples, pumpkins, Honey from hives on the farm, Fresh eggs, already-picked produce (of the pyo crop), farm market, restrooms, picnic area
  935 3rd Street, Penrose, CO 81240. Phone: 719 372 6283. Email: applelance@bresnan.net. Open: 9:30 to 5:00 Thursday - Monday Closed Tuesday and Wednesday Late August through Halloween. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. 28 miles south of Colorado Springs on Hwy. 115 to 3rd Street (watch for "Brush Hollow" sign), east on 3rd just past "I" Street. 25 miles west of Pueblo on Hwy 50 to "K" Street, north to 3rd, west 1 and 1/2 blocks on 3rd. Payment: Cash, Check. Early apple varieties (McIntosh and Gala) starting Labor Day weekend, peak season for apples September 10 though mid October. Payment: Cash, Check. (UPDATED: August 29, 2009)

Jefferson County

La Plata County

• Blue Horizons Farm - Sorry - they are no longer a "pick your own"
  1290 County Road 102, Hesperus -

Larimer County

• The Pumpkin Patch - ORGANIC, beets, carrots, corn (sweet), cucumbers, melons, peppers, pumpkins, summer squash, winter squash, tomatoes, other vegetables, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, and prepicked produce, petting zoo
  3424 E. Douglas Road, Ft. Collins, CO 80524. Phone: 970-493-3853. Email us at: llavud@frii.com. Directions: I-25 exit 271, West 1 mile, North 2 miles, East one half mile on North side of road. We are one mile North of the Budweiser brewery. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September, October. Open: daily October 1st-31st 10am-6pm. July-September open most days by appt. 1pm-8pm. Winter squash starting September 15th. Pumpkins, decorative corn, gourds, corn stalks, straw bales, petting zoo starting October 1st. Pre-picked seasonal vegetables starting June. Winter squash till Feb. We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, only. We are family owned and operated for over 100 years.

Montezuma County

Montrose County

• Devries' Buffalo Ranch / Proprietor Elizabeth Devries - pumpkins, tomatoes, prepicked produce, farm animals
  Between Montrose & Olathe On Highway 50, Olathe, CO 81425. Phone: (970) 323-6559. Fax: (970) 323-6053. Directions: Between Montrose and Olathe on Highway 50. Between Mile Markers 85 and 86. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September, October. Open: Every Day 9am to 7pm; Open year around. Corn Maze open Labor Day Weekend through Halloween; Pumpkin Patch Open Mid September through October; U-Pick Tomatoes available mid August through October; Haunted Corn Maze open two weeks before Halloween. Payment: Cash, Check. Available until Frost: Homegrown Tomatoes, Olathe Sweet Sweet Corn, Palisade Peaches, Green River melons, Apples, Pears, Plums, Grapes, Nectarines, Green Beans, Cucumbers, Pickles, Bell Peppers, Colored Peppers, Chili Peppers (several varieties), Squash, Cabbage, Beets, Onions, Potatoes, Pinto Beans, Gourds, Pumpkins, Squash, Honey, Garlic, and Buffalo Meat (U.S.D.A. Inspected). (ADDED: September 15, 2008)

Pueblo County

• Lusk Orchard - apples, peaches,
  65295 highway 50 E, Fowler, CO 81039. Phone: 719-263-4713. Email: ldlusk.1@netzero.net. Open: We are open daylight hours call to be sure we will be home. Directions: Call for directions.  We are located approximately 25 East of Pueblo on highway 50. Click here for a map and directions. Due to a late freeze we lost our peach crop; We will have apples starting with Lodi (a great applesauce apple) around July 10, Gala starting around August 20, Jonathan starting around September 15, Winesap and some Granny Smiths starting around October 20. Payment: Cash, only. We are a mom and pop farm and cater to people that pick for canning or freezing. We often have groups come and pick such as schools, home school groups, and church groups. No hayrides or dog and pony show just an 1100 tree orchard to pick from . Always call to see what is available. We charge $0.50 per pound for you-pick; bring your own containers.  (UPDATED: August 08, 2009)
  UPDATE: Mc Intosh are sold out and Jonathans are heavily picked over as of Oct 4 2009 (UPDATED: October 04, 2009)
  A visitor writes on March 27, 2009: "I love it. They are friendly, helpful and down home." (Suggested by a visitor, ADDED: March 27, 2009)
  Note from Blake: they offer competitive prices, so if you can or freeze a bunch of apples or peaches, this is the place to go!.

Weld County

• Miller Farms - peppers, pumpkins, winter squash, tomatoes, other vegetables,
  9040 US Hyw 66, Platteville, CO 80651. Phone: 970-785-6133. Fax: 970-785-0176. Email: millerfarms80651@aol.com. Directions: And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in September, October, November. Open: The cost is $15;00 per person, Group of 4 for $50;00 w/each additional person $10;00, groups of 10+ =$10;00 and military ID's are $10;00 for everyone in their group! Thanks. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. (UPDATED: October 18, 2008)

Farmers Markets, Farm Stands and Farmer's Markets (NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)

Boulder County

• Veggiescapes - Follows organic practices, Wide variety of seasonal, locally grown fruits and vegetables, beans, beets, broccoli, carrots, corn (sweet), cucumbers, herbs/spices, melons, onions, peas, summer squash, winter squash, tomatoes, other vegetables, Other fruit or veg,
  7777 Oxford Road And - Yarmouth & North 26th Avenue, Boulder, CO 80503. Phone: 720-297-0880. Email: veggiescapes@gmail.com. Open: Fridays starting July 31st from 2 pm to 7pm; Check out website to see if we are adding other days and times!. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Picking updates: Click here for updates. Directions: From Boulder - North on the Diagnol Highway, Left onto Oxford Road, .6 miles west of the highway. Click here for a map and directions. Fridays at 7777 Oxford Lane, Longmont, Colorado starting July 31st; We have 58 to 75 different varieties of tomatoes; We are unique because we use local barren land and transform it into a local food producing farm; Check our website for what's available now. We follow organic practices, but are not seeking certification. Payment: Cash, Check. Kale, Spinach, Chard, Okra, Mustard greens & arugula, cabbage, brussel sprouts. (ADDED: July 11, 2009)

Logan County

• Becker's Produce - farmer's market (no PYO)
  6888 CR 18, Merino, CO 80741. Phone: 970-228-4228. Open: from June through October. 
  A visitor writes on October 17, 2008: "i love their farm, they have an 8 acre garden in their backyard, they also get alot of produce from other local growers, They work DIRECTLY with an orchard owner, and they sell the most delicious peaches you have ever had. they pick their produce and take it to the Farmer's Market. they are well respected by the community, and often donate produce to benefit the people. they sell Tomatoes, cucumbers, corn, lettuce, watermelon, cantaloupe, greenbeans, squash, pumpkins, gourds, Palisade Peaches, apples, peppers, Roasted Chiles, dill, red beets, carrots, celery. they got to the Sterling (colo)Wal-mart parking lot, satudays: 8am-6pm Tuesdays: 5:30pm-7pm they also go to the fairgrounds at Akron (colo) mondays:6pm-8pm, they are finally at the courthouse Sidney(nebr) Saturdays:8am-1pm. they also attend the Sterling (colo) sugarbeet days, and the Sidney(nebr) oktoberfest. they are a strong proud buisness that has grown fron a card table to 8 tables FULL of stuff, and stuff on the ground(in baskets of course)in 21 YEARS " (Suggested by a visitor, ADDED: October 18, 2008)

Mesa County

• Herman Produce - peaches and more
  753 Elberta, Palisade, CO 81526. Phone: 970-464-0420. A visitor writes on September 11, 2008: "it was a very wonderful place to do business with" (Suggested by a visitor, ADDED: September 11, 2008)

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