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This page provides a detailed list of southern Indiana's pick- your- own (PYO, U-pick, pick-it-yourself) farms
for everything from apples, berries, fruit, pumpkins, vegetables to cut-you-own
Christmas trees!
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information, please click on the link to "add my farm".
Remember to ALWAYS either email, call or click the link to
the farm's own website (if they have one) on the morning before you go,
to confirm hours, conditions and availability of the specific crops you want!
Remember: ALWAYS call (or follow the link to the farm's own website, if the name
is a blue link) to confirm the information before you go! They may close,
run out or change events, times, etc. without notifying me!
Clark County
- Berry Best Farm -
U-pick Strawberries and Vegetables
26011 Highway 62, Naab, IN 47146. Phone: 812-293-3541. Call ahead for
availability.
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Huber's Orchard & Winery - apples, beans, blackberries,
blueberries, broccoli, grapes, nectarines, other berries, peaches, peppers,
pumpkins, raspberries, tomatoes, Cider mill (fresh apple cider made on the
premises), and prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand,
restrooms, picnic area, pony rides, petting zoo, weddings and wedding
parties, school tours
19816 Huber Road, Borden, IN 47106. Phone: 1-800-345-9463. Fax: 812-923-3013.
Email:
info@huberwinery.com. And for a map to our farm,
click here. Crops are usually available all year. Open: Sunday thru
Saturday 10 am to 6 pm Extended hours seasonally Open all year. Please call
for specific harvest dates. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover.
Huber's Orchard & Winery is a Hoosier Homestead Farm with a Farm Market,
Winery with Tasting Bar and Cafe, Ice Cream and Cheese Shop, Children's Farm
Park. We also feature Huber's
Plantation Hall for banquet facilities, company outings, weddings, and
receptions.
- Jim Book - Pumpkins, Vegetables and Strawberries
8502 St. John Road, Borden, IN. Phone 812-523-8541. Call ahead for
availability.
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Joe Huber's
Family Farm & Restaurant - Apples, pumpkins, strawberries,
pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the
field, corn maze, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized haybale maze, and prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms,
picnic area, tractor-pulled hay rides, pony rides, petting zoo
2421 Scottsville Road, Starlight, IN 47106. Phone: 812-923-5255. Fax:
812-923-0853. Email us at:
info@joehubers.com. Directions: I-65 to Exit 9 "Starlight Attractions"
Follow Signs for 14 miles to Joe Huber Family Restaurant. And for a map to
our farm,
click here. Crops are usually available in May, June, July, August,
September, October. Open: Year Round Payment: Cash, Check,
Visa/MasterCard. The Joe Huber Family Farm and Restaurant now has the 7th
generation of descendents included in our family farm operation. Our goal
has always been to create an atmosphere where everyone young and old can
enjoy a day with us here on our farm. Come and experience a "Taste of the
country" where everyone is treated like "Family." See You Soon, Joe Huber
Family
See their seasonal schedule of events.
- Randy Graf - All kinds of vegetables -
7909 Old Hwy 111, Memphis, IN. Phone: 812-246-4329. I'm told it's a
U-pick, but it hasn't been confirm! Call ahead for availability
Crawford County
- The Tower Orchards Inc. -
Box 37,
Leavenworth, IN 47137. Phone: 812-739-2291. .
Daviess County
- Doty Orchard - Nectarines, peaches.
R. 11, Box 477,
Bedford, IN 47421. Phone: 812-254-1221.
Directions: 5 miles south of Washington on Hwy. 57. Monday through Saturday. 9 am to 5:30 p.m.
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Gardening Without Cultivation, Inc. - Thornless Blackberry
1600 Bedford Road, Washington, IN 47501. Phone: 812-254-0683. Fax:
812-254-0683. Email:
doyle@fruitsandberries.com . Open by appointment year round. Growing
Doyle's Thornless Blackberry plant, Doyle's Thornless blackberry fruit
u-pick or ready-picked by the pound. Plants available year round. Fruit
available in July and August.
Dearborn County
- Berry Patch - strawberries,
blueberries and blackberries
9569 Yorkridge Road, Guilford, IN 47022. Phone: 812-623-1433. Directions: I -74 to St. Leon exit. South on State Road 1
approximately 3 miles to Dover. West on North Dearborn Road - 3 miles to New Alsase. South on Yorkridge Road. Farm is one half mile on the right. Monday through
Friday, 9 am to 6 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 10 am to 4
p.m. U-pick or pre-picked strawberries, blueberries and
blackberries. Also offer jams and jellies, pumpkins and gourds in the fall,
and other fall produce. May through October. (UPDATED: June 14, 2008)
A
visitor writes on July 14, 2009: "Decided to pick blueberries on Flag
Day at this small farm in Guilford, IN. (BTW, for those of you who ski at
Perfect North, this farm is less than 10 miles farther north in SE Indiana.)
Lovely, quiet, country setting. Berry bushes are inside a net- which was
fine for me, a tall person might feel awkward. Buckets provided for picking.
PYO delicious blueberries are $2.50 a pound. They estimate the season going
until first week of August."
Dubois County
- Ahrens Garden of Eatin - strawberries,
County road 585W,
Huntingburg, IN 47542.
Phone: 812-536-4155. Email:
pcahrens@psci.net. Open: May 19, 2009 to June 18, 2009 Monday to
Saturday from 8:00 am
to 6:00 pm; Sunday from noon to 5:00 pm. Directions: 3
Miles West Of Huntingburg
Click here for a map and directions. Mailing address: P.O. Box 415. Payment: Cash, Check, WIC Vouchers.
(UPDATED: May 19, 2009)
Gibson County
- Decker's Berries - blueberries
Route 1, Box 25, Hazleton, IN 47640. Phone: 812-784-2469. Open:
daylight hours in June and July. U-pick blueberries.
Greene County
- Brays You Pick - blueberries and prepicked produce
Route 3 Box 59, Owensburg, IN 47424. Phone: 812-863-7947. Email us at:
brays@bluemarble.net. And for a map to our farm,
Click here. Open: Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, from 7:00 to 7:00
pm, June 18th through end of July. Payment: Cash, Check.
Blueberries only this year (2009) (normally they have blackberries and
raspberries, too. Info from telephone message at the farm. (UPDATED: July 10, 2009, by visitor)
Harrison County
- Bryant's Blueberries -
blueberries
6900 Oak Park Road NE, New Salisbury, IN 47161. Phone:
812-366-3592. Directions: From Louisville take I-64 to Georgetown
exit, West on SR 64 10 miles, south on Oak Park Road 1 mile to sign on left
(one quarter mile East of St. Road 135). Email:
bryantsblueberries@gmail.com.
Monday through Saturday. 8 am to 9 p.m. Mid June through mid July. Check
the website for a current crop report before you go! Approximate Season: Mid
June to Mid July. Always closed Sunday. If demand exceeds the supply of ripe
blueberries, we will close for ripening. Wednesdays & Saturdays are often
the designated days when demand exceeds supply. Check homepage for current
status. A picking report will be updated nightly during the season.
(UPDATED: July 26, 2008)
Jennings County
- Clark's Berry Farm -
blackberries, pumpkins, raspberries (Spring, red), raspberries (black),
strawberries, already-picked produce (of the pyo crop), picnic area
8905
West 350 South, North Vernon, IN 47265. Phone: 812-392-2767. Email:
clarksberryfarm@verizon.net. Open: May through October, Monday to
Saturday, from 8 am to 6 pm and Sunday, from 1 pm to 6 pm. Directions: us
highway 50 east to 900 west turn south go 3 miles to 350 south turn east go
500 feet to farm entrance.
Click here for a map and directions. strawberries: end of May to June,
raspberries: June, blackberries: July to August, green beans: July,
tomatoes: August through October, pumpkins: end of September through
October, prepicked sweet corn: end of July until gone. Payment: Cash, only.
We supply picking containers. (UPDATED: January 28, 2010)
Knox County
- Apple Hill Orchard - apples
6235 N. Ford Road, Bruceville, IN 47516. Phone: 812-324-9010. Fax:
812-886-1590. Directions to Business: 5 miles north of Vincennes on U.S.
41 (Camp Arthur 1 mile sign). Open 9 am to 7 p.m. July through
October. Open 9 am to 5 p.m. November and December. Closed on Sundays.
- Peaches, nectarines, apples (u-pick), crafts and candles, and home
made (on-site) pies, tarts, apple dumplings, jams, jellies, fresh cider
and doughnuts. A banquet room is available for parties, showers and
receptions. Crops are available July through November.
- Blann Farms
- strawberries
12570 North Texas Gas Road, Oaktown, IN 47561. Phone:
812-745-4800. Fax 812-745-9092. Email:
Sales@BlannBerries.com.
Open: Season begins in mid-May, 9:00 am to 6:30 pm CST on Monday to
Friday; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturday and 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm on
Sundays; Season Duration Dependent Upon Weather and Plant Conditions.
Directions: Blann Berries is located less than 45 minutes South of Terre
Haute in the heart of Southern Indiana's melon country.
Click here for a
map and more directions. Selling to the
public since 2002, our operation has grown from an original 7-acre
strawberry patch to 30 acres of strawberries as well as an expansion
into the production of raspberries, blackberries, and rhubarb. New this
year - a few seasonal vegetables to augment our produce stand. (ADDED:
June 09, 2009)
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Brad's
Berry and Peach
- strawberries,
6066 South State Road 61, Monroe City, IN 47557.
Phone: (812) 743-2130. Alternate Phone: (812) 690-0439. Email:
bradshouse@peoplepc.com. Open: 7 days a week 9am to 6pm
starting in mid may. Directions: we are located 1 and one half miles
south from Monroe City Indiana directly on state road 61 watch for sign
also 7miles north from Petersburg on state road 61. Payment: Cash,
Check. WE LET THEM GET RIPE!!!. (ADDED: May 08, 2009)
Lawrence County
- Applacres, Inc. - Apples, apple
butter, blackberries, cider, fruit baskets and boxes, nectarines, melons,
peaches, pears, pumpkins, strawberries, sweet corn, winter squash.
9104 State Road 37, Bedford, IN 47421. Phone: 812-279-9721. Directions: 3 miles south of Bedford on State Road 37. Monday through Saturday 9 am to 6 p.m.; Sunday, 1 pm to 6
p.m. Open Year Round.
Martin County
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Lark Ranch - Apples, corn (sweet), pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick
in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn maze, and prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms,
picnic area, horse-drawn hay rides, tractor-pulled hay rides, wagon rides,
pony rides
3145 Killion Mill Road, Loogootee, IN 47553. Phone: 812-295-9555. Fax:
812-295-3820. Email us at:
info@larkranch.com. Directions: Take 231 North from Loogootee about 4
miles. Take the first right past the Moco Gas station, take your first left
(about 1 mile), the road will make a right turn - stay on the black top,
take your first left past the one room school house. Turn left into the farm
at the silver barn. Open: Friday 4-10pm Saturday 12-10pm Sunday 12-6pm Last
3 weekends in September until the last weekend in October Payment: Cash,
Check, Visa/MasterCard.
Posey County
- Farview Orchard Inc. - u-pick
sour cherries, pumpkins and strawberries
4200 Oliver Springfield Road,
Mt. Vernon, IN 47620. Phone: 812-783-2571. Wadesville, 7 miles south off U.S. 66 in Oliver. Call for hours.
Prepicked Apples (in season only), apple cider, nectarines,
peaches, plums, pumpkins.
Scott County
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Montgomery Farms - pumpkins
1127 Radio Tower Road, Underwood, IN 47177. Phone: 812-752-2300. Email:
info@montgomery-farms.com .
Directions to Business: 5 miles south on U.S. 31 from SR 56 in Scottsburg.
Turn east on Radio Tower Road. Follow for 1.1 miles. Open Wednesday through
Sunday - Call for hours. Corn stacks, crafts, haunted corn maze,
haunted hayrides, bonfires, picnic sites, ghost stories, indoor barnloft
playground and more! Also cut flowers, edible squash, gourds, indian corn,
mums, pumpkins, strawberries. Call for availability.
- Sutton's Orchard - apples
2074 W. Little York Road, Scottsburg, IN 47170. Phone: 812-752-6634. E-mail: jksutton@hsonline.net
Apples available beginning August 1.
Spencer County
- Lakeview Orchard - U-pick Strawberries
2349 N CR 300 W,
Rockport, IN 47635. Phone 812-649-2753. Directions: 2 miles west and 1 mile
north of Rockport,
North of South Spencer High School. Open: in season, daily 8 am to 5 pm. Plus
a seasonal Farmers Market.
Vanderburgh County
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Bud's Farm Market - Follows
organic practices, pumpkins, tomatoes, other vegetables, Other
fruit or veg,
3301 S Weinbach Ave, Evansville, IN 47714Email:
info@budsfarm.com. Open: Please see my website for current hours.
Directions: South on Weinbach Avenue to the I-164 overpass. We're on the
right just before the levee.
Click here for a map and directions. We follow organic practices, but
are not seeking certification. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards,
Visa/MasterCard. (UPDATED: June 19, 2009)
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Engelbrecht Orchards
-u-pick apples.
600 Christ Road, Evansville, IN 47711. Phone: 812-423-1079 - Directions: 1 mile west of U.S. 41 at St. George
Road to Christ Road Fax: 812-428-6188.
Email: enghol@msn.com
Hours: Jan/Feb: open Wednesday through Saturday from 9 am to 5 p.m.
March: open 7 days a week from 9 am to 6 p.m. April-August: open daily
from 8 am to 7 p.m. Sept/Oct: open daily from 8 am to 6 p.m. Nov/Dec:
open daily from 9 am to 6 p.m. Other products available: cider,
asparagus, lettuce, peaches, nectarines, cherries, local berries,
strawberries, homegrown vegetables in season (specialty is sweet corn), fall
ornamental crops, Indian corn, mums, squash, fall corn maze, education
tours, u-pick pumpkins and apples, year-round gourmet fruit and food gift
baskets, garden supplies, plants for landscaping, annuals and perennials.
Produce available from May to the end of October.
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Mayse Farm Market -
U-pick strawberries,
corn mazes, hayrides
6409 N. St. Joe Avenue, Evansville, IN 47712. Phone: 812-963-9201. Directions:
Click here for a map and directions.
Open:
Monday – Saturday: 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 pm, Sunday: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. On-site Farm Market. Other
fun activities for families, groups, scouts, and school tours..
Warrick County
- Engelbrecht Orchard - Apples,
blackberries, blueberries, broccoli, cucumbers, cantaloupe, cherries, green
beans, nectarines, peaches, peppers, pumpkins, pears, plums, raspberries,
summer and winter squash, sweet corn, strawberries, tomatoes, turnips,
watermelon.
3922 State Road. 261, Newburgh, IN 47630. Phone: 812-853-8778 -
Directions: East of Hwy. 164 at the intersection of Hwy. 66 and 261 in
Newburgh. UPDATE Jan 2006: a visitor reports in the last year, they
have torn down the main orchard in Newburgh on hwy 261 to build a
subdivision of 350,000+ dollar homes, but their farm store and small orchard
are still there.
- Wright's Berry Farm - U-pick and
pre-pick strawberries, blueberries and blackberries.
5233 Anderson Road, Newburgh, IN 47630. Phone: 812-853-6408 - Also already picked tomatoes, corn, gourds, green beans, potatoes,
peaches, peppers, pumpkins, squash, zucchini, cucumbers, and okra.
Washington County
- Blue River Orchard
- Apples, gourds, peaches, pumpkins.
UPDATE: May 30, 2006: They have closed!
9902 S. Kays Chapel Road, Fredericksburg, IN 47120. Phone:
800-891-8709 - Directions: One-half mile off of Hwy. 150 west between
Fredericksburg and Hardinsburg. Kays Chapel Road on right.
Centrally located from New Albany, Corydon, Paoli and Salem. Apple varieties include gala, fuji and jonagold.
Also apple butter, cider.
E-mail: apples@blueriver.net
Open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 am to 5 p.m.; Sundays, 12 noon to
5 p.m, Mid July to mid December.
Farmers Markets, Farm Stands and Farmer's Markets (NOT pick-your-own, unless
they are also listed above)
Dearborn County
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Beiersdorfer Farm - Apples, Pears, and Peaches.
21874 Kuebel
Road, Guilford, IN 47022. Phone: 812-487-2695. Open: Monday to Saturday from
9 am to 6 pm, Sunday from 1 pm to 6 pm. Directions:
Click here for a
map and directions. (Suggested by a visitor, ADDED: August 03, 2009)
Horse Rides and More:
Harrison County
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Deere Farms Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch - snacks, refreshments
and/or concessions, Beautiful rural setting, Within an easy drive to an
Interstate road, School tours, children welcome, Pets welcome, handicap
accessible, horse-drawn carriage rides, gift shop, snacks and refreshment
stand, restrooms, picnic area, Bouncy castle or moon bounce, birthday
parties, school tours
1565 Saint Johns Church Road NE, Lanesville, IN
47136. Phone: 812-952-1629. Email:
jim@deerefarms.com. Open: Friday 3pm to 8pm, Saturday 11am to 8pm,
and Sunday 12pm to 8pm; We also invite schools to come out for field trips
during the week by appointment.
Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Take I-64
West to the Lanesville exit (113). Turn left at exit 113 onto Lanesville
Crandall Road. Follow signs to Lanesville (2 miles). Turn left on IN 62 East
and proceed .3 miles. In the middle of Lanesville turn right onto Street
Johns Church Road Head south on Street Johns Church Road for 1.5 miles.
Deere Farms entrance is on the right.
Click here for a map and directions. Deere Farms is open weekends in
September and October and our haunted maze is open Fridays and Saturdays in
October;. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.
Deere Farms Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch opened in the fall of 2008 as a
family farm attraction. Our thirteen acre corn maze is not your typical run
of the mill corn maze but is actually a challenging and competitive fun game
in which you use your map skills to navigate through an endless labyrinth of
twists and turns. Hidden throughout the maze are twelve checkpoints. Find
each checkpoint, and oh, of course, your way out of the maze and you win the
game!. (ADDED: February 12, 2010)
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