Where in Northwestern Ohio to find pick your own farms and orchards for fruit, vegetables, pumpkins and canning & freezing instructions!

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This month's notes: May 2012: Strawberries are here in much of the US.  They will be finished in the South in a couple of weeks, so don't miss them! Blueberries will only be a few weeks after them! See this page for hundreds of easy canning and freezing instructions/recipes, canning equipment guide! Also make your own ice cream - see How to make ice cream and ice cream making equipment and manuals. Then see each state's crop availability calendar for more specific dates of upcoming crops. Organic farms are identified in green!  See our guide to local fruit and vegetable festivals!. Please tell the farms you found them here - and ask them to update their information!!


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U-Pick Farms and Orchards, sorted by county

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!

Allen County

  • Suter Produce - Apples, broccoli, pumpkins, strawberries, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn maze, corn cannon, and prepicked produce, cider mill. snacks and refreshment stand, tractor-pulled hay rides, wagon rides
    12200 Pandora Road, Pandora, OH 45877. Phone: 419-384-3331Directions: 2 miles south of the Shell station in Pandora, Ohio And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June, September, October. Open: Corn Maze and Hayrides - Saturdays 9am - 8 pm; Sundays 1-8 pm Strawberries June 5 to June 25 Corn Maze and Hayrides to the pumpkin patch Mid September to October 31. Payment: Cash, Check. (UPDATED: July 26, 2009)
  • Swiss Country Market - pumpkins, fall festival, corn maze, hayrides
    7125 Northwest Street Road, Elida, OH 45807. Phone: 419-642-4173. Fax: (419-642-4563. E-mail: swisscountrymarket@wcoil.com. Open: May-October, Monday to Saturday 9 am to 7 p.m. Also: Amish cheese, Amish chocolates, candles; school tours, apples, beans, beets, black raspberries, blueberries, cabbage, cantaloupe, cucumbers, melons, onions, peaches, pears, peppers, pumpkins, red raspberries, rhubarb, squash, strawberries, sweet corn, tomatoes, watermelon, zucchini, Plants: annuals, bedding plants, Other: baked goods, cider, honey, jams and jellies, maple syrup

Auglaize County

Defiance County

Mercer County

Paulding County

Putnam County

  • Suter Produce - strawberries, corn maze, cider press, pumpkin patch
    12200 Pandora Road, Pandora, OH, 45877. Phone: 419-384-3331. Open: Monday to Friday from 7 am to 8 pm, and Saturday from 7 am to 5 pm.  Always call Suter's to check availability. Strawberry Hotline 419-384-3331

Van Wert County

Williams County

  • Stoney Ridge Farm & Winery - NO pick-your-own!!!! Only prepicked strawberries, grapes
    107144 Road 16, Bryan, OH 43506. Phone: 419-636-3500. Fax: 419-636-5075. Email: stonridg@powersupply.net.
    Open: May-September, Tuesday-Thursday noon-6 pm and Friday-Saturday noon-7 p.m. Amish cheese and butter, tours of winery and vineyards, at least one monthly event (call for details)

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

Auglaize County

  • Green Thumb Farm Market- Wide variety of seasonal fruits and vegetables, pumpkins (brought in from the field)
    04247 Southland Rd., New Bremen, OH 45869. Phone: 419-753-2456. Email: greenthumbproduce@hotmail.com. Open: Open May daily 10 a.m.-6 p.m. June 1-September 15 Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-7 p.m. September 16-October 28 , Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-dark, Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.. Directions: Call for directions. Payment: Cash, only.. Amish popcorn, annuals, apples, asparagus, beans, bedding plants, beets, black raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, broccoli, cabbage, cantaloupe, celery, cherries, cider, cucumbers, eggs, grapes, greens, herbs, honey, jams and jellies, lettuce, maple syrup, melons, mums, onions, peaches, pears, peas, peppers, perennials, plums, potatoes, pumpkins, red raspberries, rhubarb, squash, strawberries, sweet corn, tomatoes, trees, turnips, watermelon, zucchini. (Suggested by a visitor, ADDED: October 30, 2011)
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Defiance County

  • Dave Brown Designs Fall Festival - Uncovered outdoor market, apples, flowers, pumpkins, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, face painting
    11907 State Route 2, Hicksville, OH 43526. Phone: 419-542-8925. Alternate Phone: 419-769-6712. Fax: 419-542-7603. Email: lori@davebrowndesigns.com. Open: Monday to Friday, from 10 am to 4 pm; Saturday by chance, or by appointment after hours. Directions: From Indiana take State Route 37 east to junction of State Route 2 in Ohio, store located right on the Indiana/Ohio Stateline; from Ohio we are located on the corner of State Route 2 West at the Indiana/Ohio Stateline on the south side of the road. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. unusual gourds and unusual varieties of pumpkins such as blue, Cinderella, red eye, cheese, millionaires, white as well as Jacks. (ADDED: September 18, 2010)

Williams County

  • Keppeler Family Farm Market - Farm stand / farm market on a farm, Wide variety of seasonal, locally grown fruits and vegetables, all produce is sustainably grown, Indoor market, Fresh local eggs, Crafts, artistic products, etc, Fresh eggs, gift shop
    3211 Co. Road 6, Eddgerton, OH 43517. Phone: 419-519-2669. Alternate Phone: 419-212-1386. Email: keppelerfamilyfarm@hotmail.com. Open: Sunday and Monday - Closed Tuesday - Friday: 11am to 5:30pm Saturday: 10am to 3pm These are our hours through Christmas. Directions: We are 1 mile north off of US 6 in Edgerton. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, SFMNP Vouchers. We accept SNAP/EBT card. Come see our famous Strawman. Also when you stop by the store, enter our drawing for one of our gift baskets give-a-ways. Over $150 value in prizes will be given away!!. (UPDATED: November 02, 2011) (ADDED: June 28, 2011)

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Williams County

  • Keppeler Family Farm Market - Chicken (NOT free range), USDA Natural, No hormones used, 100% Corn fed, 100% mixture of corn, grain, soybeans and/or other natural supplemental feeds, Milk, Brown eggs, sausage, Bacon (pork), Farm market with fruits and vegetables, Within an easy drive to an Interstate road, Fresh eggs, gift shop
    3211 Co. Road 6, Eddgerton, OH 43517. Phone: 419-519-2669. Alternate Phone: 419-212-1386. Email: keppelerfamilyfarm@hotmail.com. Open: Sunday and Monday - Closed Tuesday - Friday: 11am to 5:30pm Saturday: 10am to 3pm These are our hours through Christmas. Directions: We are 1 mile north off of US 6 in Edgerton. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, SFMNP Vouchers. We accept SNAP/EBT card. Come see our famous Strawman. Also when you stop by the store, enter our drawing for one of our gift baskets give-a-ways. Over $150 value in prizes will be given away!!. Offering Gift Baskets for the holiday season. Gift Baskets include product from locally made sources. Live & Fake Christmas Decor- wreaths, garland, grave blankets. Gift items made from local producers. (UPDATED: November 02, 2011) (ADDED: June 28, 2011)

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