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 Northern Virginia
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 This month's notes: July 2008: Blueberries are here all parts of the U.S. Strawberries are declining or gone, except the far north. Peaches are coming! Don't miss them! Blackberries are fading in the South and going strong in the north. Find a blueberry festival or peach festival near you! Organic farms are still not common, but any that are, have the word ORGANIC by their name! Check out my easy canning instructions / recipes, canning equipment guide or How to make ice cream and ice cream making equipment and manuals
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This page is a listing of northern Virginia's pick your own farms and orchards. I'm always looking for suggestions of more farms and events to add and feedback about any you have visited, so if you encounter any, just click on the preceding link, as appropriate!  And if you have a farm and want to add it or correct the information, please click on the link to "add my farm".

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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!

Clarke County

  • Mackintosh Fruit Farm - apples, broccoli, corn (sweet), eggplant, flowers, nectarines, pears, peaches, peppers, raspberries, summer squash, winter squash, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables, Other fruit or veg,
    1608 Russell Road, Berryville, VA 22611. Phone: 540-955-2161. Email: billandlorim@aol.com. Directions: Call for directions And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in May through September. Open: Our hours that we are open to the public vary throughout the season, so please call before you come out. Strawberries will be ready beginning in mid-May and, depending on the weather, will last into mid-June. The plants are full of flowers and were only slightly effected by the frost this year. Our website is updated daily so check it out or call us for more information. Payment: Cash, only. We specialize in fruit! We are always planting and growing new species and varieties. We are one of very few growers of Paw Paws and we also grow a delicious and unusual variety of peaches called donut peaches. Check our website for more information.
  • Hashway Gardens - ORGANIC, pick your own strawberries. NOTE: Due to health reasons, there will not be any pick your own strawberries this year (2008) - come see us in 2009!
    137 Garden Road, Berryville, VA 22611. Phone: 540-955-3204. Email us at: meahash@visuallink.com. Directions: We are located 10 miles East of Winchester Virginia in the Berryville, VA area. From Route 7 outside of Berryville, Take Route 632 (Crums Church Rd) and turn Left onto Garden Road. Follow signs Click here for a map to our farm. Crops are usually available in May and June.  By July, they are gone! Open: everyday but Sunday, from 9:00 am until dark. Call before leaving to insure we are not picked out. 2006 cost is $2.00 per quart. We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, only.

Culpeper County

Fairfax County

  • Moutoux Orchard - Apples, cherries and prepicked produce - UPDATE July 19, 2008, A visitor writes on July 19, 2008: "Moutoux Orchard has closed their location in Fairfax County, VA. They have planted a new orchard in Loudoun County, VA -- still in Northern VA. They do not do any PYO temporarily until their trees are a little more mature -- 3-4 years. They do sell at some local markets. The link to their website still works and all of the above is explained on their website." (UPDATED: July 19, 2008)
    1322 Beulah Road, Vienna, VA 22182. Phone: 703-759-2123. Email us at: moutouxorchard@yahoo.com.  Farms' stand. Check out our website!!
  • Potomac Vegetable Farms - follows organic methods, blackberries. 
    9627 Leesburg Pike, four miles west of Tysons Corner. Phone: 703-759-2119. E-mail: mhnewcomb@aol.com  Directions: On Route 7, 4 miles west of Tysons Corner (roadside stand).  Open: 10 am to 7 pm, Tuesday-Sunday (closed Mondays), July-September; 10 am to dark in October. All crops grown following organic practices (no herbicides or pesticides, composting, taking care of the soil in a sustainable way). Vegetable and flower seedlings available in spring. Canning quantities available August-October. Bring take home containers. Call ahead. Cider pressed on fall weekends. School tours by appointment. Also sell at Homegrown Farmers Markets.  Fresh-picked and limited pick-your-own blackberries, eggs, and cut flowers. Fresh-picked sweet corn, tomatoes, peppers, green beans, summer and winter squash, carrots, onions, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, celery, assorted bunched greens and lettuce, cut flowers.

Fauquier County

  • Cow-N-Corn - pumpkins, Other fruit or veg
    5225 Catlett Road, Midland, VA 22728. Phone: (540)439-4806. Fax: (540)439-1437. Email us at: info@cows-n-corn.com. Directions: Located on Rt 28 just 3 miles north of the Bealeton intersection of Route 28 and Route 17. Click here for a map to our farm. We are open September, October. Our hours are: Monday through Friday groups by appointment Friday evening 4PM-9PM, Saturday 10AM-9PM, Sunday 12:30 to 5PM Dairy Farm Tours and Corn maze adventure. Spend about 2 hours learning about modern farming, meeting our beautiful bovines and having fun "down on the farm". Take a hay ride narrated tour of your 300 cow Dairy and see how we take care of the cow that produce your milk. September 18th, 3rd Annual Old Time Barn Dance and Dinner. Check the web site for more details.
  • The Green Thumb Farm - follows organic methods, beans, beets, broad beans, broccoli, carrots, corn (sweet), cucumbers, eggplant, flowers, herbs/spices, melons, onions, peas, peppers, pumpkins, summer squash, winter squash, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables, and prepicked produce, farm animals
    14694 Days Hill Lane, Sumerduck, VA 22742. Phone: 540-439-8316. Email: greenthumbfarm@aol.com. Directions: from Fredericksburg, Va. 15 miles north of 95 on route 17 , make a left on Sumerduck Road, go 4 miles and make a left on Rogers Ford Road, 2.5 miles to end of Road, then follow the signs. From Warrenton- Route 29 south to Route 17 south make a right on Sumerduck Road then left on Rogers Ford road 2.5 miles to end of Road, then follow the signs. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in April, December. Open: we are open by appointment, and will try to have someone on the farm to assist you on weekends from 9 am to 5 pm , its still a good idea to call ahead and make sure crops are ready for picking. We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, Check. We offer brown and white eggs for sale from free range chickens. We are also working on a strawberry patch, and an apple orchard for 2009.
  • Hartland Orchard - Sour cherries, peaches, apples. 
    3064 Hartland Lane, Markham, VA 22643. Phone: 540/364-2316.  Directions: from I-66 Exit 18, north on Leeds Manor Road (Route 688), west on Belle Meade Road (F-284), follow signs one mile to orchard. Free hayrides in the fall and hay bales to climb. For fruit ripening dates and varieties of apples, call or visit our web site. 8 am to 6 pm, daily, June 15 - October 31. Pick-your-own cherries (sweet and sour) - June 15 (call ahead); pick-your-own peaches - August 1-31 (call ahead); pick-your-own and fresh-picked apples - August 1-October 31; fresh apple cider, honey from orchard, sweet corn, and pumpkins. Cut-your-own Christmas trees also available.
  • Hollin Farms - beans, blackberries, corn (sweet), cucumbers, flowers, melons, peppers, pumpkins, raspberries, summer squash, strawberries, tomatoes, and prepicked produce, restrooms
    1408 Snowden Road, Delaplane, VA 20144. Phone: 540-592-3574. Email: peaches@crosslink.net. Directions: The orchard is high on the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains overlooking the historic Crooked Run Valley. We are next to Sky Meadows State Park on the Virginia "Peach Way" -- a seven-mile section of Leeds Manor Road between Route 17 (Winchester Road) and I-66 -- that is home to the four largest peach orchards in Northern Virginia. The orchard is especially convenient to Sterling, Leesburg, Arlington, and Manassas. And for a map to our farm, Click here. Click here for picking updates. Crops are usually available in April through November. Open: on weekends. On weekdays we are officially closed, but you can make an appointment by emailing us. Strawberries: May and June Blackberries: July and August. Peaches: July and August. Raspberries: July, August and September. Pumpkins: September and October. Tomatoes: July and August. Sweet Corn: July and August. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. Hollin Farms received the Fauquier County Harry Jones Conservation Farmer award for conservation practices creating ribarian buffers and pasture management. The farm is a four generation family farm, operated by Matthew Davenport, who received the Young Farmer of the Year award from the Virginia Farm Bureau in 2006.
  • Inglewood Farm - corn (sweet), pumpkins, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, petting zoo, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
    5253 Inglewood Farm Lane, Bealeton, VA 22712. Phone: 5402726906. Email: jlkfrompa@aol.com. Directions: Rt 17 South toward Fredricksburg, Va U-turn at Hugo's skating Rink and 1st right onto Inglewood Farm Lane. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September, October. Open: Pumpkin patch 10-7 Weekends in October Sweet corn from June to August daily. Lakefront Pavilion rental- call 540-493-8342 Payment: Cash, Check. hay and straw bales for sale daily Large 100ft by 40 Lake side Pavilion with kitchen, men's & woman's bathrooms, tables, chairs & more. Daily rental
  • Linden Vineyards - Blueberries, apples. UPDATE JUNE 9, 2006: They no longer have blueberries.
    In Linden; from I-66 Exit 13, east on Route 55, south on Route 638 two miles to signs.  Phone: 540/364-1997.
  • Stribling Orchard - Apples, cherries, nectarines, pears, peaches, pumpkins
    11587 Poverty Hollow Lane, Markham , VA 22643. Phone: 540-364-3040. Email us at: striblingorchard@aol.com . Click here for a map to our farm. We are open June, July, August, September, October, November. Our hours are: Daily 9-6. Crop availability: Tart Cherries: Mid June; Peaches: Early July - Late August; Apples: Mid/Late August - Early November.
  • Virginia Perfection Farm - Pick-your-own and fresh-picked peaches, several varieties; blackberries; various garden vegetables, as available.
    1562 Leeds Manor Road, Delaplane, VA 20144. Phone: (540) 592-3730. E-mail: vaperf@aol.com  Directions: I-66 to Delaplane (No. 23) exit. North on Route 17 for 7.5 miles. Left on Route 688 (Leeds Manor Road). Follow signs ¾ mile to orchard. From Paris (Route 50), take Route 17 south 2.5 miles. Turn right on Route 688. Follow signs ¾ mile to orchard.  Open: 9 am to 7 pm, Thursday-Saturday; 2-7 pm, Sunday, August-September.
  • Willow Oaks Berry Farm - blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, prepicked produce, picnic area
    2521 Midland Road, Midland, VA 22728. Phone: (540) 788-9099. Email: dooliegay@aol.com. Directions: No changes. Open: Tuesday, Thursday to Saturday, 9 am to 6 pm; Sunday Noon to 6 pm; Closed Monday and Wednesday. Blueberries: Mid June - July; Blackberries: late July - August; Red Raspberries: Mid August - September. Payment: Cash, Check. (UPDATED: May 25, 2008)
    A visitor writes on July 11, 2008: "This farm says they are open on their voice mail. No one ever answers (it's ALWAYS pre-recorded) and the voice mail tells you the days and hours they are open and to "just come on by". That would be great if they were infact open when they say they are, but they are not! Twice we made the 45 minute drive out there (during their stated "open" times) and twice their gates were locked. That is not acceptable. I wonder how many other people have been inconvienced by their poor organization. There should be a way to rate farms so other people know of these problems, or at least flag them with a warning. -Tara"
    A visitor writes on July 15, 2008: "I noticed that someone wrote they are not open, and can't be reached by phone. I have not yet gone there, but I have called a couple of times this spring/summer, and always get someone on the phone. "
    Note from Blake:  When people write in with feedback, positive or negative, about a farm, I post it next to the listing (as above), with the exception of obscene comments and obvious pranks.
  • Williams Peach Manor Orchard - Pick-your-own or fresh-picked peaches and nectarines. UPDATE August 6, 2006: The owner died in 2004 and they've never re-opened. While plans have not been made indefinitely, the orchard is definitely closed again in 2007, 2008 and most likely it will not re-open.!
    13095 Marsh Road, Bealeton, VA 22712. Phone: (540) 439-3035. Directions: I-95 to Fredericksburg; then north on Route 17, 16 miles to Morrisville. Watch for sign on right. From Warrenton, take Route 17 south, 20 miles to Morrisville to sign on left. Open: 8 am to 7 pm, daily.

Frederick County

  • Hill High Farms - Pick-your-own apples and pumpkins
    933 Barley Lane, Winchester, VA 22602. Phone: (540) 667-7377; FAX (540) 667-8540. E-mail: hillhigh@shentel.net  Directions: From I-81, exit 310 onto Route 37 north. Proceed 2 miles to the Opequon exit. Turn left onto Route 622 (Cedar Creek Grade); go approximately 2 miles to village of Opequon; go left across bridge and proceed approximately 2.5 miles; turn left onto Barley Lane (Route 732). Farm is the first driveway on the right. Open: 10 am to 5 pm, weekends, beginning third weekend in September through October. Group tours scheduled during the week. Call for other times or special events for your group. All New - Haunted Nightmares haunted house with special effects and hi-tech electronics covering 2,000 sq. ft. Open House third weekend of October - apple butter making, bluegrass music, fresh baked pies, country ham sandwiches
  • Cline's Farm - strawberries
    920 Hopewell Road, Clear Brook, VA 22624. Phone: (540) 662-5684; FAX (540) 667-2150. E-mail: bprice@visuallink.com  Directions: From I-81, exit 321, west on Hopewell Road. Just west of the exit.
    Open: 9 am to 5:30 pm, Monday to Saturday. Pick-your-own and pre-picked in late May. Summer produce, peaches, and several varieties of apples. Call for availability.
  • Marker-Miller Ochards - apples, pumpkins
    3035 Cedar Creek Grade, Winchester, VA 22602. Phone: (540) 662-1391; FAX (540) 662-7308. E-mail: jmfarmer@shentel.net  Directions: From I-81, exit 310 onto Route 37 north. Proceed approximately 2 miles to the Opequon exit. Turn left on Route 622. Go 2 miles to village of Opequon. Turn left across bridge, then 1-one quarter miles on the left. Open: 9 am to 6 pm, Monday to Friday; 9 am to 4 pm, Saturday, July 1-November 30; 12 noon-4 pm, Sunday, September and October. Other times, call for hours. Peach Festival second Saturday in August. Apple Harvest Festival second weekend of October - apple butter making, crafts, bluegrass and country music, wagon rides, barrel train and lots of apples.  Apricots (July); Lodi apples (early July); plums (July- August); peaches (July-September 1); green beans, bird egg beans, tomatoes (July and August); pears (August-October); apples - select-your-own (August-November) and pick-your-own (September and October); pumpkins and ornamental corn; fresh cider (September and October). All season - jams, jellies, salad dressings, fresh apple cakes, and our famous Apple Cider Donuts.
  • Richard's Fruit Market - apples, pumpkins
    6410 Middle Road, Middletown, VA 22645. Phone: (540) 869-1455. Directions: Take I-81 to exit 307; 4 miles west of Stephens City on Route 631. Left on Route 628 (Middle Road); 1 mile to orchard and fruit market. Open: 8:30 am to 6 pm, Saturday; 10 am to 6 pm, Sunday, August-November. Peach Festival - third Sunday in August, 10 am to 6 p.m. Chicken B-B-Q Dinner cooked on property - 4th Saturday in September (RSVP for details in September). Apple Harvest Festival - third weekend in October - free bluegrass music both days - 8:30 a.m. -6 pm, Saturday; 10 am to 6 pm, Sunday. Also pick-your-own flowers August until frost. Gourd Festival - first weekend of November - call for details. Fresh-picked peaches from our own orchard - July 25-Labor Day - Harbelle, Red Haven, Sunday High, Loring, Blake and Bisco. Pick-your-own and fresh-picked  - Red Delicious, Jonathan, Grimes Golden, Golden Delicious, York, Stayman, Idared, Rome. Also, pumpkins in season; sweet cider; country hams, jelly; local honey; and fall mums.
  • Rinker Orchards, Inc. - apples
    1156 Marlboro Road, Stephens City, VA 22655, VA. Phone: (540) 869-1499. Directions: Take Route 11 or I-81, exit 307, to traffic light in Stephens City. Go west on Route 631 (Marlboro Road) approximately 2-1/2 miles. Open: 10 am to 6 pm, daily during season. Containers furnished. Children welcome. Picnic area. Call before traveling long distance. Fresh picked asparagus - April 10-June 10; select-your-own Ginger Gold and Honey Crisp apples - August 15-September 15. Pick-your-own/select-your-own apples - Red and Golden Delicious, Idareds - September 10-October 20; Nittany, York, Rome and other varieties - after October 1. Pumpkins - October 1. Fresh cider - September 15 on.

Loudoun County

  • Blue Ridge Center - Vegetables.
    11661 Harpers Ferry Road, Purcellville, VA. Phone: 540-668-7640.
  • Brossman's Orchard - Peaches, nectarines.
    43975 Spinks Ferry Road, Leesburg, VA. Phone: 703-777-1127.  Directions: Near Lucketts.
  • Chile Man - Hot and sweet peppers.
    35796 Milligan's Run Lane, Purcellville, VA. Phone: 540-668-7160 or 877-668-7160. 
  • Crooked Run Orchard - strawberries, blackberries, peaches, sour cherries, pears, apples
    UPDATE May 30, 2008: The farm's recorded messages says no PYO strawberries this year (they should have all the other fruit).
    37883 E. Main Street, Purcellville, VA 20132. Phone: 540-338-6642. Directions: On Business Route 7 at Route 287, between Purcellville and Hamilton. 32 miles west of Tysons Corner on Route 7. Turn left at Purcellville exit onto Route 287. Go 0.6 mile. Turn right onto Business Route 7 (E. Main Street). Turn immediately left at first driveway for stand. Turn left at second driveway for PYO crops. Open: Stand - 8 am to dark, daily. PYO - weekends only - 8 am to 6 pm, Saturday and 9 am to 6 pm, Sunday. Hayrides for school groups by appointment only during September and October. The small fruits and vegetables are grown without, or with a minimum of, chemicals. We use mineral fertilizers on all crops. Apples and pumpkins available in quantity amounts. We have farm animals, a nature trail, and picnic tables. Please, no dogs. Call before visiting the farm about pick-your-own information.  Fresh picked asparagus - April 20-June 20; red raspberries and sour cherries - June 20-July 20; gooseberries - July; thornless blackberries and peaches - July-August; summer apples - Tydeman Red and Paula Red - August; fall apples - Red and Golden Delicious, Mutsu, Law Rome, Gala, Jonagold, Braeburn, York - September 15-December 31 or until supply runs out. Seasonal vegetables - tomatoes, salad mixes, sweet corn, squash, green beans, pumpkins and gourds. Christmas wreaths - Scotch and white pine and cedar mix. PYO - strawberries - Memorial Day-June 10; blackberries and peaches - July & August; sour cherries - late June-early July; apples and pears - September 15-October 15. Picking dates vary from year to year. Please call ahead for picking information.
  • Eagletree Farm & Vinyard - Pick-your-own blueberries.
    15126 Harrison Hill Lane, Leesburg, VA, 20132. Phone: 703-777-5954. Email us at: jjudge@ix.netcom.com. Open: dawn to sundown. close to leesburg outlet. blueberries to pick on nice field in front of a house and pond but approach to house on couple of miles of gravel road . (UPDATED: July 13, 2008) (ADDED: June 06, 2008)
  • Farmer John's Wayside Stand - okra, Boston and Romaine lettuce, sweet onions, red onions, Walla Walla onions. Red, white and russet potatoes and other crops,
    15520 James Monroe Highway, Leesburg, VA 20176. Phone: (703) 777-2100; FAX (703) 771-8982. E-mail: veggieman15@aol.com. Directions: From Leesburg, take Route 15 north 5 miles. Look for signs and open market with produce display on farm wagons and hay bales on the east side of the highway at the farm. 10-acre parking lot. Open: 7:30 a.m. until sunset, daily, mid-June to mid-November. Our produce is picked fresh every day. Sweet corn is a specialty. During peach season, every week features a new variety of yellow, as well as white, peaches picked tree ripe, never refrigerated. Yellow, Paste, Heirloom and Beefsteak tomatoes are a specialty. Four types of eggplant and many types of squash are available; 15 types of apples in the fall. Fresh-picked sweet corn; 15 varieties of tomatoes; red, yellow and green bell peppers; 6 types of summer and winter squash; 10 types of hot peppers; sugar baby and yellow watermelons; 4 types of sweet cantaloupes; slicing and pickling cucumbers; 4 types of beets.  
  • Great Country Farms - apples, asparagus, blackberries, pumpkins, raspberries, strawberry, plus, tomatoes and  u-cut flowers, herbs - and much more! UPDATE October 2, 2007: a visitor reports they had to replant their apple orchards in 2006 and will not have apples available for a few years (2009?).
    18780 Foggy Bottom Road, Bluemont, VA 20135. Phone: 540-554-2073. E-mail: farmer@greatcountryfarms.com  Directions: From the Washington Beltway, take the Dulles Toll Road (Route 267) west to Leesburg. Take exit 1A for Route 7 west towards Winchester. Follow Route 7 west 16 miles. Turn left on Route 760 into Bluemont. Go left onto Snickersville Turnpike and then take the first right onto Foggy Bottom Road. Farm is ½ mile on left. open: Open: Tuesdays-Sundays from 9am to 5pm. Closed Mondays, April through October. Always call for field conditions before you go! Hayrides to the pumpkin patch! Admission in 2008 is $5.00 per person with Under 2 FREE and provides a full day of family fun on the farm. We are much more than just picking and are really a family destination for folks to come out and spend a day in the country. We have 5 acres of play area with 4 mazes, a giant tractor tire mountain, 60 foot slide, rope swings, farm animal feeding and catch and release fishing and hayrides all included in our admission rate. So come for some family fun on the farm! Our Country Store is stocked with seasonal produce, jams, honey, gifts, and crafts. School group tours and tour bus groups welcome! Call for special group rates!  Blackberries, plums, cherries, apricots, tomatoes, corn, eggplant, squash - July; green beans, red raspberries, lots of veggies - August; apples, Belgian mums, bittersweet, cornstalks, Indian corn, pumpkins, fresh cider - Fall. (UPDATED: June 02, 2008)  by a visitor
  • The Lavender Path - follows organic methods, lavender
    Call us, Lovettsville, VA 20180. Phone: 703-999-5398. Email: lavender.path@yahoo.com.  Directions: Call And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in late May. Open: to the public for the Loudoun County Spring Farm Tour on May 17 and 18, and after that date by appointment only for very limited pick your own lavender flower opportunities. We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash and Visa/Mastercard. Lavender varieties: Hidcote, Provence, Twickle Purple, Grosso.
  • Patowmack Farm - ORGANIC, Blackberries, raspberries.
    42461 Lovettsville Road, Lovettsville. Phone: 540-822-9017.  E-mail: patowmackfarm@megapipe.net  Directions: Take Route 7 west towards Leesburg. Right onto Route 15 north; 12 miles. Left at Lovettsville Road (Route 672), ½ mile. Left at first drive after creek bridge. From Frederick, Md., Route 340 to Route 15 south. Over Point of Rocks bridge, immediate right on Lovettsville Road (Route 672), ½ mile. Left at first drive after creek bridge. Open: 12 noon-5 pm, May through October. An organic farm offering a magnificent view of the Potomac River. The on-farm market features fresh produce, eggs, a variety of organic products such as pasta, honey, chocolates, and much more. Come enjoy the farm and do your weekly grocery shopping.
  • Tarara Winery and Nursery - apples, blackberries
    13648 Tarara Lane, Leesburg, VA 20176, VA. Phone: 703-771-7100 Ext. 250. Fax: 703-771-8443. Email: specialevents@tarara.com Directions: From Washington, D.C., take the Dulles Toll Road (Route 267) to Leesburg. Go north on U.S. Route 15 (exit 1B) to Frederick, MD. Travel 8 miles to the small town of Lucketts. Turn right, at the traffic light, on state road 662. Proceed 3 miles to the large entrance to Tarara on the left. From Frederick, MD, drive south on U.S. Route 15 and cross the Potomac River. Drive 2 more miles and turn left on state road 658. Drive 2 miles and turn left on state road 662. Proceed 1 mile until you see the entrance to the winery on the left. Open: Winery open 11 am to 5 pm, daily, year-round. Annual Asparagus "Feastival" - first Saturday in May (12 noon-2 pm); Blackberry Days Wine Festival - first weekend in August (11 am to 5 p.m. both days); Apple Gala Days - first weekend in September (11 am to 5 p.m. both days); Encore Apple Days Festival - first weekend in October (11 am to 5 p.m. both days). Celebrate the simple traditions of pick-your-own. Enjoy hayrides, children's activities, music, wine tasting, recipes and award-winning wines. Asparagus, thornless blackberries, and 11 varieties of apples (Gala, Golden Delicious, Empire, Jonagold, Jonamack, Jonathon, Courtland, Red Delicious, Rome Beauty, Grannie Smith, Fuji).
  • Ticonderoga Farms Inc - pumpkins, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, pony rides, petting zoo, school tours
    26175 Ticonderoga Road, Chantilly, VA 20152. Phone: 703-327-4424. Fax: 703-327-4810. Email: info@ticonderoga.com. Directions: Intersection of Route 50 and Loudoun County Parkway . From Loudoun County Parkway proceed South to the intersection of Braddock Road. Look straight ahead and Welcome to Ticonderoga Road and Farm. Crops are usually available in September, October, November, December. Open: 7 Days a week 10am to 5pm Fall Season "Pumpkins" September 22nd to October 31st and Winter Season "Christmas Trees" November 23rd to December 24th. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit Cards. We do not have cider mill for fresh apple cider made on site, but we do demonstrate an apple press. We have fresh picked figs for sale. They also have prepicked apples, flowers, peppers.
  • Wegmeyer Farms - pumpkins, strawberries, prepicked produce, restrooms
    38299 Hughesville Road, Hamilton, VA 20158. Phone: 540-751-1782. Email: wegmeyerfarms@yahoo.com. Directions: From Purcellville, take Maple Avenue (turns into Lincoln Road) South towards Lincoln. Pass through Lincoln and continue through two one-lane bridges. After a slight incline, turn left on Hughesville Road (Gravel Rd). Continue on Hughesville approximately 1 mile and make a right at the stop sign. Wegmeyer Farms is directly in front of you on the hill. Click here for a map and directions. Click here for picking updates. Crops are usually available in May, June, September, October. Open: 10am to 6 pm Saturday and Sunday. Pumpkins beginning September 20 on Saturdays and Sundays through the end of October for pumpkin harvest; Call for hours; Strawberries beginning mid-May through mid-June on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays; Call for hours. Payment: Cash, Check. (ADDED: June 17, 2008)

Madison County

  • Graves Mountain Farm - Apples
    Route 670 , Syria, VA 22743. Phone: 540-923-4231. Email us at: info@gravesmountain.com. Click here for directions and  here for a map to our farm. We are open September, October. And our hours are: Weekends 9 am to 4 pm Pick your own starts the 3rd Saturday of September until the 3rd Sunday of October School Tours available, Apple Harvest Festival 2nd and 3rd weekends in October. Varieties available - Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Stayman, York, Winesap, Rome, Fuji, Empire, Granny Smith, and Mutsu
  • Ward H. Kipps - Grapes
    6943 S. Blue Ridge Turnpike, Rochelle, VA 22738. Phone: 540-948-4171. Directions: 2.5 miles south of Pratts on Route 231.
    Open: 8 am to dark, Monday to Saturday, August and September as available. Pick-your-own grapes - Concord and French hybrids. Also many varieties of red, white and blue

Rappahannock County

  • Goat Hill Farm - UPDATE June 3, 2006: No longer a pyo - just a nursery!
    365 Tiger Valley Road, Washington, VA. Phone: 540-675-3982.
  • High Places Orchards - Cherries, raspberries, peaches, plums, nectarines, apples.
    121 Winesap Lane, Flint Hill-Huntly, VA. Phone: 540-635-5537. Directions: From Front Royal, follow Route 522 eight miles south, turn left on Route 662 east and go a half-mile, then turn left on Winesap Lane and follow it to the orchards. Open: Monday through Saturday dawn to dusk, Sundays noon to dusk through early November; call for hours.
  • Lee's Orchard - pick your own apples
    65 Orchard Lane, Washington, VA. Phone: 540-675-3201 and 540-675-3178. Directions: Take Route 66 west to Route 29 south toward Warrenton; take Route 211 west 22 miles to the orchard, on the right. Open: daily 9 to 6 through the end of October. 14 acres of pick-your-own apples, and honey, fall produce and cider made on the orchard.
  • Muskrat Haven. Strawberries, blueberries, thornless blackberries, red raspberries, peaches, nectarines, apples, vegetables. 
    On Route 211, four miles west of Amissville, VA. Phone: 540-937-5892 or 540-937-5891.

Shenandoah County

  • Adam's Apples - UPDATE May 24, 2008: no PYO, just prepicked apples
    658 Walton Farm Road, Woodstock, VA 22664. Phone: 5404592010. Email us at: marstons@shentel.net.
  • Blue Ridge Berry Farm - Blueberries
    Harrisville Road, Toms Brook, VA. Phone: 540-436-9194. Directions: Near Toms Brook: From I-81 at Toms Brook exit, east on Route 651 to Route 11, south to Toms Brook, west at Brook Creek Road (Route 653), left at Harrisville Road (Route 655), 1.8 miles to farm on left.
  • Faith Farms - Pick-your-own asparagus, strawberries, pumpkins - CLOSED
    1593 Hockman Road, Strasburg, VA 22657. E(540) 465-2964 & (540) 465-3360, Monica Pangle. -mail: fthfarms@shentel.net 
  • Honey Hill Farm - apples, blackberries, corn (sweet), peaches, pumpkins, summer squash, winter squash, tomatoes, walnuts, Honey from hives on the farm, and prepicked produce
    14412 Senedo Road, Mount Jackson, VA, VA 22842. Phone: (540) 331-4552. Fax: (866) 409-5788. Email: ipsolutions@onebox.com. Directions: Route 42 10 miles west from I-81 at Woodstock. On left-hand side of Route 42. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September. Open: Monday to F 8 am to 7 pm, Saturday and Sunday 8 am to 8 pm; May-August; pre-picked vegetables, eggs and honey at other times of the year. Blackberries July-August; Corn August-September; Squash August; Green Beans June-September; Apples August; Free-range eggs March-October; Local Honey All year round. Payment: Cash, only. Local Honey: Cut-comb and extracted; Free-range eggs; Potatoes and green beans available; Leaf vegetables. Comments from a visitor on July 14, 2008: "They're normally open on the weekends or by appointments. they have greenbean, edamame, eggs, potatos for digging(which kids love). Best to call before you go.".
  • Swover Creek Farms - Pick-your-own or fresh-picked strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, vegetables
    4176 Swover Creek Road, Edinburg, VA 22824. Phone: 540-984-8973. Email: swover@shentel.net  Directions: U.S. 81 Woodstock exit, west on Route 42, 9 miles; left on Swover Creek Road, ½ mile.

Stafford County

  • Mountain View Orchard / Flying T Farm -  UPDATE August 16, 2006 - No longer offering PYO

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