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U-Pick Farms
British Columbia
Comox Valley, Vancouver Island County
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Ash Berry Farm - raspberries, rhubarb, strawberries, restrooms,
picnic area, farm animals
3210 Royston Road, Courtenay, BC V9N 9R3. Phone: 250-336-8872. Click here for a map and directions. Crops are usually available in June, July. Open: Our gates open at 8 am subject to berry availability; Please call ahead as we do run out of berries with high demand. Season is usually June 15 pm to July 15, please call ahead!. Payment: Cash, only. This year we are growing pickling cucumbers and rhubarb. (UPDATED: April 15, 2008)
North end of Summerland County
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Dickinson Family Farm - cherries, prepicked produce, restrooms,
picnic area, school tours
17208 Bentley Road, Summerland, BC V0H 1Z3. Phone: 250-494-8732. Fax: 250-494-8732. Email: drdickinson@shaw.ca. Directions: Map quest page on our web site. North end of Summerland. Coming from the south - turn right at Jones Flat road and left on Bentley. Coming from the north, Turn right on Bentley road. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in July, August. Open: Daily from July 15th until October 31st from 8 am to 5 pm. Cherries: July 15th - August 10th. Payment: Cash, only. Fruit stand with all fruits in season. Small campsite in middle of orchard. Provide pre-booked educational orchard tours. Have the world's tallest tripod orchard ladder - in Guinness book of records. Antique equipment on site. (ADDED: May 09, 2008)
Other (unclassified as yet) Areas
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Aldor Acres Farm - Apples, Christmas trees-you choose and you
cut,
24990, 84 Avenue, Fort Langley, BC . Phone: (604) 888-0788. Email: aldoracres@telus.net. Open: daily 9 - 5 from Sunday, September 24 through to Tuesday, October 31. School groups must make reservations. Individual families are welcome at any time. The cost is $5.00 per person (anyone of walking age) or $22.00 per family Payment: Cash, Check. Fort Langley County -
AppleBarn Pumpkin Farm Ltd. - Apples, pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, straw or hay bale maze, prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, tractor-pulled hay rides, face painting, pony rides, petting zoo
333 Gladwin Road, abbotsford, BC V2T 5Y1. Phone: 604-853-3108. Fax: 604-859-6170. Email us at: info@applebarn.ca. Directions: Hwy 1 to Clearbrook Road. Left on Clearbrook Road. Left on Huntington Road. Right on Gladwin . We are open September, October. Our hours are: Mon-Sat 9-5 Sun 11-5 Payment: Cash, only. -
The Apple Farm - apples, pears, plums
4490 Boundary Road, Yarrow, BC Canada V2R 5J3 (604- 823-4311, Fax 604-823-4669) - gourmet apples, pears, plums, fresh cider, press your own apples, tours, more. - Bear Hill Raspberry Farm
- Blueberries - Call ahead - they may not have PYO
5939 Bear Hill Road (Off Oldfield), Victoria, BC. Phone 652 1338- - Blueberry Hill Farm
- blueberries
5927 Oldfield Road, 652 0461- U-pick, pick-up or orders (20lbs and over)- Unsprayed fruit. - Blueberry Patch Country Market - strawberries,
blueberries, cherries
2782-20th Street, Lister, B.C. (South of Creston, on Hwy.21, follow our signs -we're 1km east of the airport) Phone: 250-428-4647 e-mail: sproules@kootenay.com "A Country Taste At A Friendly Place". We offer delicious u-pick or ready picked strawberries grown hydroponically from the end of May through to Mid October. Also the best flavoured Blueberries -4 acres of u-pick fields- end of July to mid August. Fabulous large sweet cherries are u-pick or ready picked harvested end of July to mid August. We have a very exciting Country Market serving lite lunches, special dessert & refreshments, also loaded with gourmet food & unique gift items. Open: March to December - Tuesdays to Saturdays 9:30 am to 4:30p.m. Hosts:Michael & Bibiane Sproule welcome you to visit! - Blueberries U-Pick - Pick
your own blueberries
18064-32 AVe , Surrey, BC V3S 0L5. Tel: (604) 290-4081. Open July, August and September. Call ahead to ensure berry availability. - Brannen Lake Campsite & Black Jack Farm - pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, child-sized haybale maze, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, tractor-pulled hay rides, face painting, pony rides, petting zoo
4220 Biggs Road, Nanaimo, BC V9T 5P9. Phone: 250-756-0404. Email us at: caillet@shaw.ca. Directions: Exit 24 off Highway 19 onto Jingle Pot Road. Immediate right onto Biggs, follow road approx. 2 kilometers. . We are open October. Our hours are: 7 days a week. Open to public on weekends 11am-4pm. school bookings during weekdays. Call for group rates or bookings Pumpkin Pickin\' Hayrides start October 11th, Thru until October 31. Join us to visit our petting zoo, covered hayride through our spooky forest, pick your own pumpkin from the patch, enjoy a complimentary hot chocolate or coffee, get your face painted and get lost in our childrens haymaze. Payment: Cash, only. -
Chilliwack Pumpkin Patch/Corn Maze - Apples, pumpkins, prepicked
produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, petting zoo,
farm animals, birthday parties, school tours, events at your location (call
for info)
49501 Yale Rd West, Chilliwack , BC v2r 4l6. Phone: 604 819 6203. Email: sidebyside@shaw.ca. Directions: From the # 1 highway take exit 109 head S.E. down Yale Rd West travel 1km down Yale rd W. and you will see us on the left hand side across from Chilliwack Golf and Country Club And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in September, October. Open: Maze opens Aug 17. Aug hours Tues. - Sat. 1pm-9pm, Sept/Oct 31 from Thur -Fri 6pm-9pm, Sat 1pm-9pm Sun/ Holidays from 1pm-6pm, Halloween night 6pm-9pm The apples, Sunflowers and Indian corn should be ready mid September. The Pumpkins and Gourds should be ready the beginning of October. NEW THIS YEAR MANY DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF PUMPKINS YOU WILL NOT SEE ELSE WHERE. From very very large to small minis and from bright orange to white pumpkins!! Come and see our NEW goat walk too and feed our goats!! OUR PLACE MAKES THE BEST SCHOOL FIELD TRIP ,we give out many free educational, agriculture handouts Payment: Cash, only. Our farm has been developed to get THE FAMILY back on the farm, having a great outing together that is fun for the very young to the very old. Our place and maze IS wheel chair and stroller accessible - Clingan
Blueberry Farm - Blueberries. Dukes and Bluecrop. Picked and U-pick.
Frozen as well.
Email us at: clinganblueberryfarm@yahoo.ca. Open from mid June through August each year. From 8 am to 8 pm 7 days a week. -
Covert Farms - beans, blackberries, blueberries, cucumbers, eggplant (aubergine), flowers, grapes, nectarines, summer squash, winter squash, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables
38614 107th Street, Oliver, BC V0H1T0. Phone: 250 498 2731. Fax: 250 498 6363. Email us at: info@covertfarms.ca. . We are open July, August, September, October. Our hours are: Monday to Sunday 7 am to 5 pm visit the website for maps and more info. - Dudink's Gardens - blueberries, currants (red
and black), gooseberries, raspberries, strawberries, restrooms
2219 Gomerich Road, Nanaimo, , BC V9X 1R8. Phone: 250-740-0302. Fax: 250-740-0302. Email: nmdudink@shaw.ca. Directions: Heading south to Victoria from Nanaimo, go under Duke Point ferry overpass, take second road, Minetown, on right, follow to 3-way stop. Minetown changes name to Scotchtown. Follow over railway track to Gomerich Road. Turn left and after hay field on right, turn right into second driveway of 2219 Gomerich Road. Heading north from Ladysmith, north of the airport and Cassidy Pub, turn left onto Morden at traffic lights by the Gas N Go. Follow to 3-way stop. Turn left onto Scotchtown, follow over railway track to Gomerich Road. Turn left, and after hay field on right, turn right into second gate of 2219 Gomerich Road. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June, July, August. Open: Daily 8-5 during strawberry season. May vary, so phone ahead. Strawberries: June 10-July 15; Red & black currants: mid July; gooseberries - July 1-July 15; raspberries: July 10 - August 10; blueberries: July 15-August 15. Best to phone ahead, as seasons vary. Orders welcome. Payment: Cash, only. We-pick berries also available. Nursery plants and vegetables in season. Location is in a beautiful, peaceful valley around Beck Lake. - Forstbauer Natural Food Farm -
ORGANIC pick your own
certified organic produce such as blueberries, beets, blue lake
pole beans, carrots, chard, dill cucumbers, kale, potatoes,
pumpkins, summer and winter squash, zucchini
49350 Prairie Central Road, Chilliwack, BC. Phone: 604-794-3999. Email: farm@forstbauer.com. We are certified organic and bio dynamic. Learn about the principles of bio-dynamic farming. You are invited to experience harvesting your own , and many other vegetables. They also sell organically raised beef and have certified organic / bio-dynamic Okanagan fruits. This is an old listing; has anyone got a phone number for them? - Gatzke's Farm Market - Pick
your own fruit in season
Hwy 97, Oyama BC. Phone: 250-548-3444.Take Gatzkes Tour of the Peach Jungle, 57 varieties of tree fruits grown on the 10 acres of orchard. Farm breakfasts from 6:am, lunch on the Patio Cafe, washrooms. Special Bus lanes for buses to load and unload. - Geier's Fruit and Berry Farm - Cherries - Strawberries - Raspberries
3820 - 40th Street, SE, Salmon Arm (Geiers is located just 4 km south of TransCda Hwy, near the Industrial Park). Phone: 250-832-2807. Email: rsgeier@telus.net. Pick your own ripe fruit and vegetables. Open mid-June through late September. Call ahead for fruit ripening dates and availability. Tours are available by appointment. -
Hanna
Orchards Farm Market - u-pick flowers
3181 11th Ave NE, Salmon Arm, B.C. Phone: 250 832-4574. Email: hanna@sunwave.net Farm market offering fruit, vegetables, hard ice-cream cones, fruit smoothies, giftware, self-guided orchard tours, open garden. Over 40 varieties of modern and heritage apple varieties. Open Mid Aug. through late Oct. 8 am to 6 p.m. Mon. to Saturday, and 1-5 pm Sunday. - Heritage
Farm - u-pick organic cherries, UPDATE June 29, 2007: A
visitor reports they no longer have any cherries
5271 Old West Saanich Road, Victoria area, BC. phone 479 4769 - Wonderful apples, free range turkeys, fresh cut flowers, U-pick. - Hillside Orchards U- Pick & Farm Market -
Apples, apricots, beans, beets, cherries, corn (sweet), cucumbers, flowers,
grapes, melons, nectarines, onions, pears, peas, peaches, peppers, plums,
pumpkins, raspberries, saskatoons, summer squash, winter squash, tomatoes,
other vegetables, walnuts, prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and
refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals
Hwy # 97 Across Rd# 18, Oliver, BC V0H 1T0. Phone: 250-485-7180 or 250-498-2947. Email: quest02@telus.net. Directions: Look for the big yellow sign between Oliver and Osoyoos counties, with a cartoon farmer on top And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June, July, August and September. Open: 7 days a week 8:00am to 7:00 pm June 15 Cherries start. Then about 10 days later apricots & by the middle of July everything is starting...except pears , apples, plums & pumpkins these products are ready in the first week of Aug. Payment: Cash, Check. we also have several varieties of Peppers, two varieties of Eggplants & heirloom melons & squash. Crop availability: starting with cherries (lapin), raspberries, apricots, 5 types of peaches first ones starting in the middle of July & finishing in September. early & late nectarines, also our famous white flesh peach, plums & prune plums, pears, 6 varieties of apples, yellow watermelon, red watermelon, orange watermelon, tomatoes, beans , pickling cukes, beets, onions, corn ,hot & sweet peppers, eggplant, garlic . all these products are available for u-pick!! We have 32 acres, 3 acres of untouched desert. there is public washroom & picnic areas, we use no pesticides or herbicides on our ground crops. Ice cream & homemade frozen yogurt with our own fruits. Home canning, jams , honey, candy apples, and family guided tours. We also have 3 dogs & 5 cats , that are children friendly. Sometimes you can see the mule deer eating our fresh fruit in our orchard. A great experience. - Kenmar Farm - Strawberries, Raspberries,
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Brian & Daphne Hughes, 11293 Chalet Road, Sidney 655-3093 Year round weekly box program - Vegetables and Fruit. Strawberries, Raspberries, Apples, Vegetables, Eggs, Chicken, Pork and Lamb, Winter greenhouse salad greens. Orders taken, U-Pick (bring your own containers.) - Kildara
Farms - strawberries, raspberries, apples, vegetables,
11293 Chalet Road, Sidney, Victoria area, BC. phone 655 3093 - Products include free range eggs, chicken, pork, and lamb. Winter greenhouse salad greens. U-pick and orders taken. Certified organic. -
Krause Brothers Farms -
strawberries, blueberries and raspberries.
6179-248th Street, Aldegrove, BC, V4W 1C3, Canada. Phone: 604.856.5757. Email: krausefarms@telus.net. Directions: click here for a map and directions. Also prepicked blackberries and corn. A visitor writes: "They make there own pies, jams and syrups for people to buy. I went this morning and had a wonderful visit. Please put them on your list! I highly recommend them!" - Le Coteau Farms - Strawberries (U-pick and
picked)
304 Walton Place (off Oldfield Road), Victoria area, BC. , E-Mail lecoteau@octonet.com , phone/fax 658 5888. - Meadowbrook Farm
- blueberries
Bryan & Lynn Yager & Family, 205 Meadowbrook Road Victoria 479-7166 U-Pick and picked blueberries early July and August. Frozen blueberries available all year. No sprays. - McMillan Pumpkin Patch - apricots, pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized haybale maze, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, tractor-pulled hay rides
3690 Berard Road, Kelowna, BC V1W 4A9. Phone: 250 863 6081. Email us at: rcmcmillan@shaw.ca. Directions: From Orchard Park Mall follow Gordon Drive to K.L.O, turn left on K.L.O, turn right on Spiers Rd (just after Mission Creek Bridge), Berard Rd is at the end of the long straight stretch on Spiers Road. Lots of signs to follow! . We are open October. Our hours are: 7 days a week for all of October 10am to 6pm Pumpkin Patch is open October 1st to October 31st We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, only. We are a family run farm on a 100 acres that runs along Mission Creek. We have been told that the hay ride alone is worth coming to the farm for! A experience in itself! Or come just for the u pick pumpkin patch and visit Sleepy Hollow while you are here. This year we are going to add a pumpkin slingshot for fun! Okanagan Valley County. -
No.5 BlueBerry Farm - FOLLOWS ORGANIC METHODS, blueberries
7040 no.5 road.(Cross street of Granville), Richmond, BC V6Y2V2. Phone: 604-303-8733. Email us at: thiheng@hotmail.com. . We are open July, August. Our hours are: We are open all through the July and August. Our Operation hours for U-Pick are: Fri-Sun = 11am-8pm, for Monday to Thursday are flexible. Please give us a call before you come. We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, only. - Pedersen Berry Farm
- strawberries
Eric Pedersen, 6330 Centreal Sanich Road Victoria 652-3653 Specializing in strawberries since 1950. u-pick daily through the peak of the season 8am - 4pm. - The Pumpkin Patch Farm Stand
The Mar Family, 7120 Veyaness Road Saanichton 652-8449. Fruit and vegetables in season. U-pick pumpkins in October. - Rigo-en Orchards - tomatoes,
peppers
A 25 acre family farm located within 4 kilometers of Vernon, adjacent to Okanagan Lake. U-pick. Open August through October. 6831 Bella Vista Road, Vernon, BC. 250-545-1610. - Rondriso Farms - pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, tractor-pulled hay rides,
ornamental gourds, pumpkin patch, hay wagon rides
8390 172nd Street, Surrey, BC V4N 3G4. Phone: 604-574-5585. Email us at: rondriso@shaw.ca. Directions: 5 minutes from Highway #1, take 176th St exit south. Turn west (right) on 80th Ave. Turn north (right) on 172nd St. The farm is 1/2 mile down at 172nd St and 84th Ave. The pumpkin patch is open in October, with hay wagon rides on weekends and the last week in October. Prepicked Sweet corn and ornamental gourds are available in season. Please call for hours. Payment: Cash, only. - Rosemeade Farms -strawberries and raspberries
1939 Meadowbank Road, Saanichton, BC, V8M 1X9, phone 652 1862 - U-pick and picked strawberries and raspberries, also rhubarb, kale and ontario super sweet corn. - Saanichton Christmas Tree
and Ostrich Farm - Christmas trees
8231 East Saanich Road, , Victoria area, BC. Phone 652 3345 - Choose and cut your own tree from many varieties. Free hot apple cider, hand saw supplied. Gift shop open in December. - Skylark Farm - Blueberries
6435 Oldfield Road, Victoria area, BC. Phone 652 2271 - Picked or U-pick. Phone for orders. - Sparton Acres - blueberries, Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Christmas trees- you choose and we cut
402 Sparton Road, Victoria, BC V9E 2H4. Phone: 250-213-8788. Fax: 250-386-8180. Email us at: laptop@ronneal.com. Directions: Between the corners of Prospect Lake and West Saanich and Old West Saanich and Oldfield. . We are open July, August, December. Our hours are: Call 1st for availability and crop status We are certified organic for all crops! Payment: Cash, only. Saanich County - Steven's U-Pick Cherries - cherries, prepicked
produce
Hwy #97 Across Deadmans lake, Osoyoos, BC V0H1T0. Phone: 250-498-1013Directions: Hwy #97, Between Oliver & Osoyoos B.C across Deadmans Lake Open: 7 Days a week , 8 am to 5 pm We start picking our first cherries the May long weekend and continue picking till August. Payment: Cash, only. We are the largest U-pick cherry Orchard in the Sunny Okanogan !! We Have Over 6 varieties of cherries that last from May till August. So come out and have some fun! - Stewart's Berry Patch - blueberries,
raspberries, tayberries,
6283 Oldfield Road, Saanichton, BC V8M 1X7. Phone: (250) 652-6768 And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in July, August. Open: 8:00 am to Noon; call for days of operation; Payment: Cash, only. - Stocking Creek Farm - blueberries,
10735 Edgelow Rd S., Ladysmith, BC V9G 1X6. Phone: 250-245-8615. Email: farm@shaw.ca. Directions: Turn east at the traffic light 3.5km south of Coronation Mall in Ladysmith, or approx. 5km north of Chemainus. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in July, August, September. Open: Daily Mid July to early September We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, only. - Surrey Lakeside Farms - strawberries
Corner of 152nd St and 72nd Avenue, Surrey, BC V3S2B. Phone: 604-773-8354. Email us at: surreylakesidefarms@hotmail.com. Directions: Only 15 minutes from White Rock, Cloverdale, Guildford. Located on the corner of the major intersection of 152nd st and 72nd avenue. We are open June, July, August. Our hours are: Open 8:30am until 7 pm, 7 days a week from June until end of summer. Crop availability: Strawberries: June to August; Picking is dependent on weather and supply, so please call ahead at 604-773-8354. Payment: Cash, only please. - Surrey Farms - pumpkins, strawberries, raspberries,
blueberries
5180 – 152 Street, Surrey, BC. Phone: 604.574.1390. Fax: 604.574.1558. Open: every day from May 1 to October 31, 8 am to 7 pm. All types of vegetables in season; Okanagan fruit in season. - Sweder Berries - raspberries, saskatoons, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, snacks and refreshment stand
2125 Sweder Road, Prince George, BC V2N 5Z4. Phone: 250-330-4494. Directions: 30 minutes south of Prince George, BC . We are open July, August. Our hours are: Monday to Saturday, 9 am to 5 pm. Crops are usually available: Raspberries, July 10 - August 15; Saskatoons, July 1 - July 30; Pumpkins, September. Payment: Cash, Check. - Windy Hill Farm - raspberries, tayberries
7170 Maber Road, Saanichton, BC, V8M 1S9, phone 652 2777. U-pick or picked. Phone for orders.
Pick-your-own farms in British Columbia, Canada
This page provides a detailed list of Canada's pick- your- own (PYO, U-pick, upickem, pick-it-yourself) farms. 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 let me know!
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