2024 Orlando and Orange County, Florida Vegetable U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org
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Vegetable U-Pick Orchards in Orlando and Orange County, Florida in 2024, by county
Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for vegetables that we know of in this area. Not all areas of any state, nor even every state, have vegetables orchards that are open to the public. If you know of any others, please tell us using the add a farm form!
Remember to always check with the farm's own website or Facebook page before you go - or call or email them if they don't have a website or Facebook page. Conditions at the farms and crops can change literally overnight, so if you want to avoid a wasted trip out there - check with the farm directly before you go! If I cannot reach them, I DON'T GO!
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Orange County
Bekemeyer Family Farm LLC - strawberries, blueberries, vegetables, pumpkins, peaches, cabbage, cauliflower, onions and kohlrabi 1055 East Story Road, Winter Garden, FL 34787. Phone: 407-917-8068. Email: bekemeyerfamilyfarm@gmail.com. Open: Wednesdays 11am to 5pm Fridays 9am to 1pm Saturdays 9am to 3pm Sundays 9am to 3pm from Mid October thru Mid May. Directions: For a map to our farm, . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. . . In each crop's respective season, they offer U-pick strawberries, U-pick peaches, U-pick cabbage, cauliflower, onions and kohlrabi and pre-picked veggies in our market. On our one hundred twenty acre farm, our perennial plantings include forty acres of blueberry bushes and five acres of peach trees. Our newest crops include delightful sunflowers and zinnias, both of which are available for picking during our Spring U-pick and Fall Festival. Our newest addition to the farm, strawberries, is available during the winter months, giving you another harvest to enjoy at the farm (in case the fresh donuts weren't enough). Our Fall Festival is a family destination to remember, held weekends in October.
Vegetable Picking Tips, Recipes and Information
Pick veggies that are firm and free of blemishes.
Canning, Freezing, Drying, Preserving and more!
Below are links to pages with easy and reliable directions about how to can, preserve, freeze and make other goodies fromveggiess. Some of these require a Pressure Canner to prevent potential spoilage and
food poisoning, due to the low acid content of the food. For others, you
can use a water bath canner OR a Pressure Canner. I've noted what's
required for each, below, following each entry, with
W for water bath,
P for Pressure canner, and
W, P for either may be used!
Boiled Peanuts! Now
Southerners who move to other parts of the country can make their own
home-canned boiled peanuts to eat later or give away as gifts
How to home-can pumpkin (in a cooked, cubed form) and
why you shouldn't home-can the pureed forms. Note: Pumpkin is difficult
to can safely - it is a low acid food, so that rules out open water bath
canning immediately. Pressure canners can be used, but according to the
health authorities (like the National Center for Home Food Preservation)
only if the pumpkin is cubed, rather than mashed. I usually just freeze the
cooked pumpkin! - P