Looking for a local, pick-your-own farm in France? Farms are open and safe! Scroll down this page and you will see the U-Pick farms in France, sorted by county. Those that offer organic or sustainably grown produce are identified by the words "organic" and/or "sustainable" in Green, next to their name (see "What does Organic mean?"). The U-pick crops they offer follow the name of the farm. To search the page for a specific crop, use Ctrl-F (or on an ipad or Mac, use their "search on this page" function) If they have a website, the name will be in blue and underlined; click on it and it will open their website. If you find anything outdated or inaccurate, see the customer and farmer menus (as appropriate) at the top menu bar to submit updates and corrections and help me keep each current!
New! Pricing information - I am building a pricing guide to help you know what
the typical prices are for each crop. Let me know when you see price changes!
If you are having a hard time
finding canning lids, I've used these, and they're a great price & ship in 2 days.
New! Road tripping and camping is a great way to have a fun, safe and inexpensive family trip. The national and state parks and monuments are open, and campgrounds usually cost between $10 and $40 per night. September to November is the best camping weather. See our new website Road Tripping and Camping.com for tips, tricks, guides, checklists and info about parks, monuments and other places to visit.
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! And if you know of any farms I missed and want to add a farm, please let me know! I'm making updates for this year as fast as I can - if you find anything out-of-date, wrong or not working - please let me know! This website is supported by purchases you make through the links to products on Amazon. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This allows me to continue to maintain the website and make improvements!
What's in season in October 2021, and other timely information:
Notes for October 2021: Autumn is upon us and that means you'd better hurry to get blueberries and peaches; apples are already in full swing. Some crops continue until frost, like raspberries, blackberries, figs, corn and tomatoes. Check your area's crop calendar (see this page) and call your local farms for seasonal specific updates.
See these pages to find a local Apple festival, and other festivals. We have a guide to apple varieties and a guide to peach varieties. Also recipes, canning and freezing directions for apples, blueberries, peaches, tomatoes, corn etc.
See our comprehensive list of easy home canning, jam and jelly making, preserving, drying and freezing directions. You can access recipes and other resources from the drop down menus at the top of the page or the site search. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to write me! It is easy to make your own ice cream, even gelato, or low fat or low sugar ice cream - see this page. Also note, there are many copycat website listing U-pick farms now. They have all copied their information from here and usually do not ever update. Since 2002, I've been updating the information every day but Christmas; so if you see anything wrong or outdated, please write me!
France U-Pick Farms and Orchards, by region
Pick-your-own farms in France
These pages list pick your own farms in France. You may pick the fruit
or vegetables yourself. Please use the
feedback link if you want
to tell your experience (good or bad) with a farm, ask a question, or comment on
the website. I'm always looking for more farms to add, so click on the
suggest a farm
link if you know of a farm that I haven't listed! And if you have a farm
and want to add it or correct the information, just click on
Add My Farm.
The regions of metropolitan France change in 2016. We are using that newer
organization below and on the map. You can find the
harvest calendar for Farnce here.
Farms grouped by Name, Capital (previous regions combined, if applicable)
Ces pages regroupent vos propres fermes en France. Vous pouvez
choisir les fruits ou les legumes vous-même. S'il vous plaît
utiliser le lien de
commentaires si vous voulez dire votre experience (bonne ou
mauvaise) avec une ferme, poser une question, ou un commentaire sur
le site Web. Je suis toujours à la recherche d'autres fermes à
ajouter, alors cliquez sur le
lien suggerer une ferme si vous connaissez une ferme que je n'ai
pas repertoriee! Et si vous avez une ferme et que vous voulez
l'ajouter ou corriger les informations, il suffit de cliquer
sur Ajouter ma ferme.
Les regions metropolitaines changent en 2016. Nous utilisons cette
nouvelle organisation ci-dessous et sur la carte.
Grand Est - Strasbourg; (Combined Alsace-Lorraine and Champagne-Ardenne)
Nouvelle-Aquitaine - Bordeaux; (Combined 3 regions Aquitaine, Limousin and Poitou-Charentes)
Auvergne Rhône-Alpes - Lyon; (Combined the Auvergne and the Rhône-Alpes)
Bretagne - Rennes, Brittany
Bourgogne Franche-Comte - Dijon; (Combined Burgundy and the Franche Comte)
Centre Val de Loire - Orleans
- Les
jardins de Meslay - Pick your own fruit, vegetables
and flowers in season
37210 Parçay-Meslay, Indre et Loire, France. Phone: +33 2 47 29 05 20. Email: [email protected]. Open: 9AM-12PM, 2-7PM. Directions: N 47° 27.841 E 000° 44.423. Les jardins de meslay vous propose des fruit, legumes et legumes à cueillir. Venez en famille pour cueilir vous mêmes les fruits et legumes de saison. Vous trouverez aussi des fleurs à couper pour faire de splendides bouquets. Horaires ouverture: - matin 9h -12h ; après-midi 14h - 19h. (ADDED: March 21, 2017, JBS)
Corse - Ajaccio; (Corsica)
Languedoc-Roussillon Midi-Pyrenees - Toulouse; (Combined Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrenees)
Normandie - Rouen; (Normandy, Combined Basse-Normandie and Haute-Normandie)
Nord-Pas-de-Calais Picardie - Lille; (Combined Nord-Pas-de-Calais and the Picardie)
Île-de-France - Paris
Pays de la Loire - Nantes
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur - Nice
Typical Harvest Dates in France, by Crop
- Artichokes: April and May
- Beans: August to October
- Beetroot: August to October
- Broad beans: April and May
- Broccoli: September to November and March to May
- Cardoons: September to March
- Carrots: September to November and March to May
- Cucumbers: July to September
- Figs: June and July, then September
- Flowers, Lavender: May to June
- Grapes: July to September
- Herbs: May to September
- Mulberries: May
- Peas: March to May;
- Peppers: July to September
- Plums: June and July, then September
- Strawberries: May
- Tomatoes: July to September
Other Local Farm Products (Honey, Horses, Milk, Meat, Eggs, Etc.)
(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)
Above is the
2020 version of
the Ball Blue Book