2024 Eastern Shore of Maryland Apple U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org
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Apple U-Pick Orchards in Eastern Shore of Maryland in 2024, by county
Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for apples that we know of in this area. Not all areas of any state, nor even every state, have apples 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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Caroline County
Blades Orchard - Uses integrated pest management practices, apples, pumpkins, Cider mill (fresh
apple cider made on the premises), U-pick and already picked, restrooms,
school tours 4822 Preston Road, Federalsburg, MD 21632. Phone:
410-754-8857. Email:
bladesorchard@bladesorchard.com. Open: July through October on Saturday 9 am to 4, Sunday 11 pm to 4
pm; We are not open on Monday to Friday; U-Pick Apple Season Opens Mid
September thru October each year. Weekends . Directions:
Click here for a map and directions. We use integrated pest management
practices. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover.
Click here for our Facebook page. The Orchard has an indoor market that
is open in September and October for U-Pick Apples and Pumpkin season.
U-pick: Apples and Pumpkins in September - October. Retail (already
picked): Strawberries May and June; Peaches End of June - September; Apples
July - December; Melons July - September; Cider August - December. (UPDATED:
May 15, 2019, JBS)
First Fruits Berry Farm & Orchard -
Minimizes chemical and pesticide use,
apples, blueberries, grapes, peaches, 8416 Harmony Road,
Denton, MD 21629, Denton, MD 21629. Phone: 410-310-3906. Email:
coherrman@yahoo.com. Open: We open the
2nd week of June for blueberry picking and we are a family run U - Pick farm
open from sunup to sundown every day of the week. Directions:
Click here for a map and directions. We minimize use of pesticides and
other chemicals. Payment: Cash, Check.
Click here for our Facebook page.
Blueberries, Blackberries,white
peaches,free range chicken eggs,gazania flowers and fresh blueberry jam
available!
Redemption Farms LLC - apples, peaches, strawberries (day neutral), broad beans, pumpkins, porta-potties, Cell service cell phones work here
26564 Hignutt Rd, Denton, MD 21629. Phone: (443) 786-9263. Email:
redemptionfarmsmd@gmail.com. Open: Call
for current hours. Picking updates:
Click here for picking updates. Directions: Turn right onto Hignutt Road drive approximately 1,000 feet, Market is on the right. From Delaware: Travel west on
404 towards Denton. After crossing the Delaware Maryland line travel approximately 4 miles then turn left onto Hignutt Road. Market is approximately 1,000
foot on the right. Click here for a map and directions.
AStrawberry season is typically: May 1 to June 15 Peach Season is typically: July 1 to September 1 Apple Season is typically: August 1 to November 1.
Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover.
Click here for our Instagram page. (UPDATED: September 19, 2022) (ADDED: August 09, 2021)
Cecil County
Milburn Orchards -
blueberries, cherries, blackberries, grapes, raspberries
and apples 1495 Appleton Road, Elkton, MD 21921. Phone:
410-398-1349. Alternate phone: 800-684-3000. Email:
info@milburnorchards.com.
Directions:
Click here for a map. They have cherries, blackberries,
raspberries and apples for pick-your-own. 2019 update: New this
season: We have implemented a new policy which requires a $5
prepayment per person ages 16-59. Upon arrival you will be given a
wooden nickel in exchange for your $5 deposit. When you've finished
picking, your berries will be weighed and the $5 deposit will be
applied to your purchase and you will be charged for the remaining
balance.No refunds will be issued for total charges less than
$5.00.(UPDATED: May 16, 2019, JBS) A visitor writes:
"They also have a market and in the fall they have craft shows, corn
and hay mazes and pumpkins. There is also a petting zoo. It's a fun
place to take the kids!"
Dorchester County
Kent County
Lockbriar Farm - strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, peaches, nectarines,
apples, cherries, apricots, plums 10051 Worton Road, Chestertown, MD
21620. Phone: 410-778-9112. Email:
upick@lockbriarfarms.com. Open: Call or see their website. Directions:
Click here for a map and Directions. (ADDED: May 12, 2010X)
Kent Fort Farm - Apples, blackberries,
cucumbers, eggplant, peaches, peppers, pumpkins, summer squash, winter
squash, tomatoes, other vegetables, restrooms, tractor-pulled hay rides,
petting zoo 135 Eastern Lane, Stevensville, MD 21666. Phone: 410
643-1650. Email:
kentfort@crosslink.net. Directions: Route 50 to exit 37 south (east of
Bay Bridge). Go 8 miles to Kent point rd on right. Follow 3 miles to Evans
lane on left. Go 200 yards to Eastern lane on right. 2nd entrance on left.
Click here for a map and directions. Crops are usually available in July, August, October. Open:
Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 9 am to 4 pm, Sunday 10 am to 4 pm. Open
weekends only in October, 10am to 4pm, or by appointment. Peaches: Mid
July-August. Peach Fest: 1st Saturday in August. Pumpkins: October weekends
11 am to 4 pm Payment: Cash, only.
White Marsh Acres - Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, apples, pears, peaches, plums,
515 White Marsh Rd, Centreville, MD 21617. Phone: (410) 739-8649. Alternate
Phone: (410) 490-6137. Email:
annielh@atlanticbb.net. Open: Noon to dusk on Sundays until September
20th. Directions: We are on the Eastern Shore of Maryland 10 miles from the
Outlets and 2 miles from the 301 Welcome/ rest area near Centreville. from
route 301 take route 213 to White Marsh Road and find us at 515 White Marsh
Road.
Click here for a map and directions.
Peaches begin usually around July 4th and go thru August. Payment: Cash,
Check. White Marsh Orchard & Christmas Tree Farm offers pick your own fruit,
including peaches, plums, pears, nectarines, and blackberries. (UPDATED:
July 23, 2019, JBS)
Somerset County
Talbot County
Wicomico County
Worcester County
Apple Picking Tips, Recipes and Information
Apples ripen from the outside of the tree towards the center, so the apples out
the outside of the tree will ripen first. Once they are picked, they stop
ripening. Picking apples directly from a
tree is easy. Roll the apple upwards off the branch and give a little twist;
don't pull straight away from the tree. If two apples are joined together at the
top, both will come away at the same time. Don't shake the trees or branches.
If the apple you are trying to pick drops, (or others on the tree) go ahead and
pick it up. They're perfectly fine! But do wash them before you eat them! More info: How to tell
when apples are ripe
Once picked, don't throw the apples into the baskets, place them in
gently, or they will bruise and go bad more quickly.
Don't wash apples until just before using to prevent spoilage.
Keep apples cool after picking to increase shelf life. A cool basement is ideal, but the fruit/vegetable drawer of a refrigerator will work, too. A refrigerator is fine for small
quantities of apples. Boxed apples need to be kept in a cool, dark spot
where they won't freeze. Freezing ruptures all of an apple's cells, turning
it into one large bruise overnight. The usual solution is to store apples in
a root cellar. But root cellars often have potatoes in them: apples and
potatoes should never be stored in the same room because, as they age,
potatoes release an otherwise ethylene gas, which makes apples spoil faster.
If you can keep the gas away from your apples, they will keep just fine.
Just don't store them right next to potatoes.
Prevent contact between apples stored for the winter by wrapping them
individually in sheets of newspaper. The easiest way to do this is to unfold
a section of newspaper all the way and tear it into quarters. Then stack the
wrapped apples . See more here: How
to store apples at home
There are tens of thousands of varieties of apples, developed over centuries. They vary in sugar, acoidity, flavors, storing, crispness and many other
attributes. See our guides to apple varieties:
Recipes, illustrated with step by step instructions
Apple pie recipe and directions and
illustrated! I can say, with, ahem, no bias at all, that this is the
best apple pie recipe in the world! (Alright, I did have an apple strudel in
Vienna once at that place listed in Fodors that was REALLY good, but that
wasn't a pie, was it? And since this was the recipe my grandmother used, it
must be great!)