2024 Southwest New Jersey Strawberry U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Strawberry U-Pick Orchards in Southwest New Jersey in 2024, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for strawberries that we know of in this area. Not all areas of any state, nor even every state, have strawberries 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!

PLEASE report closed farms, broken links and incorrect info using the "Report Corrections" form below.

Burlington County

• Hallock's U-Pick - strawberries, vegetables, peas, beans, beets. tomatoes, pumpkins
  38 Fischer Rd, New Egypt, NJ 8533. Phone: 609-758-8847. Email: hallocksupickfarm@gmail.com. Open: daily. Click here for a map and directions. . Crop Approximate Picking DateStrawberries Mid-MayPeas JuneKohlrabi, Cabbage June til FallBeans (String, wax, flat) Late June til Fall Beets, Swiss Chard Late June til FallTomatoes Late July til FallPickles, Cucumber, Squash Late June til FallLima & Butter Beans August til Fall Onions, Okra, & Field Peas August til FallBell, Fryer & Hot Peppers, Eggplant Late July til FallCilantro Late July til FallDill, Cranberry Beans Late July til FallWhite Potatoes Mid-July til FallSpinach, Broccoli Spring & FallCollards, Kale, Rape, Mustards & Turnips Spring til Fall Sweet Potato Leaves, Jute Leaves,Bitterballs, Careless Greens, Kittley, Sour/Sour August til FallSweet Potatoes Sept & OctPumpkins & Rutabagas Fall (ADDED: August 4, 2022, JBS)
• Johnson's Farm - apples, blueberries, corn (sweet), peaches, pumpkins, strawberries, gift shop, concessions or refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, petting zoo, birthday parties, school tours
  133 Church Road, Medford, NJ 8055. Phone: 609-654-8643. Email: farmerjohnson@johnsonsfarm.com. Open: Monday - Wednesday 8 am to 7 pm Thursday 8 am to 8 pm Friday and Saturday 8 am to 9 pm Sunday 8 am to 8 pm During Christmas Week December 26 to 30 we will be OPEN 10am to 9pm Daily. Directions: Route 70 to Hartford Road 1 mile on Left side, next to Lenape High School. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.
  Johnson's Farm Facebook page. . We also have a roadside market / farm stand with Strawberries; sweet corn; peaches; nectarines; sweet cherries; apples; pumpkins; cantaloupes; popcorn; peanuts We also have Farm-baked pies; pot pies; sandwiches; salads; dips; ice cream; Italian ice; donuts; cookies; candy; quiches; soups;A visitor writes on June 08, 2020: "We went strawberry picking June 7. The berries were sweet and juicy and they have the place well organized for social distancing" Blake writes on July 2, 2019: "My parents live just around the corner from Johnson's and stop in here every week; sometimes to pick, sometimes to the farm market. There's always something to do atthe farm!Blake writes on July 22, 2013: "Just picked there today: they had blueberries, peaches and corn to pick; excellent quality, neatly trimmed fields, but prices were very high: $2.49/lb for blueberries, $1.79/lb for peaches and corn was 48 cents/ear. My kids loved playing in the excellent playground, and water play area (both for a fee), and summer hayrides to the fields (also for a fee), and a small animal viewing/feeding area (also for a fee) "Blake writes on December 04, 2012: "I went to this farm as a child, many years ago. They're still popular almost all year round!"
  Comments from a visitor on October 11, 2010: "As of Oct. 11, 2011, they are out of u-pick apples!! Shame, it's a great farm. Didn't want to go early for apples & be stuck with a spoiled pumpkin. By the way, the only farm I've been to where the pumpkins are not just thrown in a field! Pick them off their vines!! We drive from out of state every year because it's a wonderful farm!!"
• Specca Farms Pick Your Own - Uses integrated pest management practices, beans, beets, broad beans, broccoli, carrots, cucumbers, eggplant, flowers, herbs or spices, peas, peppers, summer squash, strawberries, winter squash, tomatoes, other vegetables, Other fruit or veg, Honey from hives on the farm, porta-potties are available, farm animals, events at your location (call for info)
  870 Jacksonville-mt. Holly Road, Springfield, NJ 8505. Phone: 609-267-4445. Open: all months except July; Closed for the month of July; Thursday, Friday, Saturday from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, Sundays from 9 am to 5 pm. Directions: from route 541 in Mt. Holly, Head East on Woodlane Road. Turn left onto Jacksonville Road at first traffic light, Farm is on left. Big white sign reads Specca Farms Pick Your Own. Across from Springfield Golf Center. We will have a Sunflower maze in August. We use integrated pest management practices. Payment: Cash, only. . Pick Your Own Strawberries, Sweet Raab and Bitter Broccoli Raab, Kale and Collards, Leeks, Red, green, Romaine and Butterhead Lettuce, Beets, Spinach and Swiss Chard, FAVA Beans. , , At the Scale House Shed we have our own Honey and Eggs. We have picked greens, leeks and asparagus. Closed in July. Then in August, we re. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only.
  Specca Farms Pick Your Own Facebook page. . open with PYO Tomatoes; plum, Jersey, 250s, Heirlooms, Peppers and Eggplant, Okra, Field Peas, Beans, Greens, Lettuces and much more. We offer the largest selection of fresh Vegetables for pick Your Own. Grower of NJ's finest produce for a hundred years. A visitor writes on June 03, 2016: "They give you a large cardboard tray at no charge, and give you a dollar off each time you go back and reuse it."A visitor writes on June 29, 2014: "Specca has strawberries, too! Went 3rd weekend in June. They were awesome. You can also pick beet greens, which are hard to find in stores. Lovely people who own the farm, the Specca family. It's been there since I was a little girl, some 40 years ago. There's also a great farmers market nearby, Columbus Market, great outdoor fleamarket on Sundays."

Camden County

• Springdale Farm Market - strawberries, pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, corn maze, and prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, tractor-pulled hay rides
  1638 S. Springdale Road, Cherry Hill, NJ 8003. Phone: 856-424-8674. Email: springdalefarms@juno.com. Open: Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 7 pm, Sunday 8 am to 6 pm March thru December Strawberries: May 14-June 18 weather permitting Pumpkin Picking Hayrides and Corn Maze September 17- Nov 6. Directions: Route 295 to Exit 34A. Go to third traffic light and turn right. We are on the right 1 mile. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.
  Springdale Farm Market Facebook page. . Fax: 856-424-7074. . Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 7 pm, Sunday 8 am to 6 pm March thru December Strawberries: May 14-June 18 (weather permitting) Pumpkin Picking Hayrides and Corn Maze September 17- Nov 6. click here for a map to our farm. Crops are usually available in May, June, September, October. Bakery, Garden Shop-extensive collection of herb plants, perennials, annuals vegetables, house plants The Conservatory - Belgium greenhouse Room appointed with porcelain tile floor, chandeliers, tropical plants- overlooking a pavered veranda, fountained atrium , and the crops in our fields- available for renting for your special events.
  Comments from a visitor on May 22, 2012: "The strawberries were very nice, picking was easy, and the owners were very nice! Price in 2012 was $2.49 but the price changes from week. Bring your own containers; they charges $1.00 for containers. "

Gloucester County

• Duffield's Farm Market - Pick Your Own: Peas, strawberries, apples, corn maze, pumpkins, hayrides in the Fall
  Greentree & Chapel Heights Roads, Sewell, NJ . Phone: (856) 589-7090. Email: farmfresh@duffieldsfarm.com. Open: Summer: Monday to Saturday, 10 am to 8 pm, Winter: 10 am to 6 pm. Click here for a map and directions. . . We also have a roadside market / farm stand with Fruits, vegetables. We also have Jersey Fresh Cooks cookbook, bakery, cakes, cider donuts, home-made salads, hay rides to pumpkins, corn maze, hay rides to Easter Bunny's House, hands-on learning center for educational trips, children's birthday parties in spring & fall, WIC and Senior FMNP checks accepted. Duffield's Farm Facebook page.
  Comments from a visitor on May 22, 2012: "Duffields charges $0.50 for boxes if you don't bring your own."
• Fruitwood Farms - Pick Your Own: Strawberries, sour cherries, peaches, apples , honey from hives on the farm
  419 Elk Road \/ Route 538, Monroeville, NJ . Phone: (856) 881-7748. Email: info@fruitwoodorchardshoney.com. Open: May - November 15, closed Sun. Directions: 1 mile E. of Route 77 on Route 538 between mileposts 9 & 10. We also have a roadside market farm stand with Apples, strawberries, cherries, cantaloupes, peaches, pears, tomatoes, watermelon, honey dew, pumpkins. Our apple varieties are Empire, Fuji, Gala, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Jonagold, Red Delicious, Rome, StaymanWinesap. We also have Honey. . Click here for a map and directions.
  Fruitwood Farms Facebook page. . . ; self-service 24 hrs. 1 mile E. of Route 77 on Route 538 between mileposts 9 & 10. We also have a roadside market / farm stand with Apples, strawberries, cherries, cantaloupes, peaches, pears, tomatoes, watermelon, honey dew, pumpkins. Our apple varieties are Empire, Fuji, Gala, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Jonagold, Red Delicious, Rome, Stayman/Winesap. We also have Honey. Facebook page.
  Comments from a visitor on June 21, 2010: "Had a wonderful experience this past Saturday. We had planned to pick cherries at another farm in the area. Come to find out the were done for the season. Someone had mentioned the place to me. I could not believe the amount of cherries on the tree and the variety they had. Did not even need a ladder to pick. It was great and the price too."
• Rowand Farms - Pick Your Own: Strawberries; cherries (sweet & pie)
  Greentree Road & Dalton Drive, Glassboro, NJ . Phone: (856) 589-9234. Open: Mid May - October 31, Sun. Directions: 2 blocks from Delsea Drive. . Click here for a map and directions. - Friday, 8 am to 7 pm (closed Sat). Strawberries, Sweet Cherries, Pie Cherries, Pick your own in Season (june). They also have already picked Sweet Corn, Tomatoes, Peaches, White Peaches, Nectarines, Plums, Pears, Apples, Peppers, Zucchini, when in Season.
• Royal Acres Farm - Pick Your Own: Okra; tomatoes; greens; collards; chowder peas; beans (string, butter, green); strawberries.
  2084 Winslow Road, Williamstown, NJ . Phone: (856) 728-9358. Email: southerncross@comcast.net. Open: May - September, Monday to Saturday 9 am to 6:30 pm. Click here for a map and directions. . We also have a roadside market / farm stand with Okra; tomatoes; greens; collards; chowder peas; beans (string, butter, green); strawberries. We also have Straw; beef
• The McCann's Farm - blueberries, pumpkins, strawberries, U-pick and already picked, farm market, porta-potties are available, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
  1065 Aura Rd, Monroeville, NJ 8343. Phone: 856-881-7775. Email: themccannsfarm@gmail.com. Open: Strawberries pick mid May through Early June Blueberries late June through mid July Fields open at 9 close at 6. Directions: Route 55 South to exit 48 \(GlassboroFerrell\) Bare right at top of ramp. Go to light and make a left onto Aura Road We are approximately 3 miles on your left. Route 55 North to exit 45. Make a right off of the ramp onto Buck Road At next crossroad make a left onto Cedar Lane. At stop make a right onto Aura Road We are 14 mile on your right. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, WIC Vouchers, SFMNP Vouchers.
  The McCann's Farm Facebook page. . Route 55 South to exit 48 (Glassboro/Ferrell) Bare right at top of ramp. Go to light and make a left onto Aura Road We are approximately 3 miles on your left. Route 55 North to exit 45. Make a right off of the ramp onto Buck Road At next crossroad make a left onto Cedar Lane. At stop make a right onto Aura Road We are 1/4 mile on your right.

 

Strawberry Picking Tips, Recipes and Information

In the U.S. strawberries typically peak during April in Florida and Texas, May in the deep South, and in early June in middle sections and later June in the far North and Canada. Keep in mind that crops are ready at various times of the month depending on which part of the state you are located. In order to produce good local strawberries, producers depend on ideal spring weather conditions. 

Before you leave to go to the farm:

1. Always call before you go to the farm - strawberries are affected by weather (both rain and cooler temperature) more than most crops. And when they are in season, a large turnout can pick a field clean before noon, so CALL first!
2. Leave early.  On weekends, then fields may be picked clean by NOON!
    
3. Most growers furnish picking containers designed for strawberries, but they may charge you for them; be sure to call before you go to see if you need to bring containers.
   
   
   If you use your own containers, remember that heaping strawberries more than 5 inches deep will bruise the lower berries. Plastic dishpans, metal oven pans with 3 inch tall sides and large pots make good containers. I like the Glad storage containers like the one at right.
4. Bring something to drink and a few snacks; you'd be surprised how you can work up a thirst and appetite! And don't forget hats and sunscreen for the sun. Bugs usually aren't a problem, but some deet might be good to bring along if it has been rainy.

Tips on How to Pick Strawberries

1. Grasp the stem just above the berry between the forefinger and the thumbnail and pull with a slight twisting motion.

2. With the stem broken about one-half inch from the berry, allow it to roll into the palm of your hand.

3. Repeat these operations using both hands until each holds 3 or 4 berries. 

4. Carefully place - don't throw - the fruit into your containers. Repeat the picking process with both hands.

5. Don't overfill your containers or try to pack the berries down.

General Picking Tips

Whether you pick strawberries from your garden or at a Pick-Your-Own farm, here are a few tips to keep in mind:

1. Be careful that your feet and knees do not damage plants or fruit in or along the edge of the row.
   
2. Pick only the berries that are fully red. Part the leaves with your hands to look for hidden berries ready for harvest.
   
3. To help the farmers, also remove from the plants berries showing rot, sunburn, insect injury or other defects and place them between the rows behind you. If they are left in the plants, the rot will quickly spread to other berries.
   
4. Berries to be used immediately may be picked any time, but if you plan to hold the fruit for a few days, try to pick in the early morning or on cool, cloudy days. Berries picked during the heat of the day become soft, are easily bruised and will not keep well.
   
5. Avoid placing the picked berries in the sunshine any longer than necessary. It is better to put them in the shade of a tree or shed than in the car trunk or on the car seat. Cool them as soon as possible after picking. Strawberries may be kept fresh in the refrigerator for two or three, depending upon the initial quality of the berry. After a few days in storage, however, the fruit loses its bright color and fresh flavor and tends to shrivel.
   
6. For interesting and fun strawberry facts and trivia from the California Strawberry Commission, click here!

When you get home

1. DON'T wash the berries until you are ready to use them.  Washing makes them more prone to spoiling.
2. Pour them out into shallow pans and remove any mushed, soft or rotting berries
3. Put a couple of days supply into the fridge, wash and cut the caps (green tops) off the others and freeze them up! (Unless you're going to make jam right away) See this page about how to freeze strawberries.
4. If you like the strawberries you picked, ask the farm what variety they planted, and not the weather conditions the week or two before. The flavor of a strawberry is affected by the variety, the weather and the degree of ripeness when picked.
5. Now, get ready to make strawberry jam. It is VERY easy - especially with our free strawberry jam instructions - they're illustrated and easy.

Strawberry Recipes, Canning and Freezing Strawberries

• How to freeze strawberries!
• Strawberry jam (with pectin) (uses less sugar or honey and less cooking)
• Strawberry jam (without pectin) (requires much more sugar and cooking)
• Strawberry (and other berry) jams without sugar
• Strawberry jelly
• Strawberry-rhubarb jam!
• Homemade strawberry ice cream (regular, low fat, nonfat, low sugar, vanilla and even gelato)
• Canning strawberries
• Make gourmet chocolate-covered strawberries
• How to make fruit juice -  strawberry and other berries
• Strawberry pie filling
• Strawberry pie
• Easy Rhubarb-Strawberry pie
• Fig-strawberry jam
• Fig-strawberry jam, made with Jello gelatin

Strawberry Facts, Measurements and Tips

• Picking the best strawberries: Select firm, fully red berries. Strawberries DO NOT continue ripen after they are picked! In the photo, only the berry on the far right is completely ripe.
• Strawberry festivals: Most areas that grow strawberries have a strawberry festival, at which you can taste all kinds of fresh strawberry foods, pies, jams, cakes - and most commonly, fresh strawberry shortcake.  To find out where and when there is one near you, see this page for a list of strawberry festivals, sorted by state!
• Strawberries measurements: government agriculture websites tell us that
  1 quart = 2 pints = 4 cups and is about the same as 1 liter and
  1 quart of fresh strawberries weighs 1 lbs to 1.25 lbs (or 450 to 600 g). Of course, the weight varies on variety and weather conditions. 
  1 quart is normally enough for 4 servings, although I'll admit my son can eat 1 pint by himself!
• How much to pick? In general, 1 quart of fresh, whole, just-picked strawberries = approximately 3.5 cups hulled, whole berries. In other words, removing the caps/hulls and the occasional mushy berry means you lose 1/4 cup to 1/2 (it depends how much fruit you remove with the hull) or about 7 to 12% of every quart you pick.
• One cup of strawberries contains only about 50 calories
• U-pick strawberries are much healthier than store-bought.  Consumer reports says store bought strawberries have so many pesticide and fungicide residues on they, that they don't recommend you eat them at all!
• U-pick strawberry farms typically sell berries by the pound. 1 lbs of fresh strawberries is about 2/3 of a quart.
• It takes about  10 to 15 minutes to pick a quart, if the berries are reasonably plentiful
• The strawberry plant adapts to wide variety of soil conditions, but does not tolerate drought well, and the berries quickly rot if the weather is rainy. For this reason, the plants are usually grown on raised beds through plastic mulch!
• Cultivation of strawberries began in Europe in the 1300's, but the berry only became very popular in the early 1900's in California.
• Do the math and be careful not to over-purchase as strawberries quickly mold when left at room temperature, and only last a couple of days in the refrigerator.
• You can easily freeze berries that you cannot use right away - just wash, cut the hulls off and pop them into a ziplock bag, removing as much air as possible.  Those vacuum food sealers REALLY do a good job of this! The berries will keep for many months frozen without air.
• Want to grow your own strawberries?  Here's an article about how to: Strawberries are an Excellent Fruit for the Home Garden, HYG-1424-98!
• See this page for many more fun and interesting strawberry facts, nutritional information and trivia

Other weird strawberry facts

• Strawberries are the only fruit with seeds on the outside.
• Strawberries were originally called strewberries because the fruit was 'strewn' amongst the leaves of the plant.
• California is king of strawberry productions because: California produces 75 percent of the nation's strawberry crops; one billion pounds of strawberries each year.  If all the strawberries produced in California in one year were laid berry to berry, they would go around the world 15 times. Each acre of land in California in strawberry production produces an average of 21 tons of strawberries annually, with a total of 23,000 acres of strawberries planted in California each year.

More conversions

1 pint (2 cups)  of fresh whole strawberries

• = about 8 oz (1/2 lb) of strawberries
• = 2.25 cups of sliced strawberries
• = 1 cup pureed strawberries
• = 12-14 large strawberries

2 quarts of fresh strawberries are needed for a 9" pie

A 10 oz package of frozen berries is about the same as 1 cup of sliced fresh strawberries

References:

• University of Illinois Extension
• Driscolls
• Ohio State University Extension
• Strawberries-Average retail price per pound and per cup equivalent

Other Local Farm Products (Honey, Horses, Milk, Meat, Eggs, Etc.)
(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)

• Farm markets and roadside stands
• Local Honey Finder
• Local Meat, Milk and Eggs
• Venues: Farms, Wineries, Orchards for your event, wedding or party
• Easter egg hunts
• Children"s consignment sales
• Fruit and vegetable festivals
• Winery tours and wine tastings
• Horse rides, stables, lessons, trails
• Maple Syrup farms and sugarworks
• Bed & Breakfasts on Farms, Wineries, Ranches and Orchards
• Pumpkin patches
• Corn mazes
• Zombie Paintball venues
• Christmas Tree Farms & lots
• Environmental resources
• Consumer fraud information
• Wholesale food sources
• Resources for Farmers