2024 Dallas area of Texas Vegetable U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Vegetable U-Pick Orchards in Dallas area of Texas 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!

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

Collin County

• Pure Land Farm - Uses natural growing practices, beans, beets, blackberries, carrots, herbs or spices, melons, onions, peppers, summer squash, tomatoes, other vegetables, porta-potties
  7505 County Road 201, Mckinney, TX 75071. Phone: (469) 795-8585. Email: megan@purelandorganic.com. Open: See their website for how to book an appointment, the season is typically from May to July. Directions: We use natural practices, but are not yet certified Organic. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.
  Pure Land Farm Facebook page. . . Pure Land does not use synthetic pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, or other additives. (UPDATED: July 19, 2020)
• Swanzy's Backyard Gardens - No pesticides are used, pecans , tomatoes, other vegetables, U-pick and already picked
  5438 County Road 929, Nevada, TX 75173. Phone: 214-701-1939. Email: shellyswanzy@gmail.com. Click here for a map and directions. . UPDATE for 2021, Their Facebook page is gone; There's nothing else about them on the internet, so I assume they have closed. If you have any information to the contrary, please write me. She was making some changes and replanting back in 2018, but then dissapeared, so I assumed they've closed down. . (ADDED: March 17, 2015)

Ellis County

• Larken Farms - Uses natural growing practices, beets, blackberries, pears, plums, pumpkins, other vegetables, Honey from hives on the farm, already-picked produce, farm animals
  3653 Greathouse Road, Waxahachie, TX 75167. Phone: 972-230-7038. Email: Khalver439@aol.com. Open: Wednesday to Saturday 9am to 5pm; It best to call before you go to be sure the crop you want is available for pyo. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. . Alternate Phone: 214-882-1349. Fax: 972-274-1203. . Blackberries: May 21 June 15, Peaches June 15 to August 15, All other vegetables as per season, Pears August 10 to September 15. We use natural practices, but are not seeking organic certification. We provide baskets/sacks, but if you have something else you prefer to use, feel free to bring it. If you prefer to wear gloves, please bring your own. You will be walking through the orchard and in the garden, so we require wearing closed-toe shoes. If weather is an issue, please check out website before heading this way.(UPDATED: April 14, 2018, JBS)

Hill County

• Price Farms - beans, corn (sweet), cucumbers, melons, peppers, pumpkins, summer squash, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables, watermelons, U-pick and already picked, concessions or refreshment stand, school tours
  142 Hill County Road 2401 North, Whitney, TX 76692. Phone: (254) 707-7099. Email: josephlandonprice@yahoo.com. Open: Please call or message before coming, open 12 pm to 4 pm daily, weather permitting;Other times are by prearranged appointment. Directions: Approximately 7 12 miles west of Hill County Court House in Hillsboro, Texas, on Highway 22, or approximately 4.5 miles east of Whitney, Texas, on Highway 22. Go to Hill County Road 2401 North and turn North, proceed 14 mile to Price Farms on the right. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover. . Alternate Phone: (254) 707-7299. . Approximately 7 1/2 miles west of Hill County Court House in Hillsboro, Texas, on Highway 22, or approximately 4.5 miles east of Whitney, Texas, on Highway 22. Go to Hill County Road 2401 North and turn North, proceed 1/4 mile to on the right. Strawberry season typically from end of March to end of May; Melons, as well as other garden vegetables, typically available from end of May to end of September;. We use integrated pest management practices (IPM). (ADDED: April 24, 2019)

Tarrant County

• Henrietta Creek Orchard - Pick your own apples (10 varieties), peaches (6 varieties), black-eyed peas, squash, and okra, Plums, tomatoes, Seasonal Vegetables, Pumpkin patch
  14255 Old Denton Road, Roanoke, TX 76262. Phone: 817-439-3202. Email: ss.apple@juno.com. Open: See this page for picking updates. Directions: Located in North Tarrant County. Click here for a map and directions. . . is . We are East of the Alliance Airport and South of the Texas Motor Speedway. From I-35W exit #66. Turn East on Keller Haslet Road after .7 mile. Take a left (North) on Old Denton Road. After traveling North about 1.2 mile the road curves to the right. We are about .25 mile on the left after the curve. Please use the second entrance.A family owned orchard with Pick Your Own Apples in 6 varieties. Our orchard has over 500 hybrid dwarf apple trees & around 200 peach trees. We also have a pizza garden that includes tomatoes, peppers, garlic and other herbs. We also offer preserves, jellies, salsa, honey and fruit butters for sale in the Apple House (some of these items are sugar free.) (UPDATED: April 1, 2018, JBS)
  Comments from a visitor on April 29, 2011: "Just an FYI - this farm is alive and well and growing healthy apple and peach trees. It is a great place for taking children to learn about sustainable gardening and farming. "

Wise County

• Rose Creek Farms - Note: The farm has been closed for public pick-your-own and only produces for their CSA members. According to their website, they are hoping to expand and begin pick-your-own production again in the next season or two. Uses natural growing practices, beans, beets, broccoli, carrots, corn (sweet), cucumbers, flowers, tulips, lavender, herbs or spices, melons, onions, peas, peppers, summer squash, winter squash, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables, and prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, weddings and wedding parties
  418 County Road 2788, Sunset, TX 76270. Phone: 940-427-2609. Email: info@rosecreekfarms.com. Open: Closed until September 15 then open until October, weekends only: Saturdays 9 am to 6 pm and Sundays 12:30 pm to 6 pm; Call for availability. Directions: From Fort Worth - North on I-35W to Hwy 287 Exit. Continue North on 287 to the Alvord Exit \(Business Hwy 287\). First blinking light is F.M. 1655. Turn right at blinking light and continue due east for 3 miles to County Road 2788. Turn left on County Road 2788 and continue for 2.5 miles. Farm is on the left. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Visa, MasterCard. Rose Creek Farms Fax:. . From Fort Worth - North on I-35W to Hwy 287 Exit. Continue North on 287 to the Alvord Exit (Business Hwy 287). First blinking light is F.M. 1655. Turn right at blinking light and continue due east for 3 miles to County Road 2788. Turn left on County Road 2788 and continue for 2.5 miles. Farm is on the left. Crops are usually available in October. We use natural practices, but are not yet certified Organic. Cut Flowers - Tulips and Lavender in Spring. Zinnias in Summer and Fall.

 

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!

• Canning asparagus - P
• Canning fresh shelled beans - P
• How to can beets - P
• How to make home canned carrots - P
• How to can corn (hot pack method) - P
• How to can corn (raw pack method) - P
• How to can creamed corn (hot pack method) - P
• How to make canned greens, like Spinach, Turnip Greens, Collards, Kale, Swiss Chard
• How to can green beans, yellow beans, snap beans, broad beans, etc. - P
• How to make canned dried beans and peas (from kidney beans, peas, lima beans, broadbeans, chickpeas, pole beans, etc.) - P
• How to Make Homemade Canned Baked  Beans With Tomato or Molasses Sauce - P
• How to Make Homemade Canned Baked  Beans With Back, Pork or Ham and Tomato or Molasses Sauce - P
• Mixed vegetables - P
• Mushrooms - P
• How to can peas (English peas, Crowder peas, blackeye peas and purple hull peas) - P
• 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 can peppers (removing the skins)- P
• How to can peppers (leaving the skins on) - P
• How to can Hot peppers in oil - W
• How to make fresh basil Pesto (only fresh and frozen - this can't be home-canned)
• How to make canned Pineapple - W
• How to can potatoes - P
• 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
• How to make pumpkin pie from a whole, fresh pumpkin - the easy way! for fresh or frozen use
• More pumpkin recipes (roasting seeds, pumpkin soup, pumpkin bread, pumpkin cheesecake, pumpkin cookies, etc.) - fresh or frozen use
• Rhubarb - how to can rhubarb - W

Pickled vegetables

• Pickled asparagus  - W, P  
• Pickled beets - W, P
• Branston pickle relish (an English tradition)
• Pickled Brussels Sprouts (or Cauliflower) - W
• Bread-And-Butter Zucchini pickles - W, P
• Pickled green beans - W, P
• Pickled Dill beans - W, P
• Pickled cabbage - W, P 
• Pickled carrots - W, P
• Southern Chow-Chow (also called Piccalilli) - W, P 
• Pickled corn relish - W, P
• Pear relish
• How to Make Pickled Eggs (to store in the fridge!)
• Spiced Green tomatoes
• Pickled Green Tomatoes - another pickled green tomato recipe, this one sweet
• Pickled garlic - W, P -  (photos coming!)
• Hot relish (Dixie Relish, Fall Garden Relish)
• Mixed  vegetable pickles (cauliflower, peppers, onions, celery, cucumber mix) - W, P
• Mustard beans (pickled mustard beans)
• Pickled dilled okra! - W, P
• Olives
• Pickled pearl onions - W
• Pickled onions (red or white) - W
• Pickled peaches (also nectarines, apricots, etc.) - W,P
• Pickled peppers - W, P
• How to make sauerkraut - homemade and naturally fermented! - W, P
• Pickled Three-Bean Salad - W
• Pickled watermelon rind - W, P
• Zucchini pickles (dill) - W

Canning tomatoes (in water bath canners )

• How to can tomatoes using a water bath canner - W
• Diced, chopped or crushed tomatoes - W
• Bruschetta - W
• Tomato sauce - W
• Tomato paste - W
• Barbecue sauce (BBQ sauce) - W
• Chili sauce from your own tomatoes and peppers - W
• Diced, chopped or crushed tomatoes - W
• Tomato Preserves- W
• Tomato salsa - W
• Spaghetti sauce - without meat - W, P
• Spiced Green tomatoes- W
• Pickled Green Tomatoes - W - another pickled green tomato recipe, this one sweet
• Ketchup.. or if you prefer... How to make catsup - W, P
• NEW! SUPER-EASY homemade ketchup recipe - W
• Salsa from your unripe, GREEN tomatoes! - W
• Tomatillo salsa - W
• How to make roasted tomatoes, boiling water bath canner version - W

Canning Tomatoes in Pressure canners

• Canned tomatoes using a Pressure Canner - P
• Baked  Beans With Tomato or Molasses Sauce - P
• Canning your own chili con carne (with meat) - P
• How to make roasted tomatoes, pressure canner version - P
• Spaghetti sauce - with meat  - P
• Stewed tomatoes - P
• Tomato soup or tomato-basil soup - P
• Tomato sauce - P
• Tomato juice - P
• Tomato juice, like V8 - P

Freezing Tomatoes

• How to freeze tomatoes from you garden or the farm; for that fresh taste this winter!
• Space-saving prepping and freezing extra tomatoes from your garden to can later

Drying tomatoes

• NEW! How to make Sun-Dried Tomatoes
• Food drying basics and principles
• How to dry your own herbs
• Food Dehydrators - models, specs and pricing information

Ripening green tomatoes in your garage or basement

If you want to bring your green tomatoes indoors before a freeze in the Fall, and ripen them, see:

• How to ripen your green garden tomatoes indoors in the Fall and Winter.

And if you'd like to start you own tomatoes from seed (you can save a small fortune and grow the heirloom varieties you like) see this page for easy directions for growing your own tomato plants from seed.

• General Directions and guides about home canning, preserving, safety, tips, etc.)
• Home canning safety
• FAQs
• Equipment and supplies

Many more recipes and directions:

• Canning anything that can be safely canned at home!
• Juices: Canning fruit and vegetable juices
• Freezing directions
• Pie fillings (making home canned pie fillings)
• Sauces, Salsas, Syrups, Fruit Butters and Chutneys (from applesauce, apple butter, to salsa, syrups, etc, can any sauce)
• Broths and Stocks
• Soups - canning vegetable and meat soups at home (see this page for tomato soup)
• Pickling - more than just cucumbers
• Drying / food dehydrating
• Ice cream, gelato and sorbets

 

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