Fraser Valley British Columbia U-Pick Farms - 2024 PickYourOwn.ORG

Looking for a local, pick-your-own farm in Fraser Valley British Columbia? Scroll down this page and you will see the U-Pick farms in Fraser Valley British Columbia, 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 If you find anything outdated or inaccurate, see the customer and farmer menus (as appropriate) at the top menu bar to submit updates and corrections and help me keep each current!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! As inflation remains high, see this page for cost-saving measures for getting fruit and vegetables and home canning.
 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.

New! We just went live with our latest website, FunFactoryTours.com - As they name implies, you can find a fun factory tour, including chocolate, automobiles, historical forts and sites, famous buildings, Active Federal facilities even fun geology: like fossils and volcanic areas

Note: Beware the copycat websites like the one that stole our name and uses .farm extension: they copied my work and do NOT even update the info! I make updates EVERY day. They use tech tricks to get higher rankings, but have many more inaccuracies and out-dated info. Obviously, I cannot check every farm every day, but I do check as many as I can every day, and respond to all requests.  They don't. Don't support the scammers!

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 April 2024, and other timely information:

Notes for April 2024: Spring is here! Strawberry season is here.  It started in February in Florida, Texas, southern California and a few other areas of the Deep South; then March along the Gulf coast, April in the Deep South and west coast, May through much of the country, and June in northern areas. Blueberries are next, about a month later. Of course, cool weather crops, like Rhubarb, asparagus and greens should be available almost everywhere. Check your area's copy calendar (see this page) and call your local farms for seasonal updates.

You may also be interested in finding a local:

• Children's Consignment Sale happening now; save money on children's clothes, toys, books, etc, find a local children's consignment sale, also often held by churches in the Spring and Fall, click here!
• Fun factory tours - usually free, fun and educational, find them in every state here!
• Road trip or a Camping trip - Find free and low-cost, but fun, interesting places to visit and things to do and see!

We also have home canning, 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!

Fraser Valley British Columbia U-Pick Farms and Orchards in 2024, by county

Click on the resources drop-down above, if you need a county map

If you are looking for recipes, freezing, canning, jam directions and information about saskatoons see this page.

Fraser Valley

• AppleBarn / Taves Family Farms. - Apples, pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, straw or hay bale maze, and prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, tractor-pulled hay rides, face painting, pony rides, petting zoo
  333 Gladwin Road, Abbotsford, BC V2T 5Y1. Phone: 604-853-3108. Fax: 604-859-6170. Email: info@applebarn.ca. Open: Sunday to Thursday (9 am to 5:30 pm), Friday and Saturday (9 am to 8 pm). For current hours click here. Directions: Hwy 1 to Clearbrook Road. Left on Clearbrook Road. Left on Huntington Road. Right on Gladwin . We are open September, October. Our hours are: Monday to Saturday from  9-5 Sun 11-5 Payment: Cash, only. 
• The Apple Farm & Country Store - apples, pears, plums, picnic area, Port-a-potties, farm maerket
  4490 Boundary Road, Yarrow, BC Canada V2R 5J3. Phone: (604) 823-4311. Fax: 604-823-4669. Email: apple_farm@telus.net. They have gourmet apples, pears, plums, fresh cider, press your own apples, tours, more. Their website is now down, so they may be closed or sold.  Call before you go!
• Blueacres Farming - blueberries
  4081 Dixon Road, Abbotsford, BC V3G 2H3. Phone: 604-897-6399. Email: gsandhar@shaw.ca. Open: Call for dates, hours and availability.  (ADDED: April 17, 2015, JBS)
• Blueberry Junction - blueberries
  28473 Huntingdon Road, Abbotsford, BC V4X 1A8. Phone: (604) 556-8066. Open: Monday to Saturday from 12 am to 6 pm, Sunday from 2 am to 6 pm. You can pick your own berries from our "no-spray" field. Bring your own containers as we have to charge extra for boxes. Our berries are not organic, but we do our best to reduce your exposure to pesticides. In the fall and winter we do use some chemical sprays to keep the plants healthy, but once the blossoms come out we use only organic sprays until the blueberries are picked. We use a lot of organic methods (like fertilizing with compost and organic nutrients) to help build and maintain the health of the soil. We also employ the best science available to measure and balance the nutrients in the soil and in the plants. (ADDED: July 02, 2014X)
• Chilliwack Pumpkin Patch/Corn Maze - Apples, pumpkins, and prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  49501 Yale Rd West, Chilliwack , BC v2r 4l6. Phone: 604-819-6203. Email: sidebyside@shaw.ca. Directions: From the # 1 highway take exit 109 head S.E. down Yale Rd West travel 1km down Yale rd W. and you will see us on the left hand side across from Chilliwack Golf and Country Club Click here for a map and directions. Crops are usually available in September, October. Open: Maze opens Aug 17. Aug hours Tuesday to Sat. 1 pm to 9 pm, Sept/Oct 31 from Thur -Fri 6 pm to 9 pm, Saturday from  1 pm to 9 pm Sunday and Holidays from 1 pm to 6 pm, Halloween night 6 pm to 9 pm The apples, Sunflowers and Indian corn should be ready mid September. The Pumpkins and Gourds should be ready the beginning of October. NEW THIS YEAR MANY DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF PUMPKINS YOU WILL NOT SEE ELSE WHERE. From very very large to small minis and from bright orange to white pumpkins!! Come and see our NEW goat walk too and feed our goats!! OUR PLACE MAKES THE BEST SCHOOL FIELD TRIP ,we give out many free educational, agriculture handouts Payment: Cash, only. Our farm has been developed to get THE FAMILY back on the farm, having a great outing together that is fun for the very young to the very old. Our place and maze IS wheel chair and stroller accessible.
• Country Village Farms - blueberries
  889 Clearbrook Rd., Abbotsford, BC. Phone: 604-853-7246. Email: jasbir-m@hotmail.com. Open: Call for dates, hours and availability.  (ADDED: April 17, 2015, JBS)
• Country's Edge Blueberry Farm - blueberries, U-pick and already picked, porta-potties are available
  200 Columbia Valley Road, Chilliwack , BC V2R4X6. Phone: 604-847-0481. Email: b_cuth@hotmail.com. Open: July, daily, from 9 am to 5 pm; but  since many factors can affect it, Call to confirm before you come. Directions: 10 minutes past the south end of Cultus Lake. For a map to our farm, click here. Payment: Cash, only. Beautiful, peaceful rural setting with easy picking conditions. Please bring your own containers. (ADDED: June 27, 2016)
• Forstbauer Natural Food Farm - ORGANIC pick your own certified organic produce such as blueberries, beets, blue lake pole beans, carrots, chard, dill cucumbers, kale, potatoes, pumpkins, summer and winter squash, zucchini
  49350 Prairie Central Road, Chilliwack, BC. Phone: 604-794-3999. Email: farm@forstbauer.com. We are certified organic and bio dynamic. Learn about the principles of bio-dynamic farming. You are invited to experience harvesting your own , and many other vegetables. They also sell organically raised beef and have certified organic / bio-dynamic Okanagan fruits. 
• J & B Saathof Farm - blueberries
  6350 Swanson Road, Abbotsford, BC V3G 1N9. Phone: 604-820-1034. Email: bjsaathof@shaw.ca. Open: Call for dates, hours and availability.  (ADDED: April 17, 2015, JBS)
• Klaassen Farms Ltd - Sardis - Uses natural growing practices, blueberries
  6695 Banford Road, Chilliwack, BC. Phone: 604-858-0169. Email: order@klaassenfarms.ca. Open: July 7 - July 30, Monday - Friday 7:00 - 12:00 and 15:00 - 19:00, Saturday 7:00 - 12:00. We are a local Chilliwack farm operation that specializes, among other things, in blueberries. Currently we have two locations open. Our Sardis location at 6695 Banford Road offers "No Spray" U-pick and We-Pick blueberry sales. Blueberry season is opening July 7! Make sure to visit us this season to get your share of healthy blueberries!  (UPDATED: May 09, 2018, JBS)
• Klaassen Farms Ltd - Rosedale - blueberries
  8915 McElwee, Chilliwack, BC. Phone: 604-858-0169. Email: order@klaassenfarms.ca. We are a local Chilliwack farm operation that specializes, among other things, in blueberries. Currently we have two locations open.  Our Rosedale location  offers U-pick and We-Pick blueberry sales. Blueberry season is opening July 7! Make sure to visit us this season to get your share of healthy blueberries! Open: July 7 - July 30, Monday - Friday 7:00 - 12:00 and 15:00 - 19:00, Saturday 7:00 - 12:00. 
• Maan Farms - Uses integrated pest management practices, blueberries, pumpkins, raspberries (red), strawberries, picnic area, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
  790 McKenzie Road, Abbotsford, BC V2S 4N7. Phone: (604) 308-2205. Email: maanfarms@gmail.com. Open: Monday through Sunday, from 10 am to 5 pm. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Directions: Take exit 92 and head south along Highway 11 towards the border. Turn right onto Vye Road. The farm is at the corner of Vye and McKenzie. Click here for a map and directions. Strawberries: Mid June to mid July Raspberries: July through mid August Blueberries: Mid July through August Corn Maze: Late August through October. We use integrated pest management practices. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard. Click here for our Facebook page.  .
  Comments from a visitor on July 10, 2011:In response to another customer stating that Maan Farms (in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada) was not organic... the ad states 'uses natural growing practices' A grower can still use these practices and still not be organic. I think people need to understand what the true definition of what organic means. I had to say something because the way the customer feedback sounds, it is as though they were calling the farm owner a liar. Just my two-bits worth
  Comments from a visitor on June 28, 2010: "Maan Farms of Abbotsford B.C. is not organic. They apply non-emergence herbicide to the strawberry patch in the spring which is typical practice for all farms in this region." 
• Mahil Farms - blueberries
  1613 Lefeuvre Road, Abbotsford, BC. Phone: 604 897-2052. Email: mahilfarms@gmail.com. Open: See their website or call for dates, hours and availability. Nothing compares to the fun of picking your own berries right from the bush. We invite you to visit our blueberry farm during the harvest season to enjoy some of the freshest and tastiest blueberries in Abbotsford. (ADDED: April 17, 2015, JBS)
• Prairie Fruit Farm - blueberries
  8501 Upper Prairie Rd, Chilliwack, BC V2V 6H3. Phone: 604-832-1989. Email: sales@prairie-fruit-farm.com. Open: July 1st - August 25th; call for dates and hours. Directions: Look for our signs along the Trans-Canada Highway #1 when picking season arrives. We specialize in growing blue crop and duke blueberries, with 26 planted acres. (UPDATED: May 09, 2018, JBS) (ADDED: April 16, 2015, JBS)
• Russlynn Blueberry Farm - blueberries
  28494 Townshipline Rd, Abbotsford, British Columbia V4X 1P1. Phone: 604-309-8728. Email: info@russlynnblueberries.ca. Open: in season, Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm, Closed on Sunday. We are a small, heritage blueberry farm just West of Abbotsford. We sell fresh hand picked berries straight off the farm, picked the same day or the night before. All our berries are Bluecrop, one of the best tasting and sweetest varieties of blueberries in the Fraser Valley. This year we have picnic tables with shady umbrellas and a grass area among the berry plants, and we welcome you to have your lunch here or just hang out for a while. Bring your own picnic blankets if you like. Click here for a link to our Facebook page.  (ADDED: May 09, 2018, JBS)
• Taves Family Farms Applebarn - Uses integrated pest management practices, apples, pumpkins, corn maze, Cider mill fresh apple cider made on the premises, farm market, concessions or refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, Bounce house, Jumping pillow, pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  333 Gladwin Rd, Abbotsford, BC V2T 5T1. Phone: 604 853 3108. Email: info@tavesfamilyfarms.com. Open: From September 1 until October 31st. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. We use integrated pest management practices. Payment: Cash, AmEx. Click here for our Facebook page. Picking your own apples is a fantastic family experience. We have two orchards where we offer U-Pick in Abbotsford, BC. And, since our dwarf apple orchard is loaded with fruit, and at the perfect height for the younger ones, it's a wonderful way to spend the day with friends and family.
• The Fruit Basket - blueberries
  28218 Layman Avenue, Abbotsford, BC  V4X 1N9. Phone: 604 856-6211. Open: Call for dates, hours and availability.  (ADDED: April 17, 2015, JBS)
• The West Family Hazelnuts - UPDATE: October 13, 2019: The owner tells me they are now permanently closed ,
  Chilliwack, BC V2R 4W4.
• Willow View Farms - Apples, raspberries, blackberries, plums pears, pumpkin patch, petting zoo, and sweet corn sometimes.
  288 McCallum Rd, Abbotsford, BC V2S 8A2. Email: willowview@shaw.ca.  Open: In season, the U-pick page will be updated daily with what’s currently available. We will re-open in July for berry sales; Petting Barn opens in September and October on Monday through Saturday from 9 am to 5:30 pm and Sundays from 11 am to 5:30 pm; November and December on Tuesday thru Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm; Closed Sunday and Monday. U-Pick raspberries and blackberries will be available in July. Details will be updated by late June.  (UPDATED: August 01, 2023)
  Comments from a visitor on December 08, 2010: "So I am here looking for local Christmas tree farms and happened upon the Willow farm comments. A farm our family visits often. Surprised to read that there was a negative comment I read further... I don't know if I'm the only one who sees this or not but having spent much time there...I can tell you exactly what the farm owners response was to "just the two of us"... No more TOUR BUSSES, have no more room for TOUR BUSSES. "Tour busses" sounds just like "two of usses doesn't it? Hopefully this woman will read this and give the farm a second chance...not something you want to miss out on :)"
  Comments from a visitor on October 19, 2010: "It's really unfortunate that whoever commented that the lady at Willow View was rude got such a poor impression of the farm. As the next poster suggested, I'm sure it was a miscommunication. I live a few blocks from there and take my children weekly. It is are not just families who go, by any means. I regularly see my retired high-school teacher there picking apples with his wife. Admission is free, the grounds are festive, the produce abundant, the staff friendly and efficient, the kids can play for hours, the Cider Slushies are AMAZING! And be sure to get a Snack Jack pumpkin for the best roasting seeds ever. :)"
  Comments from a visitor on October 17, 2010: "I just called to ask if the farm was open today (their website suggests it would be). The lady answered and said yes, they were open. She asked if we were a family and I said, no "just two of us." She quickly cut me off and said, "no more two of us." I was confused and asked her why not, to which she said "can't accomodate any more two of us's." She was remarkably rude and thus, I would not recommend giving any business to this place! Clearly not a couples-friendly farm!!"
  Comments from a visitor on September 22, 2009: "You can join the facebook group. They have fall festivals, pumpkin festivals, playground and picnic areas, petting barn and hayrides .I loved taking my daughter here. Great place for families to come out and spend the day, and lots of great produce to buy!!"

Squamish-Lillooet

• Camel's Back Harvest - No pesticides are used, strawberries, U-pick and already picked, porta-potties are available
  9318 Pemberton Meadows Road, Pemberton, BC V0N2L2. Phone: 604-894-6359. Email: camelsbackharvest@gmail.com. Open: during July on Monday to Thursday from 8 am to 12; Friday to Sunday from 8 am to 6 pm. Directions: Drive through Pemberton, and continue onto Pemberton Meadows Road. We are approximately 25km from town, the last house on the paved part of the road. We do not use pesticides on the crops. Payment: Cash, only.
• North Arm Farm And Bakery - Uses natural growing practices, blackberries, blueberries, flowers, pumpkins, raspberries, strawberries, prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
  1888 Sea To Sky Highway 99, Pemberton, BC V0N 2L0. Phone: 604-894-5379. Fax: 604 894 6650. Email: info@northarmfarm.com. Directions: 5km east of Pemberton on Highway 99. Click here for a map and directions. Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September, October. Open: Weekends April and May Open every day June to October 9am to 6pm Weekends November and December Closed January to March. Strawberries June-September, Raspberries July-September, Blueberries July-August, Flowers June-September, Pumpkins October. We use natural practices, but are not yet certified Organic. Payment: Cash, Visa, MasterCard. North Arm Farm grows 45 acres of fruit and vegetables using only organic nutrients and no herbicides, pesticides or fungicides. We have a full range of seasonal vegetable and small fruit for sale at the farm as well as attending the local farmers markets in Whistler and Pemberton and supply restaurants in Vancouver and Whistler. The season starts with asparagus and ends with pumpkins and winter squash plus virtually everything you could want in between.   (UPDATED: September 27, 2020 JBS)

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

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

 

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