Looking for a local, pick-your-own farm in Northeastern Maine? Scroll down this page and you will see the U-Pick farms in Northeastern Maine,
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 If you find anything outdated or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 -
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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!
Northeastern Maine U-Pick Farms and Orchards in 2024, by county
Click on the resources drop-down above, if you need a county map
Hancock County
- Shalom Orchard -
ORGANIC, Organic blueberries and organic
apples.
Eastbrook Road, Franklin, ME. Phone: 207-565-2312. Email:
shalomorchard@acadia.net. Open: call for hours and availability. Directions: 1.7 miles from Route 182 & Route
200 N.
Call for information on crop conditions and locations. We are a
certified organic farm and everything we grow or produce is according to
organic standards. We primarily grow organic fruit - apples, blueberries,
cherries and raspberries - for our wines or for wholesale or retail sale
from the farm. We also grow vegetables for retail sale through our CSA or
from our farm store. We raise chickens for eggs and meat, and we raise
registered Rambouillet sheep for wool and meat. We have for sale beautiful
yarns, both handspun and organically mill-spun sportweight, both in natural
colors and plant-dyed, as well as tanned pelts and fleece. We are committed
to educating about organic farming and welcome school groups and tours.
(UPDATED: October 2, 2018, JBS)
- Silveridge Farm - strawberries,
raspberries
McDonald
Street, Bucksport, ME. Phone: 207-469-2405. Open: 8 am to 8
pm, conditions permitting; Please call ahead for current picking conditions.
Directions: 3 one half miles out McDonald Street. Pick your own
strawberries. We welcome families with small children under close
supervision. (UPDATED: October 2, 2018, JBS)
Washington County
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Beddington Ridge Farm - wild blueberries
Route 193, Beddington, ME. Phone: 207-638-2664. Email
rcvarin@rivah.net. Open: in dry weather August and September,
call for hours. Pick your own wild blueberries using your rakes or
ours. Winnow and pick over the berries using a modern cleaning machine.
Please call ahead. Restroom
available. Beddington Ridge Farm facebook page.
Small farm in Eastern Maine produces perennial plants, cut flower bouquets, assorted jams, wild blueberries, dried flower wreaths and Christmas wreaths.
Comments from a visitor on August 15, 2008: "This place is great! It's in
the middle of the wild blueberry barrens of Maine. I could have purchased
wild blueberries in a couple of dozen places on the way up from Mass. But it
was worth the drive to experience picking lowbush berries with a blueberry
rake. Ron the owner was awesome! He showed us how to use the rakes, and then
after we picked our boxes full, Ron brought our berries over to his berry
cleaning machine. Boy was that fun to watch! I have always liked lowbush
wild berries better than the cultivated highbush ones. Just make sure you
call or e-mail Ron before you go up there so he will be expecting you."
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Blue Barrens Farm - fruits and vegetables
88 Pea Ridge Road, Columbia, ME. Phone: 207-483-4196. Email
bbfarm@maineline.net. Open: Late June through September, Wednesday -
Sunday from noon to 5 pm, or call for appointment.
Our nationally known preserves are available at the farm, together
with fresh fruits and vegetables, picked while you wait, or ;you can pick
your own. Fall storage crops also available.
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Crossroad Farm - flowers
Indian River Crossroad, Jonesport, ME. Phone: 207-497-2641. Open: July
through September, Sunday - Thursday, 9 am to 5 pm.
Make your own bouquet from many varieties of flowers. 2.2 miles off
Route 1 to 187 to Indian River Crossroad - follow signs.
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Molly's Orchard - strawberries and apples
Point Street,
Columbia Falls, ME. Phone: 207-483-4178. Fax 207-483-2492. Email
fivepines@prexar.com. Open: In season daily until dark.Molly's Orchard is a small family operated
pick-your-own strawberries and apple farm. Come join us for strawberries and
our first year of apples! Turn off Rte 1 at Columbia Falls, go into village
and take Point Street to our farm stand on right. Restroom available.
- Plantation Perennials - sweet grass stalks
453 West Street, Princeton, ME. Phone: 207-796-2698. Email
perennials@loa.com. Open: Mid summer or at anytime as desired; Call for
hours. Customers may cut their own sweet grass stalks. A 1" bunch is
sold for $1.00, a 2" bunch for $2.00, etc.
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Smithereen Farm
- Certified Organic,
apples, aronia berries, blackberries, blueberries, boysenberries,
elderberries, flowers, gooseberries, raspberries (Autumn, red), raspberries
(yellow), raspberries (Spring, yellow), raspberries (Autumn, yellow),
raspberries (black), raspberries (Spring, black), raspberries (Autumn,
black), strawberries, Other fruit or veg, Cider mill (fresh apple cider made
on the premises), restrooms
306 Youngs Cove Road, Pembroke, ME 04666.
Phone: (207) 726-4442. Email:
severine@smithereenfarm.com. Open: all the time, honor box.
Directions: Drive down Leighton point road, turn right on Youngs Cove road,
follow road until blueberry land sign on left side of road, aprox 2 miles
from Leighton point road.
Click here for a map and directions. July - September. We are certified
organic for all crops! Payment: Cash, only. Smithereen Farm facebook page. (ADDED: August 05, 2019)