China, Shanghai Area U-Pick Farms - 2024 PickYourOwn.ORG

Looking for a local, pick-your-own farm in China, Shanghai Area? Scroll down this page and you will see the U-Pick farms in China, Shanghai Area, 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 If you find anything outdated or inaccurate, see the customer and farmer menus (as appropriate) at the top menu bar to submit updates and corrections and help me keep each current!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 reliable (tested) brands of generic canning lids at lower costs, and 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 November 2024, and other timely information:

Notes for November 2024: Crop growth is slowing down, except for Christmas tree farms and if you live in southern California, southern Texas, Florida or along the Gulf coast where citrus are starting, and believe it or not, the blueberry and strawberry season in those areas is about to begin. See your state harvest calendar . This year, much of the country is still seeing mild weather, so lettuce, peas, broccoli, cabbage  and other greens are thriving.  And this is a good time to get a canner and  learn how to preserve foods for the winter, like canning some applesauce, apple butter or jam, which make great gifts. As do your own homemade specialty liqueurs! How about homemade cranberry sauce or a pumpkin pie made from a real pumpkin for the holidays? See our comprehensive list of easy home canning, jam and jelly making, 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. A fun winter activity is to make your own ice cream, even gelato, or low fat or low sugar ice cream - see this page. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to write me!

Valentine's Day - February 14 - See this website for Valentines Day history, facts and Amazon's top picks for fast, easy, inexpensive gifts for the man, woman or children in your life!

Easter will be April 4, 2021 - if you want to take your children to a free Easter egg hunt - see our companion website to find a local Easter Egg hunt!

 

Children's Consignment Sales occur in both the Spring and Fall  See our companion website to find a local community or church kid's consignment sale!

China, Shanghai Area U-Pick Farms and Orchards, by area

China is as we all know, growing; and growing up, in terms of sophistication of the market.  Chinese consumers, like those in the rest of the world, want healthier, fresher, better tasting foods.  And so, pick your own farms are growing in China.

Shanghai Area

• BIOfarm - ORGANIC, vegetables, fresh  free-range eggs
  8019 Chuansha Lu, near Nongchang Lu, Pudong District.  川沙镇六团川沙路8019号, 近农场路. Phone: 400 620 0789. Phone: 5859 6883. Email: info@biofarm.com.cn. Open: Tue-Fri, 10 am to 4 pm (group tours only)
  Sat&Sun, 10 am to 4 pm (picking, dining, shopping, reservation in advance recommended) Closed MondayCall or register for farm tours and picking events on their Facebook page. call and plan your own visit. Directions: near Pudong airport. Or a 10 minute cab ride from the Chuansha stop on line 2. Admission 35 mb, but under age 3 and over age 65 are free, as are Biofarm members.
• Mahota Farm - ORGANIC, vegetables and a fishing lake
  Chongming Town, Beiqiyao Modern Agriculture Park, Chongming Island.  Admission price is 280rmb to pick your own vegetables, plant seedlings, fish in the lake, feed baby pigs. and eat a hotpot meal. Directions: metro line 3 to Baoyang Road station, then a 10 minute ride on the Baoshan bus line 9 to Baoyang Port, then ferry to Chongming's Nanmen Port. I have heard there is another location in a golf resort near Songjiang.
• Malu Grape Theme Park - grapes, petting zoo
  27 Dazhi Lu, near Liuxiang Gong Lu. Open: summer until October 7th, daily from 8am to 4.30pm.  They also have some squashes and fruit to pick. Admission is 30rmb and then 60rmb per 1kg of fruit you pick.
• Songjiang Blueberries Garden - ORGANIC, blueberries
  108 Qiangweilou Lu, near Yexin Gong Lu. Open: April to until mid-July; daily from 8.30 am to 5 pm. There is picking in both a humid greenhouse, and outside in the fields. They also offer classes on how to make blueberry ice cream and blueberry muffins Directions: Line 9 to Songjiang South Railway, then there is a 35-minute cab ride. Most recent price for Blueberries was 80rmb per 500g.
• Tony's Farm - strawberries, vegetables
  7007 Chuannanfeng Gong Lu, Dunyi Lu. Admission is 35rmb, strawberries and veggies are 10rmb per 500g. For 300rmb per person you can include vegetarian hotpot meal. If you need transportation, it is a 15 minute cab ride from the East Huinan stop on line 16.