2024 Southeast New Jersey Pumpkin U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Pumpkin U-Pick Orchards in Southeast New Jersey in 2024, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for pumpkins that we know of in this area.

Not all areas of a state have pumpkins farms 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.

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Atlantic County

• Surf and Turf Farm - Strawberries, peas, spinach, lettuce, pumpkins
  251 South Odessa Ave., Pomona, NJ . Phone: (609) 965-4607. Open: Daily, 8 am to 6 pm. Click here for a map and directions. Please call ahead

Cape May County

• Rea's Farm Market - strawberries, pumpkins, Roadside Market
  400 Stevens St., West Cape May, NJ . Phone: (609) 884-4522. Open: May 1 - Oct 31, Sun - Thur 9am to 5 pm; Fri & Sat 8am to 6pm. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: cash, check, WIC and Senior FMNP checks accepted. Fax: (609) 884-3364 South of Cape May Canal on Seashore Rd to 4th Ave (on right) turn right onto 4th Ave go to Bayshore Rd (stop sign) Market across the road., Farm fresh vegetables and fruit, home-made breads, pies, etc; home-canned items; home-made jelly & jams; bedding plants; drinks; and more(UPDATED: March 13, 2013, from NJAG)

Cumberland County

• Ingraldi Farms - Pick Your Own: Strawberries; pumpkins
  1319 Cedar Avenue, Millville, NJ . Phone: (856) 451-1019. Email: queen1024@comcast.net. Click here for a map and directions. Ingraldi FarmsUPDATE for 2021, Their website is gone and there's nothing else about them that is current on the internet - I presume they have closed. Does anyone have current information, are they still offering pick your own or are even open? If so, please write me.Daily, May - October, 10 am to 6 pm1/4 mile on Cedarville Road, from Millville Airport, Across from Reick Ave. We also have Hay rides to pumpkin patch

Ocean County

• Argos Farm - pumpkins, blueberries, Honey from hives on the farm, Fresh eggs, farm market, concessions or refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, Jumping pillow, pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
  1250 Lacey Road, Forked River, NJ 08731. Phone: 609-693-3513. Email: angela@argosfarm.com. Open: Blueberries Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am to 4pm from late June to mid-July, Then in the Fall, Thursday and Friday from 2pm to 6pm Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 6pm September 21 to October 27, 2013. Directions: Take the Garden State Parkway to Exit 74- Forked River. Make a left onto Lacey Road West. Argos Farm is located one mile on the left hand side. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard.
  Argos Farm Facebook page. Picking updates: Click here for picking updatesCorn Maze and Pumpkin Picking is open from late September through late October (UPDATED: June 18, 2022, JBS)
• Brookville Farms - Blueberries, pumpkins
  1211 Wells Mills Road, 511 Rte 72, Waretown, NJ . Phone: 609-713-1594. Email: brookvillefarmsnj@gmail.com. Open: Mid April to mid December, Monday to Sunday, 9 am to 5 pm. Click here for a map and directions. Fax: 609-698-5390We also have a roadside market / farm stand with Fresh Vegetables and fruit; We also have Plants, Flowers, Pumpkins & more.
• Dewolf's U Pick Farm - beans, beets, blackberries, broad beans, broccoli, corn (sweet), cucumbers, eggplants, flowers, herbs or spices, melons, onions, peppers, plums, pumpkins, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties are available, picnic area, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  58 W. Colliers Mill Rd, New Egypt, NJ 08533. Phone: 609-758-6288. Email: site@dewolfsupick.com. Open: UPDATE for 2023: A visitor tells me they are closed indefinitely - if you find out when they re-open, please write me! Call for hours. Directions: Off Route 539. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, WIC Vouchers. U-pick crops include: Tomatoes, Bell peppers, Fryer pepper , Jalapeno, Long hots, Cherry hots, Wax hots, Ancho, Thai chili, Thai eggplant, Bitter balls , Round beans , Romano flat beans, Beets, Golden beets, Cabbage, 3 types of kale, Dill and cilantro , Italian parsley, Basil, Tomatillos , Popaloo, White potatoes, Pickles, Cucumbers, Onions, Long squash, Red beans, Lima beansA visitor writes on August 06, 2013: "Friendly service. Blackberries $2 per pound. Blackberries were plentiful. Goats on site. You can drive your car to the specific field you want to pick. Pull up at their covered "drive through" to weigh and pay for your produce when you are done. You can walk to the blackberry fields from the farmshop parking lot. Bulk discounts available. There is a farmshop where you can purchase pre-picked produce and canning supplies. They provide containers to hold what you pick."
• Emery's Farm - Certified Organic, blueberries, pumpkins, Honey from hives on the farm, farm animals
  346 Long Swamp Road, New Egypt, NJ 08533. Phone: 609-758-8514. Email: berryfarmer@aol.com. Open: Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Visa, MasterCard. We are certified organic for some cropsPlease visit our website for up to date picking information. Weather can impact our schedule and harvest! We want you to be informed before you drive out. Our 60 acre farm is heavily dedicated to growing BLUEBERRIES. We sell our Blueberries at the Farm Market in Pint Containers/Flats & U-Pick in the fields. In addition we also grow SUNFLOWERS, PUMKINS & CORN. Emery's is proud to consistently grow and sell directly to you for well over 50 years. Our Famous Pies are baked daily 7 days a week. You can also find a bounty of Jellies, Preserves, Spreads and just about anything else you can put in a mason jar on the shelves. Sunflowers are grown and cut on the farm - bunched up at the farm market all of July, August & September. Our fall season is a great time for Hayrides, Kid's Corn Maze, Straw Bale Maze and Lots of Pumpkins. Our Farm Animals are eagerly waiting your visit! We are located less than ten minutes from Great Adventure and we promise, "It's worth the trip".
  Comments from a visitor on September 02, 2011: "emerys farm in ocean county nj no longer has rasberrys. "
  Comments from a visitor on July 21, 2009: "Hi! I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your website. I used a lot of your information for my first jam making and canning experiments a couple of months ago. This past weekend I went blueberry picking at Emery's organic farm in New Jersey. They are FABULOUS!"
• Silverton Farm - Uses integrated pest management practices, Strawberries, Raspberries, Pumpkins, Green Beans, Cherry Tomatoes, Flowers
  1520 Silverton Road, Toms River, NJ . Phone: (732) 244-2621. Email: silvertonfarms@gmail.com. Open: may-october: tuesday-saturday, 9-5 and sunday 9-4; november: weekends only. Directions: Route 70 to New Hampshire Ave. S 2 miles left on Silverton Road 14 mile on left. We also have Our own Honey & Eggs. Class trips; hay rides; call for reservations. . Click here for a map and directions.
  Silverton Farm Facebook page. Route 70 to New Hampshire Ave. S 2 miles left on Silverton Road 1/4 mile on left. We also have Our own Honey & Eggs. Class trips; hay rides; call for reservations

 

Pumpkin

Pumpkin Picking Tips, Recipes and Information

Do you want it for a party, decoration or eating?

For a wedding or party:

See this page: Finding pumpkins for weddings

Decoration to paint or carve:

OK, Then you need only look for any pumpkin that is

• visually appealing, evenly a deep orange. The shape is just whatever appeals to you. If it grew on its side and has a flat spot, you can either make that the make or use it as part of your design!
• free from cuts, soft spots, bruises. The flesh should feel hard, and not give easily. Infections can invade easily and cause rot
• Make sure the stem is attached.

Store it carefully, especially if you pick it from the vine yourself. Cure a fresh-picked pumpkin by keeping it in a dry place. Don't handle or disturb it. Curing toughens the rind, making it less prone to rot. Pumpkins will keep for months in a cool (50 F to 65F dry, low humidity environment; such as a cool, dry basement.

Tip: If you like roasted or baked pumpkin seeds, you can save the seeds from any pumpkin!

To make a pumpkin pie!

Then you need a small, sweet type of pumpkin that has been developed for eating. They are smaller, typically about 8" to 10" diameter. The meat is much less stringy and smoother than a decorative pumpkin variety. Pumpkin is rich in vitamin A and potassium. One-half cup of cooked pumpkin provides more than the recommended daily allowance of vitamin A. One cup of cooked pumpkin contains only 81 calories. It's low in fat and sodium! Usually you can get these at the grocery store, and some of the pumpkin patches and farm stands have them. Be sure to tell them that you intend to use it for a pumpkin pie. Again, look for firm, no soft spots, or signs of any rot. See this page for easy, illustrated directions to make a pumpkin pie from a fresh pumpkin!

Varieties of Pumpkins

• Sugar - Excellent for baking
• Jack O'Lantern - most common for carving
• White Lumina - unusual, medium-sized white pumpkin
• Mini - Great for decoration
• Gourds - Many varieties, used for decorations

For a very complete, detailed list of many varieties of pumpkins and where to get the seeds, see this page!

Want to Grow Your Own Pumpkins?

Then see this page!

Pumpkin recipes

• How to prepare cooked pumpkin from a fresh pumpkin (for use in all the recipes)
• Illustrated instructions to make a pumpkin pie from a fresh pumpkin - the best pumpkin pie you will ever taste! (metric version for the UK, Europe, Australia, Japan, etc.)
• How to home-can pumpkin (in a cooked, cubed form) and why you shouldn't home-can the pureed forms.
• Traditional Pumpkin Pie
• Chocolate pumpkin pie
• Pumpkin Spice Muffins
• Pumpkin muffins
• Pumpkin Bread
• Pumpkin Butter!
• Pumpkin cheesecake - INCREDIBLE!!! You have to try this one!
• Pumpkin Cookies
• Pumpkin soup - even if you normally aren't a soup lover; you will love this one.
• Butternut-Chestnut Panchetta-Bacon Soup - Pumpkin or Butternut squash combines with chestnuts and bacon, ham or panchetta in this great soup
• Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
• No Sugar Pumpkin Pie
• Apple Cider Doughnut Recipe (with maple glaze or sugar glaze)

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