Northern Virginia Vegetable U-Pick Orchards in !

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Vegetable U-Pick Orchards in Northern Virginia 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 a state have vegetables 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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Clarke County

Mackintosh Fruit Farm - apples, asparagus, apricots, beans, beets, blackberries, blueberries, broccoli, carrots, cherries, cucumbers, eggplants, flowers, grapes, herbs or spices, nectarines, onions, peaches, peppers, pumpkins, raspberries (red), raspberries (Spring, red), raspberries (Autumn, red), raspberries (black), raspberries (Spring, black), raspberries (Autumn, black), rhubarb, summer squash, winter squash, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables, Honey from hives on the farm, Fresh eggs, Cider mill (fresh apple cider made on the premises), U-pick and already picked, farm market, concessions or refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours, group reservations
1608 Russell Rd, Berryville, VA 22611. Phone: 540-955-6225. Email: lori@mackintoshfruitfarm.com. Open: Wednesday to Sunday, from 8 am to 6 pm, May to October 31 and on Memorial Day, July 4 Thursday, Labor Day, Columbus Day, and Halloween . Directions: Route 7 West Take right onto Russell Road 1.5 miles on the right. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.
Mackintosh Fruit Farm Facebook page. Picking updates: Click here for picking updatesEvents: Peach Festival, Honey Bee Day, Honey Crisp Day, Apple Butter Day, monthly farm dinners, and cider pressing; Calendar-May-strawberries, asparagus, rhubarb, and greens; June - strawberries, sweet cherries, raspberries, blueberries, broccoli, onions, and flowers; July-blackberries, black raspberries, blueberries, donut peaches, peaches, corn, eggplants, peppers, and tomatoes; August-apples, Asian pears, yellow and white peaches, plums, grapes, and honey; September-apples, pawpaws, honey crisp apples, Asian pears, and potatoes; October -apples, pumpkins, fall squash, sweet potatoes, and ciderAll pick your own fruit and vegetables are also available as pre-picked in the market for purchase. Events: We can also host your events including: group meetings, school tours, weddings, and rehearsals. Call for more details. (UPDATED: January 19, 2020 JBS) (UPDATED: June 22, 2016)

Fauquier County

Green Truck Farm - Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, blackberries, pumpkins, raspberries (red), raspberries (black), summer squash, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables, Honey from hives on the farm, U-pick and already picked, porta-potties are available, picnic area, farm animals
3015 Hartland Lane, Markham, VA 22643. Phone: 540-316-7715. Email: BrianGreen@Green-Truck-Farm.com. Open: See our website for current hours; Green Truck Farm has no strawberries in 2023 but they will have blueberries, blackberries, red and black raspberries and blackberries. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover.
Green Truck Farm Facebook page. The number for checking on their products is. Always call before coming out for fruit and berriesWe minimize use of pesticides and other chemicalsTypical harvest dates (call before you come!): Strawberries: May/June, Blueberries: June/July, Black Raspberries: June/July, Blackberries: June/July, Tomatoes: July - September, Red Raspberries: July - October, Pumpkins/Winter Squash: Sept/Oct.

Loudoun County

Blue Ridge Center - Vegetables.
11661 Harpers Ferry Road, Purcellville, VA . Phone: 540-668-7640. Click here for a map and directions.
Great Country Farms - Uses integrated pest management practices, apples, blackberries, blueberries, broccoli, cherries, grapes, other berries, peaches, plums, pumpkins, raspberries (red), raspberries (Spring, red), raspberries (black), summer squash, winter squash, strawberries, other vegetables, Honey from hives on the farm, Fresh eggs, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties are available, restrooms, picnic area, picnic area you may bring your own food, jumping pillow, pedal kart track, mining for gems, mini-golf, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours, group reservations
18780 Foggy Bottom Road, Bluemont, VA 20135. Phone: 540 554 2073. Email: social@greatcountryfarms.com. Open: Monday - Sunday, 10am to 5pm, March 19th - May 20th; Monday - Sunday, 9am to 6pm, May 21st - October 30th. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard.
Great Country Farms Facebook page. We use integrated pest management practicesStrawberries: May Blackberries: July Peaches: August Apples: September Pumpkins: Pumpkins Please visit our web page for other U-Pick items and confirmed dates. We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicals. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard. From strawberries and asparagus in the spring to corn and tomatoes all summer then pumpkins and gourds in the fall, offers a farm experience your whole family will enjoy. Help your children understand how food is grown and how fresh and full of flavor it can be. It is amazing how children will eat produce if they have picked it themselves! Pick your own fruit and veggie farm featuring Non-GMO produce grown using regenerative farming practices, an award-winning CSA program, and seasonal festivals! is a 400 acre working farm with pick your own produce, a Farm Market, CSA, and so much more! UPDATE for 2022: Potatoes ~ AugustDon't miss The Big Dig Potato Harvest. This is the once a year chance to dig potatoes and taste the smoothness and rich flavor of a fresh potato compared to typical store bought options that have been in storage for months. We grow Kenebec White, Pontiac Reds, Yukon Golds and a few Fingerlings.
Comments from a visitor on November 03, 2010: "We've been CSA members at this farm for 3 years. We are moving and are very sad we won't be able to visit and get our produce from here in the future. We've driven one hour each way once a week because we love it so much. There is so much to do that you can make each visit a day trip and most of the time the u-pick options are great. Like any farm, there are times when weather conditions affect the crops negatively and b/c of that you don't always get as much produce as you may have expected, but for the most part we've always been happy with the CSA and u-pick. My boys (now 7 and 4.5) and I have learned a lot through the farmers and picking our own veggies and fruit. The "playarea" has several slides, rope swings, HUGE "bouncy", corn bin, roller racers, mini gulf course, and more. They seem to add more each year. One negative, since it's gotten so popular the "special" weekends are normally really packed. We enjoyed the Easter Egg hunt there in 2009, but this last year 2010 it was publisized and was way to busy to be enjoyable. "
Comments from a visitor on May 17, 2009: "We LOVED it! My mother-in-law did as well:)"UPDATE October 2, 2007: a visitor reports they had to replant their apple orchards in 2006 and will not have apples available for a few years (2009?).
Sprouting Roots Farm - Uses natural growing practices, beets, cucumbers, eggplants, flowers, herbs or spices, kale, melons, onions, peppers, summer squash, winter squash, tomatoes, other vegetables, watermelons, Other fruit or veg, restrooms
15669 Limestone School Road, Leesburg, VA 20176. Phone: (571) 226-0824. Email: info@sproutingrootsfarms.com. Open: Hours and availability of crops to pick varies considerably; please text, call or email for current availability and hours; Typical season is from mid June through October ; in season, Saturday and Sunday, from 9 am to 12 pm. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Venmo, PayPal, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.
Sprouting Roots Farm Facebook page. We use natural practices, but are not seeking organic certification(ADDED: September 23, 2021)

Rappahannock County

Muskrat Haven - - Strawberries, blueberries, thornless blackberries, red raspberries, peaches, nectarines, apples, vegetables.
20 Cedarbreak Ln, Amissville, VA 20106. Phone: 540-937-5892. Open: 9 am to 5 pm, daily, beginning May 15-October 31; Pick-your-own strawberries from late May until mid-June; blueberries, mid-June to late July; black raspberries, mid-June for two weeks; red raspberries, late June to first frost; blackberries, mid-July to mid-August; pumpkins from the last of September to October 31. Click here for a map and directions. Muskrat Haven Alpternate phone: 540-937-5891 On Route 211, four miles west of Amissville, VA. We also have a farm market on Route 211, where we have fresh-picked sweet corn, heirloom tomatoes, watermelons, cantaloupes and other veggies. We also have a large variety of Muskrat Haven jams, jellies and Virginia grown mountain honey and much more. (UPDATED: July 19, 2013,JBS)
Comments from a visitor on October 02, 2009: "Visited in September 2009 on a fluke -- because we saw a PYO raspberries sign on the road. This was my first PYO experience since New Hampshire strawberries 30+ years ago, so I'm not 'up' on how things PYO should be now-adays. Nice folks, nice set-up, good berries, will be going back."

Vegetable PYO

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
P ickled 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

Drying tomatoes

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

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