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This month's notes: August 2008: Blueberries are here all parts of the U.S. Peaches are here! Don't miss them! Blackberries are gone in the South but are still going strong in the north. Apples are coming soon! Find a blueberry festival, peach festival or apple festival near you! Organic farms are still not common, but any that are, have the word ORGANIC by their name! Check out my easy canning instructions/recipes, canning equipment guide or How to make ice cream and ice cream making equipment and manuals
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Alameda County

• Ardenwood Historic Farm - working farm
  Ardenwood Blvd, Fremont, CA. Phone; 510-796-0663. 34600. Ardenwood is a working farm, not really a pick-your-own. The daily activities change from season to season. Through Ardenwood`s educational programs, visitors can see and participate in many activities comMonday to a turn-of-the-century farm. Weekdays, naturalists provide programs for school classes and other groups by reservation. Horse-drawn wagon & train rides. 

Alpine County

• None found here yet.  Write me, if you know of any! Click here to suggest a farm
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Amador County

• Casa de la Pradera B&B - Fruit and vegetables - No longer growing any crops
  20161 American Flat Road, Fiddletown, CA, 95629.   Phone: 209-245-6681.  Email: alicekaiser@hotmail.com. Directions: 6 miles east of Highway 49 at Plymouth; right (South) on American Flat Road one quarter mile south from Main St, Fiddletown.
• Winterport Farm - berries, pumpkins, Christmas trees - UPDATE September 30, 2006: No longer doing pick-your-own.
  2690 Hwy 104, Ione, CA. Phone: 209-274-4351. Email: dport@volcano.net. In addition to the U-Pick, they also have a roadside stand with melons, vegetables, pumpkins. Directions: Hwy 104, 3 miles west of Ione. Call for berries in June. Roadside stand is open August 1-October 31,12:00-6:00 daily

Calaveras County

• None found here yet.  Write me, if you know of any! Click here to suggest a farm
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Colusa County

• Ornbaun-Gibson Ranch Lavender - Annual U-Cut Lavender Days
  2979 Gibson Road, Williams, CA. Phone: 530-473-2979.  Email: kornbaun@colusaNet.com. Directions: Take Old Hwy 99 north through Williams. Turn left on Haas Rd (just past Freshwater Rd) follow the bend in the road to the right, turn left on Marengo Road, then turn left at the big barn. Come bask in the heavenly scent of our lavender as the Sunday and breeze fill the air with its glorious aroma. To meet the growing demand and public interest of the on-farm experience we will be opening our ranch to the public. One may cut as much lavender as they desire directly from our field. Our lavender products will also be available for purchase and for gifts at this time. Visit our website to for info about harvest times. Picnic area available. Rice growing/ Harvest tours and bird watching tours available by advance appointment. June 2003 - 1st Annual U-Cut Lavender Days. June 7-8, 21 - 22, 28-29: Closed June 14 and 15.

Contra Costa County 

• Bacchini's Fruit Tree -
  Phone: 925-634-3645.Corner of Walnut Blvd & Concord Ave, Brentwood, CA  94513.  Bacchini's Fruit Tree is a family operated Picked and U-Pick fruit stand.   We are located in  beautiful Brentwood, California. Just 60 miles east of San Francisco. 
• Brentwood Garden Ranch - cherries
  175 Eureka Ave, Brentwood, CA.  Phone: 925-513-6655. U-pick and picked cherries: Bing, Royal Anne, and other varieties.
• Canciamilla Ranch - peaches, nectarines, and plums
  401 Eureka Ave, Brentwood, CA. Phone: 925-634-5123. U-pick and picked peaches, nectarines, and plums (from about May 20). Peach varieties: Spring Gold, Springcrest, Babcock white. Nectarines: Juneglo, Fire Bright, Independence, Fantasia. Plums: Satsuma, Santa Rosa. Dried nectarines, walnuts, honey, cold drinks, and ice cream also available. Picnic area.
• DC's Extraordinary Cherries - cherries
  Marsh Creek Road, Brentwood, CA. Phone: 925-516-4495. U-pick cherries: Bing, Utah Giant, Sweet Ann, Rainier, Van, and more. Pruned to low height means no ladders to climb. A visitor writes:  "I really liked DC's pick your own cherries. They have a wide variety of cherries to pick, you do not need a ladder, they took consideration for the bucket used when weighing the picked cherries, and the ground is more stable and solid. Went there twice this weekend. "
• Dwelley Farms - apricots, peaches, tomatoes, cucumbers, and chili peppers
  515 Delta Road, Brentwood, CA. Phone: 925-634-6508. Also pre-picked nectarines, white peaches, white nectarines, and veggies. Honey and eggs also sold on site. Picnic area. Groups must call in advance.
• Freitas Cherry Ranch - cherries
  555 Hoffman Lane, Brentwood, CA 94513. Phone: 925-634-5461 or Phone: (925) 634-9500. Email us at: freitasranch@hotmail.com. Click here for a map to our farm. Crops are usually available in May, June. Open: Weekends 8am to 5pm during season, please email for weekday availability Mid May through Early June Payment: Cash, only.
• Gerry's Fruit Bowl - peaches, plums, nectarines, apples, asian pears
  Marsh Creek Road, Brentwood, CA. Phone: 925-634-3155  U-pick and picked cling and freestone peaches (mid-June through July), plums (late June and July), nectarines (August), Summer Rose apples (August), and Asian pears (mid-July to mid-August). Peach varieties: Red Top, Suncrest, Elegant Lady, O’Henry, Elberta, cling.
• The Farmer's Daughter Produce - Cherries, Apricots, Many Varieties of Freestone and Cling Peaches, Nectarines, Plums, White Peaches and White Nectarines.
  Brentwood, CA. Phone: (925) 634-4827. Also Picked Daily Sweet White Corn and a Wide Variety of other Fresh Fruits and Vegetables.
• Gliedt Family Farm - FOLLOWS ORGANIC PRACTICES, apricots
  3520 Orwood Road, Brentwood Ca. 94513. Phone: 925-516-8717. Fax: 925-634-5830. Directions: Located 3 miles east of Brentwood and just north of Discovery Bay. Four hundred Patterson Apricots not certified as organic, but the trees are not sprayed with pesticides or chemically fertilized. The U-pick season is from late June thru early July. All the trees are harvested from the ground without ladders, and it is necessary for all customers to bring their own buckets and boxes for picking and transportation home. The apricots are weighed, and sold by the pound at the current market prices.
• Gursky Ranch Country Store - walnuts
  1921 Apricot Way, Brentwood, CA. Phone: 925-634-4913. U-pick and picked walnuts. Ten other varieties of nuts sold in shell and shelled. Candied fruits and nuts, honey, flavored vinegars, soup mixes, fruit butters, preserves, and more.
• Lopez Ranch - cherries, peaches, plums, and nectarines
  Marsh Creek Road, Brentwood, CA. Phone: 925-634-4433.  U-pick and picked cherries (Bing, Rainier); peaches (white, freestone), plums, and nectarines. 
• Mangini's Farm - Bing and Ranier Cherries ( a visitor
  corner of Brentwood Blvd and Sand Creek, Brentwood, CA, 94513. Weekends only. Portable toilet, cash only. Lots of off-road parking..
• Maggiore Cherry Ranch - cherries
  Apricot Way, Brentwood, CA. Phone: 925-634-4176  U-pick and picked Bing cherries. 
• Matteri's Peach Ranch - nectarines and peaches
  1355 Delta Road, Brentwood, CA. Phone: 925-625-0115. U-pick and picked nectarines and peaches. Peach varieties: Suncrest, Flamecrest, 49ers, Fayette, Cal Red, Fairtime. Nectarines: Fantasia, White Rose.
• Mckinney Farms - A Peachy Place- peaches, apricots, nectarines, white nectarines, and plums.
  25221 Marsh Creek Road, Brentwood, CA. Phone: 925-634-7350. U-pick and picked peaches (white, freestone, and cling), apricots (Blenheim and Katy), nectarines, white nectarines, and plums. Fruit stand also offers picked vegetables and melons in season, dried fruits, and refreshments. 
• Mike's Upick - apricots, nectarines, peaches
  3230 Concord Avenue, Brentwood, CA 94513. Phone: 925-698-7459. Email us at: work_out@pacbell.net . Directions: hwy. 580 to Vasco road to Walnut Blvd. entering Brentwood. Right on Concord Ave. to Mike's u-pick.. Click here for a map to our farm. Our hours are: Generally open Week Days 9am to 2 p.m. week-ends 8:30 to 4:00 White Peach and Yellow peach end of May to beginning of June generally. White nectarines beginning of June. Apricots middle of June. All depending on weather.... For availability and ripeness call before 6:00 p.m. leave message.
• Moffatt Ranch - peaches and nectarines
  1870 Walnut Blvd, Brentwood, CA. Phone: 925-634-3049.  U-pick and picked peaches and nectarines. Peach varieties: Suncrest, Fay Elberta, O`Henry, Rio Oso, Elegant Lady. Nectarines: Fantasia, July Red. Bring containers.
• Nunn Better Farms - cherries and apples
  830 Sunset Road, Brentwood, CA. Phone: 925-634-6173. U-pick cherries (late May), picked corn (early June), bell peppers (mid-June), and apples (late July through December). Pre-picked produce sold by the box only.
• Papini Farms - cherries, peaches, aproicots, plums, nectarines
  301 Sellers Ave, Brentwood, CA. Phone: 925-516-1391. U-pick and picked cherries, early variety Springcrest peaches and early apricots (about May 31), followed by other varieties of peaches; nectarines, white peaches, Santa Rosa plums, and apricots (mid-June); Queen Rosa plums (early July); and Flavorgiant nectarines (end of July). Buckets for picking and fruit boxes supplied
• Pease Ranch - cherries, tayberries, boysenberries, and olallieberries
  Marsh Creek Road, Brentwood, CA. Phone: 925-634-4646  U-pick and picked cherries -/cherry, Tayberries - tayberry, boysenberries - boysenberry, and olallieberries ( Olallieberry ) . Picnic area.
• Peter Wolfe Ranch - Apricots, peaches, cherries, tomatoes, loquats, watermelons
  Multiple locations in Brentwood.  Phone: 925-634-1308. Email: peter@peterwolfe.com. Available May - August. Located in Brentwood in east Contra Costa County, just 60 miles east of San Francisco. Visit our website for directions and availability. 
• Pomeroy Farms - Bing, White Rainier & Brooks Cherries, Nectarines, Peaches, Apricots
  Marsh Creek Road, Brentwood, CA. Phone: Directions: west of Walnut Blvd. (Vasco Rd.). AlsoBing and White Rainier Cherries on Payne Ave. east of Walnut Blvd; click here for a map. Harvest starts approximately May 20 to June 15. Nectarines in June Springcrest & Flavorcrest Peaches, Patterson & Westley Apricots on the east end of Eureka Ave. May 20 to June 30. Walnuts & Walnut meats available.
• Salvador's Cherry Farm - U-pick Bing Cherries
  815 , Brentwood.  Phone: (925) 634-1957. Cherries usually available in May. Please call first. Located at Hoffman Lane Cross Street Byron Hwy. or Marsh Creek Rd.
• Seko Ranch Cherries - cherries
  100 Eureka Ave, Brentwood, CA. Phone: 925-634-3771. U-pick and picked Bing cherries. Picked only: Burlat and Mono cherries. 
• Sharp Ranch U-Pick Cherries - cherries
  795 Hoffman Lane, Brentwood, CA. Phone: 925-513-1517.  U-pick early Bing cherries. 
• Smith Family Farms - boysenberries, tomatoes, peppers, pumpkins, pumpkin patch, tunnel of hay, a barnyard where kids can pet the farm animals, picnic area, and a replica of a Miwok Indian village.
  4430 Sellers Road, Brentwood, CA. Phone: 925-625-5966. Directions: in Eastern Contra Costa County, about 45 minutes east of Oakland or one hour from San Francisco; call for detailed directions. Open: daily from June through October and throughout the month of December for Christmas trees; the rest of the year, open by appointment only. U-pick and picked boysenberries, tomatoes (50 varieties including Roma, beefsteak, and heirloom), peppers (15 types of hot and sweet), and a wide selection of other vegetables, herbs, stone fruits, apples, and fresh-cut flowers. Fall pumpkin harvest hayrides and special events offered. Picnic area. A visitor writes: "They have a marvelous collection of unusual heirloom tomatoes, all kinds of other vegetables, Brentwood sweet corn. They also have seasonal fruits. You can pick or they have a stand you can buy from with very reasonable hours. Their prices are very good also. At Halloween and Christmas they have special hayrides and barn activities for the kids along with corn and hay mazes. I am a very satisfied customer. "
• Tachella Family Farms - apricots, beans, black-eyed peas, okra, and tomatoes
  2017 Walnut Blvd, Brentwood, CA. Phone: 925-513-8495. U-pick and picked apricots, beans, black-eyed peas, okra, and tomatoes. Picked only: nectarines, peaches, pears, citrus, and other produce sold at fruit stand. 
• Tidrick Ranch -UPDATE September 6, 2007: a visitor reports that the ranch has been sold and is closed.
  1800 Orchard Lane, Brentwood, CA.
• Wolfe Ranch Cherries - U-Pick & Picked Cherries, peaches, nectarines, loquats, apricots, mandarins
  2111 Concord Ave, Brentwood, CA. Phone (925) 634-1308. Cherries - (Bing, White, Rainier, Van) - Late May and early June. U-pick and picked Springcrest and Red Top Peaches and nectarines, picked Loquats Late May. Apricots (Blenheims, Patterson, Perfection) Mandarins Dec to Jan. Directions: 2111 Concord Ave. at the creek. Open: Daily in season. For current information and directions,  or visit our website.

Still didn't see the farm you were looking for in Contra Costa County?  Then try this website:

• Harvest Time in Brentwood (we are a non-profit group of 38 separate growers/farms and NOT one specific location.) - Apples, asparagus, apricots, beans, blackberries, boysenberries, cherries, corn (sweet), cucumbers, figs, flowers, grapes, melons, nectarines, olallieberries, onions, pears, peas, peaches, peppers, persimmons, plums, pumpkins, summer squash, winter squash, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables, walnuts, OTHER fruit or veg, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, and prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, tractor-pulled hay rides
  Brentwood, CA 94513. Email us at: harvesttime@pacbell.net. Directions: Map directory to all of our farms is located on our website.  Crops are usually available in April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. Open: Check each farms description for more details We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, Check. Almonds, Citrus, Dried Fruit, Eggs, Firewood, Gourds, Herbs Teas & Spices, Honey, Livestock Products (alpaca), Oils & Vinegars, Okra, Pistachios, Pluots, Pomegranates, Wine.

Eldorado County (a.k.a. El Dorado County)

• American River Cherry Company - follows organic methods, blackberries, blueberries, boysenberries, cherries, figs, marionberries, olallieberries, persimmons, raspberries, rhubarb, Honey from hives on the farm, restrooms, picnic area, weddings and wedding parties
  2240 Dias Drive, Placerville, CA 95667. Phone: 530-626-3881. Email: info@americanrivercherryco.com. Directions: From State Highway 50 in downtown Placerville turn North on State Highway 49 traveling 3 miles to a right turn onto Tyrell to Dias drive and follow the "Cherries/berries" signs to the ranch on the hill top. Click here for a map and directions. Open: 6 am to 6 pm Sunday through Friday; Closed Saturdays. The main season starts the Sunday of labor day week-end and ends the fifth of July; Other items are available seasonably by calling to arrange picking times; May 25 Cherries begin ending July 5 May 30 Berries begin ending July 5. We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Picnic area surrounds large pond featuring hundreds of Koi fish! Free fish food is provided for our guests to feed the Koi.  Payment: Cash, Check. (UPDATED: May 26, 2008)
• Argyres Orchard - apples, grapes
  4220 North Canyon, Camino, CA, 95709. Phone: 530-644-3862. Email: argyres@mindspring.com.  Directions: Highway 50 east past Placerville. Camino exit to Carson Road, continue east, left on Barkley to Larsen, left on Larsen to North Canyon, left on North Canyon. 1.4 mile on left look for Apple Hill sign; Click for MapQuest Direction. U-pick apples and grapes. Apples start in mid September. 
• Boa Vista Orchards - Cherries, Apples, Apricots. Blackberries, Peaches, Nectarines, Plums, Pumpkins, pumpkin patch and Blackberries.
  2952 Carson Road, Placerville, CA. Phone: 530-622-5522. June thru July: Fresh Summer Fruit and Vegetables. Cherry Season, Bing and Rainier Varieties. Apricots. Peaches, Nectarines, Plums, and Blackberries. August: Freestone Peaches, Nectarines, Plums, Pears, Apples (19 varieties), Blackberries, and Fresh Vegetables. September: Labor Day Weekend, August 30, 31, September 1, 2003. Start of fall apple harvest season. October: Apples, Pears, 
• Bolster's Hilltop Ranch - blueberries, pumpkins
  2000 Larsen Drive, Camino, CA 95709. Phone: 530-644-2230. Open: all year for Wine Tasting, Wine, Hard Cider, Gourmet Vinegar; U-Pick blueberries June into September. Blueberry Festival last weekend in June. School tours, Gift Shop June-Dec. Apples, Cider Mill, BBQ, Picnic, Pumpkins. Open Daily 10-5, June thru Dec 8. Craft Fairs - Weekends.
• Celtic Gardens - Apples, Blackberries, Grapes, Pears
  4221 North Canyon Road, Camino, CA 95709. Phone: 530-647-0690. Fax: 530-677-6275. Email: stephenvb@D-web.com.
• Denver Dan's - Apples
  4354 Bumblebee Lane, Camino, CA. Phone: 530-644-2893.  Open: September - December , from 9 am to dark. Apples: 40 varieties including Golden Delicious, Arkansas Black , Spitzenburg, heritage varieties. We make our own jams and jellies and vinegar (20 different kinds). We do vinegar tastings. Pick your own Apples. Friendly atmosphere. Picnic area open year round. 
• El Dorado County Farm Trails - variety
  This is an organization of a large number of member farms - many are listed elsewhere, but this web site provides a look at many that are physically close to each other. Their members grow a wide variety of fruits, including cherries, berries, peaches, apples, pears, and oranges as well as wine grapes, flowers, Christmas trees and other agricultural products. Note that they don't state which of the farms are pick your own or not, so you would need to call each to ask. PO Box 542, Camino, CA   Member sites: Apple Hill farms, EL DORADO County CHRISTMAS TREE GROWERS, ASSOCIATION , Georgetown Divide , Gold Hill , Pleasant Valley , South County
• Goyette's North Canyon Ranch - U-pick apples, pumpkins
  3825 N Canyon Road, Camino, CA 95709. Phone: (530) 622-9299. Email: lbgoyette@earthlink.net. Directions: #21 on Apple Hill map - off Hwy 50 at Camino. Open: Weekends, mid September to end of Oct, 10 AM to 5 PM. 6 varieties of apples. Pumpkins, Indian corn and gourds. (ADDED: March 19, 2008)
  Also picnic and play areas, pumpkin patch.
• Honey Bear Ranch - pumpkin patch, kid's corn maze, Christmas trees
  2826 Barkley Road, Camino, CA 95709. Phone: 530-644-3934 or Toll Free: 1-866-644-3934. For a map, click here. Pick your perfect pumpkin from our giant pumpkin patch. Meander through our kid's corn maze, wander through our Christmas tree farm or just linger in the shade of our Cherry or Plum trees on the lawn. Watch while our BBQ Chef roasts a whole pig on a spit over apple wood chips pruned from our apple orchard. Enjoy the water wheel at our Koi pond while the kids feed the Koi. Stroll under the weeping willows which drape the pond while you wait for your turn to tour the orchard on our horse drawn cart.
• Hooverville Orchards - NOT a pick your own
• Larsen Apple Barn - apples, peaches,  pears, nectarines
  2461 Larsen Drive, Camino, CA 95709. Phone: 530-644-2293. Also a bake shop and picnic area.
• Michael's Vineyard - grapes,
  7449 Fairplay Road, Fair Play, CA 95684. Phone: (775) 691-1223. Fax: (530) 620-7939. Email: michael.greenstein@gmail.com. Directions: From Placerville, CA - Hwy 49 south to Pleasant Valley Road, go east (left) 10 miles to Bucks Bar (right only). 10 miles to Mt. Aukum (E16) make right 3 miles to next left Fair Play Road 3 miles on left side, next driveway past Granite Springs Winery. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in September, October. Open: everyday - Monday to Friday, 8 am to 7 pm, Saturday and Sunday, 7 am to 6 pm These old vine Zinfandel grapes make great jellies and syrups. Need picked NOW! Only 30 cents a pound, you pick-em! Payment: Cash, Check.
• O'Halloran's Apple Trail Ranch - Apples, Pears, U-Pick, Pumpkin Patch, Cut & Choose Christmas Trees
  2261 Cable Road, Camino, California. Phone: 530-644-3389.  Open: September - December. Apples, Pears, U-Pick, Pumpkin Patch, Apple Cider, Indian Corn, Picnic Area, Handmade Crafts, Nature Trail ,Cut & Choose Christmas Trees
• Plubell Family Orchards - pumpkins, U-Pick Pumpkin Patch
  1800 Larsen Drive, Camino, CA 95709. Phone: 530-647-2306 or 530-644-1761
  Open: September - Mid November. Email: lowell9@hotmail.com. Apples are not pick-your-own.
• Ralph's Apple Ranch - apples
  2209 Larsen Road, Camino, CA 95709. Phone: 530-644-4038.Does not appear to be U-pick for peaches, pears, nectarines or plums. Note: They sometimes close early in the season - in 2007, they were closed by October 7, 2007.
• Reneau Orchards - ORGANIC, U-pick Organic Apples, peaches, nectarines, by appointment
  2581 Mace Road, Camino, CA. Phone: 530-647-0111. We specialize in wholesale Fuji Apples, Peaches and Nectarines and some U-Pick when in season. For directions and a map, click here.
• Patrick's Berry Farm - raspberries, blackberries, boysenberry
  4455 Pony Express Trail, Camino, CA 95709. Phone: 530-647-7833 or 530-647-2833. Open: Mid June-Mid November.  Pick your own raspberries, blackberries, boysenberries, thornless black and many other varieties. Open: late June thru end of Nov., Tuesday to Sun 8am to 5pm. Closed Mondays.
• Willow Pond Farm - apples
  2731 Jacquier Road, Placerville, CA. Phone: 530-295-8090.
  Open: U-pick, September to Nov. Weekends only, 9-5. Note: I have not been able to confirm that this farm is still in business, so BE SURE TO CALL!

Lake County

• None found here yet.  Write me, if you know of any! Click here to suggest a farm
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Marin County

• Chileno Valley Ranch - apples, pears, tomatoes, farm animals, weddings and wedding parties, school tours, naturally raised beef
  5105 Chileno Valley Road, Petaluma, CA 94952. Phone: 707 765-6664. Fax: 707 765-3936. Email: mgale@chilenobeef.com. Directions: From downtown Petaluma, take Western Avenue off of Petaluma Blvd. South two miles to Chileno Valley Road. Left on Chileno Valley Rd three miles until the corner (just past the Marin/Sonoma border) Go right at the corner which is a continuation of Chileno Valley Road. Travel 5.1 miles to the ranch on the left-5105. The gate is closed to keep the dogs off the road, but it is not locked. PLEASE close the gate after coming onto the ranch. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in July, August, September, October, November. Open: Sunday afternoon-12:00-4:00pm We are certified organic for all crops! Payment: Cash, Check.  Note: They also naturally raised beef for sale, fed on grass (not corn), without antibiotics, hormones, or grain.

Mono County

• None found here yet.  Write me, if you know of any! Click here to suggest a farm
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Nevada County

• Lazy Valley Ranch - u-pick blueberries
  Penn Valley, CA. Phone: 530-432-2234. Owner Jeannie Gleason. Watch for the open sign hung at the end of Lazy Valley Road in Penn Valley or the classified ad that runs in The Union in early June. Open Sunday-Friday 10am-5pm to buy blueberries. U-pick from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. Appointments are necessary for u-pick by calling 432-2234.
  

Placer County

• Flower Farm - corn (sweet), cucumbers, eggplant, flowers, herbs/spices, melons, onions, peppers, pumpkins, summer squash, winter squash, tomatoes, other vegetables, Other fruit or veg, and prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
  9280 Horseshoe Bar Road, Loomis, CA 95650. Phone: (866) 819-4899 And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in All year. Open: Daily, 8 a.m.–6 p.m. except Mondays Sunday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. We are certified organic for some crops. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard.
• Snowy Peaks Christmas Tree & Berry Farm - strawberries,
  30100 Foresthill Road, Foresthill, CA 95631. Phone: 530-367-3766. Email: jima@foothill.net. Directions: From Interstate highway 80 eastbound take the "Foresthill, Auburn Ravine Road" exit; Turn right off of the exit ramp; Go straight through the stop light. Continue 21 miles through the town of Foresthill. We are on the right side of Foresthill Road. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in July, August, September, October, November, December. Open: for strawberries Friday, Saturday, Sunday 8am to 5pm July 1 to October 31; Open for Christmas trees 9am to 4:30pm from the day after Thanksgiving through December 16,2007. Payment: Cash, Check. All trees $7.00 plus tax.

Sacramento County

• U-pick - apricots, cherries, pears, peaches, plums
  2380 Twitchell Island Road, Rio Vista, CA 94571. Phone: 916-777-4439. Email us at: maryegregory@yahoo.com. Directions: Direction signs to the U-pick are on Highway 12 and 160 in Rio Vista, CA area. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June, July, August. Open: 8am to 4pm...7 days a week June through August Payment: Cash, Check.
• Veerkamp's Pick'N Carry Berries - UPDATE May 27, 2008: a visitor reports they are no longer doing pick your own.
  Boysenberry and blackberry u-pick. Jam and jelly.
  9840 Farris Lane, Elk Grove, CA 95624. Phone: 916-806-4191. Email: pikncarryberry@comcast.net. Open: Depending on weather, open approximately June 1 through approximately 2nd week of July. Farm implements on display. Directions: Hwy 99 to Sheldon Road, east to Bader Road, south to Farris.

San Joaquin County

• Bogarin Farms - Fruits and U-pick apples
  4351 E Armstrong Lodi, CA, 95240. Phone: 209-327-6487. Open: May 1- October 15 daily 9:30 am to 5 pm , school trips Directions: Take Hwy 99 South towards Lodi. Exit onto N 99 Frontage Road. Turn left onto East Amstrong Road.
• Buon Giardino Produce  - Cherries, tomatoes, corn, summer squash, green beans, winter squash and pumpkin patch
  16220 E Hwy 88 Lockeford, CA, 95237. Phone: 209-727-3114. Phone: 209-759-3394. Open: 7 days a week from 9-6 May through October   Directions: Hwy 88, one mile east of Lockeford on the right hand side between Lockeford and Clements.
• Country Lake Ostriches - Blackberries
  6906 N. Cox Road, Linden, CA.  Phone: 877-999-7969. PYO Blackberries, presumably well fertilized by the ostriches! :-)
• Countryside Farms - ORGANIC, strawberries
  6752 E Main Stockton, CA, 95215. Phone: 209-943-1632. Phone: 209-943-1636. Email: events@countryside-farms.com.  Open: April thru November 15 Call first - hours vary . Sharing the farm experience with children is our speciality. Farm field trips are by appointment only, lasting 2 to 2 1/2 hours when having lunch on the farm. Coming soon: raised organic vegetable garden for u-pick and CSA.   Spring Day on the farm, Birthday parties, Farm Camps in June, July and August, Mothers Day and Fathers Day on the farm Directions: From Hwy 99 South, take Fremont Street East (Hwy 26 East). At Alpine Road, turn right. Take exit to Main Street, turn right onto Main, go 1 mile, farm in on left-hand side. From Hwy 99 North, take Main Street exit, go three miles east, farm is on the left-hand side. U-pick berries, vegetables, flowers, and hayrides
• Ruscigno Orchards - UPDATE June 3, 2007: NOT a pick-your-own - Dried apricots only
  29999 S Chrisman Road, Tracy, CA, 95304 . Phone: 888-279-8882 or 408 279 8822. Email: ruscigno@ix.netcom.com.  Open: all year for dried apricots and from October to March for dipped apricots.    Directions: 2 one half miles north of I-580 and State Route 132 on Chrisman Road.

San Mateo County

• Coastways Ranch Inc. - Blackberries olallieberries, kiwifruiot, pumpkins, Christmas trees
  640 Cabrillo Hwy, Pescadero, CA. Phone: (650) 879-0414.  They have three PYO / u-pick crops; the blackberries (Olallie) in June, the pumpkin and winter squash are usually available in October. from November through January, the kiwifruit and Christmas trees are available. They also grow (but not pick-your-own) Green Globe Artichokes, English Peas, and beans. Click here for a map.
• Phipps Ranch - Strawberries, Olallieberries
  2700 Pescadero Road, Pescadero, CA. Phone: 650-879-0787. Strawberries are ripe and ready for picking from mid May through the end of September, depending on the weather. Olallieberries (which are a type of  blackberry) are ripe and ready for picking from the beginning of June through the end of July, depending on the weather. Note: They have a great web site! 
• Webb Ranch Farm - FOLLOWS ORGANIC PRACTICES, blackberries, boysenberries, pumpkins, raspberries, and prepicked produce, restrooms, picnic area
  2720 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA 94028. Phone: 650 854 5417. Email: the4webbz@aol.com. Directions: We are located off of Hwy 280 and Alpine rd east in Menlo Park. We are 15 mile south of San Francisco, and 15 miles north of San Jose, 300 feet right off of Hwy 280. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September, October, December. Open: Starting June 1st through October 31st we're open 7 to days - a - week 10 to 6 for the produce stand; U - pick starts mid June through mid July Thursday to Sunday 9am to 2pm. U-pick berries mid-June through mid July. We are certified organic for some crops. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard. (UPDATED: May 21, 2008) Also see our choose and cut Christmas tree farm and  U-Pick Pumpkins.

Santa Cruz County

• Gizdich Ranch - PYO Berries, apples and large fruit. 
  55 Peckham Road, Watsonville, CA, 95076 . Phone: 831-722-1056 or 831-722-2458. Email: postmaster@gizdichranch.com. Open: 9 am to 5pm, Daily - Pies, fresh berries, apples, jams, apple products, U-pick, gift shop   Apple Butter Festival - web site has more details about the festival Directions: From Hwy 1, exit Riverside Drive/Hwy 129. 3 miles east, left at Lakeview Road. Follow signs. From Hwy 101, exit 152 west. 15 miles to 4-way stop sign. Left on Carlton Road. Follow signs.
• Spooky-Ooky Pumpkin Patch at Crystal Bay Farm - u pick strawberries, Pumpkin Patch
  40 Zils Road, Watsonville, CA. Phone: 831/-761-8507. Email: marisol@caff.org . Open: Oct. 1-31, 2007, 10 am to 6 pm. No admission charge.
• Swanton Berry Farm - ORGANIC, Strawberries
  25 Swanton Road, Davenport, CA.  Phone: 831-469-8804. Also pre-picked broccoli, cauliflower, artichokes and peas. Everything is Certified Organic by California Certified Organic Farmers. U-Pick Sundays beginning June 15th and continuing every Sunday until August 31st. > Tours depart from our Swanton Ranch Farm Stand (just 2 miles north of Davenport on Highway 1) every Sunday at 9am. The day includes a 1 hour guided farm tour, variety tasting (all you can eat!), plus a dessert from our bakery kitchen. Bring a picnic to enjoy by our ocean front fields. The cost is $10 for Adults, $5 for Children under 8. U-pick is available for tour guests at an extra charge.
• Swanton Pacific Ranch - NO PICK-YOUR-OWN. They have prepicked apples, vegetables
  125 Swanton Road, Davenport, CA 95017. Phone: 831-427-1718. They've stopped doing U-pick after 2004.

Sierra County

• None found here yet.  Write me, if you know of any! Click here to suggest a farm
  (If you are the farmer/owner/operator, use this form instead: "Add my farm or event")

Solano County

• Bar J Ranch - FOLLOWS ORGANIC PRACTICES, Hachiya (soft) Persimmons, Walnuts, Pomegranates
  4004 Cantelow Road, Vacaville, CA 95688. Phone: 707-448-0870. Email us at: ruth_yerkes@yahoo.com. Directions: north on 505 from Vacaville highway 80, exit Midway, go west on Midway,left on Timm, right onto Cantelow about 2-3 miles, And for a map to our farm, Click here. Crops are usually available in October, November. Open: Daily, must call or email first for availability and times October 1 to November 19 only We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, only. Must call or email first. Bring your own bags or containers

Sonoma County

• Anderson Organic Vegetable Stand & Pumpkin Patch - ORGANIC, pumpkins
  4588 Bodega Avenue, Petaluma, CA 94952.  Phone: 707- 763-3852. Open June-October Daily
• Adobe Pumpkin Farm - pumpkins, tomatoes, vegetables, fresh-cut flowers
  2478 East Washington Street, Petaluma, CA 95954. Phone: 707-763-6416.
• Full House Farm - Bed and Breakfast with apples and pears u-pick operation
  1000 Sexton Road, Sebastopol, CA, 95472. Phone: 707-829-1561 or 888-596-6006 or 707-824-0802. Email: lyricfhf@aol.com. Open: 9 am to 5 pm Tuesday to Sunday / all year. The U-pick is only for guests staying at the B&B. Reservations required. Farm stay, farm/ranch vacation. Directions: From Hwy 101 in Santa Rosa, take Hwy 12 west through Sebastopol. Continue 3 more miles to Sexton Rd on your left. Travel 1 mile to 1000 Sexton and the sign reading Full House Farm.
• Gabriel Farm - Apples, and prepicked produce, gift shop, restrooms, picnic area
  3175 Sullivan Road, Sebastopol, CA 95472. Phone: (707)829-0617. Fax: (707)829-9238. Email us at: torrey@gabrielfarm.com. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in September, October. Open: By Appointment - please call or email... We are certified organic for all crops! Payment: Cash, Check.
• Green Acre Ranch - UPDATE: June 21, 2008: A visitor tells me they are now permanently closed.
  apples, pears, blackberries, boysenberries
  4859 Paulsen Lane, Sebastopol, CA 95472. Phone: 707- 824-8545. Apple Picking (Aug-September), Arkansas Black (Fall apples),  Granny Smith,  Pippins,  Gravenstein,  Red & Golden Delicious,  Rome Beauty,  Macintosh and also Barlett Pears. Summer Berry picking: Boysenberries - mid June to mid July, Blackberries - July-Sept.
• Pick-Your-Own Farms in Sebastopol - They may be others I haven't heard about to list here! Pick up a Farm Trails map at the Sebastopol or other chambers of commerce. The Farm Trails phone number is (707) 571-8288. If you hear of any pick-your-own farms that I haven't listed here, please tell me about them!

Stanislaus County

• Fantozzi Farms - apricots, and prepicked produce
  1825 Walnut Avenue, Patterson, CA 95363. Phone: 209-892-2015. Fax: 209-892-7482. Email: fantozzifarms@yahoo.com. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June, July. Open: every day 8 a.m.to 7p.m. Fresh apricots: June 5-July 15 Payment: Cash, Check. apricots
• Bettencourt Farm - UPDATE October 18, 2006: CLOSED
  942 W Main Ave Crows Landing, CA, 95313. 
• Van Sant Vineyards - grapes - UPDATE September 22, 2006 - CLOSED - NO LONGER IN BUSINESS
  8901 Rodden Road, Oakdale, CA, 95361.

Sutter County

• None found here yet.  Write me, if you know of any! Click here to suggest a farm
  (If you are the farmer/owner/operator, use this form instead: "Add my farm or event")

Tuolumme County

• Sierra Glen Ranch - apples, berries, summer fruits, Christmas trees.
  15665 Big Hill Road, Sonora, CA, 95370. Phone: 209-532-2534 or 209-533-0620. Email: drwolf@sonnet.com.
  Open:  varies by season, check their website.  U-pick summer fruits, 18 varieties of apples, apple products, farm tours, and "choose and cut" Christmas trees. Map and directions on web site.
  

Yolo County (near Sacramento)

• Haag Farm - Walnuts
  16200 Road 87 Esparto, CA, 95627. Phone: 530-787-3603. Phone: 530-787-3603. Email: haag@cal.net. Open: Call for appointments - Walnuts and almonds. U-Pick October for insecticide-free walnuts. Hands-on training/tours for modern orchards: drip irrigation, biological controls, pruning, chemigation, and IPM. 25 years in business!   Directions: Call for directions
• Impossible Acres - boysenberries, blackberries, raspberries...cherries, peaches, apples...pumpkins, corn, gourds
  26565 Road 97D, Davis, CA. Phone: 530-750-0451. Email: impossibleacres@aol.com. Directions: West of Davis, East of Winters, South of Woodland, North of Dixon. Follow signs from the corner of County Road 98 and County Road 31 (Covell). Call for hours ; Petting zoo and school tours. Pick-your-own produce: boysenberries, blackberries, raspberries...cherries, peaches, apples...pumpkins, corn, gourds...goats, ponies, chickens...hayrides, mazes, scarecrows. Most of our produce is marketed as pick-your-own so we have set up the farm to provide easy access to the picking fields. We grow many varieties of each crop to extend the picking season, and we provide containers to pick into and scales to weigh your produce. 
• Jacob Mini Farm - U-pick pecans, Christmas trees, pumpkins
  34905 Creeksedge Road, Davis, CA, 95616. Phone: 530-753-3037. Phone: 530-758-9280. Open: Call for hours. Farm stand - oranges, persimmons, walnuts, mistletoe, pecans, evergreen boughs. Directions: From Davis - West on Russell Blvd, left on Rd 95A, right on Creeksedge Road 1st driveway. From Dixon - North on Pitt School Road, left on Sievers Road, right on Stephenson Bridge Road, cross bridge, left on Creekside Road. At Putah Creek and Yolo County Rd 95A.
• Pacific Star Gardens - apricots, blackberries, flowers, marionberries, olallieberries, strawberries, and prepicked produce, school tours
  20872 County Road 99, Woodland, CA 95695. Phone: 530-666-7308. Email: ramfam@pacbell.net. Directions: Interstate 80 east to Highway 113 north, Road 27 exit, turn left go one mile to Road 99, turn right, we are about a mile north. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in April, May, June, July. Open: Monday-Sunday, 9 am to 7 pm We are certified organic for all crops! Payment: Cash, only.

Yuba County

• Bishop's Pumpkin Farm - Apples, pumpkins, walnuts, Corn maze.
  1415 Pumpkin Lane, Wheatland, CA, 95692. Phone: 530-633-2568 or 530-633-9538. Email: bishops@syix.com. Open: Pumpkin patch last week in September thru October 31. Sun-Thursday 9-6; Friday and Saturday 9-7. Company picnics, from April thru August. Directions: From the north, drive south on Hwy 65 to Wheatland. Turn right on 4th St and drive one half mile to the farm. From Interstate 80 east of Roseville, take Hwy 65 turnoff. Wheatland is approximately 21 miles north. Turn left on 4th St and drive one half mile to the farm.  

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