Looking for a local, pick-your-own farm in Central Ontario (Coburg, Peterborough, etc)? Scroll down this page and you will see the U-Pick farms in Central Ontario (Coburg, Peterborough, etc),
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 If you find anything outdated or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 October 2024, and
other timely information:
Notes for October 2024: Fall is here and that means apples are in full force but they will be gone fast (see this new page for Apple Orchards in your area!).
Yes, apple prices are up, like they are for everything else. Some crops continue until
frost, like raspberries, blackberries, figs, corn and tomatoes. Check your area's
specific
crop calendar (see this page) and call your local farms for
seasonal updates. Click here for U.S. Apple Crop facts.
See these pages to find a local
Apple festival,
and other festivals.
We have a guide to apple varieties and a guide to peach varieties. Also recipes, canning and freezing directions for
apples, tomatoes,
corn blueberries,
peaches, etc.
Don't forget about pumpkin patches, corn mazes and hayrides!
And we have a
master guide to the all varieties of pumpkins and winter squash!
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.
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!
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! Our new
Road Tripping website can show you where to go - and
how - for the best places in every state!
Central Ontario (Coburg, Peterborough, etc) U-Pick Farms and Orchards in 2024, by county
Click on the resources drop-down above, if you need a county map
Haliburton (Haliburton, Minden)
Kawartha Lakes (Little Britain)
- Argyle Farm Market -
strawberries, Christmas trees, farmstand, Maple Syrup
264 Glenarm Road, Woodville, ON K0M2T0. Phone: 705-439-3850. Open: Spring
hours: Friday, Saturday, Sunday After May long weekend, open daily until Labour
Day Monday, then back to part-time hours until Thanksgiving Monday. Directions: Turn onto Regional Rd 15 from Hwy 12/48 at Beaverton. Proceed East to
Argyle. Located on South side in the Hamlet. OR Take Kawartha Lakes Road 46
North from Highway #7 approximately 18 Km. Turn left in Argyle, 264 is on We also
have fresh picked annuals, asparagus, baked goods,, corn, fruits, honey,
jams/jellies, maple syrup, vegetables. Strawberry season only lasts from mid
June to early July. We are gradually adding additional crops which will
extend this most enjoyable part of the farming business. We have raspberry
and blueberry crops coming next year. (ADDED: June 10, 2014X)
- Holliday's Farm Fresh Vegetables -
red currants, black currants, raspberries
(Spring, red), strawberries, vegetables, Honey from hives on the farm, Maple Syrup from
trees on the farm, U-pick and already picked
1641 Glenarm Road, Woodville, ON K0M2T0. Phone: (705) 374-4182. Email:
rsholliday@amtelecom.net. Open: seven days a week 8 am to 8 pm; From mid June to mid October. Directions:
Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. (ADDED: June
02, 2018)
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Lindsay Berries - 2024
assumed permanently closed raspberries (red), strawberries, porta-potties are available
3075 Highway 7, Reaboro, ON k9v 0h8. Phone: 705-324-3661. Email:
lindsayberries@hotmail.com. Open: UPDATE for 2024, Their page
is done, it is still there, but not working; There's nothing else current about them on the internet, so I assume they have closed. If you have any information
to the contrary,
please write me. See our website for current hours.
Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: 1. Start
out going east on Kent Street w/Provincial Route 35B/Provincial Route 7B
toward Lindsay Street South 2. Turn right (south) onto Lindsay Street
South/Provincial Route 35B/Provincial Route 7B/CR-15. Go 3.1 kilometers 3.
Turn left (east) onto Provincial Route 7/Trans Canada highway Provincial
Route 7. Go 7.3 kilometers 4. 3075 Provincial Route 7 is on the left
(north).Your destination is 0.1 kilometers past Post Road.
Click here for a map and directions. Strawberries: Middle of June to
July, Raspberries: Middle of July to End of July, Sweet Corn: Beginning of
August to End of September. Payment: Cash, only.
- Nelson's Berry Farm - strawberries
3392 County Road
#2, Keene, Otonabee County, ON K0L 2G0. Phone: 705-295-6172.
Open: Monday to Friday from 8am to noon and 4pm to 8pm; and Saturday and Sunday from 8am to 2pm; Directions: 1/2 km East of 4 corners of Keene, Ontario . Strawberries are available starting
mid-June. Payment: Cash, only.
- Sweet Scent Farm - strawberries, raspberries, currants,
pumpkins
250 Thunder Bridge Rd, Kawartha Lakes, ON K9V 4R1.
Phone: 705-324-7234. Email:
krisher720@hotmail.com. Open: Monday to Friday from 8 am to 8 pm, Saturday
and Sunday from 8 am to 5 pm. (ADDED: February 09, 2010, found online)
- Welcome Produce Market - Strawberries, Raspberries,
pumpkins
4754 Fourth Line RR1, Port Hope, ON L1A 3V5. Phone:
905-753-2302. Open: 7 days a week, 8 am to 6 pm. Directions: North of Hwy 401 (500m) at exit 461 on Hwy
2, Port Hope. Near Peterborough.Also has prepicked apples and a bakery!
Northumberland (Brighton, Cobourg, Grafton, Port Hope, Roseneath, Trent Hills)
- Burnham Family Farm Market - strawberries,
raspberries, pumpkins
RR 4 - County Road 2, between Cobourg
and Port Hope, ON. Phone: 905-373-4578. Email:
burnham.market@sympatico.ca. Burnham Family Farm
Market invites you to Strawberry Day in June. Our own produce
from berries to apples, on-site bakery, preserves & ice cream
await while you browse in our friendly market. U-Pick available.
Open: June- December. Strawberry Days 2014 is Saturday,
June 28 to Sunday, June 29. Come on out to celebrate another
year of fresh summer produce at our annual Strawberry Days
festival! Hay rides, ice cream sundaes, burgers and fries, live
music, face painting and many games await you at this year's
festival. Hope to see you there.
- Carruthers Country Fields - raspberries,
strawberries, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field,
and prepicked produce, gift shop
9883 Danforth Rd east,
Cobourg, ON K9A 4J8. Phone: 905-372-3705. Alternate phone: 905-373-2879. Email:
cathyandmalcolm@sympatico.ca. Directions: From Toronto take
401 east to Cobourg ,take exit 474 go south to first lights,
turn left onto Densmore Road (it turns into Danforth Rd) follow
east 7 km to 9883 Danforth Rd Watch for signs. We are open May,
June, July, August, September, October, November, December. Our
hours are: When asparagus starts in May we are open Monday to
Sunday from 8am to 8pm until End of December. Payment: Cash,
only. In season we have already picked asparagus, green beans,
tomatoes, sweetcorn, squash, egg plant, peppers, cucumbers, lots
of gourds, Indian corn and lots more. Give us a call for in
season produce.
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Charlen Organic Farm -
ORGANIC beans, beets, peas, rhubarb
52 Grandview Road, Brighton, ON K0K 1H0. Phone:
613-475-4017. Fax: 613-475-4017. Email:
charlen@lks.net, Directions: turn north off cty road #2
@14929 3.5 km west of Brighton on cty road #2. Our hours are: Monday 8 am to 8 pm Friday 8 am to 8 pm Sunday by appointment only; typically, beans July 20 - end of September peas June 20 - end of July
beets July 10 - end of October.
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Cricklewood Farm - apples, pumpkins, raspberries
(red), raspberries (Autumn, red), prepicked produce, farm
market, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, picnic area,
school tours
27 Grandview Road, Brighton, ON K0K 1H0. Phone:
613-475-4293. Email:
cricklewood@sympatico.ca.
Open: daily, late July to November 5, from 9:30 to 5:30,
Saturday 9:30 to 7 pm; Last walk thru the maze is one hour
before closing. Call ahead for maze twilight walk hours. Directions: From the 401
(Toronto), take the Big Apple exit (497) and drive south to
Colborne. Turn left onto King Street (Hwy 2) and drive 10 km.
From the 401 (Kingston) take the Brighton exit (509) and drive
south to the first set of stoplights in Brighton. Turn right
onto Main Street (Hwy 2) and drive 3 km. Cricklewood Farm is on
the south side of the road. Click here for a map and directions. Crops are usually available in July, August,
September, October.
Raspberries, summer: mid July to mid August; Apples available
from mid August to mid October; Pumpkins available mid September
to end of October; Corn maze is open July 29 to early November.
Payment: Cash, Debit cards. We have over forty varieties of
apples. Thirteen of these are available for pick your own. We
also grow sweet corn, squash, tomatoes and sell cider, honey,
home baked pies and cookies, candy and caramel apples.
- Dunnett Orchards - Raspberries, apples, pumpkins
Dundas Street, Brighton, ON. Phone: 613-475-0465. Open: daily, 8 am to 7 pm, July
to November. Directions: Take Highway 401
(exit 509 Brighton) south to County Road 2. Turn east on Dundas
St. for 1 km.
Click
here for a map and directions. Also prepicked tart cherries, plums, tomatoes, squash, honey, apple cider and maple syrup.
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Mill Creek Farm - 2024 permanently closed
44 County Road 11, Picton,
ON K0K 2T0. Open: UPDATE for 2024: They are permanently closed ANNOUNCEMENT: Thank you to those who have enjoyed our fresh peas. We are
proud of the standards we achieved over 36 years. For many reasons the decision has been made to cease production. There is much we will miss. Thank you
especially to the hundreds of people who worked diligently at Mill Creek Farm to help us put out the best product. We will miss you most and wish you all
the best in future. The Vader Family: Neil, Barb, Gavin, Beth, and Nathan. They used to sell maple syrup, raspberries, strawberries, Farm B & B, Farmstand
- Moore Orchards - Strawberries, Raspberries, Apples,
Pumpkins
RR#5 - 1497 Moore Orchard Road, Cobourg, ON K9A 4J8.
Phone: 905-372-3911. Open: see their page. Directions: ~3 km east of Cobourg on hwy 2.
Turn south on Moore Orchard Road. Near Peterborough. Also: Cider,
Squash, Sweet corn, Pears. PYO apples when in season.
(UPDATED: June 08, 2014, by JBS)
- Ostrander Orchards - apples
Picton, ON K0K 2T0. Phone: 613-476-4183. Open: call for crop
availability, dates and hours. Open: daily dawn - dusk. Directions: 13 km from Picton on
Cty. Rd. 8 in Waupoos.
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Pieter's Appleyard - Apples, prepicked produce, gift
shop, restrooms, picnic area, school tours
13516 County Road
2, Colborne, ON K0K 1S0. Phone: 1 905-355-5725. Fax: 1
905-355-178. Email:
jennifer@pietersappleyard.com. Open: Daily from 10 am to 5 pm (September through October). Directions: Near Colborne and Brighton
(Belleview); Take exit 497 from 401, south to County Road 2 and
East for 2 kms. Farm is on North side at 13516 County Road 2.
Click here for a map and directions.
Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Crops are
usually available in September, October.Our farm is open
daily in September and October for pick your own. Payment: Cash,
only. We offer high quality fruit that you pick yourself or if
you don't have time you can pick something from Our Country
Store.
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Van Dorps - raspberries (red), strawberries,
U-pick and already picked
3260 County Road 28, Port Hope, ON L1A 3V6.
Phone: 905-885-0207. Email:
rachel_vandorp@hotmail.com. Open: everyday 8am to 7pm. Directions:
North of the 401 in Port Hope just past Dale Road on the west side on
County Road 28 OR South of Peterborough along county road 28 still on
the west side before Dale Road.
Click here for a map and directions. Strawberries: Mid or late June
to mid July Raspberries: follow right behind strawberries. Payment:
Cash, only.
Peterborough (Braund Port, Downers Corners, Edmison Heights, Hunters Ridge, Nassau)
- The Berry Patch - strawberries, Maple Syrup from trees on the farm, U-pick
and already picked
1910 County Road 10, Cavan, ON L0A1C0. Phone:
705-944-5358. Email: btmccamus@nexicom.net. Open: Monday to Friday 8am to 7pm Saturday to Sunday
8am to 6pm. Directions: North of Cavan on County Road 10 Across from
North Cavan School.
Click here for a map and directions. Already
picked corn (sweet), pumpkins, Payment: Cash, only.
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Buckhorn Berry Farm - Strawberries, Raspberries, Pumpkins,
Pumpkin Festival
RR#1, Lakefield, ON K0L 2H0. Phone:
705-657-8888. Fax: 705-657-9256. Email:
info@buckhornberryfarm.com.
Open: starting in mid June for Strawberries. PYO STRAWBERRY HOURS: 8
am to 8 p.m. weekdays. 8 am to 4 p.m. weekends. PYO RASPBERRY HOURS:
8 am to 12 p.m. & 4 pm to 8 p.m. weekdays; 8 am to 4 p.m. weekends. Directions: 20 minutes north of Peterborough, 2 miles south of
Buckhorn, off County Road 23 at Deer bay Road. Near Peterborough.
Also: Peas, Beans, Potatoes. PYO strawberries will be $3.95/lb (2024 price). Payment: cash, debit, and credit cards. PYO harvest calendar: Late June:
Strawberries, Peas. Mid-July: Red Raspberries, Beans. Late July:
Purple Royalty Raspberries, Black Currants. August - September:
Tomatoes. October: Pumpkins. Please
note, we shut down in the afternoon for raspberry season. This
allows daily picking and accommodates customers whose schedule
permits only evening picking. Conditions can change at any time, so
be sure to verify our Daily Crop Report. Just before you get in your
vehicle, call the farm at 1-705-657-8888 or listen to 980 KRUZ at
6:50 am daily, starting in late June. Seasonal Employment: We
begin hiring pickers in mid May to harvest our fruit crops. Pickers
start in mid to late June and work 7 days a week, 6:30 am to 10:30-11 am, for approximately 4 weeks. Because we are located in a rural
area, you must provide your own transportation. Mail or. Fax: your
resume to the farm. Minimum age of 14 yrs. to apply. Buckhorn Berry Farm Facebook page. (UPDATED:
June 12,
2024, JBS)
Comments from a visitor on June 02, 2009:
"Loved it! "
- Johnstons Farm Market -
strawberries, raspberries, farmstand, Maple Syrup
County Rd. 28, Bailieboro, ON K0L1B0. Phone: 705-939-1737. Open: mid-June to
November, market open daily from 10
am to 6 pm. PYO open in June.
Directions: On Hwy 28, second farm south of Bailieboro (15 minutes from
Peterborough, 10 minutes north of Port Hope). We also have fresh picked
beans, corn, eggs, maple syrup, onions, peppers, pumpkins, raspberries,
strawberries, vegetables. In March/April come see our Maple Trees at
Johnston's Sugar Bush. Watch how Maple Syrup is made! A Self-Guided tour to
Sugar Shack. Call ahead for sap boiling times. (ADDED: June 10, 2014X)
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McLean Berry Farm - strawberries, Maple Syrup, Peas
2191
16th line of Smith, Lakefield, ON K0L 2H0. Phone:
705-657-2134. Email:
smclean@mcleanberryfarm.com. Open: Pick Your Own Opens late June; Strawberries:
June and July at 9 am P.Y.O. PYO strawberries will be $3.95/lb (2024 price). Payment: cash, debit, and credit cards. at all three locations.
Always check their page for crop updates and PYO opening.
PYO raspberries early July,
PYO Pod and Sugar Snap late June,
PYO beans – TBD,
PYO black currants early to mid July,
Pumpkins - October
(UPDATED: June 12,
2024, JBS)