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This page provides a detailed list of Colorado's pick-your-own (PYO, U-pick, pick-it-yourself) farms.
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U-Pick Farms and Orchards, sorted by county
Remember: ALWAYS call (or follow the link to the farm's own website, if the name is a blue link) to confirm the information before you go! They may close, run out or change events, times, etc. without notifying me!Adams County
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Berry Patch Farms -
13785 Potomac Street, Brighton, Colorado, 80601. Phone: 303-659-5050. Email us: berrypatchfarms@qwest.net. Summer hours: Tuesday to Saturday from 8 am to 6 pm.
Boulder County
- YAYA Farm & Orchard -
follows organic methods, Apples, horse-drawn hay rides, farm
animals
6914 Ute Hwy, Longmont, CO 80503. Phone: 303-485-5585. Fax: 303-485-5585. Email: info@yayafarmorchard.com. Open: Saturday or Sunday afternoons work best. Please call ahead to make your reservations. Hay Rides available year around - your place or ours. Apples typically begin early September with the most desired Mac's! The season typically ends mid October with the Liberty's, a relative of the Macs. You may also press your own cider. We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, only. (UPDATED: July 07, 2008)
Chaffee County
- Blue Rose Gardens -
Note: they had limited production in 2006, I haven't heard back from or
about them since - ORGANIC, beans, flowers, peas,
raspberries, other vegetables
8545 County Road 120, Salida, CO 81201. Phone: 719-539-1219. Email us at: bluerosegardens@bresnan.net. Directions: South West of Denver Take County Road 125 North from Hwy 50, at the top of the hill turn west on County Road 120, driveway on right. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in July, August. Open: July through August Sunday Mornings 9 am to 12PM Call for more information on crop availability Salad Greens: July 1 to August 20 Flowers: July 10 to August 20 Veggies vary: July 15-August 20 We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, Check. "Monarch Watch" Program for kids: collect caterpillars, feed and raise to butterflies and release. August. Call or email for more information.
Delta County
- Burrits Produce - ORGANIC, apricots, beets, bell peppers, cantaloupe, carrots, cherries & chili
peppers
1235 2490 Lane, Hotchkiss, CO 81419. Phone: 970-835-3252. On-farm sales or direct to buyer. U-pick and Certified Organic - Excelsior Orchards - ORGANIC, Apples, apricots, cherries, nectarines, pears, peaches
14140 Dry Gulch Road, Paonia, CO 81428. Phone: 970-527-6860 . Email us at: k9szl@cybermesa.com. Directions: 1 one half miles East of Paonia on 2nd street, to Minnesota Creek Road, to Dry Gulch Road, first left on Dry Gulch Road. Click here for a map to our farm. Crops are usually available in July, August, September, October. Open: Family Operated - Please call first. Alternate phone number 505-665-3876 Cherries - July, Apricots - July/August, Peaches - July/August/September, Nectarines - August, Pears - September, Apples - September/October We are certified organic for all crops! Payment: Cash, Check. - First Fruits Organic Farms, Inc. - ORGANIC, fruit
P.O. Box 864, Paonia, CO, 81428. Phone: 970-527-6122 or 527-3157. On-farm sales, direct sales to buyer groups and u-pick. Many varieties of fruit, fresh and dried. Apple butter, apple sauce & a variety of jams.
Certified Organic - McClure Orchards -
ORGANIC, U-Pick peaches and cherries.
4179 O Road, Paonia, CO 81428. Phone: 970-527-6241. Eggs, goats, goat milk, lamb and alfalfa hay. Certified Organic -
Orchard Valley Farms and Black Ridge Winery - ORGANIC, fruit
15836 Black Bridge Road, Paonia, CO, 81428. Phone: 970-527-6838. We are open 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, seven days a week, from Memorial Day to Halloween. Directions: Map. We offer the finest organically grown apples, pears, peaches, cherries, blackberries, raspberries, grapes, and vegetables in season. Pick your own produce, wander the gardens and orchard, visit our market and wine tasting room. Then picnic along the beautiful Gunnison River. We also have a tempting variety of gourmet products and gifts – vinegars, oils, salsas, jams and jellies, syrups, butters, mustards, chutneys, and honey. -
Zoe - ORGANIC, Apples, peaches
14485 G Road, Delta, CO 81416. Phone: 970-874-1030. Email us at: info@zoejuice.com. Crops are usually available in July, August, September, October. Open: We are open 24 hours a day 7 days a week on our website! We produce an apple juice, peach nectar drink with honey and whey protein out of Organic Colorado fruit year round. We are certified organic for some crops. Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.
Denver County
- The Great Pumpkin Harvest Festival - pumpkin festival, not
a farm or pick-your-own
4-Mile Historic Park, 715 S. Forest Street, Denver, CO. Phone: 303-399-1859. Open: Oct. 11. only, 10 am to 4 p.m. (Not a pick your own)
El Paso County
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High Altitude Rhubarb-organic Nursery And Farm -
follows organic methods, rhubarb,
7225 Wildridge Road, Black Forest, CO 80908. Phone: 719-495-9256. Email: dennis.duncan@highaltituderhubarb.com. Directions: We're in the center of Black Forest, Colorado, about an hours drive south of Denver and 30 minutes north from downtown Colorado Springs. From Colorado Springs Interquest & I-25 continue east to highway 83 & Shoup, east on Shoup to Black Forest Road, north to Wildridge Road, east one mile to 7225. From Denver, take I105 exit at Monument, east on 105 to highway 83, south to Hodgen Road, east on Hodgen to Black Forest Road, south on Black Forest Road to Wildridge Road, east one mile on Wildridge to 7225. Open: Available for pick - your own on weekends, by appointment only; Send email or call for confirmation. Rhubarb normally first ripens about mid-May and maintains good quality until August. We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, only.
Elbert County
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Coastalfields - asparagus, beans, beets, blackberries,
blueberries, boysenberries, broad beans, broccoli, carrots, corn (sweet),
cucumbers, currants (red and black), eggplant, flowers, grapes,
gooseberries, herbs/spices, melons, onions, other berries, pears, peas,
peaches, peppers, plums, pumpkins, raspberries, rhubarb, summer squash,
winter squash, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables, walnuts, honey,
mushrooms eggs, wild crops, Other
fruit or veg, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic
area, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school
tours, events at your location (call for info)
35635 County Road 160, Agate, CO 80101. Phone: 720-207-3642. Email: directors@coastalfields.com. Directions: EXIT I - 70 at Agate (exit 340) and go WEST (right) through the town of Agate. AFTER PASSING the school on your right, the Post Office on your left and the railroad tracks (look both ways! We want you to get here safe!) turn LEFT (South) on CR-153 and follow it around the bend. Bear RIGHT (West) on CR-162. Turn LEFT (your first left) on CR-147 and then RIGHT (your first right) on CR-160. We're on the Right at the top of the hill - look for the signs! And for a map to our farm, Click here. Open: Sunrise to Sunset by appointment. Guided tours (nature walks, geological tours, historical tours and mule-drawn tours) and educational events are also scheduled by appointment, such as pick your own tours near the customer - showing you what is growing wild near you that you can eat. Click here for picking updates. We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, Check. We use NO herbicide, NO pesticide, NO fertilizer! Production is fossil fuel free with mules! 100's of crops, greenhouse production, educational events, day camps, agricultural school, tours and mule drawn rides! We now offer also pick your own mushrooms and pick your own honey and pick your own eggs (chicken and goose eggs) and pick your own wild harvests (wild crops native to the area incl. prickly pear, rose hips, native herbs and wildlflowers, etc.
Fremont County
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Ferrara's
Happy Apple Farm - Gooseberries, Blackberries,
Raspberries, Pears, Apples and Pumpkins
1190 1st St. Penrose, CO. Phone: 719-372-6300. Southern Colorado's largest PYO! A family owned and run pick-your-own fruit farm located in Southern Colorado in the small town of Penrose. Please check our "Find Us" page for a map. - Third Street Apples - apples, pumpkins, Honey
from hives on the farm, and prepicked produce, restrooms
935 3rd Street, Penrose, CO 81240. Phone: (719) 372-6283. Email: gailsapples@aol.com. Directions: 28 miles south of Colorado Springs on Hwy. 115 to 3rd Street (watch for "Brush Hollow" sign), east on 3rd just past "I" Street. 25 miles west of Pueblo on Hwy 50 to "K" Street, north to 3rd, west 1 and 1/2 blocks on 3rd. Open: Labor Day weekend through Halloween, 9:30 to 5 except Tuesdays. We are a 5-acre farm with 500 apple trees (more than 40 varieties of modern and heritage apples). Hand made cider most weekends. PYO pumpkins starting third week of September. Restroom, picnic tables, store with local produce, jams and jellies, our own honey. Early apple varieties (McIntosh and Gala) starting Labor Day weekend, peak season for apples September 10 though mid October. Payment: Cash, Check.
Jefferson County
La Plata County
- Blue Horizons Farm - Sorry - they are no
longer a "pick your own"
1290 County Road 102, Hesperus -
Larimer County
- The Pumpkin Patch - ORGANIC, beets, carrots, corn
(sweet), cucumbers, melons, peppers, pumpkins, summer squash, winter squash,
tomatoes, other vegetables, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch-
already gathered from the field, and prepicked produce, petting zoo
3424 E. Douglas Road, Ft. Collins, CO 80524. Phone: 970-493-3853. Email us at: llavud@frii.com. Directions: I-25 exit 271, West 1 mile, North 2 miles, East one half mile on North side of road. We are one mile North of the Budweiser brewery. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September, October. Open: daily October 1st-31st 10am-6pm. July-September open most days by appt. 1pm-8pm. Winter squash starting September 15th. Pumpkins, decorative corn, gourds, corn stalks, straw bales, petting zoo starting Oct. 1st. Pre-picked seasonal vegetables starting June. Winter squash till Feb. We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, only. We are family owned and operated for over 100 years.
Montezuma County
Montrose County
Weld County
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Miller Farms - Artichokes, Asparagus, Basil, Beans, Beets, ,
Broccoli, Cabbage, Cantaloupe, Carrots, Corn, Cucumbers, Dill, Eggplant,
Honeydew, , Lettuce, Okra, Onions, Peas, Peppers, Pickles, Potatoes,
Pumpkins, Radishes, Spinach, , Squash, Tomatillos, Tomatoes, Watermelon,
Also has a road side stand
9040 hwy 66, Platteville, CO, 80651. Phone: 970-785-6133. Email us at: MillerFarms80651@aol.com. Open Everyday 9 am to 6 pm April 1st through December 20th Multiple mazes, petting zoo, harvest festivals, hay rides and many other activities. Field trips for school students. Artichokes, Asparagus, Basil, Beans, Beets, Broccoli Cabbage Cantaloupe Carrots Corn Cucumbers Dill Eggplant Honeydew Lettuce Okra Onions Peas Peppers Pickles Potatoes Pumpkins Radishes Spinach Squash Tomatillos Tomatoes Watermelon Also has a road side stand.
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