Where in Western Maryland to find pick your own farms and orchards for fruit, vegetables, pumpkins and canning & freezing instructions!

This month's notes: May 2012: Spring has come early in most parts of the US, so look for earlier strawberries. They are already picking in the South, including GA, FL, TX and many other areas! See this page for hundreds of easy canning and freezing instructions/recipes, canning equipment guide! Also make your own ice cream - see How to make ice cream and ice cream making equipment and manuals. Then see each state's crop availability calendar for more specific dates of upcoming crops. Organic farms are identified in green!  See our guide to local fruit and vegetable festivals!. Please tell the farms you found them here - and ask them to update their information!!

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Western Maryland's 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!

Allegany County

Garrett County

Washington County

  • Frog Eye Farm - No pesticides are used, blueberries,
    19600 Frog Eye Road, Knoxville, MD 21758. Phone: 571-484-1149. Open: Late June to Early August, Every Day from 8 am to 5 pm. Directions: From Boonsboro: South on Route 67, 10 miles to sign on right. From Route 340: North on Route 67, 2 miles to sign on left. Click here for a map and directions. We do not use pesticides on the crops. Payment: Cash, Check. Frog Eye Farm is a peaceful, scenic farm with 20 varieties of blueberries. Customers may pick anywhere on the farm. Click here for our Facebook page. (ADDED: June 24, 2010) (UPDATED: June 03, 2011)
  • Gardenhour Orchards - Apples, blueberries, strawberries, peaches., pumpkins (brought in from the field)
    22511 Gardenhour Road, Smithsburg, MD 21783. Phone: 301-824-7466. Email: fruit@gardenhourorchards.com. Open: Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 5 pm. Directions: See their website for directions. Payment: Cash, only. (Suggested by a visitor, ADDED: May 13, 2011)
    A visitor writes on May 13, 2011: "Loved it. Picked apples last fall. The orchard is quiet and the apples were awesome!"
  • Lewis Orchards & Farm Market, LLC - strawberries, sour cherries
    PO box 49, 22550 Jefferson Boulevard, Cavetown, MD 21720. Phone: 301-824-2811 or 301-824-2962. Open: May through December
  • Litton's Produce and Berries - blueberries, raspberries (black), strawberries,
    17435 Lappans Road, Fairplay, MD 21733. Phone: 301-223-6815. Email: littonsberries@juno.com. Open: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, from 8 am to dusk; Wednesday, from 8 am to 5 pm; closed Sunday, April to November. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. (ADDED: May 05, 2011)

Farmer's Markets, Farm Stands and Roadside Stands, Etc.
(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)

Washington County

  • Litton's Produce and Berries - Roadside stand, Wide variety of seasonal, locally grown fruits and vegetables, Preserves, jams, jellies,
    17435 Lappans Road, Fairplay, MD 21733. Phone: 301-223-6815. Email: littonsberries@juno.com. Open: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, from 8 am to dusk; Wednesday, from 8 am to 5 pm; closed Sunday, April to November. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. (ADDED: May 05, 2011)

Horse Rides and More:

Garrett County

  • Pleasant Valley Dream Rides - carriage rides, hayrides, winter sleigh rides, wedding carriages
    1689 Pleasant Valley Road, Oakland, MD 21550. Phone: 301-334-1688. Email: dreamrides@pleasantvalleydreamrides.com. Open: All year for various, season and weather appropriate carriage rides, hay rides, sleigh rides, etc; Milking at 4 00AM and 4:00PM Daily. Directions: Our farm is a short scenic drive from the Deep Creek Lake Resort Area. Travel time is about 20 minutes. Go to Oakland and follow 219 3 Miles South of Oakland, Turn Left On Paul Friend Road.Proceed One Mile To Pleasant Valley Road, and Turn Right.Watch For Duntrussen Farm, Pleasant Valley Dream Rides Located on the First Farm on The Right. Duntrussen Holstein and Pleasant Valley Dream Rides. Take a step back in time by enjoying a carriage or winter sleigh ride through the countryside of Pleasant Valley. Enjoy a tractor drawn hayride or tour the dairy farm - Duntrussen Holsteins LLC. Experience hands-on milking, machine milking and give a calf milk with a bottle Pleasant Valley is the backdrop for your horse drawn tour of the Miller Family Farm, and the stables of our horse drawn wedding carriages and funeral hearse. Take a winter sleigh ride or a horse drawn carriage ride and enjoy the pastoral mountain beauty of this Amish community. Tour the agricultural facilities and learn about daily life on an Amish dairy farm. Educational hands-on experiences are included. Be sure to ask Ray about the name of his farm, Duntrussen Holstein LLC. Truly an enjoyable, educational experience for both the young or young at heart Any Time of the Year! Enjoy a western Maryland Family Activity you will remember for a long time. We also offer Travelling Horse Drawn Wedding Carriage
    Services for Maryland, Pennsylvannia and West Virginia.

 

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Home Canning Kits

This is the same type of standard canner that my grandmother used to make everything from applesauce to jams and jellies to tomato and spaghetti sauce. This complete kit includes everything you need and lasts for years: the canner, jar rack, jar grabber tongs, lid lifting wand, a plastic funnel, labels, bubble freer, and the bible of canning, the Ball Blue Book. It's much cheaper than buying the items separately. You'll never need anything else except jars & lids (and the jars are reusable)! There is also s simple kit with just the canner and rack, and a pressure canner, if your want to do vegetables (other than tomatoes). To see more canners, of different styles, makes and prices, click here!



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This page was updated on 23-Apr-2012

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EHSO.com - Environmental health and safety information and guidance for the home
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And our other related websites!

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Use the feedback form for questions, comments and feedback about farms -  Use this form suggest a farm to add to the website? 
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Looking for jobs on farms?  Farmers: If you'd like to advertise or have your own web page(s), click here!

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Our other free, informative sites you may like:

EHSO.com - Environmental health and safety information and guidance for the home
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