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This month's notes: November 2009: Apples are IN Learn about each apple variety here. Pumpkins and winter squash are in.(be sure to see our easy pumpkin pie-from a fresh pumpkin recipe!  Fall raspberries are going strong in the northern half of the U.S., and many vegetables are in full swing! Organic farms are identified in green!  (Fruit and vegetable festivals are here). Make your own applesauce, apple butter, spaghetti sauce and save money on food bills and eat better. See easy canning instructions/recipes, canning equipment guide! Also make your own ice cream - see How to make ice cream and ice cream making equipment and manuals
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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

  • Beechwood Orchards - apples, prepicked produce
    984 Carlisle Road, Biglerville, PA 17307. Phone: 717-677-6536. Fax: 717-677-6376. Email: melissaallen23@gmail.com. Directions: Located two miles north of Biglerville on Route 34. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in May, June, July, August, September, October. Open: Monday - Sunday, 9am to 5pm. Payment: Cash, Check.  (UPDATED: August 09, 2008)
  • Brownvalley Farms - Strawberries, Blueberries, Black raspberries and Red raspberries
    Littlestown, PA.  Phone: 717-359-5084. Black raspberries will be ready about mid-June. PYO hours 8:00-12:00AM. Blueberries should be available about mid-July. Price to be determined later based on market conditions. PYO by appointment only. Red raspberries around mid-August; PYO by appointment only.
  • Hollabaugh Bros., Inc. - apples, blueberries, raspberries and prepicked produce, gift shop, restrooms, school tours
    545 Carlisle Road, Biglerville, PA 17307. Phone: 717-677-8412. Fax: 717-677-7157. Email: info@hollabaughbros.com. Directions: Located nine miles north of Gettysburg right on route 34. Just a short drive from Route 15, Route 30, and Interstate 81. Click here for a map and directions. Crops are usually available in May, June, July, August, September, October, November. Open: Monday through Thursday, 9am to 6pm Friday and Saturday, 9am to 5pm Sunday, 12pm to 5pm. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. Hollabaugh Brothers is a three-generation, family-owned and operated fruit and vegetable farm. Growing on 500 acres, the Hollabaugh family grows a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, including small fruits, apricots, plums, peaches, pears, Asian pears, apples, melons, cut flowers, and more! A retail market provides the freshest produce throughout the season, as well as home-made baked goods, jarred goods, and a country gift shop. (ADDED: May 13, 2008) (UPDATED: January 09, 2009)
  • Swartz's Pumpkin Patch - raspberries (Spring, black), strawberries, pumpkins,
    232 North High Street Arendtsville, Biglerville, PA 17307. Phone: 717-677-0831. Email: swartzspumpkinpatch@gmail.com. Open: Monday thru Saturday 7am to 7pm during strawberry and black raspberry season; Call first for pumpkins. Directions: From the gas station in Arendtsville, travel 3/10 mile west on route 234 to our driveway on the left. Click here for a map and directions. Strawberries generally run from the third week in May thru the middle of June; Black raspberries generally run from the last week in June thru about July 10th. Payment: Cash, only. (ADDED: June 28, 2009)
    A visitor writes on July 01, 2009: "Beautiful berries, healthy bushes, helpful owners."
  • Yellow Hill Farm - blackberries, raspberries
    670 Yellow Hill Road, Biglerville, PA 17307. Phone: 717-677-8188. Email us at: YellowHill Farm@earthlink.net. Directions: From the south (Gettysburg): Take Route 34 north from Gettysburg to Route 234 in the center of Biglerville. Turn left on Route 234 West. Go 1 mile. Turn right on Yellow Hill Road and go 6/10 of a mile. Yellow Hill Farm is on the right. >From the north (Carlisle): Take Route 34 south to Biglerville. Turn right at the light on 234 West. Go 1 mile. Turn right on Yellow Hill Road and go 6/10 of a mile. Yellow Hill Farm is on the right. >From north (Harrisburg) Take US 15 south to the Route 234 exit (Heidlersburg). Turn right (west on Route 234) and go about 6 miles to traffic light in center of Biglerville. Continue on 234 West 1 mile. Turn right on Yellow Hill Road and go 6/10 of a mile. Yellow Hill Farm is on the right. >From the west (Chambersburg and Route 30): Turn east from Route 30 onto the Cashtown-Arendtsville Road at the blinking light (Adams County National Bank on corner). Go about 3 miles to Arendtsville to the stop sign (Getty gas station will be in front of you). Turn left, then make an immediate right, you will now be on Route 234 East. Go about 2 miles and bear right at the stop sign (still on 234 East). You will go about another 3/4 mile, then turn left onto Yellow Hill Road. Yellow Hill Farm is 6/10 mile on the right. And for a map to our farm, Click here. Crops are usually available in July, August, September. Open: Monday to Saturday 9am to 5pm, Sunday 1pm to 4pm. Thornless Blackberries: Late July to early September, Red and Yellow Fall Raspberries: Early August to mid September Payment: Cash, Check. Our berries our sold by the pound. To keep the cost down, we encourage customers to bring suitable containers for taking the berries home. Picking buckets are provided for easy picking. All the berry plants are in neatly trellised rows for easy picking. Please visit out website for more details and pictures.

Bedford County

Blair County

  • Lock Mountain Strawberries - strawberries
    RR2, Box 224 AAA, Martinsburg, PA 16662. Phone: 814-386-3626. Email: frazier1212@hotmail.com. Directions: 1.5 mi. south of Roaring Spring on Rt. 164, turn left on to Lock Mountain Road; The Farm is a quarter mile on the left! Open: Monday to Saturday from 7 am to 7 pm; closed on Sunday. Pick to Order or Pick your own. (ADDED: May 27, 2008)

Bradford County

  • Berry Fields Farm - follows organic methods, blueberries, Turkeys (ORGANIC not-hormone-fed), and prepicked produce, gift shop, farm animals
    7 miles from Millview off of rt. 87 , Forksville, PA 18833. Phone: 570-924-3019. Email: gerlach@epix.net. Directions: From Route 80(major east west interstate in northern PA) Take the exit adjacent to the Susquehanna river onto Route 180 west. Just before Williamsport take exit 21 onto Route 87N. At the end of the exit ramp turn left. Travel 23 miles to Forksville. Two miles past Forksville turn left onto Millview Mountain Road. The farm is 7 miles from that point. The final 2 miles are on gravel road. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in July, August. Open: Please call 570-924-3019 to confirm times of availability. Blueberry Festival August 4th and 5th. Farm vacation guest house available. We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, only. We serve organic meals from products produced on the farm on Saturday evenings and Sunday brunch. Berryfields Farm was established in 2000 to promote sustainable agriculture. We are dedicated to producing organic products of the highest quality. Our goal is to sustain ourselves and market the excess.
  • Blueberry Mountain Farm - U-Pick Blueberries
    Mile Lane Road, Sayre, PA 18840. Phone: 570-888-7066. Open: Weekdays 8 am to 8 pm; Saturday and Sunday from 8 am to 5 pm; Closed Mondays.  (ADDED: July 28, 2008)
  • Bohlayer's Orchards - Apples, pears, and prepicked produce
    RR 2 Box 2530, Troy, PA 16947. Phone: 570-297-2480 Crops are usually available in August, September, October, November. Open: Monday to Saturday 9 to 5, Sunday 1 to 5 during apple season only Open from mid-August to Thanksgiving. Payment: Cash, Check. Bohlayer's Orchards - Apples, Peaches, Pears, Cider RR 4 Box 2530, Troy, PA 16947. Phone: 570-297-2480. Directions: Two miles west of Troy . From scenic Route 6, turn onto Farmers Valley Road at Rolosons Maple Syrup. Located on a Pennsylvania Century Farm in Bradford County, our family owned and operated orchard has been welcoming visitors for December ades. We offer our guests both U-Pick and harvested apples and pears, as well as our own freshly pressed cider in season. Local honey and maple products are also available. Weekday school tours are welcome. Please call the orchard to make a reservation. Some of our apple varieties include Quinté, Red Melba, Macintosh, Jonamac, Cortland, Gala, Macoun, Empire, Jonagold, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Northern Spy, Red Spy, Ida Red, Melrose, and Mutsu. Call for Peach and Pear availability. Open: Monday to Saturday 9-5, Sunday 1-5 during apple season. Season: August through December; by appointment beginning January. Peaches are available harvested only. We participate in the Farmer's Market Nutrition Program.
  • Gardiner's Farm - apples, peaches, cherries
    RR#2 Box 48A, Fallbrook Road, Troy, PA 16947. Phone: (570) 297-3929. Email: gard@sosbbs.com. Scenic orchard in Bradford County featuring dwarf apple trees on stakes and trellis. Fantastic fall colors. U-pick and We pick. APPLE varieties include: Redfree, Gala, Red McIntosh, Red Cortlands, Red and Yellow Delicious, Jonathan, Jonagold, Empire, Honeycrisp, Northern Spy, Spy Gold, Rome, Stayman Winesap. Tree-ripened PEACHES from mid-August to mid-September. Three varieties of SWEET CHERRIES, ripening the end of June to mid-July. We make own apple butter/jams. School tours-reservations. Open Monday: 9 am to 5 pm through Saturday, Sunday: 12 - 4. Season: Mid August - Thanksgiving.
  • Pumpkin Lane Farms - corn (sweet), pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field
    RR 1 Box 2502, Monroeton, PA 18832. Phone: (570)-265-7952. Email us at: jwecker@tsd.k12.pa.us. Directions: Our farm is on State Route 414 west approximately 3 miles from the 220/414 intersection in Monroeton. If heading west on 414, we are located just past the Monroe Frankin Elementary School on the left. Click here for a map to our farm. Crops are usually available in July, August, September, October. Open: The corn stand will be open generally from Noon until 6:00pm all summer. There will be an "honor bucket" if no one is available to work the stand. Pumkin hours are all day on weekends and after 4:00pm during the week throughout the month of October. Anyone wanting free pumkins after Halloween may stop and take as many as you would like. Sweet corn is available from the middle of July until September, as the weather conditions permit. Pumkin sales begin the first weekend in October and run through the end of the month. Payment: Cash, Check. We also have prepicked cucumbers, summer squash, winter squash, and hay and straw for sale, as well as December orative gourds and ornamental corn.

Centre County

  • Way Fruit Farm - U-pick strawberries,  sour cherries, and Pumpkins. Many other prepicked fruits, corn, vegetables
    2355 Halfmoon Valley Road, Port Matilda, PA 16870. Phone: (814) 692-5211. Open: 8am-6pm Monday to Friday 8am-5pm Saturday. Strawberries start in Mid-June and last till around July 4th. We have numerous varieties and a couple acres of Strawberries to be picked. The large Sour Cherry orchard is available for U-pick usually starting Mid-July and ending at the beginning of August. We start selling pumpkins in late September and continue until October. We also have a fall festival in October that you can get a wagon ride out to our patch and pick a pumpkin from the field yourself. See the Fall Festival page for more information. Every year Way Fruit Farm hosts a Fall Festival on the 2nd and 3rd Saturday's of October. The Festival is a great time to come out with family or friends and take a free wagon ride out to the pumpkin patch and pick just the pumpkin you want. There is also numerous other things to do at the festival. There is an apple slingshot, over a dozen crafters, a petting zoo and other activities to enjoy. Food is provided by a local Lions Club and baked goods including apple dumplings are available. The best part of it all is that 10% of all the earning's on both Saturday's will go to an orphanage in the Dominican Republic. (UPDATED: October 11, 2008)

Columbia County

  • Seesholtz Bros. Farms - Mifflinville - strawberries
    Route 339, Mifflinville, PA 17815. Phone: 570-784-1038. Email: sjsee@aol.com. Directions: The Mifflinville fields are located off Interstate 80 exit 242 on Route 339 on the Mifflinville/Nescopeck Highway. Crops are usually available in June. Open: everyday including Sundays from 8 am to 8 p.m. Children are welcome in the fields. Strawberries are generally ready the month of June. Best to call first for picking conditions and varieties. Payment: Cash, only. The Seesholtz family has been growing strawberries since 1923 and now has the fourth generation working at the farm. Berries are sold by the pound. Please bring containers to pick in. Small buckets, pots, pans, bowls, etc. work best.  (UPDATED: June 15, 2009)
  • Seesholtz Bros. Farms - Lime Ridge - strawberries
    Route 11, Lime Ridge near, Bloomsburg, PA 17815. Phone: 570-784-1038. Email: sjsee@aol.com. Directions: The Lime Ridge fields are located at Interstate 80 exit 241 off Route 11. Crops are usually available in June. Open: everyday including Sundays from 8 am to 8 p.m. Children are welcome in the fields. Strawberries are generally ready the month of June. Best to call first for picking conditions and varieties. Payment: Cash, only. The Seesholtz family has been growing strawberries since 1923 and now has the fourth generation working at the farm. Berries are sold by the pound. Please bring containers to pick in. Small buckets, pots, pans, bowls, etc. work best.  (UPDATED: June 15, 2009)

Cumberland County

  • Oak Grove Farms- PYO Strawberries, PYO peas, PYO raspberries (red, black), other produce at the farm stand, open year round
    846 Fisher Road, Mechanicsburg, PA, 17055. Phone: 717 766-2216. Directions: Off Williams Grove Road in Mechanicsburg, PA, click here for a map A visitor writes: "Nice operation, on the smaller side, they are open year round, sell baked goods, jams, jellies, produce, etc at the farm stand, take credit cards, cash and checks, have hand-dipped ice cream." (UPDATED: May 25, 2009)
  • Carol V. Rose - berries
    42 Half Mile Drive, Gardners, PA 17324. Phone: 717-486-3882. Open: June-August on Monday to Saturday from 8 AM to 5 PM. Note: Call before you go - this came from an old source.
  • Paulus Farm Market - flowers, herbs/spices, pumpkins, prepicked produce, farm market, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
    1216 South York Street, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055. Phone: 717-697-4330. Email: paulusamy@aol.com. Directions: And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in July, August, October, November, December. Open: Monday to Friday, 9 to 7, Saturday 9 to 5 and Sunday 11 to 4 during normal most of the year; Winter hours Thursday and Friday 9 to 5 and Saturday 9 to 3. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. Come pick your own flower bouquet from our beautiful field of zinnias, lisianthus, straw flowers, dianthus, cosmos, coxcomb and lots more! July-September...drying flowers into October until frost. (ADDED: January 31, 2009) (UPDATED: July 24, 2009)
    A visitor writes on July 02, 2009: "We love Paulus Farm in the fall. They have lots of fun activities for the kids including corn and soybean filled sandboxes and a straw slide. Everyone there is so nice!"

Dauphin County

  • Aberdeen Mills - strawberries, walnuts, Honey from hives on the farm, Maple Syrup from trees on the farm, prepicked produce, picnic area, farm animals, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
    2405 Mill Road, Elizabethtown, PA 17022. Email: info@aberdeenmills.com. Directions: From Route 283, take exit for Elizabethtown/Hershey Route 743. Turn toward Elizabethtown (away from Hershey) off exit. Prior to first stop light, turn Right onto Veterans Drive/Old Hershey Road Make second Left onto Aberdeen Road. Turn Right at stop sign onto Mill Road. Follow a mile or so, cross bridge over Conewago Creek, U Pick on the Right. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September. Open: Weekends and some weekdays; Please call prior to visit on weekdays 717;371;6492. Strawberries: late June through September Honey and Maple Syrup seasonal Walnuts: seasonal/fall. Payment: Cash, only. (UPDATED: June 12, 2008)
  • Blyler Fruit Farm - Strawberries and Sugar Peas
    7922 Route 25, Spring Glen, PA, 17978. Phone: 717-365-3177. Email us at: john@blylerfruitfarm.com. Open: Monday to Saturday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm There are restrooms. Payment: Cash, only
  • Rudy's Christmas Tree Farm - Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Christmas trees- you choose and we cut, Precut Christmas trees, Christmas wreaths and boughs, gift shop
    Narrow Road at Route # 849, New Bloomfield, PA 17068. Phone: 717-921-2154. Directions: Directions: 7 miles west of Duncannon, PA on Route 849 at the intersection of Narrow Road. Click here for a map to our farm. We are open November, December. Our hours are: Thanksgiving to Christmas- Open Thursday-Friday-Saturday-Sunday from 10AM till 4PM. Other days by appointment or by chance. Open for Christmas Tree Cutting from Thanksgiving until December 23rd. Thursday-Friday-Saturday-Sunday from 10AM till 4PM. Other days by appointment or by chance. Handmade wreaths: pre-made to order or selected from our freshly made wall of wreaths. Christmas Craft Barn features hand crafted ornaments, wood furniture benches, wooden clocks, flea market items, old fashioned hand cranked apple cider. Honey from the farm's bees is available in 1, 2 or 5 pound jars and bears. Homemade raspberry, blackberry and strawberry jelly from the farm berry bushes available in one pound jars. Free greens with purchase of tree and free tree wrapping!
  • Strite's Orchard - strawberries, sour cherries
    1000 Strite's Road, Harrisburg, PA 17111. Phone: (717) 564-3130. Directions: Click here for a map. Open: year round, see their website for details. Payment: cash, check, VISA/MC.
    A visitor writes on July 18, 2008:
    "I liked it quite a bit. The cherry trees were so laden with fruit, I was able to pick 50lbs of perfectly ripe cherries from 3 trees. I also go there for the pre-picked fruit, which is cheaper and better quality then what is available at the grocery store."  (ADDED: July 18, 2008)

Franklin County

  • Beam's Blue Mountain Farm - pumpkins, strawberries, already-picked produce (of the pyo crop), farm market, gift shop, restrooms, school tours
    13374 Lurgan Rd, Newburg , PA 17240. Phone: 717-532-5537. Open: Monday to Friday, from 10am to 6pm; Saturday 8am to 4pm. Directions: From Shippensburg travel south on route 11 to Spring Street (at the Turket Hill store.) Turn right on Spring Street and travel one tenth of a mile, bear right on to Roxbury Road. Continue on Roxbury Road seven miles to the village of Lurgan. Turn right on to Lurgan Road (there is a sign with the farm name) Continue one half mile to farm on right. Click here for a map and directions. pumpkins September 26th till October 31st. Payment: Cash, Check, SFMNP Vouchers. On Saturday October 3rd, Saturday October 10th, and Saturday October 17th,8am to 4pm, we offer free tractor driven hayrides through "Scarecrow Hollow" to the pick your own pumpkin patch. On those Saturdays we also have a petting zoo and free refreshments. In our market we have pumpkins, painted pumpkins, gourds, Indian corn, strawbales, corn shocks, mums, apple cider, apple butter, pumpkin butter, many varieties of jams and jellies, and fresh bake goods. We also offer a unique selection of antiques and country collectibles. (ADDED: September 27, 2009)
  • Trayers Greenhouse & Farm Market - Berries
    11452 Welsh Run Road, Mercersburg, PA 17236. Phone: 717-328-2456. Open: April-Oct, Monday to Saturday, from 9 AM to 5 PM. Also, pre picked Flowers, Pumpkins. Note: Call before you go - this came from an old source.

Lycoming County

  • Sidehill Orchard - cherries, restrooms
    1523 Stopper Road, Williamsport, PA 17702. Phone: 570-745-3168. Email: winter@micro-link.net. Open: Please call for dates/hours. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. (ADDED: July 23, 2009)
  • Tom Styer Farm Market - beans, peas, pumpkins, strawberries, tomatoes, farm market, farm animals, school tours
    215 Shady Lane, Muncy, PA 17756. Phone: 570-546-5861. Email: Styerfarm@windstream.net. Directions: from Williamsport, exit 13A off Route 180, you can see the farm from the beltway. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in May, June, July, August, September, October. Open: Monday to Saturday 9 am to 5p November through May 8 am to 8 pm June, 8 am to 6 pm July through October. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. Hayrides to the pumpkin patch, farm animals during pumpkin season. (ADDED: February 27, 2009) (UPDATED: June 26, 2009)

Luzerne County

  • Split Rock Blueberry Farm - blueberries, and prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area
    472 Mingle Inn Road, Berwick, PA 18603. Phone: 570-752-0800. Email us at: gotberries@hotmail.com. Directions: Please visit our website for directions. And for a map to our farm, Click here. Click here for picking updates. Crops are usually available in July, August. Open: Monday and Thursday from 7 am to 8 pm, and Saturday from 7am to 2 pm. We usually open after July 4th and close around the middle of August. Please call us or visit our website for specific opening and closing dates. Payment: Cash, only. Berries are sold by the pound. Please bring your own containers to pick in. We have a nice pavilion so that you and your family can sit and enjoy the berries that you just picked. We also have blueberry bushes available for sale. (UPDATED: July 15, 2008)
  • Ralph Styer Farm - blueberries, pears
    7745 Armstrong Road, Muncy, PA 17756. Phone: 570-546-5706Directions: From I-180 South exit at PA Route 405, travel west towards Montgomery. Cross Susquehanna River Bridge, take first right after the RR underpass and follow the signs Click here for a map to our farm. We are open June, July, August. Our hours are: Open 8 AM to 8 PM everyday but Sunday Family run and owned since 1952. Currently run by 90 year old original owners, Ralph and Edna Styer, with the help of their many children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Nestled in the Susquehanna Valley this scenic farm welcomes kids and adults of all ages.

Perry County

  • Rudy's Christmas Tree Farm - apples, walnuts, Chestnuts, Honey from hives on the farm, Cider mill (fresh apple cider made on the premises), Christmas trees
    3 Narrow Road at the intersection of Route 849, New Bloomfield, PA 17068. Phone: 717-921-2154. Directions: From Duncannon, PA, go west on Route 849 for 7 miles. Watch for a large Christmas Tree Farm sign in a mowed field on the left. At one room, red brick schoolhouse make SHARP left (watching for traffic) onto Narrow Road. Park across from the red barn in marked area.. And for a map to our farm, Click here. Crops are usually available in September, October, November, December. Open: Apples and hand cranked apple cider from September to November. Choose and Cut Christmas Trees: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from Thanksgiving to December 23rd. Closed Christmas Eve. Open for Choose and Cut Christmas Trees: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from Thanksgiving to December 23rd. Closed Christmas Eve. Payment: Cash, Check. New this year, farm grown Chestnuts.

Susquehanna County

  • Hilltop Berry Farm & Nursery - Blueberries
    RR1 Box 123 , New Milford, PA 18834. Phone: 570-465-3515. Open: Monday and Tuesday from 8am to 5pm Wednesday to Saturday from 8am to 7pm, and Sunday from 1 pm to 7 pm, from July 10th to the first frost. A visitor writes on June 12, 2009: "I used to go there as a kid and I LOVED it! The berries were amazing, and SOOO cheap! I'm now taking my son there =)" (Suggested by a visitor, ADDED: June 12, 2009)
  • Jayne's Orchards - cherries
    Jayne Road, West Auburn, PA, 18623. Phone: 570-869-1405.They also have prepicked apples, peaches, cherries, pumpkins, gourds, corn stalks & other seasonal items. A visitor writes: "Jayne's is a very impressively run and well-maintained orchard.  Also makes their own apple cider. It is located in a the very scenic mountains of NE Pennsylvania with a lovely farm atmosphere. Down-home "Mom & Pop" run business."

York County

  • Barefoot Farm - pumpkins, raspberries, strawberries, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, and prepicked produce, gift shop
    6621 Bluebird Lane, Dover, PA 17315. Phone: 717-292-1390. Directions: Just 10 to 20 minutes from Dover, Manchester, Wellsville, Dillsburg and York. Exact directions and a map can be easily viewed on our web site. Search for Barefoot Farm on PA's AgMap website or click on the link on our name above! (Note: some internet maps do not correctly picture our Lane being a no outlet road off of Rohler's Church Road). Click here for a map to our farm. Crops are usually available in June, July, October. Open: June Hours: Monday to Friday 6am-1pm and 4pm-8pm Saturday 6am-1pm only Sunday closed Call for other seasonal hours and harvest information Strawberries: typically May 25-July 3 Raspberries: typically June 25-July 15 Pumpkins: September 30-October 30 Payment: Cash, Check. A family friendly farm. A shaded play area is available next to strawberry fields for younger children who tire from picking. A Summer house (over 200 years old) is where you'll find a variety of interesting items like...strawberry sunglasses, a personal letter to the previous owner from Pres. Ronald Reagan or a cold soda. Previously known as Luther Crone's Produce.
  • Blueberry Hill - Blueberries
    557 Heffner Road, Red Lion, PA 17356. Phone: 717-417-3828. Open: U-pick harvest usually starts just after July 4th thru mid August, or when all are picked; best to call before coming, if you are not nearby; hours are 8 am to 1 pm Monday thru Saturday. Directions: located 15 minutes southeast of York, PA. Our patch was started in 1980 with just a few bushes, and now consists of close to 6000 bushes covering 5 acres. We have early, mid, and late season varieties.
     A visitor writes on July 15, 2009: "People are friendly. They assign you to bushes & the berries are HUGE!" (Suggested by a visitor, ADDED: July 15, 2009)
  • Brown's Orchards and Farm Market - strawberries
    8892 Susquehanna Trail, York, PA 17342, Loganville, PA 17342. Phone: 717-428-2036. Email: click here for their contact page. Directions: click here for a map and directions. Open: click here for their hours page. They also have a farm market with an Orchard Bake Shop, gifts including gift baskets, and a greenhouse. Strawberries End of May, 3-4 weeks (Pick your own and ready-picked)  A visitor writes on November 25, 2008: "when we lived in the Loganville area , we went there every Sunday. now not so much longer in the area and we miss it. we loved it . it is a orchard and farm. fresh fruits and veggies are available. cider in the fall is always fresh and delious! summer time entertainment and ice-cream is a sweet treat. shops and deli style food is a great way to fill the empty tank and not spend to much!!!!!! - all around fun-filled, family fun. great way to spend a Sunday afternoon! highly recommend. please include on your list, this one should not be overlooked and forgotten. They added the pavillion with stage. there they provide entertainment in summer. whatever the season,(peaches) ex.... sundays are served. yumm, picnic tables under the pavilion area. flowers and green house in spring make for a great inspiraton . oh and how can we forget the homemade bake goods." (Suggested by a visitor, ADDED: November 25, 2008)
  • D.L. Daugherty - Strawberries, Raspberries
    4591 Beard's School Road, Spring Grove, PA, 17362. Phone: 717-318-8627. Open seasonal hours, Monday to Friday 7am -7pm, Saturday 7am - 5pm, jiffy john for restroom. Take cash and checks. (ADDED: June 03, 2008) A visitor comments: "Very family friendly. Clean fields. Friendly staff. "
  • Forge Hill - strawberries, peaches, apples, cherries
    135 Blossom Dr, Mt Wolf, PA 17347. Phone: 717-266-1206. Open: May to October, Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 8 pm. There is a little store where items can be purchased including things like preserves, honey, and already picked fruit.
    A visitor writes on June 06, 2009:
    "The people who run the orchard are very nice and helpful. I picked apples every week with my kids during the fall. My husband picked up bushels of apples for his office. During strawberry picking season already picked strawberries can be purchased. In the fall they sell apples, hay bales, corn stalks, gourds and more. A bathroom is available to the public. It's a kid friendly place. " (Suggested by a visitor, ADDED: June 06, 2009)
  • Maple Lawn Farms, Inc. - U Pick fruit
    2885 New Park Road, NEW PARK, PA 17352.  Phone: (717) 382-4878  Email: gailmc@maplelawnfarms.com  Regional leader in U Pick fruit, best new and old varieties. Easy access in Baltimore-Washington to Harrisburg corridor. Expanded market w/ gifts & bakery. Fruit for Fund Raising. Home of Maize Quest, cornfield maze adventure & theme park. See www.cornmaze.com .  Premier destination for families, groups, school tours, scouts, young and old alike. Great escape to scenic countryside, breath-taking views! Open: Monday to Saturday from  8 - 6, Closed Sunday.  Season: Mid-June/cherries - November 1  Exceptions: Open July 4th/Labor Day/ Columbus Day/ Halloween/ Election Day.
  • Paulus Orchards - apples, blueberries, pumpkins, Honey from hives on the farm, and prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, birthday parties, school tours
    522 East Mount Airy Road, Dillsburg, PA 17019. Phone: 717-432-2544. Email: information@paulusorchards.com. Directions: Take Route 15 to the Mechanicsburg/Bowmansdale exit. Go towards Bowmansdale. Go straight for 3.2 miles (do not follow route 114 signs). Turn left onto E. Mt. Airy Road Drive a mile and a half to orchard. It will be on your right. Very close to Ski Roundtop. See link for other directions. Click here for a map and directions. Open: Monday to Friday, 9 am to 7 pm, Saturday, 9 am to 5 pm, and Sunday, 11 am to 5 pm (during the season, check our web site for exact dates). Farm Stand Open July to January Corn Maze is open on weekends in September and October U-Pick Apples and Pumpkins is open on weekends in September and October Birthday and Group Parties scheduled August through November Group Tours scheduled August through November. Click here for picking updates. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard. Paulus Orchards participates in the Farm Market Nutrition Program.  (UPDATED: July 21, 2008)
  • Raab's Fruit Farm - cherries, peaches, apples, thornless blackberries, pumpkins and gourds
    209 Fruitlyn Drive, Dallastown, PA. Phone: (717) 244-7157. Email: raabfarms@aol.com
  • Raven's Chestnut Sands Farm - blueberries,
    137 Butter Road, York, PA 17404. Phone: 717-266-1470. Directions: From Dover - East on Butter Road or on Canal Rd/PA 921. From Canal, North on Lewisberry Road. Right on Butter Road From York – I-83 North to Zion’s View Exit. First Right on Cloverleaf. First Left on Butter Road OR Go North on Susquehanna Trail. Left on Copenhaffer Road Left on Butter Road From Manchester – West on Zions View Road /PA 921. Right on Copenhaffer Road Left on Butter Road. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June, July, August. Open: Blueberries available the last weekend of June through mid - August; Open 7 days a week from 7 am to 7 pm. Payment: Cash, Check. We’re just 15 to 20 minutes from York, Dover, Manchester, Wellsville, and York Haven. We welcome family members of all ages. We supply buckets with plastic liners for your use. When you’ve picked berries. . Come walk our nature trail and spot wildlife. Please -- no pets. View our website for a map (Click on our name) or call for exact directions. We use zero pesticides. Wear a hat, bring a cold drink, bring your friends. (UPDATED: July 06, 2009)
  • Shaw Orchards - Apples, apricots, beans, blackberries, blueberries, cherries, corn (sweet), cucumbers, eggplant, flowers, grapes, melons, nectarines, other berries, pears, peaches, peppers, plums, pumpkins, raspberries, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, and prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, wagon rides
    21901 Barrens Road South, Stewartstown, PA 17363. Phone: 410-692-2429. Email us at: shaw@cyberia.com. Directions: From Baltimore, I 83 North to exit 36. East on 439 to Bond Road. Left on Bond and stay straight for 6 miles to Pa. Route 24. Right (South) on Route 24 (Barrens Road South) for about 2 miles. Market on the Right at the Mason-Dixon-Line. Open: Monday thru Friday 8 to 6 (8 to 5 in Nov.) Saturday 8 to 5 and closed Sunday Pick-Your-own Strawberries in Late May, early June. Pick-your-own Sweet cherries in June/July. Pick-your-own Blueberries June through August. Pick-your-own apples Friday and Saturday's in September and October. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. We provide a weekly e-mail service called the RipeLine with up to the minute seasonal information. Sign up by going to Shaw Orchards and click on Ripeline at the lower right of home page.
  • Susquehanna Orchards - apples
    560 Orchard Road, Delta, PA, 17314. Phone: 717-456-5115. Open: weekdays: 9 am to 6 pm Saturday: 9 am to 5 pm Sunday: 10 am to 5 pm. Check this page on their website for approximate apple pick-your-own dates. Also have prepicked peaches. A visitor says: "They don't have alot of things to do but they have the best variety and tasting peaches and apples."
  • Swamp Fox Farms, Inc. - U-pick strawberries and pumpkins, precut Christmas trees
    13541 Country Club Road, Glen Rock, PA 17327. Phone: (717) 235-8712. Alternate Phone: 717-235-0391. Email: SwampFoxFarm4@verizon.net. This will be our 3rd year owning the farm. We start our season in March in our greenhouses with annuals, bedding plants, hanging baskets, etc. Late May, early June is our u-pick strawberries, or already picked. Our early sweet corn is ready by July 4th. We are then in our produce season with a variety of berries and vegetables. October is u-pick pumpkin time. Season: March - December. We have a farm market with corn, tomatoes and other crops from our fields. (UPDATED: July 24, 2009, from their website)

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

Adams County

  • Swartz's Pumpkin Patch - Wide variety of seasonal, locally grown fruits and vegetables,
    232 North High Street Arendtsville, Biglerville, PA 17307. Phone: 717-677-0831. Email: swartzspumpkinpatch@gmail.com. Open: Monday thru Saturday 7am to 7pm during strawberry and black raspberry season; Call first for pumpkins. Directions: From the gas station in Arendtsville, travel 3/10 mile west on route 234 to our driveway on the left. Click here for a map and directions. Strawberries generally run from the third week in May thru the middle of June; Black raspberries generally run from the last week in June thru about July 10th. Payment: Cash, only. (ADDED: June 28, 2009)

Bedford County

  • The Barns Back Door Farm - Follows organic practices, herbs/spices, lavender, peppers, tomatoes,
    2439 French Creek Road, Everett, PA 15537. Phone: 814-735-2300. Fax: 814-735-2300. Email: jcampbell@thebarnsbackdoor.com. Open: By appointment; Please call first to see what's available. Directions: Harvest all year (unless something goes wrong in the greenhouse). We follow organic practices, but are not seeking certification. Payment: Cash, only. Pa. Preferred Registered. Sage, Rosemary, Dill and other herbs planned. Fresh & Dried Basil, Oregano, Chives, Tarragon, also Big Beef Tomatoes, Italian Big Mamma Tomatoes and Pineapple Tomatoes. (ADDED: August 01, 2009)

 

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