Alaska U-Pick Farms - 2020 PickYourOwn.org

Find a pick-your-own farm near you! Then learn to can and freeze! Since 2002! We update continuously; Beware the copycat websites!

Find a local pick your own farm here!

Looking for a local, pick-your-own farm in Alaska? Farms are open and safe! Scroll down this page and you will see the U-Pick farms in Alaska, 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 If you find anything outdated or inaccurate, see the customer and farmer menus (as appropriate) at the top menu bar to submit updates and corrections and help me keep each current!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! Pricing information - I am building a pricing guide to help you know what the typical prices are for each crop.

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   I'm making updates for this year as fast as I can - if you find anything out-of-date, wrong or not working - please let me know! This website is supported by purchases you make through the links to products on Amazon. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This allows me to continue to maintain the website and make improvements!

What's in season in September 2020, and other timely information:

Notes for September 2020: Summer is almost here! Strawberry season is finished in all but the far northern ands cooler areas. Blueberries, blackberries are in season in most areas, also tomatoes, peaches and most vegetables . Check your area's copy calendar (see this page) and call your local farms for seasonal updates.

Now, more than ever, going to a farm, being outside, away from crowds, getting fresh, local produce, makes more sense than ever before! It's a fun, safe and educational to pick some fresh berries, fruit and veggies and more, then come back here to learn how to freeze, can, make jam, salsa and much more! Of course, check with the farm before you go, both to check on crop availability and hours.  We also have a state-by-state guide to Farm COVID-19 requirements here.

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, using similar sounding names.  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!

Canners, both waterbath canners and pressure canners, are getting hard to find as people are doing more home canning than ever before. You can still get them online (see links at left) but prices are going up as the less expensive models are selling out.  Food dehydration is becoming a popular and inexpensive alternative; see this page about drying your own fruits and vegetables and where to get a food dryer.

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!

See these pages to find a local Strawberry Festival, or a Cherry or cherry blossom festival or a Blueberry festival. Some may still be held in 2020.

Alaska U-Pick Farms and Orchards in 2020, by county

Click on the resources drop-down above, if you need a county map

Aleutians East Borough

Anchorage Borough

Bethel Census Area

Bristol Bay Borough

Denali Borough

Dillingham Census Area

Fairbanks North Star Borough

  • Ann's Greenhouses - vegetables, berries
    780 Sheep Creek Road, Fairbanks, Alaska 99709-6128. Phone: 907-479-6921. fax: 907-479-4200. Email: anndolney@yahoo.com. Open: 9 am to 6 pm on Monday to Saturday and Sunday from noon till 6 pm. Great harvests available for purchase during August and September! We have many (you-pick) vegetables and berries available then! We have tomatoes, variety of squash, radishes, cucumbers, lettuce, potatoes, cabbages, turnips, kale, kohlrabi, carrots, peas, beans, peppers, eggplant, strawberries, raspberries, and monster pumpkins (to 298.5 lb.) to name a few items!

  • Clair's Cultivations - apples, crabapples, plums
    1364 Esro Road, Fairbanks, AK 99712. Phone: (907) 488-6446. Email: lammers@alaska.net. Directions: 4.5 miles Chena Hot springs road, Just outside of Fairbanks. click here for a map. Pick your own.
    Comments from a visitor on August 28, 2008:     "Love it. "

  • MMagies peoniesMagies peoniesMagies peoniesagMagies peoniesgie's Farm - flowers, U-pick and already picked
    2770 Freeman Road, North Pole, AK 99705. Phone: (907) 987-4034. Email: alaskapeonygirl.2.53@gmail.com. Open: July 2 through July 15 from 10 am to 2 pm depending on availability. Directions: 1 1/4 mile Freeman Road The driveway is across the street from Florence Road We are in the log house. Please call before you head out. (Google map does not work). Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. (ADDED: June 22, 2020)

  • Nugget Farms - apples
    100-118 N Cushman St, Fairbanks, AK.  Phone: (907) 455-4721.

  • Pearl Creek Farm - raspberries (red), porta-potties are available
    849 Wolverine Ln, Fairbanks, AK 99709. Phone: 907-474-8136. Open: Monday to Friday from 12 pm to 6. Directions: Actually on Herreid. Click here for a map and directions. For a map to our farm, click here. Payment: Cash, Check.

Haines Borough

Juneau City and Borough

Kenai Peninsula Borough

Ketchikan Gateway Borough

Kodiak Island Borough

Lake and Peninsula Borough

Matanuska-Susitna Borough

  • Birch Creek Ranch - Black Currants, Red Currants, Strawberries, Raspberries, Service Berries
    Mastadon, Talkeetna, AK 99676. Phone: 907-733-1090. Open: . Daily, Around 9 am until dark, 7 Days/week Mid July -Late August. Directions; north of Anchorage, Alaska. Organically growing vegetables and herbs; One outhouse available
    Comments from a visitor on August 15, 2009:     "I love this place. I have had the chance to work in the greenhouses during the late winter and early spring, and I love picking berries here in late summer. I am originally from Atlanta, Georgia, and grew up picking blackberries every summer; I missed that; thank goodness for this place and my new black berry: currants. Just picked 30 pounds with a friend last week, we had a blast."
  • Fire Apple Orchard & Gardens - No pesticides are used apples, cherries,  porta-potties
    4214 S. Andrea Drive, Wasilla, AK 99654. Phone: (907) 373-6317. Email: fireapple@mtaonline.net. Open: Sunday from 1 pm to 4 pm; Tuesday to Thursday from 10 am to 5 pm, Friday to Saturday from10 am to 6; Closed on  Monday. Directions: From Wasilla proceed north on the Parks Highway to mile 51.5. Turn left on Johnsons Road and proceed two miles to Hollywood Road. Cross Hollywood onto Andrea Drive and proceed one half mile to the end where you will see a wooden fence, gate and a big yellow sign. Click here for a map and directions. We do not use pesticides on the crops. Payment: Cash, Check. Opens on Mothers Day until freeze up; Call before coming to be sure we are open. Cherry u-pick starting in late July. If you are interested in cherries, call starting on July 1st to get on the cherry u-pick list. Apple u-pick from middle of August until freeze up and it is first come first served; Picking times vary based on weather;. Payment: Cash, Check. Grafting classes taught every April. Apple trees, sweet and tart cherry trees and bushes, plums, honeyberries (Haskaps), gooseberries, currants and various perennials. (UPDATED: August 10, 2020) (ADDED: June 13, 2017)
  • Garcia's Alaska Farm - Raspberries.,
    3655 S. Old Glenn Hwy PMBB-B, Palmer, AK 99645. Phone: (907) 746-6160. Email: garciasalaskafarm@mtaonline.net. Open: 8 am to 8 pm. July 15-September 2. 7 Days A Week.. Directions: Call for directions. Payment: Cash, only.. Chemical Free, Crops Raised Organically, Alaskan Improve Boyne Raspberries, Fruit Is Very Big, Extra Hearty Plants, More Information Call Me.
    A visitor writes on March 22, 2014: "Improving Raspberries For 30 Years."
  • Pyrah's Pioneer Peak Farm - vegetables
    4350 S. Bodenburg Loop, Palmer, AK. Phone: (907) 745-4511. Alternate phone: (907)745-3557. Email: info@pppfarm.net. Directions: Click here for a map. Open: see this page for their hours. Open: Click here for their picking updates and pricing page. They have a Fall Harvest Festival in September, dates are posted on their website.
    A visitor writes on July 27, 2014: "I stopped going to Pyrah's several years ago when I encountered a sign saying we could not go anywhere near a specific area because it had just been sprayed with pesticides. I recently emailed them to see if they had stopped using the pesticides, but they never responded. I was finally able to get someone to answer the phone after several calls. The girl I spoke to said "no we are not organic and yes we do use pesticides". I just don't believe the chemicals and pesticides somehow miraculously disappear from fruits and vegetables when they hit your table. This is a big concern to my family and we always do our best to buy organic only."
    Comments from a visitor on November 17, 2009: "I've been going there since I was a teen. My children have grown up knowing of the delights of picking veggies at Pyrah's. The growing season is short up here and I'm not much of a gardener but love the results of course. We highly recommend the experience. You can make a day of it. Combine it with a trip to the State Fair or visit the Reindeer Farm up the road too too. Have fun I know we do."
    Comments from a visitor on July 02, 2016: I wanted to let you know about the wonderful people I spoke to at Pyrah's. I didn't even know we had farms like this up here. Pyrah's is a PYO, open Mon 9-5, Tues-Saturday from  9-9, closed Sundays. They offer field trips for kids, just call ahead to schedule... only $3 per child!

Municipality of Anchorage

Nome Census Area

North Slope Borough

Northwest Arctic Borough

Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area

Sitka City and Borough

Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area

Southeast Fairbanks Census Area

Valdez-Cordova Census Area

Wade Hampton Census Area

Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area

Yakutat City and Borough

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

  • The Big M Farm - No pesticides are used beans, beets, broccoli, carrots, corn (sweet), cucumbers, currants (red), flowers, gooseberries, kale, lavender, loganberries, other berries, peas, peppers, pumpkins, raspberries (red), raspberries (Autumn, red), raspberries (yellow), raspberries (Autumn, yellow), rhubarb, saskatoons, summer squash, winter squash, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables,
    314.5 Parks Highway, Nenana, AK 99760. Phone: (907) 978-8984. Email: Thebigmfarm@gmail.com. Open: Usually 9am to 9pm. Directions: 314.5 Parks Highway. Click here for a map and directions. Usually open July 4 through September 1. We do not use pesticides on the crops. Payment: Cash, only. Check out our Facebook page for information. (ADDED: January 07, 2020)

 

Other Local Farm Products (Honey, Horses, Milk, Meat, Eggs, Etc.)
(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)

Local Honey Finder:

Juneau City and Borough

Meats, Milk and Eggs:

Farm Venues for Weddings, Events, Activities, Parties and Meetings:

Horse Rides and More:

Farm Bed And Breakfasts

Kenai Peninsula Borough County

  • Berry Patch Bed and Breakfast - 3 total rooms, Price range from $115 to $135, Large rooms, Small fridge in rooms, Fresh farm breakfasts, Fresh eggs, Mountain views, Hiking trails, Fishing nearby, hunting nearby, boating nearby, skiing nearby, snowmobiling nearby, horse riding, fitness/health club nearby, Free farm tours for overnight guests, Within an easy drive to an Interstate road, children welcome, No pets please, No smoking allowed, PYO fruit, Help feed the animals, Organic farming, Honeybee hives onsite, chickens,
    14247 Victor Drive, Seward, AK 99664. Phone: 907-491-0164. Email: hosts@berrypatchbnb.net. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.

Maple Syrup Farms and Sugarworks:

Other activities:

Seward Alaska Fishing - Offering world-class fishing and is one of the best Alaska has to offer. The world record sport caught Pacific Halibut was caught in Seward on June 11, 1996. weighting an astounding 459 pounds

 


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