Looking for a local, pick-your-own farm in South Ottawa, Ontario? Scroll down this page and you will see the U-Pick farms in South Ottawa, Ontario,
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 If you find anything outdated or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 -
please let me know! This website is supported by purchases you make
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What's in season in May 2024, and
other timely information:
Notes for May 2024: Spring is here! Strawberry season
is here. It started in February in Florida, Texas, southern California and a few other areas of the
Deep South; then March along the Gulf coast, April in the Deep South and west
coast, May through much of the country, and June in northern areas. Blueberries are
next, about a month later. Of course, cool weather crops, like Rhubarb,
asparagus and greens should be available almost everywhere. Check your area's
crop calendar (see this page) and call your local farms for
seasonal updates.
Are carpenter bees boring holes into your house, shed or barn? There is a simple
non-toxic solution!
You may also be interested in finding a local:
- Children's Consignment Sale
happening now; save money on children's clothes, toys, books, etc, find a local
children's consignment sale, also often held by churches in the
Spring and Fall, click here!
- Fun factory tours - usually free, fun and educational, find them in every state
here!
- Road trip or a Camping trip - Find free and low-cost, but fun, interesting places to visit
and things to do and see!
We also have
home canning, 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.
NEW! Start your own tomato, pepper, squash and other vegetable plants from seed - It's easy and
costs about 50 cents per plant.
Also see our Master list of tomato varieties,
with descriptions, details and links to ordering the seedss.
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!
South Ottawa, Ontario U-Pick Farms and Orchards in 2024, by county
Click on the resources drop-down above, if you need a county map
Lanark (Carleton Place, Mississippi Falls, Perth, Smith Falls)
- Baker's Farm - Strawberries, Raspberries
RR#1 - 109 Rosedale
Road, Smiths Falls, ON, K7A 5B8. Phone: 613-283-5033. Directions: 5 km east
of Smiths Falls on hwy 43 at Rosedale road. Near Brockville. Also: Sweet
Corn.
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Beckwith Berries - strawberries, U-pick and already picked, porta-potties are available, picnic area you may bring your own food
9961 Cavanagh Road,
Carleton Place, ON K7C 0C4. Phone: 1 (613) 253-41. Email:
didigrim@storm.ca. Open: Monday through Friday from 8 am until 8 pm,
Saturdays and Sundays from 8 am until 4 pm. Directions:
Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Cheque.
- Geobern Farm - the James' - pumpkins, Maple
Syrup from trees on the farm, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, school
tours
2634 Rosetta Road, Lanark, ON K0G 1K0. Phone: 613-256-1585.
Fax: 613-256-1585. Email:
geobern@comnet.ca. Directions: From Ottawa head West on 417 Exit at the
Almonte exit Hwy 49 Drive into the town of Almonte, and continue straight on
Wolf Grove Road (Cty Road 16). Drive for 16km and turn left onto Rosetta
Road - the farm is 1km on that Road (From Almonte you can follow the signs)
Click here for a map and directions. Crops are usually available in September, October. Open:
Saturday & Sunday 10-4 School tours during the week as scheduled the farm
opens in the middle of September and is open until Halloween, including
Thanksgiving Monday Payment: Cash, only. Free admission.
Ottawa (West Ottawa)
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Acorn Creek Garden Farm - asparagus, eggplant (aubergine), beans,
beets, broad beans, broccoli, carrots, corn (sweet), cucumbers, currants
(red and black), gooseberries, melons, onions, peas, peppers, pumpkins,
raspberries, rhubarb, summer squash, winter squash, strawberries, tomatoes,
other vegetables, Other fruit or veg, pumpkin patch- already gathered from
the field, and prepicked produce, restrooms, picnic area, wagon rides
928
Oak Creek Road, Carp, ON K0A 1L0. Phone: 613-836-2613. Email:
terauds@magma.ca. Open: Visitors are welcome at the Farm 7 Days of the
Week Between 8 am and 6 pm year round; (During our winter months
please call us before visiting the Farm)
Strawberries in Late June and August-October. Directions:
See the Directions & Map. Take Highway #417 to the Carp Road (Exit 144),
go north about 1 km. to Richardson Side Road, go right for about 1 km. to
Oak Creek Road and go left about 2 km. to Acorn Creek Garden Farm at 928 Oak
Creek Road. We are open May, June, July, August, September, October. Payment: Cash, only. We take debit (Interact) cards.
Orders for prepicked produce can be placed by phone. MelonFest and Pepper
Pow. Wow! festival is held every Labour Day Sunday and Monday from 10:00 to
4:00 featuring 120 varieties of melons and over 100 peppers. The Farm Market
also features Naturally Cindy's jams, other fresh produce and much, much
more. See our website for details! Over 200 varieties of pick-our-own
fruits and vegetables are grown at the Acorn Creek Garden Farm. The
most popular pick-your-own fruit or vegetable by far is strawberries.
Over a dozen varieties of strawberries are grown on the farm in two
crops. The first crop matures in late June. This is the most popular
time for families to pick strawberries for eating and preserving. The
second crop matures in mid-to-late August and are available for
picking until frost in October. Pick Your Own Peas, Beans, Asparagus,
Rhubarb and Other Vegetables. Some of the other popular pick-your-own
fruits and vegetables include beans, peas, asparagus, corn, and
rhubarb. Pleas check our Farm Fresh This Week page to see what
fruits and vegetables are freh now. Check the Acorn Creek Garden Farm
Harvest Calendar for Season Availability. (UPDATED: July 02, 2018,
JBS)
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Dekok Family Berry Farm - Apples, raspberries, strawberries,
Honey from hives on the farm, prepicked produce, restrooms, picnic area,
farm animals
1070 March Road, Kanata, ON K2K1X7. Phone: 613-592-3779.
Email:
info@dekokberryfarm.com. Open:
UPDATE for 2021, Their website is gone; and there's nothing current about them on the internet, so I assume they have closed. If you have any
information to the contrary,
please write me.
Weekdays, 7:30 to 7:30 Saturdays, 7:30 to 6 Sundays, closed. Directions: From the Queensway (Hwy 417), take the March Road exit and travel about 7km
to 1070 March Road.
Click here for a map and directions. Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September. Payment: Cash, only.
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- Baker's Farm - Strawberries, Raspberries
RR#1 - 109
Rosedale Road, Smiths Falls, ON K7A 5B8. Phone: 613-283-5033.
Directions: 5 km east of Smiths Falls on hwy 43 at Rosedale road. Near
Brockville. Also: Sweet Corn.
- Baskin's Berries - permanently closed
3247 Torwood Dr.,
Dunrobin, ON K0A 1T0. UPDATE for 2021, A visitor tells me they are
permanently closed.
- Spencer Grange - Strawberries
1899 Quin-Mo-Lac Road,
Tweed, ON, K0K-3J0. Phone: 613-478-3815. Directions: From Tweed take
Hungerford Road (Quin-Mo-Lac rd) west 3.5km. From Hwy 37 or Hwy 62 go
east 10km on Quin-Mo-Lac Road Near Picton.