South Ottawa, Ontario U-Pick Farms - 2024 PickYourOwn.ORG

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 If you find anything outdated or inaccurate, see the customer and farmer menus (as appropriate) at the top menu bar to submit updates and corrections and help me keep each current!

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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 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 December 2024, and other timely information:

Notes for December 2024: Crop growth is slowing down, except for Christmas tree farms and if you live in southern California, southern Texas, Florida or along the Gulf coast where citrus are starting, and believe it or not, the blueberry and strawberry season in those areas is about to begin. See your state harvest calendar . This year, much of the country is still seeing mild weather, so lettuce, peas, broccoli, cabbage  and other greens are thriving.  And this is a good time to get a canner and  learn how to preserve foods for the winter, like canning some applesauce, apple butter or jam, which make great gifts. As do your own homemade specialty liqueurs! How about homemade cranberry sauce or a pumpkin pie made from a real pumpkin for the holidays? 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. A fun winter activity is to make your own ice cream, even gelato, or low fat or low sugar ice cream - see this page. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to write me!

Valentine's Day - February 14 - See this website for Valentines Day history, facts and Amazon's top picks for fast, easy, inexpensive gifts for the man, woman or children in your life!

Easter will be April 4, 2021 - if you want to take your children to a free Easter egg hunt - see our companion website to find a local Easter Egg hunt!

 

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!

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.
• 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)

• 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)
• 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. .
• 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.

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

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