Louisville and western central Kentucky U-Pick Farms - 2024 PickYourOwn.ORG

Looking for a local, pick-your-own farm in Louisville and western central Kentucky? Scroll down this page and you will see the U-Pick farms in Louisville and western central Kentucky, 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 If you find anything outdated or inaccurate, see the customer and farmer menus (as appropriate) at the top menu bar to submit updates and corrections and help me keep each current!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.

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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   I'm making updates for this year as fast as I can - if you find anything out-of-date, wrong or not working - please let me know!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!

Louisville and western central Kentucky U-Pick Farms and Orchards in 2024, by county

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

Breckinridge County

Bullitt County

• Whittaker Run Farm - Strawberries, pumpkins and mums, pumpkin patch (pick in the field where they grow), pumpkins (in a market, stand or shop)
  416 South 31E Loop, Mount Washington, KY 40047. Phone: (502) 510-0029. Open: May-October. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only.. Small family run farm specializing in strawberries, mums, pumpkins, and seasonal produce (ADDED: April 20, 2019, Suggested by a visitor)

Carroll County

Hardin County

• Rosenberger Farm - strawberries!
  10500 Rineyville Big Springs Road, Rineyville, KY 40162. Phone: 270-862-9252. Email: trosenberger@windstream.net. Open: Sun-up to sun-down the entire season which is usually the month of May. picnic tables, small lunch menu, bottled drinks available, port a potties. Payment: Cash, Check, No credit cards. Will barter for goods or labor.
  Comments from a visitor on March 24, 2009: "Loved it, beautiful, quiet farm. Owners are a joy to be around."

Henry County

• Blueberry Hill Farm - UPDATE: July 02, 2019: The owner tells me they are now permanently closed
  Campbellsburg, KY 40011.  Click here for our Facebook page.

Jefferson County

• Hidden Hollow Orchard and Wildlife Sanctuary - apples, picnic area, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  3200 Apple Hill Road, Louisville, KY 40245. Phone: (502) 243-4196. Alternate Phone: (502) 897-0719. Email: apples@hiddenholloworchard.com. Open: July 1 to September 1 by appointment; September 1 until sold out, 10 am to 5 pm; Repeat customers welcome anytime. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: From Louisville, take the Gene Snyder Freeway to Old Henry Road (Exit 29). Go east 2 miles. (Old Henry curves left, then jogs right.) Turn right on Apple Hill Road for 0.7 mile. Where Apple Hill forks, take the middle fork. When you see a red pole gate, open it up and come on back. Continue along the black rail fences. When you think you are lost, you are almost there. When you see the green umbrella, you have arrived. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Many heirloom apples. Watch for date of annual solar cooker cook-out with free eats.
• Tower View Farm and Nursery - UPDATE for 2018 No longer a U-pick; just a nursery now
  12523 Taylorsville Road, Jeffersontown, KY 40299. Phone: 502-267-2066..
  A visitor writes on June 16, 2018: "Tower View Farms in Jefferson co. is no longer a you-pick-it operation. Please remove from your website so other people don't travel there and find no opportunity to gather fruit. Please keep your website up to date. Thanks, Pam"

Larue County

• Hinton's Orchard & Farm Market (formerly the Tommy Bennett Orchard) - U-pick strawberries, apples, peaches, pumpkins, Honey from hives on the farm, and prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, birthday parties, school tours
  8631 Campbellsville Road, Hodgenville, KY 42748. Phone: 270-325-3854. Email: jeremy@hintonsorchard.com. Directions: 7.0 Miles on Hwy 210 from end of Lincoln Parkway in Hodgenville. Crops are usually available in July, August, September, October. Open: July-Labor Day: Tues-Saturday from 9 am to 6pm Labor Day-September: Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 6pm October: Monday to Thursday 9 am to 6pm, Friday & Saturday from 9 am to 9pm Corn Maze opens Labor Day weekend. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard.
• Marcum Farms - beans, beets, blackberries, carrots, corn (sweet), cucumbers, eggplants, flowers, melons, peppers, pumpkins, summer squash, winter squash, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables, watermelons, Fresh eggs, farm animals
  150 B F Brown Rd, Magnolia, KY 42757. Phone: (270) 317-7331. Email: circle_m_farms@hotmail.com. Open: Monday thru Saturday from 9 am to 6 from April till end of growing season. Directions: From Lincoln Parkway in Hodgenville, Ky travel south on 31E 3.5 miles turn left on Country Lane, travel 1 mile to B F Brown Road turn left, 300 feet to Farm Market and Strawberry patch. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. (UPDATED: January 17, 2022)

Meade County

• Roberts Family Farm - blackberries, pumpkins, Honey from hives on the farm, gift shop, concessions or refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, school tours, group reservations
  125 Kennedy Rd, Guston, KY 40142. Phone: (270)422-2361. Email: rffarm@bbtel.com. Open: Monday to Friday, from 5:30 pm to dark; Saturday, from 1 pm to 10 pm, Sunday, from 1 pm to dark, September 15 to October 31. Directions: From Brandenburg take Highway 710 (Old State Road) approximately 4 miles toward Guston. At stop sign (Salem Church will be on your right), continue straight through exactly one mile to Kennedy Road. Turn right onto Kennedy Road. Turn left into first gravel driveway to enter Roberts Family Farm.U-Pick Blackberries in July-August:; Pumpkin Patch, Hayrides, Corn maze, Momma Rob's Bakery,Weekends Only: Enjoy grilled food and goodies sold by The Cooke�s Choice and Kentucky KettleHead Pumpkin Patch and Corn maze is open from September 15th through October 31st, Christmas trees: Three weekends starting Thanksgiving weekend. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard.  (UPDATED: December 2, 2022, JBS)

Nelson County

Oldham County

Shelby County

• Berry Bee Acres - No pesticides are used blackberries, Honey from hives on the farm
  6535 Shelbyville Road, Simpsonville, KY 40067. Phone: (502) 220-8722. Email: jay021486@yahoo.com. Open: Sunday, from 2 pm to 7 pm; Monday to Saturday 9am til 6 pm; Closed on Sunday; during blackberry season. The ONLY pyo crops offered are Blackberries. Directions: 6535 Shelbyville Road, Simpsonville, KY Signs and banners are posted during picking times. Just east of Simpsonville Elementary school on US highway 60. We do not use pesticides on the crops. Payment: Cash, Check. (UPDATED: July 27, 2023) (ADDED: July 30, 2020)
• Gallrein Farms - U-pick strawberries, pumpkins, Hayrides to pumpkin patch in fall. Free petting zoo.
  1029 Vigo road, Shelbyville, KY 40065. Phone: 502-633-4849. Email: info@gallreinfarms.com. Open: Monday through Saturday, 9am to 6pm; Sunday, 1 pm to 5 pm. Directions: I-64 exit Hwy 53 north. Two miles to light. Go straight on Hwy 55 for 1 1/2 miles to stoplight. Turn right on Hwy 43. Go 1 one half miles on 43. Turn right on Hwy 1005. Market is 1 mile on right. Mailing address: 1826 Cropper Road. Prepicked: Specializes in sweet corn, with 18 varieties on 100 acres. Also prepicked strawberries, blackberries, apples and pumpkins. Bedding plants (annual flowers-perennials-herbs), hanging baskets. Honey, jams, jellies. Fruit and vegetable dressings. Handmade Amish furniture. Picnic pavilion with heat and air, tables/chairs. School and group tours welcome by appointment. Restrooms.
• Mulberry Orchard - Uses integrated pest management practices, apples, blackberries, pumpkins, Honey from hives on the farm, Fresh eggs, gift shop, concessions or refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours, group reservations
  1330 Mulberry Pike, Shelbyville, KY 40065. Phone: (502) 655-2633. Email: Amanda@MulberryOrchardKY.com. Open: Mid June through early November Tuesday to Saturday 9am to 6pm and Sunday 1pm to 5pm. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. We use integrated pest management practices. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. Click here for our Facebook page. (ADDED: March 17, 2021)

Spencer County

• The Berry Farm - permanently closed
  Taylorsville, KY. UPDATE for 2021: They are permanently closed. They have been closed for years... but never told anyone!
  (UPDATED: July 07, 2021)
• Cheeks Produce - Market home-grown beans, sweet bicolor corn, super-sweet bicolor white corn, green beans, tomatoes, cabbage, peppers, eggplants, squash, cucumbers, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, romaine and buttercrunch lettuce. Other fruits and vegetables, bedding plants, hanging flower baskets, sorghum, local honey and "sugar-free" jams.
  4578 Taylorsville Road, Taylorsville, KY. Phone: 477-1277. Open: Monday to Saturday, 10 am to 7 pm; Sunday, noon-7 pm , through Dec. 24. Directions: Go 4one quarter miles north of Taylorsville on Ky. 155. Look for the signs.
• Eyes Blueberry Orchard - You-pick blueberries
  Ky. 1066, Taylorsville, KY. Phone: 252-8239. Open: from late June through July on Wednesday-Sunday, 8am to dark. Directions: 2 miles off. Take the Snyder Freeway to Taylorsville Road (KY 155) and follow it to Taylorsville. Turn right on KY 44, go one block, then turn left on KY 55. Go six miles south to KY 1066, take a left, go two miles. Farm is on the left.
• Fairfield Fruits - No pesticides are used blackberries, raspberries (red), strawberries,
  6130 Little Union Road, Taylorsville, KY 40071. Phone: 502-507-1248. Email: deanfruit@bardstown.com. Open: daily open time is 8 am; closing time 6 pm; closed Sunday; late May to August 31.  Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Farm is located half mile from Fairfield, Kentucky at 6130 Little Union Road (State Route 652). Click here for a map and directions. Strawberries start May 25 and last for 3 weeks; Blackberries start June 20 and last till August; Raspberries start July 2 and last till August; Please call for updates. We do not use pesticides on the crops. Payment: Cash, only. U-Pick Strawberries, Blackberries, Raspberries - Flavorful Local Tastes at Great Prices. Strawberries late May to June 15. Blackberries June 20 - Aug 31 - XXtra large, solid black, trellised chest high, thorny/thornless. Raspberries June 20 - Aug 31.

Trimble County

• Bray Orchards and Roadside Market - UPDATE for 2020, A visitor tells me they no longer have U-Pick, see the comment below.
  2580 Highway 42 West, Bedford, KY 40006.
  Comments from a visitor on March 18, 2020: Bray Orchards is no more as Bray; they were bought last July by Pharm CBD, though they may still sell some fruits and vegetables. It is now PHARM Roadside Market at Bray's. I believe they are now open through the year. I don't know if they do any U-pick though now would be out of season. CBD oil products are a big part of the business now.
  
  

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