North-Central Maine U-Pick Farms - 2024 PickYourOwn.ORG

Looking for a local, pick-your-own farm in North-Central Maine? Scroll down this page and you will see the U-Pick farms in North-Central Maine, 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 If you find anything outdated or inaccurate, see the customer and farmer menus (as appropriate) at the top menu bar to submit updates and corrections and help me keep each current!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 reliable (tested) brands of generic canning lids at lower costs, and 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 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 November 2024, and other timely information:

Notes for November 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!

North-Central Maine U-Pick Farms and Orchards in 2024, by county

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

Penobscot County

• Adams Strawberry Acres - strawberries
  Route 15, East Corinth, ME. Phone: 207-285-3324. (UPDATED: October 2, 2018, JBS)
• Alexander's Wild Maine Blueberries - blueberries,
  79 Alexander Way, Greenfield, ME 04418. Phone: 207-570-7500. Email: click here for the contact form on their website. Open: Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. Click here for our Facebook page.
• BrightBerry Farm - Uses natural growing practices, blackberries, blueberries, raspberries (red), raspberries (black),
  4262 Kennebec Rd, Dixmont, ME 04932. Phone: (207) 234-4225. Email: farm@brightberryfarm.com. Open: hours we are open to pick varies considerably, depending on weather (no picking in the rain) and how many ripe berries the patches have on a given day; (If the patches get picked out, we might close for a day to allow the bushes to ripen more, to make it worth your trip;) Please call or see our Facebook page for hours and availability. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Our earliest high-bush blueberry variety normally is ready by middle to late July, other varieties ripen through August; Our 350 high-bush blueberry bushes are in two mature plots; Raspberry season is usually mid to late July, May be later this year or not at all; (They've had a rough couple of years;) Our one long blackberry row matures in August;. We use natural practices, but are not seeking organic certification. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx, PayPal. Click here for our Facebook page. We farm organically, always have. We were MOFGA-certified for 20 years, from 2002 to May 2022, but we did not renew this year due to a wicked 20 percent increase in their already-high fee. (UPDATED: July 04, 2022)  (ADDED: June 16, 2018)
• Country Junction - flowers
  Route 11, Bradford, ME. Phone: 207-327-1398. Fax 207-327-2076. Email: countryjct@msn.com. Open: 10 am to 5 pm, closed Sunday and Monday; closed from December 24 until April . We have a nice assortment of flowers for you to choose a bouquet from.
• Gray Farm - peas, beans and pumpkins
  Route 222, Newport, ME. Phone: 207-278-2415. Open: July through October, 7 days, 9 am to 6 pm; By appointment. Pick your own peas, beans and pumpkins.
• Harris Orchard - apples
  Wiswell Road, So. Brewer, ME. Phone: 207-989-3435. Open: Labor Day until done. Handicapped Accessible. Bus parking. Pick your own big red Mac apples.
  Comments from a visitor on October 06, 2012: "We called this orchard the day before to verify that they still had apples. After being told they did, we showed up to find no apples in sight, and no one answering the "please ring for service" bell. After walking around the orchard for some time, we managed to pick 20 or 30 apples. When we finally found someone to talk to, she insisted they did have plenty apples like they told me, and I just didn't look hard enough. If it is even remotely late in the season, skip this orchard, unless you want to get yelled at for being too stupid to find apples that aren't there."
• Ireland Farms - strawberries, peas and beans
  Intersection of Route 2 & Sweet Road, Lincoln, ME. Phone: 207-794-8084. Pick your own berries. Also pick your own peas and beans in season. We also have herbs, cut flowers and fall storage crops available to pick. Open: June 25 until done, 9 am. - 5 pm. Handicapped Accessible. Restrooms available. Bus parking.
• Langley's Strawberries - strawberries
  Union Street, Hermon, ME. Phone: 207-848-3936. Fax 207-848-3936. Email: berrylangl@aol.com. U-pick strawberries. Open: end of June through mid-July from 6 to 10 am; Call ahead for picking information. Handicapped Accessible. Restrooms available. Bus parking. Directions: Off outer Union Street from Bangor. (UPDATED: October 2, 2018, JBS)
• Maine-ly Apples - apples
  Rte 7, Moosehead Trail, Dixmont, ME. Phone: 207-234-2043. Fax 207-234-2793. Email: JEODIX@aol.com. Open: September 10 to October 15, Daily 10 am to 5 pm. Pick McIntosh and Cortland apples from semi-dwarf trees. No ladders needed. Easy picking. In our farm stand we have numerous other apple options for purchase including the unique flavor of Smokehouse and the sweet crunch of Honeycrisp. See our list for a complete selection of available varieties. We also still have a large array of pumpkins in all sizes and colors, as well as corn stalks, winter squash, gourds, a freshly stocked supply of pickles, jams and jellies, ice cream, honey, and maple syrup. There is also our delicious sweet cider available that was freshly pressed in both gallon and half gallon siz Handicapped Accessible. Restrooms available. (UPDATED: October 2, 2018, JBS)
• Maine Sweet Corn LLC - Certified Organic, sunflowers, Cell service cell phones work here, CSA
  767 Main Street, Bradley, ME 04411. Phone: (904) 859-8222. Email: thecreasias@gmail.com. Open: 8 am to 7 pm During Season. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Sweet Corn and sunflower season typically July 30th - Sept 30th. We are certified organic for all crops! Payment: Cash, Debit cards, All credit cards.
  (ADDED: May 30, 2024)
• Mullis Orchards - apples,
  370 Dexter Road Orchard on nearby Shaker Road, Corinna, ME 04928. Phone: 207-278-3704. Alternate Phone: 207-278-2825. Open: PYO in mid - September to early October; Contact us for best times. Directions: Maine Route 7 on the Moosehead Trail. Two miles north of Corinna, on the Dexter Road. Click here for a map and directions. Mid August to mid November. Payment: Cash, Check.
• North Chester Orchard - apples, pumpkins
  North River Road, Chester, ME. Phone: 207-794-3547. Email: northchesterorchard@hotmail.com. Open: weekends in late September and early October. Call for details. McIntosh and Cortlands on dwarf trees. Also other apple varieties and farm products. Directions: Follow the signs or call. North River Road 2.5 miles N. of the green Chester bridge. U-Pick Only - We provide you with a sturdy apple bag at no charge that you fill with any apple variety that is ready for picking. Mix varieties or pick all of the same. Pick the perfect bag of apples. It's fun and the prices are very reasonable. (UPDATED: October 2, 2018, JBS)
  
• Nutkin Knoll Farm - Pick your own fresh flowers
  Chapman Road, Newburgh, ME. Phone: 207-234-7268 . Fax 207-234-7268. Email: nutkin@uninets.net. Open: May through October. A wide variety of perennials, annuals and shrubs. 1.3 miles from Rte 69 to Chapman Road on Rte 9. DOT signs on Rte 9. Bus parking.
• RJ Hall's Family Farm - strawberries, pumpkins
  136 Puddledock Rd, East Corinth, ME 04427. Phone: (207) 285-2035. Open: Call for availability and hours. Directions: call for directions. (ADDED: June 25, 2020)
• Rocky Ridge Farm - permanently closed r
  Corinth, ME. UPDATE: July 07, 2022: The owner tells me they are now permanently closed .
• Rowe Orchards - Apples
  Route 7, Newport, ME 04953. Phone: 207-368-4777. Email: info@roweorchards.com. Open: Every fall weekend from 10am to 5pm. Directions: 2 mile on Route 7 from I-95 Click here for a map to our farm. We are open September, October. Enjoy a fall day picking your own fruit from our dwarf trees. Take a tractor ride throughout the orchard to trees that all can reach.
• Treworgy Family Orchards - apples, Blueberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, pumpkins, hayrides, corn maze
  3876 Union Street, Levant, ME 04456. Phone: 207-884-8354. Fax 207-884-8689. Email: info@treworgyorchards.com. Open: Apples and Pumpkins; September to October. Directions: 10 miles west of Bangor, Rte 222, 2 miles past Levant Village at top of hill. Dwarf apple trees for easy picking, apples can be picked from a wheelchair. Hayrides to the pumpkin patch. Picnic tables and ice cream dairy bar on premises. Animals for petting. School field trips welcome. Handicapped Accessible. Restrooms available. Bus parking. Spring to fall‚ pet the goats and enjoy your favorite ice cream treat. In the autumn. fill a bag with Cortland or McIntosh apples, pick beautiful pumpkins from our five-acre patch, or get lost in our famous corn maze! Enjoy a ride in a horse-drawn wagon as you tour the farm, learn about its history, and about how it all works today. Find out about our sustainable farming practices, and why they're so important. (UPDATED: October 2, 2018, JBS)
• Windy View Farm Stand - seasonal vegetables and a variety of flowers
  Town Farm Road, Dexter, ME. Phone: 207-924-3381. Fax 207-924-0039. Email: townfarm@prexar.com. Open: early spring through October, Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm. Available to customers who prefer to pick their own. At center of town take Rte 23 south (Lower Main Street) for 2.4 mile to Town Farm Road. Take a left. Building is visible from Rte 23.

Piscataquis County

• Checkerberry Farm - potatoes, carrots and beets.
  530 Wellington Road, Parkman, ME. Phone: 207-277-3114. "Dig your own roots." Fall storage crops - mainly potatoes, carrots and beets. Open: Varies with season, please call.
• Moosehorn Farms - beans, beets, blueberries, cucumbers, pumpkins, raspberries (red), winter squash,
  174 Main Road, Abbot, ME 04406. Phone: 207-233-2374. Alternate Phone: 207-876-2269. Email: myonastephie@gmail.com. Open: Wednesday to Monday 8 am to 1 pm closed Tuesdays call for specific appt. Directions: 4 miles north of Town Office in Abbot on route 15, almost to Moosehorn Road 4miles south of Monsoon on route 15 There will be signs, Main Road is route 15. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only.
• Perseverance Wild Blueberry Farm - pyo blueberries, already-picked blueberries, restrooms, picnic area, weddings and wedding parties
  Campbell And Prebble Lane, Kingsbury Plantation, ME 04443. Phone: (207) 314-3937. Alternate Phone: (207) 745-4572. Fax: (207) 876 3255. Email: persevere@myfairpoint.net. Open: August 7 to August 30 on Monday to Friday from 7:30 am to Noon; Saturday and Sunday from 7:30 am to 3 pm. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Directions: Wild Maine low bust Blueberries August 7 through August 30 Custom orders by advanced order via phones listed. Payment: Cash, Check.
• Stutzman's Farm - strawberries, pumpkins, potatoes, squash
  Douty Hill Road, Sangerville, ME. Phone: 207-564-8596. Fax 207-564-8596. Email: doughtyhill@prexar.com. Open: from the end of June through October, 9:00 - 5:00 daily; PYO hours 7:00-5:00 from June to July. U-pick strawberries. Harvest farm weekend in September with pumpkins, potatoes, squash. Douty Hill Road, 2 one half miles outside Dover-Foxcroft. Handicapped Accessible. Bus parking. Fresh Fruit and veggies.in our vegetable stand. U-PICK strawberries, raspberries, peas, beans and pumpkins BAKERY making home made breads, pies, pastries, quiches, baked beans, salads, soups, jams and pickles .ALL SCRATCH COOKING NO PRESERVATIVES

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Other Local Farm Products (Honey, Horses, Milk, Meat, Eggs, Etc.)
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