Berks County, Pennsylvania U-Pick Farms - 2024 PickYourOwn.ORG

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 If you find anything outdated or inaccurate, see the customer and farmer menus (as appropriate) at the top menu bar to submit updates and corrections and help me keep each current!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

Berks County, Pennsylvania U-Pick Farms and Orchards in 2024, by county

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Berks County

• Frecon Farms - Uses integrated pest management practices, apples, cherries, pears, pumpkins, raspberries (Autumn, red), farm market, picnic area, school tours
  501 South Reading Avenue, Boyertown, PA 19512. Phone: 610-367-6200. Fax: 610-473-9042. Email: info@freconfarms.com. Open: Their hours change by the crop and season, so see their website. Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Cherries: Late June into early July; Apples: Second weekend of September through the end of October; Pears: Second weekend of September through the end of September; Pumpkins: Late September through the end of October; Raspberries: Second weekend of September through mid-October. We use integrated pest management practices. Payment: Cash, Check. Every year we open our apple & pear orchard to families and friends to get outside and reconnect with their food. Varieties of apples, pears, pumpkins, and raspberries are all available as they ripen and there is no better way to get the freshest, highest quality fruit. ALL SUMMER UPICKERS NAVIGATE TO POWDER MILL HOLLOW ROAD AND FRECON ROAD, BOYERTOWN PA. Frecon Farms Facebook page. The Frecon Family proudly opens acres of prime orchard during the peak of select harvest seasons to share with families & friends from throughout the Mid Atlantic. Reconnecting folks with their food source the people that grow it is what we've hung our hat on since 1944 so it's only natural. So come one, come all to enjoy a crisp summer or fall day strolling the trees, picking cherries & blueberries in the summer or apples, pear & pumpkins in the fall.
• Kreider's Greenhouse and Produce Farm - strawberries
  821 Airport Road, Bethel, PA 19507. Phone: (717) 933-8340. Open: Call for hours and opening dates; generally Memorial Day weekend to June on Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 6 pm. Directions: I-78 and Rte 501, north on Rte 501 8/10 mile, turn right on Airport Road, 1/2 mile on the left. We own and operate a 162 acre farm, laying at the foot of Blue Mountain. Just one and a half miles off I-78. Beautiful setting. We have a pick your own strawberry operation that's open from May 30 to the last week in June. We also grow and retail vegetable plants, bedding plants, hanging baskets and patio planters. Quality at its best. Family owned and operated. 26 years experience. Closed Sunday. Travel a little, save a lot. (ADDED: May 10., 2009)
• Moselem Meadows - blueberries,
  33 Perry Lane, Hamburg, PA 19526. Phone: (484) 357-4939. Email: moselem.meadows@gmail.com. Open: Starting June 27, 2017 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 4pm to 8pm; Saturday and Sunday 8am to 8pm; Closed Monday Open July 4th 8am to 8pm. Directions: Intersection of Routes 222 and 662, North on 662, 3.5 miles to Moselem, Right on Forge Hill Road, follow signs.Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. Formerly called Perry Acres. (UPDATED: June 10, 2016)
• Myers Orchard - No pesticides are used, blackberries, raspberries (red), raspberries (Spring, red), raspberries (Autumn, red), farm animals
  6 Spangler Drive, Bernville, PA 19506. Phone: 610-488-0175. Open: UPDATE for 2021, Their Facebook page is gone; There's nothing else about them on the internet, so I assume they have closed. If you have any information to the contrary, please write me. See our website for current hours. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Directions: Take Route 183/Strausstown exit off of Route 78. Go South approximately 2 miles. Make a left on to Spangler Drive. Berry fields are on the left hand side and marked with signs. Click here for a map and directions. Raspberries: June to November Blackberries: July to September. We do not use pesticides on the crops. Payment: Cash, only. We use NO PESTICIDES or commercial fertilizers, so please watch for bees in summer. We are new and growing. Now that our crop is mature enough, we offer delicious "you pick" raspberries and blackberries to the public while in season. All our commercial-quality fruit are available as "YOU PICK" while in a beautiful country setting at a fraction of what consumers pay at the supermarket. We weigh your fruit after you pick, so you only pay for what you pick. Bring your own containers. Watch for bees in summer! If you have an allergy to bee stings you should NOT pick. We also have a friendly herd of goats with kids for you to visit. Let's have some fun! (UPDATED: June 14, 2016)
• Prouts Jollyview Farm Market - Strawberries
  1560 Memorial Highway, Oley, PA 19547. Phone: 610-291-9231. Email: symj48@aol.com. Directions: 2.5 miles S of Oley on Rte 662. Open: May 31 to Sep 1 Daily Sep to October on Weekends Only. Other harvested produce and products: Baked Goods, Eggs, Flowers, Fruit, Herbs, Honey, Jams/Jellies, Potatoes, Pumpkins, Vegetables.
• Rodale Institute - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, apples, pumpkins, gift shop, restrooms, picnic area
  611 Siegfriedale Road, Kutztown, PA 19530. Phone: 610-683-6009. Alternate Phone: 610-683-1400. Email: ribooks@fast.net. Open: Please call for PYO information and availability. Directions: Please note the map on our website is for the main office. The apple orchard and pumpkin fields are near the bookstore, which is located east of the main office near Kunkle Road. Directions to the Bookstore: From I-78, take exit 45 (New Smithville) and follow Route 863 South for approximately 1/2 mile. At the 3-way intersection, take the middle fork (Siegfriedale Road) for 2 miles to our one-room schoolhouse/bookstore on the left. Click here for a map and directions. We are certified organic for all crops! Payment: Cash, Visa, MasterCard. Click here for our Facebook page. Organic Apple Festival: September . Contact the bookstore for updates on availability (closed Mondays). Bring your own bags or boxes to take your harvest home.
• Shanesville Fruit Farm - sweet Cherries, sour cherries,
  120 Schoolhouse Road, Boyertown, PA 19512. Phone: 610-367-7008 Email: Shanesville@windstream.net. Open: Cherries, 9 to 6 pm typically ready to pick mid-June and lasts approximately two weeks. Directions: Rte 73 and Schoolhouse Road. THE ONLY U-PICK CROP AT SHANESVILLE IS CHERRIES. Everything else is already picked, such as Jams/Jellies, Potatoes, Pumpkins, Vegetables from July to December. Shanesville Fruit Farm facebook page Their fruit stand has already picked (in season) yellow and white peaches, nectarines, plums, and Lodi apples. Stand hours are 9am - 6pm every day. They also have white and bicolor sweet corn, seedless watermelons, cantaloupes, blackberries, etc. (UPDATED: July 19, 2024, JBS) (UPDATED: July 10, 2018)
• Strauses Fruit Farm - Cherries
  193 Mill Hill Road, Hamburg, PA 19526. Phone: 610-488-6531. Directions: 5 miles W of Hamburg, off old Rte 22 Open: June to Nov, Call for Hours. Other harvested produce and products: Honey, Jams/Jellies, Potatoes, Pumpkins, Vegetables.
• The Berry Farm and Orchard - apples, apricots, blueberries, cherries, loganberries, nectarines, other berries, pears, peaches, plums, raspberries (red), raspberries (Spring, red), raspberries (Autumn, red), raspberries (yellow), raspberries (black), raspberries (Spring, black), strawberries, Other fruit or veg, U-pick and already picked
  86 Moselem Church Rd, Kutztown, PA 19530. Phone: (610) 597-8501. Email: staceymullen04@hotmail.com. Open: Late May to late October, see their website or Facebook page for hours and availability. Directions: Just North of the intersection of Rt. 222 & Rt. 662 in the Kutztown area. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Click here for our Facebook page. ​ They have containers or you can bring your own. Tree fruit and more are also available on our Farm Stand. We have baby lettuces and herbs that are PYO too!
  Typical seasons (may VARY!)
  Strawberries - Late May to July. Early, mid, & late season varieties.
  Brambles -June & July. Raspberries - Red, black, purple, & yellow, elderberry, & blackberry.
  ​Blueberries -late June through July. Blue Crop and Duke
  Cherries - late June, sweet for now. (Sours in 2 yrs.).
  Flowers - Sunflowers, Gladiolus, Zinnia's & more - June -Aug
  Specialty Salad Blends, Peppers, & Tomatoes - July - Aug
  2022 season information: PYO strawberry pricing: $4.00 lb less than 10 lbs, ​$3.75 LB more than 10 lbs
  (UPDATED: June 7, 2022, JBS) (ADDED: March 16, 2018)
• Weaver's Orchard - Apples, apricots, blackberries, blueberries, cherries, kiwi berries, nectarines, peaches, pears, plums, pumpkins, raspberries, strawberries, U-pick and already picked, farm market
  40 Fruit Lane, Morgantown, PA 19543. Phone: 610-856-7300. Email: info@weaversorchard.com. Open: Pick - your - own hours: Monday through Friday 10 am to 5 pm, Saturday 9 am to 5 pm Market hours remain Monday through Friday 8 am to 7 pm and Saturday 8 am to 5 pm. Last admittance a half hour before close each day; Whenever the forecast is for temperatures to reach 90 or above our PYO hours will be 7 am to 2 pm on Monday to Friday. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Strawberries Possibly opening May 31st, peak expected June 12th. Red & Black Raspberries Late June, Peak expected week of July 1st. Blueberries Late June, Peak expected around July 1st. Sweet & Sour Cherries; Sour cherries - Late June/early July; Sweet cherries - TBD. Directions:: Weaver's Orchard is located in Robeson Township, Berks County Pennsylvania. Address: 40 Fruit Lane, Morgantown, PA 19543 GPS option: 685 Weaver Road, Morgantown, PA 19543 Morgantown: North on Route 10, approximately 5 miles to Weaver Road turn right. (I-76) Exit 298: North on Route 10, 5 miles to Weaver Road on right. 422 Reading: South on I-176 to Exit 7 Green Hills. South on Route 10, 5 miles to Weaver Road turn left. Click here for a map and directions. Weaver's Orchard offers farm fresh fruit from May-November and also features a market open year round; The market features produce year-round (homegrown and local in season - a bakery, deli, locally sourced all-natural meat and dairy products, freshly pressed apple cider - made on the premises, hand-dipped ice cream and more! The orchard is a perfect spot for events - from school tours and birthday parties to Easter egg hunts, tasting events, nutrition seminars, and fall festivals; From the Saturday after Labor Day until the end of October, Fall Family Fun Days allow customers to experience the orchard through pick-your-own apples and pumpkins, live music, hayrides delicious apple treats and many kid's activities - such as pony rides, tractor-train rides, moon bounce, zip line, straw barn, pumpkin painting and much more!. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx, SFMNP Vouchers. Click here for our Facebook page. We require wristbands for everyone entering the pick-your-own areas, which allows us to identify people who are in the orchard as paying pick-your-own customers. This leads to greater security for us and for our customers, ensuring that everyone who is on the property is accounted for. It is also a way for us to keep overall costs down by ensuring that everyone is paying for the fruit they pick. WRISTBANDS ARE FREE ON NON PEAK DAYS MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, excluding holidays. Wristbands are always free for children five years old and younger who are accompanied by a paying parent or legal guardian. Wristbands are $2 for customers 6 years old and up on peak days (Fridays, Saturdays, Independence Day, Labor Day and Columbus Day. (UPDATED: July 04, 2018) (UPDATED: May 01, 2018)
  Comments from a visitor on May 24, 2010: "I love this farm. It is your typically home grown uncommericalized farm. I have made it a point to buy local grown products and to help local farmers in the last year and this farm is the best out there. I did not eat peaches until I had one of their fresh off the tree peaches. I pick 140 pounds of apples with my family and we loved every ounce. I had strawberries this year from the farm and they were out of this world. We are going back this weekend to pick 40 pounds to make into yummie recipes from this website. The people are family friendly and my family just loves the farm and has no problem driving the hour to shop."

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Chester County

• Buds to Blooms Garden and Supply Co., LLC - No pesticides are used, Indoor market,
  509 Orchard Avenue, Kennett Square, PA 19348. Phone: 484-860-8056. Email: rclaroc@yahoo.com. Open: Monday to Thursday from 10 am to 6 pm; Friday from 10 am to 8 pm; Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm and Sunday from 10 am to 2 pm. Directions: Located @ Phillips Place Along Rt1. 2 miles north of Kennett Square PA, 19348 and 1/4 mile south of the bridge in Longwood. We are a hidden treasure tucked behind Spring Run Health Food Store. Stop in and visit all of us. It's a trip well worth it. Click here for a map and directions. We do not have anything scheduled do to we are a NEW company; Buds to Blooms is open to offering groups a meeting place located conveniently off Rt1; 1/4 mile from Longwood Gardens. We do not use pesticides on the crops. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. Click here for our Facebook page. Indoor and Outdoor Gardening Supplies Produce a crop in wasted spaces inside when outside there snow in your beds. 24/7 production 365 1/4 days a year. Buds to Blooms Garden and Supply Co., LLC "Where the enlightened gardener goes to grow." Pure Organic and Natural Fertilizers and Hydroponics. We are open 7 days a week for your plants needs. Authorized Hydrofarm Dealer. We are a Gardener 4 Gardener Co.