2024 Eastern Ottawa, Ontario Apple U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Apple U-Pick Orchards in Eastern Ottawa, Ontario in 2024, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for apples that we know of in this area.

Not all areas of a province or region have apples orchards that are open to the public. If you know of any others, please tell us using the add a farm form!

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! If I cannot reach them, I DON'T GO!

PLEASE report closed farms, broken links and incorrect info using the "Report Corrections" form below.

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Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (Alexandria, Cornwall, Iroquois, Lancaster, Winchester)

• AppleStock Orchard - apples, porta-potties are available, school tours, group reservations
  1341 Merkley Road, Winchester, ON K0C 2K0. Phone: 613-774-0594. Open: Saturdays and Sundays from 9 am until 5 pm. Directions: Located 2 minutes off Bank StHighway 31 between Vernon and Winchester. About 40 minutes directly South of Parliament Hill. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only.
  AppleStock Orchard Facebook page. Located 2 minutes off Bank St/Highway 31 between Vernon and Winchester. About 40 minutes directly South of Parliament HillTypically our season lasts from early September until early Octoberr MacIntosh Apples. Bring your own bags or boxes. Cash only. We look forward to seeing you!!. (ADDED: September 19, 2016)
• Avonmore Berry Farm Inc. - strawberries, raspberries, apples, vegetables
  16365 -Fourth Road, Avonmore, ON K0C 1C0. Phone: 613-346-2336. Email: pam@avonmoreberryfarm.com. Directions: RR#1. Strawberries, Raspberries. Also: Pumpkins, Apples, Vegetables, Bakery, Play area. Avonmore Berry Farm, featuring 19 acres of the best tasting strawberries you will find anywhere! Located one mile north of Avonmore, we offer more than just strawberries for your picking pleasure. Amongst our other produce, you will find 14 acres of raspberries, 5 acres of apples and 20 acres of a wondrous variety of vegetables, like sweet corn, tomatoes, potatoes, cucumbers and more. Our Farm bakery, offers - truncated. . Click here for a map and directions.
  Avonmore Berry Farm Inc. Facebook page. Fax: 613-346-5414. RR#1. Strawberries, Raspberries. Also: Pumpkins, Apples, Vegetables, Bakery, Play area. Avonmore Berry Farm, featuring 19 acres of the best tasting strawberries you will find anywhere! Located one mile north of Avonmore, we offer more than just strawberries for your picking pleasure. Amongst our other produce, you will find 14 acres of raspberries, 5 acres of apples and 20 acres of a wondrous variety of vegetables, like sweet corn, tomatoes, potatoes, cucumbers and more. Our Farm bakery, offers homemade pies, biscuits, muffins fresh daily. Freezer orders, jam supplies, and ice cream. Children's play areas, haymow, sandbox, swings, picnic area, public washrooms. Always call ahead for adequate picking conditions, (613) 346-5414 Taped MessageCorner of County Road 15 and 4th Concession Road (one mile north of Avonmore). Our season begins with strawberries mid-June and ends with apples and pumpkins the end of October. With raspberries starting about July 10. Going out to the field and filling your basket with fresh juicy red strawberries is something we all remember doing. Children are welcome in the fields, we promise not to weigh anyone before and after picking! The Children's Play Area provides entertainment for the little ones; haymow, sandbox, swings and play house; don't forget your camera to capture the fun. Parental supervision required at all play areas! (UPDATED: July 02, 2018, JBS)
• Cannamore Orchard - Apples, pumpkins, strawberries
  R. R. # 4, Crysler, ON K0A 1R0. Phone: 613-448-3633. Email: info@cannamoreorchard.com. Open: June, July, August, September, October. Directions: From Ottawa take: a.\) Hwy 417 to EmbrunVars exit \(#88\). Turn south \(right\). At first stop sign \(8 km\) turn left, go to second set of traffic lights \(2 km\) and turn right. Down road 8 km. Follow the signs. b.\) Hwy 31 south through Vernon to Morewood Road \(county road 13\) Turn left, travel through Morewood and 5 km outside Morewood at first bend in road turn north \(left\). First farm on the left. Follow the signs. We are . Click here for a map and directions. Fax: 613-448-3564From Ottawa take: a.) Hwy 417 to Embrun/Vars exit (#88). Turn south (right). At first stop sign (8 km) turn left, go to second set of traffic lights (2 km) and turn right. Down road 8 km. Follow the signs. b.) Hwy 31 south through Vernon to Morewood Road (county road 13) Turn left, travel through Morewood and 5 km outside Morewood at first bend in road turn north (left). First farm on the left. Follow the signs. We are open Our hours are: Mid-June to Mid-July - 7 days a week from 7 am to 7 pm; Mid-August to mid-November - Monday to Friday from 10 am to 6 pm; Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm; During Spooky Wagon Ride open till 10 pm. Strawberries - mid-June to mid-July; Apples - mid August to mid-October; Pumpkins - mid-September to end of October; Gourds - mid-September to mid-October; Coloured corn - mid-September to mid-October. Many varieties of gourds as well as colour corn. Visit our web site for different maps on how to find us from all locations in eastern Ontario. We are also home to The Spooky Wagon Ride in October starting Thanksgiving weekend. The Spooky Wagon Ride consists of the actual ride through orchard and woods as well as The Fog Maze, The Spooky Village (consisting of 6 houses), The Spooky House, the Kid's Spooky House, the Crawl Maze, many other outdoor mazes, and on site canteen, eating areas and stage entertainment. The Spooky Wagon Ride is the major fund raising event for two local high schools.
• Dentz Orchards & Berry Farm - Apples, asparagus, beans, corn (sweet), cucumbers, raspberries, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables, Other fruit or veg, Honey from hives on the farm, and prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area
  4766 # 16, Iroquois, ON K0E 1K0. Phone: 613-652-2397. Open: Mid June till Mid August Monday to Friday 8 am to 8 pm; saturday 8 am to 6 pm. Directions: 6 km north of Iroquois . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. Fax: 613-652-1476 Crops are usually available in May through September Otherwise Monday to Saturday 8am till 6pm Open May 15 till Thanksgiving Weekend Potatoes.
• Marlin Orchards and Garden Centre - apples, cherries, pumpkins, Garden Centre, Farmstand
  6864 Orchard Road, Cornwall, ON K6H 5R5. Phone: 613-931-1213. Open: March to December daily. Click here for a map and directions. East of Cornwall, Off of Highway 2, West of Summerstown. We also have fresh picked apples, cherries, pumpkins. (ADDED: June 10, 2014X)
• Mountain Orchards - apples
  10175 Clark Rd, Mountain, ON K0E 1S0. Phone: 613-989-5601. Open: daily from Labour Day weekend to late October, 9 am to 5 pm. Click here for a map and directions. Farm is halfway between Winchester and Kemptville, 56 km south of Ottawa. Take Hwy. 31 or Hwy. 416 to Hwy. 43. Follow signs from Hwy 43. We also have fresh picked, preserves. (ADDED: June 10, 2014X)
• Smyth's Apple Orchard - apples, pears, pumpkins
  11480 County Rd. 18, Dundela, ON K0E 1K0. Phone: 613-652-2477. Open: daily 8 am to 6 pm August 1 to April 1. Click here for a map and directions. daily 8 am to 6 pm (August 1 to April 1)From Hwy. 401, take Hwy. 31 exit north 8 km to Williamsburg. At flashing yellow light, turn west on Cty. Rd. 18, 5 km to the orchard. We also have fresh picked apples, pears, pumpkins. (ADDED: June 10, 2014X)

 

Apple

Apple Picking Tips, Recipes and Information

Apples ripen from the outside of the tree towards the center, so the apples out the outside of the tree will ripen first.  Once they are picked, they stop ripening. Picking apples directly from a tree is easy. Roll the apple upwards off the branch and give a little twist; don't pull straight away from the tree. If two apples are joined together at the top, both will come away at the same time. Don't shake the trees or branches.  If the apple you are trying to pick drops, (or others on the tree) go ahead and pick it up. They're perfectly fine! But do wash them before you eat them! More info: How to tell when apples are ripe

• Once picked, don't throw the apples into the baskets, place them in gently, or they will bruise and go bad more quickly.
• Don't wash apples until just before using to prevent spoilage.
• For an explanation of why apple slices turn brown and how to stop it, see this page!
• Keep apples cool after picking to increase shelf life.  A cool basement is ideal, but the fruit/vegetable drawer of a refrigerator will work, too.  A refrigerator is fine for small quantities of apples. Boxed apples need to be kept in a cool, dark spot where they won't freeze. Freezing ruptures all of an apple's cells, turning it into one large bruise overnight. The usual solution is to store apples in a root cellar. But root cellars often have potatoes in them: apples and potatoes should never be stored in the same room because, as they age, potatoes release an otherwise ethylene gas, which makes apples spoil faster. If you can keep the gas away from your apples, they will keep just fine. Just don't store them right next to potatoes.
  Prevent contact between apples stored for the winter by wrapping them individually in sheets of newspaper. The easiest way to do this is to unfold a section of newspaper all the way and tear it into quarters. Then stack the wrapped apples. See more here: How to store apples at home
• Apples don't improve or "ripen" after being picked - this is an urban myth - see this page for the truth - with references!

Which apple variety is best?

There are tens of thousands of varieties of apples, developed over centuries. They vary in sugar, acoidity, flavors, storing, crispness and many other attributes. See our guides to apple varieties:

• Summary table of many apple varieties and their characteristics
• Detailed descriptions of each apple variety with detailed characteristics
• Apple varieties, sorted by the order in which they typically ripe
• Apple varieties that don't turn brown when they are cut
• Why are some apples brown or spotted inside when you first cut them open?

Canning apples - fully illustrated, with step-by-step instructions

• How to make applesauce
• How to make apple butter 
• How to make apple jelly
• How to make apple pie filling (canned)
• How to can apples
• Home canned apple juice

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.

Recipes, illustrated with step by step instructions

• Apple pie recipe and directions and illustrated! I can say, with, ahem, no bias at all, that this is the best apple pie recipe in the world! (Alright, I did have an apple strudel in Vienna once at that place listed in Fodors that was REALLY good, but that wasn't a pie, was it? And since this was the recipe my grandmother used, it must be great!)
• How to make applesauce for a single meal (not canning it) with NO special equipment
• Apple cobbler
• Apple crunch - best of all! Moist, low sugar and using oats!
• Apple crisp - ever-popular, low sugar and using oats!
• Apple, blackberry, cherry, and/or peach cobbler
• Apple-blackberry, crumble - a English favorite (or favourite)

Using fresh apples and miscellaneous

• How to stop cut apples from browning
• Apple festivals - find one near you!
• Apple facts
• Apple seeds and cyanide

 

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• Venues: Farms, Wineries, Orchards for your event, wedding or party
• Easter egg hunts
• Children"s consignment sales
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• Winery tours and wine tastings
• Horse rides, stables, lessons, trails
• Maple Syrup farms and sugarworks
• Bed & Breakfasts on Farms, Wineries, Ranches and Orchards
• Pumpkin patches
• Corn mazes
• Zombie Paintball venues
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• Environmental resources
• Consumer fraud information
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• Resources for Farmers