2024 Northeast Arkansas Asparagus U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Asparagus U-Pick Orchards in Northeast Arkansas in 2024, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for asparagus that we know of in this area. Not all areas of any state, nor even every state, have asparagus 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.

Baxter County

• Mountain Home Berry Farm - asparagus, beans, blackberries, blueberries, onions, pumpkins, raspberries, summer squash, other vegetables, Other fruit or veg, Honey from hives on the farm, and prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
  693 Cr 57, Mountain Home, AR 72653. Phone: 870-425-7028. Email: mountainhomeberryfarm@gmail.com. Open: Spring and summer u - pick hours, 7 am to 12 noon, Monday thru Saturday weather permitting; Fall Festival, Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am to 6 pm, or during the week by reservation. Directions: From the west side of Mountain Home head West on highway 62 for approximately 3 Mi, at highway 126 turn left \(south\) and go 5 miles to 4-way stop in Buford. At stop sign turn left \(east\) onto CR 57. Stay on CR 57 for approximately 13 Mi, farm is on the right, do not turn onto gravel road. Entrance is driveway next to the house. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check.
  Mountain Home Berry Farm Facebook page. . click here for picking updates. From the west side of Mountain Home head West on highway 62 for approximately 3 Mi, at highway 126 turn left (south) and go 5 miles to 4-way stop in Buford. At stop sign turn left (east) onto CR 57. Stay on CR 57 for approximately 1/3 Mi, farm is on the right, do not turn onto gravel road. Entrance is driveway next to the house. Facebook page. Other u-pick crops include: lettuce, spinach, and radishes. During the berry seasons, we offer u-pick (i.e., you-pick / pick-your-own) blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries as well as prepicked strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries. We also offer other seasonal produce. We host Fall Festival weekends complete with hayrides, Pumpkin Patch, petting zoo, bounce house, mazes, and more! We also host an annual Lighted Christmas hayride event! Formerly called Smitty's U-Pick.

 

Asparagus Picking Tips, Recipes and Information

 Asparagus is one of the first crops to harvest in the early Spring. Asparagus is usually green, but there is a white (blanched) version that has been kept covered until harvested, so no light reaches it, and even a purple version.

Pick your own asparagus

Pick your own asparagus is pretty rare in the U.S., much more common in the U.K. and Europe. U-Pick white asparagus is REALLY hard to find in the U.S. Eckerts in Belleville, Illinois, has it.
To pick asparagus, just look for asparagus spears are about 6 to 10 inches above the soil line, are firm, with tightly closed tips.
Then just cut at the base (ground level) or snap each spear; they usually snap off cleanly at the ground level.

Canning, Freezing and Asparagus recipes

• Freezing asparagus
• Canning Asparagus
• Canning pickled asparagus
• Canning one jar of pickled asparagus
• Oven-roasted Asparagus recipe
• Cheesy garlic roasted asparagus
• White asparagus

Grow your own asparagus (white or green)

The Old farmer's Almanac has a good page about how to grow your own asparagus, white or green.  I've been growing it for years.  It's probably the easiest thing you can grow.  And after you harvest in the spring, you let it grow, and it produces 5 ft tall fern-like leaves that make a nice background hedge at the back of the garden. So don't plant it where it will block the sun from other parts of the garden.  The leaves suck up energy from the sun and store it in the roots to produce next Spring;'s crop.

 

 

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(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)

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