Blueberry U-Pick Orchards in Fraser Valley British Columbia in 2024, by county

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

• Blueacres Farming - May be closed, blueberries
  4081 Dixon Road, Abbotsford, BC V3G 2H3. Phone: 604-897-6399. Email: gsandhar@shaw.ca. Click here for a map and directions. . . UPDATE for 2024, The farm was sold - we're waiting to hear from the new owners - if you know anything about it, please write me! Call for dates, hours and availability. (ADDED: April 17, 2015, JBS)
• Blueberry Junction - blueberries
  28473 Huntingdon Road, Abbotsford, BC V4X 1A8. Phone: (604) 556-8066. Open: Monday to Saturday from 12 am to 6 pm, Sunday from 2 am to 6 pm. Click here for a map and directions. . You can pick your own berries from our "no-spray" field. Bring your own containers as we have to charge extra for boxes. Our berries are not organic, but we do our best to reduce your exposure to pesticides. In the fall and winter we do use some chemical sprays to keep the plants healthy, but once the blossoms come out we use only organic sprays until the are picked. We use a lot of organic methods (like fertilizing with compost and organic nutrients) to help build and maintain the health of the soil. We also employ the best science available to measure and balance the nutrients in the soil and in the plants. (ADDED: July 02, 2014X)
• BumbleBerry Farms - blueberries, Strawberries, Raspberries, already-picked and u-pick,
  31580 Huntingdon Rd, Abbotsford, BC V2T 6B8. Phone: 604-835-3416. Email: info@bumbleberryfarms.ca. Open: usually arund the third week in June 22nd. Click here for a map and directions. . Strawberries for upick and ready picked! See their website for the official date announcement. New for 2024 is a $5 minimum spend per person. Not including container or snack purchases. Also a requirement that EVERYONE who enters the fields for upick must have an appropriate container, either brought from home or purchased. No plastic bags please. (ADDED: June 12, 2024, JBS)
• Country Village Farms - blueberries
  889 Clearbrook Rd., Abbotsford, BC . Phone: 604-853-7246. Email: jasbir-m@hotmail.com. Open: Call for dates, hours and availability. Click here for a map and directions. . . (ADDED: April 17, 2015, JBS)
• Country's Edge Blueberry Farm - blueberries, U-pick and already picked, porta-potties are available
  200 Columbia Valley Road, Chilliwack, BC V2R4X6. Phone: 604-847-0481. Email: b_cuth@hotmail.com. Open: July, daily, from 9 am to 5 pm; but since many factors can affect it, Call to confirm before you come. Directions: 10 minutes past the south end of Cultus Lake. For a map to our farm, . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. 56258Country's Edge Blueberry Farm. . Beautiful, peaceful rural setting with easy picking conditions. Please bring your own containers. (ADDED: June 27, 2016)
• Forstbauer Natural Food Farm - ORGANIC pick your own certified organic produce such as blueberries, beets, blue lake pole beans, carrots, chard, dill cucumbers, kale, potatoes, pumpkins, summer and winter squash, zucchini
  49350 Prairie Central Road, Chilliwack, BC . Phone: 604-794-3999. Email: farm@forstbauer.com. Click here for a map and directions. . We are certified organic and bio dynamic. Learn about the principles of bio-dynamic farming. You are invited to experience harvesting your own, and many other vegetables. They also sell organically raised beef and have certified organic / bio-dynamic Okanagan fruits.
• Hazelwood Farms - no pesticides are used, blueberries,
  34175 Hazelwood Avenue, Abbotsford, BC V2S 8E9. Phone: 236 458 7333. Open: please call for u-pick hours. Click here for a map and directions. . Hazelwood Blueberries facebook page. Non-Spray Fresh Blueberries. Our Blueberries Are Proudly Farmed Locally And Are Not Available In Stores. Hazelwood Blueberries Are Not Sold On Facebook Marketplace, Or At Any Fruit Stand Or Supermarket Location. Hazelwood Blueberries Are Only Available Directly From Our Farm.
• J & B Saathof Farm - blueberries
  6350 Swanson Road, Abbotsford, BC V3G 1N9. Phone: 604-820-1034. Email: bjsaathof@shaw.ca. Open: Call for dates, hours and availability. Click here for a map and directions. . (ADDED: April 17, 2015, JBS)
• Klaassen Farms Ltd - Rosedale - Rosedale - blueberries
  8915 McElwee, Chilliwack, BC . Phone: 604-858-0169. Email: order@klaassenfarms.ca. Open: July 7 - July 30, Monday - Friday 7:00 - 12:00 and 15:00 - 19:00, Saturday 7:00 - 12:00. Click here for a map and directions. . We are a local Chilliwack farm operation that specializes, among other things, in blueberries. Currently we have two locations open. Our Rosedale location offers U-pick and We-Pick blueberry sales. Blueberry season is opening July 7! Make sure to visit us this season to get your share of healthy blueberries!
• Klaassen Farms Ltd - Sardis - Sardis - Uses natural growing practices, blueberries
  6695 Banford Road, Chilliwack, BC . Phone: 604-858-0169. Email: order@klaassenfarms.ca. Open: July 7 - July 30, Monday - Friday 7:00 - 12:00 and 15:00 - 19:00, Saturday 7:00 - 12:00. Click here for a map and directions. . We are a local Chilliwack farm operation that specializes, among other things, in blueberries. Currently we have two locations open. Our Sardis location at 6695 Banford Road offers "No Spray" U-pick and We-Pick blueberry sales. Blueberry season is opening July 7! Make sure to visit us this season to get your share of healthy blueberries! (UPDATED: May 09, 2018, JBS)
• Maan Farms - Uses integrated pest management practices, blueberries, pumpkins, raspberries (red), strawberries, picnic area, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
  790 McKenzie Road, Abbotsford, BC V2S 4N7. Phone: (604) 308-2205. Email: maanfarms@gmail.com. Open: Monday through Sunday, from 10 am to 5 pm. Directions: Take exit 92 and head south along Highway 11 towards the border. Turn right onto Vye Road. The farm is at the corner of Vye and McKenzie. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard. . Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Strawberries: Mid June to mid July Raspberries: July through mid August Blueberries: Mid July through August Corn Maze: Late August through October. We use integrated pest management practices. .
  Comments from a visitor on July 10, 2011:In response to another customer stating that (in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada) was not organic.. the ad states 'uses natural growing practices' A grower can still use these practices and still not be organic. I think people need to understand what the true definition of what organic means. I had to say something because the way the customer feedback sounds, it is as though they were calling the farm owner a liar. Just my two-bits worth
  Comments from a visitor on June 28, 2010: "Maan Farms of Abbotsford B.C. is not organic. They apply non-emergence herbicide to the strawberry patch in the spring which is typical practice for all farms in this region."
• Mahil Farms - blueberries
  1613 Lefeuvre Road, Abbotsford, BC . Phone: 604 897-2052. Email: mahilfarms@gmail.com. Open: See their website or call for dates, hours and availability. Click here for a map and directions. . Nothing compares to the fun of picking your own berries right from the bush. We invite you to visit our blueberry farm during the harvest season to enjoy some of the freshest and tastiest in Abbotsford. (ADDED: April 17, 2015, JBS)
• Prairie Fruit Farm - blueberries
  8501 Upper Prairie Rd, Chilliwack, BC V2V 6H3. Phone: 604-832-1989. Email: sales@prairie-fruit-farm.com. Open: July 1st - August 25th; call for dates and hours. Click here for a map and directions. . Look for our signs along the Trans-Canada Highway #1 when picking season arrives. We specialize in growing blue crop and duke, with 26 planted acres. (UPDATED: May 09, 2018, JBS) (ADDED: April 16, 2015, JBS)
• Russlynn Blueberry Farm - blueberries
  28494 Townshipline Rd, Abbotsford, BC V4X 1P1. Phone: 604-309-8728. Email: info@russlynnblueberries.ca. Open: in season, Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm, Closed on Sunday. Click here for a map and directions. . . We are a small, heritage blueberry farm just West of Abbotsford. We sell fresh hand picked berries straight off the farm, picked the same day or the night before. All our berries are Bluecrop, one of the best tasting and sweetest varieties of in the Fraser Valley. This year we have picnic tables with shady umbrellas and a grass area among the berry plants, and we welcome you to have your lunch here or just hang out for a while. Bring your own picnic blankets if you like. (ADDED: May 09, 2018, JBS)
• The Fruit Basket - blueberries
  28218 Layman Avenue, Abbotsford, BC V4X 1N9. Phone: 604 856-6211. Open: Call for dates, hours and availability. Click here for a map and directions. . (ADDED: April 17, 2015, JBS)

Squamish-Lillooet

• North Arm Farm And Bakery - Uses natural growing practices, blackberries, blueberries, flowers, pumpkins, raspberries, strawberries, prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
  1888 Sea To Sky Highway 99, Pemberton, BC V0N 2L0. Phone: 604-894-5379. Email: info@northarmfarm.com. Open: Weekends April and May Open every day June to October 9am to 6pm Weekends November and December Closed January to March. Directions: 5km east of Pemberton on Highway 99. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Visa, MasterCard. . Fax: 604 894 6650. . Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September, October. Strawberries June-September, Raspberries July-September, Blueberries July-August, Flowers June-September, Pumpkins October. We use natural practices, but are not yet certified Organic. North Arm Farm grows 45 acres of fruit and vegetables using only organic nutrients and no herbicides, pesticides or fungicides. We have a full range of seasonal vegetable and small fruit for sale at the farm as well as attending the local farmers markets in Whistler and Pemberton and supply restaurants in Vancouver and Whistler. The season starts with asparagus and ends with pumpkins and winter squash plus virtually everything you could want in between. (UPDATED: September 27, 2020 JBS)

 

Blueberry

Blueberry Picking Tips, Recipes and Information

Blueberries are one of the easiest fruit to prepare and serve. There's no peeling, pitting, coring or cutting. They have few natural pests, (other than birds), so pesticides are generally unnecessary! This year's crop is fantastic (see related news story), thanks both to the weather and to more farms planting more blueberry bushes due to increased consumer demand over the past few years as more studies proclaim the anti-oxidant and other health properties of blueberries.

Click here to find a local Blueberry Festival (usually held between April and July).

If you are looking for information about a similar berry, the saskatoon (also called the June berry or Serviceberry) see this page about saskatoons.

Picking tips:

Select plump, full blueberries with a light gray-blue color. A berry with any hint of red isn't fully ripened.

Ripening AFTER picking?

First, it is key to know that once picked, blueberries will NOT become any sweeter, nor will the flavor improve. The only change that occurs is the color. They will APPEAR to ripen, but it is only a color change, from white to green to rose to red to pale blue to fully blue. So, white and green colored blueberries will not "ripen" after they are picked; while blueberries that have already turned purple, red or blue-ish usually DO change color after they are picked (if they are kept at room temperature to "ripen").

As the blueberries ripen ON THE BUSH, the flavor goes from tastless to bitter to tasteless tart to tart blueberry flavor to sweet blueberry flavor.

Grocery stores sell blueberries that are tart, not sweet because they had them picked unripe by machine so they are very firm and can handled being bumped around in shipping. They may look good, but are not as tasty as those picked when actually ripe.

So, the key is, PICK ONLY RIPE BERRIES!

How to pick blueberries

Since blueberries hang on the bushes in bunches a but like grapes do, the easiest and fastest way to pick them is hold your bucket under them in one hand and with your other hand, cup a ripe bunch and gently rub them with your fingers. The ripe berries will drop into your bucket, while the unripe ones will remain attached to the bush.

When the bushes are at peak, I can easily pick 2 gallons per hour (if I'm not being distracted by the kids and the sun isn't too hot!). A newbie might do 1 gallon per hour.and at the beginning or end of the season it takes more time as the berries are not as plentiful nor concentrated in clusters.

Tips for storing blueberries after harvesting:

• Once picked, don't place the berries, still warm from the sun, in a closed bag or container. Leave the container open so moisture doesn't form in the container.
• Don't wash berries until just before using, to prevent berries from becoming mushy.
• Chill berries soon after picking to increase shelf life. Store your fresh blueberries in the refrigerator as soon as you get them home, without washing them, in a covered bowl or storage container. If refrigerated, fresh-picked blueberries will keep 10 to 14 days.
• Freeze berries in freezer containers without washing to keep the skins from toughening. Place berries one layer deep. Freeze, then pour the frozen berries into freezer containers. Because unwashed blueberries freeze individually, they can be easily poured from containers in desired amounts. Remember both frozen and fresh berries should be rinsed and drained just before serving. Just before using, wash the berries in cold water.

Blueberry Measurements and Conversions

Keep in mind that blueberries vary considerably in density and moisture content, so these ranges are approximates.

• 1 gallon of blueberries weighs about 7.5 lbs or (4 liters of blueberries is about 3.5 kg)

• 1 pint of fresh blueberries weights about 3/4 of a pound. (1 liter of blueberries is about 700 grams)

• 1 pound of fresh blueberries is usually between about 2 and 3 cups of berries.

• It takes about 4 cups (about of blueberries to make a blueberry pie (see this fantastic and easy blueberry pie recipe)

• A normal batch of blueberry preserves, jam or jelly requires 5 pints of berries.

• Blueberries do come in a variety of sizes from small (190-250 berries per cup) to extra large (<90 berries per cup).

Blueberry Recipes, Canning and Freezing Blueberries

Recipes

• The world's best Blueberry pie, recipe and directions and illustrated!
• Blueberry buckle coffee cake: illustrated directions for this great crumb-topping blueberry coffee cake
• Other easy directions to make blueberry desserts: cobblers, etc.

Canning, freezing and other blueberry recipes:

• How to Freeze Blueberries
• How to Can Blueberries
• How to Make Homemade Blueberry Jam
• How to make blueberry jelly
• How to make and can blueberry syrup (it works for strawberries, raspberries and blackberries, too)
• blueberry pie filling to use later,
• blueberry butter

Baking tips

If you have trouble with blueberries settling to the bottom of muffins and blueberry breads, try one or more of these tips:

• Coat them with flour before adding to the batter. Just gently shake the blueberries in a bag (plastic or paper) with 1/2 cup of flour, then dump them mix in a sieve to remove excess flour.
• It may just be that your batter is too thin. try making the batter a little thicker!
• Fill the muffin cups or baking pan up to 1/4 full with batter (which hasn't had blueberries added to it yet); then stir the blueberries into the remaining batter, and continue to fill the muffin cups or bread pan. The blueberries will start off higher in the mix!

Other Local Farm Products (Honey, Horses, Milk, Meat, Eggs, Etc.)
(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)

• Farm markets and roadside stands
• Local Honey Finder
• Local Meat, Milk and Eggs
• Venues: Farms, Wineries, Orchards for your event, wedding or party
• Easter egg hunts
• Children"s consignment sales
• Fruit and vegetable festivals
• 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
• Christmas Tree Farms & lots
• Environmental resources
• Consumer fraud information
• Wholesale food sources
• Resources for Farmers