2024 Toronto area of Ontario Corn U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Corn U-Pick Orchards in Toronto area of Ontario in 2024, by county

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

Not all areas of a province or region have corn farms 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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Durham (Clarington, Oshawa, Scugog, Whitby)

• Pingle's Farm Market - Apples, pumpkins, raspberries, saskatoons, strawberries, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn maze, haunted corn maze, child-sized haybale maze, and prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, horse-drawn hay rides, wagon rides, face painting, petting zoo
  1805 Taunton Road East, Hampton, ON L0B 1J0. Phone: 905-725-6089. Email: farmerwally@internet.look.ca. Open: May, June, July, August, September, October, 7 days a week, 10 am to 6 pm weekdays, Saturday, Sunday and holiday Monday from 9 am to 6 pm; Fun Farm on weekends from 10 am to 4 pm; Including all holidays from May 1st to October 31st. Directions: We are located at Courtice and Taunton Roads. just outside of Oshawa. Take the 401 to the Courtice Road exit, take courtice road north, all the way to the end, and turn right, you can\'t miss us. There is also a sign on the hwy. with directions.There is a farm market, gift shop, and bakery. There is a petting zoo, trike track, toys in a big pile of sand, giant checker board, bunnyville, and many activties for the children. Great fun for the whole family. PYO Strawberries usually around the mid - truncated. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Visa, MasterCard. Fax: 905 725 9040or vetzal1@yahoo.com We are located at Courtice and Taunton Roads. just outside of Oshawa. Take the 401 to the Courtice Road exit, take courtice road north, all the way to the end, and turn right, you can't miss us. There is also a sign on the hwy. with directions.There is a farm market, gift shop, and bakery. There is a petting zoo, trike track, toys in a big pile of sand, giant checker board, bunnyville, and many activties for the children. Great fun for the whole family. PYO Strawberries usually around the middle of June. Call ahead to verify crop is dependant on the weather. Fall Raspberries are ready end of august beginning of September and last until the first frost or October 31st when we close. Pumpkins are for PYO or ready pick on weekends in October there is wagon rides to the pumpkin patch! Easter weekend we are OPEN, we have activities for children 12years and under. Friday to Sunday, bakery is Friday to Monday. We have school tours, wagon rides, fall raspberries, apple picking, fun fall weekends with every expanding activities on the farmis proud to offer a variety of pick-your-own Ontario farm fresh produce including: strawberries, apples, fall raspberries, and pumpkins. Pick your own apples is open the second weekend in September. Pick your own pumpkins opens on October 1st. Pingle's provides a free wagon ride to the strawberry patch and pumpkin patch when both, respectively, are in season. All other pick-your-own produce is within walking distance from the Pingles Farm Market store. Please call ahead for wagon availability and information. (UPDATED: August 31, 2020 JBS)

Halton (Burlington, Darbyville, Halton Hills, Milton, Oakville)

• Allison's Sweet Corn - Sweet corn, apples, pumpkins
  10636 Eighth Line, Georgetown, Halton Hills, ON L7G 4S5. Phone: 905-873-8283. Email: allisonsfarmmarket@gmail.com. Open: July 1 - October 31, 11 am to 6 pm. Directions: 2 km south of Georgetown. . Click here for a map and directions.
  Allison's Sweet Corn Facebook page. AKA, Allison's Farm Market. Specializing in premium quality sweet corn and pumpkins picked fresh from our fields since 1975. Also, selling a range of local specialty items and other fresh Ontario produce(UPDATED: August 31, 2020 JBS)
• Andrew's Scenic Acres - apples, asparagus, blackberries, blueberries, cherries, corn (sweet), currants (red and black), flowers, tulips, gooseberries, grapes, other berries, pears, peaches, plums, pumpkins, raspberries (Autumn, red), raspberries (yellow), raspberries (Autumn, yellow), raspberries (black), raspberries (Autumn, black), rhubarb, saskatoons, summer squash, strawberries, winery
  9365 10th Sideroad, Milton, ON L9T 2X9. Phone: 905-878-5807. Email: Farm@AndrewsScenicAcres.com. Open: Seasonally available, starting in Spring and ending in Autumn; May to October. Directions: Take hwy 401 to Trafalgar north \(exit#328\). Drive north ~ 7km to Sideroad #10 \(Ashgrove\). Drive west to the farm. Or North of 401 on Reg rd#25. Drive east on road #10.- R.r.#5 located in Halton Hills \(for GPS\) . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Cheque, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard.
  Andrew's Scenic Acres Facebook page. Fax: 905-878-4997 Picking updates: Click here for picking updatesTake hwy 401 to Trafalgar north (exit#328). Drive north ~ 7km to Sideroad #10 (Ashgrove). Drive west to the farm. Or North of 401 on Reg rd#25. Drive east on road #10.- R.r.#5 located in Halton Hills (for GPS) We also have Elderberries and wide range of flowers available for pick your own. Our family operated farm was established in 1980. We now proudly grow 175 acres of luscious fruit and vegetables. Our home farm is dedicated 100% to pick your own crops starting the first weekend in May with tulips, rhubarb and asparagus. Strawberries start ripening in June, followed by raspberries, cherries, currants, gooseberries, blueberries, elderberries, gourds, Indian corn and pumpkins. A diverse selection of cut your own flowers for bouquets include: sunflowers, celosia, gladioli, dahlias, roses, lilies, peonies and iris. Fun For The Children includes-Hay Rides, Haunted Forest, Animal Coral, Pony Rides, Straw Jump, Corn Walk and Pick Your Own. Acres and Acres of PYO orange and white pumpkins. Andrews' Winery, formerly Scotch Block Winery, produces quality fruit wines from fruit grown on the farm, including award-winning strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, cherry, apple and currant wines. We're up to 75 national awards now for our unique wines and Hard Cider (UPDATED: August 31, 2020 JBS)

York (Aurora, Georgina, King, Maple Hill, Markham, Newmarket, Vaughan, Whitchurch-Stouffville)

• Brooks Farms - apples, beans, corn (sweet), currants (red and black), gooseberries, nectarines, other berries, peas, raspberries (red), raspberries (Spring, red), raspberries (Autumn, red), raspberries (black), raspberries (Spring, black), raspberries (Autumn, black), saskatoons, summer squash, winter squash, strawberries, Honey from hives on the farm, Maple Syrup from trees on the farm, Fresh eggs, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties are available, picnic area, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
  122 Ashworth Road, Mount Albert, ON L0G 1M0. Phone: 905-473-3246. Email: info@brooksfarms.com. Open: Mid February til end of October Hours Change Seasonally, Please visit our website for up to date hours and additional information. Directions: North on highway 404 to Newmarket. Exit on Vivian Road and go east to highway 48. Go north to Mount Albert Road, then east past Mount Albert 3 km to 122141 Ashworth Rd. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard.
  Brooks Farms Facebook page. North on highway 404 to Newmarket. Exit on Vivian Road and go east to highway 48. Go north to Mount Albert Road, then east past Mount Albert 3 km to 122/141 Ashworth Rd The dates listed below are approximately & vary depending on the year. Summer Strawberries: Mid June - Mid July. Peas (Regular, Snow & Sugar Snap): Mid June - Mid July. Summer Raspberries (Purple, Red & Black): Beginning of July - Mid August. Saskatoon Berries (Lasts for approx. 1 week): Beginning of July. Gooseberries: Mid July - Mid August. Red & Black Currants: Mid July - Mid August. Raspberries & Strawberries (ever bearing): Mid August - Frost. Apples (Ida Red, Macintosh, Golden Delicious, Royal Gala & Honey Crisp): Mid Sept- End of September. Squash (Acorn, Spaghetti, Hubbard & Butternut ) : Mid Sept- End of Oct. Pumpkins: Month of October.
• Puck's Farm, It's Fun! - corn (sweet), pumpkins, gift shop, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals, weddings and wedding parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  16540 11th Concession, Schomberg, ON L0G 1T0. Phone: 905-939-7036. Open: UPDATE for 2019, Does anyone have current information, are they still offering pick your own or are even open? If so, please write me, their last reported hours were Week-Days 10-2 by appointment and Week Ends 10-5 NO Appointment Needed. Directions: Located 25 minutes from Hwy 400 and Hwy 401. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard, AmEx. .Alternate phone: 800-621-9177Fax: 905-939-4632 Mid March with our WORLD'S LARGEST EASTER EGG HUNT thru end of OctoberPUCK'S FARM is . FROM TORONTO: Take Hwy 400 north to Hwy 9: go WEST on Hwy 9 for about 7 minutes to King Con. 11; turn left and head SOUTH 1 & 1/2 miles (until you see the Puck's Farm sign on the front lawn). IF you're coming from Alliston, Tottenham or Orangeville etc., you need to find Hwy. # 9 and then head EAST on Hwy. #9 (Towards Hwy. 27 and TURN right on the 11th Concession; continue South until you see the PUCK'S FARM sign on the lawn. IF You're coming from BARRIE, come SOUTH on the 400 to Hwy 9. GO WEST on Hwy 9 for about 7 minutes to King Con. 11; turn left and head south 1 & 1/2 miles (until you see the Puck's Farm sign on the front lawn). (The 11th Concession is a couple of miles WEST of HWY. # 27) Hope these help get ya here...If you get lost CALL..We will send out a search party if need be. Latitude: 43o58'36" degrees North Longitude: 79043'19" degrees West Attitude: Friendly A visitor writes on July 01, 2019: "Hello, I just tried calling Puck's Farm to see if they answer but the phone company said 'they are not taking calls right now and suggested sending them a text'. "
• Pumpkin King Vegetable Patch - pumpkins, Other fruit or veg, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn maze, and prepicked produce, picnic area
  18460 Dufferin Street, Newmarket, ON L3Y 4V9. Phone: 905-775-5277. Email: hollandacres@xplornet.com. Open: UPDATE for 2019, Does anyone have current information, are they still offering pick your own or are even open? If so, please write me, last reported hours were Monday to Saturday 9 am to 9pm, We are open from September 10 - October 31 Directions: We are located in the Holland Marsh. Directions: We are located in the Holland Marsh. The \vegetable bowl of Ontario. Go east on Hwy 9 from Hwy 400. Continue on Hwy 9 till you come to Dufferin street \(3rd Line\). Travel North on Dufferin Street till you see all the pumpkins on the left hand side. See you soon!! ". Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. Fax: 905-775-0648The "vegetable bowl" of Ontario. Go east on Hwy 9 from Hwy 400. Continue on Hwy 9 till you come to Dufferin street (3rd Line). Travel North on Dufferin Street till you see all the pumpkins on the left hand side. See you soon!! Click here for a map. Beautiful site for pictures. Both wedding pictures and fall pictures. All our pumpkins are handwashed and polished making for a bright beautiful pumpkin. Small, medium, large, baseball pumpkins, giant pumpkins, white pumpkins. Fresh from the field carrots are available by order. We sell Gourds, hay bales, cornstalks, ornamental corn, fall mums, squash, tomatoes, carrots, red onions, cooking onions, all straight from our family field to your table!

 

Corn

Corn Picking Tips, Recipes and Information

Corn reaches it's peak sweetness and flavor when the kernels are full, and just touching each other, like a good set of teeth!  They should not be bloated and smushed so tightly that there is no space left at all. The bloated overripe ears will have a bland, starchy taste.

Here's what to look for:

• The tips of the silks coming out of the ear should be a light brown.
•  If you break a kernel with your fingernail, the liquid should be slightly milky in color.
•  The ears should be filled out and have developed good girth but not bloated.

Harvesting

 To harvest, snap off the ears by hand with a quick, firm, downward push; then twist and pull.
 Avoid twisting or yanking the ears, as this can damage the stalk or the ear itself.

Storing the corn

Corn is at its prime eating quality on the stalk for only 72 hours before becoming over mature. The most important factor is cooling it as soon as possible after harvesting it.  Get it into the fridge or cover it with ice! Many farmers say you should remove the shucks right away, too.  I've found that removing most of the shuck, but leaving a few leaves to cover each ear is best to prevent the kernels from drying out.  See this page for more about storing corn before using it.

Cooking:

The worst mistake people make is overcooking corn.  In fact, corn isn't really cooked; it's just heated up. If you cook it form more than a few minutes (3 minutes), then you are simply breaking down the sugars and turning a nice, crisp sweet ear into bland mush. It's not a pot roast; the purpose of heating it is NOT to break down the cells, just to heat them to bring out the flavor and melt the butter!

Here's how to cook the corn:

1. Fill a large pot (large enough so the shucked ears can fit inside, laying down) about 2/3 full of water and start bring it to a boil
2. Shuck the ears, and snap off the stalk end and the very tip of ear (especially if you will use "corn stickers" , (handles) to hold the ears.
3. When everyone is sitting down at the table and you are serving the rest of the meal, put the corn in the boiling water and set the time for 3 minutes.
4. After 3 minutes, using tongs, retrieve the ears and serve them with butter (Corn boats are wonderful for corn!

 

Freezing Corn

You can easily freeze the sweet corn and have that great taste in the dead of winter! 

• Freezing whole ears of corn on the cob
• Freezing corn, cut off the cob

Canning Corn

This too, is easy... but it DOES require a Pressure Canner.  You cannot safely do this with a water bath canner.  Food poisoning is no joke!

• Here is how to can corn!
•  how to make canned creamed corn.
• Southern Chow-Chow (also called Piccalilli)
• Pickled corn relish

Other corn recipes

• How to make sweet corn ice cream
• Corn bread, or sweet corn muffins (like Chi Chi's)

• Corn fritters (a traditional Pennsylvania Dutch breakfast

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