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Egg U-Pick Orchards in Northeast Texas in 2024, by county

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

Bowie County

  • Anderson Family Farms - Uses natural growing practices, apples, beans, broccoli, corn (sweet), cucumbers, herbs/spices, melons, onions, pears, peas, peaches, pecans , peppers, plums, winter squash, tomatoes, other vegetables, watermelons, Fresh eggs
    332 County Road 1107, Maud, TX 75567. Phone: (903) 276-7474. Email: frontierman1969@yahoo.com. Open: June thru August Pick your own hours 6 am to noontime Monday thru Saturday; Closed Sunday. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. Anderson Family Farms . From interstate I-30, take highway 8 south 4 miles. Take FM 2149 East go 6 miles. Look for CR. . We use natural practices, but are not seeking organic certification. We can grow just about anything you want. We also raise farm fresh eggs, chicks, and chickens. Need pasture raised meat? Call us to arrange what meat you want us to raise and how you want it raised (ADDED: April 26, 2019)
  • Higgins Farm - peas, gourds, Fresh eggs
    1651 County Road 4257, De Kalb, TX 75559. Phone: 903-293-2942. Email: Lindy5109@aol.com. Open: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, from 8 am to 7 pm, June 1 to November 31. Directions: Highway 259 South of Highway 82 at De Kalb, Tx, go about 6 miles, take right onto County Road \(CR\) 4255 at the Hubbard community \(Yellow Gourd Farm sign on tree\), 1.7 miles to County Road 4257, turn left, first and only house on the right. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, WIC Vouchers. . Alternate Phone: 903-276-4168. . Highway 259 South of Highway 82 at De Kalb, Tx, go about 6 miles, take right onto County Road (CR) 4255 at the Hubbard community (Yellow Gourd Farm sign on tree), 1.7 miles to County Road 4257, turn left, first and only house on the right. Gourds.

Morris County

  • The Greer Farm - blackberries, blueberries, Honey from hives on the farm, Fresh eggs, porta-potties are available, picnic area, picnic area you may bring your own food
    1444 County Road 1125, Daingerfield, TX 75638. Phone: 903-645-3232. Email: info@greerfarm.com. Open: During berry season June - mid - August. Directions: We are on google maps: search Greer Farm Daingerfield or . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover.
    The Greer Farm Facebook page. . Alternate Phone: 903-452-9738. Fax: 903-645-7752. . During berry season (June - mid - August). seven days a week from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm . Blackberries: Late May to mid-July Blueberries: Early June to mid-August. We offer Farm to fork Cooking Classes using farm products and private dining in 1850's farm house. Berries are best picked before the day gets too hot; Before noon or very late in the afternoon. We also have grass-fed beef from all natural herd of French full-blood Maine-Anjou cattle available by the split quarter. See our web site for details. We have farm fresh eggs from free range chickens most of the year. During the summer, we have often have farm fresh vegetables. We practice sustainable agriculture techniques and hope to be organically certified soon. If you want a farm experience, we have a loft apartment with queen bed up and futon full bed down, and kitchenette. In 2014, we planted an additional 1,300 blackberry plants. An additional 1,500 were planted in 2015. Cooking Classes, Private dining, Farm Stay, Rental Lakeside Log Cabins, Grass Fed Beef and lamb, pasture raised chicken and pork, pick-your-own Blueberries & Blackberries in June. utilizes sustainable agriculture techniques We raise Maine-Anjou fullblood cattle We offer free range eggs, grass fed beef and lamb, pasture raised chicken and pork sold by the portion at the farm We also sell beef by the split quarter in bulk cut and packaged to your specification and pork by the half. We also four lakeside log cabins and a loft for rental, offer private dining for groups of 8-10 or more by reservation, make homemade jam, sauces and syrup, and Chef Eva teaches her famous Farm to Fork cooking classes on a scheduled or private basis.We have our all natural beef (nothing artificial added ever) by the frozen portions at the farm, Historic Longview Farmer's Market and occasional delivery to Dallas every 3 weeks. We also have our all natural chicken, lamb and pork too. We also sell our beef by the split quarter, half a steer or whole steer. Price has been the same for years unchanged..$5.50/pound hanging weight plus processing. a whole steer hangs at 450-550 pounds more or less. Contact us for more information. Every steer is different due to live weight and how you have it cut, but for large steer you get approximately 24 roasts, 28 t-bone steaks, 10 sirloin steaks, 28 rib eye steaks, 8 filet tenderloin (small), 12 round steak, short ribs, flank and skirt, stew, kabob and fajita meat, brisket and maybe 150 pounds of ground beef. (UPDATED: May 24, 2016)

Rains County

  • Alford Family Farm - Uses natural growing practices, strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, muscadine grapes, pecans, flowers, Fresh eggs, U-pick and already picked, farm market, porta-potties are available, picnic area, farm animals
    199 Private Road 6181, Emory, TX 75440. Phone: 903-474-7629. Email: patty.alford@alfordfamilyfarm.com. Open: April and May; Thursday thru Mondays, 10am to 5pm and in June and July on Wednesday thru Monday from 8 am to 2 pm, Blueberries and Blackberries normally star picking late May and go until early July depending on weather; Please visit our Facebook page or our web site for current information . Directions: Go south on 19 from the intersection of 69 and 19 take immediately turn left on 3274 w Willow springs road go two miles take left on 2180 this is a small oil top road go one half mile take first left on 2181 you will see farm on the right in one half mile. Blue berries and blackberries late May to early July check face book for updates . We use natural practices, but are not yet certified Organic. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.
    Alford Family Farm Facebook page. . . . Once you get to 19 there will be signs with our easy pickins logo. Our U-Pick blueberry and blackberry orchards were the first crops we established and remains the highlight of our farm, with close to 4,000 blueberry and blackberry bushes that produce from May to July. We enjoy having you and your family out to experience the process of harvesting your own food while also enjoying the farm life going on around you..you will see our Belted Galloway cows grazing in the pastures, the hogs wallowing in the mud ponds, our free range chickens and guineas patrolling the grounds while our exotic chickens and pheasants look on in the safety of their spacious enclosures. In March of 2020 we offered a strawberry U-Pick which proved to be so popular we increased our crop to 10,000 plants.The ONLY pyo crops offered are strawberries, iris, blueberries, blackberries, muscadine grapes, pecans. (UPDATED: May 12, 2022)

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Eggs: Tips, Recipes and Information

Many PYO farms keep chickens and have farm-fresh eggs to sell. Certainly, these eggs are fresher and better in every way than those from a grocery store. Many of these farms sell the eggs year round, often via an honor box

Before you leave to go to the farm:

  1. Always call or check their website or facebook page before you go to the farm - Egg supplies can vary, chickens lay fewer in cold weather.
  2. Bring a container for the eggs.  Some farms have them some not, but if you save and reuse egg cartoons, the farmers will appreciate it. It helps cut their costs - and thus yours!
  3. Bring cash - many operate honor boxes for eggs

When you get home

 To keep eggs safe, take eggs straight home and store them immediately in the refrigerator set at 35 to 40 F. Leave the eggs in their carton and place them in the back of the refrigerator, not in the door (which is the warmest part of the fridge).

Egg Storage Chart
Product Refrigerator Freezer
Raw eggs in shell 3 to 5 weeks Do not freeze.
Raw egg whites 2 to 4 days 12 months
Raw egg yolks 2 to 4 days Yolks do not freeze well.
Raw egg accidentally frozen in shell Use immediately after thawing. Keep frozen; then refrigerate to thaw.
Hard-cooked eggs 1 week Do not freeze.
Egg substitutes, liquid
Unopened
10 days Do not freeze.
Egg substitutes, liquid
Opened
3 days Do not freeze.
Egg substitutes, frozen
Unopened
After thawing, 7 days, or refer to "Use-By" date on carton. 12 months
Egg substitutes, frozen
Opened
After thawing, 3 days, or refer to "Use-By" date on carton. Do not freeze.
Casseroles made with eggs 3 to 4 days After baking, 2 to 3 months.
Eggnog, commercial 3 to 5 days 6 months
Eggnog, homemade 2 to 4 days Do not freeze.
Pies, pumpkin or pecan 3 to 4 days After baking, 1 to 2 months.
Pies, custard and chiffon 3 to 4 days Do not freeze.
Quiche with any kind of filling 3 to 4 days After baking, 1 to 2 months.

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