2024 San Antonio area of Texas Egg U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Egg U-Pick Orchards in San Antonio area of 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.

Atascosa County

• Kosub Farms Strawberries - No pesticides are used strawberries, Fresh eggs, U-pick and already picked, gift shop, concessions or refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area you may bring your own food, farm animals
  3425 Coble Road, Poteet, TX 78065. Phone: (210) 385-7302. Email: rockingrkrustics@gmail.com. Open: Hours and availability of fresh strawberries varies considerably; please call or email for current availability and hours; Generally season starts mid March through May. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard. . . Strawberry season is typically March 16 to May 18; Our season opening is usually around mid-March;. We do not use pesticides on the crops. Our farm features a "country store" with homemade items; such as jam, jelly, soap, jewelry, antiques and more. (ADDED: March 06, 2019)

Comal County

• Omi's Place - grapes, free range, Pasture-raised eggs, Black Spanish and white table grapes, and honey from hives on the farm
  20192 FM 2252, Comal, TX 78266. Phone: (210) 854-5889. Open: We are harvesting grapes starting on Saturday, in mid-July, It is a good idea to call first , Saturday and Sunday, 8 am to 5pm. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . from san Antonio take interstate highway 35 north to exit farm market 3009 (about 3 miles past loop 1604). exit and go left on 3009 one mile to farm market 2252 and turn right. go one mile to our farm on your right. look for enter sign. At Omi's (O-me's) Farm, just outside Garden Ridge, Texas, we have been raising egg laying chickens for over 50 years. Joanita Reed (Omi), nationally acclaimed Tri-Athlete and founder of NBJ School of Swimming, believed in living healthy as well as insuring her animals lived healthy. One huge part of her daily regimen, besides a 4 hour workout, was the regular daily consumption of a 1/2 dozen of her chicken's Pasture Raised eggs. These chickens foraged at will, never knowing the inside of a cage. Her pasture raised eggs tradition continues today under the watchful eye of her daughter, granddaughter and great granddaughters. The only noticeable difference being the size of their flock, which now enables the family to share their eggs with the public. The 30 Acre farm allows the public to walk up to purchase eggs. With retirement looming for the current grandparents, they believe that adding honey bees to the farm is a real possibility in 2017 , making their first honey harvest possible in 2018/19. *Harvest white table grapes in July and Black Spanish in August. These are black Spanish grapes. good for wine/jelly/juice (have seeds). regardless of what your needs are you should always call before coming out. if you are a wine maker, July 26 may be too early for the sweetest grapes which will come later. Our brix % (sugar) last year reached 18% at best. the grape harvest has a 2 to 3 week window and then we eat raisins (jk). Our grapes are Black Spanish and green table grapes. The ONLY pyo crop offered is grapes. (UPDATED: July 01, 2018)

Kendall County

• Ahimsa Farm - beans, beets, broccoli, cucumbers, eggplant, figs, flowers, onions, summer squash, winter squash, tomatoes, Fresh eggs, U-pick and already picked
  65 Cravey Road, Waring, TX 78006. Phone: 830-537-4875. Email: Ahimsa108@aol.com. Open: Does anyone know if they are still in business? If so, please write me. Directions: From San Antonio, Texas Take 1H10 North to Waring-Welfare Exit, proceed past PoPos Restaurant, take right on Waring-Welfare Road and go about 4 miles to Cravey Road, take right and you will see House on Cliff, come over bridge and we are the first farm on the right after the Little Joshua Creek-there is a sign on our gate-Ahimsa Farm, which means Compassion!. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . Alternate Phone: 210-323-8824. Fax: 210-696-2738. . I see all the plagiarist websites have them; but they haven't verified it; just copied it from us. Friday 8am to 5pm Saturday 8 am to 1pm. May-September Swiss Chard, Tomatoes, Corn, Squash, Ok Saturday, Green Peppers, Hot Peppers, Poblano Peppers, Flowers, Herbs Patti Pan Squash.

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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

• Types of eggs
• Egg buying guide: grades, sizes and more
• How long do eggs and egg products stay safe and fresh in the fridge
• Selling eggs from your backyard chickens
• Facts about eggs and chickens
• Glossary of meat, milk and eggs terms

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.)
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