2024 Central-East British Columbia Flower U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Flower U-Pick Orchards in Central-East British Columbia in 2024, by county

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

Not all areas of a province or region have flowers 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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Columbia-Shuswap

• Tasty Acres - cherries, strawberries, raspberries, apples, grapes and flowers
  4360-30th Street Ne, Salmon Arm, BC V1E2A3. Phone: 250-833-4821. Email: tastyacres@telus.net. Open: for cherries Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 12, and if we are home in the afternoon; strawberries by appoint,ment. Directions: From Highway 1 turn North at McDonalds onto 30th Street NE. Follow 30th stree for 3 kilometers. Tasty Acres is on the right hand side of the street. You will see the sign. For a map to our farm, . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only.
  Tasty Acres Facebook page. Picking updates: Click here for picking updates Cherry season is from June 18 till mid July this year. CHERRY PICKING STARTS SATURday typically in mid JUNE. We have a variety of cherries: bing, vans, sweetheart, lamberts etc. We have strawberries as well, but since the plants are new, that crop won't come in till sometime in July or later (call before you come).For strawberries we have Albion, which is a firm, very sweet, big strawberry.If you want to come and pick strawberries, please give us a call and we will set up a time for you to come and pick. Raspberries tpyically start in early July; Grapes and apples are ready in July and August We have a U-pick section, which provides cherries, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, apples and grapes and flowers.(ADDED: June 23, 2016)

 

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Flower Picking Tips, and Information

Farms that offer U-pick or pick-your-own flowers are becoming more common.

• Once picked, quickly get the stems into water
• Get them out of the hot sun after picking to increase shelf life.  Cool shade is best.
• Re-cut stems while underwater - once you get home. Making a fresh cut, while the cut end is submerged helps the stem to take up water and avoid a vapor lock.

 

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