Grape U-Pick Orchards in Western Manitoba, Canada in 2024, by county

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

Not all areas of a province or region have grapes 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!

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Western

• Clayton U-Pick Orchard - apples, cherries, plums, raspberries, hascaps, saskatoons, cranberries, chokecherries, gooseberries, grapes
  169109 Road 63N, Elkhorn, MB R0M 0N0. Phone: 204-845-2584. Email: cotn49@yahoo.ca. Click here for a map and directions. 63N, Elkhorn, MB R0M 0N0 Phone: 204-851-0116. 5km south of Elkhorn on hwy 256, turn west on road 63N and 7.5 Km to Clayton orchard) Elkhorn, MB, Canada ROM 0N0 in RM of Wallace-Woodworth, MB. We will have organically grown apples and cherries available on a U-Pick basis this summer. Watch our Facebook Page this summer for dates these will be ready. We are growing over 40 varieties of apples developed by the University of Saskatchewan as well as 8 varieties of cherries. We also have plums, raspberries, hascap, saskatoon, cranberry, chokecherry, gooseberry, grapes, and a pear tree. We have a U-Pick operation and also attend Virden Farmers Market, and occasionally. The farm is for sale: Globel Market in Brandon. Individual or group tours of our orchard can be arranged by telephone, email or messaging on FB. Acreage with fruit trees in SW Manitoba- Clayton-u-Pick Orchard. $320,000.00. Hobby farm/ acreage on 21 acres, 7.5 miles from town of Elkhorn, MB. 1/2 hour from Virden MB & 1 hour from Brandon, MB Beautiful yard site lined by lilacs on 1 side. Shelter belt to the west & northwest, barnyard to the east. Large garden with potential for more garden space. Lots of raspberries, gooseberries, grapes, cherry trees and a two hundred tree apple orchard,

 

Types of Grapes

There are  several; types of grapes:

• Table Grapes for eating fresh and making juice and jelly, can be seedless or with seeds. See this page for a master list and guide to table grape varieties
• Wine Grapes... for making wine. See this page for a master list and guide to wine grape varieties
• Muscadines and Scuppernongs, Large, very sweet southern grapes with large seeds

Grape picking tips

• Pick ripe: Grapes do not ripen after they are picked
• Appearance: Look for heavy, firm grapes
• To harvest grapes, carefully cut the grape clusters from the vine using pruning shears. Be careful not to bruise or damage the fruit or the surrounding vines.

Grape recipes, canning, jelly making juice, etc

• Grape jelly from fresh grapes
• Grape jelly from grape juice (canned, bottled or frozen)
• How to make your own grape juice, scuppernong, juice, muscadine juice. - W, P

 

 

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
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• 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
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• Wholesale food sources
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