2024 Northeast Arkansas Pumpkin U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Pumpkin U-Pick Orchards in Northeast Arkansas in 2024, by county

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

Not all areas of a state have pumpkins 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.

Baxter County

• Mountain Home Berry Farm - asparagus, beans, blackberries, blueberries, onions, pumpkins, raspberries, summer squash, other vegetables, Other fruit or veg, Honey from hives on the farm, and prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
  693 Cr 57, Mountain Home, AR 72653. Phone: 870-425-7028. Email: mountainhomeberryfarm@gmail.com. Open: Spring and summer u - pick hours, 7 am to 12 noon, Monday thru Saturday weather permitting; Fall Festival, Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am to 6 pm, or during the week by reservation. Directions: From the west side of Mountain Home head West on highway 62 for approximately 3 Mi, at highway 126 turn left \(south\) and go 5 miles to 4-way stop in Buford. At stop sign turn left \(east\) onto CR 57. Stay on CR 57 for approximately 13 Mi, farm is on the right, do not turn onto gravel road. Entrance is driveway next to the house. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check.
  Mountain Home Berry Farm Facebook page. click here for picking updatesFrom the west side of Mountain Home head West on highway 62 for approximately 3 Mi, at highway 126 turn left (south) and go 5 miles to 4-way stop in Buford. At stop sign turn left (east) onto CR 57. Stay on CR 57 for approximately 1/3 Mi, farm is on the right, do not turn onto gravel road. Entrance is driveway next to the house Facebook page. Other u-pick crops include: lettuce, spinach, and radishes. During the berry seasons, we offer u-pick (i.e., you-pick / pick-your-own) blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries as well as prepicked strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries. We also offer other seasonal produce. We host Fall Festival weekends complete with hayrides, Pumpkin Patch, petting zoo, bounce house, mazes, and more! We also host an annual Lighted Christmas hayride event! Formerly called Smitty's U-Pick

St. Francis County

• Sweet Gum Ridge Farms - beans, beets, broad beans, broccoli, corn (sweet), cucumbers, eggplant, melons, onions, peas, peppers, pumpkins, summer squash, tomatoes, and prepicked produce, restrooms, picnic area, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
  944 SFC 352, Forrest City, AR 72335. Phone: 870-732-3729. Email: mgardenc@comcast.net. Open: Mon to Saturday from 8AM to 6PM, Sun 10AM to 6PM Weather permitting, just about year round. Directions: I40 and Hiway # 1 At Forrest City Ar. Drive north approximately 6 mile passing Caldwell before Colt. Turn east At SFC 352 go one mile, watch for signs. Call 870-630-2154 for directions any time day or night. Other day time phone 870-732-3729 . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard. Fax: 870-732-0447 Crops are usually available in April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December Tomatoes (Apr,May & Jun). Sweet Corn (May & June). Watermelons July & August. Pumpkins (Sept & Oct). Turnip & Mustard Greens (march, Apr, Sept, Oct, Nov)

Woodruff County

• Peebles Farms - Cantaloupes, Cornstalks, Peas, Pumpkins, Sweet Corn, Watermelons, Wheatstraw.
  8101 Highway 33, Augusta, AR 72006. Phone: 870-347-2649. Click here for a map and directions. or 870-919-6162.

 

Pumpkin

Pumpkin Picking Tips, Recipes and Information

Do you want it for a party, decoration or eating?

For a wedding or party:

See this page: Finding pumpkins for weddings

Decoration to paint or carve:

OK, Then you need only look for any pumpkin that is

• visually appealing, evenly a deep orange. The shape is just whatever appeals to you. If it grew on its side and has a flat spot, you can either make that the make or use it as part of your design!
• free from cuts, soft spots, bruises. The flesh should feel hard, and not give easily. Infections can invade easily and cause rot
• Make sure the stem is attached.

Store it carefully, especially if you pick it from the vine yourself. Cure a fresh-picked pumpkin by keeping it in a dry place. Don't handle or disturb it. Curing toughens the rind, making it less prone to rot. Pumpkins will keep for months in a cool (50 F to 65F dry, low humidity environment; such as a cool, dry basement.

Tip: If you like roasted or baked pumpkin seeds, you can save the seeds from any pumpkin!

To make a pumpkin pie!

Then you need a small, sweet type of pumpkin that has been developed for eating. They are smaller, typically about 8" to 10" diameter. The meat is much less stringy and smoother than a decorative pumpkin variety. Pumpkin is rich in vitamin A and potassium. One-half cup of cooked pumpkin provides more than the recommended daily allowance of vitamin A. One cup of cooked pumpkin contains only 81 calories. It's low in fat and sodium! Usually you can get these at the grocery store, and some of the pumpkin patches and farm stands have them. Be sure to tell them that you intend to use it for a pumpkin pie. Again, look for firm, no soft spots, or signs of any rot. See this page for easy, illustrated directions to make a pumpkin pie from a fresh pumpkin!

Varieties of Pumpkins

• Sugar - Excellent for baking
• Jack O'Lantern - most common for carving
• White Lumina - unusual, medium-sized white pumpkin
• Mini - Great for decoration
• Gourds - Many varieties, used for decorations

For a very complete, detailed list of many varieties of pumpkins and where to get the seeds, see this page!

Want to Grow Your Own Pumpkins?

Then see this page!

Pumpkin recipes

• How to prepare cooked pumpkin from a fresh pumpkin (for use in all the recipes)
• Illustrated instructions to make a pumpkin pie from a fresh pumpkin - the best pumpkin pie you will ever taste! (metric version for the UK, Europe, Australia, Japan, etc.)
• How to home-can pumpkin (in a cooked, cubed form) and why you shouldn't home-can the pureed forms.
• Traditional Pumpkin Pie
• Chocolate pumpkin pie
• Pumpkin Spice Muffins
• Pumpkin muffins
• Pumpkin Bread
• Pumpkin Butter!
• Pumpkin cheesecake - INCREDIBLE!!! You have to try this one!
• Pumpkin Cookies
• Pumpkin soup - even if you normally aren't a soup lover; you will love this one.
• Butternut-Chestnut Panchetta-Bacon Soup - Pumpkin or Butternut squash combines with chestnuts and bacon, ham or panchetta in this great soup
• Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
• No Sugar Pumpkin Pie
• Apple Cider Doughnut Recipe (with maple glaze or sugar glaze)

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