2024 Eastern Manitoba, Canada Pumpkin U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Pumpkin U-Pick Orchards in Eastern Manitoba, Canada 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 province or region 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.

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Eastern

• Penner Pumpkins Farm Store - Uses natural growing practices, cucumbers, flowers, herbs or spices, pumpkins, winter squash, tomatoes,
  Highway 12 North, Steinbach, MB R5G0C4. Phone: . Email: ppfarmstore@gmail.com. Open: July - Middle of September Thurs - Fri from 1 pm to 8 pm Sunday from 1 pm to 6 pm. Directions: Steinbach, Manitoba From Golfair Road 14 mile north on Highway 12 North, than left and straight to the fence. Take a right and there is an . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard.
  Penner Pumpkins Farm Store Facebook page.
• Red Stag Ranch - Uses natural growing practices, beans, beets, you-dig carrots, sweet corn, pickling cucumbers, slicing cucumbers, garlic, lettuce or salad greens, onions, snow peas (flat edible pod), hot peppers, sweet peppers, carving pumpkins, pie pumpkins, Swiss chard, summer squash, winter squash, Heirloom tomatoes, paste or Roma tomatoes, tomatoes, watermelons, Other vegetables, Basil, Rosemary, Sage, Thyme, herbs or spices, U-pick and already picked, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties, WiFi is available, Cell service cell phones work here, picnic area, picnic area you may bring your own food, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, events at your location (call for info)
  31144 Road 32n (also Known As Ridge Road Or Ph303), Steinbach, MB R5G 1M9. Phone: 204-326-2614. Email: redstagranch@yahoo.com. Open: Typical season is from June to September Monday to Saturday 8 am to 12 pm Hours vary considerably; please call or see our Facebook page for current availability and hours. Directions: Three miles south of Steinbach on highway 12, turn west \(left\) onto Road 32N \(also called Ridge Road or PH303\). Drive two miles and turn into second driveway on south side of road after intersection of Road 32N and Road 32E \(also known as Bristol Road\). If you see a large barn with a red roof, you have arrived. We use natural practices, but are not seeking organic certification. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, All credit cards. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, All credit cards.
  Red Stag Ranch Facebook page. Three miles south of Steinbach on highway 12, turn west (left) onto Road 32N (also called Ridge Road or PH303). Drive two miles and turn into second driveway on south side of road after intersection of Road 32N and Road 32E (also known as Bristol Road). If you see a large barn with a red roof, you have arrived. We use natural practices, but are not seeking organic certification Click here for our Instagram page. (ADDED: February 26, 2023)
• T&T Fruit and Vegetables - beans, beets, broccoli, carrots, corn (sweet), cucumbers, melons, onions, other berries, peas, peppers, pumpkins, raspberries (red), raspberries (Spring, red), rhubarb, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables, U-pick and already picked, farm market, porta-potties are available, picnic area, picnic area you may bring your own food
  58082 Juno Road, Elma, MB R0E 0Z0. Phone: 204-348-2976. Email: tim@ttvegetables.com. Open: Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Cheque.
  T&T Fruit and Vegetables Facebook page. Picking updates: Click here for picking updates T&T is a U-Pick/Pre-Pick Vegetable and Strawberry Farm. Our Non GMO Fruit and Vegetables are grown in a rich soil without the use of any fertilizer. T&T was the first Strawberry Farm to open in Elma. It is a family run business that was started in 1977 by Tony and Grace Proceviat. They stayed in business for a number of years until they retired in 2000. After that, we turned the Berry Farm into a Vegetable Farm. In 2015, we decided to go back to the farm's roots and re-introduced Strawberries at T&T. (UPDATED: June 13, 2024, JBS) (ADDED: August 25, 2016)

 

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