2024 Northern Georgia Apple And Pumpkin U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Apple And Pumpkin U-Pick Orchards in Northern Georgia in 2024, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for apples and pumpkins that we know of in this area. Not all areas of any state, nor even every state, have apples and pumpkins 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.

Gilmer County

• B.J. Reece Orchards - apples, pumpkins, concessions \\/ refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours, ziplines
  9131 Highway 52 East, Ellijay, GA 30536. Phone: 706-276-3048. Email: reeceorchards@ellijay.com. Open: July 20th or around through December 20th or around from 9 am to 6 Monday - Saturday, 1 pm to 6 Sunday; During U - pick apple season we are open everyday from 9 am to 6 including Sunday. Directions: 60 miles north of Atlanta. You can come Interstate 400, or Interstate 75. Feel free to call for more detailed directions. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover. . . Our market and bakery open each year around the 20th of July and remains open until around the 20th of December. (Please check website for exact dates) We open for U-pick Apples the last weekend of August and remain open until the end of October or all the apples have been pickedWe sell the last tickets to go into the orchard at 5pm each day. There is no need to make a reservation for u-pick or any farm activities, just come on up and visit us during our business hours. Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Peaches and Nectarines in our Roadside Market are available July 25 through September 1; Peaches are not U-pick; Seasonal produce available July 25 through mid September; Apples are available August 1 until December 20 in our Roadside Market; U-pick apples are available September and October. We have Goldens, Rome Beauty, Mutsu, Reds, Arkansas Black, and Yates in our u-pick field. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard. We have a Petting Farm, Apple Cannons, and live Bluegrass Music in the orchard. These things will be open on the weekends only. We have other orchards that we harvest some other varieties like Gala, Empire, Jonathans, Jonagolds, Winesap, Granny Smith and Fuji. These varieties we only sell in our market and are not available for u-pick. . While the U-pick orchards are open, if you visit on Saturday or Sunday we offer lots of activities for a fun filled day on the farm! We have a Petting Farm, Pony Rides, Cow Milking, Apple Cannons, Giant Farm Slides, Wagon Rides, Jumping Pillow, Cow Train Rides, Ziplines, Scavenger Hunt through the corn maze, Pig Races and lots of yummy food to get you through the day! (UPDATED: October 3, 2020 JBS) Comments from Blake: "This is my favorite orchard in Georgia! The produce is top quality, good prices, and the staff are all exceptional pleasant!"
  Comments from a visitor on October 02, 2011: "Great people! Great apples! My family love it!"
  Comments from a visitor on September 10, 2009: "We went to the Reece Apple House today on a 'home-school field trip' with several other families today. Unfortunately, due to an unavoidable, unforeseeable issue (which we were told usually only effects one day every few years LOL) we were unable to pick our own apples today. However, the owner came out and explained everything to us and was VERY accommodating!! The Orchard, petting farm, and House/Store themselves are very nice, I can't wait to go back and actually pick!! This will defiantly be an annual trip for us!"
• Red Apple Barn - Uses natural growing practices, apples, pumpkins, concessions \\/ refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  3379 Tails Creek Road, Ellijay, GA 30540. Phone: 706-635-5898. Email: apples@redapplebarn.com. Open: U-Pick Apples Saturdays are 10:30 am to 4 pm and Sundays from 1 pm to 4 pm. Directions: from Atlanta: Follow I-75 north to I-575 north. 575 turns into highway 515. Follow highway 515 to the first red light south of Ellijay at Long Horns. Turn left at the red light onto Howard Simmons Road. Go .6 miles and turn right on highway 5 north. Drive 1.7 miles to the red light and turn left on Ga- 282/US-76 west. Go 3.2 miles and the Red Apple Barn will be on the left. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover.
  Red Apple Barn Facebook page. . Weekday Groups by Appt. School Field Trips Call for Weekdays. Friday 10:30-1:00; Market Hours are Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 6 pm and Sunday from 12:30 pm to 5:30 pm. Fall Festivals, Cabin Rentals, Places to Eat, Zip Lines, Parks, Biking, Hiking, Tubing, Whitewater Rafting, Outdoor activities in North Georgia. The Apple House carries a wide variety of different apple products, jams, jellies, syrups, ciders and baked goods. We are not renting out spaces for Weddings/Receptions.. at this time. We have expanded for more space to shop and 'social distancing'. We are not certified organic but we do use "organic" sprays. (UPDATED: August 28, 2020)

 

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