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Apple And Pumpkin U-Pick Orchards in the Kansas City area of Missouri 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!

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Cass County

  • G.Pops' Farm - Apples, Farmstand, Honey, Pumpkins,
    19420 South Purvis Rd, Pleasant Hill, MO 64080. Phone: 816-987-3752. Email: gpop@gpopsfarm.com. Open: Weekends Sept and Oct See G. Click here for a map and directions.
    G.Pops' Farm Facebook page. . Pop's Farm Facebook page. In August we set up our "you pick" market at the apple orchard, 1201 Country Club Drive, in Pleasant Hill. Our "picker" guests purchase a basket or sack and get instruction for the locations of their favorite apples. Then, off they go! Our trees are not so tall, so apples can be reached from the ground. We also make available freshly harvested honey, and beeswax items for sale. And the beehives are in plain sight! This is fun for all!In September, we go out to the farm for a wide variety of pumpkins, as well as ornamental corn and sunflowers. Our pumpkins are graded large, medium, and the popular mini-pumpkins. Park under the pecan trees and we have several fields within easy walking distance. Take family pictures in the sunflowers or with the old truck or tractor up next to the barn! Check your cornhusker skills picking your own ornamental corn and get easy instruction on making a cornhusk doll.

Clay County

  • Fun Farm - apples, pumpkins, strawberries, Other fruit or veg, Honey from hives on the farm, U-pick and already picked, gift shop, concessions \\/ refreshment stand, porta-potties, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, jumping pillow, trike track, pedal kart track, mining for gems, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours, group reservations
    650 N. Jefferson St, Kearney, MO 64060. Phone: (816) 628-0028. Email: anna@funfarmpumpkinpatch.com. Open: Strawberries: May 18 to June 15: Monday to Friday 8 am to 1 pm; Saturday and Sunday 8 am to 3 pm Sunflower Festival: September 7 and 8; Saturday and Sunday, 9 am to 7 pm. Directions: Traveling on I-35 N, take exit 26 (MO 92). Take a right onto Mo 92 to Jefferson Street Turn Left on Jefferson Street Head North for 1.7 miles, Fun Farm will be on the left. Traveling on I-35 S, take exit 26 (MO 92). Take a left onto Mo 92 to Jefferson Street Turn Left on Jefferson Street Head North for 1.7 miles, Fun Farm will be on the left. Payment: Cash, only. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only.
    Fun Farm Facebook page. . Alternate Phone: (816) 935-7727. . Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. (ADDED: May 13, 2019)

Howard County

  • Huffstutter Orchards - U-Pick apples, pumpkins and possibly peaches
    2621 State Route P, New Franklin, MO 65274. Phone: 573-884-1014. Email: contact@HuffstutterOrchards.com. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: cash, check, only.
    Huffstutter Orchards Facebook page. . . Close to Columbia, this family farm grows apples, peaches, pears, and squash. For directions visit their website. APPLES: Gala, Jonathan and winter squash; all in September-October.Facebook page (note: it's rarely updated). Originally the orchards only grew apples, but now the Huffstutters grow peaches. In 2000,created a "U-Pick" orchard of apples.

Platte County

  • Weston Red Barn Farm - apples, peaches and pumpkins, school tours, hayrides
    16300 Wilkerson Road, Weston, MO . Phone: 816-386-5437. Click here for a map and directions.
    Weston Red Barn Farm Facebook page. . Working farmstead for families to enjoy with baby animals in the Spring, peach harvest in July and August, Milo Maze, Prairie Trail and Fort Hay Bale during the Fall Festival with apples and pumpkins to pick. We feature traditional farm animals and crops. In addition to the working farm, we offer school tours, a country store featuring our fresh produce, facilities for weddings and bonfire/hayride events and a fall festival where families can come pick pumpkins and apples, take a hayride and enjoy the country. Facebook page.

Apple picking tips:

Apples ripen from the outside of the tree towards the center, so the apples out the outside of the tree will ripen first. Once they are picked, they stop ripening. Picking apples directly from a tree is easy. Roll the apple upwards off the branch and give a little twist; don't pull straight away from the tree. If two apples are joined together at the top, both will come away at the same time. Don't shake the trees or branches. If the apple you are trying to pick drops, (or others on the tree) go ahead and pick it up. They're perfectly fine! But do wash them before you eat them! More info: How to tell when apples are ripe

  • Once picked, don't throw the apples into the baskets, place them in gently, or they will bruise and go bad more quickly.
  • Don't wash apples until just before using to prevent spoilage.
  • For an explanation of why apple slices turn brown and how to stop it, see this page!
  • Keep apples cool after picking to increase shelf life. A cool basement is ideal, but the fruit/vegetable drawer of a refrigerator will work, too. A refrigerator is fine for small quantities of apples. Boxed apples need to be kept in a cool, dark spot where they won't freeze. Freezing ruptures all of an apple's cells, turning it into one large bruise overnight. The usual solution is to store apples in a root cellar. But root cellars often have potatoes in them: apples and potatoes should never be stored in the same room because, as they age, potatoes release an otherwise ethylene gas, which makes apples spoil faster. If you can keep the gas away from your apples, they will keep just fine. Just don't store them right next to potatoes.
    Prevent contact between apples stored for the winter by wrapping them individually in sheets of newspaper. The easiest way to do this is to unfold a section of newspaper all the way and tear it into quarters. Then stack the wrapped apples. See more here: How to store apples at home
  • Apples don't improve or "ripen" after being picked - this is an urban myth - see this page for the truth - with references!

Which apple variety is best?

There are tens of thousands of varieties of apples, developed over centuries. They vary in sugar, acoidity, flavors, storing, crispness and many other attributes. See our guides to apple varieties:

Canning apples - fully illustrated, with step-by-step instructions

Recipes, illustrated with step by step instructions

Using fresh apples and miscellaneous

Pumpkin recipes

Other Local Farm Products (Honey, Horses, Milk, Meat, Eggs, Etc.)
(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)