2024 King County-Seattle area of Washington State Pumpkin U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Pumpkin U-Pick Orchards in King County-Seattle area of Washington State 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 any state, nor even every state, have 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.

King County

• First Light Farm - Uses natural growing practices, beans, beets, broccoli, carrots, pickling cucumbers, eggplants, herbs or spices, onions, pumpkins, tomatoes, other vegetables, Other fruit or veg, Honey from hives on the farm, porta-potties are available, picnic area, picnic area you may bring your own food, birthday parties, school tours, group reservations
  27307 NE 100th Street, Carnation, WA 98014. Phone: (206) 719-8602. Email: firstlightfarm84@gmail.com. Directions: From 520 E: Continue onto Avondale Road Slight Right onto NE Novelty Hill Rd At the traffic circle, continue straight to turn onto NE Novelty Hill Rd Sharp Right onto W Snoqualmie Valley Rd Slight Left onto NE 80th St Turn Left onto Ames Lake - Carnation Road NE The farm is on the left, just after the horse stables for Cowgirls Spirit Rescue. Take a left down the dirt road about 400 ft until you reach the entrance to our farm. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard. . 's late spring, summer, and fall hours are Saturdays and Sundays, 10:30 am to 6 pm. Earth Day Celebration: April 26, 2015 from 2 pm to 7 pm Mother Earth's Day: May 10, 2015 Summer Solstice Party: June 21st Cabbage Festival: July 19, 2015 Tomato-Pepper Festival: August 16, 2015 Scarecrow Making Festival: September 12, 2015 Pumpkin Festival: October 10, 2015. We use natural practices, but are not seeking organic certification. . We are a family-friendly farm that encourages individuals and families to enjoy the beauty and tranquility of the beautiful Snoqualmie Valley as they pick vegetables, explore the ecosystem our farm is located in, or picnic by the lake. Come spend a day at. It's a time that will renew you!. (UPDATED: March 3, 2023, JBS) (UPDATED: March 30, 2018) (ADDED: April 12, 2015)
• Remlinger Farms - strawberries, Pumpkins, Raspberries, train rides
  332610 NE 32nd St, Carnation, WA . Phone: 425-333-4135. Email: info@remlingerfarms.com. Open: May through October - call or see our website for specific dates and hours of operation, more information and detailed driving directions. Directions: Located off of Route 203, 1 mile south of Carnation, just south of the Tolt River Bridge. Remlinger Farms is located in the lush Snoqualmie Valley, offering a Direct Farm Market, U-Pick Fields, Country Restaurant, and Country Fair Family Fun Park. We are proud to use conservative IPM farming practices, which allows you and your family to eat the fresh strawberries and raspberries right from our fields. We also have our own Direct Farm Market featuring our frozen \U-Bake\" pies and in-season e - truncated. . Click here for a map and directions. interactive family fun. From sharing a home-cooked meal in our Country Restaurant

 

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