Tomato U-Pick Orchards in Alameda and Contra Costa counties in California in 2025, by county
Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for tomatoes that we know of in this area.
Not all areas of a state have tomatoes 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!
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Contra Costa County
- Dwelley Farms - apricots, cherries, peaches, tomatoes, cucumbers, and chili peppers
515 Delta Road, Brentwood, CA . Phone: 925-634-6508. Email: dwelleyfarms@gmail.com. Open: Thursday-Monday 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Click here for a map and directions. Also pre-picked nectarines, white peaches, white nectarines, and veggies. Honey and eggs also sold on site. Picnic area. Groups must call in advance. [ ] (UPDATED: April 30, 2025, JBS)
[ Click here to update the listing ] - Peter Wolfe Ranch Concord Ave - Apricots, peaches, cherries, tomatoes, loquats, watermelons
22111 Concord Ave (HT #23), Brentwood, CA . Phone: 925-634-1308. Email: peter@peterwolfe.com. Open: call for hours; Click Peter Wolfe picking availability for Current Availability; Available May - August. Directions: Located in Brentwood in east Contra Costa County, just 60 miles east of San Francisco. Visit our website for directions and availability. \\[ . Click here for a map and directions. Visit our website for directions and availability. (UPDATED: April 30, 2025, JBS)
[ Click here to update the listing ] - Peter Wolfe Ranch Creek Road - Apricots, peaches, cherries, mandarins, tomatoes, loquats, watermelons
7700 Creek Rd, Brentwood, CA . Phone: 925-634-1308. Email: peter@peterwolfe.com. Open: call for hours; Click Peter Wolfe picking availability for Current Availability. Directions: Located in Brentwood in east Contra Costa County, just 60 miles east of San Francisco. Visit our website for directions and availability. Payment: cash. \\[ . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: cash. Spring White Peaches -Early May, Fay Elberta - July. Visit our website for directions and availability. (UPDATED: April 30, 2025, JBS)
[ Click here to update the listing ] - Peter Wolfe Ranch Eureka Ave - Apricots, peaches, cherries, tomatoes, loquats, watermelons
6600 Eureka Avenue, Brentwood, CA . Phone: 925-634-1308. Email: peter@peterwolfe.com. Open: call for hours; Click Peter Wolfe picking availability for Current Availability; May, June for U-Pick. Directions: Located in Brentwood in east Contra Costa County, just 60 miles east of San Francisco. Visit our website for directions and availability. \\[ . Click here for a map and directions. Visit our website for directions and availability. (UPDATED: April 30, 2025, JBS)
[ Click here to update the listing ] - Peter Wolfe Ranch Payne Ave - Apricots, peaches, cherries, tomatoes, loquats, watermelons
1164 Payne Avenue, Brentwood, CA . Phone: 925-634-1308. Email: peter@peterwolfe.com. Open: call for hours; Click Peter Wolfe picking availability for Current Availability;Available May - August. Directions: Located in Brentwood in east Contra Costa County, just 60 miles east of San Francisco. Visit our website for directions and availability. \\[ . Click here for a map and directions. Visit our website for directions and availability. (UPDATED: April 30, 2025, JBS)
[ Click here to update the listing ] - Smith Family Farms - boysenberries, tomatoes, peppers, pumpkins, pumpkin patch, tunnel of hay, a barnyard where kids can pet the farm animals, picnic area, and a replica of a Miwok Indian village.
4430 Sellers Road, Brentwood, CA . Phone: 925-625-5966. Open: daily 8 am to 6 pm for Upick from May call for exact opening date through October and throughout the month of December for Christmas trees. Directions: in Eastern Contra Costa County, about 45 minutes east of Oakland or one hour from San Francisco; call for detailed directions. U-pick and picked boysenberries, tomatoes \\(50 varieties including Roma, beefsteak, and heirloom\\), peppers \\(15 types of hot and sweet\\), and a wide selection of other vegetables, herbs, stone fruits, apples, and fresh-cut flowers. Fall pumpkin harvest hayrides and special events offered. Picnic area. Click here for a map and directions.
Smith Family Farms Facebook page. U-pick and picked boysenberries, tomatoes (50 varieties including Roma, beefsteak, and heirloom), peppers (15 types of hot and sweet), and a wide selection of other vegetables, herbs, stone fruits, apples, and fresh-cut flowers. Fall pumpkin harvest hayrides and special events offered. Picnic area. . (UPDATED: April 30, 2025, JBS)
Comments from a visitor on July 12, 2009: "They have a marvelous collection of unusual heirloom tomatoes, all kinds of other vegetables, Brentwood sweet corn. They also have seasonal fruits. You can pick or they have a stand you can buy from with very reasonable hours. Their prices are very good also. At Halloween and Christmas they have special hayrides and barn activities for the kids along with corn and hay mazes. I am a very satisfied customer. "
[ Click here to update the listing ] - Three Nunns Farm - Uses natural growing practices, apples, apricots, blackberries, cherries, corn (sweet), cucumbers, flowers, melons, nectarines, other berries, pumpkins, raspberries (red), raspberries (Spring, red), raspberries (Autumn, red), raspberries (yellow), raspberries (Spring, yellow), raspberries (Autumn, yellow), raspberries (black), raspberries (Spring, black), raspberries (Autumn, black), summer squash, winter squash, strawberries, tomatoes, watermelons, Honey from hives on the farm
550 Walnut Blvd, Brentwood, CA 94513. Phone: (925) 550-1484. Email: Threenunnsfarm@gmail.com. Open: Call for current hours. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover.
Three Nunns Farm Facebook page. ^ We use natural practices, but are not yet certified OrganicFormerly called George's Roadside Berry Farm(UPDATED: April 30, 2025, JBS) (UPDATED: April 22, 2020)
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Tomatoes
Tomato Picking Tips, Recipes and Information
Pick tomatoes that are firm and free of blemishes. Cracking is common in very hot weather, especially after a rain, and if you intend to use the
tomatoes within 1 day, that will be ok.
During hot summer weather, pick the tomatoes when they have a healthy pink/red (or yellow or orange depending on the variety) color and let them finish the last day or two of ripening indoors. Tomatoes do not need to be in the sunlight in order to ripen. If you have green fruit on the plants in the fall when frost is approaching, pick the tomatoes and store them in a cool, dark place to ripen.
Tomato Varieties
In general paste or Roma-type tomatoes are the best to using for canning, as they have thicker, meatier walls and far less water. And cherry tomatoes are the worst to use, as they are mostly water. But you can use any type you can get hold of. You may just have to cook them down longer to boil off excess water. See our Master list of tomato varieties
Growing tomatoes
- Master list of tomato varieties
- Master List of Heirloom Tomato Varieties
- How to Grow Tomatoes in Your Yard or Patio - Everything you need to know
- Detailed directions to starting tomatoes from seed
- Master List of Roma and Paste Tomato Varieties for the Home Garden
- Master list of disease-resistant tomato varieties
- Tomato plant diseases
Canning, Freezing, Drying, Preserving Tomatoes and more!
Below are links to pages with easy and reliable directions about how to can, preserve, freeze and make other goodies from tomatoes. Some of these require a Pressure Canner to prevent potential spoilage and
food poisoning, due to the low acid content of the food. For others, you
can use a water bath canner OR a Pressure Canner. I've noted what's
required for each, below, following each entry, with
W for water bath,
P for Pressure canner, and
W, P for either may be used!
And don't miss: Answers to common tomato canning problems and see this page about what to do with your unripe green tomatoes!
Prepping tomatoes
Canning tomatoes (in water bath canners )
- How to can tomatoes using a water bath canner - W
- Diced, chopped or crushed tomatoes - W
- Bruschetta - W
- Tomato sauce - W
- Tomato paste - W
- Barbecue sauce (BBQ sauce) - W
- Chili sauce from your own tomatoes and peppers - W
- Diced, chopped or crushed tomatoes - W
- Tomato Preserves- W
- Tomato salsa - W
- Spaghetti sauce - without meat - W, P
- Spiced Green tomatoes- W
- Pickled Green Tomatoes - W - another pickled green tomato recipe, this one sweet
- Ketchup.. or if you prefer... How to make catsup - W, P
- NEW! SUPER-EASY homemade ketchup recipe - W
- Salsa from your unripe, GREEN tomatoes! - W
- Tomatillo salsa - W
- How to make roasted tomatoes, boiling water bath canner version - W
Canning Tomatoes in Pressure canners
- Canned tomatoes using a Pressure Canner - P
- Baked Beans With Tomato or Molasses Sauce - P
- Canning your own chili con carne (with meat) - P
- How to make roasted tomatoes, pressure canner version - P
- Spaghetti sauce - with meat - P
- Stewed tomatoes - P
- Tomato soup or tomato-basil soup - P
- Tomato sauce - P
- Tomato juice - P
- Tomato juice, like V8 - P
Freezing Tomatoes
- How to freeze tomatoes from you garden or the farm; for that fresh taste this winter!
- Space-saving prepping and freezing extra tomatoes from your garden to can later
Drying tomatoes
- NEW! How to make Sun-Dried Tomatoes
- Food drying basics and principles
- How to dry your own herbs
- Food Dehydrators - models, specs and pricing information
Ripening green tomatoes in your garage or basement
If you want to bring your green tomatoes indoors before a freeze in the Fall, and ripen them, see:
And if you'd like to start you own tomatoes from seed (you can save a small fortune and grow the heirloom varieties you like) see this page for easy directions for growing your own tomato plants from seed.
Frequently Asked Questions About Canning, Freezing and Preserving Tomatoes
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