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Frog Eye Farm at Knoxville is a blueberry farm twenty minutes from Frederick, trading through Facebook. What You Can Pick Blueberries, in season. This comes from a u-pick directory rather than from the farm, so treat it as unconfirmed. Good to Know Nothing here is confirmed from the farm itself. It publishes no readable hours, no crop dates and no prices, so ring before you travel. Pro tip: six farms in this region lost all or part of a crop to the April 2026 freeze and one cancelled its season outright. At a farm that publishes nothing, the phone is the only way to know what is actually in the field.

Valley View Farm at Delaplane is a Fauquier County farm near Delaplane, with nothing published about its picking. What You Can Pick Apples, in season. This comes from a u-pick directory rather than from the farm, so treat it as unconfirmed. Good to Know Nothing here is confirmed from the farm itself. It publishes no readable hours, no crop dates and no prices, so ring before you travel. Pro tip: six farms in this region lost all or part of a crop to the April 2026 freeze and one cancelled its season outright. At a farm that publishes nothing, the phone is the only way to know what is actually in the field.

Stone View Farm at Darlington is a Harford County blueberry farm at the far northern edge of this region. What You Can Pick Blueberries, in season. This comes from a u-pick directory rather than from the farm, so treat it as unconfirmed. Good to Know Nothing here is confirmed from the farm itself. It publishes no readable hours, no crop dates and no prices, so ring before you travel. Pro tip: six farms in this region lost all or part of a crop to the April 2026 freeze and one cancelled its season outright. At a farm that publishes nothing, the phone is the only way to know what is actually in the field.

T and A Farm at Dameron is a farm at the very bottom of the St Mary's peninsula, 102km from Washington. What You Can Pick Strawberries, in season. This comes from a u-pick directory rather than from the farm, so treat it as unconfirmed. Good to Know Nothing here is confirmed from the farm itself. It publishes no readable hours, no crop dates and no prices, so ring before you travel. Pro tip: six farms in this region lost all or part of a crop to the April 2026 freeze and one cancelled its season outright. At a farm that publishes nothing, the phone is the only way to know what is actually in the field.

Stribling Orchard at Markham has been farmed by six generations of Striblings, and 2026 has stopped it. The orchard's own words are worth reading whole: "We are deeply disappointed to share that severe freeze damage resulted in the loss of our peach and apple crops this year. Because we will not have peaches available, the orchard will not open for peach season." What You Can Pick Nothing, at the time of checking. In a normal year the orchard picks apples, nectarines, pears, peaches and pumpkins. What Is Happening Instead The orchard is "currently planning to open for a limited fall season in September/October" and is working to buy in Virginia apples to offer on those weekends. Bakery items and vendors are still being decided. In its own words: "specific dates, hours, products, and activities will be announced as soon as they are confirmed." It is also selling beef, by the quarter, half and whole animal. Good to Know Phone (540) 364-3040. At 11587 Poverty Hollow Lane. Pro tip: do not drive to Markham for fruit this year without ringing first. A sixth-generation orchard cancelling its flagship season outright is the clearest measure of what the April freeze did to this region.

Weber's Cider Mill Farm at Parkville is a Baltimore County cider mill and peach and berry farm, formerly Weber's PeachBerry Farm. What You Can Pick Peaches, apples, blackberries, in season. This comes from a u-pick directory rather than from the farm, so treat it as unconfirmed. Good to Know Nothing here is confirmed from the farm itself. It publishes no readable hours, no crop dates and no prices, so ring before you travel. Pro tip: six farms in this region lost all or part of a crop to the April 2026 freeze and one cancelled its season outright. At a farm that publishes nothing, the phone is the only way to know what is actually in the field.

Berry Daze at Lothian is a tiny Anne Arundel County berry farm open by appointment for two months a year. What You Can Pick Blueberries, in season. This comes from a u-pick directory rather than from the farm, so treat it as unconfirmed. Good to Know Nothing here is confirmed from the farm itself. It publishes no readable hours, no crop dates and no prices, so ring before you travel. Pro tip: six farms in this region lost all or part of a crop to the April 2026 freeze and one cancelled its season outright. At a farm that publishes nothing, the phone is the only way to know what is actually in the field.

Marker-Miller Orchards at Winchester is one of the best-known farm markets in the northern Shenandoah, with a bakery attached, and it sits at the far western edge of this region. What You Can Pick Apples, peaches, strawberries, blackberries and pumpkins across the year. None of this is confirmed from the farm itself. Good to Know The farm's website could not be read. Its server refused to connect after twenty-one seconds, so we have not been able to check its hours, crop dates or prices. At 109km this is the second-farthest farm in the region. Pro tip: Winchester is apple country proper and the bakery here is the reason people drive out. If you are making the trip, make a day of it rather than an errand.

Glade Link Farms at Keymar describes itself in five words on its own masthead: "Pick-your-own Fruits & Vegetables", followed immediately by "Always Call First 301-898-7131". It repeats that instruction on every panel of its front page, which tells you how seriously to take it. What You Can Pick Strawberries Blueberries Red raspberries Vegetables and "everything else" What Else is Available A farmers' market presence and a floral design business doing wedding flowers. Good to Know Always call first. The farm publishes a What's In Season section and a FAQ, and offers farm tours. Pro tip: a farm that puts its phone number in its own masthead seven times is not being coy, it is telling you the fields open and shut day by day. Ring from the car.

Mayne's Tree Farm at Buckeystown says it plainly on its own masthead: "We Offer More Than Just Trees." What You Can Pick Strawberries, blackberries and pumpkins across the year, and cut-your-own Christmas trees from the Friday after Thanksgiving. The tree varieties are White Pine, Douglas Fir, Fraser Fir, Canaan Fir and Concolor Fir. Good to Know The farm publishes a separate Pick Your Own and Event Schedule, which is the page to read for the fruit. Christmas hours are 9am to 5pm, seven days, with hayrides at weekends. No pets, under Good Agricultural Practices. At 3420 Buckeystown Pike. Phone 301-662-4320. Pro tip: Concolor fir smells of citrus rather than pine, which is the sort of thing you only discover by walking a field of them. If you are here in December, ask.

Green Truck Farm at Markham is a small Markham farm in the same few miles as Stribling, Hartland and Hollin. What You Can Pick Blackberries, in season. This comes from a u-pick directory rather than from the farm, so treat it as unconfirmed. Good to Know Nothing here is confirmed from the farm itself. It publishes no readable hours, no crop dates and no prices, so ring before you travel. Pro tip: six farms in this region lost all or part of a crop to the April 2026 freeze and one cancelled its season outright. At a farm that publishes nothing, the phone is the only way to know what is actually in the field.

Harman's Farm Market at Churchville is a Harford County farm market with no website. What You Can Pick Strawberries, pumpkins, in season. This comes from a u-pick directory rather than from the farm, so treat it as unconfirmed. Good to Know Nothing here is confirmed from the farm itself. It publishes no readable hours, no crop dates and no prices, so ring before you travel. Pro tip: six farms in this region lost all or part of a crop to the April 2026 freeze and one cancelled its season outright. At a farm that publishes nothing, the phone is the only way to know what is actually in the field.

Southern Comfort Berry Farm at Bushwood is a St Mary's County strawberry farm with no website. What You Can Pick Strawberries, in season. This comes from a u-pick directory rather than from the farm, so treat it as unconfirmed. Good to Know Nothing here is confirmed from the farm itself. It publishes no readable hours, no crop dates and no prices, so ring before you travel. Pro tip: six farms in this region lost all or part of a crop to the April 2026 freeze and one cancelled its season outright. At a farm that publishes nothing, the phone is the only way to know what is actually in the field.

Hartland Orchard at Markham sits on Belle Meade Road in the Blue Ridge foothills, an hour and a quarter west of Washington. What You Can Pick Apples, blueberries, cherries and sweet corn, plus pick-your-own vegetables. None of this is confirmed from the orchard itself. Good to Know The orchard's website could not be read. It returned an empty page, so we have not been able to confirm its hours, crop dates or prices. There is a farm market and a corn maze. Pro tip: Markham sits in the same few miles as Stribling and Hollin, so if one is not picking the others are worth a call on the same drive.

Mingodale Farm at Parkton is a Baltimore County bramble farm with no website. What You Can Pick Blackberries, raspberries, in season. This comes from a u-pick directory rather than from the farm, so treat it as unconfirmed. Good to Know Nothing here is confirmed from the farm itself. It publishes no readable hours, no crop dates and no prices, so ring before you travel. Pro tip: six farms in this region lost all or part of a crop to the April 2026 freeze and one cancelled its season outright. At a farm that publishes nothing, the phone is the only way to know what is actually in the field.

Sprouting Roots Farm at Leesburg is a small Loudoun County vegetable and flower farm, with only two Google reviews. What You Can Pick Strawberries, in season. This comes from a u-pick directory rather than from the farm, so treat it as unconfirmed. Good to Know Nothing here is confirmed from the farm itself. It publishes no readable hours, no crop dates and no prices, so ring before you travel. Pro tip: six farms in this region lost all or part of a crop to the April 2026 freeze and one cancelled its season outright. At a farm that publishes nothing, the phone is the only way to know what is actually in the field.

Hybridoma Organic Fruit Farm at Baldwin is a certified organic fruit farm in Baltimore County, and one of very few anywhere on this site. What You Can Pick Apples, peaches, blueberries, in season. This comes from a u-pick directory rather than from the farm, so treat it as unconfirmed. Good to Know Nothing here is confirmed from the farm itself. It publishes no readable hours, no crop dates and no prices, so ring before you travel. Pro tip: six farms in this region lost all or part of a crop to the April 2026 freeze and one cancelled its season outright. At a farm that publishes nothing, the phone is the only way to know what is actually in the field.

Summers Farm at Middletown is a large Frederick County autumn festival farm with a pumpkin patch. What You Can Pick Pumpkins, in season. This comes from a u-pick directory rather than from the farm, so treat it as unconfirmed. Good to Know Nothing here is confirmed from the farm itself. It publishes no readable hours, no crop dates and no prices, so ring before you travel. Pro tip: six farms in this region lost all or part of a crop to the April 2026 freeze and one cancelled its season outright. At a farm that publishes nothing, the phone is the only way to know what is actually in the field.

Homestead Farm at Poolesville has lost its entire tree fruit crop this year, and it says so in a single line at the top of its own site: "No Cherries, Peaches, or Apples this Year due to Freeze (2026)." What You Can Pick Blackberries - $4.99 per pound, the last variety of the year Cut-your-own zinnias What Is Gone This Year Cherries, peaches and apples, which in a normal year are what this farm is known for. Good to Know Open 9am to 4pm, Tuesday to Sunday. Closed Mondays. Entry is paid, and the farm's rule is "Please Pay for Everything that You Pick." Cash and major cards, no cheques. No pets, no birthday parties and no professional photography. Pro tip: $4.99 a pound is one of very few genuine per-pound prices published anywhere in this region, and blackberries at that price are worth the drive on their own. Everything else here is a 2027 proposition.

Chase's Produce at Davidsonville is a Davidsonville produce stand with a strawberry page and little else published. What You Can Pick Strawberries, in season. This comes from a u-pick directory rather than from the farm, so treat it as unconfirmed. Good to Know Nothing here is confirmed from the farm itself. It publishes no readable hours, no crop dates and no prices, so ring before you travel. Pro tip: six farms in this region lost all or part of a crop to the April 2026 freeze and one cancelled its season outright. At a farm that publishes nothing, the phone is the only way to know what is actually in the field.

Phillips Farm Produce at Germantown is a family farm at the same Germantown site since 1933, known locally for giant pumpkins. What You Can Pick Pumpkins, in season. This comes from a u-pick directory rather than from the farm, so treat it as unconfirmed. Good to Know Nothing here is confirmed from the farm itself. It publishes no readable hours, no crop dates and no prices, so ring before you travel. Pro tip: six farms in this region lost all or part of a crop to the April 2026 freeze and one cancelled its season outright. At a farm that publishes nothing, the phone is the only way to know what is actually in the field.

Pryor Orchards at Thurmont grows one of the longest fruit lists in this region and has been Good Agricultural Practices approved since 2008. What You Can Pick According to the directory: blueberries, and sweet and sour cherries. The orchard itself lists what it grows: "Peaches, Apples, Pears, Cherries, Apricots, Sweet Plums, Prunes, Nectarines and many more." Whether all of that is pickable is not stated. Good to Know The orchard's own instruction: "Please check Produce page, or call first." Its statement of purpose is worth quoting: "Our sole purpose is to give you a wholesome, fresh, good tasting, high quality, home grown, safe product. Come and see for yourself. We would love to have you." Pro tip: apricots and prunes on the same list is unusual, and prunes here means proper European plums for drying rather than anything from a packet. Worth asking about.

Richard's Fruit Market at Middletown is the farthest farm in this region, 111km west of Washington in the Shenandoah Valley. What You Can Pick Apples, and peaches in summer. Neither is confirmed from the farm itself. Good to Know This is a fruit market first, and the picking is a directory claim rather than the farm's own. Ring before travelling. Pro tip: at 111km this is a Shenandoah trip rather than a Washington one, and it is best combined with Marker-Miller twenty minutes north.

Hollin Farms at Delaplane is 40 acres of pick-your-own fruit and vegetables an hour west of Washington, farmed since the early 1950s and grazed by a free-range Angus herd. What You Can Pick Fruits and vegetables that span the seasons, in the farm's own phrase. Strawberries, brambles, apples and pumpkins across the year. What Else is Available Natural Angus beef from the farm's own free-range cattle. Good to Know The farm publishes a separate availability page rather than a crop calendar, and asks you to check it. The farm is named after Hollin Hills, the award-winning modernist housing development its founder Robert C. Davenport built in Fairfax County in the 1950s and 60s. He spent fifty years building a purebred Angus herd here. Pro tip: an hour from the city into the Blue Ridge foothills makes this a day rather than a errand, and the farm knows it: "Slow Down and enjoy the simple life" is its own opening line.

Mackintosh Fruit Farm at Berryville pairs its picking with a Cider Room, a farm-to-table kitchen and, unusually, stand-up comedy nights. What You Can Pick At the time of checking: "Blackberries, Assorted Vegetables and Flowers are currently available for picking!" Across a normal year the farm also grows apples, apricots, asparagus, peaches and beans. What Else is Available The Cider Room, with hard cider, local wine and beer, live music and local food. A Market and Kitchen doing farm-fresh meals. Farm-to-table lunches and dinners. A CSA running May through October. Good to Know The farm publishes a "Pick-Your-Own Update" on its front page with what is currently open, which is the page to read. Pro tip: apricots are the rarest thing this farm grows. They ripen in a ten-day window in midsummer and hardly any farm in the mid-Atlantic lets the public near them, so ask about them specifically rather than waiting for a sign.

Great Country Farms at Bluemont is the busiest picking farm in northern Virginia and runs an event almost every weekend of the year, from a Construction Rodeo to a Doxie Derby rescue race. What You Can Pick Strawberries, cherries and black raspberries - spring Peaches and blackberries - summer, and peaches are picking now Apples - from September, with the corn maze Pumpkins - the Pumpkin Picking Fall Fest What Else is Available A Cider Barn, a bakery doing doughnuts to order, a farm market, a play area, farm animals, Pumpkin Chunkin', the LOCO Cider Fest, flashlight corn maze nights and winter indoor play. Good to Know Open daily, 9am to 5pm. General admission is ticketed and sold by the month. The farm runs free U-Pick Alerts: sign up and it tells you what is ripe before you drive out. That is the single most useful thing any farm in this region offers. There is a Military Admission rate. Pro tip: the U-Pick Alert list is the whole trick here. In a year when half the region lost crops, being told what is actually ripe the morning it happens is worth more than any calendar.

Lohr's Orchard at Churchville has been a Harford County tradition since 1928, and its roadside stand keeps longer hours than almost anything else in this region. What You Can Pick Apples, peaches and strawberries in their seasons. The orchard runs a separate pick-your-own page and asks you to check it. What Else is Available Fresh produce, fresh baked pies, and locally pressed cider when in season. The orchard also trades at the Havre de Grace farmers' market on Saturdays and at Edgewood on the first Sunday of the month, April to November. Good to Know The Route 22 stand opens Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 6pm and Sunday 8:30am to 5:30pm. No pets of any kind, which the orchard attributes to the Food Safety Modernization Act. Service dogs are permitted. Pro tip: a farm stand open at half past eight seven days a week is where the locals go before work. If the picking is not on, the pies and the cider are still worth the stop.

Thanksgiving Farms at Adamstown was founded in 1980 when Timothea Zimmermann took one of the first business loans given to a woman in Frederick County and bought a 57-acre farm. She named it for the opportunity, and eight children worked it seven days a week. What You Can Pick Apples and pumpkins, plus mums, asters and Christmas trees. This comes from a directory rather than from the farm. What Else is Available A thriving CSA, an orchard, a nursery and garden centre, a marketplace and a gathering place. The farm's motto is "We Grow Our Own". It runs Tippy Tuesdays on Facebook, gardening tips with Louisa. Good to Know No animals, service dogs only. The farm updates Facebook and Instagram daily and points you there for what is happening. Pro tip: the founding story is the reason to come. A 57-acre farm bought in 1980 on one of the county's first business loans to a woman, still trading forty-six years later, is a better thing to stand in than most orchards.

Doc Waters Cidery at Germantown makes cider from its own trees, and it says so on its masthead: "From Our Trees to Your Glass." What You Can Pick Apples, at the orchard, in season and by reservation. There are also apple orchard field trips. Good to Know Two sites, and this catches people out. The cidery is at 22529 Wildcat Road and the orchard is at 22711 Wildcat Road. They are not the same place. Cidery hours: closed Monday to Thursday, Friday 4pm to 9pm, Saturday noon to 8pm, Sunday noon to 6pm. Orchard: closed for the season at the time of checking. On animals: "Leashed pets are welcome at Doc Waters Cidery! No pets are allowed at The Orchard." Which is exactly the right rule and rarely stated so clearly. Email info@docwaterscidery.com, phone 301-972-1814. Pro tip: a cidery that opens at four on a Friday and picks apples down the road is a good autumn afternoon in the right order. Pick first, drink after.

Miller Farms at Clinton is the closest working farm to Washington in this region, twenty kilometres from the city, and its bakery opens at six in the morning. What You Can Pick Strawberries - closed for the season at the time of checking Pumpkins - at Fall Family Fun, opening 3 and 4 October What Else is Available A produce market open seven days, a bakery from 6am on weekdays, homemade ice cream, doughnuts, jarred goods and BBQ. Hayrides, a corn maze and slides in autumn. Fall field trips. At the time of checking the farm was harvesting tomatoes, peppers, aubergine, kale, collard greens, cabbage, squash, cucumbers and cantaloupes. Good to Know Produce market: Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm, Sunday 9am to 5pm. Bakery: Monday to Friday 6am to 7pm, Saturday from 7am, Sunday 7am to 5pm. Fall Family Fun is ticketed and opens 3 October. Pro tip: a farm bakery that opens at six is a farm bakery for farmers. Go early, buy doughnuts, and come back for the pumpkins in October.

Crooked Run Orchard at Purcellville is 400 acres at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and its pricing policy is the friendliest in this region. What You Can Pick Blackberries, peaches, sour cherries, pears, plums and gooseberries. What It Costs In the orchard's own reported words: it never charges an admission fee, parking is always free, and you pay only for what you pick or buy from the stand. Good to Know The orchard runs an automated picking line on (540) 338-6642 and asks you to ring it before you leave home for the very latest picking information. There is also a CSA and seasonal festivals. Pro tip: gooseberries are close to unfindable in America, having been banned across much of the country for most of the twentieth century as a host of white pine blister rust. If this orchard has them, that alone is the trip.

Lewis Orchards Farm Market sits between Poolesville and Beallsville in Dickerson, and it bakes fresh pies Thursday through Sunday. What You Can Pick Apples, according to the directory. The farm's own site describes what it sells rather than what you can pick, so treat this as unconfirmed. What Else is Available A long produce list: peaches, sweet corn, nectarines, plums, blackberries, blueberries, apples, black raspberries, cantaloupes, watermelons, pears and pumpkins, plus jams, jellies, fruit butters, honey, pickles and hot sauces. Pies are baked Thursday to Sunday and can be reserved by phone. Good to Know The farm asks: "Please call in advance to check which produce is available as all our products are weather and season-dependent." Phone 301-349-4101. "We Love Pets... but they need to stay home!" Pro tip: reserve a pie when you ring about the fruit. Thursday-to-Sunday baking at a farm this size means they go.

Swann Farms in northern Calvert County publishes a weekly field report and a full price list, which almost nothing else in this region does. What You Can Pick Blackberries - picking is good Cut-your-own zinnias Sunflowers - the path opened around 12 August Blueberries - finished for the season What It Costs In the farm's own words, "We price by the container": Blackberries: $8 a pint, $14 a quart, $25 for a two-quart white basket Cut-your-own zinnias: $15 a bundle bouquet, mix and match Sunflowers: $1 a bloom Good to Know The farm posts a "Fresh From the Field Update" by the week, with field conditions written out plainly. Read that before travelling. There is a published photography policy, so check it before bringing a camera crew. Pro tip: $14 a quart for blackberries is not cheap, and the farm is upfront about it. What you are buying is a well-run field with fruit actually on the canes in late August, which after this spring is worth something.

Sycamore Spring Farm near Frederick is a permaculture and heritage-breed farm running a "No Harm" farming philosophy and a Food Forest Project. What You Can Pick Blueberries, cherries, grapes, raspberries and strawberries, according to the directory. The farm's own site does not mention picking at all. Good to Know The farm's own front page is about its CSA, which is sold out for 2026 with only limited eight-week shares left. It also offers permaculture design services. The directory records hours of April to December, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 8am until 8pm, which the farm does not confirm. Pro tip: a CSA-first farm is not automatically closed to the public, but it is not automatically open either. This one needs a phone call before you drive to Frederick.

Jenkins Orchards at Woodville is a Rappahannock County orchard trading through Facebook, 107km out. What You Can Pick Apples, peaches, nectarines, pears, in season. This comes from a u-pick directory rather than from the farm, so treat it as unconfirmed. Good to Know Nothing here is confirmed from the farm itself. It publishes no readable hours, no crop dates and no prices, so ring before you travel. Pro tip: six farms in this region lost all or part of a crop to the April 2026 freeze and one cancelled its season outright. At a farm that publishes nothing, the phone is the only way to know what is actually in the field.

Middleton Manor Farms at Waldorf is a southern Maryland farm whose name does not quite match the directory entry. What You Can Pick Pumpkins, in season. This comes from a u-pick directory rather than from the farm, so treat it as unconfirmed. Good to Know Nothing here is confirmed from the farm itself. It publishes no readable hours, no crop dates and no prices, so ring before you travel. Pro tip: six farms in this region lost all or part of a crop to the April 2026 freeze and one cancelled its season outright. At a farm that publishes nothing, the phone is the only way to know what is actually in the field.

Wegmeyer Farms at Hamilton is a Loudoun County strawberry and pumpkin farm. What You Can Pick Strawberries in spring and pumpkins in autumn, both u-pick and already picked. Good to Know The farm's website could not be read. It timed out repeatedly, so we have not been able to confirm its hours, its crop dates, its prices or whether the April 2026 freeze reached it as it did six other farms in this region. Pro tip: six farms within an hour of here lost all or part of a crop this spring, and one cancelled its season outright. Ask what is actually picking rather than what usually is.

Gaver Farm at Mount Airy runs one of the biggest autumn operations in Maryland, and its picking is folded into it: "Fall Season: September 4 - November 1, 2026!" What You Can Pick Apples - pick-your-own through the autumn season Pumpkins - picked in the field What Else is Available The Fall Fun Fest, a Sunflower Festival, free hayrides, a fall farm market, the Barn Bakery, concessions, and school field trips. In winter: cut-your-own Christmas trees, a wreath shop and a Christmas café. Good to Know Tickets and reservations are booked online. The farm publishes a weather policy and a photography policy, both worth reading before you go. Pro tip: the hayrides are free, which at a farm of this size is unusual and worth knowing. Almost everything else is a ticket.

Gardenhour Orchards north of Smithsburg is one of six farms in this region naming the April 2026 freeze, and it is blunt about the scale: "Produce is limited this year due to the April freeze. Unfortunately, many varieties of fruit did not produce." What You Can Pick Apples, blueberries and strawberries in a normal year. This year, in the orchard's own words, many varieties simply did not produce. Good to Know The orchard asks you to call (301) 824-7466 to hear what is available, and it means it: "For Pick Your Own Information, Call our number above!" You can visit the packing house for fresh fruit and the views over the Blue Ridge. No pets, which the orchard puts kindly: "We love your pets, they are cute and wonderful, but for their safety they are better to remain in your car." Pro tip: "many varieties of fruit did not produce" is a grower telling you the truth rather than a marketing line. Ring, ask which varieties survived, and go when they say.

Brad's Farm Market at Churchville is a Harford County farm market with u-pick strawberries, beef and pork. What You Can Pick Strawberries, in season. This comes from a u-pick directory rather than from the farm, so treat it as unconfirmed. Good to Know Nothing here is confirmed from the farm itself. It publishes no readable hours, no crop dates and no prices, so ring before you travel. Pro tip: six farms in this region lost all or part of a crop to the April 2026 freeze and one cancelled its season outright. At a farm that publishes nothing, the phone is the only way to know what is actually in the field.

Baugher's Orchards and Farms at Westminster runs an orchard, a petting zoo, a bakery, an ice cream window and a proper sit-down restaurant, and it has lost a crop this year: "Sour Cherries are finished for the season. A late frost wiped out almost all of our crop this year." What You Can Pick At the time of checking: blackberries, cut flowers and sunflowers. Apples are marked "TBD" by the farm itself. Across a normal year: strawberries, sweet and sour cherries, peas, peaches, nectarines, apples and pumpkins. Good to Know Picking runs Thursday to Sunday in high summer. In May and June it runs seven days, 9am to 5pm. The Orchard Market opens Tuesday to Sunday, 9am to 6pm. The in-town restaurant runs 7:30am to 8pm Monday to Friday and the fruit market 8am to 8pm. The farm publishes an unusually frank disclaimer: "Pick-Your-Own availability changes based on weather, crop conditions, ripeness, and customer demand. We cannot guarantee the availability of any specific fruit... We reserve the right to cancel or modify Pick-Your-Own activities at any time, including on the day of your visit, without prior notice." Pro tip: that disclaimer is not corporate throat-clearing, it is a farm being honest after a frost year. Read the "What's Pickin'" display before you commit the day.

Messick's Farm Market at Bealeton is a farm market and agritourism venue open year round, with made-to-order meals, frozen custard and a bar. What You Can Pick At the time of checking, one thing: "U-Pick Flowers Now Available." Strawberries and pumpkins appear in directories but not on the farm's own front page. What Else is Available A kitchen doing made-to-order meals, frozen custard, a bar and wine, fire pits, goats and sheep you can feed, field trips, and a ticketed Fall Fest. Good to Know The farm publishes a 2026 Events Calendar, which is the page to read. Pro tip: fire pits and frozen custard at a farm market is an autumn evening rather than a picking trip. Set expectations accordingly and check what is in the fields before you go.

Catoctin Mountain Orchard at Thurmont has been family-owned since the 1940s and sits on the slopes below Catoctin Mountain, which is as handsome a setting as picking gets in this region. What You Can Pick Apples Blueberries Black raspberries Cherries Flowers - a half-acre garden of zinnias, lisianthus, celosia and snapdragons What It Costs $3 per person to enter the u-pick apple field. Picking bags must be bought at check-in. "Cash Only. All sales final, no refunds." Good to Know Open daily, 9am to 5pm. There is a playground with picnic tables, and picnicking is restricted to that area. The orchard asks: "Before leaving home, please check back on this page or call 301-271-2737." Pro tip: cash only at a farm with a $3 gate and bags sold at check-in means you need notes in your pocket before you reach Thurmont. There is not much between here and the mountain.

Country Aire Farm at Lothian is a small Anne Arundel County farm with no website at all. What You Can Pick Strawberries, in season. This comes from a u-pick directory rather than from the farm, so treat it as unconfirmed. Good to Know Nothing here is confirmed from the farm itself. It publishes no readable hours, no crop dates and no prices, so ring before you travel. Pro tip: six farms in this region lost all or part of a crop to the April 2026 freeze and one cancelled its season outright. At a farm that publishes nothing, the phone is the only way to know what is actually in the field.

Brossman's Farm at Leesburg is a Loudoun County farm growing strawberries, stone fruit and pumpkins. What You Can Pick Strawberries, peaches, nectarines, pumpkins, in season. This comes from a u-pick directory rather than from the farm, so treat it as unconfirmed. Good to Know Nothing here is confirmed from the farm itself. It publishes no readable hours, no crop dates and no prices, so ring before you travel. Pro tip: six farms in this region lost all or part of a crop to the April 2026 freeze and one cancelled its season outright. At a farm that publishes nothing, the phone is the only way to know what is actually in the field.

Orr's Farm Market at Martinsburg is the only West Virginia farm in this region, and it has had a hard year: the farm reports major loss from spring frost damage, and is offering season pass holders free Barnyard admission, 15% off animal feed cups or 10% off produce by way of compensation. What You Can Pick Blackberries - "plentiful and ready to pick" Apples - Royal Red Honeycrisp, but "Apple picking is limited, so reservations are recommended" Flowers - "No reservation is needed for flowers" Good to Know The Barnyard is open six days a week, 9am to 5pm, with the last reservation at 3pm. There are two sites: the main farm at 682 Orr Drive, Martinsburg, and a market-only location at 8003 Charles Town Road, Shenandoah Junction. Only the first picks. On pets: "We do not allow pets, due to our Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) food safety policy", ADA service animals excepted. Pro tip: blackberries are plentiful and apples are rationed, which tells you exactly what the frost did and did not reach. Come for the brambles, and book if you want the trees.

Cox Farms at Centreville is one of the largest autumn attractions in Virginia, and it is closed for most of the year: "All grounds are closed until the Fall Festival season - opening Sept 19!" What You Can Pick Pumpkins, during the Fall Festival. There is no fruit picking here. What Else is Available The Fall Festival, 19 September to 8 November, with slides, farm animals, a festival market and food. Fields of Fear after dark. The Corner Market. And Foamhenge, a full-size polystyrene replica of Stonehenge, which the farm keeps on site and lists under "About". Good to Know Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays during the festival, and closed 4 to 6 November. Tickets are sold online. There is a published rain policy. Pro tip: this is a festival, not an orchard, and the pumpkins are the least of it. Go for the slides and Foamhenge; pick your fruit at Great Country Farms or Hollin.

Ticonderoga Farms at Chantilly is a Chantilly farm 43km from the city whose domain no longer resolves. What You Can Pick Figs, in season. This comes from a u-pick directory rather than from the farm, so treat it as unconfirmed. Good to Know Nothing here is confirmed from the farm itself. It publishes no readable hours, no crop dates and no prices, so ring before you travel. Pro tip: six farms in this region lost all or part of a crop to the April 2026 freeze and one cancelled its season outright. At a farm that publishes nothing, the phone is the only way to know what is actually in the field.

Shaw Orchards at White Hall is an orchard on the Maryland and Pennsylvania line whose website returns nothing. What You Can Pick Apples, peaches, sweet cherries, in season. This comes from a u-pick directory rather than from the farm, so treat it as unconfirmed. Good to Know Nothing here is confirmed from the farm itself. It publishes no readable hours, no crop dates and no prices, so ring before you travel. Pro tip: six farms in this region lost all or part of a crop to the April 2026 freeze and one cancelled its season outright. At a farm that publishes nothing, the phone is the only way to know what is actually in the field.

Yankey Farms at Bristow makes a claim about its pumpkin patch that is worth quoting, because it is rarer than it sounds: "We are one of the few 'pumpkin patches' in Northern Virginia where you can actually pick your pumpkin out of the field where it grew." What You Can Pick Strawberries - spring Pumpkins - from the end of September, out of the field What Else is Available A roadside stand on Glenkirk Road opening in July, a CSA subscription, a cow train and a corn maze scavenger hunt. Good to Know In the farm's own words: "Our 2026 Strawberry season is over. We won't be open for any pick your own until pumpkins the end of September." The farm points you at its Facebook page for current information. Pro tip: most "pumpkin patches" are pumpkins trucked in and laid on grass. A field you actually walk into, with vines and mud, is a different thing and children can tell the difference immediately.

Blue Ridge Berry Farm at Toms Brook is a Shenandoah County blueberry farm at the very edge of this region. What You Can Pick Blueberries, in season. This comes from a u-pick directory rather than from the farm, so treat it as unconfirmed. Good to Know Nothing here is confirmed from the farm itself. It publishes no readable hours, no crop dates and no prices, so ring before you travel. Pro tip: six farms in this region lost all or part of a crop to the April 2026 freeze and one cancelled its season outright. At a farm that publishes nothing, the phone is the only way to know what is actually in the field.

Queen Anne Farm at Mitchellville has been growing vegetables for more than thirty years, midway between Washington and Annapolis, and most of what it grows is sold at the front gate. What You Can Pick Pumpkins, in what the farm calls a "Traditional Pumpkin Patch Experience": farm animals and "plenty of time to search for the perfect pumpkin". What You Cannot Pick The farm is unusually honest about this: "We also sell select watermelons, peaches, cantaloupe and apples from other Maryland Farms." Those are bought in, not grown here and not picked. Good to Know At 18102 Central Ave, Mitchellville, with Bowie to the north and Galesville to the south. Mums and autumn decorations alongside the pumpkins. Pro tip: a farm that tells you which fruit it bought in from somebody else is a farm worth trusting about the rest. Come for the pumpkin patch and the vegetables, not for the peaches.

Butler's Orchard at Germantown is the largest pick-your-own operation in Maryland and the busiest farm in this region, with over two thousand reviews. What You Can Pick At the time of checking: sunflowers, flowers, herbs and basil, banana peppers, slicing, roma and cherry tomatoes, potatoes at weekends, and scattered blackberries. Across the year: strawberries in May and June, blueberries in July, raspberries in late summer, and a 100-acre pumpkin patch with hayrides and a corn maze through September and October. Good to Know Open 8:30am to 6pm, Tuesday to Sunday. Closed Mondays. Last entry to the farm is one hour before close. Pick-your-own reservations are taken through a ticketing link, so book before you travel. On animals the farm is explicit: "Service animals welcome. Comfort and emotional support animals and other non-service animals (pets) are not permitted." Pro tip: the red raspberries are flagged for "a short season and smaller harvest than in years past", which in a year when five farms nearby lost whole crops is worth reading as a warning. Book the slot rather than assuming.

Lyon Family Farms at Mechanicsville is a southern Maryland strawberry farm trading through Facebook. What You Can Pick Strawberries, in season. This comes from a u-pick directory rather than from the farm, so treat it as unconfirmed. Good to Know Nothing here is confirmed from the farm itself. It publishes no readable hours, no crop dates and no prices, so ring before you travel. Pro tip: six farms in this region lost all or part of a crop to the April 2026 freeze and one cancelled its season outright. At a farm that publishes nothing, the phone is the only way to know what is actually in the field.

Larriland Farm at Woodbine picks "Over 20 Crops and 90+ Varieties" across a season running late May to mid November. Nothing else in this region approaches that range. What You Can Pick Strawberries, cherries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, peaches, apples, vegetables and pumpkins, across more than two hundred acres. What It Costs New for 2026: "Field ticket or season pass required to enter Pick-Your-Own fields for anyone 3 years old and up." Tickets are sold online or at the field. Crucially: "Crops are charged by the container, not by the pound." The Red Barn farm market needs no ticket. Good to Know The farm runs a Today's Harvest Hotline on 410-442-2605 for current conditions, which is more reliable than any calendar. Water is available to buy in the farm market. Pro tip: charging by the container rather than the pound changes the game. Fill the container properly, because a loosely packed quart costs exactly what a tightly packed one does.

Shlagel Farms at Waldorf has been feeding southern Maryland for over a hundred years, and it puts one instruction above everything else on its own front page: "Picking is Day to Day. Refer to Facebook." What You Can Pick Strawberries - the farm's speciality Blackberries Pumpkins - at Fall Fun What Else is Available An on-farm market, meats, and a presence at local farmers' markets. Good to Know Check Facebook the morning you go. The farm says so itself, twice. Pro tip: "day to day" on a strawberry farm means the patch gets picked out and reopens as it ripens. A farm that tells you this is being straight with you; one that publishes fixed dates in May is guessing.