U-Pick Farms 2020:
U-Pick farms are a great way to get outside with the family! The kids learn about how different foods are grown, how to know when they’re ripe, and get lots of fresh air. Plus – you get to go home with the freshest produce available. We put together a list of U-Pick farms in & around Edmonton for families. Be sure to contact the location before heading out!
Prairie Gardens:
Opens July 25, booking calendar will be available on July 23.
What You Can Pick:Â Strawberries, a variety of vegetables and pumpkins in the fall!
Location: 56311 Lily Lake Road, Bon Accord
Contact:Â 780-921-2272
The Berry Farm
Check them out on Facebook here for updates on opening dates for the summer.
What You Can Pick:Â Honey berries, red white & black currents, strawberries, raspberries, saskatoons, cherries, chokecherries, apples, crab apples, rhubarb *see the website for dates each item is available*
Location:Â 52002 Range Rd 232 Sherwood Park
Contact:Â 780-918-3221
Happy Acres U-Pick
Open now: July & August – Wednesday to Sunday
What You Can Pick:Â Chemical free fruits & vegetables (they also have animals & sell ice cream!)
Location:Â 1, 52225 RR 273, Spruce Grove
Contact:Â 780-968-0099
Grove Berry Patch:
Visits by appointment only.
What You Can Pick:Â Saskatoons, raspberries, chokecherries, black currents, high bush cranberries, and a variety of vegetables
Location:Â 52430 RR 265, Spruce Grove
Contact: 780-962-5824
Horse Hill Berry Farm
Tentative opening for the 2020 season: July 24
What You Can Pick:Â Raspberries
Location:Â 3203 211 Ave NE, Edmonton
Contact: 780.456.4930
Prairie Berry Farm
Tentative opening: last week of July
What You Can Pick:Â Saskatoons
Location:Â 51220 RR 213, Sherwood Park
Contact: 780-662-6779
Blokey Blooms Farms
Open now; call before coming
What You Can Pick: Haskap berries
Location:Sturgeon County, Alberta
Contact: 780-667-5308
Brix N Berries:
See their Facebook page posts for updated availability for u-pick or pre-orders for the 2020 season
What You Can Pick:Â Raspberries, saskatoons, strawberries
Location:Â 25157 TWP 490, Leduc
Contact: 780-980-5386
U-pick farms dates of operation vary depending on weather, crops and the ripe season for each fruit and vegetable. Most are open through the Summer & Fall. Be sure to contact the location of your choice (or visit their website/social sites) before heading out to confirm hours of operation, available produce, prices and to inquire if they are at capacity for the day, or if they require you to pre-book a time slot to visit.
Photo credit: Savvymom
I am interested in bringing some children
This is a good way to introduce some children I work with to working with food and picking it is the best way to have children learn how to deal with food.