School is out and it’s time to do those traditional summer activities. Every year, we make a couple of trips to the local U-pick farms in Edmonton, choosing berries that we use to make into jam, for the rest of the year.
Wondering where to go for berries? Or where to find vegetables and other U-pick fruits? We’ve shared some of our favourite places around Edmonton are to U pick with kids – Remember to call ahead or check the website to make sure that the berries are ready for picking (or whatever you choose to pick) because most of these are a drive outside of the city – and you don’t want to show up and be disappointed.
Grove Berry Patch
Available to pick: raspberries, black currants, high bush cranberries and vegetables
Hours: varied
Location: 52430 Range Road 265 Spruce Grove
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Steven’s Strawberries
Available to pick: Strawberries (three varieties)
Hours: Opens July 11th
Location: Highway 13, 1 km west of Highway 2, in Central Alberta
In a rush? You can pick up 4L of berries for $23. Please call ahead. Occasionally we close unexpectedly due to low berry supply.
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Horse Hill Berry Farm
Available to pick: raspberries
Hours: 10-5 daily
Location: 10 km Northeast of Edmonton
Call before you drive out to make sure conditions are right for picking (780) 456-4930
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Pipestone Berry Farm
Available to pick: Sakatoon berries, vegetables
Hours: varied
Location: West of Edmonton, Junction of Hwy 795 and RR #472A.
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Prairie Gardens
Available to pick: Strawberries (three crops), veggies, sweet corn, pumpkin, squash
Hours: Saturdays
Location: 56311 Lily Lake Rd, Bon Accord
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Sprout Farm Apple Orchards
Available to pick: apples and pears
Hours: August onward, to be announced
Location: 30 minutes North of Edmonton
Cover charge of $5 person, no charge for children in strollers or carriers – Apples priced at $2.75/kg, pears $3.95/kg
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Big Rock Berry Farm
Available to pick: raspberries, rhubarb and vegetables (including beets, beans, kale, peas, and carrots), Saskatoon berries, cherry and Haskap trees
Hours: weekends (first come first serve), weekdays by appointment
Location: 3-51310 Range Road 261
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Sunflower Gardens
Available to pick: June bearing Strawberries, Raspberries, Saskatoon Berries, Rhubarb.
Hours: varied
Location: Anthony Henday North to Ray Gibbon Drive – West on Meadowview Dr. or 3 km East of H44 on Meadowview Dr. for 7 km. Watch for Sign.
No appointment necessary for U pick, cash only, call ahead to make sure produce is available (780) 914-5198
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