Getting out to a U-pick farm a couple of times this year is high on our list of 100 things that we want to do this summer in Edmonton. It’s going to be the first year that we bring the girls and it’s a great way to teach them about locally grown food, since we’ve only planted a couple of things in the garden this year.

Wondering where the best U-pick farm in Edmonton is? Here are some of the best rated farms that you can find your way to this summer, and get out there for some fresh summer produce, outside of the city.

The Berry Farm

Where: 52002 Range Road 232, Sherwood Park 780-918-3221
What’s Growing: apples, currants (red and black), other berries, plums, raspberries (red), raspberries (Autumn, yellow), raspberries (black), raspberries (Autumn, black), rhubarb, saskatoons,
Cost: All berries and fruit are $4/lb
Hours: Saturday & Sunday, 8:30 to dark
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Happy Acres U Pick

Where: #1-52225 Range Road 273, Spruce Grove, AB T7X 3R6 (25 minutes outside of West Edmonton)
What’s Growing: Chemical Free Kale, arugala, cilantro, beets are some of the items this week (picked out of strawberries currently), summer turnip
Cost: $2 for buckets, prices vary for produce (Interac available)
Hours: Wednesday to Sunday, 10-9
Tip: Call to see what’s available this week and get directions (780) 968-0099
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Prairie Gardens

Where: 56311 Lily Lake Road, Bon Accord (25 km North of Edmonton)
What’s Growing: strawberries, potatoes, sweet corn, pumpkins, winter squash
Cost: $15/1.5 L of strawberries
Hours: Best time to visit is Saturday and Wednesday mornings
Tip: Call to see what’s available, and the best time for Strawberries is Wednesday and Saturday mornings
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Brix ‘n Berries U Pick

Where: 25157 Twp 490, Leduc, AB
What’s Growing: Saskatoon Berries and Strawberries
Cost: $12/4L pail + frozen varieties available
Hours: Wednesday to Friday 10-6, Saturday 10-5, Sunday 12-4
Tips: Please call: 780.980.5386 and listen to the phone message for updated information regarding picking & availability.
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Sprout Farm Apple Orchards

Where: 56307 Range Road 235,Bon Accord, AB
What’s Growing: Apples
Hours: Mid August to October, Weekends 10-5
Tips: Want to juice apples? You can get directed to the best apples for juicing AND get half off of the rental rate when you U-pick
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Horse Hill Berry Farms

Where: Northeast Edmonton, just minutes from the center of the city
What’s Growing: Raspberries
Cost: Get the details, call 780-850-4930
Hours: Late July to August 30, 10-5 daily
Tips: Chemical free. There’s an early opening BBQ on July 27 and early ripening raspberries for picking
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