The 2023 season is open. We can’t wait to see you!
When you get to Mt Airy Orchards, please come into the main parking lot and turn left. Drive through the lower gate and park in the grass lot. Have a great time picking! Please note the last entrance into the pick-your-own area is 30 minutes before the u-pick closing time. See times below.
Strawberries (Main Season: Early-Mid/Late June.)
Season is open. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday 8:30am-6:00pm (last entrance 5:30) & Sunday 12pm-5:00pm (last entrance 4:30). U-Pick berries is Closed on Mondays (Memorial Day Monday is an exception – we will be open on Memorial Day). We have containers for you to use while picking. To get to the patch, drive through the lower gate to the grass parking area and follow the orange cones to the patch.
If you are a day care group we request that you have 1 adult for every 4-5 children to help make sure the plants and berries do not get stepped on.
Price: 2.99/lb
For every 5lbs of strawberries you pick we will give you a coupon for $1 off a treat from our lunch deck!
Red & Black Raspberries (Main Season: Late June through Mid July)
Season is not open yet. Hours will be Tuesday-Saturday 8:30am-6:00pm (last entrance 5:30) & Sunday 12pm-5:00pm (last entrance 4:30). U-Pick berries is Closed Mondays. We have quart or pint boxes for you to use while picking.
Price: 3.99/lb
For every 5 pounds of berries you pick we will give you a coupon for $1 off a treat from our lunch deck!
Blueberries (Main Season: Early July through Late August)
Season is not open yet. Hours will be Tuesday-Saturday 8:30am-6:00pm (last entrance 5:30), Sunday 12pm-5:00pm (last entrance 4:30). U-Pick berries is Closed Mondays. We have buckets for you to use while picking. Did you know that if you pick a berry that’s a little purple on the underside that you can let it sit at room temperature and it will continue to ripen? We suggest taking any of the berries you pick that look a little red or purple on the underside and leaving them on your counter overnight. They’ll be dark blue by morning!
Price: 3.29/lb
For every 5 pounds of berries you pick we will give you a coupon for $1 off a treat from our lunch deck!
Looking for how to store, freeze, or can your berries? Here’s a link to Penn State’s Blueberry Page.
Blackberries (mid-July through Early September.)
Season is not open yet. Hours will be Tuesday-Saturday 8:30am-6:00pm (last entrance 5:30) & Sunday 12pm-5:00pm (last entrance 4:30). U-Pick berries is Closed Mondays.
We have quart boxes for you to use while picking.
Price: 3.99/lb
For every 5 pounds of berries you pick we will give you a coupon for $1 off a treat from our lunch deck!
Sunflowers (Summer)
Season is not open yet. Pick as many or as few as you like! You may borrow our pruners for a $5 deposit or bring along your own pair. Either bring along a jar for your flowers, buy a fun metal pail for $7.99, a mason jar for $1.99, or we will be happy to put your stems in a plastic bag at no extra charge.
Price: 1.99/Stem or 7.99/5 Stems
Fall Pick-Your-Own (September & October):
Apple Picking is OPEN every day from August 26th through October 29th. Hours are Monday-Saturday 9am-6pm, Sunday 12pm-5pm, and Labor Day & Columbus Day are both 12pm-5pm.
Pumpkin Picking starts September 16th and will be OPEN Saturdays 9am-6pm & Sundays 12pm-5pm through October 29th, as well as Columbus Day 12pm-5pm. Pumpkin picking is not available Monday-Friday, but we will have pumpkins at the store for purchase.
- Please Note that we are doing TIMED TICKETING for Saturdays and Sundays, Labor Day & Columbus Day. Tickets MUST be purchased in advance. Click here to get your ticket (link will be updated soon).
- The cost of your ticket will be applied towards your picking costs. Ticketing helps to spread out the crowds and ultimately make it a better experience for you and your family.
- On-site admission (without advance ticket) will only be allowed if we have not sold out online.
- If you are coming on a Monday-Friday to pick apples, no advance ticket is necessary (with the exception of Labor Day & Columbus Day).
Climbing the trees in our orchards or using ladders is prohibited! Please help us keep the farm safe by making sure that your family abides by these few friendly rules!
Apples (September & October)
Watch “It’s Fresh!” for news on what apple varieties are available. Bring your kids or your grandkids, or grab your neighbors kids — and enjoy an apple right off the tree. It doesn’t get any fresher than that!
Pick as few or as many as you like.
Price 1.69/lb
Not every apple variety we grow is available for pick-your-own due to the location of the trees, but the following will be available throughout the season (Please note these are not all available at the same time): Gala, Honey Crisp, Daybreak Fuji, Cortland, Jonathan, Jonagold, Golden Delicious, Crimson Crisp, Mutsu, Empire, Red Delicious, Cameo, Stayman, Fuji, Pink Lady, & Granny Smith. These are listed in a “typical” ripening order so we start with Gala and end with Pink Lady & Granny Smith.
- Check the “What’s Available” box on our website for up-to-date postings on you-pick varieties.
- Sign-up for our e-mail newsletter to get availability notices.
- Or call ahead to check availability.
Pumpkins (Saturdays & Sundays mid-September through October & Columbus Day)
You’ll feel like Charlie Brown in the Great Pumpkin Patch as you wander through the field searching for the absolute perfect pumpkins — then pick them right off the vine. Read more about the kinds of pumpkins that we grow and don’t forget to check the Recipe Box for ways to cook them!
There are lots of sizes and varieties to choose from. We provide wagons for your use. The pumpkin patch is a perfect fall photo op, so don’t forget your camera!
Due to limited staffing the pumpkin patch is closed Mondays-Fridays (exception Columbus Day). Please click the link at the top of the page to make your reservation.
Price: $0.49/lb.
