Pick your own farms around Houston! Family Fun Activities! Top 3 farms to visit!
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The intoxicating smell of freshly picked berries can only mean one thing: sweet spring and summertime are upon us. What better way to take advantage of the season's bounty than visiting one of the pick-your-own farms near Houston? Berry picking is a fun way to get out of the house for some fresh air, and there's no sweeter treat than a fresh-from-the-vine berry. As a bonus, most of these pick-your-own farms near Houston are owned by local families, which means your trip supports a small, family-owned businesses. Many local berry farms sweeten the deal even more with farm animals to visit, freshly baked goodies to nosh on, tractor rides to enjoy, and other agriculturally inspired fun.
Our top 3 Pick Your Own Farms around Houston:
1- Blessington Farms, Simonton.
Here at Blessington Farms we have had to make a really hard decision about continuing with our strawberry patch. Collectively as a team, we have made the decision we will be shutting them down and no longer be growing strawberries. We know many are sadden about this news but we do still have berries to pick!
Blueberry and blackberry picking is seasonal and so much fun for the whole family! We have around 3000 blueberry bushes and 375 blackberry plants out at the farm. Blueberry picking typically starts in April and will go through the end of May. Blackberry picking is a shorter season as it starts in May and typically ends by the end of the month.
NO admission required for berry picking only
You pay for what you pick
Guest will be required to purchase one of our buskets for berry picking, guest can use them on their next berry picking adventure out at the farm,
We can NOT foresee our supply of fruit during the season so it is recommended you come early to pick.
Presently today we farm about 100 acres of vegetables. We have two box trucks for RB Schoemann, 19 tractors, over 100 pieces of equipment, and 8 full time workers at about 60-70 hours per week. We grow a variety of over 60 different vegetables year round, dependant on what is in service.
3- Family Farms Texas, Plantersville
Our Family Farm was established in 1955 as a working dairy farm. In the early ’70s, the dairy business was closed, but the barn and garden remained. With the garden still producing each year, we would sell a few of our vegetables just to pay for seed. Then in 2008, we started selling to the public on a small scale. By 2012, we added strawberries and officially turned the farm into a pick your own. Today, consumers pick their own vegetables and strawberries while enjoying fresh country air and sunshine.