Community Corner

Pick-Your-Own Produce in and Around Howard County

Strawberry season is here. Pick-your-own while they last.

Buying fruit and vegetables can be more fun than heading to the local grocery store. Make it a family outing at a local pick-your-own farm. With hay rides to the crops, containers for picking, and the ability to pick your own produce directly from the vine, grocery shopping just can actually be fun. 

Strawberries are typically the opening pick-your-own crop for local orchards, Baugher's in Westminster being the first with ripe berries ready for picking, Larriland Farms should be open for picking the week of May 27. 

Larriland Farms, 2415 Woodbine Road, Woodbine

Find out what's happening in Ellicott Citywith free, real-time updates from Patch.

  • Strawberries are almost ready to be picked. Call 410-442-2605 to find out when picking will begin. 
  • Other pick-your-own crops: tart cherries, red raspberries, black raspberries, purple raspberries royalty, blueberries, thornless blackberries, peaches and apples. See the picking schedule here

Rock Hill Orchard, 28600 Ridge Road, Mount Airy

  • Strawberries are not quite ready, they will re-assess on Wednesday, May 29. Call 301-831-7427 to check availability. 
  • Other pick-your-own crops: tart cherries, red raspberries, blackberries, tomatoes, bell peppers, hot peppers, eggplant, okra, thyme, rosemary, marjoram, dill, tarragon, parsely, egyptian onion, four varieties of mint, pumpkins, winter squash and flowers. See the crop schedule here

Baugher's Orchard, 1015 Baugher Road, Westminster

Find out what's happening in Ellicott Citywith free, real-time updates from Patch.

  • Strawberries will be ready for picking starting Thursday, May 23. They will be open Memorial Day from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Regular hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call before heading to the orchard to make sure pick-your-own is available, 410-857-0111.
  • Other pick-your-own crops: sweet cherries, sour cherries, peaches, apples and pumpkins. 

Find other pick-your-own orchards and farms in surrounding counties at www.pickyourown.org. The website also offers tips on picking fruit, canning and freezing. 


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here