Pumpkin Picking Near Me in Grottoes
Cave Hill Farms
1001 Jacob Burner Drive, Mc Gaheysville, VA
Join us for our annual pick your own pumpkin at the Cave Hill Farms pumpkin patch located in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley! We have a great selection of over a dozen different varieties. We have classic Jack-o-lantern pumpkins like Gladiator and Wolf, decorative pumpkins like Peanut and Cotton Candy and many others.
In addition to the pumpkins we will have numerous other activities you can participate in. We will have decorative displays, t-shirts for sale as well as hay rides. For kids we will have face painting, decorative photo props, corn pit, sunflower maze, pumpkin patch slide and petting zoo.
We will also have drinks and hand dipped ice cream available for those needing a little refreshment.
Chiles Peach Orchard and Farm Market
1351 Greenwood Road, Crozet, VA
Back Home on the Farm
2915 Willow Run Road, Harrisonburg, VA
Showalter's Orchard and Greenhouse
17768 Honeyville Road, Timberville, VA
Located in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley, Family Owned and Operated, we've been in business since 1965. Our Orchard is located on approximately 40 acres with breath taking views of the Valley. We grow over 26 varieties of Apples and we press and bottle Our Famous Apple Cider on the premises. It is available in our market from mid September thru Christmas each year. You can also find it in a number of local shops and groceries. The apple harvest season generally begins in early August and continues thru November.
After a brief rest, Greenhouse Season gets underway in early April. We feature plants that are grown with tender loving care in our greenhouses. We offer a wide selection of vegetable plants, bedding plants, patio planters and perennials. We take pride in the care our plant material receives. In the spring, we offer numerous seminars featuring our highly popular Make it, Take it Container Class. Whenever you choose to visit, be sure to bring your camera so you will be able to capture the beautiful sights of the season!!!
Silver Creek and Seamans Orchards
5529 Crabtree Falls Highway, Tyro, VA
In 1959 Silver Creek Packing Shed was started as a packing facility for Silver Creek Orchards and Lea & Seaman Orchard. The founding families were John T. Morton, Silver Creek Orchards; and Alton R. Seaman & Joyce Seaman, Lea & Seaman Orchard. The packing facility became Flippin-Seaman, Inc. in 1974. At that time, the families involved in the packing process were the George Flippin and Alton Seaman families. Eddie Seaman was in charge of the packing shed, while Bill Flippin (Silver Creek Orchards) and Richard Seaman (Seamans' Orchard) were involved with the day to day operations of their orchards.
In 2012 Flippin-Seaman, Inc. changed its name to Silver Creek & Seamans' Orchards, Inc. The owners wanted to incorporate both Orchard names in the business name. Today, John & Ruth Saunders, Richard Seaman, and Anne Kidd run the operations at Silver Creek & Seamans' Orchards, Inc. (SCSO). Richard is in charge of the packing shed, as well as his own orchards. Ruth Saunders, and her husband, John Saunders, run Silver Creek Orchards. Richard has his nephew, Carter Parr, his son-in-law, Brian Kidd, and his daughter, Anne Kidd helping with Seamans' Orchard. Over the years the family members operating SCSO, Inc have changed, but the great pride in providing our customers with the finest apples remains the same.
Drumheller's Orchard
1130 Drumheller Orchard Lane, Lovingston, VA
History
Drumheller's Orchard was established in 1937, when Everette (E.O.) and Eva Drumheller purchased the property from the Horsley Family; once an unattended farm with abandoned fruit trees.
The land was then cultivated and new orchards were started which included peach and apple trees. The original packing shed was built in the early 40's and would undergo expansions three times. Darrell Drumheller started working the farm with his parents in 1957, playing major role in the orchard's history with the design of a 110 gallon apple butter kettle with an electric stirrer. Darrell's three sons worked on the farm after they finished school. His daughter helped out at different times. Kevin remained on the farm and began to manage the farm with his mother Doris, after Darrell's death in 2005. Kevin's daughter Morgan joined the family operation in 2008, and has contributed by developing the website and other marketing tools. She also helps with sales, festival, and school groups in the fall.
The fall festival began in the 70's with apple butter making and selection of apples. Todays festivals include hayrides to the pumpkin patch and corn maze, 2 apple sling shots, crafter, food vendors, live music, fresh cider, apple pies, cakes, and a good family atmosphere.
By continuously planting more varieties of peaches and apples each year it has allowed us to expand our harvest and distribution seasons. A new sales area and kitchen has been added where pies, cakes, jams, jellies, ice cream, cobblers, and more will be made.
Seamans Orchard
415 Dark Hollow Road, Roseland, VA
History
In 1933, the Lea brothers began farming in Nelson County, Virginia. Their hard work created a family agricultural business, Seamans' Orchard. The farm was managed by them until the second generation assumed responsibilities. By 1945, Alton R. and Joyce Lea Seaman ran the farm operations. Together, along with their children the Seaman family managed Seamans' Orchard until 1980 when it passed to the next generation.
Today, Seamans' Orchard LLC is still a family-owned and operated business. Grandson of the original founder, Richard Seaman oversees farm operations. Carter Parr (top photo), one of the great grandchildren, and Brian Kidd, Son-In-Law of Richard Seaman are involved as fourth generation farmers. Anne Seaman Kidd, another great-grandchild is part of the operation as well.
In addition to apples and beef cattle, pumpkins, cherries, blueberries, and strawberries are also grown at Seamans’ Orchard.
Little has changed over 81 years and the Seaman family remains steadfast in its commitment to provide the finest products Mother Nature will allow.
Dickie Brothers Orchard
2685 Dickie Road, Roseland, VA
About:
Dickie Brothers is one of the oldest SAME family OWNED and operated farms in the u.s.a.
Dickie Brothers Orchard has been in our family since England's King George II sold three tracts of land to our Great, Great, Great, Great Grandfather James Dickie in 1752, 1758 and 1760. Grandpa James was required to begin working the land within 3 years. Our family has been farming this land ever since... 265 years and 8 generations. Now, that's sustainability!
Brothers, Tommy and John Bruguiere are members of the seventh generation to manage Dickie Bros. Orchard and the eighth generation help out on the farm, too.
We owe our ability to continue farming to our parents, Tom and Emilie Dickie Bruguiere. Thankfully, Tom and Emilie decided this farm was where they wanted to raise their children. Emilie inherited about 100 acres when her parents passed away and the farm was divided between Emilie and her three sisters. Emilie and Tom bought their house from Uncle Herbert Dickie and then began the long process of purchasing hundreds of acres from various family members. After forty years, they had purchased over 500 acres of the original lands and we are forever grateful for their dedication to our family.
We have never received or asked for a subsidy from taxpayers to help us run our farm. We grow a quality product and sell at the lowest price we can in order to help our customers have quality food at a fair price.
When mother nature decides to allow us to grow a full crop, we harvest 70,000 bushels of apples per year! But, we don't just grow a few varieties of apples... we grow 20 different varieties of apples as well as peaches, nectarines, plums, blackberries, sweet potatoes, pumpkins and much more.
We also raise beef cattle, have Saddlebred horses and various colors of Labrador Retrievers running around the orchard.
Alongside Little De Priest Mountain on the eastern edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains (near Crabtree Falls), the cool mountain air gives our apples great color and excellent flavor. The view from our orchard is the envy of almost anywhere in the United States, especially when the Fall foliage is in full color and the apples are fresh on the trees.
We invite our customers to "Pick Your Own Apples" all season and experience nature's beauty here with our family at Dickie Brothers Orchard.
Graves Mountain Apple Harvest Festival
205 Graves Mountain Lane, Syria, VA
Celebrating Blue Ridge Farmers and their Harvest Offerings in Syria, Virginia - Madison County
Honey Hill Farm
14412 Senedo Road, Mount Jackson, VA
Liberty Mills Farm
9166 Liberty Mills Road, Somerset, VA
About Us:
Liberty Mills Farm is a family owned and operated 110 acre farm located in Somerset, VA. With a panoramic view of the Blue Ridge Mountains and surrounding countryside, Liberty Mills Farm is the perfect location for a farmtastic adventure with your family.
After a long search for the perfect property, we fell in love with Liberty Mills as the site for a Fall Corn Maze, Pumpkin Patch, spring Strawberries, Pick Your Own and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA).
Originally part of Bloomingdale Farm, Liberty Mills Farm is located in Orange County, just east of the Rapidan River and minutes from Gordonsville, Barboursville and Montpelier, home of President James Madison and his wife, Dolley. The farm is easily reached from Charlottesville, Culpeper, Richmond and all points in between and we are just 90 miles southwest of Washington, D.C. We look forward to meeting you, your friends and your family.
Morris Orchard
226 Tobacco Row Lane, Monroe, VA
About Us
Morris Orchard is a family owned and operated farm. We are located at the foot of High Peak Mountain in Monroe Virginia. Our goal is to provide the freshest and highest quality produce possible as well as good times for all who visit. When you visit Morris Orchard you will have the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful scenery and the small farm atmosphere. We grow Apples, Peaches, Nectarines, Blueberries, Blackberries, and press Apple Cider.
Round Hill Farm
6347 Everona Road, Culpeper, VA
About Us:
A tractor-drawn hayride carries your family or group to the Pumpkin Patch ablaze with bright orange pumpkins. Pick-your-own or if you prefer, select from pre-picked pumpkins at the farms open-air market.
After fetching the perfect pumpkin from the Pumpkin Patch, visit the barnyard petting-zoo with more than 30 farm animals. Then get lost in one of the two, haybale mazes or take a pony ride on one of the farms adorable ponies. You are also welcome to enjoy the picnic area, playground, face painting and full concessions located near the farms market.
Your weekend adventure is complete only after a visit to the farms open-air market showcasing brilliantly colored mums, freshly harvested apples, corn stalks, pre-picked Halloween pumpkins and gourds of all kinds.
Round Hill Farm and the Pumpkin Patch is a 700 acre crop and cattle farm located in beautiful Orange County Virginia just miles from Charlottesville, the home of Monticello, Michie Tavern and Ash Lawn Highland.
Muskrat Haven Farm
20 Cedarbreak Lane, Amissville, VA
Richard's Fruit Market
6410 Middle Road, Middletown, VA
About:
Richard’s Fruit Market is the oldest “country classic” open air farmers market conveniently located on the Richard’s fifth generation family farm (est. 1878) in Frederick County, Virginia.
We offer everything you need to enjoy a complete meal at home including beef, fruit, vegetables, fresh baked desserts, wine and even pick-your-own flowers for your table – Fresh from our farm!
In 1953, James Richard Sr. and Mary Richard had the idea of starting their own road-side farmers market. They started off by pulling a wagon to the end of their driveway and began selling peaches and apples. Once they had enough customers, James built a little shed that would replace the wagon. They ran a successful little stand, so much so that they became a traffic hazard! James knew then that would have to expand once more. He built the farmers market that is still being used today.
James and Mary had two children Debbie and James Jr. (also known as Eddie). The farmers market has come a long way from only selling apples and peaches to the variety of goodies they offer today. The market is still owned & operated by Mary and son, Eddie.
Rinker Orchards, Inc.
1156 Marlboro Road, Stephens City, VA
About Us
Rinker Orchards, Inc is a third generation apple orchard nestled in Frederick County, Virginia. Jacob Dudley Rinker and his wife Emma Glaize raised their eight children on the family farm where they grew crops, kept farm animals and had an orchard.
Raymond Dudley Rinker purchased the farm from his siblings after the death of his parents and continued in the family farming tradition until the bull chased him across the pasture one too many times. It was then he decided to sell the animals and plant more apple trees.
Ray and his wife Ruth Boyer Rinker expanded the orchards while raising their two sons in the family business. In 1973 Ruth, who was teaching in the Frederick County schools, created and opened one of the first "Pick Your Own" apple operations in Virginia. Promoting the opportunity to come to the country and pick your own apples to families in the surrounding metropolitan areas opened up a whole new way of educating the public about Virginia Apples.
That same year Ray and Ruth's younger son began to take over the orchard operations. Dudley is the third generation of Rinkers to carry on the family tradition. Seeing a need to fill a niche market Dudley started Rinker's Apple Cider in 1986. Our cider is made using only fruit fresh from the trees. No water, sugar or preservatives are used. While it is flashed pasteurized, it retains all the properties of fresh pressed.
Patronage to the orchard for “Pick Your Own” has remained steady over the last 47 years. Some customers have been coming since the advent of “Pick Your Own” and proudly bring their third generation apple pickers with them year after year.
Stribling Orchard
11587 Poverty Hollow Lane, Markham, VA
History
Construction of the main house, "Mountain View", began in the mid 1700's as a one room, two and a half story structure. The property was part of the 1733 Charles Burgess land grant. The first lease was granted to William Marshall, uncle of Chief Justice John Marshall, in 1765. In compliance with the lease agreement, the first 100 apple trees were planted on the site.
In August of 1812, Dr. Robert Stribling came to the area, known at that time as Farrowsville, to establish his practice. In 1819 he purchased the home and the surrounding 93 acres, which included the orchard. Over the years more land was purchased and the original structure underwent several additions.
The stone buildings adjacent to the main house included the Olde Kitchen, where all the family meals were prepared, the Smoke House which was used for smoking hams and storage of meats, and the Dairy where butter, cheeses, and other milk products were processed and stored. The log building was one of several used as quarters for the family servants.
These buildings are still used by the family household and are not open to the general public at this time.
In 1850 the construction of the railroad through Farrowsville disrupted the community tranquility and forced Dr. Robert Stribling to relocate his medical practice from the village to Mountain View. He built a frame building and used the first floor as a medical office that served the area through the early 1900's. The upper floor hosted the Masonic Lodge until the turn of the century.
During the Civil War, both the Union and Confederate armies used the railroad and parallel road. As troop movements intensified through Manassas Gap to the fighting in Northern Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley, Mountain View was repeatedly used as officer's quarters by both sides.
Because of its proximity to the railroad, the farm's market for apples grew during the early 1900's. For years apples were picked, graded, and packed for shipment at an on-site packinghouse, many for export to Europe. The world market after WWII in conjunction with the rise of large corporate fruit production made exportation less economical. By 1950 the commercial market was highly competitive and the Striblings started the pick-your-own sales.
Hartland Orchard
3064 Hartland Lane, Markham, VA
History
The Main House at HartlandHartland is an old family working farm and orchard. We are very proud of the hard work and effort that we put into producing top quality fresh fruit at affordable prices for you and your family. We invite you to visit us. Spend a relaxing day in the scenic country side, enjoy nature and pick your own fruit.
The name Hartland came from the Latin word Hart that means deer. In the 1800's and early 1900's there were very few deer, but Hartland was lucky enough to have some. Henry Green was born in the back bedroom in Hartland's main house. A World War II veteran, he translated radio code in an aircraft carrier in the South Pacific. He worked as a chemist until 1950 when his father died, and then he took over the farm.
Henry Green has raised pigs, sheep, chickens, cows, horses, corn, grain, fruit and six children on this farm!
Hartland Orchard is located in the scenic hills near Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Mountains. When planning your trip to Hartland Orchard, consider taking advantage of the many other sights and activities in the beautiful surrounding area.
Marker Miller Orchards Farm Market
3035 Cedar Creek Grade, Winchester, VA
The History of Marker-Miller Orchards
The current farm market is on the land that my great-grandfather, Amos Marker, bought back on July 11, 1908. The stone house on the farm dates back to 1811 and is known as "Paxton." Currently, the fourth and fifth generations are farming this land. My grandfather, John D. Marker, started planting apple orchards in the 1930's and we continue to do so today. My father, J. Ralph Marker, expanded the orchards and added peaches in the late 1940's and early 1950's. He passed away in 1953, and my mother, Ada Marker, and aunt, Fay Marker-Miller, continued the management of the farms and orchards. That is how the name Marker-Miller Orchards originated.
Shen Val Farm Market
2180 Fairfax Pike, White Post, VA
Taste, experience, and enjoy a Shenandoah Valley Farmers Market. Answering all your produce, Bakery, beef, and greenhouse needs!