May, at the turn of spring and summer, and summer, June, is an infinitely beautiful season for fruit harvesting! California has always been a treasure trove of fruit picking. How can you miss such fun activities in Los Angeles! Generally speaking, strawberry gardens are already open for picking in May. Most of the cherry picking season begins in early June. The team here summarizes ten good places for you to pick your own fruits in the Los Angeles / Southern California area. Please enjoy the sunshine and greenery in spring and summer! Note: Because the farm needs its own maintenance and rest, the information on the Internet may not be updated in time. Therefore, after checking the opening hours online, please call in advance to confirm, otherwise it would not be good to run a trip ~

1. Murray Family Farms in Bakersfield

There are many kinds of fruits that can be picked by his family. Strawberry, cherry, blueberry, mulberry, pipa, yellow peach, flat peach, fig, hebrin... There are two sub-farms. The staff at the farm is very nice, sitting in a straw cart to pick fruits, it is called the Los Angeles version of farmhouse! But this farm is also the most crowded by tourists. Everyone is ready to travel~ May 2015nd, 5 is his family's Cherry Festival. There are many cherry-related activities, such as the cherry seed spit contest, tickets are $2, children under 9.99 are free, and they can also pick blueberries ($3 One pound) and strawberries ($2.99 ​​per basket).

Two addresses:

Big Red Barn: 6700 General Beale Road, Bakersfield, CA

Old Tomato Weigh-Station: 9557 Copus Road, Bakersfield, CA

Official website : http://www.murrayfamilyfarms.com/

2. Underwood Farms

Netizen feedback: The blueberries and strawberries picked by Somis Farm are “big and sweet”. Camerillo Factory Outlet is a 10-minute drive south of the farm. You can have a day trip to a shopping farm. You can pick strawberries ($4 a pound) and blueberries ($1.99 a pound) in April, raspberries in May, and blackberries in July. It is recommended to the northwest of Los Angeles. Friends~

Address: 5696 Los Angeles Avenue, Somis, CA 93066
Official website:http://www.underwoodfamilyfarms.com

3. Carlsbad Strawberry Garden

This strawberry garden is right next to the sea of ​​flowers. You can buy fresh strawberry milkshake or strawberry ice cream, super fresh! The flowering season is between April and May, and the strawberry field is also open. It is open from 4 to 5:7 every day, 9 days a week. There is also an outlet that is very close. The students who are there every week said that there are many old men and old women there, which is considered to be a rich area with many white people.

Address: 5704 Paseo Del Norte, Carlsbad, CA 92008
Official website:http://www.carlsbadstrawberrycompany.com/

4.Temecula Valley Strawberry Farms&Blueberry Company

Children near Temecula and Riverside can go here to pick strawberries and blueberries! In fact, the strawberry farm and the blueberry farm are still a dozen minutes away by car, but for friends who go to Temecula, why not go to both places!

Strawberry Farm official website:http://www.temeculavalleystrawberryfarms.com/ 2015年的采摘季3月15号开始，周三到周日早10点到晚6点开放

Blueberry Garden Official Website ::http://www.temeculaberryco.com/ The picking season in 2015 will only start in May. You can check on the official website before you go

5. Tanaka Farms by Irvine

(Looking at the name, you can guess that the owner of the strawberry farm is a descendant of immigrants from the neon country hahaha) In addition to the popular strawberry farm, there are also a variety of fresh vegetables that you can pick yourself.His family also has a well-known pumpkin field in Southern California. Every Halloween, a large number of families will come here to purchase pumpkin carvings.Fruits and vegetables are sold by the pound, and there is a Wagon Ride on the farm. Strawberries can be picked from April. Other varieties of u-pick have not yet been opened. For details, please refer to the official website.Foodie netizen Wendy reported: “It costs $4 to pick strawberries at the Tanaka Strawberry Farm. It only takes 18 minutes to pick them, and 15 minutes to walk around the farm with a tractor and take a box of strawberries.”

Address: 5380 3/4 University Dr. Irvine, CA 92612
Official website:http://www.tanakafarms.com/

6. McGrath Family Farm

This is an Organic Certify farm, famous for strawberries and pumpkin picking in autumn.There are many fruits and vegetables, and there are different seasonal fruits every month.There is a small shop next to the farm, which specializes in the fruits and vegetables grown by them. There are many kinds of fruits and vegetables. Many nearby residents go here to buy them.After picking strawberries, you can go grocery shopping~ Netizen Leia Gege said, "Buy another sunflower, put it in a vase and keep it for a week, and see how good it is to smile at you every day :)" It is said that his farm will be in Santata every Wednesday. Monica's Farmer's Market sells vegetables and sunflowers too!

This year (2015), due to the drought, the yield of the farm is relatively low. Friends who want to upick call to confirm it before they go, so as not to run for nothing.

Address: 1012 West Ventura Blvd, Camarillo, CA 93010
Official website:http://www.mcgrathfamilyfarm.com/

7. Villa del Sol farms

Pick strawberries and pick cherries! Villa del Sol is the largest U-pick cherry farm in South Canada, located in Leona Valley, one of the largest cherry producing areas in South Canada. The picking season is very interesting from the end of May to mid-July. Remember to pick plenty of sunshine from high places! About 5 minutes from Los Angeles, absolutely good quality and low price.

Address: 6989 Elizabeth Lake Road, Leona Valley, CA 93551
Official website:http://www.upickcherries.com/index.htm

8. Amber's Farms

Another famous cherry orchard in Leona Valley has many varieties. The expected open picking this year is May 5th. If you want to go, please call to confirm or check the official website on May 30st to confirm the specific opening date. This orchard is very interesting. According to the introduction, a couple started this orchard in order to sponsor their daughter to go to school. You can also see pictures of your daughter's graduation from Berkeley on the Internet, haha! By the way, this daughter is called Amber ~

Address: 9300 Leona Avenue, Leona Valley, CA 93551

Phone 661-270-1919 Please remember to confirm in advance

Official Website:http://www.ambersfarm.com/index.html

9. Big John's Orchard

It is also a good place for the family to pick cherry in the weekend, and his family never uses any pesticides and pesticides to ensure that the cherry is absolutely natural and healthy. The picking season starts from the end of May. It is worth mentioning that they also have lilac flower fields and lavender fields. The scale is not large, but it is still beautiful ~

Address: 9258 Leona Ave. Leona Valley, CA 93551
Official website:http://www.gatherafruitfulharvest.com/

10. Beaumont Cherry Orchard Beaumont, like Leona Valley, is one of California's largest cherry producing regions and hosts a cherry festival every year. Guldseth Orchard is a U-pick farm with more than thirty years of history. In addition to cherries, there are grapes, and various vegetables and fruits. The opening hours are from 1 to 5 pm every day. The owner also strongly recommends calling in advance to confirm what varieties are available

Address: 9150 Whispering Pines Road, Cherry Valley, CA 92223
Official website:http://www.guldsethcherryorchard.com/ Phone: (951) 845-2490

Finally, put a very magical website that gathers information about U-Pick Fruit orchards from almost the United States and the world:http://www.pickyourown.org/ However, it may not be a good thing to choose too many, it is more practical for the team to have a strategy, haha! Welcome to exchange fruit picking experience ~

The picture is from the Internet. If you need to provide credit, please contact the team. In addition to the contributions of the team members, thanks to the picking experience and information, thanks@ 吴晓 梦 Fiona,@ 蕾娅格格,@ 陈立 LiContribution to fruit harvesting experience ~