Pick-your-own summer fruit

Butlers Orchard (22200 Davis Mill Rd, Germantown, MD 20876)
A large variety of Pick Your Own crops are available at Butler’s Orchard on a seasonal basis. Please see the Crop Calendar. They grow over 23 different varieties of fruits and vegetables each year. $3 per person visiting our Farm.  Children under 24 months are free.  Passes grant access to our Pick Your Own Fields, the Farm Park Picnic Area, the Giant slides, the Nature Trail, and our Farm Park Animals.  (Some exclusions do apply.)

Homestead Farm (15604 Sugarland Rd, Poolesville, MD 20837)
Pick-Your-Own Fruit. Expected to reopen in late May or early June.

Shlagel Farms (12850 Shlagel Rd Waldorf MD 20601)
Pick your own strawberry fields and greenhouses will be open 7 days a week from 8am-6pm during the berry picking season which is typically all of May and into the first 2 weeks of June. Strawberries are priced by the pound for you to pick and we have containers or you can bring your own. They also allow you to pick berries by the quart or flat for you if you don’t want to pick. During berry season the greenhouses are open and full of beautiful and unique hanging baskets and annual flats. There is even a milkshake trailer serving huge strawberry shortcakes, milkshakes and cones!

Wegmeyer Farms (38299 Hughesville Rd, Hamilton, VA 20158)
Known for their delicious strawberries in the spring and unique and colorful pumpkins in the fall. They take great pride in what they grow – the taste, the quality, and the appearance – and strive for the best pure experience for all visitors. They invite you to visit and enjoy our top-rated products and the authentic farm experience! Be sure and check out their other locations; Gilbert’s Corner Market, Oatlands Plantation and Hamilton The Home Farm. Special for Beltway Bambinos readers — 25% off weekdays Monday-Friday at their 3 u-pick locations, just mention Beltway Bambinos at register.

Larriland (2415 Woodbine Rd, Woodbine, MD 21797)
The strawberry plants are blooming now and may ripen around May 25, 2017

Great Country Farms (18780 Foggy Bottom Rd, Bluemont, VA 20135)
Pick your own strawberries OPEN 9am-5pm or until we are picked out. Check here for updates on availability. Strawberry Festival May 6, 7, 13 & 14, 2017

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June 3, 2017: Sandy Spring Strawberry Festival
Sandy Spring Museum is gearing up for the 36^th Annual Strawberry Festival!  This event has grown to over 6,000 attendees and is something you won’t want to miss!  Taking place throughout the museum’s 7 acres along Route 108, the event features live music and entertainment, food trucks, a beer garden, and activities for children of all ages. Over the years the Strawberry Festival has featured a rock climbing wall, pony rides, a petting zoo, and much more!