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Following is a season list of produce we grow by season.  Each season will vary on crop yield and timing so be sure to check our NOW PICKING page for the most up to date information


Summer Pick Your Own

Sunflowers- Open Daily in June and July 2026

Sunflower festival at Great Country Farms in northern Virginia includes fields with multicolored sunflowers in reds and rich golds.Come out to enjoy a sneak peak of our Sunflower Field and cut some lovely blooms starting Saturday, June 20, 2026.   Wagon rides take you out to the Sunflower field and run regularly from 9:15am until 4pm.  The last wagon ride goes out at 4pm so you have time to cut & purchase sunflowers before we close at 5pm.   Sunflowers are $1 a bloom plus farm admission.    Farm Admission includes access to the sunflower field and the whole farm play area. Come put and then play all day until we close at 5pm.

 

Peaches~ Limited for 2026 due the Huge April Freeze 
We grow several varieties that ripen at different times typically from late June through early August. Favorite types include Sugar May, an early peach with bright red skin and ivory-colored flesh, and Sugar King, a yellow peach that ripens later in the season.

2026 Note: Our peaches were impacted by another freeze in April 2026. (Yes, a second year in a row – such a bummer!)   We only had a few varieties make it though the freeze.  We will have VERY limited pick your own peaches again this season. Be sure to check our NOW PICKING Page for updates on when we have peaches for picking or in our farm market. 

blackberry pickingBlackberries~ Mid to Late July – COMING SOON
Our most popular summer berry is actually a drupelet, or a cluster of small fruits. They grow on thorn-less canes, which are woven through trellises for easy picking. Recent studies suggest that blackberries have extraordinarily high antioxidant properties. Peak season is usually mid to late -July.

Potatoes ~ August 15 & 16 2026
Don’t miss The Big Dig Potato Harvest.  This is the once a year chance to dig potatoes and taste the smoothness and rich flavor of a fresh potato compared to typical store bought options that have been in storage for months. We grow Kenebec White, Pontiac Reds, Yukon Golds and a few Fingerlings.

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Fall Pick Your Own Apples, Pumpkins & More

Apple-Picking

Apples (Late August through September)
Apples, Apples and more Apples!!!  September features Gala, Jona Gold, Jona Free, Candy Crisp, Ruby Jon and Fuji varieties.

2026 Note:  We will have limited apple picking in September 2026 this season due to the April Freeze that destroyed some of our crop for a second year in a row.  Be sure to check our now picking page for updates on apple availability.

Pumpkin-Pile--2010Pumpkins (Last week of September through October)
We grow all sorts of shapes, colors, sizes, and textures in our pumpkin patch. Enjoy picking in late September for the best selection, and the treasure hunt quality the vines provide before the frost. Our Fall Harvest Festival is fun for the whole family with great food, cider, and music. Pumpkins are $.59/lb.

Pumpkins sold separately and NOT included with admission.

 

 

Spring Pick you Own

Tulips ~ April 

This is a new crop for us in 2026 opening April 2026.

Strawberries ~ CLOSED for the 2026 Season

The lush pick your own strawberry patch at Great Country Farms is a bit damp today but the strawberries sit up high on the planted rows reaching for some sunshine.

Pick your own strawberry patch 6.10.26


We grow several varieties of strawberries which can begin to yield fruit as early as Mother’s Day weekend but typically we start picking from mid to late May through early June.  Weekday mornings offer the best picking opportunities, as fields are often picked-out by the afternoon, so plan to come early in the day. Check our social media and NOW PICKING page for  updates  before you visit and throughout the day on changing field conditions.

Cherries ~ June – GONE for 2026!

We grow both sweet and tart cherries. Sweet Cherries usually come in season first in early June but froze out for the 2026. For future reference, Tart cherries start in early June and in some seasons can  last as long as Father’s Day (but unfortunately not in 2026).

Cherry skins split easily, so the best picking technique is to pluck the fruit with the entire stem attached. Cherries are rich in vitamins A and C, and in beta-carotene. Our tart cherries are mainly used for juice, preserves, sauces, and pie filling.

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