Beltway Bambinos

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. Pick Your Own will be by reservation only! Passes grant access to pick your own fields, the farm park picnic area, the giant slides, the nature trail, and the farm park animals.  Visit sheep, 2 miniature donkeys, goats, chickens, and Charlie the pig.

Homestead Farm (15604 Sugarland Rd., Poolesville, MD 20837)
Pick-your-own fruit including apples, cherries, pumpkins and more. Expected to reopen mid June.

Shlagel Farms (12850 Shlagel Rd., Waldorf, MD 20601)
Pick your own strawberry fields and greenhouses will be open 7 days a week from 10am-5pm during the berry picking season. Strawberries are priced by the pound for you to pick and they have containers or you can bring your own. During berry season the greenhouses are open and full of beautiful and unique hanging baskets and annual flats. They also have a milkshake trailer serving huge strawberry shortcakes, milkshakes and cones! No reservations needed. Daily updates can be found here.

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 also offer a drive-thru to pick up berries.

Larriland (2415 Woodbine Rd., Woodbine, MD 21797)
They harvest tons of fruits and veggies, check out the harvest calendar to plan a perfect outing. No need to make a reservation.

Great Country Farms (18780 Foggy Bottom Rd., Bluemont, VA 20135)
Another farm with a lot of fruits and veggies to pick. They are also known for their annual festivals, check out the calendar of events. The Strawberry Festival takes place May 21, 22, 28, 29, 30. 

Waters Orchard (22711 Wildcat Rd., Germantown, MD 20876)
Doc Waters Cidery is now open. Waters Orchard will reopen for apple picking in September.

Mackintosh Fruit Farm (1608 Russell Rd., Berryville, VA 22611)
Pick your own is by reservation only. Here’s what you can pick! Be sure to visit the market and kitchen before heading home.

The Sandy Spring Strawberry Festival is June 11-12. Plan to spend the whole day, enjoying live performances, pony rides, and as much strawberry shortcake as your heart desires!   You won’t want to miss this local family-favorite event that’s been serving up good old fashioned fun for generations.