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This page provides a
detailed list of Nova Scotia's pumpkin patches, corn mazes, hay rides
and other Halloween farm stuff!! Just scroll down this
page! Some are farms, where you take a hay ride out into the field, others are elaborate farm stands with mountains of pumpkins and other activities and some
are simple roadside stands. All should have loads of pumpkins to choose
from. To really make it fun for your kids, look for those that have
the extra activities, like a corn maze, spook house, or hayride. There is
usually a small fee for the mazes (of course, the more elaborate mazes
tend to charge more. Hayrides are often free.
ALWAYS call before you go to confirm all information, they don't always report changes to me!
We have loads of related resources
here, too.
On our Pick-your-own website, we also have pages with our own
simple
instructions on canning, freezing and drying many other fruits and
vegetables, such as how to make jam, apple
butter, applesauce, spaghetti
sauce, salsa, pickles,
ketchup or freezing
corn (these links open new pages, just close them to return here). Be sure to come back at Christmas if you are looking
for a cut-your-own Christmas tree farm!
Look at the bottom of the page for links to resources on home canning, picking
tips, recipes, etc..
I'm always looking for
more to add and feedback about any patch, stand or farm you have visited, so write me using the Feedback
form! And if you have
a farm and want to add it or correct the information, please click on Add My Farm! If you are looking for other fruits
or vegetables to pick, or for cut-your-own Christmas trees,
click here to
go to www.PickYourOwn.org!
Remember: ALWAYS call (or follow the link to the farm's own website, if the name
is a blue link) to confirm the information before you go! They may close,
run out or change events, times, etc. without notifying me!
Annapolis County
- Anthony L. Morse/Morse's Farm Ltd. -
pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, prepicked produce,
restrooms, picnic area, farm animals
114 East Main St., Berwick, NS B0P 1E0. Phone: (902) 538-8446. Email:
morsesfarm@ns.sympatico.ca. Directions: The 5th generation 200acre
family farm is located at the east end of the town of Berwick, Kings
County, NS. 15 min to our west is CFB Greenwood, and 25 min to our east
is the town of Wolfville, home of Acadia University. Open: U-Pick
strawberries - open weekdays from 8 am to 8 pm and weekends from 8 am to
5 pm U-Pick strawberries run from mid-June to mid-July. Open daily with
special Canada Day weekend deals. Pumpkin season generally runs from
mid-late September to the end of October Payment: Cash, only. We grow 20
acres of fresh market/u-pick strawberries along with 35 acres of early
market table potatoes. We also grow 3-4 acres of pumpkins, and 1-2 acres
of mixed vegetables (peas, beans, tomatoes...etc.) A 30 cow 'natural'
beef herd manages a certain % of our farm land base, along with the hay
crops for feed in rotation.
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Dempsey Corner Orchards - pumpkins, Pick-your-own apples,
pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from
the field, straw or hay bale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, haunted
house, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, petting
zoo, farm animals, school tours, events at your location (call for
info)
2717 Route 221, Aylesford, NS B0P 1C0. Phone: 902-847-1855.
Email:
dempseycornerorchards@ns.aliantzinc.ca. Open: 7 days a week from
10 until 5 yes, that includes Sunday. Picking updates:
Click here for updates. Directions: Just North of Exit 16 in the
Annapolis Valley and follow the signs.
Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Cheque, Debit
cards, Visa/MasterCard. (UPDATED: September 25, 2009)
- Inglis Farm - apples, plums, pears, cherries
Civic #2611 Tupperville Highway 201, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia.
Phone: 902-665-2427.
Directions: 6 miles west of
Bridgetown, 10 miles east of Annapolis Royal. Farm & orchard tours, old varieties of apples
(call ahead); visit Acadian cellar site; tea & coffee on a Century
Farmhouse lawn, parking for buses. Contact: Marion Inglis,
- Inglis Orchard View Farm - apples
Civic # 2692 Highway 201, Exit 21, follow signs to Tupperville, 2.2 km past Tupperville sign. Certified organic since 1991,
OCIA and NSOGA, sweet cider year round. Contact: Jim & Loretta Inglis,
Phone: 902-665-4005.
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Sun Set Acres Farm - beans, beets, blueberries, broccoli, carrots, cherries, corn (sweet), cucumbers, grapes, melons, onions, other berries, pears, peas, peaches, peppers, plums, pumpkins, rhubarb, summer squash, winter squash, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables, Other fruit or veg, Turkeys (organic, not-hormone-fed), Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Christmas trees- you choose and we cut, Precut Christmas trees, Christmas wreaths and boughs, saws provided, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, picnic area, petting zoo
1763 Hwy #10 , Springfield, NS B0R1H0. Fax: 902-547-2924. Email us at:
sunsetacresfarm@hotmail.com. . We are open April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. Our hours are: Our hours are: Open Monday to Friday 7am to 8pm, Saturdays 7am-5pm, Sundays 8am-5pm We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard. We offer to the public Organic Farming & CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) where you as the consumer may purchase either HALF, FULL of FAMILY Shares to our farm. At a set rate for the upcoming
harvest season.
We like our new members and current members to please subscribe to our farm before November 30, of each year for the following growing season as this is the time we start planning our gardens and crops for the upcoming growing season. This is a big help so we know and can plan how much we need to grow in order to make our harvest supply best.
Christmas tree varieties:
U-Choose and Cut varieties: Balsam Fir.
You Choose and We cut varieties: Balsam Fir.
PreCut varieties: Balsam Fir.
Antigonish County
- Taylor Farms - corn maze, farm market
Number 7 Highway, Lochaber, Antigonish, NS B2G 2L3. Phone: 902-783-2530. Directions: 13 miles out Number 7 highway from Antigonish. Second strawberry farm on the left as you come into Lochaber.
Our hours are: Monday to Saturday, call for hours. (UPDATED: October 24, 2009)
A visitor writes on October 24, 2009: "My sister in law and her
family were recently at a corn maze at Taylor's Farm which is on the #7
highway about 20 minutes from Antigonish. It's a self-serve one with
pumpkins and gourds for sale as well. It was awesome! There's a sweet giftshop with baked
goods, preserves, berries, etc. We enjoyed it immensely."
Cape Breton County
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Hanks
Family farm - corn maze, petting zoo,
Milleville, NS. Phone: 902-674-2644. Directions: Exit 16, located 2
miles down King's Grove Road, Mineville, Nova Scotia, Canada. They offer a full produce and bakery. They also sell all
your fall decorating needs...hay gourds pumpkins etc. Sometimes they
even have a bounce tent for the kids :) (UPDATED: October
11, 2008)
A visitor writes on October
05, 2008: "I love going there every fall !!" (Suggested by a
visitor, ADDED: October 05, 2008)
- Rendell's Farm - strawberries, pumpkins
95 Millcreek Road, Point Aconi, Nova Scotia. Phone: 902-736-1547 or
902-736-3118, Fax: 902-736-0623, Email:
crendell@ns.sympatico.ca
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Celtic Country Market with home baking, crafts, fruits
& vegetables, ice cream, Open: 7 am-7 pm,(weather permitting). Contact:
Edward & Jody Rendell,
Colchester County
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River Breeze Farm Market -pumpkins, 3 corn mazes, 2 bale
mazes, 2 rope mazes, petting zoo, pig races, goat walk, washer toss,
covered picnic area, kids excavator pit, Wild West Town, concession
stand, cow train ride, wagon ride out to the sunflower patch and bee
observation hive.
660 Onslow Road, Truro, NA, Phone: 902-895-5138. Email us at:
contact@riverbreeze.info.
Open: 7 days a week year round; Sat, Sun & Holiday Monday's only, from
12 noon to 5pm.! Atlantic Canada's largest corn maze. RiverBreeze also
offers ice cream, sweet corn, sunflowers and naturally grown beef and
pork products. Also a new bakery is now open.
Cumberland County
Halifax County
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The Haunted Hollow - haunted trail, snacks and refreshment stand,
restrooms
1561 Hammonds Plains Road, Hammonds Plains, NS B4B1P6. Phone:
na. Email:
thehaunt@thehauntedhollow.ca. Open: Haunted walking trail through the
woods located at 1561 Hammonds Plains Road, Nova Scotia; Dates for 2009 are
as follows: Saturday October 10, Friday October 16, Saturday, October 17,
and Friday the 23 and Saturday the 24 of October from 7:38 am to 9:00 pm;
Weather Permitting! Check website for updates; 2009 prices: $8 per person;
Run by Student Volunteers; Directions: The Haunted Hollow is located on the
top of the hill, on the right hand side of the road, coming from Bedford
between Voyager Way and Lucasville Road; Click here for a map and
directions; Payment: Cash, only.
Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: The
Haunted Hollow is located on the top of the hill, on the right hand side of
the road, coming from Bedford between Voyager Way and Lucasville Road.
Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. (UPDATED:
September 10, 2009)
Hants County
- Daniel's U-Pick - apples, pears, pumpkins
#4473 Chester Road, Route 14, 1 mile before Mt. Martock, Nova Scotia.
Phone: 902-798-0684; toll free from HRM only - 866-6666 798-0684, Fax: 902-798-0543
(phone ahead first) .
On site features: pre-picked apples, pears, plums, jams & jellies,
pumpkins, squash, sweet apple cider, deer apples.
Facilities/attractions: wagon rides, orchard tours by appointment only
(September and October), Open: Only September & Oct, 10 am-6 pm..
Contact: Phil Daniels,
Kings County
- Boates Vinegar & U-Pick - apples & pears
432 Bligh Road. . Contact: Brian or Keith Boates, Phone:
902-678-7671, Fax: 902-678-0771, Email: kb@xcountry.tv
- Dempsey Corner Orchards - Apples, blueberries, carrots, cherries, corn (sweet), currants (red and black), grapes, onions, pears, peaches, plums, pumpkins, raspberries, summer squash, winter squash, strawberries, other vegetables, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized haybale maze, prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, tractor-pulled hay rides, petting zoo
2717 Route 221, Aylesford, NS B0P 1C0. Email us at: dempseycornerorchards@ns.aliantzinc.ca. Directions: Just north of exit 16 in the Annapolis Valley and follow the bright pink signs. Our hours are: 10 to 6
7 days per week Payment: Cash, Check.
- Elderkin's Farm Market and U-Pick - apples, pears,
pumpkins, Trout
#10362 Hwy #1, Greenwich, Nova Scotia. Phone: 902-542-7198, Fax:
902-542-3842. Email: elderkinsapples@accesswave.ca.
Directions:
Take exit 11 off Hwy 101,
keep right to wolfville
On site features: full line farm market, Scotsburn ice cream, sweet &
hard cider, bakery items made from scratch with no additives or
preservatives, crafts, gifts, fruit trees, perennials and shrubs for sale,
adopt-a -tree. Facilities/attractions: blossom tours, wagon rides, fish
pond, farm animals, picnic tables and the best view in the Valley with a
pleasant walk. Contact: Peter Elderkin,
- Foote Family Farm - apples, pears, plums, pumpkins
1972 Woodville Road, Woodville, Nova Scotia. Phone: 902-678-4371, Fax:
902-678-1375, Email: trina@footefamilyfarm.com.
Directions: north of Highway 221 at Woodville. On site features: honey,
apple cider, beekeeping supplies, walking trail, picnic area. Contact:
George or Trina Foote,
- Fuller Brothers Farm - apples, pears, plums, pumpkins
Avonport, NS. Phone: 902-542-1825, Fax: 902-542-0613, Email: jk.fuller@ns.sympatico.ca.
Directions: Turn left at Exit 9 off 101, follow signs for 1 mile, 40
minutes from metro. On site features: washroom facilities, pre-picked
apples, pears, plums, peaches, pumpkins. Contact: Jonathan Fuller,
- Gates U-Pick - apples (Cortland, Macs, Gravs, Red Delicious, Spy,
Nova Mac, Mira, Prima just to name a few varieties), pears, pumpkins
1263 Starr's Point Road, Port Williams. Phone: 902-542-9340, Fax:
902-542-1656. Directions: Take exit 11 off 101 Hwy at Old Orchard Inn,
follow signs to Port Williams. On site features: pre-picked fruit and a
no-spray section, school buses welcome, free wagon rides, picnic tables,
ducks and geese on ponds. Open: 9 am to 6 pm, September 1-October 30..
Contact: Doug or Marianne Gates,
- Maize Maze - corn maze
Elmridge Farm, 765 Baines Road, Centreville, Nova Scotia, B0P 1J0.
(anyone have a phone number for them?)
- Noggins Corner Farm Ltd.
- Corn Maze, Barnyard Adventure, U-Pick pumpkins, apples and flowers.
10009 Hwy #1, Greenwich, Nova Scotia, Canada. Phone: 902-542-5515.
Directions: Exit 11 off Hwy 101, proceed to bottom of the hill, look for
large Farm Market sign on the roof, turn left on Hwy # 1. Noggins Corner
Farm is about 500 yd down the road on your right. Open: 10:00 am - 8:00
pm. Historic walking trails. Admission; adults $5.00,
children (5 - 15) $4.00, under 5 free. Come visit our farm market
featuring Valley grown farm, fresh produce including, peaches, pears,
over 30 varieties of apples, sweet corn, squash and all sizes of
pumpkins.
- Oakview Farm - apples, free range
eggs
7 Longspell Road, outside Canning, NS. Phone: 902-582-7454, Email: oakview@glinx.com.
Contact: Jennifer
& Kevin Graham.
- Stonehenge Farm - apples
2380 Harmony Road, Aylesford. Phone: 902-847-9146, Email: r.t.johnson@ns.sympatico.ca.
Directions: Exit 16 off Hwy 101,
south 7 km on Victoria Road, Left at Harmony Road sign. On site features:
adopt your own apples tree with certificate and tree sign.
Tourism attractions in the local area: Oaklawn Farm Zoo - 4 km.
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Willowbank Upick Farm - pumpkins, Pick-your-own apples,
pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from
the field, corn maze, haunted corn maze, straw or hay bale maze,
tractor-pulled hay rides, haunted house, picnic area, pony rides,
petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding
parties, school tours
Starrs Point, Exit 11 off 101 Highway, Port
Williams, NS B0P 1T0. Phone: 902 542 9153 . Fax: nil. Email:
info@willowbankupick.com. Open: Early September to Late October 7
days a week; 9am to 5:30pm.
Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Picking
updates:
Click here for updates. Directions: Take Exit 11 off the 101
highway (Greenwich) Head North on route #358 to Port Williams, follow
the signs for the Historic Prescott Museum and watch for Willowbank
Upick signs along the way. Turn Right at the white church in Port
Williams on to Starr's Point Road. We are only 5 minutes from the Old
Orchard Inn which is located at exit 11 off the 101.
Click here for a map and directions. Open Each Fall the weekend
after Labor Day, until Late October. Payment: Cash, only. A family
operation who welcome you to our home on the beautiful Cornwallis
River, with nice views of Acadia University, the town of Wolfville and
Acadian dykelands. (UPDATED: July 06, 2009)
Linden
- Ridgewood Farm Paul & Wendy Angus
- pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the
field, Fall festival, child-sized haybale maze, wagon rides, Pumpkin
Weigh-Off,
246 West Linden Road, Amherst, NS B4H 3Y2. Phone: 902-661-5916. Email:
wdangus@hotmail.com. Open: U - pick open every Saturday and Sunday in
October, 1 to 4 pm; Pumpkins in our yard at all times; We run on the honor
system, leave the money in a can. Directions: Off the sunrise trail in
Linden, between Amherst and Pugwash, turn down the West Linden Road We are
1.3 km down the road. Watch for the signs.
Click here for a map and directions. Pumpkins ready for your picking mid
September through October; U-picks every weekend and in our yard anytime,
help yourself! We also have sugar pie pumpkins, lots of crazy gourds and in
August we have sweet corn - the best tasting and sweetest corn you'll ever
eat! Give us a call 6615916. Payment: Cash, only. Next year we are growing -
to include hay rides, childrens maze, photo shoot area, weigh-off and more.
(ADDED: October 22, 2009)
Lunenburg County
- Indian Garden Farm - This farm has upicks and wagon rides and
farm tours in late September. Does anyone know what else they offer?
Click
here to write to me!
15401 Hwy 3, Hebbville, Nova Scotia. Directions: located off Highway #3
down the hill from the cemetery.
Pictou County
Shelburne County
- Do you know of any pumpkin patches, corn mazes,
or other special Halloween events in this county? Please tell me about them -
Click
here to write to me!
Yarmouth County
Miscellaneous:
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Sunrise
Stables and Ridin High Ranch- pumpkin patch, hay rides,
Johnson Road, North Sydney, NS, b2a 2b2.
Phone:
902-794-8359. A visitor tells me "They do sleigh
rides out to a pumkin patch in the fall time tons of fun! they do
trail rides and children's birthday parties alot of different things and
they even have black gold compost(manure).
"
Do you know of any more pumpkin patches, corn mazes,
or other special Halloween events? Please tell me about them -
Click
here to write to me!
Pumpkins on TV! The TV series "Glutton for Punishment"
which airs on Food Network.
Host Bob Blumer (The Surreal Gourmet) will travel to Nova Scotia this fall to
film an upcoming episode. His challenge will be to carve out a giant pumpkin and
paddle it across Lake Pezaquid at the annual Pumpkin Regatta in Windsor, Nova
Scotia, October 14, 2007. Season Two scheduled to air winter 2008!
You can catch season one of Glutton for Punishment on the air now! Bob seeks
out extreme epicurean challenges around the world in this exciting new series.
Whether it's braving the heat as a BBQ Pit Master in Kansas City or braving the
elements during five days of backbreaking grape picking in Germany, there is no
distance too far and no challenge too intimidating for this genuine Glutton for
Punishment!
To view the live broadcast of the pumpkin, go to:
www.gluttonforpunishment.tv
What it is:
- A live web cam of a giant pumpkin growing in a pumpkin patch at the Dill
- family farm in Windsor, Nova Scotia!
- - updated every 30 seconds
- - puts on up to 30 pounds a day!
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