The air is chilly and the leaves are changing which means it’s time to start searching for the perfect pumpkin! Whether it’s an accent piece for your fall decorations or a blank canvas for your jack-o-lantern, the perfect pumpkin can be hard to find if you’re limiting yourself to your local grocery store. If you are looking for a pumpkin patch near Toronto, there are so many great farms within a short drive from the city to find your choice gourd while supporting a local, family business.
Pumpkin patches are also a great socially distanced activity for the whole family! You can spend the day wandering the grounds without worrying about being too close to people outside of your bubble.
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Reesor's Farm Market
Reesor’s Farm Market is celebrating their 35th year of serving York Region and it won’t take you long to discover why they’ve been loved by the GTA! They offer fresh produce and meals along with frozen options you can take home and save for a later date. Spend your morning or afternoon wandering their Pick-Your-Own Pumpkin patch and head back in to their Farm Market for some of the tastiest fresh-baked goods you’ll ever find or spend the rest of your day getting lost in their amazing corn maze.
You’ll be able to visit their pumpkin patch Monday-Thursday without a reservation but you’ll need to plan ahead if you want to visit on a Friday or Saturday. Entry costs $4 per person and pumpkins cost $0.39 per pound (or $39 flat to fill a wheelbarrow).
www.reesors.ca
10825 Ninth Line, Markham ON
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Hutchinson's Farm
Hutchinson’s is a personal favourite of ours and we’ve never left empty-handed. You can either buy some of their pre-picked pumpkins up front or wander out into the field and find the one that speaks to you. They always have a variety of sizes, types, and other vegetables to inspire your autumn cooking.
You can currently find pumpkins, gourds, squash, garlic, beets, shallots, and leeks at Hutchinson’s which are all fresh and wonderfully priced. The grounds are large so you don’t have to worry about getting too close to other groups. It’s also a beautiful farm full of insta-worthy photo spots! Keep in mind they only accept cash & debit cards so be sure to bring one or the other.
www.hutchinsonfarm.ca
6202 Walker’s Line, Burlington
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Linton's Farm Market
Looking for something other than the typical orange pumpkin? If so, farms like Linton’s Farm Market are a must visit! This is Oshawa’s original farm market that has been serving the community for over 50 years. They’re famous for their fresh vegetables, jams, maple syrup, and even cheese! Now that fall is upon us, they have opened the U-Pick Pumpkin and Corn sections of the farm but they also have activities for the whole family.
Linton’s is well worth the drive to Oshawa and they’ll have you coming back every season to see what’s fresh. There is a lot of parking on site but we recommend getting there earlier rather than later to ensure you get a spot close to the entrance and have a lot of the grounds to yourself.
www.lintonsfarmmarket.com
571 Raglan Road East, Oshawa ON
Forsythe Family Farms
Pumpkins, Apples, and Sunflowers…oh my! Forsythe Family Farms near Uxbridge has a wide variety of fresh veggies available in their store or available as pick-your-own. You could spend days wandering through their fields while filling up your baskets with everything on offer. All prices are very reasonable and they pride themselves on educating customers on sustainable farming practices to inspire the next generation of Ontario farmers.
They recommend you call them at (905)985-6749 before you arrive to check which crops are available and to get an idea of how busy the grounds are that day.
www.forsythefamilyfarms.com
1025 Cragg Road, Greenbank ON
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Andrew's Scenic Acres
If you’re heading in a Milton-wards direction then you must add a stop at Andrew’s Scenic Acres. This 165 acre farm and agri-tainment centre has been around for 40 years and has been adding new activities every year. With a market, corn AND hay maze, pick-your-own fields, haunted forest (late October) you’ll need to schedule more than one visit if you want to do and see it all! Weekday admission will run $6 per person which goes up to $12pp on weekends but you’re guaranteed to get your money’s worth. You might have to borrow a pickup like the one in the photo to get your haul back home!
Oh and did we mention there’s a winery too!?! They specialize in fruit wines made from all of the fresh fruit grown on the farm. Make sure you have a designated driver so you can sample everything on offer and bring back a bottle of your favourite.
www.andrewsscenicacres.com
9365 10th Sideroad, Milton ON
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Chudleigh's Entertainment Farm
Chances are you visited Chudleigh’s at least once on a primary school field trip if you went to school in the Western GTA – it was an annual trip at Mark’s school in Mississauga!
The farm is normally associated with its endless apple orchard but they have so much more to offer. Once autumn arrives, they add pumpkins and gourds as far as the eye can see! You’ll need to plan ahead and buy admission tickets before arriving to the farm, which costs $15. It is one of the more expensive farms on this list but there is so much to do during your visit beyond picking your prized pumpkin. There are hayrides, play areas for the kids, farm animals to visit, and a shop to purchase fresh baked pies.
www.chudleighs.com
9528 Regional Road 25, Halton Hills ON
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Pingle's Farm Market
Pingle’s isn’t just a fun word – it’s a beautiful farm to visit! Spend a crisp, autumn morning picking your own Royal Gala, Honey Crisp, Cortland, and Northern Spy apples before heading back to the rows upon rows of plump pumpkins waiting to be turned into jack-o-lanterns or pies. You’ll need to purchase tickets ($5pp) before your visit if you want to pick your own apples and you’ll have 1hr to wander through the orchard. Head back to the main building to pick up your pumpkin on the way out or spend some time browsing their fresh farm market with pies and preserves for all tastes.
www.pinglesfarmmarket.com
1805 Taunton Road East, Hampton ON
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Albion Orchards
Having just re-opened in August, Albion Orchards is once again ready to welcome guests to their apple orchards and pumpkin patch! We recommend heading here sooner rather than later because they have decided to grow less pumpkins in 2020 but they have grown more squash and zucchini that you can pick up while you’re there. It is still well worth the trip to Caledon with the vast variety of food (both raw and cooked) on offer.
It’s also worth the trip in October so you can get the lay of the land and come back in December to cut your own Christmas tree. The trees at Albion have always been high quality but you’ll be at an advantage for visiting earlier and won’t have to walk around in the cold too much. We also recommend visiting their site for some delicious recipes and ideas for what to do with your fresh crop once you’ve brought it home.
www.albionorchards.com
14800 Innis Lake Road, Caledon ON
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Cooper's CSA Farm
Cooper’s Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Farm is unique in that they offer a subscription option to get an ongoing supply of their fresh produce and meat that comes straight from their grounds; it’s like having your own farm year-round!. They also produce their own maple syrup and have a massive 10-acre corn maze each fall. The maze boasts extra-wide corridors this year to help promote social distancing.
They also have a large pumpkin patch full of desirable gourds of all sizes. Prices are very reasonable with a pumpkin costing $4 each or $10 for 3. Admission is free on weekdays but you will need to purchase an admission ticket on weekends. You can also pre-order a bushel or half bushel of their produce and have it ready to pick-up when you arrive.
www.coopersfarm.ca
266 Ashworth Road, Zephyr ON
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Murphy's Farm Market
Murphy’s Farm has been growing fresh produce since 1913 so they know what they’re doing! This 5th generation family farm grows beautiful pumpkins of all shapes and sizes. Just like most of the other farms, you’ll need to plan ahead and buy an admission ticket online that costs $9 on weekdays and $13 on weekends. Their pumpkins are $1.50 for small, $6 for large, $4 for decorative, and $2 for other squash.
They also offer a number of online courses that teach everything from canning/preserving to farm-fresh recipes that you can make at home. If you’re looking for something to do with the family for Halloween, Murphy’s is planning an amazing farm-wide, costumed scavenger hunt that is sure to fill up fast!
www.murphysfarmmarket.com
5141 Simcoe Road 10, Alliston ON
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