Summer is all about enjoying fruits and vegetables as fresh as you can find them, and St. Louis has its share of orchards where you can stock up on the freshest this summer!
Before heading out to pick your own fruit, please call ahead and verify hours and that the fruit is ready to be picked!
Eckert’s Country Store + Farms
951 S. Green Mt Rd, Belleville, IL 62220
Pick-your-own strawberries season is winding down.
Blackberries will be available from mid-June through mid-August.
You can purchase Field Access Passes online
Tuesdays – Sundays from 9 am – 5 pm
Braeutigam Orchards
2795 Turkey Hill Lane, Belleville, IL
In June, enjoy tart cherries, apricots, blueberries, lettuce, and other vegetables.
July brings peaches, blackberries, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, squash, and others
August – Peaches, blackberries, plums, grapes, tomatoes, sweet corn, peppers, eggplant, squash, watermelon, and more
Herman’s Farm
3663 MO-94, St. Charles, MO 63301
Summer U Pick:
July through August:
Tomatoes, peaches
Thies Farm + Market
14101 Creve Coeur Airport Road, Maryland Heights, MO 63146
Throughout the seasons, our market gradually fills with the freshest produce; beginning in May with the juiciest, reddest, and ripest strawberries that can be found. Both black and red raspberries along with blackberries soon follow. Sweet corn, tomatoes, peaches, plus a variety of fruits and vegetables fill the market July through September.
Monday: Closed
Tuesday – Saturday: 9 am – 5 pm
Sunday: 10 am – 4 pm
Thies Farm + Greenhouses
4215 North Hanley Road, St. Louis, MO 63121
U Pick strawberries are available at Thies Farm beginning April 25, 2026.
Monday: Closed
Tuesday – Saturday: 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Sunday: 10:30 am – 3 pm
Thierbach Orchards
15885 Orchard Lane, Marthasville, MO 63357
Keep an eye out in June for blueberries + blackberries – the crops look good this year! The cherry crop will be small this year. Peaches will be available mid-summer.
Scharf Farm
8132 State Road 163, Milstadt, IL 62260
Strawberry picking is done for the season. Check their Facebook page for the latest updates!
Summer also brings peaches, blackberries, tomatoes, okra, peppers, eggplant, green beans, lima beans, potatoes, onions, and more!
Mclaughlin Strawberry Farm and Vegetables
963 McLaughlin Road, Murphysboro, IL 62966
Strawberry Lovers rejoice! McLaughlin Strawberry Farm’s patch is in full swing! The rows are neatly mowed and ready for UPickers! The season is winding down, check their FB page for updates!
Monday – Saturday: 6 am – 6 pm
Theodora Farms
4835 N. Alby Road, Godfrey, IL 62035
Strawberry picking is done for the season. Check their Facebook page for the latest updates!
Tuesday – Friday: 10 am – 6 pm
Saturday: 10 am – 1 pm
Sager Farms
5251 Kell Road, Kell, IL 62853
Strawberry picking is done for the season and the cherries did not survive the weather conditions. Peaches will be available mid-June Check their Facebook page for the latest updates!
Monday – Saturday: 8 am – 5 pm
Sunday: 11 am – 5 pm
Schwartz Orchard
1942 Copple Road, Central, IL 62801
Strawberry fields should be ready by mid-May! Check Facebook page for the latest updates!
Strawberry Festivals
Kimmswick Strawberry Festival
Historic Downtown Kimmswick
June 6 – 7, 2026
10 am – 5 pm
The Strawberry Festival will be bursting with fresh strawberries, strawberry shortcake, chocolate-covered strawberries, strawberry cheesecake, and strawberry iced-tea. Enjoy your favorite festival foods, too, like kettle corn, shish kebobs, funnel cakes, onion blossoms, BBQ, hamburgers and hotdogs and roasted corn on the cob along with many others.
There will be craft booths, home and garden vendors, a children’s petting zoo, bounce houses and pony rides for kids.
Missouri Baptist Children’s Home Strawberry Festival
First Baptist Church Arnold:2012 Missouri State Road, Arnold, MO 63010
June 13, 2026
9 am – 2 pm
This year’s event will kick off with the craft festival at 9 am with the quilt and craft auction to kick off at 10 am. Wonderful strawberry-inspired concessions will be available throughout the day! This event is all indoors with plenty of parking!
This event is put forth by the Missouri Baptist Children’s Home.
There will be craft booths, home and garden vendors, a children’s petting zoo, bounce houses and pony rides for kids.
