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Great spots to get back to nature and u-pick in the Greater Vancouver area.

 1. Forstbauer Family Natural Food Farm

49350 Prairie Central Rd
Chilliwack, BC V2P 6H3
(604) 794-3999
5.0 star rating
  7/25/2010 First to Review

* Top u-pick! *

We've been on a U-pick kick this summer, trying to explore the various organic options available.  

This farm is now at the top of our list for U-pick!  

Here's why:

- Really feels like a family farm.  A couple and their little girls were…More »

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 2. John and John's Farm

4015 244th St
Langley, BC V2Z 2M1
(604) 803-9185
5.0 star rating
  8/31/2011 First to Review

* Nice natural setting, with easy to pick organic blueberries *

It is that time of year - time to wander out of the city and pretend for a day we are not city dwellers.  

This little organic blueberry farm was the perfect location for a few hours in…More »

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 3. Formosa Nursery

12617 203 St
Maple Ridge, BC V2X 4A3
(604) 465-3359
4.0 star rating
  6/26/2010 First to Review

* Private picking *

One of the summer highlights for me is berry picking.  We decided to try a new spot today for strawberry picking.  We wanted to try an organic farm instead of the heavily sprayed ones which are a bit larger and more commercial.  

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 4. Emma Lea Farms

2727 Westham Island Road
Delta, BC V4K 3N2
(604) 946-8216
4.0 star rating
  7/15/2009 First to Review

* Going back to the basics for Review 400 and FTR 250 *

Forget places that prepare food for you.  Forget the shops that sell things other people picked.  Today we went back to the basics with a wonderful day of U-pick berry picking.  

This is a good…More »

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 5. Driediger Farms

7361 - 240th St
Langley, BC V1M
(604) 888-1685
4.0 star rating
  7/2/2009 First to Review

* U-pick joy *

This review is inspired by the U-pick thread that just recently started (http://www.yelp.ca/top...) which reminded me of this wonderful place that I haven't visited since last summer.  

We spent a good 3 hours picking the juiciest…More »

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"Send me off the beaten path and I will find food joy!"

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Location

Vancouver, BC

Yelping Since

November 2008

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hole in the walls, traveling

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When I'm Not Yelping...

I'm looking for new hole in the wall restaurants I haven't tried yet.