Picking Hours

SEASON 2025 Blueberry Picking!  July=National Blueberry Month!

What could be more patriotic than picking native to the USA Blueberries??

Picking Hours: 
Sat: June 28, 8am-noon
Sun: Always Closed
Mon: June 30, 8am-noon
Tues: July 1, 8am-noon & 5-7:30pm  (‘Teaching Tuesdays’ 5:30-6:30pm – see below)
Wed: July 2, 3pm-6:30pm
Thrs: July 3, 9am-1pm
Fri: July 4, 7:30am-noon 
Sat: July 5, *9:30am-1pm* note the late start
Sun: Always Closed
*Call farm phone before you leave home for hours recording/picking conditions updates! 540-552-4195*

Blueberry Hill is blue ALL over & close to kids area/sandbox. Blueberry Hill 2 has opened w/ Early Blue & Reka varieties and a few good rows of Chandlers (Blue Hill in shade Chandlers are not in yet). Fall Hill, w/ close to parking lot picking & mid season Ozark/Tiff blues coming in later this week. Blackberries in 2 weeks, maybe. Raspberries late July, usually. U-CUT Herbs available now-manydifferent herbs & mints. U-CUT Zinnias & Sunflowers starting mid-July, we hope!

Teaching Tuesdays a unique, Summer Series offering @ 3 Birds Berry Farm, starts this Tuesday, June 24!!
Where: The Perch pavilion on farm grounds, 1876 Brooksfield Rd. Blacksburg, VA Who: Adults and mature teenagers Cost: None; Presenters may be selling products discussed; please support! U-Pick Berries: We are open for berry picking also every Tuesday eve during our season, 5-7:30pm. For more hours & info visit www.3birdsberryfarm.com
June 24, 5:30-6:30pm, Allergy & Bug Bite Relief All Summer Long Local and trusted herbalist, Sarah Gibbs, of Blue Sky Botanicals, will be teaching about how and why to make overnight infusions for allergy support. She will have teas, bitters, herbal honeys, bug spray, and bug bite balm (we & volunteers have used for years on the farm) for sale before and after her talk. Find more of her offerings at www.blueskybotanicalsva.com
July 1, 5:30-6:30pm A Year Through the Eyes of a Beekeeper What does a beekeeper do through the seasons? Learn about equipment and structures of a beehive and how to maintain them through the year. Peer into a demo-hive and ask questions you have always wondered about regarding beekeeping.‘Bee Guy’ Tommy Hughes, operates Bee Busy Apiary, LLC, keeping hives here on the farm and at his home in McCoy, VA. His honey is for sale at 3 Birds Berry farm and Crow’s Nest Greenhouses.
July 8, 5:30-6:30pm Yoga for Berry Pickers Join us for a gentle, accessible class designed to relieve tension and offer some ease from the repetitive motions of reaching, bending, and walking on uneven ground. With targeted stretches, breathwork, and strength-building explorations, we’ll support balance, mobility, and overall ease of movement—perfect for anyone who loves spending time outdoors. *Bring your mat if you have one; bring yourself if you don’t and borrow one from us. This class will be facilitated by Jennifer Speiden, of Inner Awareness Wellness Programs For All, a certified yoga therapist, community health worker, & physical therapist. Learn more about her work at  www.innerawareness.net
….More to come
See you in the Fields!
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PAYMENT: $3/pint or $20/gal & $1.75 for a bucket your re-use ea time 
Cash preferred, Good Check/Venmo accepted. NO CARD Reader at stand.
NOTICE:  NO DOGS ON FARM! Parking is ample, Porta Potty is ADA accessible, & some mid-season blueberries near parking (3 handicapped spots) for those with mobility differences. Closed Toe Shoes (!) since it’s a working farm. Every crop ripening is weather & bird dependent-we control what we can! We are PESTICIDE FREE.
CONTAINERS: Berry pick in our sanitized, vented buckets OR your vented bucket from last year. Take berries home in your own containers/bags, use our take home bags if needed OR buy the bucket for $1.75 to take berries home and re-use every time you pick!

***We pick in rain, will close for lightning storms- so farm hours CAN change. Call farm phone BEFORE leaving home for updates! 540-552-4195 (hrs recording). 

  • Blueberries, MAIN crop, pick ALL summer long, Blackberries pick for a month most of July, and Raspberries (red, gold) pick reliably late July-late Aug/Early Sept or season close *Read crop specifics in our ‘ABOUT’ Link.
  • We appreciate you pickers keeping this U-Pick thriving & our volunteers/student groups helping us in & out of season to maintain a healthy & beautiful farm!

Welcome to 3 Birds Berry Farm–Blacksburg’s U Pick Berry Farm!  We are a PESTICIDE FREE/Insecticide Free, using organic farming practices & biological controls. We LOVE teaching kids how to be Expert Pickers & talking about sustainable farms/gardens. Come on out!   Learn more.