Season 2026 Blueberry Picking!
*Still needing ripening time between picks, but 3 Blueberry Fields open now. Pickers last week said we are underselling it, that there is decent fruit, just takes longer to pick than in past years. With the heavy rain & high heat coming, we might see Raspberries start to trickle in later in week or early next. Blackberries will be late July this year. Starlings & Wax Wings are fighting for the blues this year, so hours are still variable and subject to change 🙁
Picking Hours June 29-July 4, 2026
TUES 6/30 5-8pm
THRS 7/2 8-11:30am
SAT 7/4 9am-noon
****Call the FARM PHONE before leaving home…for hours/updates 540-552-4195****
The roller coaster weather late winter/early spring left us with uneven ripening and sizing of blues & about a 40% overall crop loss. We have 4 acres of blueberries; there are blueberries. But you will be picking around green this year & will have to move to several bushes to get your gallon. We may have to alter hours or close briefly here and there for ripening. We always update the Farm Phone outgoing message & Facebook first, then the website. We will remain grateful for the berries we have and eat less when picking, and hope you’ll help us carry that practice and gratitude through the season so we ALL can get blueberries this year! We are ALWAYS grateful for this community of pickers!! See you in the fields, 3 Birds
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PAYMENT: $3/pint or $20/gal & $1.50 for a bucket you re-use each time
only Cash, Good Check/ Venmo accepted (NO CARDS at this time)
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 $1.50 to take berries home & re-use every time you pick!
***We pick in rain, but 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.