Picking Hours

Season 2026: Raspberry U Pick Added!

…because there are so many; calling all JAM MAKERS!

TUESDAY, SEPT 1, 9:15-11:45am 

NOTE: Venmo or Good Check accepted-or exact cash amount-no cash box or stand person as Irene is picking also! *Pints, Quarts & Rasp Carriers will be on the stand-help yourself on the way in. 13 rows picking strong; 4 yellow flagged rows hold the Goldens, the rest are red. Zinnias can be cut also! Clippers on the stand. SEE YOU IN THE FIELDS!

****Call the FARM PHONE before leaving home…for hours/updates 540-552-4195****

We are ALWAYS grateful for this community of pickers!! –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.