Picking Hours

SEASON 2025: Blueberry & Blackberry Picking!  

July=National Blueberry Month! What could be more patriotic than picking native to the USA Blueberries??

NOTE: Picking Hours Have Changed! 
Mon: July 7, CLOSED for ripening
Tues: July 8,  5-7:30pm  (‘Teaching Tuesdays’ 5:30-6:30pm – see below)
Wed: July 9,  CLOSED for ripening
Thrs: July 10,  9am-1pm
Fri: July 11,  7:30am-11:30am
Sat: July 12,  8am-noon
Sun:   Always Closed
*Call farm phone before you leave home for hours recording/picking conditions updates! 540-552-4195*

Blueberries are picking in 2 fields, though picking around green with varieties in now & heavy holiday week picks.

Blackberries will open this week but will trickle in a bit until abundant-gallons won’t come out for a week-10 days.

Raspberries will be early & *may* open by July 11, if not July 14.

**Here’s the thing to consider: we are experiencing enormous picking pressure this year in addition to losing 20% of our berry blooms to April 19 freezing temps-please don’t come at end of any picking shift expecting abundance. This is not the year for that. Maybe next year. We ride the weather wave too; each year is different.

U-CUT Herbs available NOW-many different 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.