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Egg U-Pick Orchards in The Shenandoah Valley of Virginia in 2024, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for eggs that we know of in this area. Not all areas of any state, nor even every state, have eggs orchards that are open to the public. If you know of any others, please tell us using the add a farm form!

Remember to always check with the farm's own website or Facebook page before you go - or call or email them if they don't have a website or Facebook page. Conditions at the farms and crops can change literally overnight, so if you want to avoid a wasted trip out there - check with the farm directly before you go! If I cannot reach them, I DON'T GO!

PLEASE report closed farms, broken links and incorrect info using the "Report Corrections" form below.

Rockingham County

  • Hopkins Gap Produce - strawberries, pumpkins, Fresh eggs, U-pick and already picked
    3788 Hopkins Gap Road, Rockingham, VA 22802. Phone: (540) 867-0651. Email: solomurray95@gmail.com . Open: Monday to Saturday, 8 am to 7 pm; May 10 through June 10 approximately, call before coming to ensure they have strawberries to pick, and it is weather dependent so they may not have PYO every day. Directions: From Harrisonburg: take Route 33 West 1.5 miles past Hinton. Turn right on Whitmore Shop Road \(Rt 613\). Follow 4 miles to stop sign. Turn left on Hopkins Gap Road \(Rt 763\). We are the first driveway on the right in 14 miles. . Click here for a map and directions . Payment: Cash, Check. . . Monday to Saturday, 8 am to 7 pm; May 10 through June 10 (approximately), call before coming to ensure they have strawberries to pick, and it is weather dependent so they may not have PYO every day. The 2021 price of berries is $2.50/lb PYO or $20/gal pre-picked. From Harrisonburg: take Route 33 West 1.5 miles past Hinton. Turn right on Whitmore Shop Road (Rt 613). Follow 4 miles to stop sign. Turn left on Hopkins Gap Road (Rt 763). We are the first driveway on the right in 1/4 miles. Strawberry season is early May through early June;. (UPDATED: June 04, 2021) (ADDED: May 13, 2017)
  • Overlook Farms and Produce LLC - strawberries, Fresh eggs
    907 Dinkel Ave, Mt Crawford, VA 22841. Phone: 540-421-6913. Email: juslm@yahoo.com . Open: 6:30 until ?; strawberries are usually 3 weeks May to June; market is open April 16th-October 31st. Click here for a map and directions . Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. . Right Off Exit 240 on Interstate 81. we grow a large variety of vegetables and plants. We also sell no antibiotic meat that was raised on our farm. We have pick-your-own strawberries and also sell fresh seafood, Free- Range Eggs and much more! (ADDED: January 28, 2017)

Eggs

Eggs: Tips, Recipes and Information

Many PYO farms keep chickens and have farm-fresh eggs to sell. Certainly, these eggs are fresher and better in every way than those from a grocery store. Many of these farms sell the eggs year round, often via an honor box

Before you leave to go to the farm:

  1. Always call or check their website or facebook page before you go to the farm - Egg supplies can vary, chickens lay fewer in cold weather.
  2. Bring a container for the eggs.  Some farms have them some not, but if you save and reuse egg cartoons, the farmers will appreciate it. It helps cut their costs - and thus yours!
  3. Bring cash - many operate honor boxes for eggs

When you get home

 To keep eggs safe, take eggs straight home and store them immediately in the refrigerator set at 35 to 40 F. Leave the eggs in their carton and place them in the back of the refrigerator, not in the door (which is the warmest part of the fridge).

Egg Storage Chart
Product
Refrigerator
Freezer
Raw eggs in shell
3 to 5 weeks
Do not freeze.
Raw egg whites
2 to 4 days
12 months
Raw egg yolks
2 to 4 days
Yolks do not freeze well.
Raw egg accidentally frozen in shell
Use immediately after thawing.
Keep frozen; then refrigerate to thaw.
Hard-cooked eggs
1 week
Do not freeze.
Egg substitutes, liquid
Unopened
10 days
Do not freeze.
Egg substitutes, liquid
Opened
3 days
Do not freeze.
Egg substitutes, frozen
Unopened
After thawing, 7 days, or refer to "Use-By" date on carton.
12 months
Egg substitutes, frozen
Opened
After thawing, 3 days, or refer to "Use-By" date on carton.
Do not freeze.
Casseroles made with eggs
3 to 4 days
After baking, 2 to 3 months.
Eggnog, commercial
3 to 5 days
6 months
Eggnog, homemade
2 to 4 days
Do not freeze.
Pies, pumpkin or pecan
3 to 4 days
After baking, 1 to 2 months.
Pies, custard and chiffon
3 to 4 days
Do not freeze.
Quiche with any kind of filling
3 to 4 days
After baking, 1 to 2 months.

Other Local Farm Products (Honey, Horses, Milk, Meat, Eggs, Etc.)
(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)

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