"He's washing dishes and baby clothes He's so ambitious, he even sews But don't forget, folks That's what you get, folks, for makin' whoopee" (Ella Fitzgerald) You had me at "Create Your Own Whoopie Pie". The veritable cherry on top of their cornucopia of fruits, vegetables, jarred foods, baked goodies, pretzels, popcorn, candies, and frozen foods is their Whoopie Pie Festival, which we attended today. The Festival runs on Feb. 26-28 & March 5-7 between 9am - 4pm. Essentially, you can create Your Own Whoopie Pie for $4 each, 4 or more at $3.50 each, and 12 or more $3 each. Here's how it works - make your customized selections of one of 12 cookies, one of 11 frostings, and one of 7 toppings, and Brecknock will build your pie. I went full Elvis mode and selected banana cookies, peanut butter frosting, and chocolate chip toppings around the circumference. We had a great time at Brecknock -making our Whoopie pies, playing a whoopie pie trivia game, and picking up a few odds and ends for us and friends. PRO TIP Hats off to Brecknock for their generosity and hospitality. They had free samples everywhere- whoopie pie wedges, pretzels, popcorn, and all sorts of goodies. It worked on us, because after sampling some honey mustard pretzels, we couldn't grab a bag fast enough. read more

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The setting is beautiful, but unfortunately, our experience with the customer service during pick-your-own was disappointing. Our younger daughter wanted to try a few raspberries before deciding whether she liked them. We made an honest mistake and understood when we were told that this was not allowed. We apologized and offered to pay for the raspberries, and we even paid an extra $4 for the couple she had tried. What bothered us was how the situation was handled. A woman came out from the house and spoke to us in a condescending manner, even asking whether we would eat food from a grocery store before paying for it. We apologized and agreed to pay, but the situation continued even after we had left the fields. The woman called the checkout desk about us as we were making our way to pay. We were happy to acknowledge our mistake and pay for what was taken. We simply expected the situation to be handled with a little more courtesy and understanding, especially since we immediately offered to make it right, and have been repeat customers. The farm itself is a nice setting, but based on our experience, the customer service left a lot to be desired. If you're trying to teach your kids what good customer service looks like, this probably isn't the place to do it. read more

Great food products and the most amazing friendly helpful staff I have ever dealt with. We bring our family and friends here all season long. Three stars! read more

High quality fresh food, friendly service and beautiful displays! This place is a gem!! Worth the 30 minute drive. We will be back!

Wonderful farmer's market with nice assortment of apples with samples. Many other fresh, high quality fruits, vegetables, cider and fruit drinks. Nice little greenhouse as well. read more

Brecknock Orchard - Whoopie Pie Festival and delicious Golden Soft Pretzel truck! - Fruits & Veggies Near Me - Mohnton, Pennsylvania

Splendid time picking berries, apples, & veggies. Pulled little red wagon all over orchard collecting bounty. Berries were a challenge- picked out & what remained not ripe, but still got a decent haul. Recommend sleeves & pants to avoid thorny scratches as best ones in hard to reach places. Plenty of apples & varieties. Picked large red & green including a few small of varieties we weren't familiar with. Basket of hot & bell peppers, but be careful of price trap. All veggies priced same per/# regardless of what it is. Get bunch of hot peppers- pretty reasonable, throw in hefty zucchini & suddenly produce basket is $60. I justified this over spend by including act of being there & participating was free. No admission or parking fees & literally made a day of it. That said, this works out to be much better deal for families w/ children who can soak up free play areas/activities. Things get expensive fast- wagon tally $130 for 2 pumpkins, box of berries, 1/2 basket of assorted peppers, 2 large zucchini/eggplant. Hot, fresh, cider doughnuts worth standing in line for- & appreciate transparency about ingredients. Some fun specialty items in farm shop including local made granola. While it wasn't a cheap day out, thoroughly enjoyed myself & left with some great stuff. Can't wait to return. read more

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This place is super friendly! Hand pick many fruits, vegetables, and fresh flowers. We enjoyed visiting the farm market! Friendly staff and always follow up to make sure we are okay. Enjoyed my time here! read more

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I've ordered gift/ food & fruit baskets to send to friends from there twice, and the service was excellent. The young man on the phone was very accommodating and they specialize in baskets that are custom-made. Both of my friends were so impressed. One of the things I added to the baskets were Whoopie pies and they freshly baked, read more

We've continued to visit this orchard since the first time we discovered it early in the pandemic, and we still enjoy the experience and the fruit we get to bring home :) It is nice that in addition to good fruit, they have some of the fun farm elements as well, though not so much that it becomes a total circus. On our last stop, I bought some snacks in their shop, which were all tasty - an apple cider donut, mulled apple cider, and a coffee. All those offerings are pretty reasonably priced too! read more

I really love to visit this out of the way spot throughout the year to enjoy their selection of fresh fruit and vegetables, but my favorite time is the fall. The Apple selection is always amazing. Pick your own or get a bushel that has been picked for you. The Apple related products are also delicious. Try the cider doughnuts and the fresh squeezed apple cider. The Apple butter and apple butter bbq sauce are also popular. They always have samples of a number of products for you to try. If you want you can walk through their flower garden and pick your own arrangement. The people are friendly and the surroundings are beautiful. If you are in the Adamstown area antiquing make sure to stop in. read more

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WOW! I can't believe with how much I love orchards that I haven't been here. I've always heard wonderful things about this place. My family and I decided to go on a Friday evening to add to our list of new places this year. It's tucked away in the countryside. There's plenty of parking and it's close to everything! There's a market that is open year round I believe, which has its own parking area. There's so many goodies inside. They have fresh fruit, baked goods, jellies, sauces, etc. So far we are loving their produce and apple cider! We can't wait to try the sauces and dressings we got. I found that everything was fairly priced. The young girl was so kind as we were checking out. It cost $36 for four people to ride the hayride, which I found to be a good deal considering there's plenty of free yard games to play, which kept my husband, myself and our two boys occupied. They have a corn maze for kids inside the barn, a craft area, a playground area, and a rope maze. The hayride was super fun and informational, which lasted about 25 min. The staff was out of this world friendly and they all had smiles on their faces. I found prices to be fair. What I loved most was that it was family owned and not over commercialized. It wasn't busy and overcrowded which gave it a great feel. Highly recommend! read more

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Since my first review last year Andrea and I have spoke several more times concerning the injury I received at the orchard's candy drop event. Ultimately it was resolved to my satisfaction, however I waited to update my review pending a second visit to this business. The opportunity to visit again came this weekend while camping nearby. Once again they were having their fall festival, only this year the candy drop was eliminated. Without the crowd for the candy drop the experience was much more relaxed and we were finally able to experience everything they offered without long lines. First stop the retail store - AMAZING! Our last visit first the crowd, then my injury prevented me from really checking it out. This time we spent some time exploring the fresh produce (including some I've never seen before like cherries in a natural wrapper, tiny kiwi, and purple cauliflower), as well as the freshly baked goods and other treats from their farm. We sampled their delicious apple cider and honey and my granddaughter was amazed by the bee hive on display. Everything that ended up coming home with us that we sampled so far was fresh and delicious. The displays were clean and it felt current yet still had a farmers market feel. We'll definitely be making regular stops while camping for their apple bread! I highly recommend it grilled and smothered in butter. Your welcome. Secondly we took a wagon ride around the orchard. Just thinking it was going to be a pleasant, relaxing hay ride I was in awe of what we learned along the way from Farmer Earl. Especially misconceptions I had about how much science and time goes into growing produce. I was happy to learn about the Martin family's proactive natural approach to pests with minimal or no pesticide being used on their crops as well as the many varieties of apples in existence. We also played on the playground, took our turn at some of the games in the open field, went thru the hay maze, and did a few of the fall craft stations. Additionally we all had fun making our own caramel apples complete with our choose of toppings. My granddaughter especially liked watching and taking a turn at making homemade applesauce. When we weren't looking she went back for a few more samples. While some of these activities were because of the fall festival, they do offer year round in season produce including pumpkins, and offer for you to pick your own, as well as fresh flowers, and of course all the wonderful prepared products in their retail store. So while my first experience was not the best I believe it was an isolated incident and after our second will surely make a visit to the orchard a tradition whenever we camp in the area. read more

Brecknock Orchard - Fruits & Veggies Near Me - Mohnton, Pennsylvania

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If you're interested in doing anything PYO especially in the Lancaster County area and were waiting for a good time of year to go, in the words of the prophet Kenny Loggins: "This Is It". While certain things are done for the year like Cherries, Strawberries and to a degree Raspberries, right now you can PYO everything from corn to cucumbers to flowers to apples to peaches. While I am a huge PYO advocate, I'm not saying that all of the items that Brecknock are priced fantastic but this year's crop of peaches in particular are amazing. Our most recent visit had us out this past Saturday about an hour after opening and while the farm market already had a decent crowd the PYO fields were near deserted. The experience every year is always great. If it weren't for the Turnpike being somewhat nearby it would be total quiet and peacefulness all while picking our forty plus pounds. We also opted to pick a few, and I mean a few, Blackberries but by now most of the vines are picked clean and at five bucks a pound it's a bit steep for my wallet. No matter what you chose to do here it's worth a trip as the family that owns the place is amazingly friendly and the quality of the produce is usually first rate year in and year out. While there are other PYO places in the area/region, Brecknock is where you should be going as it combines everything you could want from farm fresh produce all in one stop. If you go: The below lists all the necessary info about their PYO schedule and pricing. www.brecknockorchard.com/harvest-schedule www.brecknockorchard.com/pick-your-own While you certainly don't have to come here just for PYO, brave your way out to the frontier (insert note about being overly dramatic since this walk is quite short) that are the PYO fields to pick your own goodness versus staying at the farm market and paying 25+ percent or more for the exact same stuff. read more

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This place is 5 Star in my Book...Been here so many times for plants, decor, fruit, fresh baked items and so much. This place is a local hidden gem if you like authentic mennonite/amish farmers markets. They have a greenhouse and acres upon acres of orchards including peaches and apples...dozens upon dozens apple varieties, that, you pick your own. My fav is the sweeter Japanese apples. They host several country family festival's which kids and adults both enjoy. Check my pictures to see a lot they have to offer. read more

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Very friendly, beautiful all around! The food was very great and the dessert was so good and freshly made!

I got the worst customer service! I never write reviews but this angered me soo much ! I work in the customer service field n u do what it takes to fix the problem! We don't take product back! So $15 for shipping n $28 for berries I probably can't use! Save urself the trouble don't order from this company! I never will again this was hard to swallow! read more

Came here in August looking for peaches but this year was sparse for peaches in general. We consoled ourselves with honeycrisp apples, and they were delicious! We enjoyed them for about 6-7 weeks! They kept really well in the fridge. Overall, the pick-your-own orchard is very well kept and organized. A short gravel path leads from the store to the orchards and each row is numbered with a sign indicating which rows were for which variety. I also like that they have wagons with pre-bagged buckets to use. No lugging containers and risk of dropping precious fruit! In terms of Covid precautions, they ask that you wash your hands at outdoor stations before entering. Everything was very straightforward and clear. read more

Great place to go for kids, especially for the fall festival. Also, best whoopie pies in Lancaster!

Absolutely fantastic farm. Probably the best pick your own farm I've ever been to. An incredibly vast selection of all sorts of vegetables and fruits. Reasonable prices. A ton of fun. Highly recommend. I went in the fall and I had everything from delicious raspberries to squash to eggplant to pick from. I couldn't believe the selection. It's truly a great place. Can't wait to go back! read more

The only drawback to this place is the crowds. We live right down the street and I visit the market often. We love the festivals, everything is run by the family and is super fun! Minus the crowds but that's not their fault. Lots of people from New Jersey and surrounding states. Ugh. LOL read more

So happy to have found this place. Did some strawberry picking. Well organized & each family got their own row to pick from - this was back at the end of May/ early June. It looked like it was gonna rain so not crowded at all but I think we got lucky! read more

Very disappointed in this pandemic with this business. Not only were their employees not wearing masks but not one customer was wearing one as well. It was crowded and people were one foot from each other. Why were they not following the CDC guidelines? I will never patronize this business again! read more

I happened to be in the Lancaster area and wanted to go fruit picking, and found this place on Yelp. Taking a slight detour down some windy country roads, I finally made it to this orchard oasis. A lovely girl at the market gave me several choices of containers, told me all the fruits available for picking, and sweetly offered me a cold bottle of water on a sweltering summer day. She also pointed out little red wagons so I could drag my haul back with me. I decided to go for the blueberries; the season is over in the south, so I was thrilled to find these baby blue nuggets still booming. The farm grounds are well kept and it seems that they have a lot of serious pickers who respect the property. I had a great time picking and this is now on my list for future PYO fruit visits. read more

I visited during their fall festival and had a great time. Their prices were very reasonable and I took a tour with Farmer Earl about the ins and outs of the orchard. It was very educational and very interesting. Try their homemade root beer. Pretty darn good. read more

Great fresh vegetables in season, locally grown, some pyo. Friendly staff and easy parking read more

Complete robbery!!! My wife went to Brecknock Orchard last week to pick peaches with our young children. They charged us $30 for a peck (smaller than a bushel). Pricing was not very visible-if it all. My wife would not have picked the peaches for that price. In comparison my wife's sister went to an orchard about 45 minutes away and paid $14 for a bushel (or bigger than a bushel). Our peaches went bad a few days later. Completely overpriced and poor quality! Do not go here for fruit. Wish we could get our money back. read more

Its a perfect Farmers Market and get to pick your on fruit perfect place for families and when you just want fresh fruit . Everyone there is super nice and are willing to help you with anything. Also they have fruit samples in the market of the fresh fruit that have been already picked. My brother and his girlfriend are health people so when i found this market they were all for it! Its a cheap market, you can get alot of fruit for under 20 dollars. So we will definitely be coming back on our next road trip!! read more

Friendly staff. nice selection of canned goods and fresh vegetables and fruits.

This place is produce at it's very BEST! You get top quality here. If something isn't exactly how you want it they will do their utmost to satisfy you. The store is really nice & clean as well. The staff is very friendly, knowledgeable & helpful. In the fall they have a fall tour. It is awesome! You need to stop in at least once! read more