Fun! Animals! Pumpkins! We love making our annual Pilgrimage…read moreto Sauvie Island for all things autumn: great pumpkin prices. Carmel apples the size of a soft ball. Bring the family and don't forget the pooch.

While visiting my oldest two, I begged them to relive their childhood with me a go berry picking as…read morethis is not one of the amazing activities you can do when you live in Hawaii (I know, your heart bleeds for me). Despite me "making" them go, we all had a great time and picked 3, ate one, picked 3, ate one and so on and so on and so on until our bellies and our boxes were full of berries. At this visit (mid-July) there were many varieties of red raspberries, blueberries, and yellow raspberries ($3/lb), a bouquet of flowers (50 cents to $1 a stem), and the freshest green beans ($1.50/lb). Other veggies and herbs were also available. The garden is surrounded by rolling hills and backed by snow capped mountains. Just beautiful! Less than 30 minutes outside of the city, but a world away.

This is a great little farm with a nice variety of 6 different blueberries, perhaps the best kept…read moresecret on Sauvie Island! Though it's not certified organic, they focus on all natural, no spray pest control, and use no synthetic pesticides or fertilizers on their plants! This year they open for u-pick blueberry on July 5th. Check their website and Facebook page for details.

My family came out to Portland for a wedding and we were looking for stuff to do with the kids. We…read morehad passed some signs for fruit picking on our way to other events and thought why not! Thankfully blue bee farms was open on a Sunday so we decided to go with them, it also happened to be the last day of harvesting. There was a tent with the sweet owners who handed out little baskets and buckets to help you fill blueberries, they also had little wagons which the kids had a blast riding and playing with. My niece also loved that they cute hats to chose from. They guided us on where we could get the best and most blueberry which at the time was behind the house. We had so much fun, our whole family enjoyed the time eating and picking blueberries. The owner said it was pesticide free so we could eat the berries straight from the tree. Some of the family who were skeptical about having a good time, had a blast filling up their buckets. The blueberries tasted so good too! Would definitely recommend coming here whether for fun or if you just want some fresh yummy blueberries.

We came the first weekend they were open for their pumpkin season and had a blast. We were the…read morefirst ones to go out to their patch and it was assume to pick out our pumpkins, search through the patch and just enjoy the weather/season. We of course visited the store and the petting zoo. The pigs at the petting zoo were great and the staff running it was amazing to speak to. The corn maize looked awesome but neither of us were wanting to go through it. Bella Organic has a little bit for everyone which made this place a hit for us. The staff was also super friendly and ready for the season!

The best farm around. My go to for berries, sunflowers,…read morepumpkins and delicious produce! It's so cozy and easy to navigate. The corn maze always has an awesome message and the haunted maze is wildly popular

What fun It is to visit this small farm. The produce is beautiful. Corn, onions, tomatoes,…read morecucumbers, hot peppers, bell peppers, and so much more. The farmer is very friendly and very knowledgeable. Ready and happy to assist. An added bonus was being able to make my own bouquet of wild flowers. I definitely recommend a visit! Family friendly.

Visited GM farm this week and the produce is great! The tomatoes were some of the best I've ever…read moreeaten. The peppers and corn were just beautiful too. I picked a few wild flowers and the made a lovely gift. The owner was inviting and helpful. Highly recommend U pick farm!!

Upon arrival, you're greeted by someone to direct you to parking. The guy was nice and said it was…read moreperfect weather to go peach picking. The parking lot was dirt and small but was able to accommodate all the cars there. The employees were nice and informative. They have two different types of peaches. Red Havens are sweet and Reliance are on the tarter side. It's a smaller farm but there were plenty of trees full of ripe peaches. The peaches were very fragile so it's important to be selective on which ones you pull off the branch. It's $3 per pound and we got a boxful for around $22. We also got a huge zucchini for only .50! I love the idea of farm to table and enjoy supporting local businesses which made Douglas Farms a perfect pit stop while driving through Sauvie Island.

Don't forget, for those in the area, it's peach picking time. The peaches are sweet and ready. We…read moretook a break from our busy schedule and went to Douglas Farm. The Fourteen Year Old made a peach pie and my girlfriend made blackberry peach jam. Thankful for great weather, great farms, great food, great family, and a great summer.

We came out for the Allen Stone/The Dip concert, and it was our first experience at Topaz Farm. We…read morehad such a wonderful evening! The staff were incredibly friendly, the setting was beautiful and we loved all the wildflowers and sunflowers around the farm. It was a pretty hot day, so the lounge pass was definitely worth it. Also for closer bathrooms and drinks. I also really appreciated how the event staff went above and beyond to help me resolve a ticketing issue. They were kind, helpful, and made sure everything worked out. We really loved what Topaz Farm is all about and the whole atmosphere of the place. We'll definitely be back for more events and we're looking forward to checking out their meats and produce too. I highly recommend catching a show out here, you can tell a lot of care goes into creating a great experience.

The area itself is beautiful and there are a few other farms nearby on Sauvie Island that are…read moredefinitely worth checking out too while already out there. The store is a bit overpriced but its nothing egregious. The location is beautiful and they make burgers and stuff on weekends which I would like to try as its a beautiful place to just hang out. I got some pretty great Hood River cherries from their store while there, rinsed them with the hose out back and ate them all!

Super fun maze! Love the intricate design, as well as how they have fun trivias to help guide you…read morethrough and the cornudrums. Paths were well kept. Great fun for both kids and adults.

So fun me and my freinds went many times I can not stop going and every year they have a new theme…read moreof the maze it' was peanuts one year and elf so fun to do with family or freind or being solo I do recommend coming here

I am only 7 years old yet Denali has Taught me how to walk trot canter and also a gallop they even…read moreTaught me how to jump! They also showed my how to have Balance. They showed me how to bye making me trot and canter with no hands! I lease a grey dappled Arabian named Glacier and he is the kindest horse I've ever met!!! All there horses are so well trained and have such a wonderful attitude

From the owner: We are a small family farm located in NW Portland. We offer our horses for lease on a long-term…read morebasis of one month or more. We are NOT a day ride or trail riding operation and our beginner horses have an average wait list of 6 months. We have capacity for additional riders on our advanced horses. Our horses have training in dressage, western pleasure, western reining, jumping, gaming, natural horsemanship, and trail riding. Our property is adjacent to Metro nature areas with several hundred acres of riding trails. Please visit our website to learn more about our program and our horses.

We found out about this hidden chestnut orchard on the last weekend of the season! I emailed the…read moreorchard to confirm their hours of operation for U-pick (since it was the final weekend and rain was in the forecast). I received a quick response from Andrew Robello, the owner, he confirmed they are open, rain or shine! I was so excited to take my mom on this adventure! Next day, we arrived bright and early. We were greeted by Andrew's mom at the bucket station, she was such a sweetheart. Such a nice family! As we ventured into the chestnut grove, more families arrived. This is a fun outing for the whole family. Just keep an eye on the kids. Bring kitchen tongs or thick garden gloves to pick up the chestnuts. If you've never seen the needles of chestnuts, you're in for a prickly surprise! Be careful and get ready for a fun scavenger hunt! You can easily fill your bucket within half an hour! This can be good or bad. Good because you know what you're doing and you arrived at the perfect time to collect fresh dropped nuts. Bad- because you're picking up any nuts you find and not checking for signs of rot. Since you're buying per pound, I recommend you do a quick squeeze and eye inspection for insect holes. If you hear or feel air from the squeeze, it's not fresh or about to rot. If you want to keep your chestnuts for several weeks, it's best to find the freshest nuts. Confession time....we spent nearly 2 hours leisurely enjoying the hunt. As we realized how much time has passed, we stumbled up an area scattered with fresh jumbo nuts! Holy moly! Guess what we did.... We dumped our bounty and filled our bucket with the fresh jumbo nuts! We kept some of the best looking smaller nuts. We had fresh chestnuts for over a month and shared it with friends and neighbors. Since this review is so so late, I can't remember the exact cost and weight. I do remember they gave us a nice season end discount. They are so sweet! Regardless, the time I shared with my mom scavenging the chestnut groove is a priceless memory I'll always have. Thank you for helping us create new memories, Robello family! See you in 2025 season!

No Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year's Day dinner can be complete without chestnuts. The best…read moreI've found in Portland come from Cascadia Chestnuts' stand at the Saturday Portland Farmers Market at PSU. Cascadia Chestnuts is a certified organic orchard growing select French and Italian "marrone type" chestnut cultivars. If you've been to Italy during the holday season and bought a bag of chestnuts from a grizzled vendor roasting them over a grill, they were likely called "marroni." The ones Cascadia grows and offers are the real deal. My Sicilian family would roast chestnuts in the oven on a cookie sheet, after first giving the shells a small slice so they wouldn't burst, and then snack on them after the dinner was finished. We had a tradition on New Year's Day involving the first roasted chestnut we selected. If it was good and peeled easily, your coming year would go well. If it was difficult to peel, expect difficulties. If it was partly rotten or even thoroughly rotten, well, you can figure out the rest. Delicious, quality chestnuts, locally grown. And no bad ones in the bunch.