Cherry Picking at Cherry Avenue Farm

I have fond memories of cherry picking with my family when I was younger. I remember climbing up the trees, finding the biggest, juiciest cherries and eating as many as my tummy would allow so I wanted to replicate this experience for Logan. Granted he is a little young to develop these memories now, but I want this to be an annual tradition. A great site to find a farm is toronto4kids. We decided on Cherry Avenue Farm and went Saturday, July 9. We intended to arrive by 10 am, but ended up arriving closer to 3 pm due to waiting on people and traffic.

Tip: There are flush-able bathrooms in the parking lot at the very end so be sure to go before entering the orchard to pick cherries because there is only a porta potty in the orchard and it was gross!

Cherry trees in the orchard

Cherries hanging from one of the cherry trees

Cherries we picked, less than $20 worth

Cost: Flexible! Spend a whole day with the family in the fresh air eating as many cherries as you would like. It costs $5/adult to $3/child and can be applied as a credit towards your cherry purchase. Cherries can be purchased at $2.25/lb.

Convenience: Cherry Avenue Farm is located in Lincoln, Ontario an hour drive away from Toronto. However, depending on when you go it could take up to 2 hours to get there with traffic.

Diapering and Feeding: We brought a blanket to sit on the ground, which can be used to change the baby in an emergency or to sit on to feed the baby. There was only a portable toilet in the cherry picking field, which I was told was gross so do not recommend moms change their babies in there.

Final Thoughts: A fun day out with family and friends, but in our experience, is more fun with older children than with infants. As there is a $5 cost to enter the field (even though they do not call it an "entrance fee"), you would lose your credit if you do not pick any cherries to take home. However, cherries are small and take awhile to pick while caring for an infant.