U-Pick Rules
- Please only pick where you are directed by staff, in the assigned rows, & where there are signs, & ribbons. (Daily picking sheet/QR)
- We cannot accept returns of U-Pick Produce. It can’t be unpicked, & we cannot re-sell it. Only pick what you intend to keep!
- No bags, baskets, coolers, Tupperware, sugars, spices, backpacks, etc. will be allowed in the U-Pick fields!!
Diaper bags for little ones, Medical equipment-(Not in a bag unless it fits the allowable criteria), Fanny packs, cross body, Clear/See Thru bags, and purses smaller than 12″ are the only exceptions! - Pre-Paid containers can be filled up full to where you can still use the handles for carrying. Fruit may not be falling out, or hanging out of the container, or tied onto the outside of the container! Any fruit overfill will be charged accordingly! Staff would be happy to assist you back to the check in area if you need to purchase additional containers for overfilled containers.
- No picnics in U-Pick area! There are picnic tables located in the covered pavilion by the pizza shack for your use.
- ALL persons entering U-Pick area Must have a size appropriate picking container for the current season. Berry season: 1 Qt per person Minimum requirement. Apple season: 1 Peck bag per 2 people Minimum requirement, 1/2 bushel bag requirement for a group of 4 people.
- Please DO NOT throw, shake, or break branches, or throw/dump/damage/waste the fruit we work hard to grow year round.
- Please do not enter barns, houses, animal pens, or sheds. If there’s a gate, a fence, or a sign those areas are OFF LIMITS!
- Please, no open alcohol anywhere on our property, including the parking lot.
- We love your four legged family & they are always allowed at Bowman Orchards but… please keep all pets on a leash at all times, No Pets allowed in any Stores/Buildings, Please keep them out of the wagons & berry fields, keep pets out of play area (other then by benches) as some small children are afraid of animals, and please pickup after them (there are pet waste stations throughout the property). Any guests with a pet left in a hot vehicle will be asked to leave.
- The safety of our guests is very important to us. Therefore, please only allow a responsible adult to use the ladders. If you need assistance, we are here (& love) to help!
- Please only handle produce with love, care & clean hands.
- Please keep our fields clean of any trash. For your convenience we have garbage containers throughout the orchard
- No strollers or dogs IN the berry rows.
- ALL persons/property subject to search! To avoid a search please keep the amount you bring in to a minimum! Please only bring your prepaid picking container, drink, & medically necessary equipment (Not in bags unless they fit the allowed bag criteria). ANY additional items subject to search upon exit.
- Please CLEAN your hands before picking, & after visiting our animals.
Anyone unwilling to follow the above rules will be asked to leave immediately!
Please note this is a working farm with machinery in use. By entering you agree to pick at your own risk.
