About Emma Lea Farms
Emma Lea Farms has been in the same family since 1885. It sits on Westham Island at the edge of Ladner, a farming and fishing community, and you reach it over a century-old wooden bridge. The farm uses integrated pest management, combining crop rotation, hand weeding and beneficial insects, with chemical use only as a last resort.
Summer is berry season. Strawberries run from early June to the end of June, then raspberries, tayberries, black currants and blackberries from the end of June into early July. Blueberries follow from early July to early August. In October the pumpkin patch opens with pumpkins and gourds to hunt for in the field or pick from a pre-harvested pile, plus an oat maze with jokes hidden along the paths.
The farm market sells Okanagan fruit, local vegetables, fresh-pressed juices, honey, flowers, frozen berries, jam, frozen pies, beeswax candles and SPCA-certified beef. The Ice Cream Shoppe serves hot apple cider to sip around the fire in fall. Fall 2026 weekends bring Apple Fest (October 17–18) and Pumpkin Fest (October 24–25) with pop-up vendors, food trucks and live music, and October 29–31 is Bring Your Pup to the Patch. The farm also hosts field trips, dinners and Christmas and spring markets.
Lavenderland in Richmond is about 25 minutes north through the tunnel, so a summer day can combine berry picking here with lavender fields.
What to do
- Pick strawberries in June and blueberries from early July to early August
- Pick raspberries, tayberries and blackberries from late June into early July
- Hunt for pumpkins and gourds in the October patch
- Find the jokes hidden in the oat maze
- Sip hot apple cider by the fire in fall
- Shop the farm market for juice, jam, frozen pies and local beef
Season, hours and prices
- Season
- U-pick strawberries in June, mixed berries late June–early July, blueberries early July–early August; pumpkin patch in October
- Hours
- Fall 2026: farm market Thursday–Sunday 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; Ice Cream Shoppe Saturday–Sunday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (closes for the season October 31); from November 1, market Saturday–Sunday 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Tips for your visit
- Bring Your Pup to the Patch runs October 29–31 if you want to bring a dog
- Expect pop-up vendors, food trucks and live music on fall festival weekends
- Berry dates are approximate, so check their website before you go
- Field trips to the pumpkin patch are booked by email
Pair it with a lavender farm
Lavenderland · about 25 minutes away
Lavenderland in Richmond is about 25 minutes north, so you can pick berries in the morning and visit lavender fields in the afternoon.
Getting there
Questions
When are strawberries ready at Emma Lea Farms?
Usually from early June to the end of June.
Is Emma Lea Farms organic?
No, it uses integrated pest management, mixing organic methods with limited conventional practices.
When is the pumpkin patch open?
Through October, Thursday to Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
🗺️ Part of the guide Things to Do Near the Lavender Farms of the Lower Mainland & Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia
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