A straw hat picking
Family harvest calendar
In Lumigny, the content of the harvests changes from one week to the next. The harvests may be subject to the vagaries of the weather. It is advisable to consult the calendar of the picking farm before the visit.
| Spring (April/May) | Fruits : Strawberries , (under cover), rhubarb 🥬 , Vegetables: radishes, lettuce, spinach, peas, broad beans, carrots, new potatoes Flowers: peonies, tulips, irises, cut flowers |
| June and July | Fruits: Field strawberries 🍓, cherries 🍒, redcurrants, blackcurrants, raspberries, peaches, nectarines Vegetables: Tomatoes (round, cherry, old), zucchini, cucumbers 🍅, butter beans, eggplant🍆, peppers🫑, new🥔 potatoes, carrots🥕, beets, sweetcorn 🌽and aromatic herbs: mint, parsley, chives, thyme… Flowers : Sunflowers🌻, dahlias, cosmos, zinnias, carnations, cornflowers, gladiolus |
| August and September | Fruits: Raspberries, blackberries, plums, mirabelle plums, peaches, apples🍎, pears🍐, grapes, nectarines Vegetables: Tomatoes 🍅 (heirloom and cherry tomatoes), cucumbers, eggplant 🍆, potatoes 🥔, carrots 🥕, zucchini, green beans, beets, potatoes🥔, onions🧅, shallots, sweetcorn 🌽 Flowers: Sunflowers🌻, dahlias, zinnias, gladiolus, queen daisies 🌼 |
| In the autumn (October and November) | Fruits: Autumn 🍎 apples, pears, 🍐 quinces, walnuts Vegetables: Squash, pumpkins and pumpkins (Halloween), 🎃 butternut, leeks, carrots🥕, beets, leeks, cabbage, broccoli🥦, celery, turnips, spinach, salads🥬, sweet🥔 potatoes Flowers : Dalhias (early autumn), queen daisies 🌼and last flowers to cut |
The Farm-Pickers are exceptional places in Île-de-France, perfect for family outings. A picking farm is a farm that allows visitors to harvest fruit, vegetables or flowers directly from the fields themselves. This concept promotes a privileged contact with nature for children, access to fresh and tasty products in integrated organic production, local and seasonal. It is also a friendly activity that brings together gourmets and professionals who redouble their efforts to find the most gourmet varieties! And in Lumigny, insects are very valuable helpers: ladybirds and bumblebees work together with the farmers!
The little extra thing about the Lumigny 💫 farm
- Lumigny favours the presence of auxiliary insects, in particular ladybirds and bumblebees.
- Hedges, flowering fallows and cut flowers are installed in the plots to promote biodiversity and pollination.
- Bumblebee hives are also used in the greenhouses at the beginning of the season
- October is the month of squash 🎃: Lumigny organizes squash carving workshops for Halloween
The Lumigny Picking
Picking is open from April to November.
Fruits and vegetables that respect the seasons (50 varieties). Strawberries in spring, apples in September and autumn vegetables such as pumpkins
Eco-responsible agriculture (according to the Straw Hat picking charter): 34 pickings are gathered to allow you to enjoy the benefits of nature.
3 good reasons to take them to Lumigny
- It’s an educational outing and very fun for children. They learn to recognize fruits and vegetables. They discover aromatic plants using thesense of smell.
- They gain autonomy by filling their baskets themselves. And often, they are more interested in tasting and eating the vegetables they have harvested.
- They take a breath of fresh air and it is also an opportunity to make them aware of the environment, biodiversity and ecology.
Practical information
- Address : 11 route de Rozay D20, 77540 Lumigny
- Opening of the farm:
- Tuesday to Friday : 9a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Saturday and Sunday: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Free on-site parking (unattended)
Other farms picked in Ile-de-France
Taking the children to a farm is a great idea! In fact, families flock there on Wednesdays, weekends or during the holidays. It’s a breath of fresh air in perspective and above all an educational outing, which allows them to make them aware of nature and ecology and of “eating well”. And when they get home, they are more inclined to eat what they have harvested.
Educational farms (with animals)
The educational farms are real havens of peace that allow a break in contact with animals and nature. To be discovered with the family for picking, meeting the animals or participating in workshops all year round or for special occasions (for Halloween, Christmas and Easter) and even celebrate your birthdays!
What to do in Seine-et-Marne (77)
A selection of outings for families in Seine-et-Marne
