Larriland Farm Inc — Attraction in Mount Airy

Larriland Farm is a hidden gem in Howard County, Maryland, offering an authentic and charming pick-your-own experience that’s perfect for families, couples, or anyone looking to enjoy a day outdoors surrounded by nature’s bounty.

We recently visited the farm and had a wonderful time picking blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries. The fields were well-maintained and clearly marked, making it easy to navigate between berry patches. The fruit was incredibly fresh, sweet, and flavorful—you can really taste the difference between farm-fresh produce and what you’d typically find in a grocery store. These are the kinds of fruits that often don’t make it to market, and you can tell: they’re picked at the perfect moment of ripeness, not for shipping.

In addition to the berries, Larriland offers a wide selection of fruits and vegetables throughout the growing season. From apples to pumpkins to leafy greens, there’s always something in season and available for picking or purchase at their market stand.

One of the highlights of the trip was the “pick-your-own flowers” area. It’s a beautiful field filled with vibrant blooms where you can hand-select and cut your own bouquet. It’s a peaceful, scenic experience that adds a lovely touch to the visit.

The farm is clearly well-loved and well-run. Staff are friendly and helpful, and the overall setup is very family-friendly. There are bags to carry your harvest, and even pre-picked produce and treats available if you prefer not to pick yourself.

We absolutely enjoyed our visit and are already looking forward to returning again sometime. Whether you’re looking to stock up on seasonal fruits or simply enjoy a peaceful day outdoors, Larriland Farm is definitely...

Great place for pick-your-own fruits and vegetables. The farm is well maintained and the workers are very friendly and helpful. I love this farm for their juicy yellow peaches (especially Loring but others are great as well), big red beets, huge sweet onions, delicious tomatoes (they had Red Scarlet variety last time I went), and apples (my favorite are Goldrush, but they have many varieties including Pink Lady and Fuji). The peaches are good for fresh eating, freezing, canning and making jams and preserves. We use the frozen cut peaches to make peach ice cream throughout the year. I use the tomatoes for canning salsa. They have that great heirloom tomato flavor but maintain their shape enough to withstand the heat of the canning process so they’re perfect for what I need. The Goldrush apples are a sweet and tart apple — a must to try if you’ve never had them before. They’re a hard, crisp and juicy apple and they will stay fresh for 6+ months if kept refrigerated very cold. We eat them through the winter. (Probably would be great for making cider.) In general the prices for different fruits/vegetables can range from comparable to quite a bit less than in the grocery store, but I find the quality much higher than you would find in the grocery store. If you don’t have time to pick your own you can purchase freshly picked produce in the red barn for a reasonable price as well. Make sure you check their website for what’s ready to harvest (they update it early in the morning), or you can call and hear their recorded message. Also look at the different seasons for the crops you want on their website—some of the windows are very short and you can easily miss...

July is raspberry season! Larriland is my favorite pick your own in the DMV. Every time we have to go to a pick your own we debate whether or not it's worth it to drive the hour in order to pay to pick. However we are very happy that we came back this season. There are three things that we like about Larriland 1) it's organized. When you drive in there are signs pointing you to the different crops that they have. We were torn today between blueberries and raspberries, but decided on doing raspberries. I had gone to the grocery store a couple of times and found that the raspberry batches were moldy. Wanting to get that hankering we followed signs towards the raspberries. There are staff, mostly high school students, directing traffic for parking, helping you purchase your baskets, and accepting your payments. It was all really simple and straightforward. 2) It opens early. when looking at which farms to go to we notice that a couple of them open at 10:00 a.m. we love that Larriland opens at 9:00 a.m. with the record heat, it was already 80 degrees by the time we pulled in at 9:20 a.m. . We were able to pick our fill before it got unbearably hot. 3) they have a variety of crops. This means that if one fruit is out, they grow a bunch of other things that make it great. Some of the other farms focus on one or two things. Once they're picked out you're done. Larriland always has things on rotation. We appreciate that. this place is definitely top of our list. Even though we didn't spend time at the barn or get to see any animals we still had a...