Impossible Acres Farm

All I can say is, beware of the petting zoo Nazi. This woman is rude. She thinks she can punish other people’s children while completely ignoring the parent. Don’t waste your time or money here. Yes the animals are cute, but you are better off where you and your family can feel safe and not threatened by crazy farm employees. We decided to leave because of this woman, and go to another pumpkin patch down the road… Best decision of the day.

This is absolutely a gorgeous place in Davis. I’ve been here 4 times and got full boxes of fruits every time. They have unbelievably cheap and super juicy apricots, peaches and plums. Not a big fan of berries but thy have it as well! Who would want to go whole food or farmer’s market to get insanely expensive fruits while you can pick it on your own with a much lower cost? I wish they would open couple weeks longer. Looking forward to their winter produce.

This will be a experience I will regret! This place doesn’t have the fruits you like that is just sad. This place is a dumpster area! I don’t think they ever clean up! The staff sometimes doesn’t see you and kicks dirt at you! So rude! This place will always be in my nightmares for the rest as long as I live! The flowers are beautiful! This place makes me feel like I just barfed! The person who works the counter is nice. I will never come back again. I hate this place and I always will.

Came here for a taste of autumn in Davis and we left satisfied. Didn’t buy any pumpkins, of which there were plenty, but we did purchase admission to the petting zoo. $ 3 for adults. I think it cost $ 5 for children, but no kids in our group. Best petting zoo ever!!! There were baby animals and cuddly critters of all kinds. Baby ducks, baby pigs, baby bunnies, a soft lop rabbit, kittens, chicks, miniature goats, a burrito, and a mini horse, and a calf. Cute overload! All of the animals could be pet, and some could be held! Plus the animals seemed to be well-​cared for and watched over by the staff. A great family friendly stop!

Nice folks, fun little free wagon ride BUT poor quality pumpkins. They are already dried and rotted.

Came here about half an hour before they closed for my first time. The lady at the u-​pick was very nice and helped my wife and me figure out where to go for the best of what we wanted. We got quite a few peaches and plums for very cheap, and they had a great selection. Overall, this was a great stop for some good, cheap produce.

Came here on a hot sunny Sunday afternoon. My friends and I love peaches and were sick of paying high prices at Safeway for fruits. When we found out that it was only 99 cents a pound we had to check it out! When we arrived, we were greeted by a young man (probably the owner’s kid). He told us where everything were and what kind of fruits they had currently. He said that they didn’t spray their fruits so we can eat it straight off the trees if we wanted to try out for sweetness.
We started with the plums. There weren’t too make plum trees and majority weren’t too big. We tried a few plums and they were pretty sour and not really ready to pick. I got a few hoping they will get better in a few days, but they were just okay.
Then we were off to find out peaches. I really like white peaches over yellow, but all we saw were yellow. They weren’t very big though. Not like what you would see at grocery stores. Oh I think these were dwarf peaches. Even though they weren’t very big, they tasted good! I tried to look for not too ripe so it can slowly ripe through out the week. As we keep walking and picking peaches, we found bigger and better ones!
As we searched our way back towards to entrance we found white peaches! At last, after picking so many other fruits already! I had to get some even though I didn’t even know if I’ll have time to finish it all. The white peaches were decent size and just the right amount of sweet! I love white peaches!
The only drawback is that majority of the trees there were empty so there were limited selection of tress to pick from.
My roommate and I can’t wait to go back to get more! It was totally worth the little bit of drive to the outskirts of davis. Also, I like that I don’t have to travel far to go fruit picking. It’s pretty fun to pick your own fruits fresh off the tree. Will be back soon for more before the season ends!

LOVE it. Quiet little farm with competitive U-​pick prices.
Stopped in one Sunday and was given a map of the area. Picked 4 baskets of ollalieberries for $ 5 and peaches were $ 1/​lb.
Check the website for availability and pricing.

I gave 5 stars for Impossible Acres because my kids (age 8,5 and 3) got to pick Ollalie berries and peaches without any fuse of a hayride or other things that cost money. The price was good — $ 1.25 for a half pint of berries and about $ 0.30 each for a peach. Just make sure to bring CASH.

I agree with the other reviewers regarding the animals. It was so sad to see them handled by the kids and they really looked uncared for. The pumpkin patch was ok, my little one loved running around. This place isn’t worth the drive.

Sadly I have to concur with the 1-​star reviews by Gina V. (Yes, the baby calf situation was troubling) and Crissy W. Having opportunities for kids to develop appreciation for animals is very important for the educational factor, however there should be adequate supervision. While I’d say the staff who were there were being vigilant and doing the best that they can, this place is understaffed given how much petting area sprawl there was.
During the half-​hour I was there, I observed many instances of parents being absent to monitor their kids though every petting area had a sign that spelled out rules for that section (e.g., where petting was allowed but not picking up the animal, where children should be seated while an adult picks up the animal and passes the animal over to them to hold, etc.). In an area like this, there should be plenty of observant adults to go around, otherwise rules are not observed.
Due to the high people traffic and animals that’re trying to avoid contact being chased down, it’s clear that some of the animals here are stressed and weary. When I approach animals and see them in that state, I back off and give them their space. Children don’t perceive these situations as well, so it’s incumbent upon us adults to notice these situations.
I visited today and was hoping to give this place a much higher rating, and I would upgrade this rating in heartbeat if they can find a way to improve supervision (perhaps by reaching out for more adult volunteers?) and also provide animals a nook or something similar so that they aren’t confined in an open space for the whole shift and vulnerable to the whims of humans all the time.

If you care about the welfare of animals please do not support this place. I read some of the other reviews about too many kids mishandling the animals while their parents weren’t watching and unfortunately we experienced the same situation. Yes, there were many responsible parents there too but the things that I saw from some kids and parents left me feeling very sorry for the animals.
Why is there no one that works here supervising the animal area? And before I come off as a «crazy animal rights» lady let me just say that I’ve been to petting zoos that I loved– like the one at the state fair. The one at Impossible Acres however just left us feeling sad and ruined our day.
A few of the poor kittens were literally trying to jump out of kids arms and they were never given the chance to rest. I saw one kitten who was finally put down and hurrying over to use the litter box and an adult picked him up out of the litter box before he had the chance to go so his kid could hold him!
But the worst was the baby calf that we saw, less than a week old. He was taken away from his parents who are on another farm and he was such a sad sight. Why would you take a baby away from it’s parents so that kids can poke and prod at him? He just laid in the corner with his eyes barely open with kids all trying to touch him. I emailed Impossible Acres with my concerns after we left and like another reviewer– THEY NEVER RESPONDED. That shows how much they care about their animals.
I will never visit this place again, even when they don’t have the animals. Which, by the way, they said they will sell after the fall season. They definitely don’t care about the animals, they’re just out to make money off of them.

We went to Impossible Acres today to pick fruit and see the petting zoo, but mainly to see the animals. We were pretty disappointed that the animals aren’t for show until October. They should have put that on their website!
The fruit was decent. The ripe apricots and peaches were VERY ripe and almost too ripe to take home. We did take some home at $ 1.99/lb.

Maybe it was shoulder season. We did not see a lot of berries. We got a lot of pear.
They have two sites. Pls make sure you go to the u-​pick farm.
Will definitely go again since it is located between Lake Tahoe and the Bay Area. It is great to break the trip and get some awesome fruits also.

I actually live 6 minutes away from here! Haha, there was only one girl working at the booth when I went here, and she was really sweet. She gave me a map and a few basket, then told me what was in season and what not. :) It was a fun experience, even though I got poked by all the vines on the ground. I also got the caramel nugget, it was a bit sweet, but tasted delicious. :P

It’s a fun experience with friends and/​or family. I’m sad that I won’t be able to go again before I graduate.
Remember to check the site for which crops you want!

Who knew that such an incredible place existed in close proximity to Davis? After visiting my friend for her graduation, she decided to take us berry picking here with her family. I’ve never done it on a farm before; only out in the wilderness.
Since most people aren’t exposed to anything outside of your typical selection of blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries, I wasn’t expecting anything different here. I was happily surprised to find some of the best berries that my mouth has ever tasted: marionberries and boysenberries. They seemed to not have ollalieberries at the time, but I was alright with that.
The best part about berry picking is being out in the open and picking out that perfectly shaped, ripe, and juicy berry. They’re pretty lenient about sampling, so you can spend as much time trying to figure out which ones you like the best. I think my friend ended up sampling more than she bought. For $ 1.99 a pound, it’s also a phenomenal bargain compared to what you find at any grocery store, even on sale. The one thing they could work on is providing more car travel friendly containers so that your berries don’t beg to be consumed on the drive home.

Crops may be harvested by this time of year, but that doesn’t mean Impossible Acres Farm shuts down. Over Halloween, it turns into a cool pumpkin patch with a wide variety of pumpkins, pre-​picked fall vegetables, a petting zoo ($ 3 for adults and one kid free per adult), and tractor rides. It’s so cool a place like this exists right in Davis for us to get ready for Halloween.
I wouldn’t have heard of Impossible Acres if I hadn’t been invited here, but I’m glad I decided to come. The pumpkins came in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and even colors, and seemed pretty reasonably priced. We also picked up a couple of squashes for some fall recipes.
The real charmer, though, was the petting zoo. I was expecting it to be somewhat lame, with maybe a sheep and pony, but it was amazing! The best farm petting zoo I’ve ever seen! Along with the usual goats, sheep, ponies, and pigs, they had baby versions of all the animals that were very friendly. Yes, sooooo cute. I got to cuddle with little baby goats and piglets and even help feed the little piggies. There were adorable little six-​week kittens there as well that were being sold for $ 10 a pop (tempted?). I ended up spending an hour with the sheer cuteness, despite the farm not being that big.
Yes, for a variety of reasons, Impossible Acres is a cool place to visit around Halloween.

Ah! Cherries, raspberries, blackberries, apricots, peaches… what else can I say? This place is awesome!
You get to pick your own fruits and eat as much as you want while you’re picking em’. :D Prices are definitely very reasonable (aka a great deal), and the people are really friendly. What’s not to like?

It does one good to get away from the city and become one with nature.
And by nature, I mean: the beating rays of sun coming down, prickly thorns growing out of the dirt, the sound of bees buzzing around, and rows upon rows of fruit.
Sure, that all may not sound like fun to some– but trust me… IT’S GREAT! On a boring summer afternoon with nothing to do in Davis while everyone is studying for finals, a friend and I Googled «Things to do in Davis.» A fellow Unilocaler had a list of of things to do in Davis. SCORE! As I scrolled down the list I noticed I’ve done most of them, except for IMPOSSIBLE ACRES FARM!
It was a sign. A sign to go fruit picking. Plus it was a Sunday and it was open until 6pm– even better! Unfortunately we picked the hottest times of the day to go so it was pretty darn hot! We got raspberries, blackberries, some apricots and peaches. YUM. To be exact, I got two baskets of berries, a handful of apricots and 2 peaches… all for (drumroll please!) $ 2.25!
The fruit was delicious and I now have a new respect for berry pickers. I recommend people to check this place out, but check it out when you’re wearing sneakers and long pants (those prickly plants are a pain. Literally!).
A++