Blueberry U-Pick Orchards in Southern Tier of New York State in 2024, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for blueberries that we know of in this area. Not all areas of any state, nor even every state, have blueberries orchards that are open to the public. If you know of any others, please tell us using the add a farm form!

Remember to always check with the farm's own website or Facebook page before you go - or call or email them if they don't have a website or Facebook page. Conditions at the farms and crops can change literally overnight, so if you want to avoid a wasted trip out there - check with the farm directly before you go! If I cannot reach them, I DON'T GO!

PLEASE report closed farms, broken links and incorrect info using the "Report Corrections" form below.

Allegany County

• Apple Hills - various apples, blueberries, raspberries, sunflowers, petting zoo, gift shop
  131 Brooks Road, Binghamton, NY . Phone: 607-729-2683. Email: applehills@stny.rr.com. Open: Farm Market Hours are Monday to Saturday 8am to 3pm, Sunday 9am to 2pm. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Credit cards are accepted.
  Apple Hills Facebook page. . . Lunch served too. Have a unique party at ! Our Activity Room is full of things that allow kids to explore with their imagination and learn. Kids have their own Make Believe Market, Apple Sorting Process, Apple Picking, The Great Purple Puff Ball Pool, The Corn Bin, Roller Racers, and Basketball. Add a Wagon Ride to the orchard for some flesh picking, and it's the best party a kid could have! The ONLY pyo crops offered are Raspberries, Blueberries, Sunflowers, Apples. (UPDATED: June 28, 2022) A visitor writes, on July 24, 2007: "They have a great shop and restaurant. Today we picked blueberries and raspberries and they had a berry festival this weekend there. It was great fun for the whole family."
• Black Creek Blueberries - blueberries
  Spring Valley Road, Black Creek, NY . Phone: 585-968-2222. Open: UPDATE for 2019, They may have closed; Does anyone have current information, are they still offering pick your own or are even open? If so, please write me, their last reported hours were Monday thru Saturday from 8 am to 3 pm. Click here for a map and directions. . U-Pick, No sprays, No fertilizers. Be sure to call before you go. . A visitor found the listing in newspaper. 2010 price is $1.50 pound. He expects to be sold our by mid August.)
• Cascade Valley Farm - Blueberries,
  49 E. Bosket Rd, Windsor, NY 13865. Phone: 607-655-1693. Email: yram1@tds.net. Open: Call for for hours and availability. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. Cascade Valley Farm . This is a beef and blueberry farm. During mid July thru August, you can pick fresh blueberries at only $1.00 a pound. Beef is available by the full cow. A visitor writes on July 13, 2013: "Great blueberries! My in-laws picked over 50 lbs there last year! Mary Pellegrino (owner?) also gave us a booklet of blueberry recipes."
• Frosty Mountain Blueberry Farm - Uses Integrated Pest Management, blueberries, prepicked produce, restrooms, picnic area
  196 Bull Creek Road, Whitney Point, NY 13862. Phone: 607-692-4356. Email: frostymtn@yahoo.com. Open: Sunday to Saturday 7am to 8pm from the second week of July every day from 7:00am til 8pm, and will stay open till berries are gone usually till the middle of September or after the late harvest berries are picked; We allow people to pick later if we have a small amount left and you want to pick, by appointment only. Directions: From Binghamton, NY: Take interstate 81 north to Whitney Point exit. Right at stop sign. Make left at Red light onto route 11. Right at next red light cross bridge to route 79 east. Go 2 miles to Bull Creek Road on left. You will see our signs. we are 1 mile on right. can\'t miss us. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Frosty Mountain Blueberry Farm - . From Binghamton, NY: Take interstate 81 north to Whitney Point exit. Right at stop sign. Make left at Red light onto route 11. Right at next red light cross bridge to route 79 east. Go 2 miles to Bull Creek Road on left. You will see our signs. we are 1 mile on right. can't miss us. Crops are usually available in July, August, September. We use natural practices, but are not seeking organic certification. We have buckets or you can bring your own. We are always trying to update our home to make your visit relaxing. Bring a picnic lunch and spend some time at one of our setting areas or at the ponds watching the fish. Pesticides may be used, but ONLY as last resort. Please no pets. The 2018 U-pick price is $1.50 per pound. (UPDATED: May 19, 2018)
• Nielsen's Hill Haven Farm - blueberries,
  419 Swan Hill Road, Glen Aubrey, NY 13777. Phone: 607-862-0071. Email: jan.nielsen@att.net. Open: Monday to Friday from 8 am to 8 pm; Saturday and Sunday from 8 am to 5 pm. Directions: From Maine, New York take Route 26 North to Glen Aubrey. Turn right on Leekville Road and travel one and one half miles. Turn left on Swan Hill Road, travel one quarter mile. Farm is on the right. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . . Blueberries: mid-July to Labor Day.
• Slabicki Family Farm LLC - No pesticides are used blueberries, Honey from hives on the farm, Fresh eggs, gift shop, concessions or refreshment stand, picnic area, picnic area you may bring your own food, farm animals, school tours
  652 State Route 369, Port Crane, NY 13833. Phone: (844) 436-8527. Email: slabickifamilyfarm@gmail.com. Open: Call for current hours. Directions: Route 88 East. Take Exit 3 \(Port Crane\) Make Left. Farm is 2.8 miles on Right. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.
  Slabicki Family Farm LLC Facebook page. . . Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Route 88 East. Take Exit 3 (Port Crane) Make Left. Farm is 2.8 miles on Right. We do not use pesticides on the crops. (ADDED: February 21, 2021)

Chemung County

• Ackerman's Blueberries - Blueberries
  248 Red Chalk Road, Erin, NY 14838. Phone: (607-739-7249. Open: July-August, daily 8 am to 8 pm. Click here for a map and directions. . Getting info is challenging, they have no web presence aside from the owner's personal page with maybe one or two posts per year; unfortunately, you will have to be sure to call before you go. off Jackson Creek Rd.
• Eller's Blueberries (formerly Millard's Blueberry Farm and Art Studio) - blueberries, restrooms
  1851 Wilawana Road, Elmira, NY 14901. Phone: 607-529-3475. Directions: Route 17 or also known as I-86, coming from Elmira.. Take Wellsburg Exit 58. At end of exit, turn towards Wellsburg. Go over railroad tracks and turn left. Driving east, we are 2 miles on the left side of the road. There is a very small growing green house in the front yard. A blueberry sign should be out near the road. Click here for a map and directions. Eller's Blueberries (formerly Millard's Blueberry Farm and Art Studio) since the farm was sold to the Ellers in 2016, I haven't been able to find any updates. We have over 850 high bush blueberries. Six varieties. Parking excellent distance from our two fields.
• George Kapral - Blueberries, raspberries
  , Route 352 Big Flats, NY 14814. Phone: 607-936-1422. Open: July-September, Monday to Friday 8 am to 6 pm, Saturday 8 am to 4 pm, and Sunday 10 am to 4 pm. Click here for a map of the area. . Open

Delaware County

• Windy Knob Blueberry Farm - blueberries
  6517 Turnpike Rd, Delhi, NY 13753. Phone: (607) 746-2991. Open: 8 AM to 7 PM, 7 days a week from sunrise to sunset; from mid July until all the berries are picked in late September or the beginning of October. Click here for a map and directions. . We have picking containers available to pick in and bags to take your fresh picked berries home in. We have been family owned and operated for 40 years! We have fresh and frozen picked berries. Bring your family and friends..come pick with us. (ADDED: July 17, 2019, JBS)

Schuyler County

• Glenhaven Farm - Blueberries, winery
  6121 Sirrine Road, Trumansburg, NY 14886. Phone: 607-387-9031. Open: late July-September, Monday to Friday 8am to 8 pm, Saturday and Sunday 8 am to 5 pm. Directions: off Route 227. Two varieties of blueberries, predominately Blue Crop, a mid-season variety known for its excellent size and flavor. . Click here for a map and directions.
  Glenhaven Farm Facebook page. . Facebook page. A one-acre patch of blueberries located near a parking area, for customers who cannot make the trip to our back field. A picturesque 10-acre field, at the end of a scenic drive up the hill, past an old stone barn foundation (pictured on our home page). Very well-maintained fields, often noted by our customers.
  Comments from a visitor on August 25, 2010: "I would like to suggest, a blueberry (other berries, corn too I think) small family farm in Trumansburg NY (near Ithaca) that has amazing berries, organic I think but not certain, and they make amazing, award winning wine from their various berries. It is a beautiful, small family operation and the picking is soooo good! We (my two little sons and I) picked 19 pounds a couple weeks back! Now my freezer is bursting with them:) . "
• Mangus Farms - raspberries (black), Strawberries, Red Raspberries and Blueberries, picnic area, honey from hives on the farm
  3710 Main Street, Burdett, NY 14818. Phone: 607-546-9191. Open: Monday - Saturday 8 am to 6 pm; closed on Sunday, Third week June - third week July;Call ahead for availability. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . We are a U-PICK berry farm but we also offer fresh picked berries and homemade baked goods at our farm store. We pick/U-pick. Fruits to pick: strawberries, black and red raspberries, blueberries. If you're looking to place a picked order please call ahead for availability. Our Farm Store offers: picked in season fruit, home baked pies, jams, jellies and baked goods. We also sell a variety of jams, jellies, whole fruit freezer pops and more!
• Wickham Farms - PYO strawberries, cherries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, peaches, apples and pumpkins.
  4045 Church Street, Burdett, NY 14818. Phone: 607-546-7842. Open: for Asparagus in spring, call for availability. Click here for a map and directions.
  Wickham Farms Facebook page. . Open Open for berries in mid June., from 8am-7pm. Open July 8am-Noon for raspberries, strawberries, asparagus. Group Tours and Hayrides by appointment. Hayrides open to the general public on Saturdays in September and Oct. Facebook page.

Steuben County

• Blueberry Hill Farm - blueberries,
  549 O\'Connor Road, Hornell, NY 14843. Phone: 607-324-5321. Email: mflynn1736@yahoo.com. Open: Monday to Friday, 7 am to 7 pm, Saturday 7 am to 5 pm. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Blueberry Hill Farm549 O'Connor Road, Hornell, NY 14843. . Crops are usually available in August. Closed Sundays. Please call ahead.
• Hillview Blueberry Farm - blueberries
  9990 Bean Station Road, Prattsburgh, NY 14873. Phone: 607-522-7055. Click here for a map and directions. . Family friendly 30 acre u-pick blueberry farm. Farm fresh and jams. Also country store and antiques in restored barn. Season: mid July through mid September. In 2020, prices were U-Pick: $1.90/lb, We-Pick: $2.50/lb.
• Parkland Berry Farm - Uses integrated pest management practices, blueberries, porta-potties are available
  1641 Clendenning Road, Painted Post, NY 14870. Phone: 607 368 3021. Open: Picking begins Saturday, in mid July ; Seven days a week, open hours once picking begins. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Parkland Berry Farm - We use integrated pest management practices. Containers and everything you will need to pick is provided. (UPDATED: July 30, 2020 JBS)
• Peek-A-Blue Berry Farm - blueberries
  5555 Oregon Road, Bath, NY 14810. Phone: 607-776-7274. Open: From the first week of August on Monday to Friday from 5 pm to 8 pm, Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm and closed on Sunday. Click here for a map and directions. . The 2019 price is $1.40 / LB. Note from Blake: That is the best price in NY state! (UPDATED: July 18, 2019, JBS)

Tioga County

• Berry Good Acres - blueberries
  Upper Fairfield Road, Newark Valley, NY 13811. Phone: 607-659-3138. Open: from July through August. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: cash, check, credit cards, debit cards. . (ADDED: June 29, 2022, JBS)
• Blue J Farm - Blueberries
  167 Glann Road, Apalachin, NY 13732. Phone: 607-625-5024. Open: mid July-mid August, Monday to Friday 6 pm to 8 pm, Saturday 9 am to 4 pm, Sunday 12 noon to 4 pm; call first for availability. Click here for a map and directions. . Open 1 mile E of Exit 66 on Route 17 & 1 mile S of Route 434.
• Gary's Berries - Blueberries
  , Rt 17CCampville, NY 13760. Phone: 607-748-0286. Open: July-August, call for days and times. Click here for a map of the area. Open 5 mile E of Owego & 7 mile W of Endicott on old Route 17C. The farm is kept very clean. We have people coming back every year for the blue berries and the
• Hillberry - Blueberries, restrooms
  Jewett Hill, Berkshire, NY 13736. Phone: (607) 657-9943. Open: Blueberry season- end of June, beginning of July until mid-late August depending on the season. Directions: See their Facebook page for directions. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. . . NOFA certifies organic pick your own crops, .In 2020, the price was $3.25 per pound. Bring cash, they don't take credit card or debit. (ADDED: January 12, 2021, Suggested by a visitor)A visitor writes on January 12, 2021: "The blueberries are the best blueberries you will ever taste. Seriously, so good. "
• Locust Woods Farm - Blueberries
  420 Dawson Hill Road, Spencer, NY 14883. Phone: 607-589-4502. Open: July-September, daily 8 am to 8 pm. Click here for a map and directions. . Open 2 mile from Route 96 & Dawson Hill intersection.
• MacApple Hill Fruit Farm - Blueberries
  1426 McLean Road, Owego, NY 13827. Phone: 607-687-1386. Open: August, weekends, also evenings by appointment Directions: off Route 38. Click here for a map and directions. . Open
• Negus U-Pick Berries - Blueberries, Gooseberries, Black Currants, White Currants
  659 Payne Marsh Road, Richford, NY 13835. Phone: (607) 657-8272. Open: they have no web presence, so you must call them. Click here for a map and directions. &aqs=chrome.69i57.471j0j9&tbs=lf:1,lf_ui:2&tbm=lcl&sxsrf=ALiCzsY8YPlOFtn6WNNn-xpziQAeXcbdSg:1656562020723&rflfq=1&num=10&rldimm=9620935908706066631&lqi=CkVCbHVlYmVycnkgRmFybSA2NTkgUGF5bmUgTWFyc2ggUm9hZCBSaWNoZm9yZCwgTlkgMTM4MzUgKDYwNykgNjU3LTgyNzJIqdnet4CtgIAIWmYQABABEAoQCxgAGAEYAhgDGAQYBRgGGAcYCCJCYmx1ZWJlcnJ5IGZhcm0gNjU5IHBheW5lIG1hcnNoIHJvYWQgcmljaGZvcmQgbnkgMTM4MzUgNjA3IDY1NyA4MjcyKgYIAxAAEAGSARpwaWNrX3lvdXJfb3duX2Zhcm1fcHJvZHVjZZoBJENoZERTVWhOTUc5blMwVkpRMEZuU1VRNE1WOXRjSEJuUlJBQqoBVAoIL20vMGZ0YnMQASpGIkJibHVlYmVycnkgZmFybSA2NTkgcGF5bmUgbWFyc2ggcm9hZCByaWNoZm9yZCBueSAxMzgzNSA2MDcgNjU3IDgyNzIoAA&ved=2ahUKEwjPmay2ptT4AhX0IEQIHVptDmcQvS56BAgEEAE&sa=X&rlst=f#rlfi=hd:;si:9620935908706066631,l,CkVCbHVlYmVycnkgRmFybSA2NTkgUGF5bmUgTWFyc2ggUm9hZCBSaWNoZm9yZCwgTlkgMTM4MzUgKDYwNykgNjU3LTgyNzJIqdnet4CtgIA"> Negus U-Pick Berries Bring your own containers. (ADDED: June 29, 2022, JBS)
• Terry's Berry Farm - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries
  284 Church St., Barton, NY 13734. Phone: 607-699-7933. Email: teri111@verizon.net. Open: Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 12 pm, and Tuesday and Wednesday from 3 pm to 7 pm. Click here for a map and directions. . Seek our Facebook page for updates. We are Certified Organic by NOFA-NY LLC started in 2016! We raise all our produce and berries by organic methods. Call the berry line at for specifics on the day. In 2020, they did have PYO, despite the pandemic; with appointments taken online. Prices in 2020 were $3/lb for berries that you pick; $6/lb for berries we pick. Theydo accept pre-orders. All our berries are certified organic.
• TLC Blueberry Farm - Blueberries
  2053 Route 17C , Barton, NY 13734. Phone: . Open: . Click here for a map and directions.
• Traues Blueberries - Blueberries
  Upper Briggs Hollow Road, Owego, NY 13827. Phone: 607-699-7246. Click here for a map and directions. . Open UPDATE for 2020; Their website is gone; Does anyone have current information, are they still offering pick your own or are even open? If so, please write me, their last reported hours were July-August, daily daylight hours, call first for availability. off Sibley Rd.
• Vern Negus - Blueberries, Currents, gooseberries,
  659 Payne Marsh Rd, Richford, NY 13835. Phone: 607-657-8272. Open: July and August from 8am to 8pm daily. Click here for a map and directions. .

 

Blueberry Picking Tips, Recipes and Information

Blueberries are one of the easiest fruit to prepare and serve. There's no peeling, pitting, coring or cutting. They have few natural pests, (other than birds), so pesticides are generally unnecessary! This year's crop is fantastic (see related news story), thanks both to the weather and to more farms planting more blueberry bushes due to increased consumer demand over the past few years as more studies proclaim the anti-oxidant and other health properties of blueberries.

Click here to find a local Blueberry Festival (usually held between April and July).

If you are looking for information about a similar berry, the saskatoon (also called the June berry or Serviceberry) see this page about saskatoons.

Picking tips:

Select plump, full blueberries with a light gray-blue color. A berry with any hint of red isn't fully ripened.

Ripening AFTER picking?

First, it is key to know that once picked, blueberries will NOT become any sweeter, nor will the flavor improve. The only change that occurs is the color. They will APPEAR to ripen, but it is only a color change, from white to green to rose to red to pale blue to fully blue. So, white and green colored blueberries will not "ripen" after they are picked; while blueberries that have already turned purple, red or blue-ish usually DO change color after they are picked (if they are kept at room temperature to "ripen").

As the blueberries ripen ON THE BUSH, the flavor goes from tastless to bitter to tasteless tart to tart blueberry flavor to sweet blueberry flavor.

Grocery stores sell blueberries that are tart, not sweet because they had them picked unripe by machine so they are very firm and can handled being bumped around in shipping. They may look good, but are not as tasty as those picked when actually ripe.

So, the key is, PICK ONLY RIPE BERRIES!

How to pick blueberries

Since blueberries hang on the bushes in bunches a but like grapes do, the easiest and fastest way to pick them is hold your bucket under them in one hand and with your other hand, cup a ripe bunch and gently rub them with your fingers. The ripe berries will drop into your bucket, while the unripe ones will remain attached to the bush.

When the bushes are at peak, I can easily pick 2 gallons per hour (if I'm not being distracted by the kids and the sun isn't too hot!). A newbie might do 1 gallon per hour.and at the beginning or end of the season it takes more time as the berries are not as plentiful nor concentrated in clusters.

Tips for storing blueberries after harvesting:

• Once picked, don't place the berries, still warm from the sun, in a closed bag or container. Leave the container open so moisture doesn't form in the container.
• Don't wash berries until just before using, to prevent berries from becoming mushy.
• Chill berries soon after picking to increase shelf life. Store your fresh blueberries in the refrigerator as soon as you get them home, without washing them, in a covered bowl or storage container. If refrigerated, fresh-picked blueberries will keep 10 to 14 days.
• Freeze berries in freezer containers without washing to keep the skins from toughening. Place berries one layer deep. Freeze, then pour the frozen berries into freezer containers. Because unwashed blueberries freeze individually, they can be easily poured from containers in desired amounts. Remember both frozen and fresh berries should be rinsed and drained just before serving. Just before using, wash the berries in cold water.

Blueberry Measurements and Conversions

Keep in mind that blueberries vary considerably in density and moisture content, so these ranges are approximates.

• 1 gallon of blueberries weighs about 7.5 lbs or (4 liters of blueberries is about 3.5 kg)

• 1 pint of fresh blueberries weights about 3/4 of a pound. (1 liter of blueberries is about 700 grams)

• 1 pound of fresh blueberries is usually between about 2 and 3 cups of berries.

• It takes about 4 cups (about of blueberries to make a blueberry pie (see this fantastic and easy blueberry pie recipe)

• A normal batch of blueberry preserves, jam or jelly requires 5 pints of berries.

• Blueberries do come in a variety of sizes from small (190-250 berries per cup) to extra large (<90 berries per cup).

Blueberry Recipes, Canning and Freezing Blueberries

Recipes

• The world's best Blueberry pie, recipe and directions and illustrated!
• Blueberry buckle coffee cake: illustrated directions for this great crumb-topping blueberry coffee cake
• Other easy directions to make blueberry desserts: cobblers, etc.

Canning, freezing and other blueberry recipes:

• How to Freeze Blueberries
• How to Can Blueberries
• How to Make Homemade Blueberry Jam
• How to make blueberry jelly
• How to make and can blueberry syrup (it works for strawberries, raspberries and blackberries, too)
• blueberry pie filling to use later,
• blueberry butter

Baking tips

If you have trouble with blueberries settling to the bottom of muffins and blueberry breads, try one or more of these tips:

• Coat them with flour before adding to the batter. Just gently shake the blueberries in a bag (plastic or paper) with 1/2 cup of flour, then dump them mix in a sieve to remove excess flour.
• It may just be that your batter is too thin. try making the batter a little thicker!
• Fill the muffin cups or baking pan up to 1/4 full with batter (which hasn't had blueberries added to it yet); then stir the blueberries into the remaining batter, and continue to fill the muffin cups or bread pan. The blueberries will start off higher in the mix!

Other Local Farm Products (Honey, Horses, Milk, Meat, Eggs, Etc.)
(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)

• Farm markets and roadside stands
• Local Honey Finder
• Local Meat, Milk and Eggs
• Venues: Farms, Wineries, Orchards for your event, wedding or party
• Easter egg hunts
• Children"s consignment sales
• Fruit and vegetable festivals
• Winery tours and wine tastings
• Horse rides, stables, lessons, trails
• Maple Syrup farms and sugarworks
• Bed & Breakfasts on Farms, Wineries, Ranches and Orchards
• Pumpkin patches
• Corn mazes
• Zombie Paintball venues
• Christmas Tree Farms & lots
• Environmental resources
• Consumer fraud information
• Wholesale food sources
• Resources for Farmers