Blueberry U-Pick Orchards in North-central Pennsylvania 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.

Bradford County

• Berry Fields Farm - Uses natural growing practices, blueberries, Turkeys (ORGANIC not-hormone-fed), and prepicked produce, gift shop, farm animals, Farm B and B
  7 miles from Millview off of rt. 87 , Forksville, PA 18833. Phone: 570-924-3019. Email: info@berryfields.farm. Open: In 2020, blueberries are late, around the 3rd week in July, Please call 570-924-3019 to confirm times of availability. Directions: From Route 80\(major east west interstate in northern PA\) Take the exit adjacent to the Susquehanna river onto Route 180 west. Just before Williamsport take exit 21 onto Route 87N. At the end of the exit ramp turn left. Travel 23 miles to Forksville. Two miles past Forksville turn left onto Millview Mountain Road. The farm is 7 miles from that point. The final 2 miles are on gravel road. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only.
  Berry Fields Farm Facebook page. . Blueberry Festival August 4th and 5th. From Route 80(major east west interstate in northern PA) Take the exit adjacent to the Susquehanna river onto Route 180 west. Just before Williamsport take exit 21 onto Route 87N. At the end of the exit ramp turn left. Travel 23 miles to Forksville. Two miles past Forksville turn left onto Millview Mountain Road. The farm is 7 miles from that point. The final 2 miles are on gravel road. Crops are usually available in July, August.Farm vacation guest house available. We use natural practices, but are not yet certified Organic. Facebook page. We serve organic meals from products produced on the farm on Saturday evenings and Sunday brunch. Berryfields Farm was established in 2000 to promote sustainable agriculture. We are dedicated to producing organic products of the highest quality. Our goal is to sustain ourselves and market the excess. (UPDATED: July 2, 2020 JBS)
• Blueberry Mountain Farm - U-Pick Blueberries
  Mile Lane Road, Sayre, PA 18840. Phone: 570-888-7066. Open: Weekdays 8 am to 8 pm; Saturday and Sunday from 8 am to 5 pm; Closed Mondays. Click here for a map and directions. .

Lycoming County

• The Green Barn Berry Farm - blackberries, blueberries, pumpkins, raspberries (Autumn, red), raspberries (Spring, black), strawberries, porta-potties are available, school tours
  7299 Armstrong Road, Muncy, PA 17756. Phone: 570-546-5706. Email: thegreenbarnberryfarm@windstream.net. Open: Our opening date in the Spring for picking all of our berries is different each year; Our hours once we open are Monday through Friday 8 am until 8 pm and Saturdays 8 am until 4 pm We are closed on Sundays; Please note that due to weather conditions or over picking, we might close the fields for a day or two to ensure our customers prime picking; We recommend and appreciate you calling ahead; Thank you. Directions: Located on route 405, the Muncy-Montgomery highway, off of interstate 180. Take the Muncy exit, 13A, from interstate 180. Turn onto route 405 towards Muncy and continue approximately 2.5 miles until you reach a railroad underpass. Immediately to your right at the underpass turn onto Armstrong Road. \(Signs will guide you\) If traveling route 15 north, turn onto route 405 at the red light in Montgomery and proceed to the railroad underpass as well. Payment: Cash, Check.The ONLY p yo . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. The Green Barn Berry Farm . Located on route 405, the Muncy-Montgomery highway, off of interstate 180. Take the Muncy exit, 13A, from interstate 180. Turn onto route 405 towards Muncy and continue approximately 2.5 miles until you reach a railroad underpass. Immediately to your right at the underpass turn onto Armstrong Road. (Signs will guide you) If traveling route 15 north, turn onto route 405 at the red light in Montgomery and proceed to the railroad underpass as well. The ONLY p yo crops offered are Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and pumpkins. Our berry picking season kicks off with strawberries in early June and continues throughout the entire month of July with blueberry and black raspberry picking. In the later part of the summer our red raspberries are about ready to burst right off of the canes. After the hustle and bustle of summer has come to a close, our fall season welcomes you back once again for pick your own pumpkins, hayrides, and family oriented activities.

Tioga County

• Murphy's Blueberry Farm - blueberries,
  383 Mulberry Hill Road, Mansfield, PA 16933. Phone: 570-662-8055. Email: cdmurphy383@hotmail.com. Open: from July 5 throughout August on Monday to Friday from 8 am to 8 pm; Saturday from 8 am to 5 pm and on Sunday we are closed. Directions: follow signs from Route 6 West. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . Alternate Phone: 570-404-0020. . U - Pick Blueberries Fresh Picked Blueberries Frozen Blueberries many varieties of Blueberry Bushes for sale The view is "Priceless."
• Wolf Ridge Blueberry Farm - Blueberries,
  Firetower Rd, Mansfield, PA 16933. Phone: 570-662-7451. Directions: Located about 3 miles off of Route 6 in Mansfield, PA. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. . July/August for blueberry season; 8AM - 8PM Wednesday through Sunday; closed Monday and Tuesday. Adults only. . follow Lambs Creek Rd from the intersection at Sheetz and Route 6 until Lambs Creeks Rd makes a "y", bear right at the "y" onto Shaw Rd (dirt) (if you go over a little bridge, you've gone too far), and very quickly turn right onto Firetower Rd (dirt). Follow Firetower through it's twists and turns and the farm is on the right a bit after the road straightens out. This farm is well maintained (almost manicured), weeded by hand and has grass mowed short. The quiet, tucked away spot is a pleasant place to spend time picking. A visitor writes on August 07, 2014: "The owners do have German Shepherds which they are very conscientious of and which are often secured, but the dogs are also very comfortable with the guests and pose no issue with pickers."

 

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