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Where you can find a pick-your-own farm near you!
Cincinnati, Dayton and southwestern Ohio
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This month's notes: July 2008: Blueberries are here all parts of the U.S. Strawberries are declining or gone, except the far north. Peaches are coming! Don't miss them! Blackberries are fading in the South and going strong in the north. Find a blueberry festival or peach festival near you! Organic farms are still not common, but any that are, have the word ORGANIC by their name! Check out my easy canning instructions / recipes, canning equipment guide or How to make ice cream and ice cream making equipment and manuals
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This page provides a detailed list of Cincinnati, Dayton and southwestern Ohio's pick-your-own (PYO, U-pick, pick-it-yourself) farms. I'm always looking for suggestions of more farms and events to add and feedback about any you have visited, so if you encounter any, just click on the preceding link, as appropriate!  And if you have a farm and want to add it or correct the information, please click on the link to "add my farm".

We also have our own free and simple, step-by-step, illustrated instructions on canning, freezing and drying  many fruits and vegetables, such as  how to make jam, apple butter, applesauce, spaghetti sauce, salsa, pickles, ketchup or freezing corn .   If you are looking for Canners, mixes, jars, pectin and other canning supplies at the best prices anywhere!

U-Pick Farms and Orchards, sorted by county

Adams County

• J. C. Phipps - apples, raspberries
  427 Phipps Road, Stout, OH 45684. Open April-November, hours by appointment; products can also be found on Market Street in Portsmouth Tuesday and Saturday 7 am to 3 pm Other: Hunting - deer, coon, squirrel, turkey. apples, beans, beets, blackberries, broccoli, cabbage, cantaloupe, cucumbers, eggplant, greens, lettuce, melons, onions, peaches, pears, peppers, plums, potatoes, pumpkins, radishes, raspberries, squash, sweet corn, tomatoes, turnips, watermelon, zucchini

Brown County

• A & M Farms - apples, pumpkins, strawberries
  22141 State Route 251, Midland, OH 45148. Phone: 513-875-2500. Fax: 513-875-2420. Email: adaeh@cinc.tds.net. Open: January-February, June and August-December, Monday to Saturday 9 am to 5 pm and Sunday 1 pm to 5 pm
  Wagon rides Saturday and Sunday afternoons late September-early October.

Butler County

• Barn N Bunk - Pick your own strawberries, pumpkins, Christmas trees.
  3677 Wayne-Madison Road, Trenton, Ohio 45067. Phone: 513-988-9211. Email: barnbunk@sbcglobal.net.
  Barn-n-Bunk Farm Market has 2 large barns with produce, Amish cheeses and baked goods and lots and lots of crafts. Also, ice cream and candy. There is a big fall festival every year and very busy at Christmas time. A visitor writes: "The family that owns this are very nice, very helpful! Good people :-) It's been a while since I've been out there but they do have a corn maze and hay maze (in a barn) during their fall festival. "

Clermont County

• Rouster's - blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, and prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms
  1986 Ohio 131, Milford, OH 45150. Phone: (513)625-5504. Directions: I-275 to exit 59-A (Milford Parkway); follow parkway onto Ohio 131. Farm is 6 miles beyond intersection of Ohio 131 and U.S. 50. Blueberry plantation is on the right, 500 yards before the apple house. Click here for a map to our farm. Crops are usually available in June, July, August. Open: Call ahead for picking times and availability. Late June to August: blueberries. Late July: thornless blackberries. Containers provided Payment: Cash, Check. There is Rouster's Apple House just 500 yards down the road.

Clinton County

• Bergefurds Farm Market and Greenhouses - pumpkins, strawberries, Honey from hives on the farm, and prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
  234 West State Route 350, Wilmington, OH 45177. Phone: 937-383-2133. Email: bergefurdsfarmmarket@yahoo.com. Directions: From Cincinnati take route 71 North to Route 68 (Wilmington Exit)turn right onto Route 68 go through Wilmington continue south on US Route 68 and exit right at the State Route 350 Exit. Turn right (west) onto 350 and we are the only farm market on the right (look for the large silo and greenhouses) first farm on the right. From Columbus take route 71 South to Route 68 (Wilmington Exit)turn left onto Route 68 go through Wilmington continue south on US Route 68 and exit right at the State Route 350 Exit. Turn right (west) onto 350 and we are the only farm market on the right (look for the large silo and greenhouses) first farm on the right. From Dayton take US Route 35 East toward Xenia to the US 68 exit. Turn right on to US 68 and continue to follow US 68 through Wilmington. Turn right onto the State Route 350 exit ramp and turn right on State Route 350 West, we are the only farm market on the right (look for the large silo and greenhouses) And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. Open: Monday to Sunday 8 am to 7 pm. Open year around for farm fresh free range eggs and straw bales. Open April 1st through Christmas Eve for plants, produce and Christmas trees and wreaths. Strawberry Season typically runs from Mothers Day weekend through July 4th weather and season dependant. Pick Your Own Pumpkin and Fall Family Fun Festival weekends run from Labor Day through November 1st. Christmas Tree and handmade wreaths and roping season is from Thanksgiving day through Christmas eve. Bedding plants and Flowers are available beginning April 1st through July 4th. Payment: Cash, Check.
  Living, rooted tree varieties: Colorado Blue Spruce, Scotch Pine, White Pine.
• Branstrator Farm - pumpkins, strawberries, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, and prepicked produce
  885 North George Road, Clarksville, OH 45113. Phone: 937-725-5607. Fax: 937-289-2177. Email us at: jbranstrator@gmail.com. Directions: 10 miles southwest of Wilmington or 12 miles northeast of Morrow on SR 3&22 then one mile North on George Road. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in May, June, September, October. Open: Please call for information Pick your own Strawberries by appointment only. Picked berries available daily. Pumpkins, winter Squash & Gourds, best selection and prices in southwest Ohio. 80+ varieties! Payment: Cash, Check. Wholesale also available
• Brausch Asparagus Farm - Pick-your-own asparagus.
  2514 Center Road, Wilmington, OH 45177. Phone: 937-382-2384. Open: April-mid-June, Daily 8 am to 8 pm
• Dale Stokes Raspberry Farm - blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, and prepicked produce, restrooms
  2822 Center Road, Wimington, OH 45177. Phone: 937-382-4004. Fax: 937-383-0317. Email us at: stokesraspberryfarm@netzero.net. Directions: We are conveniently located in the middle of the triangle between Dayton, Cincinnati, and Columbus, Ohio just off Interstate 71. To access the farm on Center Road take State Highway 68 or State Highway 73 and red/yellow signs will direct you to the farm. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in May through September. Open: During peak summer fruit harvest we are open 8am - 8pm seven days a week depending on weather conditions. Other times of the year, please call for current hours. LARGEST RASPBERRY FARM IN THE EASTERN US! Strawberries available late May through June. Black, red, purple, and yellow raspberries available mid-June through mid-July depending on weather conditions. Red raspberries continue to ripen throughout the summer and fall. Blackberries in July and August. All dates are approximate based on weather conditions. Please email or call for current availability and hours. We look forward to meeting you! Payment: Cash, Check.

Darke County

• Brumbaugh Fruit Farm - apples, cherries, pumpkins, strawberries, Honey from hives on the farm, Cider mill (fresh apple cider made on the premises), and prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  6420 Arcanum-Hollansburg Road, Arcanum, OH 45304. Phone: 937-417-0854. Email: scottc1962@hotmail.com. Directions: From Dayton: take 70 West to 49 North to Alt 49 West and follow signs. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in July, August, September, October. Open: 7 days a week from September thru October for hayrides and activities. Bakery and Market open year round from 6AM to 6PM, Monday thru Saturday. Alternative phone: 937-692-8084. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard. Festival-like atmosphere September and October. Pre-picked peaches in season.

Greene County

• Anderson Farm - strawberries, pumpkins
  1240 Clifton Road, Xenia, Ohio 45385. Phone: 937-767-7626. Email: anderson.rachel@sbcglobal.net. Open: May-October, Monday to Saturday 10 am to 6 pm Call for pick-your-own strawberry hours.
• Berry Hill Farms - blueberries, red raspberries, blackberries
  330 East Krepps Road, Xenia. Phone: ( 937 ) 374-8747. Directions: To get there: 71 North to Wilmington exit. Ohio 380 North to E. Krepps Road. Crops are Available: Early July.
• Breezy Acres Fruit Farm - apples, peaches, pears, plums, and raspberries (red, black, & purple)
  3470 Waynesville-Jamestown Road, Xenia, OH 45385. Phone: 937-372-2436. Email: galebreezyacres@aol.com. Open: June-December, Monday to Saturday 9 am to dusk and Sunday 1 pm to dusk. Also, prepicked peaches, pears, plums, Other: cider, jams and jellies
• Jackson's Farm Market - strawberries, pumpkins
  2931 US Route 68 South, Xenia, OH 45385. Phone: 937-376-1778. Email: takjackson@prodigy.net. Open: May-October, Sunday noon-6 pm and Monday to Saturday 9 am to 7 pm Pick-your-own strawberries late May-late June, candies, noodles, soft drinks, relishes, salsa
• Peifer Orchards - pumpkins
  4590 U.S. 68 N, Yellow Springs, Yellow Springs, OH 45387. Phone: 937-767-2208.  Open: July-December, Monday to Saturday 10 am to 6 pm and Sunday noon-5 pm Petting zoo. Prepicked: apples, blackberries, eggplant, peaches, peppers, ,red raspberries, squash, sweet corn, tomatoes,
• Spitler's Orchard - No pick-your-own
  

Hamilton County

• Gorman Heritage Farm - Fresh Flower Cutting Garden, u-cut Sunflower Festival (with Pumpkin patch, hayrides)
  10052 Reading Road, Evendale, Cincinnati, OH. Phone: 513-563-6663. Open: 9 am to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday from May 26 through September. The Sunflower Festival is Saturday and Sunday October 6-7, 10:00 am to 4:00pm. The festival will have entertainment, crafts. pumpkin patch, hayrides, and all kinds of great activities! Cost is $6/adult and $4/child or senior. Click Here for more information about the festival.
• Turner Farm - You-Pick flowers
  7400 Given Road, Indian Hill, Cincinnati, OH, 45243. Phone: 513-561-8482. Open: 9 am to dark on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; and 2:30 pm to dark on Thursday. Picking usually starts in late July.

Highland County

• Blue Ribbon Strawberries - pumpkins, strawberries
  5459 Blue Ribbon Road, Hillsboro, OH 45133. Phone: 937 466-9202. Email us at: jabell@ncb.coop. Directions: From Hillsboro, follow St Rt 124 East approx. 8 miles to Marshall.Then follow St Rt 506 1/2 mile and turn left on Blue Ribbon Road. Farm is 1/2 mile on Left. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June, September, October. Open: Strawberry Season: Open daily 8AM to 8PM, Sundays 1PM to 8PM Pumpkin Season: Open weekends only Strawberries available late May through mid June. Pumpkins available on weekends from mid September through October. Payment: Cash, Check. Small Family operation

Miami County

• Fenner Farm - UPDATE May 28, 2008: NO longer offering PYO (they have become a CSA farm)
  5845 Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, OH 45339. Phone: 9376762206. Email: orders@fennerfarm.com.
• Fulton Farms - strawberries, raspberries, peas and pumpkins for pick your own, hayrides to pick your own pumpkins, Christmas Trees
  2393 St. Rte. 202, Troy, OH. Phone: 937-339-8246. Email: joyce@fultonfarms.com. Directions: See this page for a map and directions. Open: May-August, Monday-Thursday 9 am to 7 pm and Friday-Sunday 9 am to 5 pm; September-December, Monday-Thursday 10 am to 6 pm and Friday-Sunday 10 am to 5 pm. See this page for the Daily Crop Report. Ice cream, popcorn, edible soybeans, fresh fruit slushy, horse-drawn wagon rides through plantation, Troy Strawberry Festival first weekend of June, family tour at Fulton Farms weekends in October ($5.00 per person, includes hayride to pumpkin field, mazes, animals and a free pumpkin). The farm includes 1,900 acres of sweet corn, beans, strawberries, tomatoes and pumpkins, a gift shop and cafe. Through October, hop on hayrides to pick your own pumpkins during the weekends, or call to schedule a tour of the farm on weekdays. Christmas Trees: canaan fir, fraser fir, white pine, services: cut-your-own, shaking.
• Spectrum Farms - No PYO
  24025 Brister Road (also Troy Township Road 120), Coolville, Ohio, 45723. Directions: From Coolville, take OH7-US50 West/North until it splits. Stay on OH7 to Pomeroy, which narrows to a two-lane road. Turn right onto Brister Road (first road on right). Go about 0.8 miles, the driveway will be on your left through pine trees. Follow posted signs.

Montgomery County

• Monnin Fruit Farm - Red & Black Raspberries, and PYO Apples
  8201 Frederick Pike, Dayton, OH, 45414. Phone: 937-890-4536. Directions: Butler Twp., between U.S. 40 and Little York Road. Open: from 8 am to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9 am to 5 p.m. Sunday. They don't take credit cards, but they do have FRESH, HOMEMADE ice cream there..There are port-o-potties, but not real restrooms.). 2005 prices: $7 a quart. Berries may be available for U-Pick, at $2 a pound. Call to check schedules for U-pick. Apples include winesap, red delicious, and jonathan varieties.
   

Preble County

• None found here yet.  Write me, if you know of any! Click here to suggest a farm
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Shelby County

• Kringle's - blueberries, gooseberries, other berries, raspberries, Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Precut Christmas trees, Christmas wreaths and boughs, Christmas decorations, saws provided, trees bagged, trees tied, and prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand
  3370 Miller Road, Russia, OH 45363. Phone: 937 526-9460. Email us at: mrkringles@msn.com. Directions: One mile north of Russia, Oh on Miller Road. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June, July, November, December. Open: Christmas; Friday, Saturday, Sun, 9 to 5 starting Thanksgiving weekend. Berries; Daily noon to 7 Saturday, 9 to 5 Sun. noon to 7 Black and red raspberries, blueberries, gooseberries and lingonberries mid June through July. Christmas trees Thanksgiving to Christmas. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  U-Choose and Cut varieties: Blue Spruce, Canaan Fir, Colorado Blue Spruce, Norway Spruce, Scotch Pine, White Pine.
  PreCut varieties: Fraser Fir.

Warren County

• Blooms & Berries Farm Market - strawberries, pumpkins, and prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, school tours
  9669 St. Route 48, Loveland, OH 45140. Phone: (513) 697-9173. Email: questions@BloomsAndBerriesFarmMarket.com. Directions: Please check our website for directions and an interactive map Crops are usually available in May, June, July, August, September, October. Open: Please check our website for current hours Pick your own Strawberries start the week before Memorial Day, We open the Pumpkin Patch the last weekend of September and every weekend in October, see our website to check specific days and times. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. Fall on the Farm (Last Weekend in September, Weekends in October) 6 acre Corn Maze Hayrides to the Pumpkin Patch With Scarecrow scenes along the way Free Jr. Farmer’s Farmyard Activities: Feed and pet the goats, see the live Chickens, Turkeys, Pheasants, and Pigeons. Straw Maze, Corn Box, Straw Mountain, Egg Throw, Wooden cow milking, Corn Hole, putt-putt egg, Hundreds of photo ops and much more!!! Fall Treats: Mom’s Hand Dipped Caramel Apples (Made Fresh Daily), Cotton Candy, Fresh Popcorn, Fresh Pressed Cider, Caramel Apple Chips, Local Apples Décor: Our Own Farm Grown Mums, Fancy Gourds, Corn Stalks, Straw Bales, and of course pumpkins, plus much more!
• Hidden Valley Fruit Farm - Apples, blackberries, blueberries, pears, pumpkins, raspberries, strawberries, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, train rides, corn maze, child-sized haybale maze, and prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, tractor-pulled hay rides, pony rides, petting zoo
  5474 North State Route 48, Lebanon, OH 45036. Phone: 513.932.1869. Fax: 513.932.3169. Email us at: hfruitfarm@aol.com. Directions: From Cincinnati 75N to Middletown exit Left on 122 Left on 48 21/2 miles on right >From Dayton 75 S Springboro Rt 73 exit Left on73 Right on 48 2 1/2 miles on left >From Mason 42 N to Downtown Lebanon Broadway becomes 48 6 miles N of Lebanon on right And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in May, June, July, August, September, October. Open: Monday to Thursday 9am to 7pm Friday and Saturday 9am to 8pm Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard. Apples: Over 30 varieties of apples are available u-pick. They have lots of activities in the fall, and they have a nice deli-type area with a very well stocked store in an old barn.
• Iron's Fruit Farm - pick-your-own fruits in summer and fall, hayrides for pumpkins, corn maze and special events weekends
  1640 Stubbs Mill Road, Lebanon, OH 45036. Phone: 513-932-2853. Fax: 513-932-3650. Email: irons1634@aol.com. Open: June-February, Monday to Saturday 9 am to 5 pm and Sunday noon-5 pm (June-October open until 6 pm).
  Fall Mums, fall tours September-October, farm animals, hayrides for pumpkins September-October, 12 acre corn maze and special events weekends in September-October, pick-your-own fruits in summer and fall (Call to see what is available), homemade apple butter first three weekends in December, make a gingerbread house. Apples, black raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, cherries, peaches, pears, pumpkins, red raspberries, strawberries.

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