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This page provides a detailed list of western New York's pick- your- own (PYO, U-pick, pick-it-yourself) farms for everything from apples, berries, fruit, pumpkins, vegetables to cut-you-own Christmas trees!  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".

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U-Pick Farms and Orchards, sorted by county

Note: Many 716 area codes have changed to 585!

Broome County

• Apple Hills - U Pick Apples, Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries
  131 Brooks Road, Binghamton NY, 13905. Phone: 607-729-2683. E-mail: greenbrothers@stny.rr.com. 131 Brooks Road, Binghamton, NY, 13905. Phone: 607-729-2683. 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."
• Fiato's Orchard & Market - U Pick Apples
  1390 Reynolds Circle, Binghamton NY, 13903. Phone: 607-669-4774. E-mail: apple1barn@yahoo.com
• Green Brothers Apple Hills - various apples, blueberries, cherries, raspberries, strawberries
  131 Brooks Road, Binghamton, NY. Phone: 607-729-2683. Email us at: greenbro@spectra.net Credit cards are accepted. , petting zoo, gift shop / lunch served too
• Lone Maple Farm - U Pick Apples
  2001 Hawleyton Road, Binghamton NY, 13903. Phone: 607-724-6877. E-mail: lonemaple@aol.com

Cayuga County

• Grisamore Farms - strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, apples, sweet and sour cherries, pumpkins, Christmas trees
  R.D. # 2, Box 238 (1347 Goose Street), Locke, NY. Phone: 315-497-1347. Email: grisamorefarms@a-znet.com. Open: May to October, Monday to Friday from 8 am to 7 pm; Saturday from 8 am to 5 pm; Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm.
• Morgan Farms - Apples - This may be outdated - call first!
  1131 No. 1 Road, Union Springs, NY 13160. Phone: 315-343-6328.
• Ontario Orchards - pumpkins
  15273 Sterling Center Road, Sterling, NY. Phone: 315-343-6328. A visitor tells me: "Ontario Orchards states they do not have pick-your-own strawberries." (UPDATED: June 13, 2008)
• Owen Orchards, Inc.- apples
  Route 5, Auburn, NY. Phone: 315-252-9357. Email: owenorchar@baldcom.net.
• Pine Hill Berry Patch - Strawberries - This may be outdated - call first!
  2333 Turnpike Road, Auburn, NY 13021. Phone: 315-252-9086.
• Sheils Farm - Pumpkins, winter squash
  Rt 34B (1 mile N of King Ferry) King Ferry, NY 13081. Phone: 315-364-7600. Open September-October, daily, daylight hours.

Chenango County

• Stone Hill Blueberry Farm - Follows organic methods, blueberries
  Stone Hill Road, Afton, NY 13730. Phone: 607-693-3333. Email us at: blueberries@stone-hill-blueberry-farm.com. Directions: From I-88 take Afton Exit. Go straight onto NY 41N, past the Country Store, over the river, and under the railroad bridge. At the Y, bear left, and the go straight across intersection, staying on Rt 41N. Go about 1/2 mile, turn left on County Rd 30 (also marked Long Hill Rd). Follow the signs to Stone Hill--about 5 more miles. More directions available on website. And for a map to our farm, Click here. Click here for picking updates. Crops are usually available in July, August. Open: 8:00 am to 8:00 pm (or dark, whichever comes first), every day except Thursday when we are closed. Occasionally close other days to allow blueberries to ripen, during rainy weather and during Thunderstorms for safety reasons. Blueberries are sometimes available into September depending on crop and weather. We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, Check. No pesticides are used on the blueberries.
• Yonkin's Blueberries - No pesticides used, blueberries,
  486 Jackson Hill Road, Chenango Forks, NY 13746. Phone: 607-656-9741. Email: domiey@frontiernet.net. Directions: From Chenango Valley State Park, proceed on Route 369 for 3.5 miles. Turn left onto County Route 9 (Page Brook Road) and drive 7/10 of one mile. Turn left onto Hotchkiss Hill Road and drive 1/10 of one mile. At "Y," go right onto Jackson Hill Road. Drive 2 miles to blueberry farm located at 486 Jackson Hill Road. Open: Daily from 7 am to 7 pm. U-Pick Blueberries July 4th through August 15th. Payment: Cash, Check. We have 2000 mature bushes, and all of our blueberries are pesticide free. (ADDED: July 16, 2008)

Cortland County

• Cherry Knoll Farm - Blueberries
  Hoxie Gorge Road Marathon, NY 13803. Phone: 607-849-6886. Open mid July-mid September, Monday to Friday 9-7, Sa 9-4, call first.
• Cobblestone Valley Farm - strawberries - This may be outdated - call first!
  2023 Preble Road, Preble, NY 13141. Phone: 607-749-4032.
• Dave’s Veggies Farm Market and 4-Greenhouses - beans, blueberries, peas, pumpkins, rhubarb, strawberries, other vegetables, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, and prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms
  5178 State Route 41, homer, NY, 13077. Phone: 607-749-4955. Email: DavesVeggies@excite.com . Directions: Dave's veggies is located just one mile from the village of Homer via Route #281 and is on Route #41. For a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in May, June. Open: May through August: daily, from 10 am to 8 pm and September and October, daily from noon to 7 pm.  U PICK EM' blueberries are available from mid-July through August.  The pumpkin patch is open from late September through October (the Great Cortland Pumpkinfest is the first weekend in October at the Cortland County Court House Park in downtown Cortland, just minutes from our stand). Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover.
• Deerfield Farms - Pumpkins
  620 Sherman Road Cortland, NY 13045. Phone: 607-758-7290. Open October
• Hall’s Hill Blueberry Farm - Blueberries
  2110 Tower Road (4 mi S of Cortland) Cortland NY 13045. Phone: 607-753-0712 hallshill@cnyconnect.net . Open July-September, daily, daylight hours
• Knapp’s Cobblestone Valley Farms - ORGANIC, strawberries
  2023 Preble Road (half mi E of Jct Rt 281) Preble, NY 13141. Phone: 607-749-4032. Open June-July, Monday to Friday 8-8, Sa-Su 8-4 Certified organic.
• Valley View Farm - strawberries - This may be outdated - call first!
  7489 Ripley Hill Road, Homer, NY 13077. Phone: 607-749-3424.
• Vern’s Pumpkins - Pumpkins
  7367 Route 41 (12 mi from Rt 218 on Rt 41) Homer NY 13077. Phone: 607-749-3719

Madison County

• Critz Farms - blueberries, Christmas trees, pumpkins, strawberries
  3232 Rippleton Road, Route 13 s, Cazenovia, NY 13035. Phone: 315-662-3355. Fax: 315-662-3040. Email us at: info@critzfarms.com . Directions: Critz Farms is located 3.5 miles south of Cazenovia on Route 13. Click here for a map to our farm. We are open March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. Our hours are: Our hours of operation vary with the season, so please call for details. We are open from early March for maple syrup production, through Christmas. Strawberry picking is usually mid June to mid July. Blueberries are ready mid July to mid August. We open for our Fall Harvest Celebration and pumpkin picking in mid September. This runs through the end of October. Visitors can cut their own Christmas trees in late November through Christmas. Critz Farms is a family friendly farm with beautiful facilities. The gift shop and restaurant are open seasonally. Maple syrup production takes place in March, but syrup is available year round at the farm and by mail order. Many special events take place during annual Fall Harvest Celebration, including 10 acre corn maze, pony rides, hayrides, music, food etc. The huge playground and public rest rooms are available to visitors in any season during daylight hours. Reservations are taken for private parties.
  

Onondaga County

• Abbott Farms - apples, blueberries, cherries, plums, pumpkins, raspberries, strawberries, Cider mill (fresh apple cider made on the premises), and prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, petting zoo, birthday parties, school tours
  3275 Cold Springs Road, Baldwinsville, NY 13027. Phone: 315.638.7783. Email: apples@abbottfarms.com.
  Click here for a map and directions.
  Click here for current open hours, days and dates.
  Click here for picking updates. Crops are usually available in April through November. Open: Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover.
• Beak and Skiff Apple Farms, Inc. - U Pick Apples
  4472 Cherry Valley Tpk., Lafayette NY, 13084. Phone: 315-677-5105. E-mail: sfortinm@aol.com
• Chuck Hafner's Farmers Market - strawberries - This listing hasn't been validated yet - call first!
  5169 W. Taft Road, North Syracuse, NY 13212. Phone: 315-458-2231.
• Deer Run Farms - U Pick Apples
  2695 Rte. 11A, Lafayette NY, 13084. Phone: 315-677-4687
• Emmi & Sons Inc - U Pick Apples, raspberries
  Route 370, Baldwinsville NY, 13088. Phone: 315-635-3987. E-mail: emmifarms@aol.com. UPDATEfrom a visitor: "Emmi & Sons no longer does U-pick strawberries. I just spoke to them on the phone and they informed me of this." (UPDATED: June 13, 2008)
• Hencle's Berry Patch - Black, red, pink currants, blackberries, gooseberries -green and pink, raspberries -red and purple, strawberries
  7470 Perry Road, Baldwinsville, Baldwinsville, NY, 13027. Phone: 315-638-0767. They have a restroom on the field, open: 9 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday, open on weekend too. payment: cash or check. Also misspelled as Henkle's and Henkel's.
• Lelakowski's Pompey Hill Strawberries - strawberries - This listing hasn't been validated yet - call first!
  7142 Route 20, LaFayette, NY 13084. Phone: 315-677 9547.
• Leubner Apple Farm - U Pick Apples
  1432 Whiting Road, Jordan NY, 13080. Phone: 315-689-1755. E-mail:
• McLusky Orchards - U Pick Apples
  Route 20, Lafayette NY, 13084. Phone: 315-677-5176.
• Navarino Orchard - U Pick Apples
  3669 Route 20, Syracuse NY, 13215. Phone: 315-673-9181
• O'Neill's Orchard - U Pick Apples
  4873 Route 20, LaFayette NY, 13084. Phone: 315-677-3492
• Paul Hafner Growers - U Pick blueberries, strawberries, Pumpkins,  And sometimes Peppers and Tomatoes.
  1481 W. Genesee Road, Baldwinsville NY, 13027-9043. Phone: U-Pick Line (315) 638-4033. Direct phone: 315-635-6126.
• Reeves Produce Farm - strawberries, blueberries
  Rt 370, Baldwinsville, NY 13027. Phone: 315-635-3357.
• Tre-G Farms - Strawberries, Peas and Fall Red Raspberries.
  8183 US Route 20, Manlius, NY 13104. Phone: 315-682 9315. Directions: Route 20, 1/2 mile west of Pompey Center, between the crossroads of Pompey Center Road and Watervale Road. Pick-Your-Own Crops: Strawberries, Peas and Fall Red Raspberries. (UPDATED: July 06, 2008)
• Tucker Orchards - U Pick Apples UPDATE September 7, 2007: Closed - they tell me they longer have any apple trees.
  3031 Rickard Road, Skaneateles NY, 13152. Phone: 315-685-7624. E-mail: tuckeren@aol.com

Tioga County

• Blue J Farm - Blueberries
  167 Glann Road (1 mi E of Exit 66 on Rt 17 & 1 mi S of Rt 434) Apalachin, NY 13732. Phone: 607-625-5024. Open mid July-mid August, Monday to Friday 6-8, Sa 9-4, Su 12-4. call first for availability.
• Ed-Mar Produce - Beans, tomatoes, potatoes, vegetables, flowers
  2937 State Hwy 17C Tioga Center, NY 13845. Phone: 607-343-4138/4139, 687-1644. Open June-October, call first
• Gary’s Berries - Blueberries
  Rt 17C (5 mi E of Owego & 7 mi W of Endicott on old Rt 17C) Campville, NY 13760. Phone: 607-748-0286. Open July-August, call for days and times
• Iron Kettle Farm - Strawberries, peas, tomatoes
  Rt 96 (S of village) Candor NY 13743. Phone: 607-659-7707. Email: information@ironkettlefarm.com. Open May to October 31st, daily 9am to 6pm. Also a variety of farm animals.
• Locust Woods Farm - Blueberries
  420 Dawson Hill Road (2 mi from Rt 96 & Dawson Hill intersection) Spencer NY 14883. Phone: 607-589-4502. Open July-September, daily 8-8
• MacApple Hill Fruit Farm - Blueberries
  1426 McLean Road (off Rt 38) Owego, NY 13827. Phone: 607-687-1386. Open August, weekends, also evenings by appointment
• Maple Tree Gardens - Strawberries, beans, peas, chili peppers
  Rt 96 (100 yards from intersection of Rts 38 & 96) Owego, NY 13827. Phone: 607-687-4959. Open June-August, daily 10-6
• Our Green Acres - Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, gooseberries, beans, peppers, potatoes, tomatoes, flowers
  Rt 17C (W of Owego) Owego, NY 13827. Phone: 607-687-2874. Email: frankwiles@aol.com. Open June-October, 8-7, call first.
• Stoughton Farm - Strawberries, raspberries, beans, peas, tomatoes
  Rt 38 North (N of golf course) Newark Valley, NY 13811. Phone: 607-642-3675. Open May-October, Monday to Saturday, 9-6, Su 9-5
• TLC Blueberry Farm - Blueberries
  2053 Rt 17C (1 mi W of Smithboro) Barton, NY 13734. Phone: 607-565-2315. Open mid July-mid August, Sa-Th 8-7
• Traues Blueberries - Blueberries
  Upper Briggs Hollow Road (off Sibley Rd) Owego, NY 13827. Phone: 607-699-7246. Open July-August, daily daylight hours, call first for availability

Tompkins County

• Allison’s Acres - Strawberries
  5150 Cold Spring Road Trumansburg, NY 14886. Phone: 607-387-6010. Email: allisonsacres@clarityconnect.com. Open mid June-early July, Tu 8-8, Th-Su 8-8, call for fruit availability.
• Baker’s Acres of North Lansing - apples, asparagus
  1104 Auburn Road (Rt 34 between Ithaca & Auburn) Groton, NY 13073. Phone: 607-533-4653. Email: info@bakersacres.net. Open May-June, Monday to Friday 8-6, Sa & Su 9-5 March-December 24, Monday to Friday 8-5:30, Sa & Su 9-5 Apples (20 varieties available), asparagus in May.
• Brookside Berry Farm - ORGANIC, strawberries,
  82 Main Street, Freeville, NY 13068. Phone: 607-42FRUIT. Email: davido@twcny.rr.com. Directions: From Ithaca: Route 13 north (past NYSEG) to Route 366 East (left turn) towards Freeville. About 3 miles to the farm on the left. If you pass the gas station on left, you have gone too far. Click here for a map and directions. Crops are usually available in June, July. Open: Monday to Friday, 8 am to 6 pm; Saturday and Sunday, 8 am to 2 pm. Strawberries: June 10 to July 10. We are certified organic for all crops! Payment: Cash, Check. (updated 12-09-07, F)
• Farmer’s Choice Blueberries - Blueberries
  281 Lake Road Dryden, NY 13053. Phone: 607-844-9629. Open  late July-early September, call first
• Indian Creek Farm - apples, peaches, raspberries
  1408 Trumansburg Road (Route 96), Ithaca, NY 14850. Phone: 607-273-9544.
• Kestrel Perch Berries - strawberries, black and red raspberries, blackberries
  220 Rachel Carson Way, Ithaca, NY 14850. Phone: 607-275-0272.
• Littletree Orchards - Apples, cherries, flowers, pears, peaches, pumpkins, raspberries, winter squash, tomatoes, Other fruit or veg, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field
  345 Shaffer Road, Newfield, NY 14867. Phone: 607-564-9246Directions: Directions to Littletree Orchards from Ithaca, New York (only 7.4 miles from Buttermilk Falls St. Park) From Ithaca take Route 13 south to the Newfield exit. Take the Newfield exit on to Main Street. Take Main Street to Tioga State Bank (.9 mile). Take a left at Tioga State Band on to Shaffer Road. Take Shaffer Road (.4 mile) and turn at the first left (this keeps you on Shaffer Road). Stay on Shaffer Road 1.2 miles and you will find Littletree Orchards on the left. enter Littletree driveway, bear right and stop in at the Apple Barn. And for a map to our farm, Click here. Open: July 1 through November 15 Littletree Orchards is open 10:00 am to 6:00 pm everyday. Approximate Harvest Dates sweet Cherries; July raspberries; mid-July - august tart cherries; mid-July - mid-August tomatoes; mid-August - frost peaches; mid-August - mid-September apples; late July - mid- November fresh flowers; August - frost dried flowers; July - mid-November hard shell gourds; July - mid-November winter squash; fall pumpkins; mid-September - October. Payment: Cash, Check. Doughnuts in the Apple Barn. Basil to pick. Picnic tables on premises. Littletree welcomes formal and informal groups of all ages. Groups can take self-guided tours or have a guided tour. Call for details or to schedule a tour. Littletree is a family friendly orchard which specializing in U-Pick, focused on FUN.
• Morrow Creek Farm - Raspberries, blackberries, snow peas, shallots, leeks, herbs, tomatoes, peppers, beans, zucchini
  199 Algerine Road (1 mi W of Rt 34B) Lansing, NY 14882. Phone: 607-533-4295. Call for availability. Open late June through frost

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