2024 Greenbay area of Wisconsin Strawberry U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Strawberry U-Pick Orchards in Greenbay area of Wisconsin in 2024, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for strawberries that we know of in this area. Not all areas of any state, nor even every state, have strawberries 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.

Brown County

• Blaser's Acres - blueberries, pumpkins, strawberries, Maple Syrup from trees on the farm
  2556 School Lane, Green Bay, WI 54313. Phone: 920-655-0483. Email: info@blasersacres.com. Open: Call For Hours. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only.
  Blaser's Acres Facebook page. . We are a family friendly zone offering 'pick-your-own' strawberries, a petting zoo, and various activities throughout the year. Bring the family and come check us out!. They may still have PYO blackberries, raspberries (red), but I haven't confirmed this.
• Moders Gardens - raspberries, strawberries, Maple Syrup from trees on the farm, prepicked produce, farm market
  3439 Lineville, Green Bay, WI 54313. Phone: 920-434-0730. Open: Monday to Sunday 7 am to 8 pm. Directions: 41 north to Lineville exit west on Linville 4 miles on right. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check.
  Moders Gardens Facebook page. . Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September, October.
• Oneida Apple Orchard - Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, apples, pumpkins, strawberries, prepicked produce, restrooms, school tours
  3976 West Mason Street, Oneida, WI 54155. Phone: 920-869-2468. Email: jscofiel@oneidanation.org. Open: Tuesday to Friday, 10am to 6pm Saturday, 9am to Noon. Directions: West of Green Bay on Mason StHwy 54 about 6 miles. The Apple Orchard retail area is on the north side of the road. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard. . West of Green Bay on Mason St/Hwy 54 about 6 miles. The Apple Orchard retail area is on the north side of the road. Crops are usually available in May, August, September, October. We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicals. The Apple Orchard offers pick your own apples or vegetables. Please call 920.869.2468 or click here for our email for varieties and picking hours.
• Sunny Hill Farm - Asparagus, Brussels sprouts, carrots, peas, green beans, peppers, onions, potatoes, strawberries, pick your own and pre-picked
  1922 Oak Road, Green Bay, WI 54313. Phone: 920-434-9009. Open: every day except Saturdays, from 7 am to 7 pm in the summer, from the first produce in spring to the last produce in fall. Directions: See their website for directions. Payment: Cash, only. For over 30 years this family farm has been growing and selling their produce including the best asparagus, strawberries, corn, plus all the rest. As stated on their website, they use biological farm practices. They care a great deal about the soil and nutrients. Come on out on Sunday and pick. We are closed every Saturday, but will re. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only.
  Sunny Hill Farm Facebook page. . open Sunday morning at 7:00 a.m. We get to our stands at around 10 am and stay till we sell out.Locations:Ridge Road - At Ace HardwareEast Mason - At Tim Sans across from Happy JoesAllouez Ave - 1780 Allouez AveEast DePere - Ledgeview ShellMill Center - Maplewood ShellKimberly/Combined Locks - Chico's Restraunt Sunny Hill PYO Crops Beginning Month Ending Month Asparagus Beginning of May Mid June Brussels sprouts September 20 The End of October Carrots Beginning of July Mid October Edible Pod Peas June 25 Mid July Grape Tomatoes July 25 Beginning of October Green Beans Beginning of July The End of September Jalapeno July 25 The End of September Onions Beginning of August The End of October Peppers July 25 The End of September Potatoes Beginning of August The End of October Strawberries Mid June Mid July Tomatoes July 25 The End of September A visitor writes on July 07, 2014: "Excellent"

Calumet County

• Meuer Farm - Uses integrated pest management practices, corn (sweet), pumpkins, winter squash, strawberries, walnuts, Honey from hives on the farm, Maple Syrup from trees on the farm, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
  N2564 Highway 151, Chilton, WI 53014. Phone: (920) 849-7816. Email: meuerfarm@bugnet.net. Open: Corn Maze, Activity Area and Hay Rides Monday to Thursday 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Friday 9:00 am to 10:00 pm Saturday 10:00 am to 10:00 pm Sunday 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. Directions: Located 12 mile north of Brothertown on Highway 151. We are 16 miles south of Appleton, 16 miles north of Fond du Lac; 10 miles west of Chilton and 45 miles south of Green Bay. Coming from Milwaukee, take Highway 41 north to Fond du Lac, take Highway 151 north exit. Follow highway 151 north to farm. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover. . . Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Located 1/2 mile north of Brothertown on Highway 151. We are 16 miles south of Appleton, 16 miles north of Fond du Lac; 10 miles west of Chilton and 45 miles south of Green Bay. Coming from Milwaukee, take Highway 41 north to Fond du Lac, take Highway 151 north exit. Follow highway 151 north to farm. Maple Syrup: March 1 till sold out Strawberries: June 15 to July 15 apx; Sweet Corn: July 20 till August 20 Corn Maze: September 11 till October 31. We use integrated pest management practices. Onsite radio broadcasts are done each Saturday throughout the maze season. Activity area includes duck races, giant 80 foot tube slide, pumpkin launchers and the corn (sand) box. All hayrides are one half hour in length or longer and are educational.

Door County

• Malvitz Bay Farms - strawberries, raspberries
  8678 County Road C, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235. Phone: 920-824-5625. Email: fredjm@centurytel.net. Open: Strawberry Pick Your Own from 7 am to 11am; seven days a week, Strawberries from June 11 to July 1. Directions: Call for directions. Payment: Cash, only. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only.
  Malvitz Bay Farms Facebook page. .
• Teskie Farms - Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, apples, cherries, pumpkins, raspberries (red), strawberries,
  12266 Highway 42, Ellison Bay, WI 54210. Phone: 920-421-4494. Open: Stand open from 8 am to 5 pm Monday - Saturday. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. . We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicals. (ADDED: July 07, 2015)

Manitowoc County

• Neil Greiling Gardens - strawberries
  18215 Pleasant Road, Maribel, WI 54227. Phone: 920-863-6778. Email: neilstra@tm.net. Open: Monday - Sunday 7 am to 7 pm; Do call to confirm that we are open. Directions: From Green Bay I43 South to KB exit. Turn left on KB to four-way stop on County R. Turn right on County R for 3 miles. Strawberry field located on Pleasant Road. Watch for signs. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check.
  Neil Greiling Gardens Facebook page. . .
• Red Belly Farms - strawberries, restrooms, petting zoo
  22608 US Highway 151, Chilton, WI 53014. Phone: 920-775-3696. Email: redbellyfarms@hotmail.com. Open: Monday - Friday 7am to 7 pm Saturday - 7am to 3 pm Sunday - 9 am to 3 pm. Directions: We are located 8 miles east of Chilton on highway 151. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard.
  Red Belly Farms Facebook page. . . Strawberries Mid June - Mid July. Join our CSA program for fresh produce all summer every week!. In Mid June, we welcome the delicious taste of sweet, juicy strawberries. You may pick your own or have us pick them for you. The remainder of the season we harvest and sell all kinds of produce at our farm store and local farmers markets.

Outagamie County

• Cuffs Strawberry Farm - strawberries, pumpkins, wagon rides
  N2299 Ledge Hill Road, Hortonville, WI . Phone: 920-779-6372. Open: for large groups by appointment only. Click here for a map and directions.
  Cuffs Strawberry Farm Facebook page. . Alternate phone: 920-779-4788. The Farm Hotline has up-to-date information on conditions and availablity. The number is: 920-779-4788. Strawberry Harvest is from mid-June until mid-July. U-Pick or We-Pick, sold by the pound if you pick, or by the quart if we pick. Picking times are 6:30am-6:30pm. Due to weather and crop conditions picking times may vary. Always call ahead for picking conditions. Children are welcome. Take a free wagon ride to the field. Picking containers are funished free. Pumpkins are available the last weekend of September and all weekends in October. Saturdays & Sundays from 10am-5pm. Offering a "Pumpkin Picking" ride to the field to pick a pumpkin of your choice, mini pumpkins, gourds, and colored corn. Or purchase our pumpkins and fall products from our shed. Enjoy our round-bale climbing area, a straw-bale maze, a sorghum grass maze, a straw catepillar, and a straw slide. Family fun for everyone! During the weekdays and week nights in October we are open Please call the Farm Hotline for reservations. Click here for our Facebook page!
• Porter's Patch - pumpkins, raspberries (red), strawberries,
  W4314 State highway 156, Bonduel, WI 54107. Phone: 715-758-8162. Open: Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Visa, MasterCard. . Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. You can stop out and pick your own from the fields or purchase pre-picked fresh fruits and produce when in season at the Farm Store. Visit us during our Farmtoberfest celebration in the fall, a favorite time of the year.

Sheboygan County

• Walvoord's Berry Farm - peas, strawberries, U-pick and already picked
  W2160 Smies Road, Oostburg, WI 53070. Phone: 920-668-6481. Open: Monday to Friday 7:00am to 7:00pm Saturdays and Sundays 7:00am to 5:00pm; Open 7 Days a Week;Times subject to change. Directions: W2160 Smies Road Oostburg, WI 53070. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Selling already picked strawberries, sweet podded peas,. Call for exact prices. There is a discount coupon on our website. Also selling small square bales of hay and straw. We have easy picking in our strawed rows. Berries can be picked from both the right and left sides of the rows. Please stay in your assigned row. An employee can give you another row after you have finished. Any questions you have can be directed at an employee stationed at the beginning of the field. If you would like pre-picked strawberries, they are available in the check-out building. We also send vehicles to various locations with our pre-picked berries.

Vilas County

• Ludwig's Strawberry Farm - strawberries
  860 Sundstein Road, Eagle River, WI . Phone: 715-479-4506. Email: bsfarm@newnorth.net. Click here for a map and directions. . .

Winnebago County

• Nature's Finest Foods - blackberries, raspberries (red), raspberries (Spring, red), raspberries (Autumn, red), raspberries (yellow), raspberries (Autumn, yellow), strawberries, Honey from hives on the farm, Maple Syrup from trees on the farm, U-pick and already picked, porta-potties are available, picnic area you may bring your own food, farm animals, school tours
  4902 County Road S, Oshkosh, WI 54904. Phone: 920-710-1325. Email: Naturesfinestfoods@me.com. Open: Tuesday, Friday and Saturday from 8 am to 6 pm Sunday 8 am to 2 pm. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.
  Nature's Finest Foods Facebook page. . . Strawberry season is typically June 10th to July 4 Thursday, Raspberries June 24th to July 30th and Blackberries August 1st to August 21st. We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicals. Strawberry Harvest is from mid-June until mid-July. U-Pick or We-Pick, sold by the pound if you pick, or by the quart if we pick. Picking times are 8am-6pm. Due to weather and crop conditions picking times may vary. Always call ahead for picking conditions. Children are welcome. Take a free wagon ride to the field. Picking containers are funished free. (ADDED: January 09, 2017)
• Oakridge Farms - Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, raspberries (red), strawberries, blackberries, already-picked produce, farm market
  125 County Road CB, Neenah, WI 54956. Phone: 920-725-1541. Email: oakridgeberries@gmail.com. Open: Call before you go; they did not offer U-pick in last year crops too small, Monday to Friday, from 7 am to 6pm; Saturday and Sunday, from 7am to 5pm. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, WIC Vouchers. . Call before you go; they did not offer U-pick in last year (crops too small), Monday to Friday, from 7 am to 6pm; Saturday and Sunday, from 7am to 5pm. Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Pick your own strawberries begin in Mid-June; Pick your own raspberries begin in early July. We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicals. (UPDATED: September 18, 2019, JBS)

 

Strawberry Picking Tips, Recipes and Information

In the U.S. strawberries typically peak during April in Florida and Texas, May in the deep South, and in early June in middle sections and later June in the far North and Canada. Keep in mind that crops are ready at various times of the month depending on which part of the state you are located. In order to produce good local strawberries, producers depend on ideal spring weather conditions. 

Before you leave to go to the farm:

1. Always call before you go to the farm - strawberries are affected by weather (both rain and cooler temperature) more than most crops. And when they are in season, a large turnout can pick a field clean before noon, so CALL first!
2. Leave early.  On weekends, then fields may be picked clean by NOON!
    
3. Most growers furnish picking containers designed for strawberries, but they may charge you for them; be sure to call before you go to see if you need to bring containers.
   
   
   If you use your own containers, remember that heaping strawberries more than 5 inches deep will bruise the lower berries. Plastic dishpans, metal oven pans with 3 inch tall sides and large pots make good containers. I like the Glad storage containers like the one at right.
4. Bring something to drink and a few snacks; you'd be surprised how you can work up a thirst and appetite! And don't forget hats and sunscreen for the sun. Bugs usually aren't a problem, but some deet might be good to bring along if it has been rainy.

Tips on How to Pick Strawberries

1. Grasp the stem just above the berry between the forefinger and the thumbnail and pull with a slight twisting motion.

2. With the stem broken about one-half inch from the berry, allow it to roll into the palm of your hand.

3. Repeat these operations using both hands until each holds 3 or 4 berries. 

4. Carefully place - don't throw - the fruit into your containers. Repeat the picking process with both hands.

5. Don't overfill your containers or try to pack the berries down.

General Picking Tips

Whether you pick strawberries from your garden or at a Pick-Your-Own farm, here are a few tips to keep in mind:

1. Be careful that your feet and knees do not damage plants or fruit in or along the edge of the row.
   
2. Pick only the berries that are fully red. Part the leaves with your hands to look for hidden berries ready for harvest.
   
3. To help the farmers, also remove from the plants berries showing rot, sunburn, insect injury or other defects and place them between the rows behind you. If they are left in the plants, the rot will quickly spread to other berries.
   
4. Berries to be used immediately may be picked any time, but if you plan to hold the fruit for a few days, try to pick in the early morning or on cool, cloudy days. Berries picked during the heat of the day become soft, are easily bruised and will not keep well.
   
5. Avoid placing the picked berries in the sunshine any longer than necessary. It is better to put them in the shade of a tree or shed than in the car trunk or on the car seat. Cool them as soon as possible after picking. Strawberries may be kept fresh in the refrigerator for two or three, depending upon the initial quality of the berry. After a few days in storage, however, the fruit loses its bright color and fresh flavor and tends to shrivel.
   
6. For interesting and fun strawberry facts and trivia from the California Strawberry Commission, click here!

When you get home

1. DON'T wash the berries until you are ready to use them.  Washing makes them more prone to spoiling.
2. Pour them out into shallow pans and remove any mushed, soft or rotting berries
3. Put a couple of days supply into the fridge, wash and cut the caps (green tops) off the others and freeze them up! (Unless you're going to make jam right away) See this page about how to freeze strawberries.
4. If you like the strawberries you picked, ask the farm what variety they planted, and not the weather conditions the week or two before. The flavor of a strawberry is affected by the variety, the weather and the degree of ripeness when picked.
5. Now, get ready to make strawberry jam. It is VERY easy - especially with our free strawberry jam instructions - they're illustrated and easy.

Strawberry Recipes, Canning and Freezing Strawberries

• How to freeze strawberries!
• Strawberry jam (with pectin) (uses less sugar or honey and less cooking)
• Strawberry jam (without pectin) (requires much more sugar and cooking)
• Strawberry (and other berry) jams without sugar
• Strawberry jelly
• Strawberry-rhubarb jam!
• Homemade strawberry ice cream (regular, low fat, nonfat, low sugar, vanilla and even gelato)
• Canning strawberries
• Make gourmet chocolate-covered strawberries
• How to make fruit juice -  strawberry and other berries
• Strawberry pie filling
• Strawberry pie
• Easy Rhubarb-Strawberry pie
• Fig-strawberry jam
• Fig-strawberry jam, made with Jello gelatin

Strawberry Facts, Measurements and Tips

• Picking the best strawberries: Select firm, fully red berries. Strawberries DO NOT continue ripen after they are picked! In the photo, only the berry on the far right is completely ripe.
• Strawberry festivals: Most areas that grow strawberries have a strawberry festival, at which you can taste all kinds of fresh strawberry foods, pies, jams, cakes - and most commonly, fresh strawberry shortcake.  To find out where and when there is one near you, see this page for a list of strawberry festivals, sorted by state!
• Strawberries measurements: government agriculture websites tell us that
  1 quart = 2 pints = 4 cups and is about the same as 1 liter and
  1 quart of fresh strawberries weighs 1 lbs to 1.25 lbs (or 450 to 600 g). Of course, the weight varies on variety and weather conditions. 
  1 quart is normally enough for 4 servings, although I'll admit my son can eat 1 pint by himself!
• How much to pick? In general, 1 quart of fresh, whole, just-picked strawberries = approximately 3.5 cups hulled, whole berries. In other words, removing the caps/hulls and the occasional mushy berry means you lose 1/4 cup to 1/2 (it depends how much fruit you remove with the hull) or about 7 to 12% of every quart you pick.
• One cup of strawberries contains only about 50 calories
• U-pick strawberries are much healthier than store-bought.  Consumer reports says store bought strawberries have so many pesticide and fungicide residues on they, that they don't recommend you eat them at all!
• U-pick strawberry farms typically sell berries by the pound. 1 lbs of fresh strawberries is about 2/3 of a quart.
• It takes about  10 to 15 minutes to pick a quart, if the berries are reasonably plentiful
• The strawberry plant adapts to wide variety of soil conditions, but does not tolerate drought well, and the berries quickly rot if the weather is rainy. For this reason, the plants are usually grown on raised beds through plastic mulch!
• Cultivation of strawberries began in Europe in the 1300's, but the berry only became very popular in the early 1900's in California.
• Do the math and be careful not to over-purchase as strawberries quickly mold when left at room temperature, and only last a couple of days in the refrigerator.
• You can easily freeze berries that you cannot use right away - just wash, cut the hulls off and pop them into a ziplock bag, removing as much air as possible.  Those vacuum food sealers REALLY do a good job of this! The berries will keep for many months frozen without air.
• Want to grow your own strawberries?  Here's an article about how to: Strawberries are an Excellent Fruit for the Home Garden, HYG-1424-98!
• See this page for many more fun and interesting strawberry facts, nutritional information and trivia

Other weird strawberry facts

• Strawberries are the only fruit with seeds on the outside.
• Strawberries were originally called strewberries because the fruit was 'strewn' amongst the leaves of the plant.
• California is king of strawberry productions because: California produces 75 percent of the nation's strawberry crops; one billion pounds of strawberries each year.  If all the strawberries produced in California in one year were laid berry to berry, they would go around the world 15 times. Each acre of land in California in strawberry production produces an average of 21 tons of strawberries annually, with a total of 23,000 acres of strawberries planted in California each year.

More conversions

1 pint (2 cups)  of fresh whole strawberries

• = about 8 oz (1/2 lb) of strawberries
• = 2.25 cups of sliced strawberries
• = 1 cup pureed strawberries
• = 12-14 large strawberries

2 quarts of fresh strawberries are needed for a 9" pie

A 10 oz package of frozen berries is about the same as 1 cup of sliced fresh strawberries

References:

• University of Illinois Extension
• Driscolls
• Ohio State University Extension
• Strawberries-Average retail price per pound and per cup equivalent

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