2024 Western Wisconsin Strawberry U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Strawberry U-Pick Orchards in Western 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.

Barron County

• Mommsen's Produce Patch - apples, asparagus, strawberries, corn (sweet), flowers, pumpkins, winter squash, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn maze, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized haybale maze, and prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, tractor-pulled hay rides, petting zoo
  2009 18th Avenue, Rice Lake, WI 54868. Phone: 715-234-6363. Email: hugh@producepatch.com. Open: Strawberries: Call for picking dates and times; Fall Market and Entertainment Farm is open seven days a week 10 am to 6 pm; Asparagus: May Strawberries: Mid June to Mid July Sweet Corn: August to early September; Farm Market and Entertainment Farm: Mid September to October 30 Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard. Directions: Strawberries: From Menard\'s go east on Cty 0 to the Meng Eye Clinic, turn south, go one half mile, turn left. Fall Market and Entertainment Farm: Exit Hwy 53 at the south exit. Go east to the third stop light \(Cty SS\), turn south, go one and one half miles, farm is on west side of road. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard. . Fax:. . Strawberries: From Menard's go east on Cty 0 to the Meng Eye Clinic, turn south, go one half mile, turn left. Fall Market and Entertainment Farm: Exit Hwy 53 at the south exit. Go east to the third stop light (Cty SS), turn south, go one and one half miles, farm is on west side of road. Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September, October. Pumpkin cannon and Catapult. Weekends only. We grow 5 different varieties in our orchard! We offer pick-your-own apples and sell already picked bags in the barn. Don't forget to grab one of our famous caramel apples or grab one of Grandma Evy's apple pie or crisp out of the freezer. (UPDATED: July 01, 2019, JBS)

Chippewa County

• Berryfield Farm - strawberries, raspberries, tomatoes, nursery stock year-round, Christmas trees
  29284 370th St, Sheldon, WI 54766. Phone: 715-314-0360. Email: arnoldsberryfieldfarm@yahoo.com. Open: 7am to 7 pm until picked out for berries; open year-round with a phone call for nursery stock; open 7 days week for Christmas trees cut your own, November- December. Click here for a map and directions. . . 7am to 7 pm until picked out for berries; open year-round with a phone call for nursery stock; open 7 days week for Christmas trees (cut your own), November- December. Crop availability: Strawberries - June/July Raspberries - July-September Tomatoes - August ,
• Mac's Berry Farm - Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, peas, rhubarb, strawberries, U-pick and already picked, restrooms, picnic area you may bring your own food, school tours
  10439 130th Avenue, Bloomer, WI 54724. Phone: 715-568-5526. Email: mac555_98@yahoo.com. Open: seasonally mid - June to July, Sunday through Saturday, from 6 am to 5 pm unless we get picked out. Directions: CHIPPEWAEAU CLAIRE:HWY 53N to Tilden exit make right onto highway B. Turn Left on highway Q, 2.4 miles to left on 130th Avenue Turn left after the shooting range.BLOOMER: HWY Q South to 130th Avenue Turn Right on 130th AveCOLFAX: HWY 40 East 10 miles to Right on highway C. Travel 4.4 miles and turn Left onto 130th Avenue Go 1 mile and turn Right into driveway.LADYSMITH: Take highway 27S to Cornell. Take WI 64W to Bloomer. Take highway Q South to 130th Avenue Turn Right on 130th Avenue. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check.
  Mac's Berry Farm Facebook page. . seasonally mid - June to July, Sunday through Saturday, from 6 am to 5 pm (unless we get picked out). CHIPPEWA/EAU CLAIRE:HWY 53N to Tilden exit make right onto highway B. Turn Left on highway Q, 2.4 miles to left on 130th Avenue Turn left after the shooting range.BLOOMER: HWY Q South to 130th Avenue Turn Right on 130th AveCOLFAX: HWY 40 East 10 miles to Right on highway C. Travel 4.4 miles and turn Left onto 130th Avenue Go 1 mile and turn Right into driveway.LADYSMITH: Take highway 27S to Cornell. Take WI 64W to Bloomer. Take highway Q South to 130th Avenue Turn Right on 130th Avenue. We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicals. We are a member of WBGA (Wisconsin Berry Growers Association). In between each row we have lots of straw to make it easier to pick and keep you dry.

Dunn County

• Govin's Meats and Berries - strawberries, pumpkins, summer squash, winter squash, chicken, lamb, eggs, corn maze, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, school tours
  N6134 670th Street, Menomonie, WI 54751. Phone: 715-231-2377. Email: jgovin@govinsfarm.com. Open: for Strawberries: Monday to Friday 7:00am to 7:00pm, Saturday 7:00am to 4:00pm, Sunday 10:00am to 4:00pm Usally starting around the middle of June. Directions: Do not use a GPS or Map Program, it will not get you here!!!From the West: Interstate 94 to exit 45, South\(Right\)County Road B to light at the bottom of the over pass\(at Kwik Trip\). East\(left\)on 610th for 1.5 miles to 670th street. Turn north\(left\) and you are in the yard. From the East: Interstate 94 to exit 45, South\(left\)County Road B to light at the bottom of the over pass\(at Kwik Trip\). East\(left\)on 610th for 1.5 miles to 670th street. Turn north\(left\) and you are in the yard. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, WIC Vouchers.
  Govin's Meats and Berries Facebook page. . . Do not use a GPS or Map Program, it will not get you here!!!From the West: Interstate 94 to exit 45, South(Right)County Road B to light at the bottom of the over pass(at Kwik Trip). East(left)on 610th for 1.5 miles to 670th street. Turn north(left) and you are in the yard. From the East: Interstate 94 to exit 45, South(left)County Road B to light at the bottom of the over pass(at Kwik Trip). East(left)on 610th for 1.5 miles to 670th street. Turn north(left) and you are in the yard. Strawberries start the middle of June and go to the middle of July depending on the year; Our Sweet corn is around the middle of August; Our Corn Maze Starts September 18 to November 1. For up to date information for picking please call the berry Hotline at 715-231-BERRY(2377) or check the website . Join is the last two weekends in March for our Lambing Barn. Here you will be able to see and touch all the baby farm animals. We like to share our family farm with your family. We raise a wide variety of products for you to choose from. Govin's offers 6 acres of Strawberries both U-Pick and Pre-picked, Lamb, by the cut or custom cut, and our all natural Chickens. In the fall we have our 11 acre corn Maze along with out 3 acres of pumpkins and lots of fun fall activities You can also bring the family out in the spring to enjoy see and holding all the baby animals in our Lambing Barn.
• Red Cedar Valley Farms - strawberries, U-pick and already picked
  4439 410th St, Menomonie, WI 54751. Phone: 715-235-9492. Open: The season normally runs from early June through early July. Directions: Take Highway 29 12 mile west of Menomonie, turn south on County Road P, then left on 410th Street \(Paradise Valley Road\) for 2 12 miles to Red Cedar Valley Farm sign. Click here for a map and directions. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Take Highway 29 1/2 mile west of Menomonie, turn south on County Road P, then left on 410th Street (Paradise Valley Road) for 2 1/2 miles to Red Cedar Valley Farm sign. We sell our pre-picked berries at stands in various locations around Menomonie, Eau Claire and Hudson during the Strawberry season; The season normally runs from early June through early July; Please call our berry hotline for more information. We are a family friendly farm, and welcome children to come and enjoy the picking experience as well.

Eau Claire County

• Foster Farm's Strawberries - strawberries, and prepicked produce
  West Robin Road, Foster, WI 54758. Phone: 715-835-7407. Open: Sunday thru Saturday, 6:30 am to Noon and occasional evening pickings Strawberries available beginning mid June. Directions: From Eau Claire, WI: Take Hwy 53 South appoximately 12 miles, through Foster, WI. One mile south of Foster turn Right on West Robin Road. Farm is located 14 of a mile on W Robin Road. Please watch for our signs on Hwy 53 and on W Robin Road. From Osseo, WI: Take Hwy 53 North for approximately 4.5 miles. Turn Left on W. Robin Road. Farm is located 14 of a mile on W. Robin Road. Please watch for our signs on Hwy 53 and W Robin Road. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. From Eau Claire, WI: Take Hwy 53 South appoximately 12 miles, through Foster, WI. One mile south of Foster turn Right on West Robin Road. Farm is located 1/4 of a mile on W Robin Road. Please watch for our signs on Hwy 53 and on W Robin Road. From Osseo, WI: Take Hwy 53 North for approximately 4.5 miles. Turn Left on W. Robin Road. Farm is located 1/4 of a mile on W. Robin Road. Please watch for our signs on Hwy 53 and W Robin Road. Crops are usually available in June, July. Call for specific dates and time. Kids can pick one free quart of berries with an adult purchase.
• Little Berry Farm, LLC - Uses natural growing practices, raspberries (red), strawberries,
  W1832 Maple Road, Eau Claire, WI 54701. Phone: 715-559-0447. Email: berrygirls@littleberryfarmec.com. Open: Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: If heading south on county F turn right on Maple Road and we are the 2nd driveway on the right. If heading south on county B turn left on Maple Road and we are about 1 mile down on the left. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check.
  Little Berry Farm, LLC Facebook page. . Strawberry season typically runs from mid June to mid July but can vary from year to year. We use natural practices, but are not seeking organic certification. Please bring your own bucket. We will have extras in case you forget. We will have blueberries for picking in 2015.

Pierce County

• Nesbitt's Nursery, Orchard, Oasis Eatery, and Happ-E-Hill - Uses natural growing practices, pumpkins, raspberries (Autumn, red), raspberries (yellow), raspberries (Spring, yellow), raspberries (Autumn, yellow), raspberries (black), raspberries (Spring, black), raspberries (Autumn, black), strawberries, other vegetables, Honey from hives on the farm, Maple Syrup from trees on the farm, Cider mill fresh apple cider made on the premises, gift shop, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties are available, restrooms, picnic area, pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  N4380 State Road 35, Prescott, WI 54021. Phone: 715-792-2676. Email: leah@nesbittsnursery.com. Open: Monday to Friday, From 7 am to 5 pm; Saturday and Sunday, from 10 am to 5 pm. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Discover, WIC Vouchers.
  Nesbitt's Nursery, Orchard, Oasis Eatery, and Happ-E-Hill Facebook page. . . We use natural practices, but are not yet certified Organic.

Polk County

• Demulling Farms - asparagus, strawberries, U-pick and already picked, farm market
  466 - 240th Street, Osceola, WI 54020. Phone: 715-294-3742. Email: jen@demullingfarms.com. Open: PYO Strawberries - June Monday to Friday 8am to 7pm Saturday 7am to 7pm Sunday 12pm to 5pm. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. . Crossing into Wisconsin using the Stillwater Lift Bridge This will be WI highway 64. Follow highway 64, it will go from 1 lane to 2 lanes. Take the first Somerset exit and go left, this will still be WI highway 64. Go through Somerset and turn LEFT at the Dairy Queen on State highway 35, heading North. Follow State highway 35 for about 12 miles. Turn RIGHT on county Road X Turn LEFT on 240th Street. We are the second farm on the RIGHT. Address: 466 - 240th Street. Look for the strawberry signs!. We harvest asparagus from May to July and strawberries are available for picking June to July; We hope to see you at the farm!. We offer summer shares of our CSA. Contact us for details. (UPDATED: June 14, 2018, JBS)

St. Croix County

• White Pine Berry Farm - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, asparagus, blueberries, broccoli, carrots, corn (sweet), herbs or spices, onions, other berries, peas, peppers, pumpkins, raspberries (red), raspberries (Autumn, red), raspberries (black), raspberries (Autumn, black), rhubarb, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables, Honey from hives on the farm, porta-potties are available, picnic area you may bring your own food, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours, group reservations
  1482 Oak Dr, River Falls, WI 54022. Phone: 715-222-2946. Email: berries@whitepineberryfarm.com. Open: hours, days and dates. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover.
  White Pine Berry Farm Facebook page. . Alternate Phone: 715-222-4349. . Changes by season/produce available, check our website or facebook page. Click here for current open Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Strawberry Shortcake Social 2016 Saturday, June 25 Thursday, 11am to 3pm Fall Family Day Saturday, September 17, 2016. (UPDATED: January 27, 2020 JBS) (UPDATED: June 20, 2016)

Trempealeau County

• Sylla's Acres - strawberries, U-pick and already picked, porta-potties
  W20353 County Road Q, Whitehall, WI 54773. Phone: (715) 538-4967. Email: sdcacres@gmail.com. Open: see our Facebook page. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, PayPal. . Alternate Phone: (715) 460-4852. . Mid- June. (UPDATED: April 20, 2021)

 

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