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Pick Your Own Fruit in the greater Rochester, NY areaSummer produce - U-Pick!In addition to the annotated list below, here is a nice list of pick-your-own-fruit farms in the Finger Lakes region from ILoveTheFingerLakes.com. Western New York prides itself on its apples, so we have a whole separate page for apple picking specifically. Click here for that link. Strawberries: Special: Pick 8 quarts, get the 9th free! 
Brown's Berry Patch is about 45 minutes west of Rochester, in Albion, but it's truly worth the trip. They have pick-your-own strawberries (mid June - July), Sweet cherries (early July 'til picked out -- it's like the Garden of Eden in the cherry orchard), Raspberries (July - September), Blueberries (early July - August), Blackberries (July), Currants (late July - August), Gooseberries (late July - August), Elderberries (mid-August - September), Apples (late August - Halloween), Pumpkins (October). Click here for a little Ross Family Photography Tour of Brown's cherry orchard on the Fourth of July. Click here for a special KOA Brown's Berry Patch coupon good on July 4, 2009. 
Strawberries, cherries, raspberries, and apples. Strawberries, raspberries, pumpkins, and potatoes in season. Don't go without a discount coupon! Click here for Chase Farms coupon! (on Chase Farms home page) Open daily dawn 'til dusk. One Acre strawberry patch, U pick sold by the pound You are welcome to bring your own containers. Fresh picked berries are sold by the quart on the stand Large phone in orders are accepted. Prices are determined by the current local market at start of season. G and S Orchards is a family fruit farm specializing in high quality, high taste berries and seasonal fruits. They offer direct sales on the farm thru pick your own and retail stand. You can also find them on Saturdays at the Fairport Farmers Market. Strawberry picking begins the third week in June. They also offer cherries, blueberries, raspberries, and apples. Don't go without a discount coupon!: Click here for G and S Orchards coupon! (PDF file) 
At Green Acre Farms, you can pick strawberries (mid June for 3 - 4 weeks), raspberries (from early July through late October, depending on the variety), blackberries (early to mid August), blueberries (mid July to late August), apricots (5 varieties available late July), peaches (13 varieties available from early August to mid September), nectarines (8 varieties available from early August to mid Sept), plums (Shiro (yellow plum) late July), prunes (Stanley and Fellenburgh in early September), and apples and pumpkins in the fall. Strawberry Hotline (585) 359-4345 for the exact start date Pick-your-own strawberries. Strawberries in June, and apples September-October. U pick strawberries, sour (tart) cherries, apples, and pumpkins U-Pick Cherries - last week in June. U-Pick Raspberries - Starting 4th of july. U-Pick Pumpkins - in the fall. You can pick your own apples, cherries, raspberries and purple plums in season. You can pick your own strawberries. Also: Sour cherries and sweet cherries. The Rochester Farm Connection, a Yahoo-based listserv for people interested in farming, food, and sustainability in the Rochester region, has a list of organic and low-spray fruit sources, contributed by members. The list can be viewed here (it's called "Fruit") once you sign up for the group from that page. |
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