
blueberries
Did you know that blueberries are healthy and high in antioxidants? Not only that, they’re incredibly delicious and available right here in Upstate New York! Here’s where you can pick your own or grab some already picked at a local farm stand.
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G and S Orchards
G and S Orchards is a 150 acre real working, full-time family owned fruit and vegetable farm that specializes in growing high quality fruit and vegetables with exceptional flavor. Gary and Stephanie (the “G” and “S”) have been farming in the area for more than 35 years. The farm has 6 acres of beautiful country side that overlook the surrounding orchards. Pick your own blueberries or find them already picked in the farm stand! (Bonus: Check out the recipe for blueberry crisp on their website! Yum!)
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Whittier Fruit Farm
The Whittier Fruit Farm has been owned and operated by the Russell family since 1974. Ray and Judy Russell quickly replaced the very tall and old apple trees with smaller trees which are ideal for picking. They also added other pick-your-own crops such as blueberries, plums, sweet cherries, and pumpkins. Blueberry season runs from mid-July to early September. You can pick your own at the blueberry patch. To get to the blueberry field from the Rochester area, give yourself about an hour. Take Route 390 north to the Lake Ontario State Parkway and drive west until the parkway ends. Turn right (west) on Route 18 and continue for about 20 miles, half a mile beyond the power plant. Look for a sign on the right that says “Russell’s U-Pick Blueberries.”
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Burch Farms
The current farm production includes 110 acres of apples, 6.5 acres of peaches, 1 acre of nectarines, 3 acres of strawberries, 1.5 acres of sweet cherries, 1 acre of raspberries and blueberries, and .5 acres of tart cherries, currants and gooseberries. The remainder of the acreage is used for support, wildlife habitat and some crop land is rented to other area farmers. They offer U-Pick berries and cherries, and Ready-Pick strawberries, peaches, nectarines and apples at the roadside stand, all in season. Blueberries are available mid-July through mid-August.
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West Wind Farm
Included in West Wind Farm and Green Acre Farm, there are over 10,000 fruit trees, 5,000 raspberry canes and 2,500 blueberry bushes producing fruit. Blueberries are available now until late August in varieties that include Spartan, Patriot, Blue Ray,
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