Long Island farms for u-pick blueberries, peaches, tomatoes and more
Strawberries at the U-pick field at Windy Acres Farm in Calverton. Credit: Morgan Campbell
Whether you're looking to fill your pantry with pungent hardneck garlic or stock up on berries to make homemade jams, you can get to Long Island u-pick fields to harvest your own inventory. The fun begins in June when the annual strawberry season hits its peak, soon to be followed by raspberries, peaches and blueberries. Then comes the bounty of late summer vegetables — tomatoes, peppers, eggplant — before fall's splendor of crowd-pleasing apples and pumpkins. Here's a list of locations to guide you along your way when the time is right. You'll always want to call ahead before you travel to check that fields are open and the crop hasn't been picked out.
ANDERSON’S FARMSTAND, Riverhead
U-PICK Strawberries at 1890 Roanoke Ave., Riverhead
OPEN 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat.-Sun., June 1-Oct. 30; after Labor Day, closed Tue.-Wed.
INFO 631-727-2559
BHAVANA BLUEBERRIES, 4395 Hortons Lane, Southold
U-PICK Blueberries, July 7 until mid-August
OPEN 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thur.-Sun.
COST: $14 per pound for blueberries
Explore u-pick fruit farms on Long Island this summer. Credit: Morgan Campbell
INFO bhavanaberries.com
COOPER FARMS, 2200 Breakwater Rd., Mattituck
U-PICK String beans, Swiss chard, beets, onions, cucumbers, hot peppers, melons, watermelon, peppers and eggplant (mid-July through Oct.); sunflowers and tomatoes (Aug.)
OPEN 8 a.m. till dusk daily.
COST Starting from $1.25 pound for pick your own.
INFO 631-276-6215
GARDEN OF EVE, 4558 Sound Ave., Riverhead
U-PICK Strawberries (June), blueberries and lavender (through July), blackberries (July-Aug.); sunflowers (Aug.)
OPEN 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily.
COST Admission from $8.95 a person weekdays, $10.95 weekends, plus $10 for a dozen sunflowers, $6 for a bouquet of lavender; $6 for a container of berries.
INFO 631-722-8777, gardenofevefarm.com
HANK'S PUMPKINTOWN, 240 Montauk Hwy., Water Mill
U-PICK Apples, weekends and holidays mid-Sept.-Oct.
OPEN 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. daily.
INFO 631-726-4667, hankspumpkintown.com
HARBES ORCHARD, 5698 Sound Ave., Riverhead
U-PICK Apples.
OPEN 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon. and Fri., 9 a.m.-6 p.m. weekends and holidays Sept. 3-Oct. 30.
INFO 631-369-1111, 631-683-8388, harbesorchard.com
HARBES FARMS JAMESPORT FARM, 1223 Main Rd., Jamesport
U-PICK Apples.
OPEN 9 a.m.-6 p.m. weekends and holidays Sept. 3-Oct. 30.
INFO 631-722-2022, 631-494-4796, harbesfarms.com
LENNY BRUNO FARMS, 740 Wading River Rd., Manorville
U-PICK Peppers, eggplant, tomatoes beginning in late August.
OPEN 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Fri.-Sun.
COST $20-$50 per bushel.
INFO 631-591-3592, lennybrunofarms.com
LEWIN FARMS, 812 Sound Ave., Calverton
U-PICK Strawberries (June), raspberries (June-Aug.), blueberries (until mid-August).; blackberries (July-Aug.); peaches (July-Sept.); tomatoes, peppers and eggplant (Aug.-Oct.); apples (late Aug. through mid-Oct.)
OPEN 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily except Tue.
COST $2-$6 or more per pound. Cash only in the u-pick fields.
INFO 631-929-4327, lewinfarm.com
PATTY'S BERRIES AND BUNCHES, 410 Sound Ave., Mattituck
U-PICK Strawberries and sugar snap peas (June), blueberries (July-Aug.); raspberries (July-Aug.); blackberries (Aug.).
OPEN 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily (last u-pick entrance is at 5:30 p.m.)
COST $7.50 a person includes one container of fruit.
INFO 631-655-7996, pattysberriesandbunches.
ROTTKAMP’S FOX HOLLOW FARM, 2287 Sound Ave., Calverton
U-PiCK. Strawberries (June)
OPEN 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Fri.-Tue., closed Wed.
INFO 631-727-1786
RESTORATION FARM, 140 Bethpage-Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage
U-PICK Hardneck garlic
OPEN 3-6 p.m. Tue. and Thur.; 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sat. through July 24.
INFO restorationfarm.com
SEVEN PONDS ORCHARD, 65 Seven Ponds Rd., Water Mill
OPEN 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily.
U-PICK Raspberries (July); blueberries and blackberries (mid-July-Aug.), sugar snap peas, string beans and sunflowers (July-Oct.) Cherry tomatoes (mid-July-Sept.); apples (Aug.-Nov. 27).
INFO 631-726-8015, facebook.com
WICKHAM’S FRUIT FARM, 28700 Rte. 25, Cutchogue
U-PICK Strawberries (June), raspberries, blackberries, blueberries (July-Aug.); peaches (Fri.-Sat. only, Aug.-Sept.); apples
OPEN 10 a.m.-3 p.m. daily, except Sun.
INFO 631-734-6441, wickhamsfruitfarm.com
WINDY ACRES ORCHARD, 3810 Middle Country Rd., Calverton
U-PICK Strawberries (June), raspberries, blackberries, blueberries (July-Aug.); peaches (mid-July-Sept.); tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, nectarines and grapes (begin in Aug.).
OPEN 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wed. and Sat. for berries (call for other crop hours.)
COST Starting at $5 a person for berries
INFO 631-727-4554
