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 Brown's Berry Patch, Albion, NY: The place to go for cherry picking, especially on the Fourth of July. It's like the garden of Eden out in the cherry orchard.

Pick Your Own Fruit in the greater Rochester, NY area

Summer produce - U-Pick!

In addition to viewing the list below, please read Jackie Perrin's article on strawberry picking in Wayne County.

And here is a nice list of u-pick 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.

  • Bauman's Farm Market, 1340 Five Mile Line Road Webster, NY 14580. (585) 671-2820
    Strawberries and raspberries

  • Brown's Berry Patch, 14264 Route 18 Waterport, New York 14571. 585-682-5569
    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, 2008.

    Browns Berry Patch, strawberry picking. 2006 had the sweetest strawberries we'd ever picked from any u-pick farm.
  • Burnap's Farm Market, 7277 Maple Avenue Sodus, NY 14551. 315-483-4050
    Strawberries, cherries, raspberries, and apples.

  • Chase Farms, 459 Pannell Rd, Fairport, NY 14450. Berry hotline: 315-986-3691
    Strawberries, raspberries, pumpkins, and potatoes in season.

  • Duyssen Family Farm, 9187 Bater Road, Stafford, NY 14143 (South off Route 5 west of Leroy Motors.) 585-356-1405
    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, 825 Atlantic Avenue (Route 286), Walworth, NY. 315-524-3823
    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 Week of June 16. They also offer cherries, blueberries, raspberries, and apples.

    Strawberry picking at Gro-Moore Farms
  • Green Acre Farms, 3460 Latta Road, Rochester, NY 14612. (585) 234-0252
    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.

  • Gro-Moore Farms, 2811 East Henrietta Road. Rochester, NY, 14467
    Strawberry Hotline (585) 359-4345 for the exact start date
    Pick-your-own strawberries.

  • Lagoner Farms Farms, 6895 Lake Avenue, Williamson, NY 14589. Hotline: 315-589-4899
    Strawberries in June, and apples September-October.

  • Schutt's Apple Mill, 1063 Plank Rd, Webster NY, 14580. 585-872-2924
    U-Pick Cherries - last week in June. U-Pick Raspberries - Starting 4th of july. U-Pick Pumpkins - in the fall.

  • Whittier Fruit Farm, 29 Whittier Rd. Rochester, NY 14624. 585-594-9054
    You can pick your own apples, cherries, raspberries and purple plums in season.

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