2025 East of Cleveland, Ohio; Lake and Geauga counties Blueberry U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

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Blueberry U-Pick Orchards in East of Cleveland, Ohio; Lake and Geauga counties in 2025, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for blueberries that we know of in this area.

Not all areas of a state have blueberries 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!

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Geauga County

  • Blue Jay Orchard - apples, blueberries, gift shop, snacks
    17909 Rapids Road, Hiram, OH 44234. Phone: 440-834-4318. Email: lmevans@nacs.net. Open: Pick Your Own blueberries from Late June through July; Call for current hours; hours vary with weather and availability of berries. Directions: Located halfway between Cleveland and Warren off U.S. 422 4 mile south on Rapids Road. 2 miles east of Rt. 44 or 1 mile west of Rt. 700. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: cash or checks. S. 422 4 mile south on Rapids Road. 2 miles east of Rt. 44 or 1 mile west of Rt. 700. . We offer pick-your-own blueberries: varieties offered include Duke, Bluecrop, Bluejay, Blueray, Elliot, and Jersey . Our onsite beekeeping supplier, Chickabuzz, cultivates local raw honey that's collected from hives at our orchard.APPLE CIDER: Freshly pressed and available in the fall with the apple harvest. (UPDATED: May 22, 2025, JBS)
    Comments from a visitor on August 05, 2013: "My family and I just went to the today and I was just amazed at how nice and friendly the people there were today. We were greeted with smiles and they talked to my little one who was being shy. The lady at the table took us out to the best blueberry bushes and showed us the easiest way to pick the berries. Afterwards we talked about the farm and I told them I would be back in the fall to pick apples and peaches. I wanted to thank this website for making it easy for me ..
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  • Messenger Century Farm - blueberries, maple syrup from trees on the farm
    17098 Messenger Rd, Chagrin Falls, OH 44023. Phone: (440) 785-6877. Email: blueberriesrus280@gmail.com. Open: Blueberries are usually in July, see their Facebook page in July for Pick your own Blueberries or to purchase blueberries, or in the early Spring to see when they are boiling maple syrup so you can see the operation running . Click here for a map and directions. (ADDED: June 28, 2022) [ ] (UPDATED: May 22, 2025, JBS)
    Comments from a visitor on June 28, 2022: "The was built in the mid 1800's in Auburn Township, Ohio and has produced maple syrup since the beginning. Our original sugar house, although now vacant and reportedly the oldest sugar house in Geauga County. A 1910 farm building has been converted to our new sugar house with latest new "green" equipment. In 2012, we planted over 4 acres of various varieties of blueberries and offer pick-your-own and pre-picked. Typically the month of July. Our country porch is open year round and offer lots of items like homemade jams, maple syrup, eggs, and in-season produce. Be sure to keep up to date on our Facebook page."
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  • Ransom Sage Farm - apples, blueberries, pumpkins, blueberries, grapes, raspberries (red), raspberries (Autumn, red), concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties
    505 Center Street, Chardon, OH 44024. Phone: (440) 479-6433. Email: RansomSageFarm@gmail.com. Open: Check our website or facebook for exact dates and times for PYO. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard.
    Ransom Sage Farm Facebook page. APPLES: We provide the bag and your pick the fruitWe will have mostly Honeycrisp available for picking beginning mid Aug - Sept until they are all harvestedRosalee apples for U-Pick Oct 12 until sold outRED RASPBERRIES: Raspberries are able to fruit the first year after plantingWe have a good supply at this time through OctoberUntil a hard freezeGRAPES: We are planting Concord, Catawaba, and Niagara grapes as well as wine making varietiesThis first planting will be small but we plan to expandThey will begin production in 2019BLUEBERRIES: Our blueberry bushes will need a few years to grow before they will produce quantitiesMost likely production will begin in 2020.(UPDATED: October 19, 2019, JBS) (ADDED: September 28, 2017) (UPDATED: May 22, 2025, JBS)
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  • Rock Bottom Farms - blueberries,
    7767 Parkman-Mespo Rd, Middlefield, OH 28728. Phone: . Open: permanently closed. Directions: Call for directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Please note: The Daylily business is permanently Closed . \\[ . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Please note: The Daylily business is . (UPDATED: May 22, 2025, JBS)
    Comments from a visitor on July 03, 2012: "It is a gem! It is Amish owned, located on the side of a hill and is wonderful! It is really off the beaten path on a small country lane where you can occasionally hear the horses' hooves as they trot pulling the Amish buggies. Thee berries were large, parking is convenient, prices are reasonable, and the view is lovely as it overlooks farmland and a small valley. We plan to return here again later this week after the weather clears. Thanks for posting the lead on Rock Bottom. I'm sure we never would have know of its existence had it not been for your website."
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  • Voytko Berry Farm - blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, black and red currants and prepicked produce, honey, maple syrup, snacks and refreshment stand, picnic area
    11391 Franks Rd, Auburn Township, OH 44023. Phone: (440) 543-8586. Email: chuck@voytkofarms.com. Open: Monday thru Saturday from 8 am till 7 pm, Sunday from 10 am till 6 pm. Directions: From Auburn Corners \\(US RT422 and SR44\\): 0.2 miles north to Washington St. Then left, 1.0 miles west to Messenger Road. Then right, 3.0 miles north to Franks Road. Then left.. farm is on SW corner. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. 2 miles north to Washington St. Then left, 1.0 miles west to Messenger Road. Then right, 3.0 miles north to Franks Road. Then left.. farm is on SW corner. Crops are usually available in July, August. Monday thru Saturday, 8 am till 7:pm. Sunday, 10 am till 7 pm. Blueberries and Raspberries start about July 4th. Blueberries end about mid August with raspberries usually ending earlier. Sweet corn in late July. Also, maple syrup, honey, and homemade jams and jellies! (UPDATED: May 22, 2025, JBS)
    Comments from a visitor on August 10, 2011: "Great place to pick berries! This farm is gorgeous and the experience is serene. The prices are also great. You can fill up a bucket for a small fee and the berries are fantastic. The farm store also has various in-season fruits and vegetables. Nice people, beautiful farm."
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Lake County

 

Blueberry

Blueberry Picking Tips, Recipes and Information

Blueberries are one of the easiest fruit to prepare and serve. There's no peeling, pitting, coring or cutting. They have few natural pests, (other than birds), so pesticides are generally unnecessary! This year's crop is fantastic (see related news story), thanks both to the weather and to more farms planting more blueberry bushes due to increased consumer demand over the past few years as more studies proclaim the anti-oxidant and other health properties of blueberries.

Click here to find a local Blueberry Festival (usually held between April and July).

If you are looking for information about a similar berry, the saskatoon (also called the June berry or Serviceberry) see this page about saskatoons.

Picking tips:

Select plump, full blueberries with a light gray-blue color. A berry with any hint of red isn't fully ripened.

Ripening AFTER picking?

First, it is key to know that once picked, blueberries will NOT become any sweeter, nor will the flavor improve. The only change that occurs is the color. They will APPEAR to ripen, but it is only a color change, from white to green to rose to red to pale blue to fully blue. So, white and green colored blueberries will not "ripen" after they are picked; while blueberries that have already turned purple, red or blue-ish usually DO change color after they are picked (if they are kept at room temperature to "ripen").

As the blueberries ripen ON THE BUSH, the flavor goes from tastless to bitter to tasteless tart to tart blueberry flavor to sweet blueberry flavor.

Grocery stores sell blueberries that are tart, not sweet because they had them picked unripe by machine so they are very firm and can handled being bumped around in shipping. They may look good, but are not as tasty as those picked when actually ripe.

So, the key is, PICK ONLY RIPE BERRIES!

How to pick blueberries

Since blueberries hang on the bushes in bunches a but like grapes do, the easiest and fastest way to pick them is hold your bucket under them in one hand and with your other hand, cup a ripe bunch and gently rub them with your fingers. The ripe berries will drop into your bucket, while the unripe ones will remain attached to the bush.

When the bushes are at peak, I can easily pick 2 gallons per hour (if I'm not being distracted by the kids and the sun isn't too hot!). A newbie might do 1 gallon per hour.and at the beginning or end of the season it takes more time as the berries are not as plentiful nor concentrated in clusters.

Tips for storing blueberries after harvesting:

  • Once picked, don't place the berries, still warm from the sun, in a closed bag or container. Leave the container open so moisture doesn't form in the container.
  • Don't wash berries until just before using, to prevent berries from becoming mushy.
  • Chill berries soon after picking to increase shelf life. Store your fresh blueberries in the refrigerator as soon as you get them home, without washing them, in a covered bowl or storage container. If refrigerated, fresh-picked blueberries will keep 10 to 14 days.
  • Freeze berries in freezer containers without washing to keep the skins from toughening. Place berries one layer deep. Freeze, then pour the frozen berries into freezer containers. Because unwashed blueberries freeze individually, they can be easily poured from containers in desired amounts. Remember both frozen and fresh berries should be rinsed and drained just before serving. Just before using, wash the berries in cold water.

Blueberry Measurements and Conversions

Keep in mind that blueberries vary considerably in density and moisture content, so these ranges are approximates.

  • 1 gallon of blueberries weighs about 7.5 lbs or (4 liters of blueberries is about 3.5 kg)

  • 1 pint of fresh blueberries weights about 3/4 of a pound. (1 liter of blueberries is about 700 grams)

  • 1 pound of fresh blueberries is usually between about 2 and 3 cups of berries.

  • It takes about 4 cups (about of blueberries to make a blueberry pie (see this fantastic and easy blueberry pie recipe)

  • A normal batch of blueberry preserves, jam or jelly requires 5 pints of berries.

  • Blueberries do come in a variety of sizes from small (190-250 berries per cup) to extra large (<90 berries per cup).

Blueberry Recipes, Canning and Freezing Blueberries

Recipes

Canning, freezing and other blueberry recipes:

Baking tips

If you have trouble with blueberries settling to the bottom of muffins and blueberry breads, try one or more of these tips:

  • Coat them with flour before adding to the batter. Just gently shake the blueberries in a bag (plastic or paper) with 1/2 cup of flour, then dump them mix in a sieve to remove excess flour.
  • It may just be that your batter is too thin. try making the batter a little thicker!
  • Fill the muffin cups or baking pan up to 1/4 full with batter (which hasn't had blueberries added to it yet); then stir the blueberries into the remaining batter, and continue to fill the muffin cups or bread pan. The blueberries will start off higher in the mix!

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