Blueberry U-Pick Orchards in Eastern Ohio in 2024, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for blueberries that we know of in this area. Not all areas of any state, nor even every 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!

PLEASE report closed farms, broken links and incorrect info using the "Report Corrections" form below.

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Belmont County

• Kilgore Fruit Farm - blueberries, honey, fresh eggs
  56448 Kilgore Road, Bellaire, OH 43906. Phone: (740-671-9226. Email: hmwalatka@aol.com. Open: July-mid-September, Monday to Saturday 9 am to dusk; July, Tuesday-Thursday 9 am to dark. Click here for a map and directions. .Phone: (740) 310-0862. . I-470 Exit 3 (County Road 214). To pick before 9 a.m. call for appointment. Picking beginning in July and running until September. Containers provided. All of the bushes are under bird netting and the berries are always plump and sweet.

Carroll County

• Spring Hill Farm - Blueberries, peaches, corn
  2054 Laramie Road NW, Carrollton, OH . Phone: (330) 627-2892. Email: springvalleyfoods@gmail.com. Open: In a normal season, Blueberries - 10 different varieties starting to ripen early July and continue into September. Directions: Located about halfway between Arrow Road and Canton Road. Click here for a map and directions. . . Peaches and sweet corn also available at the farm market. Blueberries and peaches usually begin to ripen by the 2nd week of July. Sweet corn normally starts to ripen mid-to-late July. . Note: The Farm's location (2054 number) shows up out on the west end of the road when, in fact, it is .) Click here for the map.

Columbiana County

• Dillon Fruit Farm - black raspberries, red raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, elderberries, cherries, apples, gooseberries
  36108 Kelch Road, Lisbon, OH . Phone: 330-424-5169. Open: January-June, Monday, Friday, and Saturday 9 am to 5 p. Click here for a map and directions. . m.; July-October, Monday to Saturday 9 am to 6 pm and Sunday noon-5 p.m.; November- December, Monday to Saturday 9 am to 5 pm. Frozen blueberries available all year. Blueberries start in July (hours in July ONLY Sunday 12-5 & Mon. & Thurs. till 8 pm) Reg. hours: Monday to Friday from 9 am to 6 pm, Sat. 9 am to 4 pm. Yes for restrooms. No picnic area, but state park is just a few miles down the road. Since 1978, they have 9 acres of pick your own blueberries in addition to black, red, and purple raspberries, blackberries, elderberries, gooseberries, and tart and sweet cherries. If you prefer, you may buy fruit pre-picked in our on-site market. We pick and sell our own apples and Asian pears in our market. We have a varied selection of jams made with only our own fruit, as well as local maple syrup and honey. Bring your children, family, and friends and enjoy a day at our beautiful farm
  Comments from a visitor on July 21, 2009: "It was great..and very reasonably priced"
  Comments from a visitor on August 19, 2008: "It is a very clean and well maintained farm. We love picking here. They provide stools for sitting and picking also to make it easier." (Suggested by a visitor, UPDATED: August 19, 2008)

Monroe County

• Rolling Ridge Berry Farm - blueberries,
  31941 Bethel Township Road 342, Lower Salem, OH 45745. Phone: 740 934-2309. Email: tdwinder@hughes.net. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . . UPDATE for 2021, Their website is gone and there's nothing else about them that is current on the internet - I presume they have closed. Does anyone have current information, are they still offering pick your own or are even open? If so, please write me.Call for picking dates and times (740) 934-2309 Picking usually begins the first week in July and continues through the middle of August. From Lower Salem: State Route 145 to St Route 565 (8.5 miles). Right on St Route 565 to Twp Rd 338 (exactly 5 miles). Continue on Twp Rd 338 for 1/2 mile to farm on right. From Caldwell; St Route 78 to St Route 564. Right on St Route 564 to St Route 145 (13.8 miles). Left on St Route 145 to St Route 565 (2.5 miles) Right on St Route 565 to Twp Rd 338 (exactly 5 miles). Continue on Twp Rd 338 for 1/2 mile to farm on right. From New Matamoras: St Route 260 to St Route 565 15.6 miles) Left on St Route 565 to Twp Rd 338 (2 miles). Continue on Twp Rd 338 for 1/2 mile to farm on right.

Tuscarawas County

• Wolfes Crossing Farm - apples, blackberries, blueberries, cherries, flowers, gooseberries, herbs or spices, lavender, pears, peaches, peppers, plums, raspberries (red), raspberries (Spring, red), raspberries (Autumn, red), raspberries (yellow), raspberries (Spring, yellow), raspberries (Autumn, yellow), raspberries (black), raspberries (Spring, black), walnuts, Honey from hives on the farm
  722 E Main Street, Gnadenhutten, OH 44629. Phone: 740-254-9257. Email: wolfescrossingfarm@att.net. Open: UPDATE for 2020, Their website is gone; Does anyone have current information, are they still offering pick your own or are even open? If so, please write me, their last reported hours were call for appt. Directions: from Interstate 77 in Ohio exit 65 onto 36 east 10 miles to Gnadenhutten exit left to the stop left on main street farm on right 722. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. . Blackberries are usually ready starting in mid-July. Call for what is available to pick now. We also raise and sell many other different things like red raspberrys, black raspberry, blackberries, blueberries, goose berries, grapes, apples, cherries, peaches, pears, plums, flowers and perennials and a very special tree called the Korean evodia more commonly known as the beebee tree. We also raise honey bees. We have three types of bees Italians, Minnesota Hygienic, and Carniolans.

Washington County

• Stacy Family Farm - strawberries, blueberries
  135 BF Goodrich Road, Marietta, OH 45750. Phone: (740)374-2371. Email: info@stacyfarm.com. Open: 7am to 7pm, 7 days a week. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check.
  Stacy Family Farm Facebook page. . . Crops are usually available in May, June. Always visit our web site or our Facebook page before you go to the farm! Strawberries are affected by weather. And when they are in season, the fields may be picked clean by NOON! Our web site and facebook pages are updated as the conditions change. Scheduled field trips, buses welcome. During the spring season, schedule your guided fun and educational field trips of our strawberry farm. As part of the tour package, a guide will discuss with the students how strawberries are grown, visit our bee hives, take a wagon ride through the fields, and students will have the opportunity to pick a pint of their own fresh strawberries to take home. Picnic shelter available for lunch or snacks. For more information or to schedule a field trip, please give us a call at 740-350-6596 or email us at stacyfarmtrips@gmail.com.
• Wagner Farms - blackberries, blueberries and prepicked produce
  2505 Brownrigg Rd, Waterford, OH 45786. Phone: (740) 749-3312. Open: Pick your own blackberries and blueberries, from 7 am to 8 pm, 7 days a week, the rest of summer hours are 9 am to 6 pm; Approximate picking dates - Blackberries: July and early August, Blueberries: July. Directions: We are located just south of Lowell, OH on State Route 60 in Washington County. The farm is 50 miles south of Zanesville and 10 miles north of Marietta. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . Crops are usually available in May, June, July, August. We also have available already picked produce at our roadside market as follows: All Berries, green beans, half-runner beans, summer squash, zucchini, rhubarb, tomatoes, sweetcorn and watermelon. Please call for availability.

 

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

• The world's best Blueberry pie, recipe and directions and illustrated!
• Blueberry buckle coffee cake: illustrated directions for this great crumb-topping blueberry coffee cake
• Other easy directions to make blueberry desserts: cobblers, etc.

Canning, freezing and other blueberry recipes:

• How to Freeze Blueberries
• How to Can Blueberries
• How to Make Homemade Blueberry Jam
• How to make blueberry jelly
• How to make and can blueberry syrup (it works for strawberries, raspberries and blackberries, too)
• blueberry pie filling to use later,
• blueberry butter

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!

Other Local Farm Products (Honey, Horses, Milk, Meat, Eggs, Etc.)
(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)

• Farm markets and roadside stands
• Local Honey Finder
• Local Meat, Milk and Eggs
• Venues: Farms, Wineries, Orchards for your event, wedding or party
• Easter egg hunts
• Children"s consignment sales
• Fruit and vegetable festivals
• Winery tours and wine tastings
• Horse rides, stables, lessons, trails
• Maple Syrup farms and sugarworks
• Bed & Breakfasts on Farms, Wineries, Ranches and Orchards
• Pumpkin patches
• Corn mazes
• Zombie Paintball venues
• Christmas Tree Farms & lots
• Environmental resources
• Consumer fraud information
• Wholesale food sources
• Resources for Farmers