2024 Long Island, New York Vegetable U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Vegetable U-Pick Orchards in Long Island, New York in 2024, by county

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

Not all areas of a state have vegetables farms 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.

New! As inflation remains high, see this page for reliable (tested) brands of generic canning lids at lower costs, and cost-saving measures for getting fruit and vegetables and home canning.
 If you are having a hard time finding canning lids, I've used these, and they're a great price & ship in 2 days.

New! Road tripping and camping is a great way to have a fun, safe and inexpensive family trip. The national and state parks and monuments are open, and campgrounds usually cost between $10 and $40 per night. September to November is the best camping weather.  See our new website Road Tripping and Camping.com for tips, tricks, guides, checklists and info about parks, monuments and other places to visit.

New! We just went live with our latest website, FunFactoryTours.com - As they name implies, you can find a fun factory tour, including chocolate, automobiles, historical forts and sites, famous buildings, Active Federal facilities even fun geology: like fossils and volcanic areas

Suffolk County

• Bhavana Blueberries - Certified Organic, blueberries, cucumbers, herbs or spices, melons, summer squash, tomatoes, other vegetables, watermelons, porta-potties are available, picnic area, weddings and wedding parties, group reservations
  4395 Hortons Lane, Southold, NY 11971. Phone: (516) 241-3508. Email: amoshe@bhavanaberries.com. Open: Thursday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm from July 11 to Early September, Depending on berry availability. Directions: We are located in Southold on the North Fork of Long Island. Just North of Sound Avenue on Hortons Lane. We are 15 minutes past Riverhead and it\'s a beautiful drive!. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Visa, MasterCard.
  Bhavana Blueberries Facebook page. . Alternate Phone: (646) 284-4087 Thursday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm from July 11 to Early September, (Depending on berry availability)We are located in Southold on the North Fork of Long Island. Just North of Sound Avenue on Hortons Lane. We are 15 minutes past Riverhead and it's a beautiful drive! Bhavana Berries is a 30+ acre organic blueberry orchard located on the North Fork of Long Island. From July to early September, the farm is open to the public for U-Pick blueberries. In addition to blueberries, we grow organic garlic, shallots, and a variety of other vegetables that are available at our farmstand in front of the farm. Founded in 2011, Bhavana Berries inherited a sod farm and spent the next 2 years rehabilitating the soil. In 2013, our first blueberry bushes were planted using organic and sustainable agricultural practices. Committed to cultivating a healthy ecosystem for our blueberry bushes, we do all of our weeding and picking by hand and add organic matter to the soil via wood chips and organic fertilizer. By 2016, were certified organic by NOFA-NY. (UPDATED: June 17, 2016) (ADDED: May 31, 2015)
• Doug Cooper - U pick vegetables: tomatoes, melons, cucumbers, beans, peppers, eggplants, okra.
  2200 Breakwater Road, Mattituck, NY 11952. Phone: 631-298-5195. Click here for a map and directions. (UPDATED: September 09, 2016)
• Fritz Lewin Farms - apples, broad beans, corn (sweet), eggplants, pumpkins, summer squash, winter squash, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables, Other fruit or veg, and prepicked produce
  1989 Sound Avenue, Baiting Hollow, NY 11933. Phone: 631-727-3346. Directions: Take exit 71 off the l.i.e \(Long Island Expressway\) Make left off the exit onto Edwards Ave. Go straight down Edwards Ave. about 4 miles till you get to the corner of Sound Avenue, make left onto Sound Ave. then we are 14 mile down on the left side. \(BIG RED BARN\) . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. 8 am to 4 pm for pick your own and 8 am to 6 pm for the farm stand; 7 days a week but CALL BEFORE YOU GO - if crops aren't ready, they appear to close for the dayTake exit 71 off the l.i.e (Long Island Expressway) Make left off the exit onto Edwards Ave. Go straight down Edwards Ave. about 4 miles till you get to the corner of Sound Avenue, make left onto Sound Ave. then we are 1/4 mile down on the left side. (BIG RED BARN) See comments about this farm here!
• Grammas Flower Cottage - corn (sweet), cucumbers, flowers, pumpkins, winter squash, other vegetables, Precut Christmas trees, Living Christmas trees (to plant later), Christmas wreaths and boughs, Mistletoe, Santa appearances, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, haunted corn maze, and prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, face painting, pony rides
  2891 Montauk Hwy box 230, Brookhaven, NY 11719. Phone: 631-730-6264. Email: Grammasflowers@optonline.net. Open: Call before you go - their website is down - 7 days a week 9am to 6pm beginning March 1st - December 24th We are open from March first and as crop is available. Directions: 2891 Montauk Highway Brookhaven, NY 11719 Sunrise Hwy: \(West Origin\) *Take Exit 57S *Turn Left at first stop sign off ramp *Turn Right at next stop sign onto Yaphank Ave *Turn Left at first traffic light onto Montauk Hwy \(East Origin\) *Take Exit 58S *Turn Right at second traffic light onto Montauk Highway LIE: \(West Origin\) *Take Exit 65 *Turn Right at first traffic light onto Horse Block Road *Turn Left at last traffic light onto Montauk Hwy \(East Origin\) *Take Exit 65 *Turn Lef - truncated. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. Grammas Flower Cottage 2891 Montauk Highway Brookhaven, NY 11719 Sunrise Hwy: (West Origin) *Take Exit 57S *Turn Left at first stop sign off ramp *Turn Right at next stop sign onto Yaphank Ave *Turn Left at first traffic light onto Montauk Hwy (East Origin) *Take Exit 58S *Turn Right at second traffic light onto Montauk Highway LIE: (West Origin) *Take Exit 65 *Turn Right at first traffic light onto Horse Block Road *Turn Left at last traffic light onto Montauk Hwy (East Origin) *Take Exit 65 *Turn Left at first traffic light onto Horse Block Road *Turn Left at last traffic light onto Montauk Hwy Crops are usually available in March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. Fall fun and products available September 15th Pumpkin Picking and Haunted Maze opens Oct.1st - 31st Gramma's is dedicated to her local neighbors and providing them with a positive quality gardening experience by growing and caring for her own product and offering interactive lecture demonstrations on various gardening topics. Gramma's is a self-sustaining, interactive, family owned and operated retail nursery servicing eastern Long Island and beyond. (UPDATED: July 02, 2019, JBS)
• Lenny Bruno Farms - eggplant, pumpkins, peppers, tomatoes, other vegetables, farm market, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, picnic area
  7740 Wading River Road, Manorville, NY 11949. Phone: 631-591-3592. Email: farmstand@lennybrunofarms.com. Open: mid July to 1st frost. Directions: at the corner of exit 69 off the LIE and Wading River Road. Please call 631-591-3592 for help. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only.
  Lenny Bruno Farms Facebook page. Fax: 631-591-3594 We are considering doing pick your own strawberries so Email us if you are interested. Our pick your own generally starts early-mid August and includes bell peppers, long hots, cheese peppers, hot cherry peppers, sweet cherry peppers, fryers, white peppers, plum tomatoes, beefsteak tomatoes, black eggplant, little finger eggplant, flat beans and fall pumpkins. In the Fall, our pumpkin fields are inviting to children of all ages. This season also brings cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, the fall squashes, cabbage and potatoes! See comments about this farm here!(UPDATED: June 15, 2023, JBS)
• Patty's Berries & Bunches - Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, blackberries, blueberries, peaches, raspberries (red), raspberries (Spring, red), raspberries (Autumn, red), raspberries (yellow), raspberries (Spring, yellow), raspberries (Autumn, yellow), raspberries (black), raspberries (Spring, black), raspberries (Autumn, black), strawberries, other vegetables, Other fruit or veg, Honey from hives on the farm, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, school tours
  Mattituck, 11951, Mattituck, NY 11952. Phone: 631 298 4679. Email: pattysberriesandbunches@gmail.com. Open: Seven Days a week from 9 am to 6 pm; You Pick ends at 5:30 pm. Directions: From New York City and points west: Take the LIE \(495\) east to exit 71. Take a left on Edwards Avenue and continue North \(straight\) for 3.8 miles. Take a right on Sound Avenue. Continue East on Sound Avenue for 10 miles. From Orient, Greenport and points east: Travel west on Route 48 to our Sound Avenue Mattituck location \(approximately 25 miles from Orient Point\). . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, AmEx.
  Patty's Berries & Bunches Facebook page. . Alternate Phone: 631 655 7996 Picking updates: Click here for picking updatesFrom New York City and points west: Take the LIE (495) east to exit 71. Take a left on Edwards Avenue and continue North (straight) for 3.8 miles. Take a right on Sound Avenue. Continue East on Sound Avenue for 10 miles. From Orient, Greenport and points east: Travel west on Route 48 to our Sound Avenue Mattituck location (approximately 25 miles from Orient Point)Strawberries (June), Blueberries (July/August), Raspberries (July, Middle August), Blackberries (August), Fall Raspberries (Late August/September), Fresh Cut Bunches (June/September). We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicalsFacebook pageU-Pick: and ready picked; Strawberries, Raspberries, Blueberries, Blackberries. Flowers: Peonies, Dahlias, Sunflowers, Ornamental and more, also available for weddings and Events. Produce Stand: Seasonal Ice Cream, Cider, Baked Goods, Honey, Jams and more. New Activities: Yard ART, Tours, Live Music and a Variety of Classes. See comments about this farm here!

 

Vegetable PYO

Vegetable Picking Tips, Recipes and Information

Pick veggies that are firm and free of blemishes.

Canning, Freezing, Drying, Preserving and more!

Below are links to pages with easy and reliable directions about how to can, preserve, freeze and make other goodies fromveggiess.  Some of these require a Pressure Canner to prevent potential spoilage and food poisoning, due to the low acid content of the food.  For others, you can use a water bath canner OR a Pressure Canner.  I've noted what's required for each, below, following each entry, with
W for water bath,
P for Pressure canner, and
W, P for either may be used!

• Canning asparagus - P
• Canning fresh shelled beans - P
• How to can beets - P
• How to make home canned carrots - P
• How to can corn (hot pack method) - P
• How to can corn (raw pack method) - P
• How to can creamed corn (hot pack method) - P
• How to make canned greens, like Spinach, Turnip Greens, Collards, Kale, Swiss Chard
• How to can green beans, yellow beans, snap beans, broad beans, etc. - P
• How to make canned dried beans and peas (from kidney beans, peas, lima beans, broadbeans, chickpeas, pole beans, etc.) - P
• How to Make Homemade Canned Baked  Beans With Tomato or Molasses Sauce - P
• How to Make Homemade Canned Baked  Beans With Back, Pork or Ham and Tomato or Molasses Sauce - P
• Mixed vegetables - P
• Mushrooms - P
• How to can peas (English peas, Crowder peas, blackeye peas and purple hull peas) - P
• Boiled Peanuts! Now Southerners who move to other parts of the country can make their own home-canned boiled peanuts to eat later or give away as gifts
• How to can peppers (removing the skins)- P
• How to can peppers (leaving the skins on) - P
• How to can Hot peppers in oil - W
• How to make fresh basil Pesto (only fresh and frozen - this can't be home-canned)
• How to make canned Pineapple - W
• How to can potatoes - P
• How to home-can pumpkin (in a cooked, cubed form) and why you shouldn't home-can the pureed forms. Note: Pumpkin is difficult to can safely - it is a low acid food, so that rules out open water bath canning immediately. Pressure canners can be used, but according to the health authorities (like the National Center for Home Food Preservation) only if the pumpkin is cubed, rather than mashed. I usually just freeze the cooked pumpkin! - P
• How to make pumpkin pie from a whole, fresh pumpkin - the easy way! for fresh or frozen use
• More pumpkin recipes (roasting seeds, pumpkin soup, pumpkin bread, pumpkin cheesecake, pumpkin cookies, etc.) - fresh or frozen use
• Rhubarb - how to can rhubarb - W

Pickled vegetables

• Pickled asparagus  - W, P  
• Pickled beets - W, P
• Branston pickle relish (an English tradition)
• Pickled Brussels Sprouts (or Cauliflower) - W
• Bread-And-Butter Zucchini pickles - W, P
• Pickled green beans - W, P
• Pickled Dill beans - W, P
• Pickled cabbage - W, P 
• Pickled carrots - W, P
• Southern Chow-Chow (also called Piccalilli) - W, P 
• Pickled corn relish - W, P
• Pear relish
• How to Make Pickled Eggs (to store in the fridge!)
• Spiced Green tomatoes
• Pickled Green Tomatoes - another pickled green tomato recipe, this one sweet
• Pickled garlic - W, P -  (photos coming!)
• Hot relish (Dixie Relish, Fall Garden Relish)
• Mixed  vegetable pickles (cauliflower, peppers, onions, celery, cucumber mix) - W, P
• Mustard beans (pickled mustard beans)
• Pickled dilled okra! - W, P
• Olives
• Pickled pearl onions - W
• Pickled onions (red or white) - W
• Pickled peaches (also nectarines, apricots, etc.) - W,P
• Pickled peppers - W, P
• How to make sauerkraut - homemade and naturally fermented! - W, P
• Pickled Three-Bean Salad - W
• Pickled watermelon rind - W, P
• Zucchini pickles (dill) - W

Canning tomatoes (in water bath canners )

• How to can tomatoes using a water bath canner - W
• Diced, chopped or crushed tomatoes - W
• Bruschetta - W
• Tomato sauce - W
• Tomato paste - W
• Barbecue sauce (BBQ sauce) - W
• Chili sauce from your own tomatoes and peppers - W
• Diced, chopped or crushed tomatoes - W
• Tomato Preserves- W
• Tomato salsa - W
• Spaghetti sauce - without meat - W, P
• Spiced Green tomatoes- W
• Pickled Green Tomatoes - W - another pickled green tomato recipe, this one sweet
• Ketchup.. or if you prefer... How to make catsup - W, P
• NEW! SUPER-EASY homemade ketchup recipe - W
• Salsa from your unripe, GREEN tomatoes! - W
• Tomatillo salsa - W
• How to make roasted tomatoes, boiling water bath canner version - W

Canning Tomatoes in Pressure canners

• Canned tomatoes using a Pressure Canner - P
• Baked  Beans With Tomato or Molasses Sauce - P
• Canning your own chili con carne (with meat) - P
• How to make roasted tomatoes, pressure canner version - P
• Spaghetti sauce - with meat  - P
• Stewed tomatoes - P
• Tomato soup or tomato-basil soup - P
• Tomato sauce - P
• Tomato juice - P
• Tomato juice, like V8 - P

Freezing Tomatoes

• How to freeze tomatoes from you garden or the farm; for that fresh taste this winter!
• Space-saving prepping and freezing extra tomatoes from your garden to can later

Drying tomatoes

• NEW! How to make Sun-Dried Tomatoes
• Food drying basics and principles
• How to dry your own herbs
• Food Dehydrators - models, specs and pricing information

Ripening green tomatoes in your garage or basement

If you want to bring your green tomatoes indoors before a freeze in the Fall, and ripen them, see:

• How to ripen your green garden tomatoes indoors in the Fall and Winter.

And if you'd like to start you own tomatoes from seed (you can save a small fortune and grow the heirloom varieties you like) see this page for easy directions for growing your own tomato plants from seed.

• General Directions and guides about home canning, preserving, safety, tips, etc.)
• Home canning safety
• FAQs
• Equipment and supplies

Many more recipes and directions:

• Canning anything that can be safely canned at home!
• Juices: Canning fruit and vegetable juices
• Freezing directions
• Pie fillings (making home canned pie fillings)
• Sauces, Salsas, Syrups, Fruit Butters and Chutneys (from applesauce, apple butter, to salsa, syrups, etc, can any sauce)
• Broths and Stocks
• Soups - canning vegetable and meat soups at home (see this page for tomato soup)
• Pickling - more than just cucumbers
• Drying / food dehydrating
• Ice cream, gelato and sorbets

 

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