Southern Tier of New York State Vegetable U-Pick Orchards in !

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Vegetable U-Pick Orchards in Southern Tier of New York State 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.

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Chemung County

Hydro-berry Farms - strawberries, Raspberries, other vegetables,
2131 McDowell Road, Lockwood, NY 14859. Phone: 607-598-7232. Open: July-October, on Tuesday to Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm, closed Sunday. Directions: I-86 to exit 59 Chemung NY. Go north onto Wyncoop Creek road about 6.8 miles make left on to McDowell Road first place on left. Follow signs. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Crops are usually available in May, June, July, August, September, October. Stand and pick, over 15,000 plants Hydroponically grown Strawberries, veggies, herbsAll Hydroponically grown.. stand and pick.. tasty and good for you.

Schuyler County

Silver Queen Farm - apples, asparagus, cucumbers, nectarines, peas, peaches, peppers, raspberries, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables, prepicked produce
5286 Stillwell Road, Trumansburg, NY 14886. Phone: 607-387-6502. Email: Gallupgoodnews@aol.com. Open: Every day 8 am to 8 pm. Directions: And for a map to our farm, . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check.
Silver Queen Farm Facebook page. Fax: 607 387 9794Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September, October 97 acre farm with over 6 acres of strawberries (15 varieties), 2 acres of raspberries (13 varieties), 2 acre Peach orchard (10 varieties) and 2 acre Apple orchard (15 varieties). Farm stand featuring large selection of prepicked fruits and vegetables. All in a very scenic, informal setting with children and families in mind. The farm is open for u-pick strawberries from June-July, and we have a self-serve stand for sweet corn season. We also sell our produce at the Trumansburg Farmer's Market as well as area restaurants such as Hazelnut Kitchen, Northstar and Falls Tavern. We are now renting out our big, beautiful barn for weddings, birthdays, parties, and any other events you can think of, so check out our pricing here. In 2019 U-pick strawberries are $2.50/lbFacebook page. If there is heavy rain, there will be a "self-serve" station set up near the barn.

Tioga County

Ed-Mar Produce - Beans, tomatoes, potatoes, vegetables, flowers
2937 State Hwy 17C, Tioga Center, NY 13845. Phone: 607-343-4138. Click here for a map and directions. /4139, 687-1644. Open June-October, call first

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
P ickled 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

Drying tomatoes

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

2024 Southern Tier of New York State Vegetable U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

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