Produce Farms near Candor, NY

Newark Valley

Berry Good Acres is a pick-your-own berry farm on Upper Fairfield Road in Newark Valley, in Tioga County's Southern Tier hills north of Owego. Its crop calendar isn't posted online. Berry farms in this area open for strawberries in June and move through raspberries and blueberries as summer goes on.

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Tioga Center

Ed-Mar Produce runs pick-your-own beans, tomatoes, and potatoes on State Highway 17C in Tioga Center, in the Southern Tier near Owego. The farm also cuts flowers, grows pumpkins for fall, and sells greenhouse plants in spring, so it stretches across the full season. It's a hands-on produce farm rather than an entertainment operation, with selection tracking the local calendar from spring plants to autumn pumpkins.

Barton

Terry's Berry Farm grows berries on Church Street in Barton, in the Susquehanna River country of Tioga County near the Pennsylvania line. Strawberries lead off in June, with summer berries following into the warmer months. It's a seasonal pick-and-buy berry farm rather than a year-round market.

Richford

Negus U-Pick Berries offers pick-your-own on Payne Marsh Road in Richford, part of the Negus family's Tioga County farm. Summer is berry season in the Southern Tier, with strawberries in June giving way to raspberries and blueberries into July. Bring containers and check daily picking conditions.

Owego

Traues Blueberries offers pick-your-own blueberries on Upper Briggs Hollow Road in Owego, in the Southern Tier's Tioga County. Blueberry season here typically runs from mid-July through August. Little is posted online. Call the farm before visiting to check that the field is open and the berries are ripe, since picking conditions shift day to day.

Freeville

Brookside Berry Farm grows berries near Freeville, in Tompkins County just northeast of Ithaca. Freeville sits in the Fall Creek valley, dairy-and-produce country where small u-pick operations open for a few weeks each summer. Little about the farm is posted online, so picking availability is best confirmed by phone or a local farm-stand listing before visiting.

Ithaca

Kestrel Perch Berries is a small berry farm at the EcoVillage community on Rachel Carson Way in Ithaca, in Tompkins County. It grows berries on a modest scale within one of Ithaca's cooperative farm plots. Little contact information is posted online, so reach out through EcoVillage or a local farm listing to confirm picking or sales.

Lockwood

Hydro-berry Farms grows produce hydroponically on McDowell Road in Lockwood, in the Southern Tier's Tioga County. The greenhouse method lets the farm carry berries and vegetables past the short outdoor season.

Endicott

Gary's Berries grows berries on State Route 17C in Endicott, in Broome County's Southern Tier along the Susquehanna. Pick-your-own farms here open with strawberries in June and shift toward fall attractions later in the year. Check ahead for what's ready and current hours before visiting.

Barton

TLC Blueberry Farm grows blueberries along Route 17C in Barton, in Tioga County's Southern Tier. Berries here ripen from midsummer into late summer, the usual window for pick-your-own in this part of New York. Hours and pricing aren't posted online.

Erin

Ackerman's Blueberries grows blueberries on Red Chalk Road in Erin, a rural corner of Chemung County northeast of Elmira. The bushes ripen through the Southern Tier's mid-to-late summer, the usual window for pick-your-own berries in this part of New York.

Sayre

Six-acre you-pick blueberry farm in Athens Township near Sayre, Bradford County, open seasonally from June through August with a small farmers-market fruit stand. Picking hours run Tuesday through Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and weekends 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Mondays; bring cash or a check, since cards aren't taken. It sits off Mile Lane Road in the state's northern tier. Call 570-888-7066 to confirm the berries are on.

Cortland

Halls' Hill Blueberry Farm offers pick-your-own blueberries on Tower Road in Cortland, in the Southern Tier hills between Syracuse and Ithaca. The bushes ripen through mid-to-late summer. The farm posts little online, so check locally for opening days and picking conditions before you drive up.

Marathon

Twin Tower Blueberry Farm grows blueberries on Route 221 in Marathon, in the hills of southern Cortland County. The berries ripen from mid-July into August, the upstate pick-your-own season. It's a seasonal berry farm, so picking and sales follow the summer crop rather than year-round hours.

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Elmira

Eller's Blueberries grows blueberries on Wilawana Road just outside Elmira, and opens for U-pick in the summer berry season. The farm was formerly known as Millard's Blueberry Farm and Art Studio. It sits in Chemung County near the Pennsylvania line. Current picking hours and prices are best confirmed directly with the farm.

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Whitney Point

Frosty Mountain Blueberry Farm grows blueberries on Bull Creek Road near Whitney Point, in Broome County north of Binghamton. Hill patches like this usually open for pick-your-own from mid- to late July as the fruit ripens. Since small farms set days by the weather, call ahead before visiting.

Chenango Forks

Charlie's U-Pick sells blueberries by the pound off Jackson Hill Road in Chenango Forks, in Broome County north of Binghamton. The patch opens when berries ripen, generally July into August. Beyond that, little is documented online, so call first to confirm the field is open and the berries are on before heading up.