Farms Near Homer, NY

A village market in Homer, a Cortland County community known for its historic green and 19th-century architecture in Central New York. South Main Street runs beside that green. Growers from the surrounding Cortland and Tompkins County farmland bring produce, eggs, meat, and baked goods through the growing season. Homer sits just north of Cortland and within reach of the Finger Lakes farm belt.

Homer

Homer

Dave's Veggies runs a farm stand and nursery at 5178 State Route 41 in Homer, growing its own asparagus, sweet corn, and tomatoes through the season. Pick-your-own berries open when they ripen, and the stand also carries bedding plants, baked goods, homemade preserves, and local cheese. It stays a family operation, selling mostly what the family grows on-site. Reach them at (607) 543-0226.

Homer

Dave's Veggies is a greenhouse and farm market on Route 41 in Homer, in Cortland County's Central New York countryside. It grows and sells produce alongside greenhouse plants: bedding flowers and vegetable starts in spring, fresh vegetables through summer and fall. The roadside operation serves the Homer and Cortland area with its own and local-grown stock.

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Little York

A seasonal farm market on Route 281 in Little York, a Cortland County hamlet near Little York Lake and Dwyer Memorial Park. It sells the locally grown produce common to central New York stands through the summer and fall. Confirm current hours and offerings with the market.

Marathon

White Gables Farm sits on Route 11 south of Marathon in Cortland County. It has grown sweet corn and strawberries using natural growing practices and hosted school tours on the farm. Recent u-pick directories list its operating status as uncertain, so call before visiting during berry or corn season.

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.

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Preble

Cobblestone Valley Farm has been certified organic for more than 25 years and worked by the same family since 1886. It raises grass-fed beef, pastured pork, and poultry with no antibiotics, hormones, GMOs, or pesticides, along with eggs, cooking fats, and tallow-based apothecary goods. The on-farm store in Preble sells cuts by the pound and opens weekends, Saturday and Sunday from 11 to 2, with local pickup available. A seasonal email newsletter tracks what's in stock.

Groton

Turtle Dreams is a bed-and-breakfast on Lafayette Road in Groton, in the Finger Lakes hills of Tompkins County northeast of Ithaca. The listing marks it as a farm-stay agritourism stop. Its former web domain is now parked and for sale, so confirm availability and any farm offerings before booking.

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Groton

Virgil

Hollenbeck's Cider Mill has pressed cider in Virgil since 1933, running a country store on Route 392 in Cortland County. Alongside fresh and boiled cider, the family bakes scratch donuts, pies, and other goods. The mill keeps a seasonal schedule, closing over summer and reopening in early fall for its cider run. It's a longtime Central New York autumn stop rather than a year-round shop.

Cortland

A rural market in the Town of Virgil, Cortland County, along Route 392 in the hills near the Greek Peak area. Central New York growers bring seasonal produce and homemade goods to this small community south of Cortland.

Marathon

Cherry Knoll Farm sits on Hoxie Gorge Road in Marathon, in the hills of Cortland County near Hoxie Gorge State Forest. The Southern Tier's short season favors berries, apples, and fall crops on small farms across this area. No website or contact information surfaced online, so confirm what's available and when before making the drive.

Homer

Valley View Farm is on Ripley Hill Road in Homer, in Cortland County's dairy and hill-farm country in central New York. Homer sits in the Tioughnioga River valley, where hayfields and pasture climb the surrounding ridges. Listed as an agritourism stop with seasonal hours.

Town of Tully

Deer Run Farms lies along Route 11A near Tully, in the hill country of southern Onondaga County south of Syracuse. Dairy, maple, and produce are the mainstays of this area. What this farm sells isn't documented online, so contact it directly about products, hours, and farm visits.

Groton Farmers Market operates at 200 S. Street (Route 38) in Groton, a Tompkins County village in the Finger Lakes region north of Ithaca. Nearby farms supply seasonal produce and goods. Days and hours aren't widely posted online, so confirm locally before visiting.

Dryden

Underhill Farm sits on Lake Road in Dryden, in Tompkins County east of Ithaca. This is dairy-and-produce country in the Finger Lakes hills, where small farms open seasonally for crops and farm events. Details about Underhill's offerings and hours aren't posted online, so contact the farm directly to confirm before visiting.

Tully

Dutch Hill Maple has produced pure maple syrup in Tully since 1968, in the maple-heavy hills of southern Onondaga County. Beyond syrup in several grades, it sells maple cream, maple sugar, granulated sugar, and maple beverages, plus gift sets. The farm takes part in New York's Maple Weekend each spring, with sugarhouse visits and raffles. Order or ask about pickup at 315-481-6802 or [email protected].

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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.

A family-run farm in New York State. No verified website or product listing surfaced in research, so details are limited pending the family's own confirmation.

Apulia Station

Casey's U-Pick is a pick-your-own farm on Berry Road in Apulia Station, in the hills south of Syracuse. Berries are the usual summer draw for u-pick farms in this part of Onondaga County. Crop calendar and hours aren't posted online.

Marathon

S&J Farms sits on Zelsnack Road in Marathon, in Cortland County's rolling hills of central New York, and shares its grounds with Third Alarm Paintball. That mix points to an outdoor-recreation and agritourism destination rather than a straight produce stand. Details online are limited, so contact the farm directly to confirm activities, hours, and pricing.

Town of Tully

A farm on Matson Road in the town of Tully, in the hills south of Syracuse. This upland part of Onondaga County is dairy and maple country. Specific offerings aren't documented online.

Runs on Main Street in Moravia, a small Cayuga County village at the southern tip of Owasco Lake. This is Finger Lakes farm country, where nearby growers raise sweet corn, squash, apples, and grass-fed meats, and where maple producers tap the surrounding hills each spring. The market gives Moravia-area residents a local option without the drive north to Auburn.

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.

Cincinnatus

D Upton Enterprises operates on Taylor Valley Road in Cincinnatus, a rural community in the hills of Cortland County. The listing files it under agritourism, but no public website or details were found to confirm what the farm offers. Contact the operation directly for current information.

Town of LaFayette

Beak & Skiff has grown apples in LaFayette, south of Syracuse, for more than a century, and its Apple Hill site is a fall pick-your-own destination. The farm's 1911 Established brand turns that fruit into hard cider, spirits, and wine, backed by a distillery, tasting room and tavern, café and bakery, general store, and an adventure park on the grounds. School field trips and live music run through the season.

Town of LaFayette

O'Neill's Orchard grows apples on the Cherry Valley Turnpike (Route 20) in LaFayette, the apple town just south of Syracuse that hosts the LaFayette Apple Festival each fall. The ridge-and-valley ground here is prime orchard country. The farm keeps a website, but it wasn't reachable to confirm varieties, pick-your-own, or hours directly.

Lafayette

McLusky Orchards grows apples along Route 20 in LaFayette, Onondaga County's apple country south of Syracuse. LaFayette's ridges are known for orchards and an annual Apple Festival, and this farm sits in that belt. Expect fall apples and cider sold in season. Confirm hours and whether picking is offered before visiting, since the harvest is a short autumn window.

Town of LaFayette

Hiwire Honeybees keeps bees along the Cherry Valley Turnpike in LaFayette, south of Syracuse in Onondaga County. The operation produces local honey and works its hives. Reach out directly to find where the honey sells and whether they offer bees or beekeeping help.

Borodino

Schoolhouse Farms sits on Rose Hill Road in Borodino, a hamlet above the west side of Skaneateles Lake in Onondaga County's Finger Lakes country. No active website or listing was found, so its crops and any farm-stand offerings couldn't be confirmed online.

Richford

Vern Negus farms at 659 Payne Marsh Road in Richford, a Tioga County town in the Southern Tier hills. The same address also runs a pick-your-own berry patch, listed separately as Negus U-Pick Berries. Hilltop hay and pasture ground surrounds the place.

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.

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Town of Spafford

Burdock's Berries grows u-pick berries on West Lake Road above Skaneateles Lake in the town of Spafford, at the northern edge of the Finger Lakes. Hillside farms along this road grow strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries through the summer. Picking availability shifts with the weather and isn't posted online.

Locke

A farm in Locke, set in the hills of southern Cayuga County between Owasco and Skaneateles lakes. Little about its crops or hours is posted online.

Town of LaFayette

Black Coyote Vineyard grows grapes on Lafayette Road in the town of LaFayette, in the hills south of Syracuse in Onondaga County. It's a small central-New York vineyard in a region better known for apples than wine. Details on tastings or sales aren't widely posted online.

Fabius

Springside Farm is a family-run agritourism farm on Route 91 in Fabius, about 12 miles south of Syracuse. Fall brings a corn maze and pumpkins; summer offers pick-your-own blueberries and Sunday blueberry-pancake breakfasts in July and August. The farm also grows Christmas trees and wreaths and hosts barn weddings. Reach it at 315-683-5860 or [email protected]; it posts as @springsidefarmllc.

Fabius

The Farm Old Fly Farm is located in Fabius, NY, a beautiful setting 25 minutes south of Syracuse. The small farm is situated along a hay field, which our neighbor has farmed for generations. The land is divided into smaller sections to allow for many different types of crops to be planted and rotated from year to year. Large sections of the field are left untouched to promote biodiversity and allow beneficial insects a place to reside. The surrounding woods and hedgerows also provide habitat to

Syracuse

Navarino Orchard grows a wide range of apples plus strawberries, raspberries, and tomatoes on Cherry Valley Turnpike (Route 20) southwest of Syracuse, with U-pick through the season. The on-site bakery makes pies, breads, and cookies, and an apple-season fritter stand serves fritter sundaes. The Barn restaurant and a daily country store round it out, and the farm hosts weddings. Two decades in, it leans on earth-friendly growing and local sourcing.

Skaneateles

Skaneateles

Lockwood Lavender Farm grows lavender on West Lake Road along Skaneateles Lake, in the Finger Lakes. Farms like this usually open the rows in mid-to-late summer when the lavender blooms, selling bundles, dried buds, and lavender goods. A reachable website wasn't found, so hours and current offerings should be confirmed directly.

Lafayette

Town of Genoa

Grisamore Farms has grown fruit here since 1927 and is now in its fifth generation. Pick-your-own runs all season — blueberries, raspberries, red and black currants, then apples starting late August, plus u-cut flowers. The farm store carries peaches, figs, and summer vegetables, and fall brings cider, pumpkin picking, and wagon rides. Find it on Goose Street near Locke in the Finger Lakes.

A small rural market in Cincinnatus, a hamlet in southern Cortland County along the Otselic River valley. Set in a farming stretch of Central New York, it gathers nearby growers selling vegetables, fruit, and homemade goods in season. This is a country community market, modest in size.

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Groton

Moore Family Farm works land on Auburn Road in Groton, Tompkins County, at the edge of the Finger Lakes. It reads as a diversified family farm typical of the region, where growers mix produce, hay, and livestock across rolling ground. Exact crops and any farm-stand hours aren't listed online. Contact the farm to check what's for sale in season.

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Marietta

Tim's Pumpkin Patch runs a pick-your-own pumpkin field on Rose Hill Road in Marietta, southwest of Syracuse. Weekends add wagon rides and apple cannons, and the on-site bakery and gift store sell baked goods. Tim's Brew Barn pours drinks for the adults. The farm opens daily 9am to 6pm through September and October, and it books school field trips.

Fabius

Whitetail Tree Farm grows Christmas trees on Pompey Center Road in Fabius, in the hills of southern Onondaga County. Choose-and-cut farms across this ridge country open the weekend after Thanksgiving and sell firs, spruces, and pines until stock runs out. No verified website exists for the Fabius farm, so call ahead for varieties and cutting hours.

Auburn

Groton

Baker's Acres is a greenhouse and display-garden nursery on Auburn Road in North Lansing, north of Ithaca in the Finger Lakes. It's known for a deep selection of perennials, herbs, and unusual plants grown on-site, with landscaped demonstration gardens visitors can walk. The nursery draws Central New York gardeners each spring and holds seasonal events through the growing year.

Berkshire

Sweetrees Maple Products makes syrup on Glen Road in Berkshire, in the hills of Tioga County in New York's Southern Tier. The season runs in late winter, when sap flows and sugarmakers boil it down into syrup, cream, and candy. Little is published about this producer, so get in touch during the spring run to see what's for sale and whether they sell straight from the farm.

Berkshire

Kingbird Farm is a small family farm in Berkshire, New York, owned and operated by Michael, Karma, and Rosemary Glos for over 25 years — certified organic by NOFA-NY and Animal Welfare Approved for its humane cattle and poultry care. Everything sells within 30 miles: at the always-open self-serve farm store (cash and checks) and Saturday stall #64 at the Ithaca Farmers Market, from eggs and beef to garlic, shallots, houseplants, and certified organic feed.

A small community market in Brooktondale, in the town of Caroline just southeast of Ithaca in Tompkins County. The Vallely Road site sits in the Finger Lakes farm belt, where nearby growers bring vegetables, fruit, and homemade goods through the warmer months. This is a rural, neighborhood-scale market rather than a large regional one.