It’s no secret that summertime in Western New York is short, which means every drop of sweet sunshine must be maximized. One way to do that is to plan trips to u-pick farms; the enjoyable experience of picking your own veggies, fruit or flowers.
Western New York has an abundance of rolling hills with rich soil, and is home to a plethora of these u-pick farms. They are excellent places to go with a group of friends or the whole fam. Many encourage kids to come. (Take note, though, that most won’t allow dogs). Although some are an hour long drive from the city, many are only a half hour. These farms offer visitors everything from blueberries and lavender to flowers and strawberries, all ripe for the picking when they are in bloom!
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Below is a list of the best u-pick farms our area has to offer. Getting out there and visiting at least one this season will certainly help you live your best WNY summer life, while channelling your inner farmer.
Happy picking!
Did we miss one? Did one of these places close? Send us a note!
1. Greg’s U-Pick Farm
9270 Lapp Road, Clarence Center
716-741-4239 / gregsupick.com
2022 Season Now Open
This family-owned farm features strawberries, blueberries and raspberries and, in the fall, pumpkins, along with a corn maze.
2. Thorpe’s Organic Family Farm
12866 Route 78, East Aurora
716-655-4486 / thorpesorganicfamilyfarm.com
2022 Season Now Open
This certified organic farm is family-owned and focused on using sustainable farming methods.
3. Blueberry Treehouse Farm
1897 Davis Road, West Falls
716-833-8733 / facebook.com/theblueberrytreehousefarm
2022 Season Now Open
This organic and pre-pick blueberry patch features blueberry picking and a treehouse where kids can play.
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4. Burdick Blueberries
8267 Thompson Road, Cattaragus
716-257-9760 / burdickblueberries.net
2022 Season Now Open
Burdick Blueberries features more than 30,000 blueberry bushes and a flower and vegetable garden to walk through. Blueberry picking begins in July.
5. Blackman Homestead Farm
4472 Thrall Road, Lockport
716-434-7116 / blackmanhomesteadfarm.com
Temporarily Closed
This 160-acre farm features heirloom apple trees, 100-year-old pear orchards and concord grape vineyards. They feature more than 15 varieties of apples for picking, along with cider, pumpkins, squash, juices and preserves.
6. Becker Farms
3724 Quaker Road, Gasport, NY
716-772-2211 / beckerfarms.com
2022 Season Now Open
This is a family-owned, 340-acre working fruit and vegetable farm that sells most of its products directly to the public.
7. Awald Farms U-Pick Berry Farm
10692 Walnut Ave., North Collins
716-337-2997 / Facebook
2022 Season Now Open
This farm offers u-pick strawberries, blueberries, summer red raspberries, fall red raspberries, purple raspberries, black raspberries and blackberries.
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8. Baker Farm Market & U-Pick
2100 Youngstown Lockport Road, Ransomville, NY
716-791-3440 / bakerfarmmarket.com
Temporarily Closed
This farm features a variety of apples, along with pumpkins, for picking.
9. Smith’s Orchard Cider Mill
4960 Mapleton Road, Lockport
716-625-4316 / smithsorchard.com
Opening in September 2022
This is a small family farm offering a straightforward apple-picking experience. (They also offer cider slushies and cider donuts.) They are open mid-September through the end of November.
10. Coulter Farms
3871 N. Ridge Road, Lockport
716-434-5700 / coulterfarmsllc.com
2022 Season Now Open
Coulter Farms offers a variety of produce for sale, including: strawberries, cherries, raspberries, blueberries, sweet corn and melons.
11. The Flower Stand
13187 Vaughn St., Springville
716-913-0626 / theflowerstand716.com
2022 Season Now Open by appointment
This nearly two-acre farm features more than 150 varieties of flowers for picking.
12. Kin Loch Farmstead
4299 Ridge Road, Cambria
Closed for 2022 Season
This is a u-pick lavender farm, and event venue, located along the Niagara Wine Trail.
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13. Luna Farms
3408 Murphy Rd, Newfane, NY 14108
716-912-7267 / lunafarms.org
Closed for 2022 Season
These guys are officially organic through the Northeast Organic Farms program.
14. Henry’s Gardens
7884 Sisson Hwy Eden, NY 14057
716-536-0746 / henrysgardens.com
2022 Season Now Open
Henry’s in Eden has a self serve cutting garden available for flower u-pick every summer.
15. Panek’s Berry Patch
13420 W County House Rd, Albion, NY 14411
585-589-1404 / panekspickinpatch.com
2022 Season Now Open
Growing farm fresh fruit for over 35 years, visitors can pick cherries, raspberries, juneberries, strawberries, and blueberries.
16. Watt Farms Country Market
3121 Oak Orchard Rd, Albion, NY 14411
585-589-8000 / wattfarms.com
2022 Season Now Open
Offering, U-Pick cherries, U-Pick raspberries, ice cream, and fudge.
17. Hen-Hawk Acres
13439 Genesee Rd, Chaffee, NY 14030
716-560-8302 / henhawkacres.com
2022 Season Now Open
U-pick strawberries as well as desserts and meats for sale.
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18. Sunflowers of Sanborn
3111 Saunders Settlement Road, Sanborn, NY 14132
sunflowersofsanborn.com / Facebook
2022 Season Opens August 1st
Sunflowers of Sanborn offers a u-pick sunflower field along with a craft show, concessions, and sunflower sifter. Sunflower season runs from August – September. The u-pick sunflower field is home to over 100,000 sunflowers and six different varieties.
19. Kelkenberg Farm
9270 Wolcott Road, Clarence Center, NY 14032
kelkenberg-farm-clarence.square.site / Facebook / Instagram
In addition to a u-pick sunflower field visit for family farm for tours, pony rides, horse drawn hay rides, u-pick pumpkins, animal hugging, farm market and bakery in Clarence.
2022 Season Now Open
Did we miss one? Did one of these places close? Send us a note!
This post was originally published in June 2019 and has been updated.