2024 Western counties in Massachusetts Strawberry U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Strawberry U-Pick Orchards in Western counties in Massachusetts in 2024, by county

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

Not all areas of a state have strawberries 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.

Berkshire County

• Green River Farms - apples, blueberries, pumpkins, strawberries, Cider mill (fresh apple cider made on the premises), prepicked produce, farm market, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
  2480 Green River Road, Williamstown, MA 01267. Phone: 413-458-2470. Email: info@greenriverfarms.com . Open: in 2014, their website says: Green River Farms is closed for renovations and reorganization; See our website for current hours. Directions: From Route 43 South: Take Route 43N - Come to the intersection of Route 7 & 43. Go straight through intersection - Farm on right. From Route 7 South: Take Route 7N - Come to the intersection of Route 7 & 43. Take right at intersection - Farm on right. From Route 7 North: Take Route 7S - Come to the intersection of Route 7 & 43. Take left at intersection - Farm on right. . Click here for a map and directions . Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover. Crops are usually available in March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicals
• Ioka Valley Farm - strawberries, Christmas trees, pumpkins, maple syrup
  3475 Route 43, Hancock, MA . Phone: (413) 738-5915. Email: info@iokavalleyfarm.com . Open: weekends only; Mid September thru October for Pumpkins; 10 am to 5:30 pm; Everyday during Strawberry season from 8 am to noon, and 4:30 to 7:30pm weekdays, weekends, 8-4:30pm. Directions: 8 miles west from the intersections of Route 7 & 43. Directions: 4 miles east from the intersection of NY Route 22 & 43. In the Spring, Ioka Valley Farm\'s Sugar House is . Click here for a map and directions . 8 miles west from the intersections of Route 7 & 434 miles east from the intersection of NY Route 22 & 43. In the Spring, 's Sugar House is open to visitors whenever we are boiling, mid-February through early April. We are home to natural, hormone free beef, perfect pumpkins & squash, fragrant, real Christmas trees, contented farm animals, pure maple syrup, and specialty maple productsis a diversified, family owned and operated working farm dedicated to providing high quality locally grown products as well as enjoyment for all ages. Our maple products are available for sale by appointment or by chance. You can visit Uncle Don's Barnyard to feed, pet, and see the baby farm animals. The friendly farm animals include pigs, sheep, goats, calves, and rabbits, chickens, ducks, llamas, and miniature donkey. * Hay tunnel and hay piles inside the barn.* Giant sandboxes both inside and outside.* "Molly Milk-Me," the mechanical cow.* Peddle-powered tractors.* A farm book library with a quiet place to sit and read.* An outdoor farm-theme playground.* A picnic area(UPDATED: September 21, 2023, JBS)
• Mountain View Farm - blueberries, strawberries, pumpkins
  90 Old Cheshire Road, Lanesboro, MA 01225. Phone: 413-445-7642. Email: mtview1@msn.com . Open: Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm; Saturday and Sunday, from 8am to 4pm. Directions: From Allendale shopping center to Crane Avenue, pass Jody Seasonal, right onto Oak Hill, which becomes Partridge Road; turn left at end of Partridge Rd and then turn right on Old Cheshire Road. Farm is next right. Click here for a map and directions . Payment: Cash, Check. A local pick your own strawberry & blueberry farm right in your own backyard. We are the home of the $5 pumpkin and more..
• Taft Farms - Raspberries, Strawberries
  Route 183 & Division Street, Great Barrington, MA . Phone: 413-528-1515. Email: taftfarms@hotmail.com . Open: Call ahead for conditions and hours. Click here for a map and directions . Take Route 7 South from Stockbridge and follow signs to Route 183. 3/4 mile from Route 7 on Route 183. Strawberries grown without pesticides.

Franklin County

• Deerfield Farm - strawberries
  Routes 5 & 10, South Deerfield, MA . Phone: 413-665-0277. Open: pick your own berries 7 days a week from 8am till 6pm closing you have us open till 8pm! Pickers can call ahead to make sure the pick your own is still available. Directions: 1.5 miles North of Yankee Candle Co. . Click here for a map and directions . pick your own berries 7 days a week from 8am till 6pm closing( you have us open till 8pm!) Pickers can call ahead to make sure the pick your own is still available. Our season runs from the beginning of June (when the start to ripen) until Christmas. Formerly Ripka's Farm.
• Nourse Farms, Inc. - - Blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, vegetables.
  41 River Road, Whately, MA . Phone: 413-665-2658. Directions: From Greenfield, Route 91S to exit 24, at end of ramp turn left on to Routes 5 and 10 for one quarter mile. Turn right on to Route 116 for 1 mile. NorthamptonSpringfield, Route 91N to exit 22. Take 3rd right onto Depot Road to River Road. Look for blue signs. Hours are generally 8 am to 4 pm daily. Call to confirm at our 24 Hour Berry Line - Phone: 413-665-2650 for latest conditions, hours, and . Click here for a map and directions . . Containers provided. Rhubarb and peas available during strawberry season. 24 Hour Berry Line - Phone: 413-665-2650 for latest conditionsFrom Greenfield, Route 91S to exit 24, at end of ramp turn left on to Routes 5 and 10 for one quarter mile. Turn right on to Route 116 for 1 mile. Northampton/Springfield, Route 91N to exit 22. Take 3rd right onto Depot Road to River Road. Look for blue signs. Hours are generally 8 am to 4 pm daily. Call to confirm at our 24 Hour Berry Line - Phone: 413-665-2650 for latest conditions, hours, and crops being picked.
• Warner Farm - strawberries, blueberries, asparagus, sweet corn, flowers
  159 Old Amherst Road, Sunderland, MA . Phone: (413) 665-8331. Open: Daily, June-September from 8am to 6pm. Click here for a map and directions . From Sunderland Center, 1 mile East on Route 116 onto Old Amherst Road. 2nd house on left, #159. Pick-Your-Own and tons of great in-season produce

Hampden County

• Art's Berry Farm (formerly Val's Berry Farm) - blueberries, strawberries, U-pick and already picked
  81 Parker Street, East Longmeadow, MA 01028. Phone: 413-783-1909. Open: Daily after June 10, 8 am to noon Daily after July 4, 8 am to noon and 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm. Directions: South on Route 83 from center of East Longmeadow, approximately 1 mile, left on Hampden Road to blinking light, right to 81 Parker Street. . Click here for a map and directions . Payment: Cash, only. Strawberries after June 10, Blueberries after July 4All responsible pickers welcome.
• Brown's Provin Mt Farm - strawberries
  443 North West Street, Feeding Hills, MA . Phone: 413-786-0495. Open: Call for hours. Click here for a map and directions . Exit 3 off I-91 in Springfield, take Route 57 west. 1 mile beyond Feeding Hills Center, turn right at light onto N. West St. We have a large "Pick Your Own" in June, Brown's only offers PYO in the Spring. (UPDATED: September 30, 2020 JBS)
• Koran's Farm - strawberries
  160 East Hill Road, Monson, MA . Phone: (413) 267-3396. Open: Wednesday thru Friday from 10 am to 5 pm and Saturday and Sunday from 9 am to 5 pm, call ahead for picking conditions. Click here for a map and directions . From Mass. Pike, take exit 8 to Route 20 east to Monson Rd on Right. Follow signs up Monson Road to East Hill Road on left. From Ctr. of Monson, go south on Route 32, turn left onto Wales Road. Follow signs to farm. (UPDATED: June 14, 2016)

Hampshire County

• Delta Organic Farm - Certified Organic, strawberries
  East Hadley Road, Amherst, MA . Phone: 413-253-1893. Email: www.DeltaOrganicFarm@yahoo.com . Open: PYO by appointment only. Directions: Route 116 South from downtown Amherst 1 mile to a right onto East Hadley Road. Farm is 1 mile on left. . Click here for a map and directions . We offer organic strawberries to adults looking to pick in large quantities (10 lbs. min per person).
• Dickinson Farms - apples, blueberries, strawberries and raspberries.
  309 East State Street, Granby, MA . Phone: (413) 467-3794. Directions: 2 miles East of Jct. Route 33 and New Ludlow Road, andor going south on Route 202 in Granby, take a left on Ferry Hill Road, and follow signs. Come visit our Farm Stand where you will find our own fresh-grown native corn, tomatoes and a wide array of vegetables, along with baked goods and breads, milk, eggs, cheese and so much more. Also enjoy in-season Pick Your Own \(PYO\) strawberries and blueberries at our New Ludlow Road, Granby, MA location and raspberry picking at our Farm StandGreenhou - truncated. . Click here for a map and directions .
  Dickinson Farms Facebook page . for Raspberries, Strawberries, in their seasons, daily from 7 am to 7 pm; Call for Blueberries/Apple schedule. Containers provided, children welcome with supervision2 miles East of Jct. Route 33 and New Ludlow Road, and/or going south on Route 202 in Granby, take a left on Ferry Hill Road, and follow signs. Come visit our Farm Stand where you will find our own fresh-grown native corn, tomatoes and a wide array of vegetables, along with baked goods and breads, milk, eggs, cheese and so much more. Also enjoy in-season Pick Your Own (PYO) strawberries and blueberries at our New Ludlow Road, Granby, MA location and raspberry picking at our Farm Stand/Greenhouse location.Fall: Our Farm Stand is transformed into an autumn oasis filled with mums, pumpkins, apples, cornstalks, gourds, fall decorations and more. And remember.. we offer apple picking at our 134 South Street, Granby, MA location. Christmas: poinsettias, wreaths, Christmas trees, kissing balls, garland, cemetery logs and pots, Christmas shop and more. Facebook page.
• Lakeside Strawberries - strawberries
  311 River Drive, Hadley, MA . Phone: (413) 461-1212. Open: 7 days per week from 7 am to 7pm. Directions: From Route 9 take Route 47 North 2.5 miles. Farm is next to Lake Warner. Our picking season typically starts in early to mid June. The ONLY pyo . Click here for a map and directions . crops offered are . (UPDATED: June 03, 2019)
• Mountian View Farms - CSA - CSA - ORGANIC, flowers, strawberries, peas, and herbs, picnic area
  393 East Street , Easthampton, MA 01027. Phone: 413-329-0211. Email: www.mountainviewfarmer@hotmail.com . Open: June thru October; usually open 1 pm to 4 pm on weekdays. Click here for a map and directions . Payment: Cash, Check. You must belong to the CSA to harvest items.See their website for directionsAll the produce is organic.
  Comments from a visitor on July 02, 2010: "I love the farm, this is the first year I belonged to the CSA, but it's awesome!"
• Pie in the Sky Berry Farm - Uses natural growing practices, strawberries,
  139 Fair Street Extension, Northampton, MA 01060. Phone: (413) 584-1341. Email: mulchgulch@hotmail.com . Open: June 2019 Wednesday - Sunday 8 am to 6 pm. Directions: Follow Old Ferry Road past the Three County Fairgrounds, go under the freeway towards the Northampton airport, and turn right; proceed about a quarter mile on the frontage road next to the freeway. We use natural practices, but are not yet certified Organic. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard. . Click here for a map and directions . Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard.
  Pie in the Sky Berry Farm Facebook page . For sale at the Northampton Tuesday Farmers Market for the month of June. (ADDED: April 20, 2019)
• Red Fire Farm Granby - Certified Organic strawberries, farm market, CSA
  7 Carver St., Granby, MA 01033. Phone: (413) 467-7645. Email: thefarmers@redfirefarm.com . Open: Daily, 10 am to 7 pm; . Directions: look for the white tent by the white house with black shutters. . Click here for a map and directions . Payment: Free - no payments needed for anything.
  Red Fire Farm Granby Facebook page . Please check in at the store for picking details and come back to check out before closing timeOur Strawberry Soiree event on Saturday June after pick-your-own; It is a great day to visit and enjoy a Feast in the Fields dinner and live outdoor concert with Jake Klar; For more information and to buy tickets to this event, visit the "events" section under our website;Please bring containers to take your berries home in if you can. Bring a picnic if you want to hang out at the farm, and we highly recommend some chocolate style spread like Justin's or Nutella. regular & small vegetable Beginning in the summer through to the first autumn frost, we have a wide variety of crops available to pick yourself, including peas, strawberries, beans, herbs, flowers, cherry tomatoes and more at the Granby farm. When you get a CSA vegetable share, you already get the full value of the share at the pickups of pre-harvested produce. Anything you gather in the PYO fields (see limits below) is a yummy bonus! We'd love to see you on the farm this summer!certified organic produce, fruit, garden plants and flowers on 115 acres in Granby and Montague, MA to share with the community through our CSA farm shares and farm stands. (UPDATED: July 10, 2020 JBS) (ADDED: June 01, 2016)
  Comments from a visitor on July 10, 2020: "Red Fire in Granby is a great local farm for PYO and non members can now participate in PYO as well..plus farm store is very convenient hours..
  Comments from a visitor on August 02, 2009: "Any pick-your-own opportunities that this farm has are NOT open to the general public - only to CSA members. This fact is not very clear - I checked their website and listened to phone message before driving the distance, both said pick-your-own is currently available - only to find that it isn't available to the public. Needless to say, I had 2 very sad 3 year-olds."
• Sapowsky Farms - vegetables, strawberries
  436 E. State Road, Route 202, Granby, MA . Phone: (413) 467-7952. Click here for a map and directions . 50">Sapowsky FarmsRoute 202, one quarter mile east of Granby High School. Call for daily updates and picking conditions.
• South Hadley Farm - 2023 permanently closed apples, blueberries, pears, strawberries, cucumbers, onions, pears, plums, Honey from hives on the farm, Maple Syrup from trees on the farm
  10 Pearle Lane, South Hadley, MA 01075. Phone: 413-313-2586. Email: d_olesiuk@earthlink.net . Open: permanently closed. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions . Payment: Cash, only. . Alternate Phone: 413-533-4197. UPDATE for 2023, Their website and Facebook page are gone, so I assume they have closed permanently. If you know anything for sure, please write me, their last reported hours were Sunday to Monday, from 8 am to duskPicking updates: Click here for picking updates Welcome to, Olesiuk-Weinack Families, proudly raising fruits and vegetables for the western Massachusetts communities for three generations. We strive to offer the freshest fruits and vegetables for you and your family
• Teddy Smiarowski Farm - strawberries
  Route 5 & 10, Hatfield\/Whately, MA . Phone: (413) 247-5181. Open: weekdays, 8am to 8pm, weekends 8am to 6pm. Directions: Exit 24 off Route 91. 1.5 miles South on Route 5 & 10. . Click here for a map and directions .
• Tee-Zee Farm - vegetables, strawberries
  Main Street #501, Hatfield, MA . Phone: (413) 247-5244. Open: daily from 8am to 6pm. Directions: 1.5 miles North of Hatfield Center on Main Street, or 4.5 miles from I-91, Exit 21 or Routes 5 & 10. 15 minutes from Northampton, or 20 minutes from Greenfield. Watch for yellow signs. . Click here for a map and directions .

Strawberry

Strawberry Picking Tips, Recipes and Information

In the U.S. strawberries typically peak during April in Florida and Texas, May in the deep South, and in early June in middle sections and later June in the far North and Canada. Keep in mind that crops are ready at various times of the month depending on which part of the state you are located. In order to produce good local strawberries, producers depend on ideal spring weather conditions. 

Before you leave to go to the farm:

1. Always call before you go to the farm - strawberries are affected by weather (both rain and cooler temperature) more than most crops. And when they are in season, a large turnout can pick a field clean before noon, so CALL first!
2. Leave early.  On weekends, then fields may be picked clean by NOON!
   
3. Most growers furnish picking containers designed for strawberries, but they may charge you for them; be sure to call before you go to see if you need to bring containers.
   
   
   If you use your own containers, remember that heaping strawberries more than 5 inches deep will bruise the lower berries. Plastic dishpans, metal oven pans with 3 inch tall sidesand large pots make good containers. I like the Glad storage containers like the one at right.
4. Bring something to drink and a few snacks; you'd be surprised how you can work up a thirst and appetite! And don't forget hats and sunscreen for the sun. Bugs usually aren't a problem, but some deet might be good to bring along if it has been rainy.

Tips on How to Pick Strawberries

1. Grasp the stem just above the berry between the forefinger and the thumbnail and pull with a slight twisting motion.
2. With the stem broken about one-half inch from the berry, allow it to roll into the palm of your hand.
3. Repeat these operations using both hands until each holds 3 or 4 berries. 
4. Carefully place - don't throw - the fruit into your containers. Repeat the picking process with both hands.
5. Don't overfill your containers or try to pack the berries down.

General Picking Tips

Whether you pick strawberries from your garden or at a Pick-Your-Own farm, here are a few tips to keep in mind:

1. Be careful that your feet and knees do not damage plants or fruit in or along the edge of the row.
   
2. Pick only the berries that are fully red. Part the leaves with your hands to look for hidden berries ready for harvest.
   
3. To help the farmers, also remove from the plants berries showing rot, sunburn, insect injury or other defects and place them between the rows behind you. If they are left in the plants, the rot will quickly spread to other berries.
   
4. Berries to be used immediately may be picked any time, but if you plan to hold the fruit for a few days, try to pick in the early morning or on cool, cloudy days. Berries picked during the heat of the day become soft, are easily bruised and will not keep well.
   
5. Avoid placing the picked berries in the sunshine any longer than necessary. It is better to put them in the shade of a tree or shed than in the car trunk or on the car seat. Cool them as soon as possible after picking. Strawberries may be kept fresh in the refrigerator for two or three, depending upon the initial quality of the berry. After a few days in storage, however, the fruit loses its bright color and fresh flavor and tends to shrivel.
   
6. For interesting and fun strawberry facts and trivia from the California Strawberry Commission, click here!

When you get home

1. DON'T wash the berries until you are ready to use them.  Washing makes them more prone to spoiling.
2. Pour them out into shallow pans and remove any mushed, soft or rotting berries
3. Put a couple of days supply into the fridge, wash and cut the caps (green tops) off the others and freeze them up! (Unless you're going to make jam right away) See this page about how to freeze strawberries.
4. If you like the strawberries you picked, ask the farm what variety they planted, and not the weather conditions the week or two before. The flavor of a strawberry is affected by the variety, the weather and the degree of ripeness when picked.
5. Now, get ready to make strawberry jam. It is VERY easy - especially with our free strawberry jam instructions - they're illustrated and easy .

Strawberry Recipes, Canning and Freezing Strawberries

• How to freeze strawberries !
• Strawberry jam (with pectin) (uses less sugar or honey and less cooking)
• Strawberry jam (without pectin) (requires much more sugar and cooking)
• Strawberry (and other berry) jams without sugar
• Strawberry jelly
• S trawberry-rhubarb jam !
• Homemade strawberry ice cream (regular, low fat, nonfat, low sugar, vanilla and even gelato)
• Canning strawberries
• Make gourmet chocolate-covered strawberries
• How to make fruit juice -  strawberry and other berries
• Strawberry pie filling
• Strawberry pie
• Easy Rhubarb-Strawberry pie
• Fig-strawberry jam
• Fig-strawberry jam, made with Jello gelatin

Strawberry Facts, Measurements and Tips

• Picking the best strawberries: Select firm, fully red berries. Strawberries DO NOT continue ripen after they are picked! In the photo, only the berry onthe far right is completely ripe.
• Strawberry festivals: Most areas that grow strawberries have a strawberry festival, at which you can taste all kinds of fresh strawberry foods, pies, jams, cakes - and most commonly, fresh strawberry shortcake.  To find out where and when there is one near you, see this page for a list of strawberry festivals, sorted by state !
• Strawberries measurements: government agriculture websites tell us that
  1 quart = 2 pints = 4 cups and is about the same as 1 liter and
  1 quart of fresh strawberries weighs 1 lbs to 1.25 lbs (or 450 to 600 g). Of course, the weight varies on variety and weather conditions. 
  1 quart is normally enough for 4 servings, although I'll admit my son can eat 1 pint by himself!
• How much to pick? In general, 1 quart of fresh, whole, just-picked strawberries = approximately 3.5 cups hulled, whole berries. In other words, removing the caps/hulls and the occasional mushy berry means you lose 1/4 cup to 1/2 (it depends how much fruit you remove with the hull) or about 7 to 12% of every quart you pick.
• One cup of strawberries contains only about 50 calories
• U-pick strawberries are much healthier than store-bought.  Consumer reports says store bought strawberries have so many pesticide and fungicide residues on they, that they don't recommend you eat them at all!
• U-pick strawberry farms typically sell berries by the pound. 1 lbs of fresh strawberries is about 2/3 of a quart.
• It takes about  10 to 15 minutes to pick a quart, if the berries are reasonably plentiful
• The strawberry plant adapts to wide variety of soil conditions, but does not tolerate drought well, and the berries quickly rot if the weather is rainy. For this reason, the plants are usually grown on raised beds through plastic mulch!
• Cultivation of strawberries began in Europe in the 1300's, but the berry only became very popular in the early 1900's in California.
• Do the math and be careful not to over-purchase as strawberries quickly mold when left at room temperature, and only last a couple of days in the refrigerator.
• You can easily freeze berries that you cannot use right away - just wash, cut the hulls off and pop them into a ziplock bag, removing as much air as possible.  Those vacuum food sealers REALLY do a good job of this! The berries will keep for many months frozen without air.
• Want to grow your own strawberries?  Here's an article about how to: Strawberries are an Excellent Fruit for the Home Garden, HYG-1424-98!
• See this page for many more fun and interesting strawberry facts, nutritional information and trivia

Other weird strawberry facts

• Strawberries are the only fruit with seeds on the outside.
• Strawberries were originally called strewberries because the fruit was 'strewn' amongst the leaves of the plant.
• California is king of strawberry productions because: California produces 75 percent of the nation's strawberry crops; one billion pounds of strawberries each year.  If all the strawberries produced in California in one year were laid berry to berry, they would go around the world 15 times. Each acre of land in California in strawberry production produces an average of 21 tons of strawberries annually, with a total of 23,000 acres of strawberries planted in California each year.

More conversions

1 pint (2 cups)  of fresh whole strawberries

• = about 8 oz (1/2 lb) of strawberries
• = 2.25 cups of sliced strawberries
• = 1 cup pureed strawberries
• = 12-14 large strawberries

2 quarts of fresh strawberries are needed for a 9" pie

A 10 oz package of frozen berries is about the same as 1 cup of sliced fresh strawberries

References:

• University of Illinois Extension
• Driscolls
• Ohio State University Extension
• Strawberries-Average retail price per pound and per cup equivalent

Other Local Farm Products (Honey, Horses, Milk, Meat, Eggs, Etc.)
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