2024 Central New York State Vegetable U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org
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Vegetable U-Pick Orchards in Central New York State in 2024, by county
Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for vegetablesthat we know of in this area. Not all areas of any state, nor even every state, have vegetables orchards that are open to the public. If you know of any others, please tell us using theadd a farmform!
Remember to always check with the farm's own website or Facebook page before you go - or call or email themif 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!
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Cayuga County
1860 Organics- beans, beets, broccoli, carrots, cucumbers, eggplant, flowers, herbs or spices, lavender, melons, onions, peas, peppers, pumpkins, summer squash, winter squash, tomatoes, other vegetables, 3858 Floridaville Road, Cato, NY 13033. Phone: 315-857-1316. Email:lizladouceur@yahoo.com. Open: U - pick is open Friday thru Monday 9 am to 5 pm starting July. Directions: .Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. 1860 Organics Alternate Phone: 315-857-1317. . (UPDATED: July 17, 2019, JBS)
Cortland County
Dave's Veggies Farm Market and 4-Greenhouses- beans, blueberries, peas, pumpkins, rhubarb, strawberries, other vegetables, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, and prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms 5178 State Route 41, Homer, NY 13077. Phone: 607-749-4955. Email:DavesVeggies@excite.com. Open: May through August: daily, from 10 am to 8 pm and September and October, daily from noon to 7 pm. Directions: Dave\'s veggies is located just one mile from the village of Homer via Route #281 and is on Route #41. For a map to our farm, .Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover. Dave's Veggies Farm Market and 4-Greenhouses . Dave's veggies is located just one mile from the village of Homer via Route #281 and is on Route #41. For a map to our farm, Crops are usually available in May, June. U PICK EM' blueberries are available from mid-July through August. The pumpkin patch is open from late September through October (the Great Cortland Pumpkinfest is the first weekend in October at the Cortland County Court House Park in downtown Cortland, just minutes from our stand). (UPDATED: April 30, 2018, JBS)
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 aPressure Cannerto prevent potential spoilage and
food poisoning, due to the low acid content of the food. For others, you
can use awater bath cannerOR aPressure 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!
How to home-can pumpkin (in a cooked, cubed form)andwhy 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