Long Island U-pick farms for raspberries, tomatoes and more
Pick your own blueberries, raspberries and blackberries at Patty's Berries and Bunches in Mattituck. Credit: Randee Daddona
Whether you're looking for farm-to-table vegetables or want stock up on berries to make homemade jams, you can head to Long Island u-pick fields to gather your fresh produce.
COOPER FARMS
2200 Breakwater Rd., Mattituck
Kyle Cooper looks for ripe tomatoes at Cooper's Farm in Mattituck. Credit: Lynn Petry and Randee Daddona
- U-PICK Eggplant, string beans, Swiss chard, beets, cucumbers, onions, watermelon, and hot and red and green peppers (mid-July through Oct.); tomatoes (Aug.-Oct.); asparagus (May-June); sweet corn (July-Oct.)
- OPEN 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
- COST Starting from $1.25 pound for pick-your-own vegetable.
- MORE INFO 631-276-6215
LENNY BRUNO FARMS
740 Wading River Rd., Manorville
- U-PICK Peppers, eggplant, tomatoes (late Aug. through Sept.)
- OPEN 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mon-Thurs.; 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fri.-Sun.
- COST Strawberries start at $10 per pint and include a hayride into the strawberry field; starting at $35 per bushel for vegetables.
- MORE INFO 631-591-3592, lennybrunofarms.com
LEWIN FARMS
812 Sound Ave., Calverton
Catherine and Audrey LaRocco pick blackberries at Lewin Farms. Right, apples at the orchard are ready for picking in late August. Credit: Nicole LaRocco; Iris Marquez-Mauras
- U-PICK Raspberries (June-late Aug.); blueberries (until mid-Aug.); blackberries (July-Aug.); peaches (late July-Sept.); tomatoes, peppers and eggplant (late Aug.-Oct.); apples (late Aug-late Oct.); pumpkins (mid/late Sept.-late Oct.)
- OPEN 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wed.-Mon.
- COST Starting $2-$7 per pound.
- MORE INFO 631-929-4327, lewinfarm.com
PATTY'S BERRIES AND BUNCHES
410 Sound Ave., Mattituck
Take home a bunch of sunflowers from Patty’s Berries and Bunches in Mattituck. Credit: Linda Rosier
- U-PICK Strawberries (June); blueberries (July-Aug.); raspberries (July-Aug.); blackberries (Aug.); sugar snap peas (June)
- OPEN 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily (last u-pick entrance is at 5:30 p.m.).
- COST Starting at $9 a person, includes one container of fruit.
- MORE INFO 631-655-7996, pattysberriesandbunches.org
RESTORATION FARM
140 Bethpage-Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage
- U-PICK Hard-neck garlic
- OPEN 2 to 6 p.m. Tue. and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat., June 28-July 12.
- COST Bulbs will be measured and charged according to size: small (3 oz.): $2; medium (3-5 oz.): $2.50; large (5+ oz.): $3 per bulb.
- MORE INFO restorationfarm.com
Apples will be ripe for the picking at Seven Ponds Orchard in late August. Credit: Gordon M. Grant
SEVEN PONDS ORCHARD
65 Seven Ponds Rd., Water Mill
- U-PICK Raspberries (end of July-Sept.); sugar snap peas (late June-early Aug.); blackberries and blueberries (mid-July-end of Aug.); tomatoes and cherry tomatoes (mid-July-end of Sept.); apples (Aug. 25-Thanksgiving); pumpkins (Sept-Oct.); sunflowers and zinnias (end of June-end Oct.)
- OPEN 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
- COST Starting at $8.99 per pint for berries; $8.99 for a quart for veggies; bouquet of sunflowers and zinnias mixed: $15.
- MORE INFO 631-726-8015
WINDY ACRES ORCHARD
3810 Middle Country Rd., Calverton
Ely Almonte, his son, Matthew, and their dog, Jada, pick apples; Jack Haber does the same at Windy Acres Orchard in Calverton. Credit: Randee Daddona, Morgan Campbell and Elizabeth Haber
- U-PICK Raspberries, blackberries, blueberries (July-Aug.); peaches (mid-July-Sept.); tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, nectarines and grapes (Aug.); apples (Aug.-Nov.)
- OPEN 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sat.-Sun.; call ahead for hours on weekdays.
- COST Starting at $8, $5 ages 2-10.
- MORE INFO 631-727-4554
Complied by Lynn Petry
