Blueberry U-Pick Orchards in Eastern Connecticut in 2024, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for blueberries that we know of in this area. Not all areas of any state, nor even every state, have blueberries orchards 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.

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New London County

• Blueberry Intervale - Certified Organic, blueberries
  23 Route 165, Preston, CT 06365. Phone: 860-949-3654. Email: intervale@sbcglobal.net. Open: see their Facebook page. Click here for a map and directions. . Phone: 860-885-1560. . Our blueberries are 100 % organic. Pick your own or buy already picked.We also sell baked goods made daily & jam. We have blueberries we sell at the stand or PYO blueberries. The field is a gorgeous spot secluded and private that mixes with nature. A nice relaxing PYO experience.
• Farm on Fowler - blueberries, garlic
  115 Fowler Road, North Stonington, CT 06359. Phone: 860-912-5760. Email: ladybugsdesign01@gmail.com. Open: See their website. Directions: from Route 1-95 exit 92 follow green tree signs. Click here for a map and directions. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard. . ladybugsdesign01@gmail. Friday, Saturday and Sundays 9 am to 4:30 pm Closed Monday thru Thursday; . The is a small farm located in North Stonington, CT. Currently offering seasonal items such as pick your own blueberries and garlic. In addition to the farm items we offer wedding and event/floral service as well. From conceptual design to flawless execution at Ladybug Designs our only goal is to make your day beautiful. We are available by appointment only, Should you like to contact us please drop us a line . We do our best to reply to all inquiries within a 24 hour time frame. Please check out our Facebook page for relavent dates and times for farm items.Christmas tree varieties: You Choose and We cut varieties: Balsam Fir, Blue Spruce, Fraser Fir, White Spruce. (ADDED: December 06, 2016, JBS)
  Comments from a visitor on December 11, 2009: "The directions to follow the 'Green Tree signs' were not correct. We took exit 92 off 95 North and saw no Green Tree signs. This causes an acute safety problem because you are allowed a right or left turn at the bottom of this exit. If you don't see these signs you are in trouble. We took a left and didn't see any green tree signs all the way to the traffic circle either.
• Grant's Berry Patch - Strawberries, raspberries and blueberries, corn maze, pumpkin patch
  188 Mell Road, Lisbon, CT 06351. Phone: 860-376-5625. Email: grantsberrypatch@att.net. Open: call for hours. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: cash or check. . is a family farm located in Lisbon, Connecticut that specializes in Pick-Your-Own Strawberries, Blueberries, and Raspberries, along with tomatoes and other seasonable vegetables and what our customers refer to as "the best sweet corn there is". Facebook page. Chris started in 1997 with just 1 acre of Strawberries, then over the years added Blueberries, raspberries, and pumpkins for PYO. There is also a large variety of Summer and Fall vegetables including but not limited to, two of his most sought after crops, Sweet Corn and tomatoes.
• Holmberg Orchards - apples, pears, pumpkins, peaches, raspberries, blueberries, Farm market, winery
  12 Orchard Drive, Route 12, Gales Ferry, CT 06335. Phone: (860) 464-7107. Email: holmorch@aol.com. Open: daily. Click here for a map and directions. . holmorch@aol. We begin our picking season with blueberries in early July, Call for seasonal hours, Farm Market open daily 9 am to 6 pm year-round, featuring our native fruits, vegetables, cider, pies, flowers, plants & seasonal items. and Winery Facebook page. PYO apples, peaches, pears, blueberries, raspberries, pumpkins, cut flowers. Bakery & farm winery on site. We also offer peaches, raspberries, and grape tomatoes beginning around the 1st of August. Summer apples and pears are just around the corner, opening in mid-August. By late August, we've added sun-kissed nectarines as well. Don't forget the pumpkins in late September, and our multitude of fall's bounties, including squash, gourds, Indian corn, hay bales, cornstalks and mums.' offers our customers a gourmet, specialty food shop that retains its agricultural roots and charm locally in Gales Ferry, CT. We are stocked fresh daily with the best fruits and vegetables that modern agriculture has to offer and our bakers toil early each morning at our in-house bakery to provide the freshest baked goods.
• Scott's Yankee Farmer - Apples, Strawberries, Raspberries, Blueberries, Peaches, Nectarines, Blackberries, Pumpkins, corn maze, farm market, porta-potties are available, restrooms, school tours
  436 Boston Post Road Route 1, East Lyme, CT 06333. Phone: 860-739-5209. Email: info@scottsyankeefarmer.net. Open: late August to November 2. Directions: From Interstate 95 going North, take exit 71, Four Mile River Road. At the end of ramp, go right. Follow Four Mile River Road to the end. Take a right onto Boston Post Road. We are located 1 12 miles on the right. From Interstate 95 going South, take exit 75, Route 1. Continue straight off the exit to the first traffic light. Continue straight through the traffic light and go 2 12 miles. We are located on the left. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard. . Store Hours: Everyday 9 am to 6 pm, Pick Your Own Hours: Weekends+Holidays: 10 am to 5 pm Weekdays: 11 am to 5 pm, Our pick your own will be closed until labor day weekend, reservations will be required. From Interstate 95 going North, take exit 71, Four Mile River Road. At the end of ramp, go right. Follow Four Mile River Road to the end. Take a right onto Boston Post Road. We are located 1 1/2 miles on the right. From Interstate 95 going South, take exit 75, Route 1. Continue straight off the exit to the first traffic light. Continue straight through the traffic light and go 2 1/2 miles. We are located on the left. No pets allowed in Pick Your Own area Farm grown fruits and vegetables, jams, honey, apple cider, Indian corn, gourds, mums Corn Maze open Strawberries 6/10-7/4, Raspberries 7/4-7/25, Blueberries 7/10-8/20, Peaches & Nectarines 8/5-9/10, Blackberries Mid August-Mid September, Apples Labor Day Weekend - 10/25, Pumpkins 9/20-10/28. We also have both kinds of pumpkin patches corn maze wagon rides. Donuts on weekends from June-November. Farm stand open April- December 31 9-5:30 with pumpkins, jams, local honey, indian corn, gourds, mums and apple cider.

Windham County

• Buell's Orchard - apples, blueberries, peaches, pumpkins, strawberries, Cider mill fresh apple cider made on the premises, U-pick and already picked, gift shop, porta-potties are available, school tours
  108 Crystal Pond Road, Eastford, CT 06242. Phone: 860-974-1150. Email: information@buellsorchard.com. Open: Strawberries: Monday to Saturday, from 8am to Noon, Monday AND Thursday from 6pm to 8pm Blueberries and Peaches: Monday to Friday, from 8am to 5pm, Saturday from 8am to 3pm Apples and Pumpkins: Monday to Saturday, from 8am to 5pm, Sunday from 1pm to 5pm. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. . . Strawberries: June Blueberries: Mid-July to Mid-August Peaches: Early August to Early September Apples: Labor Day to Halloween Pumpkins: October. Strawberries -JuneBlueberries - Mid-July through August Peaches - Early August into SeptemberApples - Labor Day through late OctoberPumpkins - Late September through HalloweenOpening and Closing dates for each of our fruits are up to the whim of Nature--check with us to be sure we're open!
• BZ Berry Farm LLC - blueberries, currants (red), currants (black), gooseberries, restrooms
  218 Calvin French Road, Sterling, CT 06377. Phone: (860) 774-0177. Email: bzberryfarm@gmail.com. Open: Wednesday to Sunday, from 8:30 am to 3 pm; Early July to early September; Closed Monday and Tuesday. Directions: Located on Calvin French Road close to the state line in Sterling. If coming from the west take CT-395 and then the CT Turnpike. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . Alternate Phone: (781) 962-8725. . PYO Beach plum available. Typical dates (obviously it may vary) PYO blueberries from mid July to October; PYO red & black currents from July into August. New owners in 2020, previously called Tikkanen's Berry Farm(ADDED: July 07, 2020)
• DeFazio Orchard and Greenhouses - apples, blueberries, peaches, pumpkins, corn maze,
  1393 North Road, Dayville, CT 06241. Phone: 860-774-3799. Email: defazioorchardandgreenhouses@gmail.com. Open: 7 days a week from 9 am to 6 pm. Click here for a map and directions. . . is a family owned farm growing fresh fruits, vegetables, and flowers. We also offer variety of Pick-Your-Own fruits seasonally. Pick your own apples, pumpkins and our corn maze are all available from 9:30 to 5 all weekend long!No reservations needed for picking ! pick your own peaches 7 days a week! Yellow and white are both available to pick!
• Fort Hill Farms - Uses natural growing practices, blueberries, lavender, corn maze, prepicked produce, restrooms, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties
  260 Quaddick Road, Thompson, CT 06277. Phone: 860-923-3439. Email: herrootsrundeep@quintessentialgardens.com. Open: Daily 8 to 6; call if inclement weather; See their website. Directions: I-395, exit 99, go East exactly 2 mi. Farm on left can\'t be missed! From RI, take 44W to Pulaski Road, straight thru stop sign, go 1 12 mi. Farm on right.Destination farm offering seasonal diversity. Over 70 gardens to stroll. PYO lavender, blueberries & pumpkins. PYO The Farmer\'s Cow ice cream flavors, milk, cider. Visit our corn mazes. Corn maze from AUGUST 21st to OCTOBER 31st. Come walk through our educational corn maze. We pride ourselves on having a challenging maze - but not fru - truncated. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover. . I-395, exit 99, go East exactly 2 mi. Farm on left can't be missed! From RI, take 44W to Pulaski Road, straight thru stop sign, go 1 1/2 mi. Farm on right.Destination farm offering seasonal diversity. Over 70 gardens to stroll. PYO lavender, blueberries & pumpkins. PYO The Farmer's Cow ice cream flavors, milk, cider. Visit our corn mazes. Corn maze from AUGUST 21st to OCTOBER 31st. Come walk through our educational corn maze. We pride ourselves on having a challenging maze - but not frustrating! Starting in September, enjoy the corn maze at night under the stars and moon on our FLASHLIGHT NIGHTS. Remember to dress warmly as it gets cold when the sun goes down. Facebook page. The Farmer's Cow ice cream flavors, milk, cider.
• Harmony Farm - Blueberries, Gift Shop, Restrooms
  294 Bedlam Road, Chaplin, CT 06235. Phone: 860-445-0200. Email: slaume@yahoo.com. Open: See their website. Click here for a map and directions. . Email : . Directions : Follow signs from Route 6, Route 198, Route 195, or Route 89 to Bedlam 4 corners in Chaplin. Blueberry Picking Season begins the first week of July through Labor Day Weekend. Picking Hours July: Access from Howard Lane off Saw Mill Road, No. Scituate, RI 02857Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 8 Am to 7 PmFriday, Saturday, Sunday: 8 Am to 5 Pm; Tuesday is Closed. Hours also depend on the weather. For example a steady rain, lightning storms, or extreme heat (95+degrees) may close the farm. Please call if there is a question of weather.
• High Springs Orchard - PYO blueberries, peaches, apples.
  47 Dividend Road, Woodstock, CT 06281. Phone: 860-315-7567. Open: June-December on Tues-Sun 10 am to 5 pm; Closed Mondays. Click here for a map and directions. 40523/"> Alternate Phone: 860-993-4732. Country store offers farm fresh vegetables, jams, jellies, cider, famous Grandma Miller pies. Enjoy family atmosphere. Call ahead for picking hours. Our country barn offers pick-your-own blueberries, peaches, apples (July-mid Oct). Variety of bagged apples, 100% All Natural Cider (not concentrate Sept-Dec), pies, Vermont cheese, jams, seasonal vegetables, pumpkins, unique locally made crafts.
• Horse Listeners Orchard - apples, beets, blackberries, blueberries, cucumbers, eggplants, flowers, olallieberries, onions, peaches, plums, pumpkins, raspberries (red), raspberries (Autumn, red), summer squash, winter squash, tomatoes, other vegetables, Fresh eggs
  317 Bebbington Rd, Ashford, CT 06278. Phone: (860) 429-5336. Email: matthewcouzens@sbcglobal.net. Open: during store hours. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards. . There are plenty of fun times at the Orchard with free train rides, free apple cider donuts, and fresh hot apple cider to quench your thirst after pickin your own apples. Please call to make an appointment for your group to enjoy a walk around the orchard and have lunch overlooking the pond at our picnic tables. (UPDATED: June 22, 2016, JBS)
  Comments from a visitor on September 12, 2010: "We LOVE this orchard! Picking apples, blueberries, peaches, visiting the horses, pony rides, hay rides, etc."
• Lapsley Orchard - pumpkins, apples, blueberries,
  403 Orchard Hill Road, Rte 169, Pomfret Center, CT 06259. Phone: (860) 928-9186. Email: info@lapsleyorchard.com. Open: daily beginning in mid-July from 10 AM to 6 PM through December 24th. Click here for a map and directions. 53982">Lapsley Orchard . We begin the harvest season with peaches, PYO blueberries and a wide variety of vegetables. In the fall we have PYO apples and pumpkins and all you fall decorating needs. We have horse drawn wagon rides every Sunday in September and October from 12:00-4:00. Retail stand set on a 200-acre farm. Our orchards grow 50 kinds of apples, peaches, and pears. Our own cider available. Our gardens grow everything possible for the area. We offer a fall festival every Columbus Day weekend. We also have PYO starting August 1, PYO apples starting September 1st and PYO pumpkins starting October 1. Facebook page.
• Oak Haven Farm - Blueberries, Apples, pumpkins, honey from hives on the farm
  113 Khourie Road, Scotland, CT 06264. Phone: (860) 456-3333. Email: lmsmith@snet.net. Click here for a map and directions. . Fax: (860) 423-7899. . Crop availability: Blueberries available in July 4th-31st. Apples, pumpkins, & gourds available starting Labor Day.
• Raspberry Knoll Farm - Uses integrated pest management practices, blueberries, raspberries (red), raspberries (Autumn, red), raspberries (Autumn, yellow), strawberries, U-pick and already picked, farm market, porta-potties are available
  163 North Windham Rd, North Windham, CT 06256. Phone: 860-786-7486. Open: June 1 to September 11, 2016 Tuesday and Wednesday 9 am to 5 pm; Thursday 9 am to 6 pm; Friday 9 am to 5 pm; Saturday 8:30 to 5 pm; Sunday 9 am to 5 pm; Closed Monday. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. . Strawberry season is the month of June, Raspberries July to September 11, Blueberries July to mid-August. We use integrated pest management practices. (UPDATED: June 20, 2016)
• Woodstock Orchards LLC - pumpkins, apples, blueberries, vegetables
  494 Route 169, Woodstock, CT 06281. Phone: (860) 928-2225. Email: woodstockorchards@snet.net. Open: PYO blueberries July 15 to September 1; PYO apples September 2 thru October 19, Pick Your Own Blueberries each year beginning mid July through the month of August, Pick Your Own Apples each year right after Labor Day weekend through mid October. Click here for a map and directions. . "Pick Your Own Apples" are sold by the bag. We offer a 1/2 bushel and peck size bags for you to pick into. Signage at the Orchard will direct you as to where to purchase the bags (retail barn or drive up into the field).Woodstock Orchards Facebook page. Varieties offered in Pick Your Own are: Macintosh, Cortland, Empire, Macoun, Jonagold, Red Delicious, Ida Red, Fuji, Cameo and Russett. Retail Farm Stand open August 1 thru May, 9 am to 6 pm every day with our own apples, peaches, blueberries, vegetables, pumpkins and our fresh sweet apple cider along with honey, maple syrup, jams, jellies and Vermont cheese. Farm retail stand selling our own apples, peaches, blueberries, pears, vegetables, mums, pumpkins, & sweet cider along with local honey & maple syrup. PYO blueberries & apples Open Aug-May 9 am to 6 pm.

 

Blueberry

Blueberry Picking Tips, Recipes and Information

Blueberries are one of the easiest fruit to prepare and serve. There's no peeling, pitting, coring or cutting. They have few natural pests, (other than birds), so pesticides are generally unnecessary! This year's crop is fantastic (see related news story), thanks both to the weather and to more farms planting more blueberry bushes due to increased consumer demand over the past few years as more studies proclaim the anti-oxidant and other health properties of blueberries.

Click here to find a local Blueberry Festival (usually held between April and July).

If you are looking for information about a similar berry, the saskatoon (also called the June berry or Serviceberry) see this page about saskatoons.

Picking tips:

Select plump, full blueberries with a light gray-blue color. A berry with any hint of red isn't fully ripened.

Ripening AFTER picking?

First, it is key to know that once picked, blueberries will NOT become any sweeter, nor will the flavor improve. The only change that occurs is the color. They will APPEAR to ripen, but it is only a color change, from white to green to rose to red to pale blue to fully blue. So, white and green colored blueberries will not "ripen" after they are picked; while blueberries that have already turned purple, red or blue-ish usually DO change color after they are picked (if they are kept at room temperature to "ripen").

As the blueberries ripen ON THE BUSH, the flavor goes from tastless to bitter to tasteless tart to tart blueberry flavor to sweet blueberry flavor.

Grocery stores sell blueberries that are tart, not sweet because they had them picked unripe by machine so they are very firm and can handled being bumped around in shipping. They may look good, but are not as tasty as those picked when actually ripe.

So, the key is, PICK ONLY RIPE BERRIES!

How to pick blueberries

Since blueberries hang on the bushes in bunches a but like grapes do, the easiest and fastest way to pick them is hold your bucket under them in one hand and with your other hand, cup a ripe bunch and gently rub them with your fingers. The ripe berries will drop into your bucket, while the unripe ones will remain attached to the bush.

When the bushes are at peak, I can easily pick 2 gallons per hour (if I'm not being distracted by the kids and the sun isn't too hot!). A newbie might do 1 gallon per hour.and at the beginning or end of the season it takes more time as the berries are not as plentiful nor concentrated in clusters.

Tips for storing blueberries after harvesting:

• Once picked, don't place the berries, still warm from the sun, in a closed bag or container. Leave the container open so moisture doesn't form in the container.
• Don't wash berries until just before using, to prevent berries from becoming mushy.
• Chill berries soon after picking to increase shelf life. Store your fresh blueberries in the refrigerator as soon as you get them home, without washing them, in a covered bowl or storage container. If refrigerated, fresh-picked blueberries will keep 10 to 14 days.
• Freeze berries in freezer containers without washing to keep the skins from toughening. Place berries one layer deep. Freeze, then pour the frozen berries into freezer containers. Because unwashed blueberries freeze individually, they can be easily poured from containers in desired amounts. Remember both frozen and fresh berries should be rinsed and drained just before serving. Just before using, wash the berries in cold water.

Blueberry Measurements and Conversions

Keep in mind that blueberries vary considerably in density and moisture content, so these ranges are approximates.

• 1 gallon of blueberries weighs about 7.5 lbs or (4 liters of blueberries is about 3.5 kg)

• 1 pint of fresh blueberries weights about 3/4 of a pound. (1 liter of blueberries is about 700 grams)

• 1 pound of fresh blueberries is usually between about 2 and 3 cups of berries.

• It takes about 4 cups (about of blueberries to make a blueberry pie (see this fantastic and easy blueberry pie recipe)

• A normal batch of blueberry preserves, jam or jelly requires 5 pints of berries.

• Blueberries do come in a variety of sizes from small (190-250 berries per cup) to extra large (<90 berries per cup).

Blueberry Recipes, Canning and Freezing Blueberries

Recipes

• The world's best Blueberry pie, recipe and directions and illustrated!
• Blueberry buckle coffee cake: illustrated directions for this great crumb-topping blueberry coffee cake
• Other easy directions to make blueberry desserts: cobblers, etc.

Canning, freezing and other blueberry recipes:

• How to Freeze Blueberries
• How to Can Blueberries
• How to Make Homemade Blueberry Jam
• How to make blueberry jelly
• How to make and can blueberry syrup (it works for strawberries, raspberries and blackberries, too)
• blueberry pie filling to use later,
• blueberry butter

Baking tips

If you have trouble with blueberries settling to the bottom of muffins and blueberry breads, try one or more of these tips:

• Coat them with flour before adding to the batter. Just gently shake the blueberries in a bag (plastic or paper) with 1/2 cup of flour, then dump them mix in a sieve to remove excess flour.
• It may just be that your batter is too thin. try making the batter a little thicker!
• Fill the muffin cups or baking pan up to 1/4 full with batter (which hasn't had blueberries added to it yet); then stir the blueberries into the remaining batter, and continue to fill the muffin cups or bread pan. The blueberries will start off higher in the mix!

Other Local Farm Products (Honey, Horses, Milk, Meat, Eggs, Etc.)
(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)

• Farm markets and roadside stands
• Local Honey Finder
• Local Meat, Milk and Eggs
• Venues: Farms, Wineries, Orchards for your event, wedding or party
• Easter egg hunts
• Children"s consignment sales
• Fruit and vegetable festivals
• Winery tours and wine tastings
• Horse rides, stables, lessons, trails
• Maple Syrup farms and sugarworks
• Bed & Breakfasts on Farms, Wineries, Ranches and Orchards
• Pumpkin patches
• Corn mazes
• Zombie Paintball venues
• Christmas Tree Farms & lots
• Environmental resources
• Consumer fraud information
• Wholesale food sources
• Resources for Farmers