Blueberry U-Pick Orchards in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania 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!

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Lehigh County

• Bernard's Green Valley Farm - Christmas trees, blueberries, summer squash, cucumbers, kale, and Swiss chard (at least -- this is what they posted on their Facebook page for last year).,
  2925 High Hill Rd, Slatington, PA 18080. Phone: . Email: bernardsgreenvalleyfarm@yahoo.com. Open: See their website for for hours and availability. Directions: See their website for directions. Payment: Cash, only. They also make maple syrup and jams and sell eggs. This is a small farm located outside of Slatington PA, specializing in . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. Bernard's Green Valley Farm . Christmas trees, but also growing raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, and many fruit trees, fresh eggs, rabbits, timothy hay and more!! (ADDED: March 25, 2016, Suggested by a visitor)A visitor writes on March 25, 2016: "It's small and family-run and has a really friendly atmosphere."
• Bob White Acres - pick your own strawberries, peaches.nectarines, blueberries, apples, beans, tomatoes
  3879 E. Mill Hill Road, Coopersburg, PA 18036. Phone: 215-679-7756. Open: Monday to Friday from 9 am to 12 pm and 4 pm to 7 pm; Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm and closed on Sundays. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: cash, only. . They also have spinach and some other goods in their farm store, as well as already-picked strawberries. Strawberries Starts around early June until early July; Blueberries Beginning of July and last until August; Apples Starts early July; String Beans Green & Yellow (Mid July); Peaches Starts early August; Nectarines Starts early August; Plum Tomatoes Mid August; Lima Beans Mid August. Please bring your own containers to pick & weigh your containers at our stand before you pick. WE DO NOT ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS OR CHECKS. PETS ARE NOT PERMITTED IN ORCHARD. Pick Your Own Seasons are typically and approximately:Strawberries Starts around early June until early July Blueberries Beginning of July and last until AugustApples Starts early JulyString Beans Green & Yellow (Mid July)Peaches Starts early AugustNectarines Starts early AugustPlum Tomatoes Mid AugustLima Beans Mid August Also spelled Bobwhite Acres
  Comments from a visitor on October 16, 2010: "We have been driving from Philly out to Bobwhite Acres for about 8-9 years now. It is always worth the drive of about 45 minutes. They train their apples trees to grow low and in rows almost like bushes. This is great experience for even the smallest of children to reach out and pick their own apples. Thanks you for running this website. I've used it to verify listings where ever we are going in the country! Thanks for supporting all those local farms."
  Comments from a visitor on May 07, 2009: "I was only there once, but they were very helpful."
  Comments from a visitor on August 04, 2008: "I recently visited which is named for a pet bobwhite they have there. You can hear him while you pick fruit. The farm is clean, the people are lovely and I highly recommend the produce. I picked blueberries and lodi apples there two weeks ago.. What a great place. The peaches are heavenly. I picked 30 lbs yesterday for $0.60 a pound. Yippee"
• County Line Orchard - apples, blueberries
  9200 Kings Highway, Kempton, PA 19529. Phone: (610) 756-6411. Email: todds@ptd.net. Open: Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from late June into the fall. Directions: From Exit 35 \(Lenhartsville\) of I-78, 6 miles north o Route 143. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.
  County Line Orchard Facebook page. . . Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. From Exit 35 (Lenhartsville) of I-78, 6 miles north o Route 143. Blueberry season is typically July 1 to August 20 Apple pick-your-own season is typically August 30 to November 10. . In our market we sell our seasonal fruit including cherries, blueberries, apricots, pluots, peaches, nectarines, pears, and apples. We also grow and sell PCO certified organic apples. Check for updates, which are posted weekly on our Facebook Page. Typical first-availability dates are:Blueberries early July PYO Blueberries mid-July Cherries early-July Apricots [hardly any due to spring frosts]Peaches late-July Gala Apples early-Sep Honeycrisp Apples mid-Sep New owners in 2021: After 33 seasons (Todd) and 14 seasons (Cindy), we are retiring from owning the orchard. With the arrival of spring, we have transitioned the farm to Victor Fluke and his wife Kim. You should continue to see similar sales at the market, but maybe there will be some nice innovations with the new management. Stay tuned for future messages from them. (ADDED: March 18, 2017)
• George Schmidt Berry Farm - strawberries, blueberries, red raspberries, peaches, blackberries and sour cherries, and certain vegetables, such as sugar peas, pod peas, and string beans.
  5681 Berry Drive, New Tripoli, PA 18066. Phone: 610-298-2591. Open: Monday through Friday 9 am to 7 pm, Saturday and Sunday 9 am to 5 pm, Holidays 9 am to 3 pm. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: cash or check only.
  George Schmidt Berry Farm Facebook page. . Click here to contact usabout exact picking times. is a place where you can pick your own fruit and vegetables. We also sell fresh fruits and vegetables in our stand. If you are interested in picking your own fruit, please bring with you containers in which to pick. Click here for the Smith Berry Farm Schedule of what is in season and when. Of course, much of this schedule depends on mother nature. Click here for their directions page. PYO Red Raspberries and String Beans. Please note that we DO NOT have Black Raspberries for PYO. Facebook page. Bring your own containers to pick in (an ice cream bucket or plastic bowl) or you may purchase boxes.

 

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