2024 Northeast Wisconsin Strawberry U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Strawberry U-Pick Orchards in Northeast Wisconsin 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.

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Ashland County

• Basket Flats Farm - No pesticides are used, strawberries, U-pick and already picked, porta-potties
  40678 Vandebruggen Rd, Marengo, WI 54855. Phone: (715) 278-3645. Email: Basketflats@gmail.com. Open: Hours and availability of strawberries vary; Please see our Facebook page for updates; Or call us at 715 278 3645 for picking updates; We typically are open late June to mid July; 8 am to 7 pm. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, WIC Vouchers. Basket Flats Farm We do not use pesticides on the crops(ADDED: June 19, 2018)
• Don's Berry Patch - strawberries
  29420 Engoe Rd, Washburn, WI 54891. Phone: (715) 373-2053. Open: Pick-your-own and prepicked strawberries usually available in July. Click here for a map and directions. Don's Berry Patch along U.S. Highway 2, eight miles west of Ashland. Phone: for prices and to place orders for prepicked berries

Bayfield County

• Don's Berry and Pumpkin Patch - strawberries, Honey from hives on the farm, Fresh eggs, U-pick and already picked, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, school tours
  27190 US 2 West, Ashland, WI 54806. Phone: 715-373-2053. Email: dberrypumpkin@yahoo.com. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, WIC Vouchers. Alternate Phone: 715-209-2112UPDATE for 2021, Their website is gone, Facebook page hasn't been updated in years and there's nothing else about them that is current on the internet - I presume they have closed. Does anyone have current information, are they still offering pumpkins, corn maze or Fall activities or are even open? If so, please write me. Mid September thru October 31 also have 9 varieties of Squash , beets and straw, corn stalks, broomcorn, gourds.
• Erickson Orchard and Country Store - apples, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, pumpkins
  RR l, Betzold Road, Bayfield, WI . Phone: 715-913-0717. Email: ericksonorchards1@gmail.com. Open: Memorial Day weekend through October. Click here for a map and directions.
  Erickson Orchard and Country Store Facebook page. 12 Monday-Saturday 9am to 5pm and ​Sunday 10 am to 4 pm; except extended Sunday hours during apple harvest. Fresh picked apples, apple cider, baked goods, gift baskets, honey, jams and jellies, maple syrup, strawberries. Pick your own in season. Family owned apple orchard and strawberry farm since 1954. Together we have kept the farm growing - planting and selling apples & strawberries for pick-your-own and ready-picked. Erickson's Orchard has apples, cider, strawberries, raspberries, pumpkins, vegetables and more.Strawberries LATE JUNE TO MID-JULY; Raspberries from LATE JULY TO MID AUGUST; Blueberries from LATE JULY to MID AUGUST and Apples in SEPTEMBER and OCTOBER. They also have a strawberry festival in the Spring and apple festival in the Fall
• Good Earth Gardens - strawberries, fall raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, Juneberries, gooseberries and black and red currants
  87185 County Road J, Bayfield, WI . Phone: 715-779-5564. Click here for a map and directions. . Pick-your-own and prepicked. Usual availability: Strawberries: late June; Mid-July for gooseberries and Juneberries. Blueberries and currants in late July. Fall raspberries and blackberries in late August. Phone: for price.
• James Erickson Orchard and Country Store - strawberries, pears
  86600 Betzold Road, Bayfield, WI . Phone: 715-779-5438. Click here for a map and directions. . Alternate phone: 877-767-2467. Prepicked apple varieties: Cortland, Macintosh, Wealthy apples and more. Pears, Pick Your Own or ready picked. Country store. Pick-your-own and prepicked strawberries are available. Phone for prices and availablity.
• North Wind Organic Farm - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, Strawberries, raspberries and blueberries available pick- your- own or pre-picked in season.
  Rt 1, Bayfield, WI . Phone: 715-779-3254. Open: all day when snow is off the ground. Click here for a map and directions. North Wind Organic FarmApples, pumpkins and cider in October. Jams and jellies all year (UPDATED: September 19, 2016, JBS)
• Rabideaux's Bayfield Fruit Co. - strawberries, raspberries
  35465 County Highway J, Bayfield, WI . Phone: 715-779-5509. Click here for a map and directions. Rabideaux's Bayfield Fruit Co.Pick-your-own and prepicked. Strawberries are usually available in late June and raspberries start in mid-July. Phone: for price.(UPDATED: September 19, 2016, JBS)
• Rocky Acres Berry Farm - blueberries, raspberries (red), strawberries, U-pick and already picked
  87340 County Highway J, Bayfield, WI 54814. Phone: 715-779-3332. Email: tlc1116@gmail.com. Open: seven days a week - 8am to 6pm, beginning with strawberries in mid - June and continuing for eight to ten weeks. Directions: Located on County Highway J, one mile past Hauser\'s Orchard and just before the Bayfield Apple Company. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, WIC Vouchers, SFMNP Vouchers. . Alternate Phone: 715-373-2925 Located on County Highway J, one mile past Hauser's Orchard and just before the Bayfield Apple CompanyStrawberries are typically ripe around the second and third week in June; They are closely followed ( and sometimes overlap)by the raspberries, blueberries. Strawberries mid June - early July; Raspberries early July - August; Blueberries late July - early September. Call anytime during berry season for the daily

Burnett County

• Lindy's Berries - raspberries (red), strawberries, gift shop, porta-potties are available
  22760 Bakker Road, Shell Lake, WI 54871. Phone: 715-468-7635. Email: lindysberries@gmail.com. Open: Monday through Saturday from 7 am to 4 pm. Directions: Located 6 miles west of Shell Lake on Sand Road. In Shell Lake follow 1st AvenueSand Road for 6 miles then turn left on Bakker Road. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . Alternate Phone: 715-468-2467Located 6 miles west of Shell Lake on Sand Road. In Shell Lake follow 1st Avenue/Sand Road for 6 miles then turn left on Bakker RoadStrawberries: Approximately June 15 to July 10; Raspberries: Approximately July 10 through JulyOur roadside stands are in the following locations: Cedar Mall in Rice Lake, Holiday South (by Economart) in Spooner, the Amusement Park in Hayward, Louie's Meats in Cumberland and Russ' Meat Market (by Siren Pharmacy) in Siren. Call for pricing and availability. Strawberries, raspberries, and goat milk soap. (UPDATED: July 04, 2018, JBS) (ADDED: July 15, 2014)

Iron County

• Saxon Harbor Berry Farm and Farm Market - apples, blackberries, blueberries, pumpkins, raspberries (Spring, red), summer squash, winter squash, strawberries,
  15556 North State Highway 122, Saxon, WI 54559. Phone: (715) 893-2397. Open: daily during berry seasons 8 am to 2 pm; Please call ahead for availability. Directions: Drive north from US 2 on State Highway 122 towards Saxon Harbor 2.5 miles. Farm is on your right. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. Saxon Harbor Berry Farm and Farm Market Please call for specific dates and hours; Strawberries start in June, followed by raspberries, then blueberries; Garlic and produce in the fall, including a huge selection of gourds, pumpkins, squash for eating and decoratingPlease bring containers to transport your berries home! (UPDATED: September 19, 2016, JBS)

Lincoln County

• Engelberry Strawberry Farm - strawberries
  N2591 Highway 107, Merrill, WI 54452. Phone: 715-536-9091. Directions: From Merrill: 3 miles North on Hwy 107; on the left side. From Tomahawk: 18 miles South on Hwy 107; on the right side of the road. Pick Your Own: strawberries, Roadside Market: strawberries, Payment: cash or check but we are working hard to get internet out to the farm to accept credit cards. We have 8 acres of delicious strawberries! Note: Mike\'s Berries in Wassau is closed and will not re. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: cash or check but we are working hard to get internet out to the farm to accept credit cards. Late June to Early/mid July on Monday to Thursday from 7 am to 7 pm and Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 7 am to 5 pm as long as we have berries to pick. Please always call ahead as we update our message throughout the season! They have Pick Your Own and Prepicked. Strawberry picking is a great way to save money while spending time with your family and friends. . The containers for picking are furnished free and children are welcome when supervised by an adult. Please call our phone numbers for picking updatesFrom Merrill: 3 miles North on Hwy 107; on the left side. From Tomahawk: 18 miles South on Hwy 107; on the right side of the road. Pick Your Own: , Roadside Market: , We have 8 acres of delicious ! Note: Mike's Berries in Wassau is closed and will not reopen. ALWAYS CALL OUR PHONE NUMBER BEFORE COMING OUT TO PICK. WEATHER AND AVAILABILITY CONTROL WHEN WE ARE OPEN. (UPDATED: June 13, 2020 JBS)
• JP'S Berry & Pumpkin Patch - Uses natural growing practices, blackberries, strawberries, porta-potties are available
  W5276 Nibler Road, Tomahawk, WI 54487. Phone: 715-966-6952. Email: jeffjanes333@yahoo.com. Open: UPDATE for 2021, Their website and Facebook pages are gone or outdated - I presume they have closed. Directions: From tomahawk go north county road A to muskellunge lake road on right 2 miles to Nibler road on right your there!! From high way 51 north or south exit 231 to county road A west 12 mile to moodig road on right to muskellunge lake road turn right 1 mile to Nibler road on right and your there!! From highway 8 east turn on muskellunge lake road on right to Nibler road on left and your there!!. Payment: Cash, Check. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Does anyone have current information, are they still offering pick your own or are even open? If so, please write me.Mid June; Call for strawberry picking availabilityFrom tomahawk go north county road A to muskellunge lake road on right 2 miles to Nibler road on right your there!! From high way 51 north or south exit 231 to county road A west 1/2 mile to moodig road on right to muskellunge lake road turn right 1 mile to Nibler road on right and your there!! From highway 8 east turn on muskellunge lake road on right to Nibler road on left and your there!!Our Berry and veggies are not organic but we do use organic pest control and methods. (ADDED: June 05, 2016)
• M & M Strawberry Farm - strawberries
  N2920 Highway 107, Merrill, WI 54452. Phone: 715-536-4027. Click here for a map and directions. .
• Tomahawk Berry Farm - Strawberries, Raspberries, pumpkins, corn maze
  W5673 Roberts Road, Tomahawk, WI 54487. Phone: 715-453-3449. Email: info@tomahawkberryfarm.com. Click here for a map and directions. Tomahawk Berry Farm

Marinette County

• Wojkiewicz Strawberry Acres - Strawberries, restrooms
  N7235 Hideaway Ln, Crivitz, WI 54114. Phone: 715-854-7818. Open: June 7am-noon, 4:30 pm to 7 pm. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Pick your own strawberries.
  Comments from a visitor on June 22, 2012: "Great picking"

Oconto County

• Berryland - asparagus, pumpkins, winter squash, strawberries, and prepicked produce, restrooms, face painting
  5810 Heimke Lane, Abrams, WI 54101. Phone: 920-826-7297. Email: Berryland@Bayland.net. Open: Visit our website. Directions: Visit our . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. directions page Crops are usually available in June, July, Octoberwebsite. for hours, updates and seasonal informationHope to see you next year for berries and this fall for pumpkins and lots of fall fun on the East Frontage Rd. just north of McDonalds at 5687 Steinkraus Ln. at the old Farmhouse Ice Cream Parlor. Seasons:Asparagus: May and June- WEST FRONTAGERhubarb: May and June-WEST FRONTAGE Strawberries: June -WEST FRONTAGEPumpkins: Late September thru October-EAST FRONTAGE(mini to giant pumpkins, squash, gourds, stalks, bales, fall decorations and scarecrows)Child Friendly Haunted Hayrides: Late September thru October Good idea to call ahead for availability especially at the start of the season.(UPDATED: July 2, 2020 JBS)

Shawano County

• Porter's Patch - pumpkins, raspberries (red), raspberries (Spring, red), raspberries (Autumn, red), strawberries,
  W4314 State highway 156, Bonduel, WI 54107. Phone: 715-758-8162. Email: porterspatch@granitewave.com. Open: See our wesite for current hours. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only.
  Porter's Patch Facebook page. . Alternate Phone: 715-584-2070 Handicap accessible. (also known as Porters Strawberries )
  Comments from a visitor on June 02, 2012: "Awesome strawberries, very friendly employees, local family owned"

Taylor County

• Nelson's Berry Farm - Strawberries, Raspberries, Blueberries, maple syrup
  W4929 Gunnar Road, Westboro, WI 54490. Phone: 715-427-3440. Email: nelsonberryfarm@yahoo.com. Click here for a map and directions. . You pick or prepicked. Fresh garden vegetables. pure maple syrup, high quality hay, shiitake mushrooms and home grown black angus beef.

Washburn County

• Bashaw Valley Farm and Greenhouse - Certified Organic, blueberries, raspberries (red), raspberries (Spring, red), strawberries, U-pick and already picked, farm market, gift shop, porta-potties are available, picnic area, farm animals, school tours
  W7402 Fox Trail Road, Shell Lake, WI 54871. Phone: 715-468-2591. Email: bashawvalley@gmail.com. Open: Self Service is available August - Mid April, Monday - Sunday, from 7am to 7pm Starting April 15 the greenhouse opens and hours become Monday - Saturday 9am to 5pm The season closes beginning of August. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard.
  Bashaw Valley Farm and Greenhouse Facebook page. . Alternate Our picking season runs from June through Mid August; But depending on weather the season can very; Please call before you come. We are certified organic for all crops! Bashaw Valley Farm & Greenhouse is a family run retail farm & greenhouse operation. We are Certified organic on all of our fruit which includes Strawberries, Blueberries, Raspberries, Cherries, Pears, Plums and Asparagus. We offer pick your own or prepicked by order. We also have frozen fruit & grassfed all natural Angus beef by the cut, quarter, half or whole year around. New for 2013 we now offer on line ordering and shipping of our frozen meat & berries only to speedee delivery area. Our beef is not organic (We are all natural but not USDA approved organic), but all of our produce is!

 

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 sides and 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
• Strawberry-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 on the 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.)
(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)

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• 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