2024 Southern Tier of New York State Sunflower U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Sunflower U-Pick Orchards in Southern Tier of New York State in 2024, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for sunflowers that we know of in this area.

Not all areas of a state have sunflowers 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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Broome County

• Green Brothers Apple Hills - various apples, blueberries, raspberries, sunflowers, petting zoo, gift shop
  131 Brooks Road, Binghamton, NY . Phone: 607-729-2683. Email: applehills@stny.rr.com. Open: Farm Market Hours are Monday to Saturday 8am to 3pm, Sunday 9am to 2pm. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Credit cards are accepted.
  Green Brothers Apple Hills Facebook page. Lunch served too. Have a unique party at Apple Hills! Our Activity Room is full of things that allow kids to explore with their imagination and learn. Kids have their own Make Believe Market, Apple Sorting Process, Apple Picking, The Great Purple Puff Ball Pool, The Corn Bin, Roller Racers, and Basketball. Add a Wagon Ride to the orchard for some flesh picking, and it's the best party a kid could have! The ONLY pyo crops offered are Raspberries, Blueberries, Sunflowers, Apples. (UPDATED: June 28, 2022) A visitor writes, on July 24, 2007: "They have a great shop and restaurant. Today we picked blueberries and raspberries and they had a berry festival this weekend there. It was great fun for the whole family."

 

Sunflowers

Sunflower Picking Tips, and Information

Sunflowers are a mid-to late summer crop. They need warm soil and full sun.  In most areas, expect sungflowers to be available starting in June, and sometimes continuing into August.  It really depends on when the farmer plants them, the variety and local weather conditions. Farms that offer U-pick or pick-your-own sunflowers are becoming more common.

• Once picked, quickly get the stems into water
• Get them out of the hot sun after picking to increase shelf life.  Cool shade is best.
• Re-cut stems while underwater - once you get home. Making a fresh cut, while the cut end is submerged helps the stem to take up water and avoid a vapor lock.

 

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