Pick Your Own Blueberries
Winney’s Farm, located just outside of Saratoga Springs, New York, is the area’s largest blueberry farm. They have hundreds upon hundreds of blueberry plants which include many different varieties. My personal favorite was “Brigetta”, followed closely by the “Duke” variety. You can purchase fresh picked blueberries from the store at the entrance or pick your own. I prefer the latter. After picking up the buckets at the entrance, you drive a short distance down a farm road to a parking area in the middle of the blueberry fields. There you can see that each row is clearly identified by a sign at the end with the variety’s name.
It’s hard not to notice the sounds coming from the loud speakers situated throughout the fields. It’s an ingenious way to keep the blueberries intact. They broadcast the sounds of native hawks and birds in distress to keep the other birds from eating the blueberries. It definitely works judging from the amount of fresh blueberries. Don’t get too close to the speakers,they are pretty loud. Although I’m not sure how they keep the deer away with no fences.
We picked a little over 1 1/2 gallons of blueberries and paid about $12. That’s not including the other half gallon we ate while we were out there. They charge $1.35 per pound. Blueberries will be available for picking here until Mid to late August.
Update: We went back for more!
Check out the most recent blog post: Picking Blueberries at Winney’s Farm
They also sell t-shirts! See the Winney’s Farm t-shirt here.
