Strawberries, blueberries and more: Where to go berry-picking in Northeast Ohio 🍓🫐
One such place is the Greenfield Berry Farm, owned and operated by Daniel Greenfield within the Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Peninsula. Specializing in blueberries and aronia berries, Greenfield reports a solid harvest this season.
"It looks like it will be a typical year, with no major losses or any bumper crop," Greenfield said.
Some farms, however, are reporting berries are behind schedule this season.
Julie Renner, owner of Renner's Blueberry Knolls Farm in Sugar Creek Township, said blueberries have been slower to grow this year.
With the impending arrival of blueberry-picking season in a few weeks, Greenfield recommends checking the farm's social media for the latest information on picking days and times.
"We aren't open for regular hours, if we have an abundance of berries to be picked, we let people know picking will be available [for certain hours]," he said. "The best way to know what's going on is to follow us on Facebook."
Here's a county-by-county breakdown of some pick-your-own fields and orchards, including season dates and berry selections:
The Greenfield Berry Farm, 2485 Major Rd., Peninsula, 330-657-2924, greenfieldberryfarm@hotmail.com, www.greenfieldberryfarm.com. Pick-your-own blueberries are available from the end of June through August. Pick-your-own aronia berries (chokeberries) are available from the end of July through August.
Spring Hill Farm, 2054 Laramie Road NW, Carrollton, 330-627-2892, email: springvalleyfoods@gmail.com. Blueberries usually begin to ripen by the second week of July.
Sanor's Fruit Farm, 2514 state Route 172, Minerva, 330-894-2375. Strawberries, sour cherries, blueberries, apples, peaches, and grapes. This is a combined pick-your-own and pre-picked farm. Call for hours and days.
Dillon Fruit Farm, 36108 Kelch Rd., Lisbon, 330-424-5169, http://www.dillonfruitfarm.com/. Pick your own blueberries, raspberries, elderberries, and cherries. Visit Dillon Fruit Farm on Facebook for updates.
Huffman Fruit Farm, 13075 Lisbon Road, Salem, 330-533-5700. Visit Huffman Fruit Farm on Facebook for updates. Strawberries, raspberries.
Ellsworth Berry Farm, 5921 Gault Road, North Jackson, 330-538-3861. Pick your own blueberries and red raspberries. Call for weekly hours. Visit Ellsworth Berry Farm on Facebook for updates.
White House Fruit Farm, 9249 state Route 62, Canfield, 330-533-4161, https://whitehousefruitfarm.com/, email admin@whitehousefruitfarm.com. Pick your own strawberries, blueberries. Visit White House Fruit Farm on Facebook for updates. Closed Sundays. Find the fields at 8652 Leffingwell Road.
Walnut Drive Gardens, 2129 Randolph Road, Mogadore, 330-628-3213. Visit Walnut Drive Gardens Facebook page for updates. Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries.
Monroe's Orchard & Farm Market, 6313 Pioneer Trail, Hiram, 330-569-7464, info@MonroesOrchard.com, monroesorchard.com. Pick-your-own fruits are strawberries (June), cherries (beginning of July). Visit Monroe's Orchard on Facebook for updates. During strawberry season, open daily at 8 a.m. All other seasons we open at a later time. Closing time varies; call 330.569.7464.
Shari's Berries & Garden, 12210 Abbott Road, Hiram, 330-569-7882, https://sharisberriesandgarden.com, shari@sharisberriesandgarden.com. Blackberries, red raspberries.
Blossom Creek Farm, 3245 Battlesburg St. SE, East Sparta, 330-227-4641, berry@blossomcreek.farm, https://www.blossomcreek.farm/. Blackberries and blueberries, pick your own (buckets provided) and already picked. Blueberries are usually ready for picking in late June. Normal picking throughout the season, starting when berries are ready in the latter part of June through mid to late August, are 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Blackberries usually ripen around the last week of July. Availability and ripening may vary. Daily updates are posted at https://www.blossomcreek.farm/daily-updates. A 3% fee is charged for all card transactions at the farm. Visit Blossom Creek Farm on Facebook for updates.
Renner's Blueberry Knolls Farm, 10597 Manchester Ave. SW, Sugar Creek Township, 330-440-3077, https://sites.google.com/site/blueberryknolls/. The farm's blueberry season runs from the last week of June through the first week of August. Visit Renner's Blueberry Knolls Farm on Facebook for updates. Pick your own (containers provided) or buy already picked. Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Credit cards are not accepted.
Sunny Slope Orchard, 14961 Millersburg Rd. SW, Tuscarawas Township, 330-833-9415, http://sunnyslopeapples.com/. Visit Sunny Slope Orchard on Facebook for updates. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Pick-your-own strawberries season is in June. Call for details. Peaches are ready to pick in August.
Wade's Fruit Farm, 12915 Warren Road, Paris Township, 330-862-3313, email FruitFarmer@frontier.com. Visit Wade's Fruit Farm on Facebook for updates. The main fruits are pick-your-own blueberries and black raspberries. Other fruits and vegetables vary. Hours vary during the season, so call first.
Harvest Barn, 420 Dutch Valley Drive NE, Sugarcreek; 330-852-6080, theharvestbarn@gmail.com. Visit The Harvest Barn on Facebook for updates. Strawberries.
Bauman Orchards, 161 Rittman Ave., Rittman, 330-925-6861, https://baumanorchards.com/, email office@baumanorchards.com. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Visit the website or Facebook page for updates. Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries.
Maurer Farm, 2901 Batdorf Road, Wooster, 330-264-2285, https://www.maurersberriesvegs.com/, email Info@MaurersBerriesVegs.com. Visit Maurer Farm on Facebook for updates. Strawberries.
Moreland Fruit Farm, 1558 West Moreland Road, Wooster, 330-264-8735. Call for updates before going out. No credit or debit cards. Strawberries, red and black raspberries, blueberries, currants, blackberries.
Rittman Orchards and Farm Market, 13548 Mount Eaton Road, Doylestown. 330-925-4152, https://rittmanorchards.com, email: info@rittmanorchards.com. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit Rittman Orchards on Facebook or https://rittmanorchards.com/whats-ripe/ for updates. Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries.
The Canton Repository reporter Janson McNair contributed to this report.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Where to pick strawberries, blueberries, more in NE Ohio this summer
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
Cincinnati Reds series finale vs. Philadelphia Phillies delayed by rain
The rubber match of this week's Cincinnati Reds-Philadelphia Phillies series was delayed by rain Wednesday afternoon at Great American Ball Park. The tarp came on the field more than an hour before the scheduled game time in anticipation of storms in the area. The Phillies won the opener of the series 4-1 on Monday with a four-run rally with two out in the eighth. The Reds beat the Phillies 6-1 Tuesday. The game originally was scheduled to begin at 5:10 p.m. More: How Cincinnati Reds' playoff path shakes out with MLB's toughest remaining schedule Hunter Greene (4-3, 2.72), the Reds' Opening Day starter, was scheduled to pitch for the first time in more than two months Wednesday. He has spent the better part of the last three months on the injured list with a Grade 1 groin strain. Christopher Sanchez (11-3, 2.36 ERA) is the Phillies starter. The Reds have a scheduled day off Thursday. The Phillies travel to Washington to play the Nationals. Check back here for updates. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Reds in rain delay before start of Wednesday's game vs. Phillies
Yahoo
04-08-2025
- Yahoo
Lancaster dog boarder severely damaged by flood as search for missing pet continues
LANCASTER, Ohio (WCMH) – More than 30 dogs were rescued from FIDO Boarding and Doggie Daycare Sunday afternoon, marking the second evacuation in less than 24 hours after ankle-high water filled the facility on Saturday night. This time, however, the water didn't stop rising until people were standing waist-deep in water. FIDO owner Heath Willis described the moments that he said felt like only a couple of minutes as the flood water rose and they tried to get the dogs out. How Ohio State Wexner is working to protect staff, patients 'There were dogs in water, swimming in circles, in cages, trapped, so we were picking up cages and putting them up on top of cages of bigger dogs,' he said. 'I had five dogs on a leash in this hand. Water was about right here, so they were treading water. I had three dogs over here. There were two swimming around. One was trapped back behind here, which, if it wouldn't have barked, I wouldn't have known. They're telling me to let go of the dogs and get out of the building and I was the last one here. And I said, 'No, I'm not leaving these dogs.' I had to let go of these dogs, go back, find him because he was trapped. The water had pinned him under there, and he had that cart, and the chair pinned him to the wall. So I got him out and then I saw dogs going under. So I started grabbing them, pulling them up.' Wills was forced to get out of the building with more than 20 dogs still trapped in the back, many of them inside kennels and pens. He watched helplessly as the firefighters rescued each and every dog from the facility. 'I love every one of them and I appreciate them, but when you're watching this unfold and you experience the dogs were drowning, you're feeling like they're going in slow motion,' Willis said. After the floodwaters subsided, Wills was able to get back in the building and see just how bad the damage was. 'We felt the building shifting, we felt it actually making sound, and then we felt it going like this, and then you'll see back here, the damage actually lifted the foundation up and slammed down and busted all of it,' he said. 'When that wall gave, I felt like we were in trouble. I thought this whole wall was going to give, and we were all going to get washed into here.' Lancaster cleans up after back-to-back flooding Now, with some of the mud and grime washed away by restoration crews, Wills could see the damage to the foundation. 'It lifted it up and then all the water washed under it, and then it slammed down and busted all of this, and it's busted all the way around,' Willis said. 'If you look along the wall, see the foundation at the bottom.' Every dog made it out of the facility safely, but one dog is still missing after he got loose from firefighters. 'He bit one of them, and then a second one tried to help him, and he bit the second one, and that's when he was accidentally dropped and took off, with no fault to them,' owner Kathryn Horvath, of Bremen, said. 'He's a scared dog. He's also a big alarm, even when he is not scared. So, yeah, he took that as opportunity out of fear.' Horvath had boarded her dog Scooby-Doo, a three-year-old Shar Pei mix, with FIDO while her family took a vacation to Michigan. That trip was cut short to come back and search for Scooby-Doo. Unauthorized pool parties causing concern at central Ohio apartment complexes 'Unfortunately got the call last night that the flooding had happened to a second time at Fido and all dogs have been evacuated,' she said. 'So that's when we woke up this morning and made the drive back to also get out here on foot to find Scooby. The people at FIDO are amazing and they called in thermal imaging drones last night as well.' Scooby weighs around 35 pounds, has tan-colored fur, and a distinguishable curled up tail. 'We've had about four sightings starting about directly after the flooding incident last night and they started over near Fisher Catholic, and then they've led here to Stringtown Road and then over to Rainbow and back to Stringtown Road, so he's in about a one-mile radius of this area,' Horvath said. The family had been searching on foot all day Monday. Several sightings brought them about a half mile away from the boarding facility, where Scooby was seen twice, darting across a backyard by a homeowner. That homeowner generously allowed the dog warden to set up a live trap in the trees at the back of his property. Another trap is set on the opposite side of Fetter Run, the stream that overflowed and caused the flooding. Both traps contain Scooby's favorite snacks, wet cat food that is supposed to attract him by smell, and one trap has his blanket draped over it. They're hoping to lure Scooby in, but he tends to run when approached. If you see Scooby, you're asked to not attempt to capture him and instead call dog warden Leighann Adams at the Fairfield County Adoption Center at 740-687-3647 or FIDO at 740-277-6022. University dining changes leave Ohio Wesleyan students frustrated A fundraising page has been set up on behalf of FIDO to raise money for cleaning and renovations after the flood. Additionally, the remainder of concerts scheduled for the Wendel Stage at the Lancaster Festival have been canceled due to damage from the flood and rain. Festival organizers said that while weather-related cancellations are usually not refundable, it is making an exception for the following shows: Gary LeVox (July 26) Broadway Night (July 29) Hairball (July 30) Colbie Caillat / Dawes (Aug 2) Other concerts scheduled for the festival are not cancelled and are set to be held as scheduled. Organizers are asking patrons to forego their refunds to help fund the festival in the coming years. 'It's important to note that the reason we have a 'no refund' policy is because our ticket revenue does not cover the production cost of these larger concerts, even when cancelled,' the festival posted to its website. 'This means that issuing refunds will significantly impact the Festival's ability to continue to operate in the future. Therefore, we are asking community members who are willing to do so, to consider donating the cost of their tickets by simply not requesting a refund. Any ticket costs not refunded are considered a tax-deductible charitable donation to the Festival.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
04-08-2025
- Yahoo
Thousands of dead fish wash up on Sims Park beach in Euclid
EUCLID, Ohio (WJW) — Video sent by a FOX 8 viewer shows thousands of dead fish found washed up on the shoreline of Lake Erie at Sims Park. Kelly Hart told FOX 8 News the dead fish were seen Friday along a mile stretch of shoreline at the Euclid park. Beach hazard statement: Don't swim in Lake Erie 'The residents are really concerned. I talked to the park maintenance man, and he's never seen anything like it,' Hart wrote in an email. 'The sight is pretty scary because the park patrons are unsure if this is a natural phenomenon, or if there is something serious going on with the lake.' It's a natural occurrence, usually happening in summer, but it's not expected to impact the overall fish population, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources told FOX 8 News' Tino Bovenzi. The department has received numerous recent reports of dead or dying freshwater drum — also called 'sheepshead' — from Euclid to Bratenahl and as far as Geneva. It's likely due to low oxygen in the lake, said Ann Marie Gorman, the fisheries biology supervisor at the department's Fairport Fisheries Research Station in Fairport Harbor. The phenomenon, called hypoxic upwelling, is believed to have been caused by the strong winds that swept through the region on Thursday, Gorman wrote in an email. More items included in Ohio's sales tax holiday Strong winds can force water with less oxygen to the shore, according to ODNR. Lake Erie fish are then forced closer to the shoreline to avoid that oxygen-depleted water. If they're unable to escape, they suffocate and are often found dead along the shore. Water temperature and dissolved oxygen forecasts from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science show low oxygen levels along portions of the shoreline. Such fish kills due to low-oxygen conditions have become more common in recent years, according to ODNR, and conditions that lead to them are present every summer. Beachgoers may notice a 'slight or even strong' odor of decomposition, related to Thursday's winds, according to ODNR. But before long, scavengers like herons, bald eagles and raccoons will help clean up. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
