New York is America’s second-largest apple-producing state after Washington state. Wayne County leads all other counties in New York State.
From early September to late October, you can pick your own apples from Greater Rochester area farms offering a delicious variety, including Honeycrisp, Jonagold, Autumn Crisp, Twenty Ounce, CrimsonCrisp, Macoun, Empire, Red Delicious, Fuji, Golden Delicious, Jonamac, MacIntosh, Cortland, Gala, Ida Red, Granny Smith, and Cameo.
Many of our farms offer a fun agritourism experience, with hay rides, cider and donuts, and activities for the kids. Some have also started making cider, hard cider, and apple wines.
Monroe County Apple Farms
- Kelly’s Farm Market Hilton
- Kirby’s Farm Market Brockport
- Robb Farms Spencerport
- Schutt’s Apple Mill Webster
- West Wind Farms Hilton
- Whittier Fruit Farm Ogden
- Wickham Farms Penfield
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- The Apple Farm Stand North Rose
- The Apple Shed Newark
- Burnap’s Farm Market Sodus
- G & S Orchards Walworth
- Lagoner Farms Williamson
- Morgan’s Farm Market Marion
- Orbaker’s Farm Market Williamson
Greater Rochester Apple Farms
- Hurd Orchards Holley
- Ontario Orchards Sterling
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- Becker Farms Gasport
Tips for when you pick your own apples
Please feel free to bring along your reusable grocery bags.
Thank you to pickyourown.org for these helpful tips!
- Once you pick them, handle the fruits gently and place them in the baskets to prevent bruising and spoilage.
- Keep apples cool after picking to increase shelf life. A cool basement is ideal, but a refrigerator’s fruit/vegetable drawer will work, too. Kept cool, fresh-picked apples will generally keep weeks, but it DOES depend on the variety.
- Nutrition and miscellaneous facts: A half cup of apples is only 42 calories. Apples contain no cholesterol or fat and are also low in calories. They are high in dietary fiber, Vitamin A, and niacin. Apples also contain iron and other trace minerals and are a good source of Vitamin C.
- Apples have the highest antioxidant activity among 40 other fruits and vegetables, providing the power to fight aging, cancer, and heart disease.
Learn more about apple varieties from the New York Apple Association.
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Livingston County ?
Wyoming County ?
I’m happy to add some if you have recommendations!
I am looking for a place in or near Rochester NY that my family and I can pick our own apples and make our own cider Does anyone know of a place I can do that? I find place to pick my own apples but no one says anything about making our own cider. We are looking for a family putting activity and thought making our own cider would be fun.
That’s a tough one! I have a friend who lives in LeRoy with her own homestead orchard and she said she takes her apples out to a place in Attica to be processed, unpasteurized. I wonder if you reach out to any of the local apple farms and see if they do any cider education while they process their own apples? I remember making cider in 5th grade science class! I’d start with Robb Farms since they’re a smaller operation, then Westwind/Blue Barn Cidery. Let me know if you have any luck!