Blueberries are fussy about soil, so we can’t grow them here on the farm. Instead, we have a ten acre patch of berries on Lake Ontario in Niagara County, near the Somerset power plant.

Blueberry season runs from mid-July to early September.

To get to the blueberry field from the Rochester area, give yourself about an hour. Take route 390 north to the Lake Ontario State Parkway, and drive west until the parkway ends. Turn right (west) on Route 18 and continue for about 20 miles, half a mile beyond the power plant. Look for a sign on your right that says “Russell’s U-Pick Blueberries.” (View map.)

You can also buy our berries at our farmers’ markets, here on the farm, and in select Rochester area Wegman’s grocery stores.