Produce Farms near Akron, OH

Barberton

Peninsula

Szalay's Farm & Market sits on Riverview Road in Peninsula, inside the Cuyahoga Valley between Cleveland and Akron. The farm is best known for its sweet corn, including roasted corn from the outdoor stand, alongside a full produce market and, in fall, pumpkins and seasonal activities. It's open daily 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. in season. Cash and check accepted, with an ATM on site.

Peninsula

Szalay's Farm & Market on Riverview Road in Peninsula, Ohio is a Cuyahoga Valley institution, open every day 9 to 7 through the season. The farm market pairs its produce with outdoor eateries, and fall at the farm brings its own traditions.

Peninsula

Greenfield Berry Farm grows berries and produce on Major Road in Peninsula, inside the Cuyahoga Valley between Cleveland and Akron. Small farms in this protected valley supply local markets and often open for berry-picking in summer. The setting among the national park's woods and trails makes it a scenic farm stop. Contact them to confirm picking days and what's in season.

Medina

Boneta Road Berry Farm (listed here as Bonita Road) is a family u-pick blueberry farm in Medina County, just north of Route 18 and close to I-71. Blueberries are the whole show, picked in season by the pound. There's no dedicated website; the farm posts ripening and picking updates on Facebook.

Wadsworth

Seville

Seville Berry Farm grows berries near Seville, in the farm country of southern Medina County. Ohio's berry season runs from June strawberries into midsummer blueberries and brambles. No website or detailed listing was available, so contact the farm to confirm which berries it offers and its picking hours.

Mantua

Brooklyn Heights

Rosby's is one of the last working farms left inside Cleveland's suburbs, sitting in Brooklyn Heights just south of downtown in Cuyahoga County. It combines a greenhouse with a berry operation, drawing pickers in early summer and selling bedding plants and fall pumpkins as the seasons turn. Being minutes from the city makes it a rare pick-your-own stop for close-in neighborhoods.

Garrettsville

Wolff's Blueberry Farm grows blueberries on Hankee Road in Garrettsville, in Portage County in northeast Ohio. Blueberry u-pick in this area generally opens in July and runs several weeks, weather permitting. No website listing current picking days or prices came up online, so check with the farm before heading out.

Hiram

Hiram

Shari's Berries & Garden grows berries and garden produce on Abbott Road in Hiram, a small Portage County town in northeast Ohio. It's a local u-pick and market garden, unrelated to the national mail-order brand of a similar name. Current crops and hours aren't posted online, so reach the farm directly.

Voytko Berry Farm grows berries on Franks Road in the Auburn Township area southeast of Chagrin Falls, in Geauga County. Berry farms like this open for u-pick strawberries in June, then raspberries and blueberries deeper into summer. No website with current hours or crops surfaced, so contact the farm directly.

Auburn Twp

Columbia Station

Martin Blueberries is a pick-your-own blueberry grower on Akins Road in Columbia Station, southwest of Cleveland in Lorain County. Ohio blueberries ripen from roughly early July into August, which is the window to catch this patch. Current picking conditions and hours aren't posted online, so it's worth calling ahead.

Columbia Station

Columbia Berry Farm runs a pick-your-own operation on West River Road in Columbia Station, a rural corner of Lorain County southwest of Cleveland. Summer is the season here, when the rows open and visitors fill their own buckets. Picking days swing with the weather and how the crop is ripening, so it pays to call ahead before making the drive out.

Columbia Station

Blueberries are the crop at Slaga's Blueberries on Crocker Road in Columbia Station, in southern Lorain County southwest of Cleveland. Ohio blueberries ripen through July into early August, the window to watch for fresh fruit here. No website surfaced online, so call ahead to confirm picking days and availability.

Waltz Strawberry Patch is a pick-your-own strawberry farm on Freed Street Southeast, in the Paris-Minerva area of Stark County, Ohio (ZIP 44669). Strawberries in this part of the state ripen from roughly late May into June, and patches like this open for only a few weeks each spring. Call ahead, since picking days depend entirely on the crop and recent weather.

Lodi

This blueberry patch on Lafayette Road in Lodi grows pick-your-own blueberries in southern Medina County. Blueberries here ripen from mid-July into August, the window when U-pick patches open to the public. The playful name aside, it's a small seasonal operation, so rows can pick out fast on a good weekend. Call ahead to confirm the patch is open and berries are ready.

Lodi

Marian Kay Berry Farm is on Congress Road in Lodi, in Medina County in northeast Ohio. It's a pick-your-own berry operation, the kind that opens for strawberries in June and small fruit through midsummer. No listing with current hours and crops surfaced online, so reach the farm directly.

Lodi