It’s easy to see why the blueberry is New Jersey’s official state fruit. Sweet, nutritious and perfect for snacking or baking, blueberries are also low enough on the bush for even little kids to pick themselves.
You can bring the whole family to a pick-your-own farm in New Jersey for a fun outing. Picking usually starts mid-June, but some farms have been affected by the freeze in April, resulting in smaller crops in some cases. Check with your local farm for picking times, weather updates and ticket information before heading out.
There’s also a handful of blueberry-themed festivals, and wineries/breweries that are serving blueberry-based drinks. Plan a full day of blueberry fun with the fam.
Atlantic
Blueberry Bill Farms
914 11th St., Hammonton
609-839-4306
DiMeo Farms & Blueberry Plants Nursery
3101 Nesco Rd., Hammonton
609-561-5905
The Red Barn Farm
391 Rte. 206, Hammonton
609-517-2711
Walking Bird FarmsÂ
Formerly B&B Farms
250 South Mannheim Ave., Egg Harbor City
609-338-8690
Festivals
Red, White & Blueberry Festival
Hammonton High School, Hammonton
June 28
The biggest blueberry festival happens in the Blueberry Capital of the World, highlighting our state’s favorite fruit for the 40th year. Plus, there’s live music, food, classic cars, a juried art show and kiddie rides.
Wineries & Breweries
Bellview Winery
150 Atlantic St., Landisville
The “Jersey Blues” is light and sweet and is usually served with berry cobbler, lemon cake or almond cookies.
Blue Rascal Distillery
8 West End Ave., Hammonton
Blueberry vodka, brandy and liqueurs are made here.
Tomasello Winery
Hammonton Vineyard: 225 N. White Horse Pike, Hammonton
The Tomasello family takes their grapes straight from the vines to make Blueberry wine, Blueberry Crum and Blueberry Moscato. Note: there are tasting rooms around NJ, at Abma’s Farm, 700 Lawlins Rd., Wyckoff; in Cranford, 109 Walnut Ave.; throughout Historic Smithville; at Johnson’s Locust Hall Farm, 2691 Monmouth Rd., Jobstown; in Lambertville at 1 N. Union St.; at the Village Greene in Historic Smithville, 615 E. Moss Mill Rd., Smithville; and Wemrock Orchards, 300 Highway 33 & Wemrock Rd., Freehold.
Bergen
Wineries & Breweries
North Jersey Beer Co.
4201 Tonnelle Ave., North Bergen
Come to The Taproom for a taste of their Blueberry Crush craft beer.
Burlington
Clement Blueberry Farm
200 Magnolia Rd., Pemberton
609-836-0099
Haines Berry Farm
98 Sheep Pen Hill Rd., Pemberton
609-894-8630
Johnson’s Corner Farm
113 Church Rd., Medford
609-654-8643
Teca Farms
595 Magnolia Rd., Pemberton
267-650-8931
Wells’ Blueberry Farm
466 Retreat Rd., Southampton
609-859-2662
Wineries & Breweries
Valenzano Winery
1090 Rte. 206, Shamong
The specialty blueberry wines here include their Jersey Devil Blueberry Port and a Red, White & Blueberry Sangria.
Gloucester
Mood’s Farm Market
901 Bridgeton Pike, Mullica Hill
856-478-2500
Hunterdon
Phillips Farms
290 Church Rd., Milford
908-995-0022
Schaefer Farms
1051 County Rte. 523, Flemington
908-782-2705
Mercer
Terhune Orchards
330 Cold Soil Rd., Princeton
609-924-2310
Festivals
Blueberry Bash
Terhune Orchards, Princeton
June 27-28
Grab a bucket because the PYO blueberry fields are open. After, sit down for a show by Tucker’s Tales Puppet Theatre or NJ Bubble Parties. There will be live country music, visits with the animals, activities in the children’s area and pony rides. Pam Mount’s Blueberry Bash Buffet, The Barn Door Café and the farm store will be stocked with blueberry-themed food and snacks. The winery will be open in the historic apple orchard, serving the popular Harvest Blues apple-blueberry wine.
Middlesex
VonThun Farms
519 Ridge Rd., Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick
732-329-8656Â
Festivals
Blueberry Festival
Von Thun Farms, South Brunswick
June 13-14
Aside from PYO blueberries, there will be food trucks, hayrides, farm animals, and fresh blueberry donuts.
Monmouth
Battleview Orchards
91 Wemrock Rd., Freehold
732-462-0756
Happy Day Farm
106 Iron Ore Rd., Manalapan
732-977-3607
Morris
Alstede Farms
1 Alstede Farms Ln., Chester
908-258-6245
HillView Farms
223 Meyersville Rd., Gilette
908-647-0957
Ocean
Argos Farms
1250 Lacey Road, Forked River
609-693-3513
Emery’s Berry Farm
346 Long Swamp Rd., New Egypt
609-758-8514
U Pick Blueberry Patch
611 Route 9, Lanoka Harbor
Wineries & Breweries
Ship Bottom Brewery
830 N. Bay Ave., Beach Haven
This LBI staple serves up its own seasonal blueberry wheat ale.
Somerset
Snyder’s Farm
586 South Middlebush Rd., Somerset
732-496-0441
Sussex
Wineries & Breweries
Claremont Distillery
3619 NJ-94, Hamburg
Their specialty is a local blueberry vodka.
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