Nothing says summer quite like a big, ripe, juicy peach and the North Fork is home to several farms where you can pick your own this month and next.
The following farms offer pick-your-own peaches. Be sure to call ahead to check for availability and changing hours — some farms even require it:
Davis Peach Farm
561 Hulse Landing Road, Wading River, (631) 929-1115
All peaches are $2 a pound, including their farmstand and pick your own. (No fee)
Open Monday thru Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Lewin Farms
812 Sound Avenue, Wading River, (631) 929-4327
$1.50 a pound for pick your own. There is no fee to pick peaches, but it’s on a day-to-day basis, based on supply. Customers are required to call on the day of to check on availability.
Patty’s Berries and Bunches
408 Sound Avenue, Mattituck, (631) 298-4679
Pick your own peaches will start Saturday, August 6 and Sunday, August 7.
$5 to fill a three-pound bag, which is approximately 12 peaches. (No fee)
Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily.
Wickham’s Fruit Farm
28700 Main Road, Cutchogue, (631) 734-6441
Pick your own peaches begins Friday, July 22.
$30 for a one-peck bag, which is about 13 pounds of peaches. (No fee)
Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Windy Acres Farm
3810 Route 25, Calverton, (631) 727-4554
$24 for three people for an 8-quart box for pick your own. (No fee)
Open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.