Blueberry Hill

Dolgeville, in northern Herkimer County, is home to Blueberry Hill, a pick-your-own blueberry farm that does things the slow way. The growers run it without pesticides or herbicides, and they feed the bushes with natural wood chips as the main nutrient additive. Much of the work behind the berries is done by hand.

That approach is a lot more work. Hand weeding is the biggest chore, and it doesn’t always get finished because another job needs attention first. The growers say it’s worth the effort to support sustainable farming, and visitors get to pick berries from bushes raised that way.

What to Know

• The farm is pesticide and herbicide free.
• Natural wood chips are the main nutrient additive for the blueberry bushes.
• Weeding is done by hand, which is the most labor-intensive job on the farm.
• Customers pick their own berries straight from the bushes.
• Dolgeville is a village along East Canada Creek in the Mohawk Valley.