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Carving toolsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Greenville. Another 12 are within 25 miles. It's about 32 miles from Green Bay, WI, heading southwest.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: strawberries from late May.
Based on the typical seasons for Wisconsin, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around May 4). Treat the dates as a guide and check the farm's own update before you drive out.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Greenville and you get 13 U-pick farms in 10 towns, including 5 with strawberries, 5 orchards with apples, 2 pumpkin patches, 1 with blueberries and 1 with raspberries. 7 post their hours online, so you can check before you drive.
Greenville's own U-pick farm is Bauer's Apple Shed, with apples. It posts updates online and sits on Wisconsin Avenue. If it's closed or picked out, the table below shows the next-closest farm for each crop.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberries | Green Meadow Acres Hortonville | 5 mi | 5 |
| Apples | Bauer's Apple Shed Greenville | in town | 5 |
| Pumpkins | Cuff Farms Hortonville | 5 mi | 2 |
| Blueberries | Blueberry Haven bear creek | 22 mi | 1 |
| Raspberries | Terry's Berries Hortonville | 9 mi | 1 |
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Wisconsin; each farm sets its own dates.
Around Greenville the last spring frost usually comes around May 4, and the first fall frost around October 6. That leaves about 154 frost-free days for the farms. Late frost keeps the season near Greenville short, so berries and fruit tend to come in a rush in summer.
| Crop | Typical season in Wisconsin | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | September to October | 58–72 °F | 6 | 1 |
October brings highs around 58 °F and mornings near 39 °F, so pack a warm layer for apple picking.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Greenville, 7 miles away. The actual dates in Greenville can shift by a few weeks from one year to the next.
Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 monthly normals (average daily high; days with at least 0.1 inch of rain) at the station nearest Greenville, 7 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Greenville: Bauer's Apple Shed. Within 25 miles there are 12 more.
The farms here list apples most often. Picking dates around Greenville move with the weather, so call or check online first.
Around May 4 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 6. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Greenville, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Green Meadow Acres in Hortonville, about 5 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 5 farms with strawberries in total. The usual season in Wisconsin is June to July.
Right in Greenville: Bauer's Apple Shed. Within 25 miles we list 5 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Wisconsin is September to October.
Cuff Farms in Hortonville, about 5 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Wisconsin is September to October.
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