As with any marginally available food item, sour cherries have acquired a cult following. One must arrive at Water Mill’s Green Thumb Organic Farm—one of the few farm stands selling the fresh berries when they do arrive—early in the summer morning to head off competitors. Sour cherries are gone in a whisper, so get them while you can. Call beforehand for information on pricing and availability.
Wickham’s Fruit Farm28700 Main Road, Southold
631-734-6441
Call for the U-pick schedule, which changes yearlyBriermere Farms4414 Sound Avenue, Riverhead
631-722-3931Green Thumb Organic Farm829 Montauk Highway, Water Mill
631-0726-1900