2024 Apple season is here!! SEPTEMBER…the leaves are starting to change colors, the weather is cooling down, and apple picking season is here!! A fun activity to do with family or friends, apple picking is a fall staple in New England, so we’ve rounded up our favorite places to visit!
Averill Farm
250 Calhoun Street, Washington, CT
Open for Pick your Own! Daily 9:30am – 5:30pm
A tenth generation family farm offering fall fruits: apples & pears, along with goodies from many area farms as well, from maple syrup, honey, eggs, tomatoes, squash and pumpkins-on a gorgeous hilltop in the beautiful Litchfield Hills of Northwest CT. Don’t forget to try some of their hard cider!
Beardsley’s Cider Mill & Orchard
278 Leavenworth Road, Shelton
PYO open weekends ONLY 10am – 5:00pm
Check out their farm store for the BEST cider donuts!! Our farm store will be open daily from 10am – 5:30pm with apples, cider, pies, cider donuts, scones, fruit breads and LOCAL RAW HONEY available daily right through until Christmas Eve.
Belinsky Farm
124 Moose Hill Road, Oxford (35 minutes from Fairfield)
We are open from 9am until 5pm on weekends, call for weekday hours.
On their small, yet beautiful farm, they have a wide assortment of products. They especially pride ourselves on our Christmas Trees!
Bishop’s Orchards
1355 Boston Post Road, Guilford (45 min drive from Fairfield)
Open for PYO!
Bishop’s Orchards Guilford Farm Market & Winery, 1355 Boston Post Rd. in Guilford is open year round. PYO Season is officially here! Please call 203-458-PICK for more information, including availability, pricing, daily hours and locations.We can’t wait to make more memories with you in 2024. Remember the Farm Market & Creamery are open year round.
Blue Hills Orchard
141 Blue Hills Rd. Wallingford (45 min drive from Fairfield)
Open for Pick your Own! Saturdays 10am – 5pm and Sundays 10am – 4pm
Blue Hills Orchard has been owned and operated by the Henry family since 1904. Located on the northern slope of Sleeping Giant Mountain, the orchard covers over 300 acres with 250 acres in apple production and another 30 plus in peaches, plums and nectarines.
We have partnered with Massachusetts-based craft cidery, Stormalong Cider, to produce an unfiltered hard cider reminiscent of our farmstand cider pressed and sold at harvest. Store hours are Friday 10am – 6pm, Saturday 10am – 6pm, Sunday 10am – 5pm
Blue Jay Orchards
125 Plumtrees Road, Bethel
APPLE PICKING SEASON HAS ARRIVED
HOURS TUESDAY -SUNDAY
TUESDAY-FRIDAYS 11 AM TO 4:30
SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS 10 AM TO 4:30
NO APPLE PICKING ON MONDAYS
Except
COLUMBUS DAY
Pick Your Own Apple
Bag prices are
1/2 peck $12
peck $20
1/2 bushel $40 All apples must be in the bags purchased from
Blue Jay
Apple picking for the weekend of Sept 10-13 Mcintosh , Sept.fugi , Cortland and Gala AND SEPTEMBER WONDER ( EARLY FUGI )
Farm Market and Bakery are open all week 11am – 5pm!
Drazen Orchards
251 Wallingford Road, Cheshire (1hr drive from Fairfield)
Open for Pick your Own!
We feature PYO apples, peaches, plums, pears and blueberries. We invite you to enjoy our farm as much as we do. Take a scenic walk to the picking areas or take a weekend wagon ride. We also have a shady area with picnic tables for your enjoyment.
Open Daily
Closed Tuesdays
Farm Market Hours
9:30am-5:30pm
Pick your Own Hours
9:30 am – 4:30pm
(PYO must be checked out by 4:30)
Lyman Orchards
105 South Street, Middlefield (1hr drive from Fairfield)
The Corn Maze will open August 31st of 2024. This year’s maze theme – Peanuts, Celebrating 75 Years!
Connecticut’s premiere orchard with family-friendly events, pick-your-own fruits, and a year-round golf course.
For information and updates on picking conditions, please call our 24-hour PYO hotline at 860-349-6015. While you’re here, stop by the Apple Barrel Farm Market, open year round. The Lyman Orchards Creamery is open seasonally.
March Farm
160 Munger Lane, Bethlehem (1hr drive from Fairfield)
FARM STORE IS OPEN 7 DAYS PER WEEK 10-6PM
SENIORS 55+ … Get 15% OFF every Monday @ March Farm!!!
HILLTOP SEASON BEGINS THIS SATURDAY
Hip Hip Hooray it’s HILLTOP time @ March’s!!! Here’s what you can expect…
PYO APPLES
Hilltop picking is open Saturday & Sunday’s only from 10-4:30pm.
PYO Apples in the orchard alongside the Farm Store is open Monday – Friday from 10:30-4:30pm. It is not open on Saturday’s or Sunday’s.
PYO Apple Bags Costs
1/2 Bushel (22lbs) $35
Peck (12lbs) $22
1/2 Peck (6lbs) $12
March Farm is a fourth generation family farm destination offering seasonal Pick Your Own berries & fruit along with family friendly activities. The Farm Store & Bakery is stocked with regional food specialties and fresh baked goods – everything you need to compliment your next meal or dessert.
Roger’s Orchards
336 Long Bottom Road, Southington (1hr drive from Fairfield)
Pick your own re-opening Labor Day Weekend 2024. Open every Friday – Sunday & Holiday Mondays (10am – 5pm) through October
The Home Farm salesroom, our original location, dates back to 1809. The Sunnymount location began in 1965 when approximately 90 acres of mountainside land was purchased and planted as orchards. Both locations are open daily from late July to mid May and offer our own apples, peaches, nectarines and pears along with the finest Connecticut Grown sweet corn, tomatoes and other vegetables in season. Our bakery features a wide variety of fresh baked fruit pies, our famous apple cider donuts, apple sour cream coffee cakes, and cookies. Our We also feature local honey, maple syrup from Connecticut and Vermont, and our private label jams and jellies.
Scott’s Yankee Farm
291 North Bridebrook Rd, East Lyme, CT (1hr drive from Fairfield)
Open for Pick you Own is open!
Mondays & Fridays 11am-5pm
Saturdays & Sunday 10am-5pm
Silverman’s Farm
451 Sport Hill Road, Easton
Apples PYO is OPEN! Follow us on social media for up to date picking availability and times.
The Country market is full of everything from fruits and vegetables to dairy products, jams, jellies, and condiments. We always have sweet treats to share with friends and family! The Animal Farm is also open! Monday – Sunday 9am – 5pm