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This page provides a detailed list of the Connecticut's pick-your-own (PYO, U-pick, pick-it-yourself) farms. I'm always looking for suggestions of more farms and events to add and feedback about any you have visited, so if you encounter any, just click on the preceding link, as appropriate! And if you have a farm and want to add it or correct the information, please click on the link to "add my farm".
Click on the map or links below in your area to locate a pick-your-own farm near you:
- Western Connecticut (Litchfield and Fairfield counties)
- Hartford and Tolland counties, Connecticut
- Southern Connecticut (New Haven and Middlesex counties)
- Eastern Connecticut (Windham and New London counties)
We also have a page with links to our own simple instructions on canning, freezing and drying many fruits and vegetables, such as how to make jam, apple butter, applesauce, spaghetti sauce, salsa, pickles, ketchup or freezing corn.
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U-Pick Farms and Orchards, sorted by county
Remember: ALWAYS call (or follow the link to the farm's own website, if the name is a blue link) to confirm the information before you go! They may close, run out or change events, times, etc. without notifying me!Hartford County
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4-H Center at Auer Farm -
Blueberries and raspberries
158 Auer Farm Road, Bloomfield, CT 06002. Phone: (860) 242-7144. Fax: (860) 243-0005. Email: 4hcenter@comcast.net. The 4-H Education Center is a non-profit corporation with a mission to teach the science of agriculture. PYO Blueberries and raspberries support our mission. - Appleberry Farm
749 North Stone Street, West Suffield, CT 06093. Phone: (860) 668-7252 Fax: (860) 668-7013.
PYO apples, peaches, pears, pumpkins, raspberries. Call for availability. Salesroom open 1 - 5 pm. Seasonal. -
Belltown Hill Orchards -apples,
peaches, plums, other fruit and pumpkins
483 Matson Hill Road, South Glastonbury, CT 06073. Phone: (860) 633-2789. Email: belltownorchards@snet.net. PYO blueberries, raspberries, and cherries daily. Saturday and Sunday. PYO nectarines, pears, pumpkins & plum tomatoes. Weekend hayrides to PYO fields. Call for picking info. - Brown's Harvest -
pumpkins
60 Rainbow Road, Route 75, Windsor, CT 06095. Phone: (860) 683-0266. Fax: (860) 683-0267. Email: hfbrowninc@sbcglobal.net. Free weekend hayrides to pumpkin patch starting September 27, 10 am to 5 pm. Children's groups weekdays by appt. Open 10 am to 6 pm for pumpkins, mums, cider donuts, cornstalk maze. -
Botticello Farms - eggplant, onions, peppers, tomatoes,
Precut Christmas trees, Christmas wreaths and boughs, Christmas
decorations, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, and prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms
209 Hillstown Road, Manchester , CT 06040. Phone: 860-649-2462. Fax: 860-432-3563. Email us at: Botticellofarms@aol.com. Directions: And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. Click here for picking updates. Open: August, September, October, November, December. Open: Seasonal: Open Seven days 8AM to 7:30PM (later during Christmas Season) Seasonal: Open Seven days 8AM to 7:30PM (later during Christmas Season) Garden annuals and perennials available as early as Mid-March beginning with pansies. Easter Plants, Mothers Day hanging baskets, herbs, vegetable plants May 1-July. Hydroponic Tomatoes May 15-July 15, Corn July 4th-until Frost, Squash, cukes, pickles, tomatoes, peppers, beans: July 4th until frost. Pumpkins, corn stalks, mums August 20th through October 31st. Open for Christmas with Trees, wreaths, poinsettias Thanksgiving until Christmas eve. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. We practice Integrated Pest Management-A sustainable approach to managing pests. - Chaponis Bros Strawberry Farm -
Strawberries -
NO LONGER A PICK-YOUR-OWN
30 Clark Street, South Windsor, CT 06074. Phone: for latest information. - Dondero Orchards, LLC -
Rhubarb, apples, peaches, plums, blueberries, black raspberries &
strawberries, pears, flowers, pumpkins, tomatoes & lettuce.
529 Woodland Street, South Glastonbury, CT 06073. Phone: (860) 659-0294 (860) 633-2375. Email: DonderoOrchards@cox.net.
We also grow more fruit, vegetables & herbs. - Dzen Brothers Farm
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strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, pumpkins and Christmas trees
Barber Hill Road, South Windsor, CT 06074. Phone: (860) 644-4575 Fax: (860) 872-3677. Located on the East Windsor/South Windsor line on Barber Hill Road. We offer PYO and fresh-picked . Farm stand offering produce, plants, & soft serve ice cream. -
Dzen TreeFarm, Inc. - strawberries, red raspberries,
Christmas trees
215 Barber Hill Road, South Windsor, CT 06074. Phone: (860) 648-2233 Fax: (860) 648-9065.
We offer PYO strawberries in June and PYO red raspberries in June and July. We offer cut your own Christmas trees in December. Visit our website at for more details. - Easy Pickin's Orchard - PYO Apples, peaches, plums, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, vegetables, flowers & pumpkins. Wagon rides 46 Bailey Road, Enfield, CT 06082. Phone: (860) 763-FARM/763-3276. 100 different PYO crops! July - November. Dwarf trees! Wagon rides! Festivals! Family Fun! Call for info.
- Futtner's Family Farm -
PYO tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, & more
910 Silver Lane, East Hartford, CT 06118. Phone: (860) 569-4138. Directions: I-84 exit 58 1/4 mi. east of Rentschler Field. Open late July to frost, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 8 am to 6 pm while supply is good. Bring containers. - Gigi's Native Produce -
strawberries
48 Shaker Road (Route 220), Enfield, CT 06082. Phone: (860) 881-8297. Ready picked or PYO strawberries (June). Open 8 am to 7 pm, 7 days a week. Also a roadside stand featuring homemade Rebecca's Pies, herbs, and native ready picked fruits and vegetables (July - September). - Gilson Farm Greenhouses -
Strawberries and blueberries
57 Wapping Road, Windsorville, CT 06016. Phone: (860) 623-0409. PYO . Strawberries: June. Blueberries: July - August. Blueberries netting covered. Children welcome, call for picking conditions. - Karabin Farms
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orchard and pumpkins
894 Andrews Street, Southington, CT 06489. Phone: (860) 621-6363 Fax: (860) 621-2058. Email: farmingct@cox.net. Open: daily from 9am to 5pm April-Dec. PYO weekends September and October.Scenic wagon rides to our orchard and pumpkin field. Numerous farm animals on working family farm. Farm stand open early August until late October. - Kuras Farms -
PYO blueberries
1901 Mountain Road, West Suffield, CT 06093. Phone: (860) 668-2942. Email: kurascs@aol.com. July 5th - September 1st. Raspberries July 5th - 20th and September 1st - October 15th. Retail farm stand. All home grown. July 5th - October 15th vegetables and specialties. -
Lost Acres Orchard - apples
130 Lost Acres Road, North Granby, CT 06060. Phone: (860) 653-6600. Email: ginny@lostacres.com. PYO apples, free wagon rides on weekends in September & October. Farm store open all year with apples, cider, pies, breads, soups, jams, mums, quilts and gifts. Great family fun! -
Petersen Farm - flowers, and prepicked produce
Corner of Foster Road and Burgess Road 125 Burgess Road, South Windsor, CT 06074. Phone: (860) 282-1747. Email us at: snpetersen@cox.net. Directions: Off of Route 30 (Ellington Road) turning on Foster Road across from the Strawbridge Villge Condos. Click here for a map to our farm. Crops are usually available in July, August, September. Open: Saturday & Sunday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Open July thru September, weekends from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Payment: Cash, Check. -
Pleasant Valley Harvest -
follows organic methods, strawberries,
185 Pleasant Valley Road, Mansfield, CT 06250. Phone: 860.966.4708. Email: lombardassociates@charter.net. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June. Open: June yo November We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, Check. - The Pickin' Patch - PYO small fruits
and vegetables in season.
Nod Road, Avon, CT 06001. Phone: (860) 677-9552. Spring - Pre-started flower and vegetable plants. Summer - PYO small fruits and vegetables in season. Fall - Free hayrides to pumpkins in October. - Rogers Orchards- Shuttlemeadow Farm -
apples,
pumpkins
Long Bottom Road, Southington, CT 06489. Phone: (860) 229-4240 Fax: (860) 229-4076. PYO apples. Children welcome. Fun for the whole family - children welcome. Friday, Saturday, & Sun., September and October. Weekends 10am - 5 pm, weather permitting. PYO is adjacent to our salesroom, featuring Farm Bakery, our own fruits and vegetables. Also rabbits for the kids. - Rogers Orchards- Sunnymount Farm -
apples
Meriden-Waterbury Road, Route 322, Southington, CT 06489. Phone: (203) 879-1206. PYO apples. Children welcome. Fun for the whole family. Friday, Saturday, & Sun., September and October. Weekends 10 am to 5 pm, weather permitting. PYO is adjacent to our salesroom, featuring our own fruits and vegetables. Also ducks and rabbits for the kids. -
Rose's Berry Farm at Wickham Hill - strawberries, pumpkins &
Christmas trees
1200 Hebron Avenue (Rt 94), Glastonbury, CT 06033. Phone: (860) 633-7467 Fax: (860) 657-3062. PYO and pre-picked strawberries (June). Stand features flowers, native fruits and produce, cider, mums, farm-made pies and baked goods (June - October). Children welcome. Call for seasonal hours. Exit 8 off Rte 2, Route 94 east approx 2 miles. -
Rose's Berry Farm - Apples, blackberries, blueberries, flowers,
pumpkins, raspberries, strawberries, Christmas trees-you choose and you cut,
Precut Christmas trees, Christmas wreaths and boughs, Christmas decorations,
saws provided, trees bagged, trees tied, pumpkin patch-pick in the field,
pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn maze, straw or hay bale
maze, child-sized haybale maze, and prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and
refreshment stand, picnic area
295 Matson Hill Road, So. Glastonbury, CT 06073. Phone: 860-633-7467. Fax: 860-657-3062. Email us at: info@rosesberryfarm.com. Directions: From Route 2 East take exit 7. This is Route 17 South. Follow 17S for 4 miles. At the third light take a left. Follow Hopewell Rd for about a mile till the road forks. Bear Right onto Matson Hill Road. The farm is on the left at the top of the hill. Directions from other areas available on our website Click here for a map to our farm. Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September, October, November, December. Open: Blueberry Hours (typically Jul 10 to August 20)Monday through Thursday: 8 am to 8 pm; Fridays and Saturdays:8 to 5 pm; Sundays 9 am to 5 pm with breakfast served 8:30 to 1 pm. Fall Pumpkins Hours - Last weekend in September to the last weekend October: Saturdays, Sundays and Columbus Day 10 am to 5 pm (last hayride at 4:30 pm). For al other seasons please refer to our website. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. We also produce our own jams, cider, pies (sold frozen or baked), toppings and vinegar. We also have a farm stand location where we offer pick-your own strawberries and flowers. -
The Pickin' Patch - PYO small fruits and vegetables
276 Nod Road, Avon, CT 06001. Phone: (860) 677-9552. A family owned & operated business since 1666. - Udderly Woolly Farm - ORGANIC, raspberries
581 Thompson Street, Glastonbury, CT 06033-4030. Phone: (860) 633-4503. Email: t-jkemble@cox.net. An organic farm with a PYO y patch. Open: July & early August. Fresh picked vegetables are also for sale. - Scagllia Fruit Farm -
blueberries, apples, pears, peaches, plums, nectarines, & raspberries
360 Matson Hill Road, South Glastonbury, CT 06073. Phone: (860) 633-9055, (860) 633-1699. Come join our "picking family" in July - October. PYO blueberries, apples, pears, peaches, plums, nectarines, & raspberries as you enjoy scenic views of the Connecticut River Valley. Call for picking info. - Scott's
Orchard and Nursery - Pick your own peaches, apples, pears
and plums in season, Hay maze, horse-drawn hay rides on weekends in the Fall
1838 New London Turnpike, Glastonbury, CT 06033. Phone: 860-633-8681. Email: woody@scottsorchardandnursery.com. Payment: Mastercard & Visa accepted. Hay Maze & Seminars seasonally. Sept/October Hours vary, currently Monday to Friday 8-6, Sun 8-5 Closed for the Winter. Plenty of family fun. -
Sweet Wind Farm -
follows organic methods, blueberries, cucumbers, peas, peppers,
pumpkins, summer squash, winter squash, tomatoes, other vegetables, Maple
Syrup from trees on the farm, and prepicked produce, restrooms
339 South Road, Route 179, East Hartland, CT 06027. Phone: 860-653-2038. Email: sweetwind@sweetwindfarm.net. Directions: Follow route 20 west from Granby Center into Hartland. Take a left onto route 179, farm is down 1 1/2 miles on right. Take route 219 from Barkhamsted onto Route 179, farm is on just past town line on left. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in July, August, September, October, November, December. Open: PYO Saturdays beginning in July from 10 am to dusk; Call for appt; for a different time; Farmstand open daily from 10 am till dusk with pre - picked produce and maple products. Blueberry Festival annually second Saturday in July; Pumpkin Festival annually last Saturday in September Maple Festival annually 2nd Saturday in March; PYO Blueberries begins in July-September Vegetables July - October; Christmas trees Nov-December; Live trees anytime; Farmstore open year 'round with maple products. We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, Check. Blueberry Festival, Pumpkin Festival, Maple Festival. Sugarhouse tours and classes during sugaring season. Maple products sold wholesale to retailers. (UPDATED: May 17, 2008) - Tryon's Farm - strawberries, pumpkins
Tryon Street, South Glastonbury, CT 06073. Phone: (860) 657-3744 Fax: (860) 659-1261. PYO strawberries across from Dug Road on Tryon Street. PYO pumpkins at 999 Main Street at rear of the farm stand.
Tolland County
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Eagle Valley Farms - follows organic
methods, apples, blueberries, peaches, raspberries,
Honey from hives on the farm, and prepicked produce
247 Old Springfield Road, Stafford Springs, CT 06076. Phone: 860-684-7631. Fax: 860-684-7631. Email: bigftlightft@yahoo.com. Directions: from rte 190- go two miles north on Old Springfield Road; the farm is on the right. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in July, August, September. Open: Wednesday through Saturday from 9 to 6pm and Sunday from 12 noon to 5pm. We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard. - Hydeville Farm - PYO red raspberries & apples
202 Hydeville Road, Stafford Springs, CT 06076. Phone: (860) 684-2335. Email: jnjfpac@aol.com. Open: late August through October, open for raspberry picking from 10am til dusk daily and for apple on Saturday and Sunday, from 10am til dusk. Containers provided. -
Johnny Appleseed's Farm -
Pumpkins, apples, peaches, tractor rides, pumpkins
Route 83 & 13 Schoolhouse Road, Ellington, CT 06029. Phone: (860) 875-1000. PYO peaches & apples from easy-to-reach dwarf trees. Free tractor rides on weekends. PYO pumpkins in the Fall. Fruits & vegetables also available at our stands on Rte 83 in Ellington & Tolland on Rte 195, just south of I-84. Peach picking usually begins in early August and goes thru early to mid September, depending on the season. Peaches sometimes require extra time to ripen between pickings; therefore, we do not always have u-pick peaches on a daily basis. U-pick apples usually begin in early August and go thru the end of October. Our apple trees are all dwarfs, which means no ladders or climbing; all the fruit is easy to reach from the ground. We offer free tractor rides on the weekends and all containers are provided. The orchards are handicap accessible. On Mondays and Tuesdays, we offer a 10% discount to seniors at our u-pick locations. Free tractor rides on weekends. PYO pumpkins in the Fall. Fruits & veggies at our stand on Route 83 in Ellington & in Tolland on Route 30. School groups by appointment. -
Pell Farm - PYO
strawberries & ready-picked, pumpkins, hayrides, corn & hay
maze and petting zoo
96 Kibbe Grove Road, Somers, CT 06071. Phone: (860) 749-3582. Fax: (860) 749-6619.
Open: June & early July, 8 am to 8 pm daily. PYO pumpkins in October with hayrides, corn & hay maze and petting zoo. School groups by appointment. Cut your own Christmas Tree in December. - Pesce's Farm - strawberries
66 Hebron Road, Bolton, CT 06043. Phone: (860) 643-5712. PYO strawberries - Pre-picked available. Wholesale and retail sales. Enjoyable picking in the cool climate of the Bolton hills. - Pumpkin Paul's Farm -
pumpkins, strawberries, sugar snap peas
Route 195, Tolland/Coventry Line, Storrs, CT 06268. Phone: (860) 429-6962. U-Pick and ready-picked strawberries in clean, each to pick fields - early June thru early July. Top quality pumpkins, U-Pick or from the pile, late September thru October 31. Please call our information line at (860) 429-8449. - Rock Maple Farm - (860)684-4040. 5 Moulton Hill Road, Stafford, CT 06076. , Email: rockmaplefarm1@aol.com Grows approximately 10 acres of pumpkins and other fall products such as gourds, Indian corn (regular and mini) corn stalks and winter squash.Visitors to the farm can purchase pumpkins in the sales area where produce is stocked daily for your convenience. Hayrides are available at the farm year round, but on SUNDAYS during Pumpkin Days they run continuously ,between 1am and 4pm..We also have Our Gift Shop "THE HEN HOUSE" which is full of hand made goodies,to help with your fall decorating ..and the animals . The farm is also open for pumpkin sales during weekdays between the hours of 8 noon until dark, while supplies last. Hayrides are available only by appointment during weekdays..
- Winterbrook Farm -Blueberries, Maple Syrup from our new Sugar
House
116 Beffa Road, Staffordville, CT 06076. Phone: (860) 684-2124. Email: winterbrookfarm@cox.net. Blueberries grown under nets - no pesticides or herbicides. Pick anytime daily late July - early September From Staffordville 19N, right on New City Road for 2 miles; left on Beffa Road for 1 mile. - Wright's Orchard and
Dried Flower Farm - blueberries, raspberries, apples, pumpkins, vegetables, flowers
271 South River Road, Tolland, CT 06084. Phone: (860) 872-1665. Email: wtjwright@sbcglobal.net. PYO blueberries, raspberries, apples, pumpkins, mums and dried flowers. Open August 1 - Dec. 24, Thurs. - Tuesday from 1 pm to 5:30 pm. Closed Wednesday. Visit our 19th century basket and flower barn.
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