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This page provides a detailed list of central NJ's pick- your- own (PYO,
U-pick, pick-it-yourself) farms. We also have our own free and
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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".
Remember to ALWAYS either email, call or click the link to
the farm's own website (if they have one) on the morning before you go,
to confirm hours, conditions and availability of the specific crops you want!
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!
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Evergreen Farm - Asian Pears, White peaches, Korean grapes,
1023 Yardville-Allentown Road, Hamilton Township, NJ 08620. Phone: (609)
259-0029. Fax: (609) 259-0048. Asian Pears (Sept) White peaches (July)
Korean grapes (August) Spring peach blossom festival. A visitor writes on
July 01, 2009: "very sweet fruit ladders to access tall trees encourage
everyone to eat the fruit while picking" (Suggested by a visitor, ADDED:
July 01, 2009)
- Grover Farm - Pick Your Own: Strawberries; peas; potatoes; sweet corn; green beans; pumpkins
348 Village Road East, Princeton Junction, NJ. Phone: (609) 799-1195.
Directions: Near Dutch Neck. Open: Call for hours.
A visitor writes
on October 01, 2009: "I have been going to this farm for as long as I
can remember. It hasn't been the same since Mr Grover was sick but still
wonderful. Now that Mr. Grover has died we are all just heart broken. There
are many of my favorite memories in the soil on Grover's farm... I am glad
at least that I got to bring my son there in 2007. There will never be a
farm as wonderful as Grovers.. No scales, no price tags, no cash registers..
Just a man and his pumpkins. Rest in Peace Mr. Grover.. You will be
missed.."
- Lee Turkey Farm - Pick Your Own: Apples, cherries, nectarines,
peaches, beans, peas, squash, sweet corn, tomatoes, strawberries,
raspberries, blackberries, eggplant, peppers, broccoli, pumpkins, other
vegetables, flowers, hayrides, corn maze
201 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor, NJ.
Phone: (609) 448-0629. Directions: On Hickory Corner Road, 1 mile W of
Route 130. Open: May - December ., Monday to Saturday, 9 am to 6 pm, Sun. 2 pm to 6 pm.
Roadside Market: Apples, cucumbers, cabbage, fruits, vegetables.
Apple Varieties: Cortland, Empire, Fuji, Gala, Golden Delicious, Jonagold, Red Delicious, Stayman/Winesap.
Also Available: Hay rides; walking tours; corn maze; oven-ready turkeys.
A visitor writes on September 19, 2009: "My fiancee and I love to
pick your own fruit. I was searching your website for a place that was close
to home and we found Lee Turkey Farm. It's a GREAT place. It has a mom and
pop feel. The staff is very friendly and are always willing to help you. The
fruit was delicious and very plentiful. We went peach picking in September
and there were so very many trees that still had so much fruit on them. I
enjoyed the low prices on the pick your own. This is a GREAT find. People
should check this place out!!"
- Little Acres Farm - Pick Your Own: Strawberries; plum tomatoes; eggplant; peppers
Market Lawrenceville-Pennington Road, Pennington, NJ.
Phone: 609-737-6502. Directions: Route 546 at Federal City Road. Open: Daily, May - December ., 10 am to 6 pm.
Roadside Market: Strawberries; sweet corn; tomatoes; peaches; various other
fruits & vegetables; pumpkins.
Also Available: Gourds; Indian corn; bedding plants; Christmas trees; Wreaths; poinsettias; WIC and Senior FMNP
checks accepted.
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Terhune
Orchards - Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, apples, cherries
(sweet, sour), blackberries, peaches, pumpkins, flowers
330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, NJ
08540. Phone: 609-924-2310. Email:
info@terhuneorchards.com.
Apple picking, pumpkin picking, cider,
pies, farm animals, pick your own, field trips, farm market and more can be
found at the Mount Family's 200 fruit and vegetable-producing acres noted
for quality products and country-style service. Terhune Orchards Farm Store
attracts local people doing their daily shopping as well as visitors on
their way through the Princeton area. The Farm Store and Farm Yard are open
every day all year.
- A & A Zimbicki Farms - UPDATE: October 3, 2005: No longer
a pick-your-own
Pick Your Own: Peaches, Apples
146 Federal Road, Englishtown
- Blossom Hill Farms - Pick Your Own: Apples; peaches; pumpkins
Eiker Road, Cranbury.
Phone: (609) 799-0226. Open: July to November, Tuesday to Friday 10 am to 5
pm, Saturday, & Sun. 9 am to 5 pm Also Available: Cider; pies; donuts; jams;
jellies; mums. (UPDATED: August 06, 2009)
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Cranbury Brook Farm - pumpkins, and prepicked produce, pony rides,
farm animals - NOTE - Not really a PYO, but they have farm tours and events
that might appeal
308 Federal Road, Monroe Township, NJ 08831. Phone: 609-918-0351. Email:
NewJerseyFarmer@aol.com. And for a map to our farm,
click here. Events are usually available in July, August, September,
October. Open: We are normally open from 10 - 7, but also by appointment. We
have a phone number on our gate for those that want to come at different
times. Tomatoes - July 15th Raspberries - August 1st Blackberries - July
15th Misc. Veggies (cukes, zucchini, herbs) - July 1st Payment: Cash, only.
We do a lot of farm tours, especially for children as we raise milking
goats, horses, chickens, ducks in addition to our gardens.
- Giamarese Farm
- Pick Your Own: Apples; pumpkins; leafy greens (Nov.); Christmas trees
55 Fresh Pond Road, East Brunswick, NJ. Phone: (732) 821-9494. Directions:
Route 1 to Main St. Milltown, 3rd Traffic Light, Right onto Kluthau Ave. bear right at fork onto Fresh Ponds Road. Market is approx 2 - 22
miles on right.
Open: May 1 - December 23, Monday to Saturday 9 am to 7 pm, Sunday 1 pm to 7 pm. Roadside Market: Strawberries; peas; lettuce; raspberries; peaches; apples; assorted beans; tomatoes; plum tomatoes; peppers; melon; citrus; bananas; plums; cherries; grapes; honey; okra; pumpkins.
Also Available: Free hay rides on weekends in Oct.; education farm tours (September & Oct.); corn maze; Indian corn, jams; jellies; milk; bread; Christmas trees (6 varieties); baked goods; Halloween & Christmas decorations; WIC and Senior FMNP checks accepted
- Habiak Farms - Pick Your Own: Pumpkins, Gourds, Jack-B-Littles, Christmas Trees
315 Deans Rhode Hall Road, South Brunswick, NJ.
Phone: (732) 297-0751. Directions: Coming from Route 1 & Route 130, South on
Route 130 5.5 miles to left on Deans Rhode Hall Road, 2.8
miles; Exit 8A to Route 535 North, 2.8 miles to Deans Rhode Hall Road. Open:
Weekends in October (pumpkins); weekends in December (Christmas trees), Oct.
Weekends 10 am to 5 PM, December . Weekends. 10 am to 5 PM.
Also Available: Corn Stalks, Straw, Choose & Cut Christmas Trees, Wreaths, Grave Blankets
- Joe Indyk - Pick Your Own: Strawberries
595 Spotswood-Englishtown Road, Jamesburg, NJ.
Phone: (732) 521-2548 or (732) 521-0729. Directions: 2 miles W of Raceway
Park, across from the Stone Museum Middlesex Co. Route 613.
Open: June - Nov. Roadside Market: Watermelon; pumpkins; cabbage;
cauliflower; tomatoes; collards; turnips; mustard; kale; strawberries.
Also Available: Rye Straw
- Pleasant Hill Farm - apples, pumpkins
192 Ridge Road
(Rt. 522) , Jamesburg, NJ. Phone: (732) 329-0776. Email:
ajaccoma@comcast.net. Open: May 1
- October 31, Monday to Saturday from 10am to 5pm, Sunday 10am to 3pm.
Directions: Located between Cranbury Road & Rt. 130, Rt. 130 to Rt.
522/Ridge Road exit, make a left, proceed approx. 1 mi. red farm market on
left. Pick Your Own Apples begin the 4th week of September. Apple Varieties:
Crimson Gold, Ginger Gold, Molly Delicious, Gala, Brite Macs, Red Macs, Red
& Golden Delicious, Cortland, Empire, Stayman Winesap. (ADDED: May 18, 2009)
- Stults Farm - Pick Your Own: Strawberries; raspberries; blackberries; blueberries; peas; lima beans; peppers; cucumbers; green beans; Italian beans; tomatoes; zucchini; melons; eggplant; pumpkins; bittermelon; blackeyed peas; gourds
62 John White Road, Cranbury, NJ.
Phone: (609) 799-2523. Email:
info@stultsfarm.com. Directions: 2 miles from center of Cranbury;
Cranbury Neck Rd from S Main St. Open: June 1 - October 31, Daily, call for
hours. Roadside Market: Peaches; watermelon; cantaloupe; corn; tomatoes;
cucumbers; beans (green, lima, cranberry, Italian); black-eyed peas;
eggplant; peppers (sweet fry, hot, bell); zucchini; yellow summer squash.
Also Available: Hay rides; farm marker. Pumpkin Picking in our "Pumpkin
Patch". Hayrides through "Henry's Halloween Forest" (Open Sat & Sun 1pm to
5pm, $3.50 each (2yrs & under free))
(UPDATED: October 10, 2009, from
their website)
- Von Thun's Country Farm Market
- Pick Your Own: Strawberries; raspberries; pumpkins; peas (snap, pod), blackberries; apples; onions; cucumbers; yellow
squash; green zucchini; and yellow zucchini.
519 Ridge Road (Route 522), Monmouth Junction, NJ.
Phone: (732) 329-8656. Directions: Located on Route 522, minutes from NJTPK, GSP,
Route 1, Route 130, Route 18, Route 33, Route 27. Open: Apr. - October, Monday to
Friday 10 am to 6:30 pm, Saturday, & Sun. 9 am to 6 pm. Roadside Market: Sweet corn;
tomatoes; peppers; strawberries; raspberries; string beans; melons;
pumpkins; other assorted home-grown fruits & vegetables.
Also Available: Jersey Fresh Cooks cookbook; cut flowers; mums; Indian corn; perennials; annuals; hanging baskets; vegetable plants; fall festival with pyo
pumpkins & free hay rides; WIC and Senior FMNP checks accepted. (UPDATED: August 05, 2009)
- Atlantic Farms - Hay rides in Pumpkin
Season, Christmas, Easter; Corn Maze; Petting Farm, School & Group Farm
Tours; Picnic Area; Pony Rides; UPDATE June 12, 2007:
A visitor tells me they're not a pick your own. They have a farmstand. Early
in the season they sell other growers' produce. In August or so they sell
their own--tomatoes, etc
1506 Atlantic Ave. (Route 524), Wall, N.J. Phone:
(732) 528-8680. Open: all year 9 am to
7 pm.
- Antonio Casola Farms & Greenhouse - Pick Your Own:
Vegetables; pumpkins; fall squashes; gourds; corn stalks; hay; straw;
flowers, corn maze, hayrides
178 Highway 34 & Schank Road, Holmdel, NJ. Phone: (732) 332-1533.
Also Available: Spring planting trips available for schools; corn maze; Sunday flower maze; hay rides for public, schools, groups; picnic area; special events; night-time
haunted hay rides; horse-drawn trolley rides
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Battleview Orchards
- Pick Your Own: Strawberries, sour cherries, peaches, nectarines, apples, pumpkins
91 Wemrock Road, Freehold, NJ. Phone: (732) 462-0756 NJ only - 1-800-662-3075.
Directions: Route 9 to Route 33 W, 1 mile , at 2nd light, make a right on to Wemrock Road, Battleview Orchards is 1500 feet on right, or NJTPK
Exit 8, 10 miles E on Route 33, overpass on right, follow Freehold Business
District signs, 1 mile left at traffic light.
Apple Varieties: Cortland, Empire, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Golden
Delicious, Jonagold, Jonathan, Macoun, McIntosh, Red Delicious,
Stayman/Winesap.
Open: PYO - June - August 9 am to 3 pm, September & October 10 am to 5 pm, 9 am to 6 pm
Roadside Market: Apples: all varieties, fruits, vegetables.
Also Available: Jersey Fresh Cooks cookbook, pies, donuts, cider, bakery, hay rides, fall school & group tours
- C. Casola Farms - Upick: Strawberries; pumpkins
UPDATE: October 11, 2009: A visitor tells me they are now permanently closed,
saying "The farm (property) is closed and the property is up for sale since
early Spring 2009." (UPDATED: October 11, 2009)
489 Route 520 E., Marlboro, NJ.
Phone: (732) 946-8588. Directions: Between Route 79 & Route 34. Open: Apr. 1 -
December . 25, 9 am to 7 pm. Roadside Market: Sweet corn (July - Nov.); vegetables;
melons; strawberries; pumpkins; full line of vegetables & produce.
Also Available: Flowers; bedding plants; hanging baskets; hay; straw; Christmas trees; nursery; greenhouse;
September & Oct.
hay rides, pony rides, corn maze; group rates available; WIC and Senior FMNP checks accepted
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Earth Friendly Organic Farm -
ORGANIC, Pick Your Own: Blueberries; thornless blackberries; persimmons
17 Olde Noah Hunt Road, Cream Ridge, NJ. Phone: (609) 259-9744.
Email:
roz@earthfriendlyorganicfarm.com.
Directions: 2 mile E of Six Flags, Take Pine Drive to Olde Noah, Make Right, 1.5
miles.
Open: Late June - September, 8 am to 6 pm, call ahead .
Also Available: Eggs; shaded picnic area
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Eastmont Orchards -
Pick-Your-Own: Apples, peaches, pumpkins
169 County Rd E., Route 537, 1 mile E of Route 34, Colts Neck, NJ.
Phone: (732) 542-5404. Email:
comment@eastmontorchards.com. Directions: Route 34 to Route 537 E; 1 mile east of
Route 34.
Open: end of July to October, Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm; Weekend 9 am to 6 pm;
call first for availability and updates. Apple Varieties: Arkansas Black, Braeburn, Empire, Fuji, Golden Delicious, Ida Red, Jonathan, McIntosh, Red Delicious, Rome,
Stayman/Winesap.
A visitor writes on August 11, 2009: "I love it and so did my
kids"
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Jackson Mill Farm - asparagus, beans, blackberries, broccoli,
corn (sweet), cucumbers, eggplant, flowers, melons, peppers, raspberries,
strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables, prepicked produce, restrooms,
picnic area, farm animals
304 Jackson Mills Road, Freehold, NJ 07728Email:
pw9901@gmail.com. Directions:
Click here for a map and directions. Crops are usually available in
April through November. Open: 9 am to 6pm, open everyday except Monday.
Payment: Cash, Check. (ADDED: August 22, 2008)
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Menzel Brothers Farm -
PYO Pumpkins; gourds UPDATE June 21, 2007: A visitor reports Menzel
Brothers has sold their farm and it is now Campobello Market. There is no
pick your own there.
130 Route 34, Holmdel, NJ. Phone: (732) 946-3060. Roadside Market:
Fresh-picked vegetables & fruits; strawberries; pumpkins; sweet corn;
tomatoes; peppers; squash; cucumbers; pickles; eggplants; beets; kohlrabi;
cabbage; lettuce; peas; beans; herbs.
Also Available in October: hay rides, pony rides, petting zoo, corn maze, flowers, cornstalks, straw, fall decorations; fresh-baked gourmet pies; dairy products; Honey; Jams; salad dressings; relish; bread; cookies; eggs; flowers; recipe books; gift items; WIC and Senior FMNP
checks accepted.
- Slope Brook Farms - Pick Your Own Pumpkins;
also Hay rides
213 Heyers Mill Road, Colts Neck, NJ.
Phone: (732) 462-5775 or (732) 772-1772. Directions: Call for
directions.
- Stattels' Brookrest Farm - Pick Your Own: Pumpkins; gourds; mums; straw; cornstalks
Route 520, Marlboro, NJ.
Phone: (732) 946-9666. Open: May - October, Saturday, & Sun. 9 am to 6 pm; Monday to
Friday 9 am to 7 pm.
Hay rides during October; corn maze; bedding plants; fall mums
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The Berry Farm- raspberries (red, black),
blackberries
Route 34 (behind Delicious Orchards), Colts Neck, NJ. Phone: (732) 294-0707.
(UPDATED: March 14, 2009)
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Two River Winegrowers -
Winegrapes
47 Center Street, Rumson, NJ 07760. Phone: 732-530-WINE. Email us at:
pete@almosthome.com
. Several varieties of wine grapes for the home wine maker will be available
for harvest beginning late August through early November. By appointment
only, please call or e-mail for time and directions. Visit our web-site for
selection, ripening dates or for more information. Crushing on site possible
upon advanced request.
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Wemrock Orchards
- Pick Your Own: Strawberries, pumpkins, gourds, Mums, cornstalks, Indian corn
300 Route 33 W., Freehold, NJ.
Phone: (732) 431-2668. Directions: 1 mile w of Route 9 on Business Route 33
Across from Battleground Park.
Open: Year-round, Monday to Friday 9 am to 6 pm, Saturday & Sunday 9 am to 5:30 pm
Roadside Market: Produce; fresh fruit.
Jersey Fresh Cooks cookbook; fresh baked pies; cider; cider donuts; hay rides through the apple trees and haunted orchards; corn maze in fall; hot air balloon launches; beautiful scenery; winery & wine tasting; gift shop; fresh flowers; mums; bedding plants; Christmas wreaths & blankets; gourmet jellies; school tours; Morning on the Farm Summer Camp Tours
- Westhaven Farm - Pick Your Own: Pumpkins; strawberries; corn stalks; Christmas trees
725 Route 524, Allentown, NJ.
Phone: (609) 259-2186. Directions: Exit 11on I-195.
Hay rides available in fall for families & schools; farm animals; corn maze.
Farmers Markets, Farm Stands and Farmer's Markets (NOT pick-your-own, unless
they are also listed above)/h2>
Monmouth County/h3>
- Smith's Farm Market -
2810 Allaire Road,
Wall, NJ 07719. Phone: (732) 449-1928, Fax: (732) 974-9783. Email:
smithflowergirl@verizon.net. Open: May 1 - December 24, Daily, 8 am - 7
pm. Directions: GSP Exit 98 to Rt. 34 S towards Pt. Pleasant, east on Rt.
524 at the Allenwood Circle, 1.5 miles on left. Also Available: Plants,
bakery products, dairy products, eggs. (Suggested by a visitor, ADDED:
November 01, 2009)
A visitor writes on November 01, 2009: "Love
it. yes to restrooms and picnic area.........yes to credit cards........best
corn and tomatoes in NJ......fresh flower bouquets grown on the premises and
a wonderful bakery!!! Been there for 40 years "
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