Grape U-Pick orchards in Vermont in 2024, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards for grapes that we know of in this area. Not all areas of any state, nor even every state, have grapes orchards that are open to the public. If you know of any others, please tell us using the add a farm form!

Remember to always check with the farm's own website or Facebook page before you go - or call or email them if they don't have a website or Facebook page. Conditions at the farms and crops can change literally overnight, so if you want to avoid a wasted trip out there - check with the farm directly before you go! If I cannot reach them, I DON'T GO!

PLEASE report closed farms, broken links and incorrect info using the "Report Corrections" form below.

Chittenden County

• Shelburne Orchards - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, apples, cherries, table grapes (with seeds), peaches, Cider mill (fresh apple cider made on the premises), gift shop, porta-potties are available, picnic area you may bring your own food
  216 Orchard Road, Shelburne, VT 5482. Phone: (802) 985-2753. Email: apple100@together.net. Open: Monday to Saturday, from 9 am to 6 pm; Sundays from 9 am to 5 pm; September 1 to October 31, or a little earlier if we run out of apples. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover.
  Shelburne Orchards Facebook page. . . Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. For information on our pie fest, senior citizen days or truckload and carboy weekend, visit the events page on our website!. We are a family run apple orchard overlooking the Adirondack mountains and lake Champlain. On the weekends we offer tractor pulled wagon rides out to the pick your own apple trees and have apple cider donuts and sweet and ginger apple cider being pressed several times a week. We have a distillery here too where we make and age apple brandy from the apples on our orchard. Different apple varieties ripen at different times, so feel free to call and see what's perfect for picking! Thanks for buying local!. We often have festivals and live music during our season. To find out when these will be happening this year, please visit the 'events' page on our website!.We are certified organic for some crops (a small portion of the apple orchard is organic). Our growing program is "Low Spray". Early apples include Paula Reds and Ginger gold. Mid season, we have McIntosh, Cortland, Honey crisp, Fuji and Gala. Late season, Empire, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Liberty, Mutzu (Crispin), Northern Spy. Different apples ripen at different times, so feel free to call and see what's perfect for picking! In 1997, we received the first annual "Sustainable Agriculture Farm of the Year" award. Events: Vermont Small Farms Food Fest, Pie Fest & Cider House Run, distillery, Senior Citizens' Days, Truckload Saturday & Ginger Jack Gala, Children's Educational Programs. (UPDATED: August 09, 2016)

Orange County

• Monro Hill Vineyard - grapes,
  1252 Crocker Road, Randolph Center, VT 5061. Phone: 802-356-0656. Email: hvacr@sover.net. Open: Sunday September 8 from 10am to 4pm only by appointment, email or call. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Visa, MasterCard. .

 

Types of Grapes

There are  several; types of grapes:

• Table Grapes for eating fresh and making juice and jelly, can be seedless or with seeds. See this page for a master list and guide to table grape varieties
• Wine Grapes... for making wine. See this page for a master list and guide to wine grape varieties
• Muscadines and Scuppernongs, Large, very sweet southern grapes with large seeds

Grape picking tips

• Pick ripe: Grapes do not ripen after they are picked
• Appearance: Look for heavy, firm grapes
• To harvest grapes, carefully cut the grape clusters from the vine using pruning shears. Be careful not to bruise or damage the fruit or the surrounding vines.

Grape recipes, canning, jelly making juice, etc

• Grape jelly from fresh grapes
• Grape jelly from grape juice (canned, bottled or frozen)
• How to make your own grape juice, scuppernong, juice, muscadine juice. - W, P

 

 

Other Local Farm Products (Honey, Horses, Milk, Meat, Eggs, Etc.)
(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)

• Farm markets and roadside stands
• Local Honey Finder
• Local Meat, Milk and Eggs
• Venues: Farms, Wineries, Orchards for your event, wedding or party
• Easter egg hunts
• Children"s consignment sales
• Fruit and vegetable festivals
• Winery tours and wine tastings
• Horse rides, stables, lessons, trails
• Maple Syrup farms and sugarworks
• Bed & Breakfasts on Farms, Wineries, Ranches and Orchards
• Pumpkin patches
• Corn mazes
• Zombie Paintball venues
• Christmas Tree Farms & lots
• Environmental resources
• Consumer fraud information
• Wholesale food sources
• Resources for Farmers