Pick-your-own Farms in The Boston area of Massachusetts

This page provides a detailed list of Boston and surrounding counties in Massachusetts's pick- your- own (PYO, U-pick, pick-it-yourself) fruit and vegetable farms.  To see the pick-your-own farms and orchards for this area, click here or scroll down the page

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• East Massachusetts: Boston area - Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk and Suffolk Counties
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• Southeast Massachusetts: Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket and Plymouth counties
• Worcester County
• Western Massachusetts: Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire counties.
• Crop availability chart (when what is in season)
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U-Pick Farms and Orchards, sorted by county

Pick-Your-Own Apple, Vegetable Blackberry, Blueberry & Raspberry Farms

Essex County

• Barker's Farm Stand - apples
  1267 Osgood Street, North Andover, MA.  Phone: (508) 683-0785. Directions: Route 495 to exit 48, Route 125 Ward Hill, go south on 125, 2 miles on left.  Or Route 93N, take exit 41.  Follow Route 125N for 10. 3 miles, stand on right at top of hill.  Open: daily from 10am to 5pm.  Offer a petting zoo all summer and hayrides in the fall. 
• Boston Hill - U-pick Strawberries, Apples and Pumpkins
  Route 114, North Andover, MA. Phone: 978-681-8556. Directions: In North Andover, MA on Route 114. Hayrides and festivals in the fall with fresh pies and cider donuts. Fresh vegetables and fruit all season in the Farm Store.
• Brooksby Farm - apples, blueberries, cherries, flowers, nectarines, pears, peaches, pumpkins, rhubarb, strawberries, Honey from hives on the farm, and prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  38 Felton St, Peabody, MA 01960. Phone: 9785317456. Fax: 9785311631. Email: Brooksby@peabody-ma.gov. Directions: Rt128 to Rt114 Call for more directions Open: June to February from 9-5 Seven days week Strawberry start in mid June. Apples start September 6 Peach mid Aug. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.
• Cider Hill Farm - apples, blueberries, strawberries and raspberries.
  45 Fern Avenue, Amesbury, MA. Phone: 978-388-5525.  Directions: Interstate 95 to Exit 1 in New Hampshire. Go West 2 miles Route 107 to Route 150. South 2 miles on Route 150, turn left onto Fern Ave. to barn and farm store. Or, Route 495 to exit 54. Turn right at bottom onto Rt.150. Go North through Amesbury. Turn right onto Fern Ave. Open: June: 8-6pm, July to Oct: 9-6pm, 7 days/week.
  A visitor writes on August 28, 2008: "I've been taking my son here for about 10 years and every year is better. Apple picking at the base of the hill for those who can't climb or don't want to take the hayride up. They continually add more types of fresh produce they sell in their store. There are animals and play area for the kids. We've moved about 45 minutes away and still drive to Cider Hill. No one will ever beat their hot cider donuts!"
• Connors Farm - apples, blueberries, peaches, pumpkins, raspberries, strawberries,
  30 Valley Rd rte35, Danvers, MA 01923. Phone: 978-777-1245. Email: info@connorsfarm.com. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September, October. Open: see our website for current hours. In June our annual Strawberry Festival Blueberry Picking as well as strawberry picking; Connors Corn Maze is open Saturday Sept 13 to Friday October 31 2008. Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard. vegetable seedlings, perennials, annual flowers, hanging baskets, Vine-ripened tomatoes, lettuce, squash, carrots, beets, herbs and other fresh fruits and vegetables fresh eggs, fresh pasta, jams, jellies, breads, cookies, hot coffees, Homemade Ice Cream, frozen chicken an beef patties, and fruit pies, Apple cider Doughnuts Weekend BQ's Champions BQ team will be serving up the best BQ food Large Groups please contact us ahead of time so that we can schedule a catered lunch. Pony ride will begin every Sat & Sun starting Sept 13th. Pick-you-own crops: Strawberries:  mid-June to mid-July, Peas:  mid-June to mid-July Peaches: mid-July to mid-September Blueberries:  mid-July to mid-August Raspberries:  early July to frost Cut Flowers:  early July to frost Apples:  Labor Day to Halloween; Pumpkins:  October. (UPDATED: September 10, 2008)
• Crescent Farm - corn (sweet), pumpkins, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, school tours
  140 Willow Avenue, Haverhill, MA 01835. Phone: 978-374-4424. Fax: 897-374-4424. Email: debbyd5@verizon.net. Directions: And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in April, October. Open: 12:00 noon to 8:00 pm on Monday to Thursday and from 12:00 to 9:00 on Friday to Sunday; haunted hayrides on October 17, 18, 24 and 25th. Payment: Cash, only. (ADDED: September 25, 2008) (UPDATED: October 06, 2008)
• Fay Farm - apples
  Phone: (978) 373-4874 - 120 Amesbury Line Road, Haverhill, MA.  Directions: Route 495 to exit 52.  Bear right at exit.  Follow 2 miles and take right at Whittier Tech H. S.  sign.  Barn on left. Open: September  15 - Oct.  21, Saturday & Sun, 10-4pm. 
• Ferry Landing Farm - corn (sweet),
  130 Old Ferry Road, Newburyport , MA 01950. Phone: 978-462-6543 . Email: kjewett@spsne.com. Directions: From I-95 South, Exit 57. Take a left onto Storey Ave, go straight to the end of the road then take a left onto Ferry road. Take another left onto Belcher street and bear left onto Plant street Take a right onto Ferry Road, a right onto Spring Lane and then a left onto Old Ferry Road. From I-95 North, Exit 57 Take a right onto Storey Ave, all other directions are the same. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in September, October. Open: Saturday and Sunday 10am to 3pm, closed during the week. Payment: Cash, only. When calling please ask for Kim or Ellen. (ADDED: September 12, 2008) (UPDATED: September 30, 2008)
• Green Meadow Farms - 
  650 Asbury Street, South Hamilton, MA. Phone: 978-468-2277. Directions: Exit 20A off Route 128 to 1A North, go through North Beverly into Wenham, 1.5 miles past Wenham Lake take left after large white Church on left onto Arbor Street, go 2 miles to Asbury Street on left. Farm is 1.5 miles on left. Open: Daily 9-6pm.
  A visitor writes on July 27, 2008: "After having been a CSA member, readers may want to know that this farm is Organic and usually has pick-your-own of blueberries, cherry tomatoes, string beans, peas, various herbs and sometimes raspberries. They also have excellent meats and eggs from their own free-ranging chickens. They have excellent programs, events, dinners and social activities which are great for adults and kids alike! Awesome farm all around."
• Ingaldsby Farm - apples, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, vegetables. 
  14 Washington Street, Boxford, MA. Phone: 978-352-2813. Directions: 1 mile off Route 133 in West Boxford. Open: Stand open 8am to 6:30 pm daily; In season, apple picking on weekends after Labor Day 10am to 6pm.
• Leonhard & Eldred Farm - Raspberries, strawberries. 
  1000 Dale Street, North Andover, MA. Phone: 978-683-1158. Directions: At the end of Dale Street in North Andover, and at the end of Ipswich Road in Boxford, look for U-Pick signs on road. Open: Monday through Friday from 8am to 8pm; weekends 8am to 6pm.
• Long Hill Orchards - apples, strawberries, vegetables
  520 Main Street, Route 113, West Newbury, MA. Phone: 978-363-2170. Directions: Exit 57 off Route 95. Left off exit, farm is 4 miles on right. Open: seven days a week from 9-6pm, including holidays.
• Maple Crest Farm - blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, picnic area
  102 Moulton Street, West Newbury, MA 01985. Phone: 508.641.5955. Email: johnelwell@verizon.net. Directions: From I95, exit 56, head west on South Street and veer right on to Moulton Street. Farm entrance is on the right, across from the turn to Brickett Street. If you pass the reservoir on your right, you have gone too far! And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June, July, August. Open: Everyday, dawn to dusk. Strawberries: Now - mid July. Payment: Cash, only. (ADDED: June 20, 2008)
• Marini Farm - strawberries
  259 Linebrook Road, Ipswich, MA. Phone: (978)-356-0430. Directions: U.S. Route 1 to Linebrook Road, East toward Ipswich 1 mile, or Route 1A past center of Ipswich to Linebrook Road. Open: 9am to 6pm daily. In season, open for PYO tomatoes 9am to 6pm.
• McHugh's - Blueberries and raspberries. 
  439 Linebrook Road, Ipswich, MA. Phone: 978-356-4298. Directions: Go West off Route #1 at the lights at the Intersection of Route #1 and Linbrook Road (at Cumberland Farm). The house is 2 miles on the right. 
Open: In season, 8am - 8pm.
• Morehouse's Wheeler Brook Farm - Blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, vegetables. 
  57 Jewett Street, Georgetown, MA. Phone: 978-352-8289. Directions: Route I-95 north to Route 133 to Georgetown square, then right on North St.; 1.6 miles to right on Jewett, .6 miles to farm. 30 miles north of Boston. Open: 7:30-6:30pm daily in season.
• Rogers Spring Hill Farm - Apples, pumpkins, strawberries
  133 Neck Road, Ward Hill, Haverhill, MA 01835. Phone: 978-372-4305. Fax: 978-372-7821. Email us at: Brogers133@comcast.net. Directions: 495 to exit 48 (Route 125 connector) take a right at the first light onto Shelly Road Take your NEXT TWO LEFTS which will put you onto Neck Road And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June, September, October. Open: We offer school tours only for both pick your own apples and pumpkins from the middle of September until the end of October. Strawberry U-Pick is open 7 days a week from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Strawberries June 15 to July 4 school tours September 11-October 31 Payment: Cash, Check.
• Russell Orchards - apples, blueberries, blackberries, strawberries and raspberries.
  143 Argilla Road, Ipswich, MA. Phone: 978-356-5366. Directions: On the road to Cranes Beach-Castle Hill, 3 miles South of Ipswich Center. Off Routes 1A or 133.  Open: 7 days, 9am to 5pm during picking season; Call for picking dates.
• Smolak Farm - apples, strawberries, raspberries, cherries, peaches, nectarines, plums, tomatoes, apples, pumpkins, and Christmas trees
  315 South Bradford Street, N.  Andover, MA.  Phone: (978) 682-6332. Email us at: info@smolakfarms.com.  Stand open daily, 7am to 6pm.  For all PYO, daily 9-5pm (SEE THE NOTE BELOW).  Farm animals, hayrides in season, festivals, senior and educational programs, and host birthday parties, kids craft summer camp, farmstore bakery, functions.  Route 95 to Route 97 Georgetown Exit.  Left at Boxford Village sign to first right, Ipswich Road.  Go 6 miles and look for signs.  Strawberries in June; sour cherries in July; peaches, nectarines and plums in August; apples and pumpkins in September and pumpkins in October. This year we will also have raspberries in July and September as well as tomatoes sometime in August. The farm continues to bustle with excitement in November and December as children rush to find and cut that perfect Christmas tree! Parents love our holiday gifts and our homemade gingerbread houses. Santa also visits so kids can tell him what they want for Christmas. Restrooms are port-a-potties. Picnic tables throughout the children's playground and behind farmstand/store/ice cream shop.
  Visitor feedback: They have a playground with sandbox-although it needs updating. They have tractor rides, tours, birthday parties, and animals. There are deer, llamas, goats, peacocks & peahens, chickens/hens/roosters, and a cow (all fenced in). You'll also see wandering turkeys and geese. Visitor feedback (September 26, 2007): "WE VISITED SMOLAK FARM TODAY AND WERE TERRIBLY DISAPPOINTED. WE FOUND THE WEB SITE AND THEN DECIDED TO GO. WE PACKED UP THE CHILDREN AND WENT. THEY WERE VERY EXCITED TO GO APPLE PICKING.  WHEN WE GOT THERE WE WERE INFORMED THERE IS NO APPLE PICKING DURING THE WEEK. IT WAS NOT ONLY US BUT SEVERAL OTHER FAMILIES WERE ALSO QUITE UPSET. TO GET CHILDREN READY TO GO AND THEN DRIVE FOR 1/2 HOUR AND THEN JUST TO BE TOLD THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO DO WHAT THEY SAY THEY WOULD ON THEIR WEBSITE SEEMS VERY UNFAIR". 
  NOTE: ALWAYS CALL BEFORE YOU GO TO ANY FARM.
• Turkey Hill Farm - Blueberries, blackberries and raspberries. 
  380 Middle Road, Haverhill, MA. Phone: 978-372-9474. Directions: From Route 495 take Exit 52, go 1 mile East on Route 110 East to Middle Road which is on the right. Open: 8am until 6pm.
  A visitor writes on July 30, 2008: "I visited this farm last weekend with a friend, hoping to catch up with her on life and spend a pleasant afternoon blueberry picking as we did so. I obviously chose the wrong place. I have picked at some of the other places on this list and others that I found myself and they were great, and I've never had such a strange experience. This place was like being on a school field trip! Don't get me wrong, this was not because the place was full of kids. I take no issue with that, and consider fruit picking good family fun. No, it was because of the people that work there, their attitude, and their school-marm scolding and corralling policies. Everyone was roped into one small area, precluding us from have any private, (or adult) conversation, practically on top of one another and loudly instructed to "pick every ripe berry from a single bush" before moving. We were nearly assigned to this bush by the worker that loudly instructed each newly arriving party while making sure we didn't stray outside the area. Also, we were asked to refrain from eating any berries before paying for them. I understand the farm's interest in turning a buck and would gladly pay extra not to be robbed the eat-as-you-go part of the pleasure! Too many signs with too many rules! I would never go there again. and last but not least, Thanks for putting up this great site!"
  A visitor writes on August 23, 2008: "Feel free to edit this if it is too flaming. I have been going to Turkey Hill with my children for three years. I would like to clarify the impression conveyed by the visitor comment from July 30 2008. We have probably gone 20 times this summer alone. The staff is very friendly, laid back, and helpful. For anyone needing assistance the staff will provide a ride in a golf cart to and from the fields. The staff asks newcomers if they have been to the farm before and if they have not, the staff member typically escorts the new comer to the field and suggests a bush that has a suitable number of berries. They have several varieties of blueberries and if a picker is not experienced they will overlook a good bush. The rules are very simple and similar to other pick-your-owns. At any one time, most of the field is roped off to let the bushes fill out and ripen. Pickers are asked not to cross over or under the ropes. The sign says that they expect you to eat berries while picking but to save "serious eating" for when you get home. Finally they ask, and this is always posed a polite request, that you pick all the ripe berries from a bush before moving on to the next. The reason of this reasonable request is that the tendency of many people is to pick all the biggest ripest easiest to get berries from a bush and then move onto another bush and so on. This leaves a depleted bush that new pickers will pass over and the farm looses the berries left behind. I have never seen this rule enforced except by concientious pickers The staff frequently comes into the field and opens new sections as the bushes are depleted. They announce in a raised voice so that everyone can hear that they are opening a new section but to please finish picking all the ripe berries on your current bush before moving on. Despite often seeing people abandon their bush immediately I have never heard anyone scolded or spoken to in a schoolmarm fashion. The one point I would agree with is that this is not the place to go for private adult conversation. It is not that the pick your farmers are trying to "make a buck", they are trying to make a living. "
• Walter K. Morss & Son - Raspberries, strawberries. 
  Lake Shore Road, West Boxford, MA. Phone: 508- 352-2633. Directions: From Route 95, take Route 133 to West Boxford, turn right at center. Take 2nd right onto Lake Shore Road, farm is 2nd house on left. Open: daily from 7:30 am until picked out, from June 15th through August, and Labor Day until frost.

Middlesex County

• Applefield Farm - vegetables
  Route 117, Stow, MA. Phone: (978) 897-2699. Directions: 3 miles west of Stow Center, farm is on Route 117. Open: Monday through Sunday, 10am to 6pm; Open for PYO vegetables 9am to 5pm.
• Autumn Hills Orchard - Apples, grapes, pears, raspberries, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, and prepicked produce, restrooms, picnic area, tractor-pulled hay rides
  495 Chicopee Row, Groton, MA 01450. Phone: 978-448-8388. Email us at: info@autumnhillsorchard.com. Directions: From Groton Center on Route 119. Heading north take Hollis street (right turn out of Groton Center just after Town Hall) about 3.5 miles. (Hollis changes name to Chicopee Row at the Cemetery, but there's no street sign.) Our driveway is on the left after Wilson Way. Click here for a map to our farm. Crops are usually available in September, October. Open: September through October; weekends 10AM to 5PM and weekdays by appointment. Payment: Cash, only.
• Belkin lookout Farm - Strawberries, Peaches, Nectarines, Plums, Asian Pears, Apples, Pumpkins (Fall only) petting zoo, rides, hayride
  Lookout Lane, Natick, MA 01760. Phone: 508–653–0653. Our fruit is based on availability and costs $2.50 per lb (in 2008). Open: daily from 10am - 5pm. You can pick your own fruit, enjoy our train rides, 2 petting zoos and children's play area! Summer Admission: August 9th - August 31st: $8 Per Person (all Ages) Daily. Fall Admission: September 1st - November 1st: Weekday Rate (Monday thru Friday) - $8 per person (all ages). Weekends (Saturday & Sunday & Columbus Day Holiday) - $14 per adult, $12 for Children under 12 years old and Senior Citizens. Remember Children Under 2 years old are ALWAYS FREE! Also has an organic food store with ice cream A visitor writes on September 04, 2008: "Loved it" (Suggested by a visitor, ADDED: September 04, 2008)
• Big Apple - Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, apples, hayrides
  207 Arnold St, Wrentham, MA, Phone: 508-384-3055. Directions: See this page for a map and directions. Open: See this page for hours. A visitor writes: "They have a very nice store with home made jellies, fresh vegetables, cider donuts, fresh cider, fudge/candy and homemade pies. They also have an ice cream shop, and a model train that runs around the farm store above your head. In the fall, they operate hay rides. They are open 7 days/week until 12/24.. "
• Blue Meadow Farm - Blueberries. 
  118 Nobscot Road, Sudbury, MA. Phone: 978-443-3880. Call after 6pm for next day picking conditions, no children under 6, no dogs, containers provided.  Directions: Route 128 to Route 20 west, over Sudbury River, take left after Friendly's (on left) onto Nobscot Road. Sign on left. Open: Wednesday through Sunday from 8am to 6pm, early July through early September (Closed Monday and Tuesday).
• Butter Brook Farm - vegetables
  982 Main Street, Acton, MA. Phone: (978) 263-1936. Directions: From Boston Route 2 West to Route 27 North (Main St.) # 982. From 485 to Route 2 East to Route 27 North (Main St.) #982. Open: Call ahead for hours and conditions; Saturdays 10am-4pm.
• Carver Hill Orchard - Apples, blueberries, cherries, corn (sweet), flowers, pears, peaches, peppers, pumpkins, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables, Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Precut Christmas trees, Christmas wreaths and boughs, Christmas decorations, saws provided, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, and prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, wagon rides
  Brookside Ave, Stow, MA 01775. Phone: 978-897-6117. Email us at: cclord@hotmail.com. Directions: Take Route 117 to Stow, MA. Take Route 62 South for .2 miles and Brookside Ave is on your left. Follow the road to the end. And for a map to our farm, Click here.  Click here for picking updates. Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September, October, November, December. Open: Mid June to August Monday through Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM. September through December open 10 AM to 5 PM 7 days a week. Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard. Kitchen available for hotdogs, chips snacks and Ice Cream! Comments from a visitor, October 28, 2007: "Carver Hill is one of the nicest pick-your-own establishments in the area. The staff is always friendly and willing to help. The best thing about Carver Hill is that it is, to a certain extent, "off the beaten path," so usually there won't be many other people. It's a more peaceful and less crowded alternative to the nearby Honeypot Hill Orchards. They also have an ice cream counter, and sometimes you can get nice, warm apple crisp."
• D. J. Hussey Farm -Blueberries
  20 Burgess Road, Townsend, MA. Phone: 978-597-6891. Directions: Route 119 to Townsend center- north on Route 113 for one half mile then left on Dudley Rd for 1. 5 miles and look for signs.  Open: Call for hours and picking conditions. UPDATE from a visitor on June 29, 2008: "No longer offering strawberries".
• Derby Orchard - apples
  438 Great Road, Stow, MA.  Phone: (978) 897-7507. Directions: Route  117 to Pompositticut St.  (near Stow shopping center). Open: Weekends and Monday holidays: September & Oct. , 10-4:30pm.  Farmstand located on Route 117 (438 Great Rd). 
• Dowse Orchard - apples
  98 North Main Street, Sherborn, MA.  Phone: (508) 653-2639. Directions: From North/West: Mass Pike to exit 13, take Route 30 East to Route 27 South, follow through Natick center 2. 5 miles into Sherborn on left.  From East: Route 9 West into Natick and take Route 27 South into Sherborn. Open: Call for hours and conditions.  Apples September and October.  Weekends only.  Claims to have "America's best crunchin Apples since 1778. "
• Drew Farms - Apples, pumpkins
  35 Tadmuck Road, Westford, MA 01886. Phone: 978-807-0719. Email: keithbohne@verizon.net. Directions: Exit 32 off Route 495 From the north, turn left off the ramp, from the south, turn right off the ramp. Turn left at the light. Go about two miles to Tadmuck Road. Turn left. Drew Farms is about one mile on the left. Click here for a map to our farm. We are open September, October. Our hours are: Daily 10 am to 5 pm, weather permitting. Children welcome, containers available. Trailer rides on weekends. (UPDATED: September 20, 2008)
• Hanson's Farm - Blueberries, strawberries and raspberries.
  20 Nixon Road, Framingham, MA. Phone: 508- 877-3058. Directions: From 495 take route 20 East to Wayside Inn, at Wayside Inn Country Store turn right onto Hager Street, farm 2 miles on right. Or from Route 9 to Edgell Road, 1 mile to lights, left onto Edmunds Road, 2 miles to Nixon Road. Open: Monday through Saturday, 9am to 6pm. Sundays, 9am to 5:30 pm. 
• Highland Farm - pick-your-own apples, hay rides, and Christmas trees .
  635 Highland Street, Holliston, , MA.  Phone: (508) 429-8370. Directions: From 495: take Upton - Hopkinton exit.  Head east; this is Main Street, which turns into Rte 135.  Follow into Ashland and turn right onto Chestnut St. Follow up hill to light and bear right; this turns into Highland St.  Continue on one half mile, farm is on right. Open: year round, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday thru Friday and 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Saturday and Sunday. We offer nursery stock -- trees and shrubs -- annuals, perennials, firewood,  vegetables in season. Note: They close at 5:00 pm for the PYO and 6:00 pm for the farm stand.
• Hill Orchard - apples
  Chamberlain/Hunt Road, Westford, MA.  Phone: (978) 692-9894. Directions: Exit 32 off Route 495, left on Boston Road  to Westford center.  Right on Main Street, 1. 8 miles to left onto Chamberlain Road. Open: September to Oct. , 10-5pm;  Open Tuesday  thru Sun.  and holidays. Wagon rides on weekends. 
• Honeypot Hill Orchard - apples, blueberries, pumpkins, cider mill, apple cider (pressed on site), hedge maze, hayrides
  144 Sudbury Road, Stow, MA. Phone: 978-562-5666. Email: julie@honeypothill.com. Directions: Route 2W to Route 62W into Stow and watch for signs on Route 62; or from Route 20W to Route 27 north for 3. 5 miles straight through Sudbury center, one third mile beyond center bear left onto Hudson Rd for 3. 5 miles into Stow, and take a right onto Sudbury Road. Open: Picking daily 11am to 5pm; Stand opens mid July to Christmas from 9-6pm, daily. Payment: Cash, only. Visit our farm animals or have a picnic. Hayrides & Hedge-maze weekends from 11- 5pm. Birthday parties by appt. 
  A visitor to Honey Pot Orchard writes on October 7, 2007: "Went on Sunday, October 7, 2007... The BEST place to pick apples, they already have ladders, so you don't have to climb the trees, they had SOOOOOOO many apples to choose from it wasn't funny... You didn't have to go looking, they were all right there for you.... Would HIGHLY recommend it, it is by far my best place to pick apples, and my NEW PLACE, would not go anyplace else....."
  A visitor writes on August 05, 2008: "Hi....Just took my 3 boys to honey pot today to pick blueberries. It was wonderful. We picked to our delight and then enjoyed AWESOME cider doughnuts from their store on the way home. We've also been there for apple picking last fall and plan on going again this year. However, I think an important note to add is to let people know that they need to carry cash, as they don't accept any credit/debit cards. Thanks!"
• Indian Head Farm - Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, flowers
  232 Pleasant St., Berlin, MA, 01503. Phone: 978-838-2942. Email: Click here for their contact form. Directions: Click here for directions. Open: seven days a week for PICK YOUR OWN from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. The strawberry season is expected to last until the Fourth of July. Come visit and pick strawberries for $1.95 per pound. We can provide you with containers, or you can use your own. Feel free to call us for updated picking information. We also offer picked quarts in our farm stand for $5.75/qt. By mid-July our crop of BLUEBERRIES will be available as well as Raspberries and many of your favorite vegetables. Tasty sweet corn will soon follow along with vine ripe tomatoes. Small multi-generational farm. U-pick and a nice farm stand. Great prices on u-pick blueberries. Beautiful carved pumpkin displays at night near Halloween. (ADDED: June 30, 2008)
• Kimball Fruit Farm - apples, strawberries, raspberries. 
  184 Hollis Street, Pepperell, MA. Phone: 978-433-9751. Directions: Exit 5 West off Route 3, North to Route 111 into Pepperell, take right at yellow blinking light, farm is 3 miles on left. Open: Daily 9am to 6pm. 
  Containers provided. 
• Land's Sake - ORGANIC, Blueberries and raspberries, strawberries, vegetables. 
  Jct. Newton St. & Wellesley Street, Weston, MA.  (781) 893-1162. Directions: Route 128 to Route 20W(exit 26), head west about one mile, and turn South onto Wellesley Street, go . 5 miles to intersection of Newton Street, farm on left. Open: daily, picking from 10am to 6pm. Mid-June through Oct. Children welcome. In season, PYO vegetables include: beans, cucumbers, eggplants, lettuce, peas, peppers, rhubarb, summer squash & tomatoes.  A visitor writes (October 4, 2007): "Readers may want to know this farm is not just pick-your-own but also organic.  (It's the reason I go there.)"
• Lawndale Farm - vegetables
  91 Frost Road, Tyngsboro, MA. Phone: (978) 649-7629. Directions: From center of Tyngsboro (at bridge), take Route 3A north towards Hudson, N.H. We are 1 mile from bridge, 1st farm on road. Open: Daily from 10am-7pm
• Marino Lookout Farm - apples, blueberries, strawberries and raspberries. 
  89 Pleasant Street, South Natick, MA. Phone: 508- 651-1539. Directions: 1 mile from Route 16, South Natick Square.  Open: Call ahead for hours; In season, every day, 10-5pm. Children are welcome with parental supervision. Farm animals on display. 
• McLoon Farms - ORGANIC, Raspberries, strawberries, vegetables. 
  Corner of Route 113 & Thorndike, Dunstable, MA. Phone: 978-649-3656. Fresh organic produce and crafts also. Breads and Pies.  Directions: From Route 3 take Exit 35. Route 113 West towards Pepperell, one quarter mile on right, look for large old barn.  Open: weekdays from 10am until dusk. 
• Parlee Farms - Blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, apples, flowers, and pumpkins
  95 Farwell Road, Tyngsboro, MA 01879. Phone: (978) 649-3854. Directions: Route 3 to Exit 34, Westford Road, Tyngsboro. Go . 75 miles East to Route 3A, take left at light, then 2nd right onto Farwell Road. Farm is 1 mile down on right. open: For blueberries, raspberries, apples, flowers, and pumpkins, call ahead for hours and conditions. Strawberry picking daily from 7am-6pm. Mary's Country Kitchen offers fresh fruit desserts and ice cream. Annie's Animal Barn offers animals to feed and pet. Parlee Farms is a 93-acre pick-your-own farm with a 7500 sq. ft. post and beam farmstand. Annie's Animal Barns house young farm animals for our customers to visit with and feed. We practice Integrated Pest Management (IPM) on all of our crops.
• Parlee's Farm - different from above? -
  135 Pine Hill Road, Chelmsford, MA. Phone: (978)-256-2859. Directions: Route 128 to Route 3, exit 31W, follow Route 110 out of Chelmsford center toward Littleton for 2 miles to set of lights and turn onto Hunt Road. From Route 495, exit 34W, right toward Chelmsford center, follow Route 110 toward Littleton, look for arrows. Open: daily, 7-7pm. Containers available for purchase, or bring your own.
• Patt's Blueberries - Blueberries. 
  577 Gorwin Drive, Holliston, MA. Phone: (508) 429-6795. Directions: Call for directions.  Open: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sun, from 8am to 7pm. Containers provided for picking, please bring your own to take home. 
• Shelburne Farm - pumpkins, pyo apples, weekend hayrides, hay mazes, pony rides, farm animals
  106 West Acton Road, Stow, MA. Phone: 978-897-9287. Email us at: office@Shelburnefarm.com. Directions: Route 2 West to Route 111.  Left at second light.  Next block, bear right onto Willow St.  Farm is 2. 5 miles on right. Open: Starts late August, Daily 9-6pm; Farm store open until Christmas. A visitor writes: "There is also a great store and a little stand where you can buy all sorts of apple related goodies! We live in the area and have tried all the farms locally, and they make the best donuts by far. They also have cooked/frozen pies, cookies, lunch things, hot dogs, fudge and a bunch more.  There are restrooms and a bunch of picnic tables spread out all over the farm. It's a beautiful place, with lots of happy families and a wicked friendly staff. It seems like it's mainly run by a younger staff, but the girl who is in charge is always there and ready to answer all questions and help customers with anything. My son touched a wheel of a tractor last year and got mud all over him. She took us back into the kitchen, washed him off, and gave him a chocolate pop shaped like an apple! She also told my wife that they practice IPM, which I guess means they use good bugs to fight bag bugs. There are also hay rides, pony rides, a moon bounce, a hay maze/mountain and an area for kids to ride around on small tractors. They accept credit cards!"
• Small Farm - vegetables
  184 Gleasondale Road (Route 62), Stow, MA. Phone: (978) 897-5996. Directions: From Stow center, take Route 62 west/south towards Hudson. Farm is .9 miles from traffic light. Open: July to Oct. 10-5pm.
• Sunshine Farm - Raspberries, strawberries. 
  135 Kendall Ave, Framingham, MA. Phone: 508- 655-5022. Directions: Off Speen Street, Natick, 3 miles South. Exit 13 off Mass Pike, 2. 5 miles South of Route 9, Natick. Take Speen Street to end, right onto Kendall Ave. Open: Raspberries on weekends in September, 10am to 4pm; Call ahead for information in June for strawberries. Call ahead for pumpkins. Containers provided, children under 10 must be accompanied by adults. Shortcake and ice cream available at our Dairy Bar. Fall raspberries only. 
• Verrill Farm - Flowers, strawberries. 
  11 Wheeler Road, Concord, MA. Phone: 978-369-4494. Directions: Located between Route 117 and Route 2 on Sudbury Road, or take Route 2W to intersection after 126, left onto Sudbury Road. Open: Call for hours and conditions. Containers available or bring your own. Mass. Specialty foods, bakery, and kitchen which offers soups, entrees, pies. Restrooms, handicapped accessible, tented area for picnics. 
• Western Ave U Pick Blueberries - No pesticides used, blueberries
  46 Western Ave, Sherborn, MA, Open: every day from early July until the season is over (late August?).
  A visitor writes: "There's a little sign inside the driveway, which you could easily miss, so drive slowly. You can go from early in the morning until nightfall. This is a wonderful no-name farm with hundreds of high-bush blueberries. They supply buckets, and payment is honor system, with a scale to weigh and bags to carry home your berries. They use no sprays. Children are welcome, but not dogs. The price is very reasonable, at $1.25 per lb during summer 2007. "
  A visitor writes on August 10, 2008: "Fantastic place to go! Off the beaten path and not overrun with people. We went today, and blueberries are still 1.25/pound. Parking can be a bit of a problem on the weekends, so make sure you come early. Bring sunscreen, wading boots (the ground is pretty wet), and some insect spray for the little ones. There was a bush with a pretty active wasp nest, but they also have spray out for that. Also, you do have to watch out for poison ivy. At this time of year (beginning of august) you can still get quite a lot though most of the bushes toward the front of the property are picked clean. Berries are really good and tart. We saw a herd of turkey's today that shadowed our picking. They were picking up whatever got dropped. They're also pretty tolerant of humans as long a you keep your distance. They don't allow dogs on the property, I'm thinking its because the dogs may harrass the natural wild life. Berry picking is based all on the honor system, You weigh and pay on your own, they do provide some buckets though you can bring your own if you want. Also, its all cash, so bring plenty of 1 dollar bills. For us it was a 5 mile drive. Totally worth it being what you pick tastes better than any grocery store berry."

Norfolk County

• Bogastow Farm - Blueberries. 
  245 Ridge Street, Millis, MA. Phone: 508- 376-1014. Directions: Call for hours and directions. 
• Fairmount Fruit Farm - apples, pumpkins
  887 Lincoln Street, Franklin, MA.  Phone: (508) 533-8737. Directions: Route 109 to Village St.  (Medway) Take Sanford St.  over Charles River which becomes Lincoln St.  Or, Route 140 to Main St Franklin, which turns into Lincoln St.  3-4 miles on right. Open: Apple picking starts the weekend after Labor day weekends and hours are 10 am to 4 pm, weekdays 1 pm to 5 pm. (UPDATED: September 22, 2008)
• Jane & Paul's Farm -Blueberries, strawberries. 
  33 Fruit Street, Norfolk, MA. Phone: 508- 528-0812. Directions: Route 115 to Cleveland Street, turn left onto Fruit St.  Open: June to Nov. , call ahead for hours and availability. 
• The Big Apple - apples, blueberries and raspberries. 
  207 Arnold Street, Wrentham, MA. Phone: 508- 384-3055. Directions: Exit 16 off Route 495. Go West, first left off King Street, 2 miles to farm.  Raspberries daily in July and August; blueberries on Tuesday & Saturday, Apples on weekend, 9am to 5pm in September.
• Tangerini's Spring Street Farm - blueberries, flowers, pumpkins, raspberries, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables, Christmas wreaths and boughs, Christmas decorations, trees bagged, trees tied, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized haybale maze, and prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, tractor-pulled hay rides, wagon rides
  139 Spring Street, Millis, MA 02054. Phone: 508-376-5024. Email: info@tangerinisfarm.com. Directions: See website Click here for a map to our farm. Directions: See website Click here for a map to our farm. Spring Street is off Route 109. Follow three quarters mile, driveway on right. Crops are usually available in May, June, July, August, September, October, December. Open: Spring and Summer Hours 9 am to 9 pm. Daily Fall 9:00-7:00p.m. Winter 10:00 am to 8:00p.m. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard. Greenhouse Classes U-Dig perennials Birthday Parties Haunted Hay Rides.  (UPDATE: October 08, 2008)
  A visitor writes on October 08, 2008: "vegetables, fruit, and flowers for picking and purchasing from April through November. Holiday wreaths and garlands are available in December. There is a small, child-size only hay maze in the barn. There's also an ice cream stand, small store, and hay rides. Members of the CSA have reported that everything is organic except the corn. "
• Ward's Berry Farm - Blueberries, strawberries and raspberries. 
  614 South Main Street, , Sharon, MA. Phone: (781) 784-3600. Free hayrides to the strawberry patch.  Directions: Take Exit 8 off Route 95 South and go . 5 miles East towards Sharon. Or from Cobb Corner, go about 5 miles West, straight through Sharon center.  Fields open every day except Wednesday, 9 am to 6pm. 

Suffolk County

• I'm not aware of any PYO farms in Suffolk. If you know of any, please tell me!

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