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Vegetable U-Pick Orchards in Southeastern New Hampshire in 2024, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for vegetables that we know of in this area.

Not all areas of a state have vegetables farms 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.

Rockingham County

  • Applecrest Farm Orchards, Inc. - - Apples, strawberries, vegetables, peaches and nectarines, make your own cider, and hayrides
    133 Exeter Road, Hampton Falls, NH 03844. Phone: 603-926-3721. Email: info@applecrest.com. Open: 8 am to 6 pm. Click here for a map and directions. Fax: 926-0006 i Pick your own apples or pumpkins, make your own cider, and hayrides thru the orchards in the fall. We even offer a storybook hayride! STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL: Sunday, June 16, 2013 (10 am to 3 pm). Four rolling acres of juicy berries and a cool spring-fed pond provide the backdrop for a fun-filled day of Pick-Your-Own strawberries, free live bluegrass music, tractor drawn hayrides, face painting, cider donuts and a bevy of strawberry inspired delicacies from our very own scratch kitchen and bakery. Our Fall festivals launch on the first weekend in September and run from 11 am to 5 pm, both Saturday and Sunday, every weekend, through the end of October. Here's what you can expect: Pick-Your-Own Apples, Raspberries, Peaches & Pumpkins. Cut-your-own flowers too! FREE live Folk and Bluegrass music (1 pm - 5 pm. Old-Fashioned ice cream barn with 25 local-made flavors featuring our own grown-on-the-farm fruits. Horse-drawn Hayrides (10 am to 4:45 pm). Children's Petting Zoo (10 am to 4:45 pm). Face Painting & Balloons. Pie Eating Contests. Apple Pie & Ice Cream. Old-Fashioned Hot Cider Donuts. Make-your-own Scarecrow. Our Famous Corn Roast featuring: grilled gourmet sausages, hot dogs, hamburgers, fire-roasted corn, Maine clam chowder, fresh pressed apple cider and more. Early September is always a great time to Pick-Your-Own, as we have FOUR great offerings to choose from: Apples, Pumpkins, Raspberries & Peaches. A visitor writes on September 22, 2020: "Apples were $30/peck PYO"
  • Elwood Orchards - Apples, strawberries, raspberries & variety of vegetables, corn maze, hayrides
    54 Elwood Road, Londonderry, NH 03053. Phone: 603-434-6017. Email: patsmnb@comcast.net. Open: June-October 15. Click here for a map and directions. Special Events: Hayrides, call for information. Night maze is Friday and Saturday nights through October 30th. Be sure to bring a flashlight! Last entrance at 9 pm. It is not "haunted". Day maze is open 7 days a week. Both day and night maze are $10.00 per person. Children 5 and under are free. Dogs are not allowed in the maze. Free hayrides Sat and Sun. PYO apples also. (UPDATED: October 25, 2021 JBS)
  • Oliver Merrill and Sons LLC - apples, peaches, berries, vegetables and eggs, Farm market, Wide variety of seasonal, locally grown fruits and vegetables,
    5569 Mammoth Road, Londonderry, NH 03053. Phone: 603-622-6636. Email: merrillfarmsnh@gmail.com. Open: See their website for current hours. Click here for a map and directions. Apples, peaches, pears, raspberries , other fruits and vegetables. PYO.

Strafford County

  • Emery Farm Market and; Cafe - blueberries and pumpkins, Farm market, Wide variety of seasonal, locally grown fruits and vegetables,
    147 Piscataqua Rd., Durham, NH 03824. Phone: 603-742-8495. Email: info@emeryfarm.com. Open: 9 am to 6pm. Click here for a map and directions.
    Emery Farm Market and; Cafe Facebook page. . Blueberries - PYO - July 10 - August -- 3 acres of delicious high bush blueberries! We have PYO and ready picked available in the stand. Already picked fresh veggies - July 1 - September 30 -- Come by the stand for a variety of fresh vegetables. and already picked fresh sweet corn from July 10 - September 30. (UPDATED: September 29, 2020 JBS)
    Comments from a visitor on June 25, 2009: "I just wanted to let you know that I visited the Emery Farm website this morning to make strawberry picking plans, and they do not have any PYO strawberries this year (2009) and in future years. Hope thats helpful! Thanks"
  • Nelson Farms - Vegetables, Tomatoes, salad mix, spinach, broccoli, cabbage, lettuce, kale, chard, strawberries, peppers: sweet & hot, summer & winter squash, cucumbers, beets, garlic, onions, flowers & pumpkins .
    Range Road, Strafford, NH 03884. Phone: 603-664-5151. Open: 9 am to 5pm, Saturday & Sunday, June-October. Click here for a map and directions. . Alternate Phone: 603-664-9884

 

Vegetable PYO

Vegetable Picking Tips, Recipes and Information

Pick veggies that are firm and free of blemishes.

Canning, Freezing, Drying, Preserving and more!

Below are links to pages with easy and reliable directions about how to can, preserve, freeze and make other goodies fromveggiess.  Some of these require a Pressure Canner to prevent potential spoilage and food poisoning, due to the low acid content of the food.  For others, you can use a water bath canner OR a Pressure Canner.  I've noted what's required for each, below, following each entry, with
W for water bath,
P for Pressure canner, and
W, P for either may be used!

Pickled vegetables

Canning tomatoes (in water bath canners )Home canned tomato soup

Canning Tomatoes in Pressure canners

Freezing Tomatoes

Drying tomatoes

Ripening green tomatoes in your garage or basement

If you want to bring your green tomatoes indoors before a freeze in the Fall, and ripen them, see:

And if you'd like to start you own tomatoes from seed (you can save a small fortune and grow the heirloom varieties you like) see this page for easy directions for growing your own tomato plants from seed.

Many more recipes and directions:

 

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