Northeast New Jersey Pepper U-Pick Orchards in !

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Pepper U-Pick Orchards in Northeast New Jersey in 2024, by county

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

Not all areas of a state have peppers 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!

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Bergen County

Abma's Farm - Uses integrated pest management practices, strawberries, tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, peppers, pumpkins, Turkeys, Honey from hives on the farm, Fresh eggs, porta-potties, pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours, group reservations
700 Lawlins Road, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Phone: (201) 891-0278. Email: abmasfarm@abmasfarm.com. Open: See website for current PYO dates. Directions: We use integrated pest management practices. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, AmEx, WIC Vouchers, ATM onsite. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, AmEx, WIC Vouchers, ATM onsite.
Abma's Farm Facebook page. Fax: 2018489721 Picking updates: Click here for picking updatesWe typically offer strawberry picking in June, potato picking in late July and August, and tomato picking in August. Dates and times may change as each picking event gets closer due to the growing season and weather. Abma's family farm says "everything homegrown is raised with love, picked or cooked daily, and served fresh". We've been part of the Wyckoff landscape for over 85 years as Bergen County's only produce and poultry farm. We provide the community with the highest quality fresh produce, poultry and eggs from our own chickens, daily baked goods from our "scratch" bakery, homemade specialties from our kitchen, and artfully grown plants from our greenhouses. Our 30 acre farm dates back to the 1790s; the homestead and out-buildings are well preserved and kept in their original state. Our largest Dutch style barn, one of the few 200+ year old barns still standing in Bergen County, has been converted into a thriving retail market with a "scratch" bakery and a gourmet kitchen. (ADDED: March 18, 2021)

Morris County

Alstede Farms - apples, apricots, beans, blackberries, blueberries, broccoli, carrots, corn (sweet), cucumbers, currants (red and black), eggplant, flowers, gooseberries, herbs or spices, melons, nectarines, onions, other berries, peas, peaches, peppers, pumpkins, raspberries (red), raspberries (Spring, red), raspberries (Autumn, red), raspberries (yellow), raspberries (Spring, yellow), raspberries (Autumn, yellow), raspberries (black), raspberries (Spring, black), raspberries (Autumn, black), summer squash, winter squash, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables,
1 Alstede Farms Lane, Chester, NJ 07930. Phone: 908-879-7189. Email: info@alstedefarms.com. Open: PYO Hours: Spring & Summer: 9 am to 6 pm, Fall: 9 am to 5 pm check website to see when hours change Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx, WIC Vouchers, SFMNP Vouchers.
Alstede Farms Facebook page. PYO Hours: Spring & Summer: 9 am to 6 pm, Fall: 9 am to 5 pm (check website to see when hours change) Picking updates: Click here for picking updates We are also a CSA, which stands for Community Supported Agriculture. The basic idea of CSA farming is a cooperative relationship between the farmer and his customers. Based on an annual commitment to one another, community members provide a pre-season payment to purchase a share of the harvest . The member then receives a weekly box of a wide variety of fresh vegetables and fruit through the growing season, harvested at the peak of ripeness and flavor. We strongly recommend purchasing tickets for all Pick Your Own (PYO) activities in advance, online, utilizing our website. We can not guarantee PYO entry for walk in guests. Any (PYO) entry ticket that is purchased at the PYO sheds will incur a $5.00 per ticket convenience fee.Click here to view our updated Pick Your Own policies.Click here to purchase advance tickets.(UPDATED: September 7, 2021, JBS) (UPDATED: April 23, 2018)
Comments from a visitor on July 19, 2019: "Blueberries and raspberries are $6.99/lb, which is high, but Peaches are $2.79/lb is is a good price."
Comments from a visitor on August 12, 2012: "No longer is the price $3.00 (and optional $2.00 hayride). It is $5.00 each to enter farm with $3.00 credit per person. I said I did not need hayride to bring me to the apples and peaches that i could walk myself, but price is still $5.00. Taking hayride to fruits/ veggies OR NOT it is still $5.00 (with the $3.00 credit). Pretty expensive though, spent close to $100.00 on apples and peaches.."
Comments from a visitor on September 22, 2010: "In reply to the post from Sept 11th 2010. I agree that at first it was a little unsettling to have to pay up front for the privilege of picking my own stuff. They charge $3.00 per person for admission to the fields and an additional $2.00 per person if you want to take the hayride. The hayride is completely optional, as the orchards/berry fields are easily within walking distance of the main areas and they actually give you back the $3.00 per person as credit towards paying for whatever you picked, you just need to hand over your ticket stubs to the cashier. My $30.00 worth of apples (My 3 yr old son had to pick an apple from every tree, lol) was reduced to only $12.00 after the credit. All in all, my family and I have a great time here and we come back every year for apples and pumpkins. We highly recommend it!"
Comments from a visitor on September 11, 2010: "We visited today to pick our own fruit, something I've done multiple times per year with my daughters since we moved here 9 years ago. Sadly we were greeted with the new policy of paying $5 per person just to go out to the fields to pick..then you pay for the lbs of fruit on top of that. Can you imagine paying $20 for some raspberries?? That's what it would have cost us if just me and my 8 year old went out to the field and filled a basket! OUCH We didn't pick fruit and we didn't stay. What you used to be a fun simple low cost place to take your children has become a money hungry pit and almost commercial like. I can understand when they want to charge for the kids to play on the blow up rentals they have or ride the ponies but WHY would you charge a customer $5 to go out to the field and pick the berries FOR YOU and then pay for them? I know there are plenty other farms that don't do that and that's a shame. Shame Shame Shame"
Comments from a visitor on June 27, 2009: "We love this farm!"
Comments from a visitor, May 30, 2008: "They are open all year and have a fabulous store (if you don't want to get out in the brambles and pick your own) They are kid friendly with hayrides, horse rides, festivals, corn maze. They take credit cards and have restrooms. They make their own homemade ice cream (oh boy is it good!). They have farm markets in local communities throughout central NJ. You can even cut your very own wildflowers to take home in a bouquet! :D They are a great farm in a great little town (which also has a Sally Lunn's Tea Room and many wonderful little antique stores and old fashioned privately owned boutique stores."
Bader Farm - No pesticides are used, Tomatoes, Peppers, Eggplant, pumpkins
290 Change Bridge Rd., Pine Brook, NJ . Phone: (973) 227-0294. Email: ibader4369@aol.com. Open: April 1st- December 31st ,Monday to Saturday 8 am to 6:30pm, Sunday 8 am to 3 pm; Holidays 8 am to 3 pm hours are subject to change. Directions: see website. We also have a roadside market farm stand with Tomatoes, Sweet corn, Peppers, Eggplat, Apples, Peaches, Pears, Pumpkins, etc. Our apple varieties are Red & Golden Delicious, Winesap, Empire, Gala & more. We also have Annuals, Perennials, Hanging Baskets, Potted Geraniums, Mums, Pointsettias, Tulips, Hyacinths, Daffodills, Shrubs, Bagged Soils, Bulk Mulch, Cornstalks,Gourds, Indian Corn, Wreaths, Grave Blankets, and . Click here for a map and directions. , Fax: (973) 575-7497. April 1st- December 31st ,Monday to Saturday 8 am to 6:30pm, Sunday 8 am to 3 pm; Holidays 8 am to 3 pm (hours are subject to change)see website. We also have a roadside market / farm stand with Tomatoes, Sweet corn, Peppers, Eggplat, Apples, Peaches, Pears, Pumpkins, etc. Our apple varieties are Red & Golden Delicious, Winesap, Empire, Gala & more. We also have Annuals, Perennials, Hanging Baskets, Potted Geraniums, Mums, Pointsettias, Tulips, Hyacinths, Daffodills, Shrubs, Bagged Soils, Bulk Mulch, Cornstalks,Gourds, Indian Corn, Wreaths, Grave Blankets, and Christmas Trees. We do not use insecticides to we use biological control. What that means is no chemicals; essentially, the good bugs eat the bad bugs. We also use composted soil, a natural fungicide. We sell retail and wholesale, are handicap accessible and, for the convenience of our customers, we accept Visa and MasterCard. In addition to our home-grown annuals, perennials, fresh produce and fruit, we offer a local landscape service and seasonal offerings such as Easter plants, pumpkins, greenhouse Poinsettias, firewood, etc. In early July, we begin harvesting our own seasonal produce - crisp cucumbers, string beans, zucchinis, Jersey tomatoes, peppers, sweet corn, and eggplants. August and September is the very best time for all our tasty treats! In addition, our farm stand offers a tempting selection of jams, jellies, local honey and more.
Riamede Farm - Uses integrated pest management practices, apples, beans, beets, broad beans, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, eggplant, kale, snap peas (edible pod), hot peppers, sweet peppers, carving pumpkins, pie pumpkins, Swiss chard, winter squash, Heirloom tomatoes, tomatoes, watermelons, sunflowers, zinnias, flowers, Basil, Honey from hives on the farm, Local honey from within 50 miles, concessions or refreshment stand, bakery, picnic area, porta-potties, Cell service cell phones work here, No dogs allowed except for service animals, birthday parties, school tours
122 Oakdale Road, Chester, NJ 07930. Phone: (908) 879-7762. Email: info@riamedefarm.com. Open: 1; All seven days from 9 am to 4:30 pm; 2; Typical season is from August 1 to December 23; 3; Out of season, we host events; Please see our website or Facebook page for currently planned events and tickets; 4; Availability of crops to pick varies considerably; please call or check our website for current availability. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, All credit cards, AndroidPay, ApplePay, EftPos, SNAP Vouchers.
Riamede Farm Facebook page. Apples typically are open August 20 to November 15 Vegetables are available August 1 to November 15. We use integrated pest management practicesPick apples in an old orchard with a 19th century ambiance featuring 34+ varieties of traditional, modern and heirloom apples. The pumpkin patch outback offers cut-off-the-vine, bring your own cutting shears. Also, pyo Indian corn, tomatoes & gourds. Cider, donuts, jams, jellies, honey. Free hayrides on weekends. School trips. Roam our peaceful 68 acres of scenic orchards & woodlands; enjoy the fall colors. We also have a roadside market / farm stand with Apples some of the Our apple varieties are Cortland, Empire, Fuji, Gala, Golden Delicious, Jonagold, Jonathan, Macoun, McIntosh, Red Delicious, Stayman/Winesap; traditional, modern and heirloom apple varieties available. We also have Cider, jams, jellies, honey, hay rides. Roam our 50 acres of scenic old orchards & woodlands; enjoy the fall colors Click here for our Instagram page. Other flowers: snapdragons. (UPDATED: March 25, 2024)

Somerset County

Snyder's Farm - blueberries, strawberries, tomatoes, broccoli, cucumbers, eggplant, melons, peppers, pumpkins, summer squash, sunflower maze, other vegetables, Fresh eggs, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties are available, picnic area, face painting, inflatables or bounce houses, trike track, pony rides, petting zoo, birthday parties, group reservations
586 South Middlebush Road, Somerset, NJ 08873. Phone: 732-496-0441. Email: info@snyders-farm.com. Open: Please see our website for current hours; When in season, U-Pick is open weekends only Saturday & Sunday depending on crop availability 9am to 4pm. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only.
Snyder's Farm Facebook page. Fax: 732-297-1835. Please see our website for current hours; When in season, U-Pick is open weekends only (Saturday & Sunday depending on crop availability) 9am to 4pm Our blueberries and strawberries are pesticide free Check out our website for updates on our annual fall festival During our fall festival we offer a ATM machine for your convenienceStrawberry season starts in late May and is usually over by mid-June. Blueberry season usually starts in late June is over in late July. Both depend on crop availability. Always call before you visit to check on crop availability, as we update our message daily to keep our customers informed. We do not have an entry or picking fee, you just pay for what you pick. We have everything you need to pick, so there is no need to bring your own baskets, but you are welcome to do so. (UPDATED: October 1, 2021, JBS) (ADDED: February 18, 2015)
Sunhaven Farms - Strawberries, sweet peas, peppers; green beans, eggplant, tomatoes; plum tomatoes , broccoli, cauliflower, garden mums
1018 Orchard Drive, Hillsborough, NJ . Phone: (908) 369-6504. Email: njberryfarm@gmail.com. Open: Pick-your-own strawberries in June, fresh produce and plum tomatoes all summer long. Directions: New Center Road to Orchard Drive. . Click here for a map and directions. 79415/tiSunhaven Farms
Comments from a visitor on June 17, 2007: "We went to on Friday, and picked strawberries. The strawberries were really good! She had flowers to buy and hothouse tomatoes."

Pepper

Pepper Picking Tips, Recipes and Information

a variety of peppers There are various types of peppers based on their characteristics. It's important to note that pepper heat levels can vary, and individual tolerance to spiciness may differ. When using hot peppers, exercise caution and consider using gloves or washing hands thoroughly to avoid skin or eye irritation.

Sweet Peppers - like Bell Peppers and Banana Pepper , used in salads and sandwiches
Mild to Medium Heat Peppers - spicy, good for salsa.
Hot Peppers - Often used in Mexican and Thais foods
Very Hot Peppers - For crazy people...

See the table at the bottom of his page for detailed information and a master list of varieties.

When are peppers available?

Peppers are a hot weather crop, and cannot tolerate frost and cold soil. In the U.S. Peppers typically peak hot summer months into the Autumn.

Before you leave to go to the farm:

Always call before you go to the farm - it's hard to pick in a muddy field!
Most growers furnish picking containers (bags), but they may charge you for them; be sure to call before you go to see if you need to bring containers.
Bring something to drink and a few snacks; you'd be surprised how you can work up a thirst and appetite! And don't forget hats and sunscreen for the sun. Bugs usually aren't a problem while the weather is still cool, but some deet might be good to bring along if it has been rainy.

General Picking Tips

Whether you pick Peppers from your garden or at a Pick-Your-Own farm, here are a few tips to keep in mind.

Look for Peppers that are :

firm
Bright and shiny
smooth, shiny pods, not wrinkly on the surface - that's an old or dried out
Avoid placing the picked Peppers in the sunlight any longer than necessary. It is better to put them in the shade of a tree or shed than in the car trunk or on the car seat. Cool them as soon as possible after picking. I prefer to bring a cooler with ice in it. Peppers may be kept fresh in the refrigerator for a week or 2.

When you get home

Put them in the vegetable crisper in the fridge, in a loose plastic bag.
Now, get ready to can or freeze the extra Peppers - It is VERY easy! Click on the links for easy instructions.
- How to freeze peppers
- How to can peppers (removing the skins)- P
- How to can peppers (leaving the skins on) - P
- Pickled peppers - W, P
- How to can Hot peppers in oil - W
- Jalapeno pepper jelly
- Pepper Jelly, hot or sweet, including chilies, jalapeno, and pimiento
- How to make chili sauce from your own tomatoes and peppers - W
- Mixed vegetable pickles (cauliflower, peppers, onions, celery, cucumber mix) - W, P
- How to make your own roasted peppers!

Name	Heat	Photo	Description	Best uses
Bell Pepper	Sweet		Large, blocky peppers with a mild, sweet flavor. They come in different colors such as green, red, yellow, and orange.	Salads and sandwichs They also add sweetness and color to cooked dishes, stir-fries, and stuffed pepper recipes.
Banana Pepper	Sweet		Long and tapered, they have a mild to moderate heat level and a tangy-sweet flavor.	Salads, subs and sandwiches Frequently used in pickled form, they add tang and crunch to sandwiches, salads, and antipasto platters. They can also be stuffed or sliced for various culinary applications.
Cubanelle Pepper	Sweet		Light green and elongated, they have a mild heat and a slightly sweet taste.
Pimento Pepper	Sweet		Large and heart-shaped, they have a sweet and fruity flavor, often used for stuffing.	Cooking
Poblano Pepper	Medium		Dark green, heart-shaped peppers with a mild to medium heat level and a slightly smoky flavor.	Frequently used in Mexican dishes like chiles rellenos, mole sauce, and salsas. They can be roasted, stuffed, or sliced and added to various recipes.
Shishito Pepper			Small and thin-walled pepper with a mild and slightly sweet taste.	Popular in Japanese cuisine, often enjoyed blistered or charred as an appetizer or side dish. They can also be used in stir-fries, tempura, or stuffed with cheese or other fillings.
Anaheim Pepper	Medium		Mild to medium heat, with a long and narrow shape. They are often used in Southwestern cuisine.	Commonly used in Southwestern and Mexican dishes. They are great for roasting, stuffing, or adding to salsas, chilis, and stews.
Hungarian Wax Pepper	Medium		Medium heat peppers that come in various colors. They have a waxy texture and a tangy flavor.
Chili peppers	Medium			Used in making... wait for it... Chili
Cherry Pepper .	Medium		Small and round, they have a mild to medium heat level and are often used pickled or stuffed	Thai and other Asian cooking
Jalapeño Pepper	Hot Peppers		Medium heat level with a distinctive bright green color and a slightly smoky flavor.	They are commonly used in Mexican cuisine. They add a spicy kick to salsas, guacamole, nachos, and are often used for stuffing or pickling.
Arbol peppers	Hot Peppers
Serrano Pepper	Hot Peppers		Hotter than jalapeños, they have a bright green color and a spicy taste.	Commonly used in salsas and sauces. Adds a spicy heat to salsas, pico de gallo, hot sauces, and other Mexican dishes. They can also be pickled or used to infuse flavor into oils and vinegars.
Cayenne Pepper	Hot Peppers		Thin and elongated, they are known for their fiery heat.	Often used in powdered form as a spice. Often used in powdered form as a spice for adding heat to various dishes. It can be sprinkled over pizzas, used in sauces, or added to spice rubs for grilling or roasting meats.
Thai Bird's Eye Pepper	Hot Peppers		Small and slender, they pack a powerful heat punch.	Commonly used in Thai and Southeast Asian cuisine. Commonly used in Thai and Southeast Asian cuisine. They are perfect for adding heat and flavor to stir-fries, curries, soups, and dipping sauces.
Habanero Pepper	Very hot		One of the hottest peppers, with a fruity flavor and intense heat. Use with caution.	Adds intense spiciness to salsas, hot sauces, marinades, and jerk recipes. Use with caution and in small amounts due to its high heat level.
Scotch Bonnet Pepper	Very hot		Similar to habaneros, they have a tropical fruity flavor and fiery heat.	Commonly used in Caribbean cuisine.
Carolina Reaper	Very hot		One of the hottest peppers in the world, known for its extreme heat. Handle with extreme caution.