2024 Vermont Apple And Pumpkin U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org
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Apple And Pumpkin U-Pick Orchards in Vermont in 2024, by county
Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for apples and pumpkins that we know of in this area. Not all areas of any state, nor even every state, have apples and pumpkins 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!
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Addison County
Douglas Orchards - apples, raspberries, pumpkins. 1050 Rt 74 W, Shoreham, VT 05770. Phone: 802-897-5043. Email: ssview@shoreham.net. Open: mid-June to mid July; September to November. Directions: Rte 74, 1 mile west of Shoreham Village. They also have applesauce, apple cider, "drops" apples, apple cider donuts, strawberries, and pumpkins. . Click here for a map and directions. . facebook page. The orchard grows apples, pears, cherries & berries, and make cider. Since the beginning, they've grown the land into a thriving apple orchard that's become an important tourist attraction and community asset, offering pick-your-own apples, strawberries and raspberries, as well as fresh-pressed cider, cherries and pears. Cortland, Empire, Gala, Ginger Gold, Macoun, McIntosh and Spartan apples for PYO (UPDATED: July 21, 2021, JBS)
Chapin Orchard - Pick-your-own apples, Pre-picked apples, Pumpkins, Fresh Cider, Honey, Maple, hayrides 150 Chapin Road, Essex, VT 05452. Phone: (802) 879-6210. Email: jbovevt@comcast.net. Open: Aug. Click here for a map and directions. . . 30 til November 2nd, Seven days a week from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm. We offer pick-your-own apples, a fully stocked retail and visitor center, gift certificates, field trips, and more. Come visitOther Vermont products. Free hayrides on weekend afternoons.
Franklin County
West Swanton Orchards - PYO apples, pumpkins 9 Fourth St, Swanton, VT 05488. Phone: (802) 868-9100. Email: waynel@together.net. Open: Mid-May through mid- December. Directions: 752 North River St, VT Route 78W, approximately 4 miles from Swanton village. . Click here for a map and directions. West Swanton Orchards Also has a farm stand with strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, vegetables, apples, pumpkins.
Grand Isle County
Allenholm Farm - Blueberries, raspberries, vegetables, pumpkins, apples 111 South Street (but send mail to PO Box 300), South Hero, VT 05486. Phone: 802-372-5566. Email: apples@together.net. Open: Memorial Day weekend - December 24. Click here for a map and directions. Allenholm Farm Facebook page. . . Atwe grow about 20 varieties of apples. In the Fall we offer Pick Your Own, which is enjoyed by hundreds of families each year.facebook page
Hackett's Orchard - apples, pumpkins 86 South Street, South Hero, VT 05486. Phone: 802-372-5555. Email: chhluvapls@aol.com. Open: April 1- December 31. Directions: turn off US Route 2 at Merchants Bank onto South St, 8/10 mile on right. Also ready picked: Raspberries, strawberries, vegetables, pumpkins, apples, bakery. Come pick your own apples and enjoy a wagon ride as well. We usually . Click here for a map and directions. Hackett's Orchard Facebook page. . open our orchard to picking after Labor Day but the time really depends on the apples. 47 varieties of apples, fresh cider donuts, apple cider, vegetables, pumpkins, Vermont maple syrup and more. Enjoy our picnic and play area, and scheduled fall wagon rides and orchard tours. School groups welcome. (UPDATED: May 4, 2015, JBS)
Washington County
Burtt's Apple Orchard - Uses integrated pest management practices, apples, cherries, pumpkins, winter squash, Maple Syrup from trees on the farm, Cider mill fresh apple cider made on the premises, porta-potties are available, picnic area you may bring your own food, school tours 283 Cabot Plains Rd, Cabot, VT 05647. Phone: 802-917-2614. Email: gregburtt@gmail.com. Open: Apples - Monday through Sunday, from 9 am to 6 pm, Labor Day Weekend through October 31; Cherries - See our website. Directions: Approximately 2.5 miles north of Cabot Creamery along route 215. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard. Burtt's Apple Orchard Facebook page. . Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Cherries are usually ripe in mid July; Pumpkins are ripe at the same time as apples in September and October. We use Integrated Pest Management to substantially reduce the amount of chemicals used in our orchard. With over 40 varieties of apples, pears, and cherries you are sure to find your favorite at Burtt's. You've got to try our homemade cider donuts and fresh unpasteurized cider. For the kids, (and adults who like random fun) there's the amazing apple shooter!. Pick-your-own apples are $1 per pound. Pick-your-own Honeycrisp are $2 per pound. Pick-your-own tart cherries are $3 per pound. Please no dogs in the orchard, but they are welcome in our fields!
Apple picking tips:
Apples ripen from the outside of the tree towards the center, so the apples out
the outside of the tree will ripen first. Once they are picked, they stop
ripening. Picking apples directly from a
tree is easy. Roll the apple upwards off the branch and give a little twist;
don't pull straight away from the tree. If two apples are joined together at the
top, both will come away at the same time. Don't shake the trees or branches.
If the apple you are trying to pick drops, (or others on the tree) go ahead and
pick it up. They're perfectly fine! But do wash them before you eat them! More info: How to tell
when apples are ripe
Once picked, don't throw the apples into the baskets, place them in
gently, or they will bruise and go bad more quickly.
Don't wash apples until just before using to prevent spoilage.
Keep apples cool after picking to increase shelf life. A cool basement is ideal, but the fruit/vegetable drawer of a refrigerator will work, too. A refrigerator is fine for small
quantities of apples. Boxed apples need to be kept in a cool, dark spot
where they won't freeze. Freezing ruptures all of an apple's cells, turning
it into one large bruise overnight. The usual solution is to store apples in
a root cellar. But root cellars often have potatoes in them: apples and
potatoes should never be stored in the same room because, as they age,
potatoes release an otherwise ethylene gas, which makes apples spoil faster.
If you can keep the gas away from your apples, they will keep just fine.
Just don't store them right next to potatoes.
Prevent contact between apples stored for the winter by wrapping them
individually in sheets of newspaper. The easiest way to do this is to unfold
a section of newspaper all the way and tear it into quarters. Then stack the
wrapped apples. See more here: How
to store apples at home
There are tens of thousands of varieties of apples, developed over centuries. They vary in sugar, acoidity, flavors, storing, crispness and many other
attributes. See our guides to apple varieties:
Recipes, illustrated with step by step instructions
Apple pie recipe and directions and
illustrated! I can say, with, ahem, no bias at all, that this is the
best apple pie recipe in the world! (Alright, I did have an apple strudel in
Vienna once at that place listed in Fodors that was REALLY good, but that
wasn't a pie, was it? And since this was the recipe my grandmother used, it
must be great!)