Fall means pick your own apples in the Northeast. And while, it’s still early in the season, I want to provide you with a list of local orchards in our area so you can easily plan a trip to one (or more) of these spots this Fall. Scroll down for links and opening dates:
Blue Jay Orchards
125 Plumtrees Road
Bethel, CT
Farm market opens Saturday 9/2. No pick your own this year due to the late April frost. Market open all season.
Beardsley Cider Mill
278 Leavenworth Road
Shelton, CT
Begins Saturday 9/9. PYO is cash only and will be open weekends only until everything is picked.
SIlverman’s Farm
451 Sport Hill Road
Easton, CT
Farm is open 7 days a week. Apple picking starts late August.
Salinger’s Orchards
230 Guinea Rd
Brewster, NY
Farm is open 7 days a week and Apple picking has begun.
Harvest Moon Orchards
130 Hardscrabble Road
North Salem, NY
Picking starts in September.
Averill Farm
250 Calhoun Street
Washington Depot, CT
Farm stand is open. Apple picking has started.
March Farm
160 Munger Lane
Bethlehem, CT
PYO starts 9/8.
Bishop’s Orchards
1355 Post Post Road
Guilford, CT
Over 20 varieties of apples beginning in late August/early September.
Lyman Orchards
32 Reeds Gap Road
Middlefield, CT
PYO begins the last week of August. Call their 24-hour hotline for at (860) 349-6015 for updated picking information.
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