It offers you-pick apples, as well as peaches, pears, and pumpkins when in season. – Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staffīelkin Family Lookout Farm, established in 1651, is one of the oldest continuously working farms in the U.S. Pumpkins, gourds, and squash are available into Novemberīelkin Family Lookout Farm in Natick Belkin Family Lookout Farm in Natick.Each year, the farm’s 24 acres of growing land produce an average of 11,000 bushels of apples, split between 13 varieties: Paula Red, Jona-Mac, McIntosh, Cortland, Gala, Macoun, Empire, Mutsu, Liberty, Ida Red, Jona-Gold, Red Delicious, and Golden Delicious.Ĭost: $10 for a half peck $15 for a peck $23 for a half bushel – Ben Garver/The Berkshire Eagle via APīartlett’s Orchard has been growing apples for generations amid beautiful scenery on Lenox Mountain in the Berkshires.
Farm stand offering produce, jams, pickles, fresh pies, and moreīartlett’s Orchard in Richmond Bartlett’s Orchard in Richmond.
In addition to its mature orchards, the beloved farm is known for its fresh vegetables, particularly its sweet corn.Ĭost: $30 for a peck $45 for a half bushel
Retail store selling peaches, plums, apricots, apple cider, and cider doughnuts, as well as pumpkins and gourdsīarker’s Farm in North Andover Apples at Barker’s Farm in North Andover – Courtesy Barker’s Farm North Andover/Facebookīarker’s Farm was established in 1642 and has laid claim as the oldest continually operated family farm in Massachusetts - and among the oldest in the country. The apple trees are semi-dwarf trees - which makes for easy picking - and some are 40 years old.Ĭost: $2.50 for a pound $3.50 for a pound of honeycrisps – Photo courtesy of Autumn Hills OrchardĪutumn Hills Orchard, located in the historic town of Groton, grows 35 varieties of apples, along with raspberries, pears, and grapes. Farm store with local maple syrup, honey, sweet cider, yogurt, and ice creamĪutumn Hills Orchard in Groton Autumn Hills Orchard in Groton. Its name was even inspired due to the orchard’s spot atop the apex of a hill.Ĭost: $20 for a peck $34 for a half bushel Since 1828, Apex Orchards, which has been owned and operated by the same family for seven generations, has offered an array of farm fresh produce in a western Massachusetts location that offers spectacular views of Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire. Reader favorites were selected based on the combined tally of votes collected from the Community in 20.Īpex Orchards in Shelburne Apex Orchards in Shelburne.
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