A PYO Plethora of Macs and Jacks
Fall is teaming with brilliant golds, reds, and oranges this year. And I'm not just talking about the foliage. The beautiful bounty of the season is busting at the seams of the Rural Intelligence region. Apples and pumpkins, the sentinels of autumn, are ripe and ready for the picking. Take out your apple pie recipes, sharpen your carving tools, and be sure to get out in that crisp New England air and pick the perfect peck (and the perfect pumpkin). While you're at it, enjoy a hayride, some warm cider donuts, or maybe a jaunt through a haunted corn maze. No matter how you peel it or carve it, autumn is here, and her harvest is ready.
Where to pick apples:
Berkshire County
Bartlett's Orchard
575 Swamp Road, Richmond, MA
(413)-698-2559
Stand open 8-5pm, 7 days a week
Hilltop Orchards/Furnace Brook Winery
Route 295 - Canaan Road, Richmond, MA.
800-833-6274
Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Lakeview Orchard
94 Old Cheshire Road, Lanesboro
(413)-448-6009
Open Tuesday-Sunday thru Ocotber 31, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The Maple Connection/the Harvest Pride
Route 143, PO 565, Hinsdale, MA
(413)-842-7592
Please call ahead for PYO crops.
Riiska Brook Orchard
101 New Hartford Road, Sandisfield, MA
(413)-258-4761
Friday thorugh Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Windy Hill Farm
Route 7, 686 Stockbridge Road, Great Barrington, MA
(413)-298-3217
Daily, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Columbia County
The Barn
2510 Route 27, Hudson NY
(518)-851-7346
Fix Brothers, Inc.
247 White Birch Road, Hudson, NY
(518)-828-7560 or (518)-828-6485
Call ahead for hours
Golden Harvest Farms, Inc.
3074 US Rte 9, Valatie, NY
(518)-758-7683
Call ahead for hours
Hotaling's Farm Market
Route 9H, Claverack, NY
(518)-851-9864.
Open daily, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Love Apple Farms
1421 Route 9H, Ghent, NY
(518)-828-5048
Open daily through December, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Philip Orchards
270 Route 9H, Claverack, NY
(518)-851-6351
Open through October; call ahead for hours
The Pickin Shack at Hellers Farm
48 Hover Avenue, Route 9G & Hover Avenue, Germantown, NY
(518)-537-6076
Open daily through Thanksgiving, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Rider Farm
100 Sawmill Road, Germantown, NY
(518)-537-6843
Call ahead for hours
Samascott Orchards
5 Sunset Avenue, Kinderhook, NY
(518)-758-7224 or (518)-758-9292.
Open daily through October, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Smith Farms
200 Whitebirch Road, Hudson, NY
(518)-828-1228
Open daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wintje Farms
Route 9G, Germantown, NY
(518)-537-6072
Open through November, call for hours
Yonder Farms Fruit Dist. LLC
301 Route 66, Suite 2, Hudson NY
(518)-828-1151
Call ahead for hours
Dutchess County
Barton Orchards
63 Apple Tree Lane, Poughquag, NY
(845)-227-2306
Open through October; call ahead for hours
Fishkill Farms
9 Fishkill Farms Road, Hopewell Junction, NY
(845)-897-4377
Open Tuesday through Sunday; call ahead for hours
Fraleigh's Rose Hill Farm
19 Rose Hill Farm, Red Hook, NY
(845)-758-4215
Call ahead for hours
Greig Farm
Just off of Route 9, Red Hook, NY
(845)-758-1234
Open daily through December, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Mead Orchards
15 Scism Road, Tivoli, NY
(845)-756-5641
Open Saturday and Sunday through October, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Meadowbrook Farm
29 Old Myers Corners Road, Wappingers Falls, NY
(845)-297-3002 or (845)-298-8613
Open daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Montgomery Place Orchards
P.O. Box 24, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
(845)-758-6338
Call ahead for hours
Oriole Orchards
P.O. Box 24, Red Hook, NY
(845)-758-9355
Open through October, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Litchfield County
Averill Farm
250 Calhoun St, Washington Depot, CT
(860)-868-2777
Orchard stand open through November
Ellsworth Hill Orchard & Berry Farm
461 Cornwall Bridge Road, Sharon, CT
(860)-364-0025
Open daily through November, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
March Farm
160 Munger Lane, Bethlehem, CT
(203)-266-7721
Open daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Starberry Farm
47 Kielwasser Road, Washington Depot, CT
(860)-868-2863
Open through October; call ahead for hours
Tonn's Orchard
270 Preston Road, Terryville, CT
(860)-585-1372
Open weekends, noon to 5 p.m.
Where to pick pumpkins:
Berkshire County
Ioka Valley Farm
3475 Route 43, Hancock, MA
(413) 738-5915
Open weekends only thru October; 10a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Howden Farm
303 Rannopo Road, Sheffield, MA
(413)-229-8481
Mountain View Farm
90 Old Cheshire Road, Lanesboro, MA
(413)-445-7642
Monday to Friday,10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 10a.m. To 4 p.m.
Taft Farm
Route 183 & Division Street, Great Barrington, MA
(413)-528-1515
Call ahead for conditions and hours
Columbia County
Fix Brothers, Inc.
247 White Birch Road, Hudson, NY
(518)-828-7560 or (518)-828-6485
Call ahead for hours
The Pickin Shack at Hellers Farm
48 Hover Avenue, Route 9G & Hover Avenue, Germantown, NY
(518)-537-6076
Open daily through Thanksgiving, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Samascott Orchards
5 Sunset Avenue, Kinderhook, NY
(518)-758-7224 or (518)-758-9292.
Open daily through October, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
V&R Saulpaugh & Sons
2329 Route 9, Livingston, NY
(518)-537-6494
Open daily through October, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wintje Farms
Route 9G, Germantown, NY
(518)-537-6072
Open through November, call for hours
Dutchess County
Barton Orchards
63 Apple Tree Lane, Poughquag, NY
(845)-227-2306
Open through October; call ahead for hours
Dykeman Farm
West Dover Road, Pawling, NY
(845)-832-6068 or (845)-222-5981
Open Saturday and Sunday through October; call ahead for hours
Fraleigh's Rose Hill Farm
19 Rose Hill Farm, Red Hook, NY
(845)-758-4215
Call ahead for hours
Mead Orchards
15 Scism Road, Tivoli, NY
(845)-756-5641
Open Saturday and Sunday through October, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Meadowbrook Farm
29 Old Myers Corners Road, Wappingers Falls, NY
(845)-297-3002 or (845)-298-8613
Open daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Secor Stawberries
63 Robinson Lane, Wappinger Falls, NY
(845)-452-6883
Open daily, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Litchfield County
Bunnell Farm
498 Maple Street, Litchfield, CT
(860)-567-9576
Call ahead for hours
Ellsworth Hill Orchard & Berry Farm
461 Cornwall Bridge Road, Sharon, CT
(860)-364-0025
Open daily through November, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Freund's Farm Market
324 Norfolk Road, East Canaan, CT
(860)-824-0650
Call ahead for hours
Harris Hill Farm
99 Ridge Road, New Milford, CT
(860)-354-3791
Open through October; Saturday & Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Logue Farms, Inc.
59 Artillery Road, Woodbury, CT
(203)-263-5969
Open on weekends through October
March Farm
160 Munger Lane, Bethlehem, CT
(203)-266-7721
Open daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Ruwet Farm
East Pearl Road, Torrington, CT
(860)-866-6338
Open through October; Fridays, noon to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tonn's Orchard
270 Preston Road, Terryville, CT
(860)-585-1372
Open weekends, noon to 5 p.m.
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