This month's notes: February 2012: Winter is upon us, but don't despair! Strawberry and citrus picking actually begins in Florida, southern Texas and southern Californiaa in December. And for the rest of us; there are many delicious jams, jellies, and marmalades that you can make for yourself or as gifts, from frozen or fresh fruit. See this page for hundreds of easy canning and freezing instructions/recipes, canning equipment guide! Also make your own ice cream - see How to make ice cream and ice cream making equipment and manuals. Then see each state's crop availability calendar for more specific dates of upcoming crops. Organic farms are identified in green! See our guide to local fruit and vegetable festivals!. Please tell the farms you found them here - and ask them to update their information!!
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Where in Connecticut to find pick your own farms and orchards for fruit, vegetables, pumpkins and canning & freezing instructions!
This page provides links to Connecticut's regional pages to find pick- your- own (PYO, U-pick, pick-it-yourself) farms for everything from apples, berries, fruit, pumpkins, vegetables to cut-you-own Christmas trees! I'm always looking for suggestions of more farms and events to add and feedback about any you have visited, so if you encounter any, just click on the preceding link, as appropriate! And if you have a farm and want to add it or correct the information, please click on the link to "add my farm".
Connecticut U-Pick Farms and Orchards, Click on your area!
- Click here for Crop Availability Dates in Connecticut
- To find pumpkin patches, corn mazes and other Halloween activities, click here.
- To find choose and cut-your-own Christmas tree farms, click here.
Click on the map or links below in your area to locate a pick-your-own farm near you:
- Western Connecticut (Litchfield and Fairfield counties)
- Hartford and Tolland counties, Connecticut
- Southern Connecticut (New Haven and Middlesex counties)
- Eastern Connecticut (Windham and New London counties)
We also have a page with links to our own simple instructions on canning, freezing and drying many fruits and vegetables, such as how to make jam, apple butter, applesauce, spaghetti sauce, salsa, pickles, ketchup or freezing corn.
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Crop Availability Dates in Connecticut
- Beans - mid May through early September
- Squashes - May through December
- Broccoli, Cabbages and Greens - May through December
- Strawberries - mid to late June
- Early Raspberries - early to mid July
- Blueberries - late July through August
- Sweet Corn - late July until the frost
- Peppers - August until the frost
- Tomatoes - August until the frost
- Fall Raspberries - late August until the frost
- Pumpkins - late September through October
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Home Canning KitsFeatures:
This is the same type of standard canner that my grandmother used to
make everything from applesauce to jams and jellies to tomato and
spaghetti sauce. This complete kit includes everything you need and lasts
for years: the canner, jar rack, jar grabber tongs, lid lifting wand, a
plastic funnel, labels, bubble freer, and the bible of canning, the Ball
Blue Book. It's much cheaper than buying the items separately. You'll
never need anything else except jars & lids (and the jars are reusable)!
There is also s simple kit with just the canner and rack, and a pressure
canner, if your want to do vegetables (other than tomatoes). To see
more canners, of different styles, makes and prices, click here!
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Remember to ALWAYS call the farm or orchard BEFORE you go -
weather, heavy picking and business conditions can always affect their hours and
crops! PYO Farms in Other Countries: [ Australia ]
[ Canada ] [ South Africa ]
[ New Zealand ] [ United
Kingdom ]
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feedback about farms - Use this
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Remember to ALWAYS call the farm or orchard BEFORE you go -
weather, heavy picking and business conditions can always affect their hours and
crops! PYO Farms in Other Countries: [ Australia ]
[ Canada ] [ South Africa ]
[ New Zealand ] [ United
Kingdom ]
EHSO.com - Environmental health and safety information and guidance for the
home Care to Donate to help me keep
the website going? Donate to me at Benevia here: Use the
feedback form for questions, comments and
feedback about farms - Use this
form suggest a farm to add to the website?
Remember to ALWAYS call the farm or orchard BEFORE you go -
weather, heavy picking and business conditions can always affect their hours and
crops! PYO Farms in Other Countries: [ Australia ]
[ Canada ] [ South Africa ]
[ New Zealand ] [ United
Kingdom ]
EHSO.com - Environmental health and safety information and guidance for the
home Care to Donate to help me keep
the website going? Donate to me at Benevia here: Use the
feedback form for questions, comments and
feedback about farms - Use this
form suggest a farm to add to the website?
Remember to ALWAYS call the farm or orchard BEFORE you go -
weather, heavy picking and business conditions can always affect their hours and
crops! PYO Farms in Other Countries: [ Australia ]
[ Canada ] [ South Africa ]
[ New Zealand ] [ United
Kingdom ]
EHSO.com - Environmental health and safety information and guidance for the
home Care to Donate to help me keep
the website going? Donate to me at Benevia here: Use the
feedback form for questions, comments and
feedback about farms - Use this
form suggest a farm to add to the website?
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ConsumerFraudReporting.org - Information about identity theft, frauds and
scams; how to report them and how to protect your identity.
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advertise or have your own web page(s), click here!
Our other free, informative sites you may like:
ConsumerFraudReporting.org - Information about identity theft, frauds and
scams; how to report them and how to protect your identity.
FitnessAndHealthScience.org - Practical fitness, health and diet information
that works.
And our other related
websites!
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last result (I reply to the forms FIRST),write me at
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2010 All rights reserved.
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Permission is given to link to any page on
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jobs on farms? Farmers:
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advertise or have your own web page(s), click here!