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Where in Massachusetts to find pick your own farms and orchards for fruit, vegetables, pumpkins and canning & freezing instructions!

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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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• East Massachusetts: Boston area - Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk and Suffolk Counties
• Southeast Massachusetts: Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket and Plymouth counties
• Worcester County
• Western Massachusetts: Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire counties.
• To find pumpkin patches, corn mazes and other Halloween activities, click here.
• To find choose and cut-your-own Christmas tree farms, click here.
• Crop availability chart (when what is in season)

I haven't found any pyo cranberry farms in Mass yet, but you can at least buy them fresh here:

• P.J. Cranberries
  P.O. Box 417, Sandwich, MA 02563. Phone: (508) 888-7676. Carefully picked and freshly harvested dry
  picked cranberries, as well as frozen, processed cranberries locally grown on a family owned bog. The fresh cranberries are available in 1 pound boxes and bags, 3 pound bags and 30 pound boxes.

What's in Season in Massachusetts?

Apples : August through October
Beans: July through October
Beets: June through October
Blueberries: July through September
Broccoli June through October
Carrots: July through October
Corn: July through October
Eggplant: July through September
Garlic: July through October
Herbs: May through October
Leeks: August through October
Lettuce: May through October
Melons: August and September
Onions: July through October
Parsnips: September and October
Peas: June through September
Peppers: July through October
Potatoes: July through October
Pumpkins: September and October
Raspberries: July through October
Spinach and Greens: May through October
Strawberries: June
Tomatoes: July through October
Winter Squash: September through October

Home Canning Kits 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! Average Customer Review: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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