Pick-your-own Farms in The Boston area of Massachusetts

This page provides a detailed list of Boston and surrounding counties in Massachusetts's pick- your- own (PYO, U-pick, pick-it-yourself) fruit and vegetable farms.  To see the pick-your-own farms and orchards for this area, click here or scroll down the page

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• East Massachusetts: Boston area - Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk and Suffolk Counties - scroll down the page
• Southeast Massachusetts: Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket and Plymouth counties
• Worcester County
• Western Massachusetts: Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire counties.
• Crop availability chart (when what is in season)
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U-Pick Farms and Orchards, sorted by county

Pick-Your-Own Apple, Vegetable Blackberry, Blueberry & Raspberry Farms

Essex County

• Barker's Farm Stand - apples
  1267 Osgood Street, North Andover, MA.  Phone: (508) 683-0785. Directions: Route 495 to exit 48, Route 125 Ward Hill, go south on 125, 2 miles on left.  Or Route 93N, take exit 41.  Follow Route 125N for 10. 3 miles, stand on right at top of hill.  Open: daily from 10am to 5pm.  Offer a petting zoo all summer and hayrides in the fall. 
• Boston Hill - U-pick Strawberries, Apples and Pumpkins
  Route 114, North Andover, MA. Phone: 978-681-8556. Directions: In North Andover, MA on Route 114. Hayrides and festivals in the fall with fresh pies and cider donuts. Fresh vegetables and fruit all season in the Farm Store.
• Brooksby Farm - apples, blueberries, cherries, flowers, nectarines, pears, peaches, pumpkins, rhubarb, strawberries, Honey from hives on the farm, prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  38 Felton St, Peabody, MA 01960. Phone: 9785317456. Fax: 9785311631. Email: Brooksby@peabody-ma.gov. Directions: Rt128 to Rt114 Call for more directions Open: June to February from 9-5 Seven days week Strawberry start in mid June. Apples start Sept 6 Peach mid Aug. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.
• Cider Hill Farm - apples, blueberries, strawberries and raspberries.
  45 Fern Avenue, Amesbury, MA. Phone: 978-388-5525.  Directions: Interstate 95 to Exit 1 in New Hampshire. Go West 2 miles Route 107 to Route 150. South 2 miles on Route 150, turn left onto Fern Ave. to barn and farm store. Or, Route 495 to exit 54. Turn right at bottom onto Rt.150. Go North through Amesbury. Turn right onto Fern Ave. Open: June: 8-6pm, July to Oct: 9-6pm, 7 days/week.
• Clark Farm - blueberries UPDATE June 16, 2007: A visitor tells me they no longer do any pick-your-own!
  163 Hobart Street, Danvers, MA. Phone: 978-774-0550. Stand open daily from 9am to 6pm. Open: for PYO: 9am to 5pm. Take Centre Street Exit off Route 1 North. Turn left. one half mile at blinking lights, Turn left onto Hobart Street. Farm one quarter mile on left.
• Connors Farm - apples, raspberries, strawberries, vegetables. 
  30 Valley Road (Route 35), Danvers, MA. Phone: 978-777-1245. Directions: From downtown Danvers, Route 35 North to farm. Or from Route 1 North, take North Street exit, then turn left at only intersection. Also Route 128 to exit 23N. This is Route 35, we are 5 miles from this Jct. Open: 7 days a week from 9am to 6pm. Pick-you-own crops: Strawberries:  mid-June to mid-July, Peas:  mid-June to mid-July Peaches: mid-July to mid-August Blueberries:  mid-July to mid-August Raspberries:  early July to frost Cut Flowers:  early July to frost Apples:  Labor Day to Late October Pumpkins:  October
• Fay Farm - apples
  Phone: (978) 373-4874 - 120 Amesbury Line Road, Haverhill, MA.  Directions: Route 495 to exit 52.  Bear right at exit.  Follow 2 miles and take right at Whittier Tech H. S.  sign.  Barn on left. Open: September  15 - Oct.  21, Saturday & Sun, 10-4pm. 
• Green Meadow Farms - 
  650 Asbury Street, South Hamilton, MA. Phone: 978-468-2277. Directions: Exit 20A off Route 128 to 1A North, go through North Beverly into Wenham, 1.5 miles past Wenham Lake take left after large white Church on left onto Arbor Street, go 2 miles to Asbury Street on left. Farm is 1.5 miles on left. Open: Daily 9-6pm.
• Helen's Blueberries - Blueberries - CLOSED - OUT OF BUSINESS (06/09/2005)
  102 King Street, Groveland, MA. Phone: 978-373-2514. Call for hours and directions. 
• Homestead Farm & Orchard - UPDATE August 13, 2007: A visitor reports "they are no longer is business. They sold the farm last year and the new buyer only did strawberries for a short time and is no longer doing anything else. I asked him about the apple picking and he said they are not doing it"apples, strawberries, hayrides
  Phone: (978) 346-8346 - 13 Birchmeadow Road, Merrimac, MA.  Strawberries 8am-6pm.  In season, apples & pumpkins on weekends only.  Free hayrides to apple orchard.  Containers supplied.  Route 495 to exit 53.  Left onto Route 110, Birchmeadow Rd will be 1 mile on the right. 
• Ingaldsby Farm - apples, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, vegetables. 
  14 Washington Street, Boxford, MA. Phone: 978-352-2813. Directions: 1 mile off Route 133 in West Boxford. Open: Stand open 8am to 6:30 pm daily; In season, apple picking on weekends after Labor Day 10am to 6pm.
• Leonhard & Eldred Farm - Raspberries, strawberries. 
  1000 Dale Street, North Andover, MA. Phone: 978-683-1158. Directions: At the end of Dale Street in North Andover, and at the end of Ipswich Road in Boxford, look for U-Pick signs on road. Open: Monday through Friday from 8am to 8pm; weekends 8am to 6pm.
• Long Hill Orchards - apples, strawberries, vegetables
  520 Main Street, Route 113, West Newbury, MA. Phone: 978-363-2170. Directions: Exit 57 off Route 95. Left off exit, farm is 4 miles on right. Open: seven days a week from 9-6pm, including holidays.
• McHugh's - Blueberries and raspberries. 
  439 Linebrook Road, Ipswich, MA. Phone: 978-356-4298. Directions: Go West off Route #1 at the lights at the Intersection of Rt #1 and Linbrook Road (at Cumberland Farm). The house is 2 miles on the right. 
Open: In season, 8am - 8pm.
• Marini Farm - strawberries
  259 Linebrook Road, Ipswich, MA. Phone: (978)-356-0430. Directions: U.S. Route 1 to Linebrook Road, East toward Ipswich 1 mile, or Route 1A past center of Ipswich to Linebrook Road. Open: 9am to 6pm daily. In season, open for PYO tomatoes 9am to 6pm.
• Morehouse's Wheeler Brook Farm - Blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, vegetables. 
  57 Jewett Street, Georgetown, MA. Phone: 978-352-8289. Directions: Route I-95 north to Route 133 to Georgetown square, then right on North St.; 1.6 miles to right on Jewett, .6 miles to farm. 30 miles north of Boston. Open: 7:30-6:30pm daily in season.
• Peters Family Orchard & Cider Mill - apples
  Phone: (508) 995-6533 - 537 N. Main Street, Acushnet, MA.  Directions: Route 195 to Marion, Route 105N to Rochester Center, take left at the sign 'Acushnet 6 mi', take a left at 'tee' intersection, one half mile down on the right. Open: 7 days a week in the season, 9-6pm.  Offer tractor rides on weekends.  Offers school tours. 
• Rogers Spring Hill Farm - Apples, pumpkins, strawberries
  133 Neck Road, Ward Hill, Haverhill, MA 01835. Phone: 978-372-4305. Fax: 978-372-7821. Email us at: Brogers133@comcast.net. Directions: 495 to exit 48 (Route 125 connector) take a right at the first light onto Shelly Road Take your NEXT TWO LEFTS which will put you onto Neck Road And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June, September, October. Open: We offer school tours only for both pick your own apples and pumpkins from the middle of September until the end of October. Strawberry U-Pick is open 7 days a week from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Strawberries June 15 to July 4 school tours September 11-October 31 Payment: Cash, Check.
• Russell Orchards - apples, blueberries, blackberries, strawberries and raspberries.
  143 Argilla Road, Ipswich, MA. Phone: 978-356-5366. Directions: On the road to Cranes Beach-Castle Hill, 3 miles South of Ipswich Center. Off Routes 1A or 133.  Open: 7 days, 9am to 5pm during picking season; Call for picking dates.
• Smolak Farm - apples, strawberries, raspberries, cherries, peaches, nectarines, plums, tomatoes, apples, pumpkins, and Christmas trees
  315 South Bradford Street, N.  Andover, MA.  Phone: (978) 682-6332. Email us at: info@smolakfarms.com.  Stand open daily, 7am to 6pm.  For all PYO, daily 9-5pm (SEE THE NOTE BELOW).  Farm animals, hayrides in season, festivals, senior and educational programs, and host birthday parties, kids craft summer camp, farmstore bakery, functions.  Route 95 to Route 97 Georgetown Exit.  Left at Boxford Village sign to first right, Ipswich Road.  Go 6 miles and look for signs.  Strawberries in June; sour cherries in July; peaches, nectarines and plums in August; apples and pumpkins in September and pumpkins in October. This year we will also have raspberries in July and September as well as tomatoes sometime in August. The farm continues to bustle with excitement in November and December as children rush to find and cut that perfect Christmas tree! Parents love our holiday gifts and our homemade gingerbread houses. Santa also visits so kids can tell him what they want for Christmas. Restrooms are port-a-potties. Picnic tables throughout the children's playground and behind farmstand/store/ice cream shop.
  Visitor feedback: They have a playground with sandbox-although it needs updating. They have tractor rides, tours, birthday parties, and animals. There are deer, llamas, goats, peacocks & peahens, chickens/hens/roosters, and a cow (all fenced in). You'll also see wandering turkeys and geese. .
  Visitor feedback (September 26, 2007): "WE VISITED SMOLAK FARM TODAY AND WERE TERRIBLY DISAPPOINTED. WE FOUND THE WEB SITE AND THEN DECIDED TO GO. WE PACKED UP THE CHILDREN AND WENT. THEY WERE VERY EXCITED TO GO APPLE PICKING.  WHEN WE GOT THERE WE WERE INFORMED THERE IS NO APPLE PICKING DURING THE WEEK. IT WAS NOT ONLY US BUT SEVERAL OTHER FAMILIES WERE ALSO QUITE UPSET. TO GET CHILDREN READY TO GO AND THEN DRIVE FOR 1/2 HOUR AND THEN JUST TO BE TOLD THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO DO WHAT THEY SAY THEY WOULD ON THEIR WEBSITE SEEMS VERY UNFAIR". 
  NOTE: ALWAYS CALL BEFORE YOU GO TO ANY FARM.
• Turkey Hill Farm - Blueberries, blackberries and raspberries. 
  380 Middle Road, Haverhill, MA. Phone: 978-372-9474. Directions: From Route 495 take Exit 52, go 1 mile East on Route 110 East to Middle Road which is on the right. Open: 8am until 6pm.
• Walter K. Morss & Son - Raspberries, strawberries. 
  Lake Shore Road, West Boxford, MA. Phone: 508- 352-2633. Directions: From Route 95, take Route 133 to West Boxford, turn right at center. Take 2nd right onto Lake Shore Road, farm is 2nd house on left. Open: daily from 7:30 am until picked out, from June 15th through August, and Labor Day until frost.

Middlesex County

• Applefield Farm - vegetables
  Route 117, Stow, MA. Phone: (978) 897-2699. Directions: 3 miles west of Stow Center, farm is on Route 117. Open: Monday through Sunday, 10am to 6pm; Open for PYO vegetables 9am to 5pm.
• Autumn Hills Orchard - Apples, grapes, pears, raspberries, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, prepicked produce, restrooms, picnic area, tractor-pulled hay rides
  495 Chicopee Row, Groton, MA 01450. Phone: 978-448-8388. Email us at: info@autumnhillsorchard.com. Directions: From Groton Center on Route 119. Heading north take Hollis street (right turn out of Groton Center just after Town Hall) about 3.5 miles. (Hollis changes name to Chicopee Row at the Cemetery, but there's no street sign.) Our driveway is on the left after Wilson Way. Click here for a map to our farm. Crops are usually available in September, October. Open: September through October; weekends 10AM to 5PM and weekdays by appointment. Payment: Cash, only.
• Big Apple - Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, apples, hayrides
  207 Arnold St, Wrentham, MA, Phone: 508-384-3055. Directions: See this page for a map and directions. Open: See this page for hours. A visitor writes: "They have a very nice store with home made jellies, fresh vegetables, cider donuts, fresh cider, fudge/candy and homemade pies. They also have an ice cream shop, and a model train that runs around the farm store above your head. In the fall, they operate hay rides. They are open 7 days/week until 12/24.. "
• Blue Meadow Farm - Blueberries. 
  118 Nobscot Road, Sudbury, MA. Phone: 978-443-3880. Call after 6pm for next day picking conditions, no children under 6, no dogs, containers provided.  Directions: Route 128 to Route 20 west, over Sudbury River, take left after Friendly's (on left) onto Nobscot Road. Sign on left. Open: Wednesday through Sunday from 8am to 6pm, early July through early September (Closed Monday and Tuesday).
• Broken Wheel Farm - UPDATE July 10, 2007: NO longer offering any pick-your-own - Blueberries and raspberries. 
  702 Broadway Road, Dracut, MA. Phone: (508)-487-9100. Route I93 to exit 46- Route 113. 4 miles west on Route 113 to farm on right.  Call for hours of operation. 
• Brox Farm - UPDATE September 14, 2006 - No pick-your-own!
  1276 Broadway Road, Dracut, MA. Phone: (978)-454-3434. Directions: Route 93 to exit 46 to Route 113 west, 2.5 miles on right. Open: Call for picking conditions and hours.
• Butter Brook Farm - vegetables
  982 Main Street, Acton, MA. Phone: (978) 263-1936. Directions: From Boston Route 2 West to Route 27 North (Main St.) # 982. From 485 to Route 2 East to Route 27 North (Main St.) #982. Open: Call ahead for hours and conditions; Saturdays 10am-4pm.
• Carver Hill Orchard - Apples, blueberries, cherries, corn (sweet), flowers, pears, peaches, peppers, pumpkins, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables, Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Precut Christmas trees, Christmas wreaths and boughs, Christmas decorations, saws provided, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, wagon rides
  Brookside Ave, Stow, MA 01775. Phone: 978-897-6117. Email us at: cclord@hotmail.com. Directions: Take Rt 117 to Stow, MA. Take Rt 62 South for .2 miles and Brookside Ave is on your left. Follow the road to the end. And for a map to our farm, Click here.  Click here for picking updates. Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September, October, November, December. Open: Mid June to August Monday through Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM. September through December open 10 AM to 5 PM 7 days a week. Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard. Kitchen available for hotdogs, chips snacks and Ice Cream! Comments from a visitor, October 28, 2007: "Carver Hill is one of the nicest pick-your-own establishments in the area. The staff is always friendly and willing to help. The best thing about Carver Hill is that it is, to a certain extent, "off the beaten path," so usually there won't be many other people. It's a more peaceful and less crowded alternative to the nearby Honeypot Hill Orchards. They also have an ice cream counter, and sometimes you can get nice, warm apple crisp."
• D. J. Hussey Farm -Blueberries, strawberries. 
  20 Burgess Road, Townsend, MA. Phone: 978-597-6891. Directions: Route 119 to Townsend center- north on Route 113 for one half mile then left on Dudley Rd for 1. 5 miles and look for signs.  Open: Call for hours and picking conditions. 
• Derby Orchard - apples
  438 Great Road, Stow, MA.  Phone: (978) 897-7507. Directions: Rt  117 to Pompositticut St.  (near Stow shopping center). Open: Weekends and Monday holidays: September & Oct. , 10-4:30pm.  Farmstand located on Route 117 (438 Great Rd). 
• Dowse Orchard - apples
  98 North Main Street, Sherborn, MA.  Phone: (508) 653-2639. Directions: From North/West: Mass Pike to exit 13, take Route 30 East to Route 27 South, follow through Natick center 2. 5 miles into Sherborn on left.  From East: Route 9 West into Natick and take Route 27 South into Sherborn. Open: Call for hours and conditions.  Apples September and October.  Weekends only.  Claims to have "America's best crunchin Apples since 1778. "
• Drew Farms - Apples, pumpkins
  35 Tadmuck Road, Westford, MA 01886. Phone: 978-807-0718. Directions: Exit 32 off Route 495 From the north, turn left off the ramp, from the south, turn right off the ramp. Turn left at the light. Go about two miles to Tadmuck Road. Turn left. Drew Farms is about one mile on the left. Click here for a map to our farm. We are open September, October. Our hours are: Daily 10 am to 5 pm, weather permitting. Children welcome, containers available. Trailer rides on weekends. (UPDATED: April 29, 2008)
• Hanson's Farm - Blueberries, strawberries and raspberries. 
  20 Nixon Road, Framingham, MA. Phone: 508- 877-3058. Directions: From 495 take route 20 East to Wayside Inn, at Wayside Inn Country Store turn right onto Hager Street, farm 2 miles on right. Or from Route 9 to Edgell Road, 1 mile to lights, left onto Edmunds Road, 2 miles to Nixon Road. Open: Monday through Saturday, 9am to 6pm. Sundays, 9am to 5:30 pm. 
• Highland Farm - pick-your-own apples, hay rides, and Christmas trees .
  635 Highland Street, Holliston, , MA.  Phone: (508) 429-8370. Directions: From 495: take Upton - Hopkinton exit.  Head east; this is Main Street, which turns into Rte 135.  Follow into Ashland and turn right onto Chestnut St. .  Follow up hill to light and bear right; this turns into Highland St.  Continue on one half mile, farm is on right. Open: year round, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday thru Friday and 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Saturday and Sunday. We offer nursery stock -- trees and shrubs -- annuals, perennials, firewood,  vegetables in season. Note: They close at 5:00 pm for the PYO and 6:00 pm for the farm stand.
• Hill Orchard - apples
  Chamberlain/Hunt Road, Westford, MA.  Phone: (978) 692-9894. Directions: Exit 32 off Route 495, left on Boston Road  to Westford center.  Right on Main Street, 1. 8 miles to left onto Chamberlain Road. Open: September to Oct. , 10-5pm;  Open Tues.  thru Sun.  and holidays. Wagon rides on weekends. 
• Hillbrook Orchards- apples UPDATE October 8, 2007: A visitor writes: "This farm is no longer in business--was a great place to go and was disappointed when we arrived to find nothing at all!"
  141 Old Ayer Road, Groton, MA.  Phone: (978) 448-3248/ Route 2 West to Route 495 N, exit 31, west on Route 119 for 6-7 miles.  After Mobil Station turn left onto Old Ayer Road, one half mile to orchard. Call for hours and conditions. Also have pony rides, and farm animal petting zoo on weekends from 10am to 5pm. 
• Honeypot Hill Orchard - apples, blueberries, pumpkins, cider mill, apple cider (pressed on site), hedge maze, hayrides
  144 Sudbury Road, Stow, MA. Phone: 978-562-5666. Email: julie@honeypothill.com. Directions: Route 2W to Route 62W into Stow and watch for signs on Route 62; or from Route 20W to Route 27 north for 3. 5 miles straight through Sudbury center, one third mile beyond center bear left onto Hudson Rd for 3. 5 miles into Stow, and take a right onto Sudbury Road. Open: Picking daily 11am to 5pm; Stand opens mid July to Christmas from 9-6pm, daily. Visit our farm animals or have a picnic. Hayrides & Hedge-maze weekends from 11- 5pm. Birthday parties by appt.  A visitor to Honey Pot Orchard writes on October 7, 2007: "Went on Sunday, October 7, 2007... The BEST place to pick apples, they already have ladders, so you don't have to climb the trees, they had SOOOOOOO many apples to choose from it wasn't funny... You didn't have to go looking, they were all right there for you.... Would HIGHLY recommend it, it is by far my best place to pick apples, and my NEW PLACE, would not go anyplace else....."
• Kimball Fruit Farm - apples, strawberries, raspberries. 
  184 Hollis Street, Pepperell, MA. Phone: 978-433-9751. Directions: Exit 5 West off Route 3, North to Route 111 into Pepperell, take right at yellow blinking light, farm is 3 miles on left. Open: Daily 9am to 6pm. 
  Containers provided. 
• Land's Sake - ORGANIC, Blueberries and raspberries, strawberries, vegetables. 
  Jct. Newton St. & Wellesley Street, Weston, MA.  (781) 893-1162. Directions: Route 128 to Route 20W(exit 26), head west about one mile, and turn South onto Wellesley Street, go . 5 miles to intersection of Newton Street, farm on left. Open: daily, picking from 10am to 6pm. Mid-June through Oct. Children welcome. In season, PYO vegetables include: beans, cucumbers, eggplants, lettuce, peas, peppers, rhubarb, summer squash & tomatoes.  A visitor writes (October 4, 2007): "Readers may want to know this farm is not just pick-your-own but also organic.  (It's the reason I go there.)"
• Lawndale Farm - vegetables
  91 Frost Road, Tyngsboro, MA. Phone: (978) 649-7629. Directions: From center of Tyngsboro (at bridge), take Route 3A north towards Hudson, N.H. We are 1 mile from bridge, 1st farm on road. Open: Daily from 10am-7pm
• Marino Lookout Farm - apples, blueberries, strawberries and raspberries. 
  89 Pleasant Street, South Natick, MA. Phone: 508- 651-1539. Directions: 1 mile from Route 16, South Natick Square.  Open: Call ahead for hours; In season, every day, 10-5pm. Children are welcome with parental supervision. Farm animals on display. 
• McLoon Farms - ORGANIC, Raspberries, strawberries, vegetables. 
  Corner of Route 113 & Thorndike, Dunstable, MA. Phone: 978-649-3656. Fresh organic produce and crafts also. Breads and Pies.  Directions: From Route 3 take Exit 35. Rte. 113 West towards Pepperell, one quarter mile on right, look for large old barn.  Open: weekdays from 10am until dusk. 
• Parlee Farms - Blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, apples, flowers, and pumpkins
  95 Farwell Road, Tyngsboro, MA 01879. Phone: (978) 649-3854. Directions: Route 3 to Exit 34, Westford Road, Tyngsboro. Go . 75 miles East to Route 3A, take left at light, then 2nd right onto Farwell Road. Farm is 1 mile down on right. open: For blueberries, raspberries, apples, flowers, and pumpkins, call ahead for hours and conditions. Strawberry picking daily from 7am-6pm. Mary's Country Kitchen offers fresh fruit desserts and ice cream. Annie's Animal Barn offers animals to feed and pet. Parlee Farms is a 93-acre pick-your-own farm with a 7500 sq. ft. post and beam farmstand. Annie's Animal Barns house young farm animals for our customers to visit with and feed. We practice Integrated Pest Management (IPM) on all of our crops.
• Parlee's Farm - different from above? -
  135 Pine Hill Road, Chelmsford, MA. Phone: (978)-256-2859. Directions: Route 128 to Route 3, exit 31W, follow Route 110 out of Chelmsford center toward Littleton for 2 miles to set of lights and turn onto Hunt Road. From Route 495, exit 34W, right toward Chelmsford center, follow Route 110 toward Littleton, look for arrows. Open: daily, 7-7pm. Containers available for purchase, or bring your own.
• Patt's Blueberries - Blueberries. 
  577 Gorwin Drive, Holliston, MA. Phone: (508) 429-6795. Directions: Call for directions.  Open: Thursday, Fri, Sat, Sun, from 8am to 7pm. Containers provided for picking, please bring your own to take home. 
• Shelburne Farm - apples
  106 West Acton Road, Stow, MA.  Phone: (978) 897-9287. Directions: Route 2 West to Route 111.  Left at second light.  Next block, bear right onto Willow St.  Farm is 2. 5 miles on right. Open: Starts late August, Daily 9-6pm; Farm store open until Christmas. 
• Small Farm - vegetables
  184 Gleasondale Road (Route 62), Stow, MA. Phone: (978) 897-5996. Directions: From Stow center, take Route 62 west/south towards Hudson. Farm is .9 miles from traffic light. Open: July to Oct. 10-5pm.
• Spence Farm - UPDATE June 24, 2007: They only have Christmas trees now - and their website hasn't been updated since 2005. 
  30 Wyman Street, Woburn, MA. Phone: (781) 933-4847. Route 128 to Exit 35, take Route 38 South to 2nd set of lights, right onto Wyman Street, farm is .5 miles on right. Open for picking daily 9am to 4pm.
• Sunshine Farm - Raspberries, strawberries. 
  135 Kendall Ave, Framingham, MA. Phone: 508- 655-5022. Directions: Off Speen Street, Natick, 3 miles South. Exit 13 off Mass Pike, 2. 5 miles South of Route 9, Natick. Take Speen Street to end, right onto Kendall Ave. Open: Raspberries on weekends in September, 10am to 4pm; Call ahead for information in June for strawberries. Call ahead for pumpkins. Containers provided, children under 10 must be accompanied by adults. Shortcake and ice cream available at our Dairy Bar. Fall raspberries only. 
• The Farm - ORGANIC, Raspberries. 
  78 Ridge Street, Winchester, MA. Phone: (781) 729-8775. From Winchester Center take Church Street to Cambridge Street. At traffic lights go straight ahead until you come to Ridge Street. Open: daily from 9am-noon. Our certified organic raspberries should be ready for picking by late August. Containers are provided. Please call for picking conditions. 
• Verrill Farm - Flowers, strawberries. 
  11 Wheeler Road, Concord, MA. Phone: 978-369-4494. Directions: Located between Route 117 and Route 2 on Sudbury Road, or take Route 2W to intersection after 126, left onto Sudbury Road. Open: Call for hours and conditions. Containers available or bring your own. Mass. Specialty foods, bakery, and kitchen which offers soups, entrees, pies. Restrooms, handicapped accessible, tented area for picnics. 
• Western Ave U Pick Blueberries - blueberries
  46 Western Ave, Sherborn, MA, Open: every day from early July until the season is over (late August?). A visitor writes: "There's a little sign inside the driveway, which you could easily miss, so drive slowly. You can go from early in the morning until nightfall. . This is a wonderful no-name farm with hundreds of high-bush blueberries. They supply buckets, and payment is honor system, with a scale to weigh and bags to carry home your berries. They use no sprays. Children are welcome, but not dogs. The price is very reasonable, at $1.25 per lb during summer 2007. "

Norfolk County

• An Apple A Day Orchards - Apples - UPDATE September 19, 2007: A visitor reports they are shut down!
  85 Hickory Road / Rte 120 , North Attleboro, MA 02760. Phone: 508-695-7573. Email us at: RFBOTTS@aol.com Directions: FROM THE SOUTH: Route 495N : Go north and merge to Route 95(South) via exit 13B. Merge onto 295(South) via Exit number 4 toward Woonsocket. Take US-1(North)exit 1B N. Attleboro. Merge S. Washington St./US-1(North). Take left onto Route 120. From there 0.6 Miles on the right. Route 95N: Merge to 295(South)/ Exit 4 towards Woonsocket. Take US-1(North)exit 1B N. Attleboro. Merge S. Washington St./US-1(North). Take left onto route 120. From there 0.6 Miles on the right. FROM THE NORTH: Route 495S : Go south and merge onto Washington ST/US-1(South) via Exit 14B towards North Attleboro. Take a slight right onto Route 120. From there 0.6 miles on the right side. Route 95S : Go south and merge onto 295(South) via Exit number 4 toward Woonsocket. Take US-1(North)exit 1B N. Attleboro. Merge S. Washington St./US-1(North). Take left onto Route 120. From there 0.6 Miles on the right. We are open August, September, October, November. (Update: August 23, 2005: CLOSED EARLY IN 2005 - COME BACK IN 2006).  And our hours are: Monday to Sunday 12-6pm
• Bogastow Farm - Blueberries. 
  245 Ridge Street, Millis, MA. Phone: 508- 376-1014. Directions: Call for hours and directions. 
• Fairmount Fruit Farm - apples
  887 Lincoln Street, Franklin, MA.  Phone: (508) 533-8737. Directions: Route 109 to Village St.  (Medway) Take Sandford St.  over Charles River which becomes Lincoln St.  Or, Route 140 to Main St Franklin, which turns into Lincoln St.  3-4 miles on right. Apples start 2nd weekend in September. Open: 10-4:30pm.
• Jane & Paul's Farm -Blueberries, strawberries. 
  33 Fruit Street, Norfolk, MA. Phone: 508- 528-0812. Directions: Route 115 to Cleveland Street, turn left onto Fruit St.  Open: June to Nov. , call ahead for hours and availability. 
• The Big Apple - apples, blueberries and raspberries. 
  207 Arnold Street, Wrentham, MA. Phone: 508- 384-3055. Directions: Exit 16 off Route 495. Go West, first left off King Street, 2 miles to farm.  Raspberries daily in July and August; blueberries on Tues & Saturday, Apples on weekend, 9am to 5pm in September.
• Tangerini's Spring Street Farm - blueberries, flowers, pumpkins, raspberries, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables, Christmas wreaths and boughs, Christmas decorations, trees bagged, trees tied, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized haybale maze, prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, tractor-pulled hay rides, wagon rides
  139 Spring Street, Millis, MA 02054. Phone: 508-376-5024. Email us at: tangerinifamily@msn.com. Directions: See website Click here for a map to our farm. Crops are usually available in May, June, July, August, September, October, December. Open: Spring and Summer Hours 9 am to 9 pm. Daily Fall 9:00-7:00p.m. Winter 10:00 am to 8:00p.m. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard. Greenhouse Classes U-Dig perennials Birthday Parties Haunted Hay Rides
• Ward's Berry Farm - Blueberries, strawberries and raspberries. 
  614 South Main Street, , Sharon, MA. Phone: (781) 784-3600. Free hayrides to the strawberry patch.  Directions: Take Exit 8 off Route 95 South and go . 5 miles East towards Sharon. Or from Cobb Corner, go about 5 miles West, straight through Sharon center.  Fields open every day except Wednesday, 9am-6pm. 

Suffolk County

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