Before you leave for picking, call the farm. Some have websites so you can check apple varieties and other activities. You can also call the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (877-627-7476) or go to www.mass.gov/agr/massgrown/apple_pyo.htm.
Amesbury
Cider Hill Farm, 45 Fern Ave. (978-388-5525). Daily 8 a.m.-6 p.m. From I-95 take Exit 58B (Amesbury) onto Route 110 west. Right at the rotary onto Market Street (Route 150). Go
1 mile. Right onto Fern Avenue. Farm on left. www.ciderhill.com.
Berlin
Berlin Orchards, 310 Sawyer Hill Road (978-838-2400). Daily 10 a.m.-
5 p.m. Take 495 North to Route 62 (exit 26) toward Berlin/Clinton. Go left at the end of the ramp. Drive for a ½ mile and take a right onto Lower
Sawyer Hill Road.
www.berlinorchards.com.
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Bolton
Bolton Spring Farm, 159 East Main St. (Route 117) (978-779-2898). Daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m. I-495 to Exit 27 on Route 117. Go east toward Stow for 2 miles; orchard on left.
www.boltonspringfarm.com.
Nashoba Valley Winery and Orchard, 100 Wattaquadock Hill Road (978-779-5521). Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mass. Pike or Route 2 west to I-495 to Exit 27. Go 1 mile west on Route 117 to Bolton Center, left at the yellow light on Wattaquadock Hill Road; orchard on left. www.nashoba
winery.com.
East Bridgewater
C.N. Smith Farm, 325 South St. (508-378-2270). Wed-Fri 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat.-Sun. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. I-93 south to Route 24 south. Exit 16A (West Bridgewater). Stay on Route 106 east about 8 miles. Right onto South Street at the YMCA. www.cnsmithfarm
inc.com.
Groton
Autumn Hills Orchard, 495 Chicopee Row (978-448-8388). Weekdays by appointment, schedule by e-mailing info@autumnhillsorchard.com, Sat-Sun 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Route 119 to Groton, right on Hollis Street (it turns into Chicopee Row). Orchard on left.
www.autumnhillsorchard.com.
Harvard
Carlson Orchards, 115 Oak Hill Road (800-286-3916). Daily 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Route 2 west to Exit 38B. Go ¼ mile. Right on Poor Farm Road. Follow signs. www.carlsonorchards.com.
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Doe Orchards, 327 Ayer Road (Routes 110/111) (978-772-4139). Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Route 2 west to Exit 38B (Routes 110/111, Ayer/Groton exit). Go about 1½ miles north. Follow signs. www.doeorchards.com.
Westward Orchards Farm Store, 178 Massachusetts Ave. (Route 111) (978-456-8363). Daily, except Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Route 2 west to Route 111 south; go about 4 miles. www.westwardorchards.com.
Ipswich
Russell Orchards, 143 Argilla Road (978-356-5366). Daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m. I-95 north to Route 128 north. Follow Route 128 to Exit 20A (Route 1A) to Route 133 in Ipswich. Follow signs for Crane Beach. www.russell
orchards.com.
Lunenburg
Lanni Orchards, 294 Chase Road, Route 13 (978-582-6246). Daily 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Route 2 west to Route 13 north, 2 miles past Whalom Park. Follow signs. www.lanniorchards.com.
North Andover
Barker’s Farm, 1267 Osgood St. (978-683-0785). Daily 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. I-93 north to Exit 41 (Andover/North Andover, Route 125). Stay on road 10.3 miles. Farm on right.
Smolak Farms, 315 South Bradford St. (978-687-4029). Daily 8 a.m.-
4 p.m. I-93 north to Exit 41 (Andover/North Andover, Route 125). Right at end of ramp. Follow Route 125 about 7 miles. Left at the light at Route 114. Right at the next light onto Route 125. Right at the light after the 99 Restaurant. Go through North Andover. Bear left at fire station. Go 1 mile. Left at yellow light. Go 2 miles. Farm on left. www.smolakfarms.com.
Northborough
Tougas Family Farm, 234 Ball St. (508-393-6406). Tue-Sun 10 a.m.-
5 p.m. I-495 to Exit 25B (Route I-290 west) to Exit 24 (Church Street). Turn right toward Boylston, take right onto Ball Street, then proceed 1½ miles up the hill. www.tougasfarm.com.
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North Brookfield
Brookfield Orchards, 12 Lincoln Road (877-622-7555). Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mass. Pike west to Sturbridge exit. Route 20 east, left to Route 49, left on Route 9. Follow signs. www.brook
fieldorchardsonline.com.
Peabody
Brooksby Farm, 54 Felton St. (978-531-7456). Daily 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Route 128 north to Exit 25 west to Route 114. Go through three sets of lights. Left on Cross Street. Second right onto Felton. www.brooksbyfarm.org.
Pepperell
Kimball Fruit Farm, 184 Hollis St. (Route 122 north on Mass.-N.H. border) (978-433-9751). Daily 9 a.m.-
7 p.m. Route 3 north to Tyngsborough-Dunstable exit. Bear right off ramp onto Route 113. Go 8 miles to rotary in center of Pepperell. Make ¼ turn onto Route 111. Follow almost to New Hampshire line; farm on left. www.kimballfruitfarm.com.
Phillipston
Red Apple Farm, 455 Highland Ave. (978-249-6763). Daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Route 2 to Exit 19 from the east, Exit 18 from the west. Follow signs. www.redapplefarm.com.
South Natick
Belkin Family Lookout Farm, 89 Pleasant St. South (508-653-0653). Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Exit 21B off
I-95/Route 128. Go 5 miles on Route 16 west into South Natick Square. Left onto Pleasant St. Go about 1 mile. www.lookoutfarm.com.
Sterling
Clearview Farm, 4 Kendall Hill Road (978-422-6442). Daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Route 2 west to Route 190 south or Mass. Pike west to I-495 north to Route 62. Go through Clinton. Follow signs. www.clearviewfarmstand.com.
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Davis Farmland, 145 Redstone Hill Road (978-422-6666). Thu-Sun 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Route 2 west to I-190 south to exit 6. Follow signs.
www.davisfarmland.com.
Stow
Carver Hill Orchard, 101 Brookside Ave., off Route 62 (978-897-6117). Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Routes 117 and 62 to Stow Center. Left at lights, ½ mile to Brookside Avenue on left. Follow signs. www.carverhill
orchard.com.
Honey-Pot Hill Orchards, 138 Sudbury Road (978-562-5666). Daily
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Route 2 west to Route 62 exit. Go 7 miles into Stow. Follow signs. www.honeypothill.com.
Shelburne Farm, 106 West Acton Road (978-897-9287). Daily 9 a.m.-
6 p.m. Route 117, right on Crescent Street (about a ¼ mile after the Stowe Shopping Center). Go to end. Right on West Acton Road. Farm on left. www.shelburnefarm.com.
Sutton
Keown Orchards, Orchard, 10 McClellan Road (508-865-6706). Thu-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mass Pike west to Route 146. Go south, then left on Central Turnpike. Left on Dodge Hill Road. Follow signs. www.keown
orchards.com.
Tyngsborough
Parlee Farms, 95 Farwell Road (978-649-3854). Tues-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat-Sun 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Route 3 north to Exit 34. Right onto Westford Road. Go 1 mile to the lights. Left onto Middlesex Road. Second right onto Farwell Road. Go 1 mile. Farm on right. www.parleefarms.com.
Warren
Breezelands Orchards, 1791 Southbridge Road (413-436-7122). Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Take Mass Pike west to Exit 9 (Sturbridge). Follow 20 west for 2 miles, then Route 148 north for 4 miles. First left after the high school. www.breezelandsorchards.com.
Westford
Drew Farms, 31 Tadmuck Road (978-807-0719). Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
I-495 to Exit 32. Take Boston Road to Route 110. Left onto 110, left onto Tadmuck Road. www.drewfarm.com.
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