2025 Berkshire County, Western Massachusetts Apple U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Apple U-Pick Orchards in Berkshire County, Western Massachusetts in 2025, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for apples that we know of in this area.

Not all areas of a state have apples orchards that are open to the public. If you know of any others, please tell us using the add a farm form!

Remember to always check with the farm's own website or Facebook page before you go - or call or email them if they don't have a website or Facebook page. Conditions at the farms and crops can change literally overnight, so if you want to avoid a wasted trip out there - check with the farm directly before you go! If I cannot reach them, I DON'T GO!

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Berkshire County

• Bartlett's Orchard - apples
  575 Swamp Road, Richmond, MA . Phone: (413) 698-2559. Open: PYO, call for hours; Stand open 8-5pm, 7 days a week. Directions: Mass Pike to exit 2 to Route 20 toward Pittsfield. Follow Blue tourist signs. Left onto Dan Fox Drive. Left on Baker Road 1. 5 miles down on the left. Click here for a map and directions.
  Bartlett's Orchard Facebook page. Follow Blue tourist signs. Left onto Dan Fox Drive. Left on Baker Road 1. 5 miles down on the left. Facebook page. Open from Labor Day weekend until Columbus Day Weekend(estimated), Pick Your Own offers 13 varieties of to pick. The varieties include: Paula Red, Jona-Mac, McIntosh, Cortland, Gala, Macoun, Empire, Mutsu, Liberty, Ida Red, Jona-Gold, Red Delicious and Golden Delicious. Be sure to visit our Farm Market Store for delicious baked goods including, cider donuts, assorted apple muffins, apple turnovers, assorted pies, cookies and more. Our Farm Market Store is open year-round so come grab some goodies anytime of the year! Also fresh apple cider! Made from a blend of our home grown , it is the perfect balance of sweet and tart. It is great as mulled cider as well during those cold winter months. (UPDATED: June 30, 2025, JBS)
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• Hilltop Orchard / Furnace Brook Winery - apples
  Route 295 - Canaan Road, Richmond, MA . Phone: 800-833-6274. Open: Wed to Sunday, 9am to 5pm Labor Day until Columbus Day for PYO; Stand open 9 am to 5 pm. Directions: Mass Pike to Exit 1, to Route 41 North to Route 295 West, farm three quarters of a mile on the right. Containers provided, children welcome, picnicking and free hayrides on weekends. View cider mill and offer hard cider. Year round stand and bakery. New: Furnace Brook winery tours and tastings. \\[ . Click here for a map and directions. Containers provided, children welcome, picnicking and free hayrides on weekends. View cider mill and offer hard cider. Year round stand and bakery. New: Furnace Brook winery tours and tastings. (UPDATED: June 30, 2025, JB
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• Jaeschke Orchards - apples, pumpkins
  Gould Road, Adams, MA 01220. Phone: (413) 743-3896. Open: Starting Labor Day come pick your own apples 7 days a week. Click here for a map and directions.
  Jaeschke Orchards Facebook page. For over 130 years our third-generation family-owned farm has been growing apples at the base of Mt. Greylock. Jaeschke's (pronounced yes-keys) Orchard produces some of the finest apples in the region. In the fall we have apples, pears, plums, peaches, pumpkins, mums, and turnips .Our farmstore offers pies, jams and jellies baked in our own certified kitchen, maple syrup, cheese, bread and other local farm-produced goods. We offer pick-your-own apples by the bag, apple cider and apple cider donuts We have a farm store that stocks native fruits and vegetables from September until March. We also open in May until Fathers Day, offering spring bedding plants, hanging baskets, perennials and vegetable plants for your garden. Click here to update the listing ] (UPDATED: June 30, 2025, JBS)
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• Lakeview Orchard - Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, apples, cherries, plums, red currants,raspberries (Spring, red), raspberries (Autumn, red), raspberries (black), Honey from hives on the farm, Cider mill fresh apple cider made on the premises
  94 Old Cheshire Road, Lanesborough, MA 01237. Phone: 413-448-6009. Open: Early July to October 31; Tuesday through Sunday 9 am to 5:30 pm; Columbus Day Monday. Directions: Route 7 to Summer Street then left on to Old Cheshire Road. 1 mile ahead on the right. From Route 8: Old State Road to Summer Street then right onto Old Cheshire Road. 1 mile ahead on the right. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. 1 mile ahead on the right. From Route 8: Old State Road to Summer Street then right onto Old Cheshire Road. 1 mile ahead on the right. . Sweet and Tart Cherries : July; Raspberries : July to a killing frost, Apples : mid August through October. We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicals. We offer "pick your own" (PYO) on sweet and tart cherries, red and black raspberries, Italian plums, shiro plums, red currants, and our 17 varieties of apples. Remember: the dates given below are always subject to change, due to weather and other growing conditions. You will find our already-picked apricots, blueberries, nectarines, peaches, and pears at our Farm Stand in season. (UPDATED: June 30, 2025, JBS)
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• Riiska Brook Orchard - apples, blackberries, blueberries, pears, raspberries (Spring, red), raspberries (Autumn, red), Cider mill (fresh apple cider made on the premises)
  101 New Hartford Road, Sandisfield, MA 01255. Phone: 413-258-4761. Email: info@riiskabrookorchard.com. Open: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, from 9 am to 5 pm, Please call for mid week hours. Directions: 101 New Hartford Road. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check.
  Riiska Brook Orchard Facebook page. . We are open from mid-September to mid-October. We have ten varieties of apples across 1,500 semi-dwarf apple trees, including: McIntosh, Macoun, Honeycrisp, Cortland, Gala, Empire, Spencer, Idared, Fuji, Braeburn. (UPDATED: June 30, 2025, JBS)
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• The Maple Connection/the Harvest Pride - apples, maple syrup
  Route 143, PO 565, Hinsdale, MA 01235. Phone: 413-842-7592. Email: carmel_dan@yahoo.com. Open: year round please call ahead for times and crop we are picking and or boiling maple syrup; Please call ahead for pyo crops. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. We are more of a maple syrup set, meaning we focus on that crop the most. We also have a fine line of jams and jellies that are made as the crops come in from harvest. We sell to retail stores and other outlets.
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• Windy Hill Farm - apples, blueberries
  Route 7, 686 Stockbridge Road, Great Barrington, MA . Phone: (413) 298-3217. Email: office@windyhillfarminc.com. Open: Labor Day to Columbus Day, 24 varieties through the season; 9-4pm daily. Directions: On Route 7 at the StockbridgeGt. Barrington townline. 2 miles from the center of Stockbridge. Click here for more information: . Click here for a map and directions. Beautiful views of Monument Mtn. and Belchertown State Forest. Barrington townline. 2 miles from the center of Stockbridge. Click here for more information: . (UPDATED: June 30, 2025, JBS)
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Apple

Apple Picking Tips, Recipes and Information

Apples ripen from the outside of the tree towards the center, so the apples out the outside of the tree will ripen first.  Once they are picked, they stop ripening. Picking apples directly from a tree is easy. Roll the apple upwards off the branch and give a little twist; don't pull straight away from the tree. If two apples are joined together at the top, both will come away at the same time. Don't shake the trees or branches.  If the apple you are trying to pick drops, (or others on the tree) go ahead and pick it up. They're perfectly fine! But do wash them before you eat them! More info: How to tell when apples are ripe

• Once picked, don't throw the apples into the baskets, place them in gently, or they will bruise and go bad more quickly.
• Don't wash apples until just before using to prevent spoilage.
• For an explanation of why apple slices turn brown and how to stop it, see this page!
• Keep apples cool after picking to increase shelf life.  A cool basement is ideal, but the fruit/vegetable drawer of a refrigerator will work, too.  A refrigerator is fine for small quantities of apples. Boxed apples need to be kept in a cool, dark spot where they won't freeze. Freezing ruptures all of an apple's cells, turning it into one large bruise overnight. The usual solution is to store apples in a root cellar. But root cellars often have potatoes in them: apples and potatoes should never be stored in the same room because, as they age, potatoes release an otherwise ethylene gas, which makes apples spoil faster. If you can keep the gas away from your apples, they will keep just fine. Just don't store them right next to potatoes.
  Prevent contact between apples stored for the winter by wrapping them individually in sheets of newspaper. The easiest way to do this is to unfold a section of newspaper all the way and tear it into quarters. Then stack the wrapped apples. See more here: How to store apples at home
• Apples don't improve or "ripen" after being picked - this is an urban myth - see this page for the truth - with references!

Which apple variety is best?

There are tens of thousands of varieties of apples, developed over centuries. They vary in sugar, acoidity, flavors, storing, crispness and many other attributes. See our guides to apple varieties:

• Summary table of many apple varieties and their characteristics
• Detailed descriptions of each apple variety with detailed characteristics
• Apple varieties, sorted by the order in which they typically ripe
• Apple varieties that don't turn brown when they are cut
• Why are some apples brown or spotted inside when you first cut them open?

Canning apples - fully illustrated, with step-by-step instructions

• How to make applesauce
• How to make apple butter 
• How to make apple jelly
• How to make apple pie filling (canned)
• How to can apples
• Home canned apple juice

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Recipes, illustrated with step by step instructions

• Apple pie recipe and directions and illustrated! I can say, with, ahem, no bias at all, that this is the best apple pie recipe in the world! (Alright, I did have an apple strudel in Vienna once at that place listed in Fodors that was REALLY good, but that wasn't a pie, was it? And since this was the recipe my grandmother used, it must be great!)
• How to make applesauce for a single meal (not canning it) with NO special equipment
• Apple cobbler
• Apple crunch - best of all! Moist, low sugar and using oats!
• Apple crisp - ever-popular, low sugar and using oats!
• Apple, blackberry, cherry, and/or peach cobbler
• Apple-blackberry, crumble - a English favorite (or favourite)

Using fresh apples and miscellaneous

• How to stop cut apples from browning
• Apple festivals - find one near you!
• Apple facts
• Apple seeds and cyanide

 

Other Local Farm Products (Honey, Horses, Milk, Meat, Eggs, Etc.)
(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)

• Farm markets and roadside stands
• Local Honey Finder
• Local Meat, Milk and Eggs
• Venues: Farms, Wineries, Orchards for your event, wedding or party
• Easter egg hunts
• Children"s consignment sales
• Fruit and vegetable festivals
• Winery tours and wine tastings
• Horse rides, stables, lessons, trails
• Maple Syrup farms and sugarworks
• Bed & Breakfasts on Farms, Wineries, Ranches and Orchards
• Pumpkin patches
• Corn mazes
• Zombie Paintball venues
• Christmas Tree Farms & lots
• Environmental resources
• Consumer fraud information
• Wholesale food sources
• Resources for Farmers