2024 Vermont Apple U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

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Apple U-Pick Orchards in Vermont in 2024, 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!

PLEASE report closed farms, broken links and incorrect info using the "Report Corrections" form below.

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Bennington County

Rutland County

  • Cobble Knoll Orchard - Uses integrated pest management practices, apples, pears, Asian pears, Maple Syrup from trees on the farm, Cider mill fresh apple cider made on the premises, porta-potties, picnic area you may bring your own food
    1672 East Road, Benson, VT 05743. Phone: (802) 309-0144. Email: Cobbleknollorchard@gmail.com. Open: daily from 9 am to 5 pm ,from early September through October . Directions: From Route 4 in Fair Haven, VT take 22A north 5 miles. Just after the Devil\'s Bowl Speedway, turn right onto East Road. Go 1.6 miles and the orchard is on your right. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard.
    Cobble Knoll Orchard Facebook page. From Route 4 in Fair Haven, VT take 22A north 5 miles. Just after the Devil's Bowl Speedway, turn right onto East Road. Go 1.6 miles and the orchard is on your rightWe use integrated pest management practices . (ADDED: August 09, 2022)
  • Mendon Mt Orchards - Uses integrated pest management practices, Apples to pick or purchase, baked goods, country store with local products, little cottages. Xmas trees are already harvested, available at the farm stand.
    16 US Route 4, Mendon, VT 05701. Phone: 802-775-5477. Email: info@mendonorchards.com. Open: 7 days a week all year. Click here for a map and directions. Pick-Your-Own usually begins in early September and continues through Columbus Day weekend. We're open seven days a week, so if you want to avoid the weekend crowds, you can pick during the week! We start the season with our "heirloom" variety known as Wealthy, followed by McIntosh, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Wolf River, Macoun, Cortland and Northern Spy.
    Comments from a visitor on October 09, 2009: "This place is amazing. It's one of my favorite places to visit and so beautiful. It's family-run and so friendly. Not sure on hours, I think 9 am to 5 pm. .I don't think they have restrooms. It's a big orchard and you can walk through anytime. You can stay in the cottages, stop by the local farmer's market to see their stand, they have a super cute country store. They take credit cards. They don't raise crops organically but they do use IPM. Their apples are heirloom varieties. " (ADDED: October 09, 2009, suggested by a visitor)

Windham County

  • Cortland Hill Orchard - apples, farm market, maple syrup sugar house.
    72 Miller Road, Brattleboro, VT . Phone: 802-254-6925. Open: Mid-August to mid-November, daily from 9 am to 5:30 pm. Click here for a map and directions. 4 .Also fresh-picked with nectarines, peaches, plum, butters, fresh cider, jams and jellies, pumpkins, squash; farm tours (ADDED: July 20, 2020, JBS)
  • Dutton Berry Farm & Farm Stand - - blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, vegetables, pumpkins, apples, peaches,
    136 Grassy Brook Road, Brookline, VT 05345. Phone: 802-362-3083. Email: duttonbf@sover.net. Open: year round. Directions: Rte 1130, Manchester Center. . Click here for a map and directions. Rte 11/30, Manchester Center Pick your own blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, pumpkins, vegetables, apples, peaches.
  • Dwight Miller Orchards - ORGANIC, apples, blueberries, peaches, strawberries, Honey from hives on the farm, Maple Syrup from trees on the farm, Cider mill (fresh apple cider made on the premises), and prepicked produce, gift shop
    511 Miller Road, E. Dummerston, VT 05346. Phone: 802-254-9635. Open: Seasonally, open during business hours. Directions: Take Exit 3 on 91, continue north on Route 5. Turn left on Schoolhouse Rd and continue about 2 miles to Miller Road, a steep hill on the right. Follow signs. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. September thru Christmas, open everyday from 9am to 5pm. Strawberries: June to mid-July, Blueberries: mid-July thru August, Peaches: mid-July thru August, Apples: September thru Columbus DayCrops are usually available in June, July, August, September, October. We are certified organic for all crops! We grow rhubarb, strawberries, blueberries, sour cherries, plums, cherry plums, peaches, pears, apricots, grapes, fall raspberries, apples, spinach, mesclun, tomatoes, green beans, squash, pumpkins, and harvest our own honey. We offer a variety of jams and fruit butters made from our own organic fruits, as well as our own violet and natural mint jellies. We produce pure maple syrup, maple candy, sweet apple cider and apple cider vinegar which we sell in bulk. We sell Vermont-made wines at our giftshop made from our rhubarb and apples.A visitor writes on July 23, 2021: "Dwight Miller is still in operation, they just don't use social media!"
  • Harlow's Sugar House - Blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, apples
    563 Bellows Falls Road, Putney, VT 05346. Phone: 802-387-5852. Email: harlows@sover.net. Open: March - December. Directions: I-91, Exit 4, 3 mi north of Putney Village on US Rte 5. . Click here for a map and directions. McIntosh, Cortland, Empire, Red Delicious, (UPDATED: May 4, 2015, JBS)
  • Morning Star Perennials - apples, other berries, pears, and prepicked produce
    221 Darby Hill Road, Rockingham, VT 05101. Phone: 802-463-3433. Email: info@morningstarflowers.com. Directions: Exit 6 of Route 91, head south on Route 5 and look for signs to farm. See the . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. website for more specific directions and mapsApril-November, 7days/week, 9am to 6pm. We use natural practices, but are not yet certified OrganiccOver 500 varieties of Vermont hardy, potted perennial flowers, trees, vines and shrubs.
  • Scott Farm Orchardss - blueberries, Raspberries, Grapes, Peaches, Plums, Pears, Pumpkins, apples
    707 Kipling Road, Dummerston, VT 05301. Phone: 802-254-6868. Email: scottfrm@sover.net. Open: mid-July through October. Click here for a map and directions. . Pick your own blueberries, Raspberries, Grapes, Peaches, Plums, Pears, Pumpkins, 70 varieties of apples and apple wines

Windsor County

  • Moore's Orchard - apples, blueberries, Maple Syrup from trees on the farm, Cider mill (fresh apple cider made on the premises), U-pick and already pickedd
    Corners Of Johnson Road And Pomfret Road, North Pomfret, VT 05053. Phone: 802-457-2994. Email: mooresorchard@gmail.com. Open: Farmstand and picking hours and dates depend on season, Please call ahead. Directions: Orchard for Pick-your-own is located at the corner of Pomfret and Johnson Roads. Farmstand is located at the corner of Howe Hill and Pomfret Roads. Please call ahead for directions. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. Moore's Orchard Sour cherries early July, Blueberries July and August, Apples SeptemberSquash, pumpkins, maple candy, mums, gourds and other fall goodies available at our farmstand.
    Comments from a visitor on July 02, 2016: "The sour cherries are quite a walk up the hill, but the kids loved the ladders in the trees, down below are the blueberry bushes for later in the season. We did not see any "farm stand", but the owner has a cherry pitter available set up on a table, and the kids had great fun turning the handle. Does not seem to be open all the time, just at the peak picking times. No signs outside, unless they are open and have unlocked the gate. Just a cash deal for each bucket, no restrooms or anything else. Also very close to Woodstock town, and not far from the general store "Tegos". "
  • Wellwood Orchards - apples, strawberries, blueberries, pumpkins, squash, peaches
    529 Wellwood Orchard Road, Springfield, VT 05156. Phone: (802)263-5200. Email: wellwood@sover.net. Open: PYO Strawberries: mid-June to mid-July, 7 am to 7 pm, 7 day a week; PYO Apples: August 20 to November 1, 9 am to 5 pm, 7 days a week. Directions: From Springfield VT: take Valley Street past Crown Point Golf Country Club, then first left; From Ascutney Vt: take Route 131 west, go about 2 miles, take left onto Center Road. . Click here for a map and directions. We provide 2 acres of PYO blueberries, 60 acres of PYO apples, 3 acres of PYO peaches, 1 acre of PYO plums, 6 acres of PYO pumpkins, and 4 acres of PYO winter squash. The store also holds our fresh cider, cider doughnuts, maple syrup, honey, fudge, Grafton cheese, a variety of jams, relishes, and gift items. Enjoy the haunted house inside the store that is open September first through November first. We have a spooky Hollow ride that begins the first Friday in October through and including Halloween night. Enjoy a spooky ride and scary stories by the fire Friday and Saturday nights by reservation. Call ahead for weather conditions. Witch Hazel awaits! There is a petting zoo with an assortment of farm animals that vary from year to year, open September to mid-October. in addition to the petting animals we have birds, chickens, peacocks, rabbits, deer and many more to look at

 

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:

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

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Recipes, illustrated with step by step instructions

Using fresh apples and miscellaneous

 

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