2025 Southern Connecticut Pumpkin U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

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Pumpkin U-Pick Orchards in Southern Connecticut in 2025, by county

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

Not all areas of a state have pumpkins farms 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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Middlesex County

New Haven County

  • Belinsky Family Farm - Apples, pumpkins, gourds, winter squash.Choose and cut Christmas Trees, pretagging allowed
    124 Moose Hill Road, Oxford, CT 06478. Phone: 203-888-0322. Email: belinskysfarm@gmail.com. Open: weekends from 9 am to 5 pm; call for weekdays. Click here for a map and directions.
    Belinsky Family Farm Facebook page. You can choose and cut your own Christmas tree. Special prices on 6-7 foot Red Pine or Scotch Pine Christmas Trees: Pines Only $34.99! . We have apples of different kinds Macintosh, Cortland, Delicious, Rome, Greening, Empire, and Bosc pears. Only $8 (2021) per 1/2 peck. You may pick your own! We have pumpkins of all colors, shapes, and sizes. We have pumpkins with hulless seeds- great for toasting! We also have gourds and squash. Also freshly harvested peaches (they are not PYO). We have pumpkins of all colors, shapes, and sizes. We have pumpkins with hulless seeds, great for toasting! We also have gourds and winter squash. 2025 price: $0.50 per pound.We especially pride ourselves on our Christmas Trees! Someone is usually here but we encourage you to call us first. (UPDATED: June 28, 2025, JBS)
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  • Bishop's Orchards location 1 - PYO Strawberries, winery, blueberries, peaches, pears, apples, raspberries and pumpkins
    1355 Boston Post Road, Guilford, CT 06437. Phone: (203) 458-7425. Email: pyoinfo@bishopsorchards.com. Open: from June-October daily until 7pm. Directions: US Rte 1, I-95 Exit 57. First crop will be our Strawberries! Remember the Farm Market and Creamery are . Click here for a map and directions.
    Bishop's Orchards location 1 Facebook page. Pick-your-own season starts in June with strawberries and goes through October with apples and pumpkins. In December we have cut-your-own Christmas trees. . First crop will be our Strawberries! Remember the Farm Market and Creamery are open year round and our Summer Music Series at the Little Red Barn will be OPENING June 4th. Stay tuned for more information and we look forward to another fantastic year! At Bishop's Orchards we work hard and take pride in growing the highest quality fruits to enjoy year after year from our family to yours. All the fresh products are available either seasonally at our Pick-Your-Own (PYO) locations and/or annually at our farm market. The summer sun shining down on our orchards provides an ideal location to spend part of the day to enjoy the fun of picking your own quality fruit directly from the bushes or trees. Each year the Pick-Your-Own season may vary due to weather and crop abundance, yet generally runs from mid-June until the end of October. You ca..
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  • Hickory Hill Orchards -  2024 permanently closed , - 2024 permanently closed , apples, pears, pumpkins
    351 South Meriden Road, Cheshire, CT 06410. Phone: . Email: lynnkudish@gmail.com. Open: permanently closed. Click here for a map and directions. (UPDATED: September 1, 2024, JBS)
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  • High Hill Orchard - Uses natural growing practices, Apples, apple cider, peaches, pears, blueberries, pumpkins, chestnuts, vegetables.
    170 Fleming Road, Meriden, CT 06450. Phone: (203) 294-0276. Open: Their sign says Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm, Tuesday to Friday from 12 pm to 6 pm and closed on Mondays. Click here for a map and directions. Their farm gets good reviews online, but it appears that they no longer have anything online, no website, Facebook page, etc. The Facebook pages online are all "unofficial". High Hill is one of the few places you can still get unpasteurized apple cider in Connecticut! (UPDATED: June 28, 2025, JBS)
    Comments from a visitor on September 11, 2023: "High Hill is wonderful! They also have pyo peaches, which are delicious. It's not pyo but they do sell paw paw, which is hard to find, and sell apple and pear cider."
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  • Ives Farm - pumpkins, strawberries, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, corn maze, and prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, tractor-pulled hay rides, pony rides
    1585 Cheshire St, Cheshire, CT 06410. Phone: 203-272-5847. Open: Summer Hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm, Saturday and Sunday 9am to 5pm. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard. Fall Hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am to 5pm. "Flowers" May 1st, Annuals, Hanging Baskets, Geraniums and Perennials, Retail and Wholesale. "Strawberries" June 5th to July 1st (weather permitting) "Fresh Sweet Corn and Produce" July 10th "Fall Activities" October 1st to 31st (UPDATED: June 28, 2025, JBS)
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  • Norton Brothers Fruit Farm - 2025 permanently closed, blueberries, raspberries, apples, pears, peaches, Pumpkins, PYO apples, pears and peaches, Christmas trees, Hay rides.
    450-466 Academy Road, Cheshire, CT 06410. Phone: . Email: nbfinfo@nortonbrothersfruitfarm.com. Open: permanently closed. Click here for a map and directions.
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Pumpkin

Pumpkin Picking Tips, Recipes and Information

Do you want it for a party, decoration or eating?

For a wedding or party:

See this page: Finding pumpkins for weddings

Decoration to paint or carve:

OK, Then you need only look for any pumpkin that is
  • visually appealing, evenly a deep orange. The shape is just whatever appeals to you. If it grew on its side and has a flat spot, you can either make that the make or use it as part of your design!
  • free from cuts, soft spots, bruises. The flesh should feel hard, and not give easily. Infections can invade easily and cause rot
  • Make sure the stem is attached.

Store it carefully, especially if you pick it from the vine yourself. Cure a fresh-picked pumpkin by keeping it in a dry place. Don't handle or disturb it. Curing toughens the rind, making it less prone to rot. Pumpkins will keep for months in a cool (50 F to 65F dry, low humidity environment; such as a cool, dry basement.

Tip: If you like roasted or baked pumpkin seeds, you can save the seeds from any pumpkin!

To make a pumpkin pie!

Then you need a small, sweet type of pumpkin that has been developed for eating. They are smaller, typically about 8" to 10" diameter. The meat is much less stringy and smoother than a decorative pumpkin variety. Pumpkin is rich in vitamin A and potassium. One-half cup of cooked pumpkin provides more than the recommended daily allowance of vitamin A. One cup of cooked pumpkin contains only 81 calories. It's low in fat and sodium! Usually you can get these at the grocery store, and some of the pumpkin patches and farm stands have them. Be sure to tell them that you intend to use it for a pumpkin pie. Again, look for firm, no soft spots, or signs of any rot. See this page for easy, illustrated directions to make a pumpkin pie from a fresh pumpkin!

Varieties of Pumpkins

  • Sugar - Excellent for baking
  • Jack O'Lantern - most common for carving
  • White Lumina - unusual, medium-sized white pumpkin
  • Mini - Great for decoration
  • Gourds - Many varieties, used for decorations

For a very complete, detailed list of many varieties of pumpkins and where to get the seeds, see this page!

Want to Grow Your Own Pumpkins?

Then see this page!

Pumpkin recipes

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

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Pressure canners for gas, electric and induction stoves: Presto 23Qt or T-fal 22Qt

Canning scoop (this one is PERFECT)

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Jars: 8oz canning jars for jams

Lids: Regular canning lids

Wide mouth canning lids

 


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Children's consignment sales

Farm markets and roadside stands

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Local Honey, apiaries, beekeepers

Local Meat, Milk and Eggs

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Maple Syrup Farms, sugarworks, maple syrup festivals

Environmental information and resources

Farms For Your Event for birthday parties, weddings, receptions, business meetings, retreats, etc.

Festivals - local fruit and vegetable festivals

Pumpkin patches and corn mazes

Christmas Tree Farms and lots


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