One of our favorite times of year because we get to pick your own fruits and vegetables! Travel around with us, please — give us your updates on Facebook and together we can share how to feed ourselves better, keep active with our kids, and support local farmers and businesses. Fruit Picking in CT is an enjoyable, healthy and tasty activity for friends and families to do together. It’s the season for Pick Your Own Connecticut peaches, apples, pears and plums! And flowers.
June through mid July is the best time for blueberries – we found this county map online plus state’s crop availability calendar for more specific dates of upcoming crops. We head to 4H Auer Farm in Bloomfield – a peaceful, small farm environment with an educational barn of animals.
- Strawberries, Blueberries and Raspberries all in one place at Rose’s Berry Farms in South Glastonbury or Dondero Farms close by.
- A reliable farm with a huge variety of fruit and vegetables is Easy Pickin’s Orchard in Enfield.
- Jones Family Farms recommends reservations.
- Pickin’ Patch in Avon is not offering pick-your-own at this time.
We found this county map online plus state’s crop availability calendar for more specific dates of upcoming crops. Another resource is the CT Department of Agriculture’s list of CT Pick-Your-Own Farms. Also, check out this list of Veteran run farms.
Organic farms can now be found in CT! The state resources page can be found at http://www.ct.gov/doag/cwp/
Pick-your-own isn’t the only way to go for Fruit Picking in CT — but definitely buy local for the freshest stuff, to patronize other entrepreneurs and our state’s economy! Check out these other helpful sites for Connecticut grown foods:
Connecticut Local Farm & Food Guide
Buy CT Grown highlights local food and goods.
We found this county map online plus state’s crop availability calendar for more specific dates of upcoming crops.
CT Visit is also a good resources for Farmers Markets across the state.
