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With so many apple farms in Fairfield and Litchfield counties, here’s where to go to get picking! Be sure to visit the Orchard’s websites before you go to view their picking schedules, availability, and COVID-19 policies.
Fairfield County
Beardsley’s Cider Mill & Orchard – 278 Leavenworth Rd, Shelton, CT
PICK YOUR OWN HAS ENDED FOR THIS SEASON BUT OUR FARM STORE IS OPEN DAILY 10 TO 530PM
Pick your own apples, weather permitting, will be weekends only. The price this year is $20/10 lb. bag and is non-refundable and cash or check only, so only purchase as many as you will fill.
Approximate Picking Time and Varieties Available
Mid -September:
Gala, Honeycrisp, Jonagold, Macoun, Cortland and Liberty
Early October:
Mutsu, Jonagold, Empire, Red Delicious, McIntosh
Mid October:
Winesap, Braeburn, Enterprise, Granny Smith and Rome
The farm store will be open daily 10-5:30 from August through Christmas.
Blue Jay Orchards – 125 Plumtrees Rd, Bethel, CT
Market Hours are 11am to 5pm
Apple picking hours are 11am -5pm (no bags are sold after 4:30 and everyone must exit the orchards by 5pm)
Open 7 days a week
Blu Jay Orchards is following CDC guidelines for masks and social distancing in their Farm Market and pick your own areas.
September 14-18 McIntosh ,Cortland,Gala
September 19-20 Cortland Gala Macoun
September 26-27 Cortland , Jonagold Ida Red,
October 3-4 Jonagold,Cortland ,Stayman ,Winesap ,and Ida Red
October 10-11-12 Cortland, Empire ,Jonagold ,Ida Red , Mutsu * very limited
October 24-25, 31 and Nov 1 updated later in October depending on quantities remaining
The market is home to a bakery offering delicious apple and fruit pies, pastries, and cookies. The market has a large selection of jams, jellies, sauces and fruit butters. The two biggest selling items are apple cider and their famous apple cider donuts.
Local honey made from the bees that pollinate their apple trees is available!
Silverman’s Farm – 451 Sport Hill Rd, Easton, CT
Apple picking is CLOSED for the 2020 season. There are still apples being picked for purchase in the market.
Apple picking is open for the 2020 season! Ginger Gold apples will be available first. After Ginger Gold, Gala Red and Macintosh to be ready. PYO will be available weekdays ONLY. There will be NO WEEKEND PICKING at this time. Bring your walking shoes this year! In accordance with the new guidelines put in place by the CDC and Connecticut Department of agriculture they will not be transporting you by tractor. You’ll be hoofing it!! Please visit website for harvest schedule and more.
For those of you who aren’t up for an orchard hike, the market and our outdoor farm market will be stocked with freshly harvested apples for pick-up. Please remember that masks are mandatory at the farm for adults and children over the age of 2 yrs that can safely wear one
The Market is open 7 days a week, from 9am to 5pm. Four customers are allowed at a time, preferably one customer per family, at a time. Customers can also preorder ahead by phone for curbside pick-up. Online orders for pies and donuts only can also be placed.
The Country Market offers fresh produce, a great selection of jams, jellies, local honey, maple syrup and many specialty items. The market is always stocked with up to 16 varieties of their famous fresh-baked pies! Don’t forget cider donuts and fresh pressed apple cider.
Kids and adults all love to visit Silverman’s rustic animal farm! See, pet and feed all sorts of animals, including buffalo, llamas, alpacas, sheep, goats, fallow deer, emus, and long-horn cattle. There is an admission fee.
Litchfield County
Averill Farm – 250 Calhoun St, Washington Depot
Pick-your-Own update: The season is over for picking apples, but there are Bosc pears still available for picking. We also have apples to sell at the stand.
Masks are in season! Both at the stand, and anytime you are closer to others than six feet! The apples available for pick-your-own are McIntosh, Macoun, Spartan, Liberty, Redcort and Cortland. Prepay for our standard sized bags under the solar canopy.
These and some earlier apple varieties are also available at the stand in bags this year to prevent hands rummaging through bushel boxes!
Peak Season In The Orchard:
August 15 to Thanksgiving
through October 31: 9:30-5:30 every day, then November 1-November 25, 9:30-4:3 daily.
After Peak At The House:
November 29 until December 23: 9:30-4:30 Friday through Monday
(closed Tues., Wed., Thurs.)
Averill Farm sells their own cider, apple cider donuts, cut flowers, and homemade the old-fashioned way jams and jellies. They also sell locally-sourced pies, pumpkins, gourds, Indian corn, mums, maple syrup, honey, cheddar cheese, garlic, potatoes, some tomatoes, and gifts. After Thanksgiving, they sell fruit, cider, and Christmas trees from their homestead until the Christmas Tree season ends on December 24. After that, any remaining apples are sold from cold storage.
Ellsworth Hill Orchard & Berry Farm – 461 Cornwall Bridge Rd, Sharon
They are now open for pick your own & picked apples, raspberries, blueberries & picked fresh sweet corn! Their Large Corn Maze is now open. The theme this year is Dinosaurs. Their Retail Farm Stand Store will be open with apples & blueberries, fresh baked pies, cider doughnuts, cider and many other products. Remember that picking conditions could change at any time and that alters the days open for picking and days closed for picking in the various fields. Check their website or phone message to confirm before leaving home for picking. Ellsworth Hill Orchard will be open 7 days a week for picked fruit and bakery at their Farm Store. Please visit their website to see what is picking or not picking before making the trip to the Farm.
Ellsworth Hill Orchard lost all their cherries, peaches and plums to cold temperatures in the spring and lost many ripe blueberries to the heavy winds during the Hurricane this season. Please support their farm during the fall apple picking season to help with operating costs this season.
Payment: Cash payment only in picking fields. Cash or Credit Card payments in Store.
Be sure to check out their vintage Lionel Train display! Interact with some of the oldest and largest trains ever made. Entertainment for all ages. Take a ride in your imagination from back in time. Train departure times: 11am, 1pm, 3pm
Note: Bring Face Masks as they will be needed while picking and before entering the store.
Open Monday – Sunday – 9:00-5:30 including holidays.
March Farm – 160 Munger Ln, Bethlehem
New Store Hours
Monday – Sunday 10-6pm
Picking from the Hill Top Orchard begins mid-September and continues through October with varieties including Cortland, Empire, Fuji, Gala, Golden Delicious, Honey Crisp, Jonagold, Macintosh, Macoun, Mutsu, Red Delicious & Rome. Be sure to check ‘Current Highlights’ on their website for current PYO opportunities.
March Farm’s Wizard of Oz themed Corn Maze is open! Choose your time slot & pre-pay for guaranteed access & savings. $6 per person when you purchase online in advance. $7 when you purchase on site. 2 & under are free. You must bring your receipt the day you come for proof of purchase. Corn Maze tickets go on sale the Monday before the approaching weekend. Corn Maze is open Saturday’s & Sunday’s only. To purchase tickets use the link https://march-farm.square.site
The Mobile Pub is there Saturdays from 2-6pm and Sundays from 11-6pm.
The Hilltop Snack Shack serves grilled cheese, hotdogs, hearty soups, & ice cream novelties. Local Vendors will be there on Sundays as well. Be sure to check out their Pondside Animal Yard and Hayloft Playscape.
The Farm Market and Bakery specializes in their homegrown berries, fruits & vegetables along with cooperatively grown produce from other local farms. They also offer a delicious selection including breads, brownies, cider donuts, cookies, fruit pies, muffins, pastries, pound cakes & scones; all baked fresh daily on site. Open seven days a week from May through December, the market has everything you need to compliment your next meal or desert.
You are required to wear a face mask, including in the field — please bring your own.
Social distancing will be maintained. They will have enhanced sanitation practices, regularly cleaning and sanitizing high touch points.
You are requested to wash and/or sanitize your hands prior to visiting the farm. If picnicking please space yourself at least 15 ft. from others.
When in line you must space yourself 6 ft apart from others. Please note … due to COVID they will not be busing people from the lower lot to the hilltop. Visitors will be asked for a minimum $5 parking donation up top, but not down below.
Information about all Connecticut Pick Your Own Farms by County including fruit, pumpkins and cut your own Christmas trees can be found on the Connecticut Department of Agriculture website. Click here to visit.
With so many apple farms in Fairfield and Litchfield counties, here’s where to go to get picking! Be sure to visit the Orchard’s websites before you go to view their picking schedules, availability, and COVID-19 policies.
Fairfield County
Beardsley’s Cider Mill & Orchard – 278 Leavenworth Rd, Shelton, CT
PICK YOUR OWN HAS ENDED FOR THIS SEASON BUT OUR FARM STORE IS OPEN DAILY 10 TO 530PM
Pick your own apples, weather permitting, will be weekends only. The price this year is $20/10 lb. bag and is non-refundable and cash or check only, so only purchase as many as you will fill.
Approximate Picking Time and Varieties Available
Mid -September:
Gala, Honeycrisp, Jonagold, Macoun, Cortland and Liberty
Early October:
Mutsu, Jonagold, Empire, Red Delicious, McIntosh
Mid October:
Winesap, Braeburn, Enterprise, Granny Smith and Rome
The farm store will be open daily 10-5:30 from August through Christmas.
Blue Jay Orchards – 125 Plumtrees Rd, Bethel, CT
Market Hours are 11am to 5pm
Apple picking hours are 11am -5pm (no bags are sold after 4:30 and everyone must exit the orchards by 5pm)
Open 7 days a week
Blu Jay Orchards is following CDC guidelines for masks and social distancing in their Farm Market and pick your own areas.
September 14-18 McIntosh ,Cortland,Gala
September 19-20 Cortland Gala Macoun
September 26-27 Cortland , Jonagold Ida Red,
October 3-4 Jonagold,Cortland ,Stayman ,Winesap ,and Ida Red
October 10-11-12 Cortland, Empire ,Jonagold ,Ida Red , Mutsu * very limited
October 24-25, 31 and Nov 1 updated later in October depending on quantities remaining
The market is home to a bakery offering delicious apple and fruit pies, pastries, and cookies. The market has a large selection of jams, jellies, sauces and fruit butters. The two biggest selling items are apple cider and their famous apple cider donuts.
Local honey made from the bees that pollinate their apple trees is available!
Silverman’s Farm – 451 Sport Hill Rd, Easton, CT
Apple picking is CLOSED for the 2020 season. There are still apples being picked for purchase in the market.
Apple picking is open for the 2020 season! Ginger Gold apples will be available first. After Ginger Gold, Gala Red and Macintosh to be ready. PYO will be available weekdays ONLY. There will be NO WEEKEND PICKING at this time. Bring your walking shoes this year! In accordance with the new guidelines put in place by the CDC and Connecticut Department of agriculture they will not be transporting you by tractor. You’ll be hoofing it!! Please visit website for harvest schedule and more.
For those of you who aren’t up for an orchard hike, the market and our outdoor farm market will be stocked with freshly harvested apples for pick-up. Please remember that masks are mandatory at the farm for adults and children over the age of 2 yrs that can safely wear one
The Market is open 7 days a week, from 9am to 5pm. Four customers are allowed at a time, preferably one customer per family, at a time. Customers can also preorder ahead by phone for curbside pick-up. Online orders for pies and donuts only can also be placed.
The Country Market offers fresh produce, a great selection of jams, jellies, local honey, maple syrup and many specialty items. The market is always stocked with up to 16 varieties of their famous fresh-baked pies! Don’t forget cider donuts and fresh pressed apple cider.
Kids and adults all love to visit Silverman’s rustic animal farm! See, pet and feed all sorts of animals, including buffalo, llamas, alpacas, sheep, goats, fallow deer, emus, and long-horn cattle. There is an admission fee.
Litchfield County
Averill Farm – 250 Calhoun St, Washington Depot
Pick-your-Own update: The season is over for picking apples, but there are Bosc pears still available for picking. We also have apples to sell at the stand.
Masks are in season! Both at the stand, and anytime you are closer to others than six feet! The apples available for pick-your-own are McIntosh, Macoun, Spartan, Liberty, Redcort and Cortland. Prepay for our standard sized bags under the solar canopy.
These and some earlier apple varieties are also available at the stand in bags this year to prevent hands rummaging through bushel boxes!
Peak Season In The Orchard:
August 15 to Thanksgiving
through October 31: 9:30-5:30 every day, then November 1-November 25, 9:30-4:3 daily.
After Peak At The House:
November 29 until December 23: 9:30-4:30 Friday through Monday
(closed Tues., Wed., Thurs.)
Averill Farm sells their own cider, apple cider donuts, cut flowers, and homemade the old-fashioned way jams and jellies. They also sell locally-sourced pies, pumpkins, gourds, Indian corn, mums, maple syrup, honey, cheddar cheese, garlic, potatoes, some tomatoes, and gifts. After Thanksgiving, they sell fruit, cider, and Christmas trees from their homestead until the Christmas Tree season ends on December 24. After that, any remaining apples are sold from cold storage.
Ellsworth Hill Orchard & Berry Farm – 461 Cornwall Bridge Rd, Sharon
They are now open for pick your own & picked apples, raspberries, blueberries & picked fresh sweet corn! Their Large Corn Maze is now open. The theme this year is Dinosaurs. Their Retail Farm Stand Store will be open with apples & blueberries, fresh baked pies, cider doughnuts, cider and many other products. Remember that picking conditions could change at any time and that alters the days open for picking and days closed for picking in the various fields. Check their website or phone message to confirm before leaving home for picking. Ellsworth Hill Orchard will be open 7 days a week for picked fruit and bakery at their Farm Store. Please visit their website to see what is picking or not picking before making the trip to the Farm.
Ellsworth Hill Orchard lost all their cherries, peaches and plums to cold temperatures in the spring and lost many ripe blueberries to the heavy winds during the Hurricane this season. Please support their farm during the fall apple picking season to help with operating costs this season.
Payment: Cash payment only in picking fields. Cash or Credit Card payments in Store.
Be sure to check out their vintage Lionel Train display! Interact with some of the oldest and largest trains ever made. Entertainment for all ages. Take a ride in your imagination from back in time. Train departure times: 11am, 1pm, 3pm
Note: Bring Face Masks as they will be needed while picking and before entering the store.
Open Monday - Sunday - 9:00-5:30 including holidays.
March Farm – 160 Munger Ln, Bethlehem
New Store Hours
Monday – Sunday 10-6pm
Picking from the Hill Top Orchard begins mid-September and continues through October with varieties including Cortland, Empire, Fuji, Gala, Golden Delicious, Honey Crisp, Jonagold, Macintosh, Macoun, Mutsu, Red Delicious & Rome. Be sure to check ‘Current Highlights’ on their website for current PYO opportunities.
March Farm's Wizard of Oz themed Corn Maze is open! Choose your time slot & pre-pay for guaranteed access & savings. $6 per person when you purchase online in advance. $7 when you purchase on site. 2 & under are free. You must bring your receipt the day you come for proof of purchase. Corn Maze tickets go on sale the Monday before the approaching weekend. Corn Maze is open Saturday’s & Sunday’s only. To purchase tickets use the link https://march-farm.square.site
The Mobile Pub is there Saturdays from 2-6pm and Sundays from 11-6pm.
The Hilltop Snack Shack serves grilled cheese, hotdogs, hearty soups, & ice cream novelties. Local Vendors will be there on Sundays as well. Be sure to check out their Pondside Animal Yard and Hayloft Playscape.
The Farm Market and Bakery specializes in their homegrown berries, fruits & vegetables along with cooperatively grown produce from other local farms. They also offer a delicious selection including breads, brownies, cider donuts, cookies, fruit pies, muffins, pastries, pound cakes & scones; all baked fresh daily on site. Open seven days a week from May through December, the market has everything you need to compliment your next meal or desert.
You are required to wear a face mask, including in the field — please bring your own.
Social distancing will be maintained. They will have enhanced sanitation practices, regularly cleaning and sanitizing high touch points.
You are requested to wash and/or sanitize your hands prior to visiting the farm. If picnicking please space yourself at least 15 ft. from others.
When in line you must space yourself 6 ft apart from others. Please note … due to COVID they will not be busing people from the lower lot to the hilltop. Visitors will be asked for a minimum $5 parking donation up top, but not down below.
Information about all Connecticut Pick Your Own Farms by County including fruit, pumpkins and cut your own Christmas trees can be found on the Connecticut Department of Agriculture website. Click here to visit.