Right now is the perfect time of year to go fruit picking in
the Berkshires! A great way to spend quality time with the family, stock up the
pantry and get ready time bake up a storm or just enjoy them fresh with a
little whipped cream.
The area abounds with farms and PYO farms, a lovely
mouthwatering way to take home a taste of the Berkshires not far from the 1896House and great Saturday or Sunday bit of fun in the sun.
A great tip to hold
your fresh berries and keep them fresh a little longer. Mix 1 tea. white vinegar
with 1 cup fresh water, rinse the berries briefly and pat dry. Store in the refrigerator
in a glass container. The berries don’t pick up the vinegar flavor but kill the
mold spores on the berries.
The Apple Barn &
Country Bake Shop (20 minutes from the Inn )
Strawberries, blueberries, Fall red raspberries
Rt 7 South, Bennington ,
VT 05201
888-827-7537
Pick Your Own, Weather Permitting; Everbearing Strawberries
- Mid June until October; Blueberries - Early July - Early August; Red
Raspberries - Mid August to late September. Open: Call for PYO hours and
availability.
Lakeview Orchard (25
minutes from the Inn )
Sweet and Tart Cherries, Apples, plums, raspberries (Spring,
red), raspberries (Autumn, red), raspberries (black), Honey from hives on the
farm, Cider mill (fresh apple cider made on the premises)
413-448-6009
Early July to October 31; Tuesday through Sunday 9 am to
5:30 pm; Columbus Day Monday.
Blueberries, strawberries
413-445-7642.
Open: Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm; Saturday and
Sunday, from 8am to 4pm. http://mountainviewfarm.org/
Apples, raspberries and flowers 575 Swamp Road , Richmond ,
MA
413-698-2559.
PYO, call for hours; Stand open 8-5pm, 7 days a week
Hilltop Orchard /
Furnace Brook Winery (45 minutes from the Inn )
Apples
800-833-6274.
Open: Wed to Sunday, 9am to 5pm Labor Day until Columbus Day
for PYO
Containers provided, children welcome, picnicking and free
hayrides on weekends. View cider mill
and offer hard cider. Year round stand
and bakery
Kirchner's Farm (45
minutes from the Inn )
Blueberries and raspberries
413-443-7645.
Open: Mid July thru early September Call for appointment.
The Maple
Connection/the Harvest Pride (45 minutes from the Inn )
Apples, maple syrup
Route 143, PO 565, Hinsdale ,
MA 01235
413-842-7592.
Crops are usually available in February, March, April,
September, October, November. Open: year round please call ahead for times and
crop we are picking and or boiling maple syrup; Please call ahead for PYO
Strawberry Acres Farm
(45 minutes from the Inn )
Blueberries
Open: 9am to 5pm daily.
1 comment:
Due to the warm winter/spring the apple season is running early this year in New England. The apples are about 10 days early. Each variety peaks at a different time so be sure to check ahead to find out when apples are at their ripest.
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