Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Barre, MA

New Braintree

New Braintree is one of the smallest, most rural towns in Worcester County, home to Howe's Farm and Garden on Wine Road. The name suggests both field crops and garden plants are part of the operation, though hours and offerings aren't posted publicly.

Oakham

West Brookfield

Keith Arsenault has run this 14-acre pick-your-own orchard on a hilltop above the Pioneer Valley since 1985. Ragged Hill grows more than 30 apple varieties — Honeycrisp, Cortland, Gravenstein, and newer crosses like Ever Crisp — alongside pears, peaches, nectarines, and pick-your-own raspberries. The farm presses its own cider and bakes on weekends. Apple season runs into October, with the orchard open seven days a week.

North Brookfield

Brookfield Orchards has stayed family-owned and operated since 1918, and fall apple picking remains the draw at this North Brookfield farm. The snack bar's apple dumplings — served warm with vanilla ice cream and cheddar cheese — have their own following, and the country store carries the rest of a classic New England farm stand's stock. It's a seasonal operation built around one thing done well.

Hubbardston

Nampara Farm runs a CSA on Bemis Road in Hubbardston, combining its own produce with goods from partner local farms plus art and fair-trade gifts at the stand. Community pickup is central to how the farm describes its model.

Sweet Pumpkins Farm is a seasonal pumpkin stand on George Howard Road in Hubbardston, out in the Wachusett-area farm country north of Worcester. Little else about the operation shows up online, so hours and what's available beyond pumpkins are best confirmed by calling ahead once fall arrives.

Athol

Not a farm — this is an 18-hole disc golf course through wooded terrain in Athol, founded in 1999 by Sean and Helen Franchi and run today as a nonprofit social club with on-site camping.

Leicester

Breezy Gardens, run by Kim and John Miczek on the Leicester-Spencer line, farms 65 acres of produce including sweet corn alongside a nursery stocked with perennials, trees, shrubs, and herb collections. Fall brings pre-booked school field trips, hayrides to a pick-your-own pumpkin patch, a corn maze, and llamas to meet. Plants go on sale starting in May, with the farm open daily through the season.

Leicester

Blue Lake Alpacas raises a herd of alpacas on Burncoat Lane in Leicester, started by Australian transplants Benton and Marcia. Beyond a local newspaper mention from 2009, the farm keeps a low profile online — no current website or hours are published, so a call ahead is the safest bet.

Holden

The Lavender Farm Experience is the u-pick lavender program run at SummitWynds Farm in Holden, opening its rows each summer for the Lavender Farm Fest. Visitors cut their own bundles and browse lavender-based products, and can add on the farm's honey and farm-fresh eggs while they're there. It runs as a seasonal event layered onto a working farm, not a stand-alone shop.

Princeton

Princeton sits at the base of Mount Wachusett in Worcester County, home to Mountain Cottage on Gregory Road. It's registered as agritourism, though no website or listing explains what the property offers beyond that category.

Warren

Breezelands Orchards has stayed in the Tuttle family since 1896, five generations working the same 100 acres of Central Massachusetts apple trees. The farm stand sells cider, pies, local honey, cheese, and maple syrup alongside award-winning cider donuts, and pick-your-own apples run from Labor Day weekend through Columbus Day. Tractor rides and picnic areas round out the fall visit. Open daily, 10am to 5pm.

New Salem

Sturbridge

Hyland Orchard & Brewery runs pick-your-own apples each fall alongside a Pavilion Bar pouring its own draft beer, hard cider, and wine. The Fiskdale property doubles as a wedding and event venue from mid-April through mid-October and also books corporate outings and private celebrations. The orchard typically opens for picking in late September and runs through late October.

Charlton

Fay Mountain Farm is 65 acres the Town of Charlton bought in 2002, still farmed under lease by Neil Johnson of Kettle Brook Farms. The property carries a 32-acre apple orchard plus blueberry and raspberry plantings, a historic barn, and Snow's Pond, and a segment of the Midstate Trail cuts through the fields. It works as both a producing farm and town-owned conservation land in Charlton's Northside Village.

Belchertown

Phoenix Fruit Farm grows peaches without pesticides or sprays of any kind, on an orchard overlooking the Quabbin Reservoir in Belchertown. Picking happens on scheduled Sunday mornings in August rather than daily hours, and it runs on a pay-what-you-can system — $20 suggested per half-peck bag, cash or Venmo, two-bag limit per customer. There's no bathroom on site, so plan the drive accordingly.

Charlton

Charlton Orchards combines a fruit orchard with a farm winery, and the pick-your-own list covers apples, blueberries, peaches, pears, plums, pumpkins, raspberries, blackberries, and strawberries across the Old Worcester Road property. A cider mill, farm bakery, and wine tasting room round out the retail store, and the barnyard and picnic area host festivals, weddings, and birthday parties through the season.

Brimfield

Cook's Farm Orchards is a pick-your-own stop in Brimfield growing apples, blueberries, peaches, and plums, with weekend wagon rides out to the trees. The stand also sells homemade baked goods, cider, syrup, and honey, and fall brings a pumpkin patch and hay maze. Open seasonally, 10am-5pm.

Southbridge

Clemence Hill Farm is on Clemence Hill Road in Southbridge, in Worcester County's rural southern belt near the Connecticut border. No website or independent listing was found — confirm details before visiting.

LEOMINSTER

This 169-acre orchard in Leominster is owned by the city and run by the nonprofit Friends of Sholan Farms, not a private grower. U-pick apples, raspberries, and blueberries are the draw, alongside hiking trails through the property — proceeds go back into maintaining the community-owned land.

Holden

SummitWynds runs as part working farm, part event venue in Holden — raw honey and farm-fresh eggs sold alongside lavender grown on site, with weddings, farm-to-table dinners, and a running calendar of seasonal draws like the Butterfly Experience and Unicorn Experience. Overnight stays are booked through Airbnb. It's less a farm stand than a destination built around the harvest.

Belchertown

Founded in 1889 and now run by fourth- and fifth-generation Austins, this 130-acre beef farm sells grass-fed cattle by the cut or side out of a USDA-inspected operation. Fall brings a pumpkin patch and corn maze, and the farm stand also carries pork and hay.

Ashburnham

Odd Pine Farm is a five-acre pick-your-own blueberry operation in Ashburnham, growing four varieties of highbush berries through the month of July. The picking rows are handicap accessible, and picnic tables with umbrellas sit near the entrance for anyone who wants to eat before or after filling a container — bring your own, they don't supply them. Season length depends on the weather, so call ahead before driving out.

Sterling

Pineo Family Farm is on Tuttle Road in Sterling, a Worcester County hill town with a mix of orchards and dairy operations. No independent website or listing details were found online.

Sterling

Pineo Family Farm runs a small produce stand in Sterling alongside its sawmill and lumber operation, selling fresh vegetables to the local community while also processing timber into forest products. It's an unusual pairing — working farmstand and working sawmill on the same land.

Monson

Westview Farms Creamery in Monson scoops about 30 homemade ice cream flavors, gluten-free options included, from a shop that looks out over open countryside. A goat petting zoo sits next to the seating area, and the kitchen serves grill food and home-cooked meals alongside the ice cream counter. It's open seven days a week, noon until sunset, with pumpkin picking added once fall arrives.

Sterling

Clearview Farm is a 32-acre seasonal orchard and farm stand on Kendall Hill Road, run by Rick and Diane Melone. Pick-your-own runs through strawberries, blueberries, peaches, raspberries, apples, and pumpkins as each comes into season, and the stand also sells plants, baked goods, cider, and maple syrup. Open daily, 9am to 6pm through October, then 9am to 5pm the rest of the season.

Monson

Monson is a Hampden County town along the Chicopee River in western Massachusetts, home to Koran's Farm on East Hill Road. It carries an agritourism listing, though no further detail on products or visiting hours is public.

Belchertown

Knight's Blue Maple Farm is on Eskett Road in Belchertown, in Pioneer Valley farmland east of the Quabbin Reservoir. No current website or listing confirms what the farm grows or sells.

Ashby

Elm Shade Enterprises grows four varieties of blueberries across more than 700 bushes on a quiet stretch of Richardson Road in Ashby, and picking is pesticide-free start to finish. The farm opens Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays through the season, weather and picking conditions permitting — call ahead before driving out. There's no farm stand or extra attractions here, just rows of bushes and a bucket.

Millbury

Stowe Farm covers 60 acres and mixes livestock breeding with recreation: Basset Hounds and poodle mixes for sale, horseback riding lessons, dog training and boarding, and a summer camp for kids who love animals. Come fall, the farm opens pick-your-own apples and pumpkins, a country store, and a fall festival with live music.

Ashby

Millbury

Hawk Hill Orchards has grown apples, peaches, and plums on Carleton Road since Kent Stowe took over the family homestead in 1997, continuing a fruit stand his parents started decades earlier. The name comes from hawks that nest on the property. Pick-your-own visitors come mostly for the Northern Spy apples — an old variety that grows unusually large here, juicy enough for cider and firm enough to hold up in a pie.

Sterling

Davis Farmland's Mega Maze redesigns its eight-acre, three-mile pattern every year, drawing praise as one of the more complex corn mazes anywhere. The Sterling property also lets kids pet, feed, and ride ponies among its farm animals, plus laser tag; combo admission for maze, farmland, and laser tag starts around $19.95, free under age 2.

Monson

Echo Hill Orchards in Monson grows apples, peaches, pears, and pumpkins for pick-your-own visitors, then turns a good share of that fruit into wine on site — more than a dozen varieties, all made from fruit grown on the property. The tasting room also pours flights of spirits and sangria built around their Macoun apples. Cider donuts show up once the fall picking season gets going.

Monson

Silver Bell Farm in Monson runs on a fall-and-winter calendar — pumpkin picking and wagon rides starting in September, then Christmas trees, Santa visits, and the Silver Bell Nights holiday light show once the weather turns. The farm closes for summer entirely and reopens September 19. Cider donuts are made fresh on site, and birthday party bookings are paused for 2026.

Sterling

The Chandler family has grown apples, blueberries, pumpkins, and nectarines on this 100-acre Sterling farm since 1912, now in its fifth generation. The on-site bakery turns out cider donuts, turnovers, and pies, and the farmstand kitchen serves soups, sandwiches, and weekend breakfast alongside seasonal picking.

Granby

Pinetum Farm sits on Harris Street in Granby, listed among the area's small agritourism operations. No website, hours, or crop details turned up in a search — call ahead to confirm what's currently available.

Staffordville

Winterbrook Farm is located in Staffordville, a village of Stafford in Connecticut's Quiet Corner near the Massachusetts border.

Granby

Sapowsky Farms on Route 202 in Granby ran as a family farm stand for nearly 80 years before Stephen and Tammy Sapowsky retired and handed the business to McKinstry Farms, a Chicopee growing operation dating to 1908. The new owners kept the Sapowsky name on the sign out of respect for the previous run, and Tammy still bakes and manages the Granby stand. Expect sweet corn, tomatoes, squash, and baked goods through the growing season.

Sutton

Silvermine Farm sits on Eight Lots Road in Sutton, listed as an agritourism stop offering pick-your-own produce and seasonal activities. Current crops, hours, and contact details aren't published online, so calling ahead is the safer bet before visiting.

Lancaster

Apple Lane Orchard grows heritage apples, including Cortland, McIntosh, and Gravenstein trees planted since the Flint family founded the orchard in the early 1800s. Current owner Dayna Gant, who took over in 2000, runs it as a pick-your-own orchard alongside a Dutch sport horse operation on the same hilltop property in rural Lancaster.

South Lancaster

The Siver family has run George Hill Orchards since 1974, growing blueberries, peaches, nectarines, apples, and pumpkins for pick-your-own across central Massachusetts. School groups come for the Apple Tree Theater and the Tree-mendous Maze; everyone else comes for the fruit. The farm stays open Sunday and Wednesday through Friday, with self-serve hours extending into the evening, and closes entirely on Saturdays.

Amherst

Amherst's agricultural roots run through UMass's Stockbridge School of Agriculture, and Formerly Small Ones Farm on Bay Road carries a name that suggests a rebrand from an earlier, smaller operation. Current details on what's grown or sold there aren't public.

Leominster

Leominster is better known for its plastics-industry history than its farmland, which makes Woody's Fall Farmstand on Brown Avenue stand out. The name and farm-stand listing point to a seasonal autumn operation, though this farm's specific lineup isn't posted online.

Amherst

Atkins Farms has grown apples on the same Amherst orchard for over 100 years and now runs a full country market alongside it: fresh produce, cider, a bakery, deli, seafood counter, and pizza shop under one roof. The market opens daily at 7am, with a bakery drive-thru starting at 5am.

Jaffrey

Silver Ranch Stables sits at 183 Turnpike Road in Jaffrey, part of the long-running Silver Ranch property in the Monadnock region that also includes an airpark offering scenic flights. The stables side handles the equestrian activities. Confirm current trail rides and hayride hours with the ranch directly.

Amherst

Bill Gillen has grown vegetables, herbs, flowers, and chestnuts on Brigham Lane since 1985, selling from a self-serve roadside stand open daily during daylight hours. Sunset Farm also sets up at the Amherst Farmers Market every Saturday. Gillen posts hand-written signs at the stand listing whatever's ready that week, with prices well below supermarket produce.

Granby

Dickinson Farm & Greenhouse runs two locations — the Granby greenhouse and a Chicopee garden center — with a farm stand that shifts by season: bedding plants and hanging baskets in spring, corn, tomatoes, peaches, and berries by summer, pumpkins and cornstalks in fall, then poinsettias and cut Christmas trees in winter. Pick-your-own strawberries, blueberries, and apples run at separate Granby locations on Ludlow Road and South Street.

Amherst

Delta Organic Farm is a certified-organic operation on 40 protected acres in Amherst, growing vegetables, herbs, small fruit, and maple syrup that supply local Whole Foods and Stop & Shop stores. The property doubles as a bed and breakfast and conference venue, pairing the working farm with overnight stays in the Pioneer Valley.

New Ipswich

A small pick-your-own farm on Turnpike Road in New Ipswich, in the southern Monadnock region near the Massachusetts line. Run by the Leel family, it's listed across local U-pick and agritourism directories, though the specific crops aren't spelled out online. Call ahead to find out what's ready to pick.

Granby

Red Fire Farm in Granby is USDA certified organic, growing everything from strawberries and blueberries to peppers, tomatillos, and cut-your-own sunflowers across the pick-your-own fields. CSA members get free access to the PYO rows as part of their share, and the farm accepts SNAP and HIP benefits at the stand. It's one of the larger organic operations in the Pioneer Valley, selling wholesale and in bulk alongside the retail side.

Stafford Springs

Hydeville Farm grows black and red raspberries and apples for pick-your-own picking on Hydeville Road. Run by Don Preli, the farm posts picking updates on Facebook, so it's worth checking there before visiting since hours shift with the harvest.

Stafford

Hop Top Organic Tillage has run as a small organic operation out of Stafford since 2007, tending garden plots for cooking vegetables and keeping hives in Stafford and Tolland for wildflower honey. It's a two-person operation with no storefront, so hours and availability are best confirmed by phone before visiting.

Troy

A family resort built around a working farm at the base of Mount Monadnock in Troy. Guests stay in the main inn, cottages, and houses, eat home-cooked meals served family-style, and join chores like milking cows, feeding animals, and collecting eggs. Swimming, boating, hiking, and cross-country skiing round out the year-round schedule. It runs all-inclusive, with room for about 140 guests.

New Ipswich

Smith's Blueberries grows blueberries on Turnpike Road in New Ipswich, in the Monadnock region of southern New Hampshire. Pick-your-own and pre-picked berries typically run through the summer weeks; contact the farm for current picking conditions and hours.

Birchwood Orchard is an apple orchard on Old Turnpike Road (Route 124) in Mason, a hill town in New Hampshire's southwest corner. Orchards up this way open picking around Labor Day and run through October. A farm website appears to be under construction but isn't live yet, so check locally for the varieties on offer and current picking hours.

Hadley

Kielbasa Orchards grows apples along Bay Road in Hadley, with a second production orchard across the town line in Amherst. The farm runs pick-your-own picking plus a roadside stand and sells wholesale fruit to area markets.

Sutton

Keown Orchards grows apples on McClellan Road in Sutton, next to Foppema's Farm in the same pocket of Worcester County orchard country. Its old web domain is now parked for sale, and no current listing confirms whether pick-your-own hours still run.

Hadley

Run by Joe Czajkowski Farm since 1916 on 440 acres in Hadley, this stand is known for eight varieties of strawberries plus squash and carrots, with picking rotating across several fields along River Drive. Fresh jams and jellies made from the farm's own fruit are sold alongside the pick-your-own rows, roughly early June through early July.