Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Bethlehem, CT

Bethlehem

Shagbark Hollow Farm in Bethlehem runs a licensed bakery alongside a mini-donkey rescue called The Donkey's Cross, which also cares for other rescued animals. The farm sells natural, untreated wood products for mulching and erosion control, with proceeds supporting the rescue and community initiatives. It's operated as an LLC since 2018.

Bethlehem

The Maddox family has farmed this ground in Bethlehem since 1890, and Sun One Organic Farm now runs it as a certified organic operation with CSA vegetable and flower shares. Beyond the CSA, the property rents an on-farm Airbnb and a barn that holds up to 120 people for events. Find their produce at the Watertown Farmers Market on Sundays, June through October.

Morris

Peck's Berry Farm is a pick-your-own blueberry patch about a mile west of Morris center on Route 109. It's a straightforward u-pick operation without much online presence beyond local farm directories, so call ahead to check picking hours before making the trip.

Woodbury

Logue Farms has stayed in the same family for more than a hundred years, now run by the third and fourth generation on Artillery Road in Woodbury. Fall is the main event: pick-your-own pumpkins on October weekends, a corn maze, free hayrides, and a stand selling apples, cider, straw, and cornstalks. Outside pumpkin season, hours are limited — call ahead.

Watertown

Evergreen Berry Farm has grown certified-organic black raspberries as its signature crop since 1979, on 27 acres that were once part of Watertown's 1800s-era Hiram French Farm. Black raspberry season runs early-to-mid July, picking hours 8 a.m. to noon daily while berries last; the farm also grows blueberries and herbs and sells berry seltzers, frozen berry pops, and herbal tea.

Woodbury

Highwire Deer & Animal Farm in Woodbury keeps more than 30 animals — deer, goats, kangaroos, zebras, and donkeys among them — for visitors to walk up to, pet, and feed on a self-guided tour. It's open Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., May through September, then weekends only into fall. The farm closes during rain or extreme heat, so call ahead if the weather's questionable.

Litchfield Co.

Starberry Farm has grown stone fruit on the New Preston side of Washington Depot since 1978, with pick-your-own cherries, apricots, peaches, plums, and nectarines rotating through the season. Up to 15 apple varieties follow later in the year. The farm typically opens daily from noon to 5 p.m., July through September, though hours shift with the weather and what's actually ripe.

Litchfield

Bunnell Farm is a fifth-generation family operation in the Milton section of Litchfield, on Maple Street — one of the older working farms in Litchfield County, still family-run across five generations. Specifics on current products and hours weren't available in public listings, so call ahead.

Washington Depot

Averill Farm is a tenth-generation family farm on a hilltop in Washington Depot's Litchfield Hills, growing apples and pears as its main fall crop. The farm stand rounds out its own harvest with mums, maple syrup, honey, and eggs from neighboring farms, plus squash, gourds, and pumpkins.

Warren

Angevine Farm has been in the same family since 1868, when John H. Angevine and Mary C. Marsh started what grew into a dairy, tobacco, and vegetable operation off Route 202 in Warren. Today the farm runs as a choose-and-cut Christmas tree operation — Balsam, Canaan, and Fraser fir among the varieties — with reserved weekend cutting hours and a Harvest Barn gift shop stocking local maple syrup, soaps, and handmade goods.

Plymouth

Founded in 1986, Litchfield Hills Blueberry Farm grows several varieties of highbush blueberries reaching 8 to 12 feet tall on Schroback Road, with early, mid, and late-season crops. Pick your own by the pound or buy berries pre-picked while supplies last; regular hours run Wednesday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., and weekends 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Terryville

Wood Acres Farm is a 25-acre event property at the foot of the Litchfield Hills in Terryville, better known these days for weddings than crops. The Adirondack-style barn and wraparound porch host receptions, while horse-drawn carriage and sleigh rides run in 45-minute sessions, with hayrides and bonfires available too. Refreshments come afterward in the farm's country home.

Terryville

Tonn's Orchard in Terryville spans ten-plus acres of pick-your-own apples, peaches, plums, pumpkins, and flowers on flat, easy-walking ground. Peter Tonn runs the orchard as part of a multi-generational family operation that also owns Tonn's Marketplace in Burlington, rated the state's top farm store since 2019.

Goshen

Action Wildlife Foundation is a wildlife park in Goshen, in Connecticut's Litchfield Hills.

Cheshire

Old Bishop Farms is a restored bicentennial farm on South Meriden Road, rebuilt by John and Carolyn Torello after they purchased the long-fallow property in 2015. The country store sells produce, on-site baked goods, and homemade ice cream, with pick-your-own berries, apples, and peaches, and cut-your-own flowers and herbs in season.

Goshen

Old Barn Farm grows 5,000 blueberry bushes across 19 varieties on 10 of its 100 acres in Goshen, all farmed organically. The pick-your-own season runs through summer, and the family that owns it has committed the land to farmland preservation for the next generation. Call ahead to check on ripeness and hours.

Bristol

Minor's Farm ran on Chippens Hill for more than 130 years before the Minor family closed the farm store and sold the 30-acre property in 2018. Rich Farm Ice Cream now operates on the site, serving ice cream and waffle cones made on-site daily, noon to 8 p.m. seven days a week.

Oxford

Belinsky Family Farm grows apples, peaches, and pumpkins on Moose Hill Road in Oxford, working orchards that predate the current pick-your-own operation. Pick-your-own runs weekends, Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the farm stand carries fresh produce, cut flowers, and Christmas trees in season.

Newtown

Castle Hill Farm on Sugar Lane has been run by the Paproski family for four generations, going back to when it was one of the larger dairy suppliers in Fairfield County. It's now a fall agritourism stop with a corn maze, pick-your-own pumpkin patch, hayrides, and cut-your-own Christmas trees in December. The barns and pastures also double as an event venue for weddings, showers, and birthday parties.

Seasonal corn maze cut into a seven-acre field along Route 7 in Brookfield, with a new theme design each fall. The farm stand alongside sells sweet corn and a mix of fresh fruit and vegetables through the season. Recent fall festivals have paired the maze with Twins BBQ Co. for food, a DJ, and face painting on top of the walk through the corn.

Winchester

White Stone Acres is a farm in Winchester, in Connecticut's Litchfield Hills.

New Milford

Working alpaca sanctuary in New Milford caring for around 39 alpacas alongside sheep, chickens, dogs, and cats. The farm shop sells fiber goods spun and felted from its own herd - socks, mittens, sweaters, capes, and shawls - plus rugs felted to order. Tours run by appointment, and fiber days let visitors felt their own alpaca projects. A small farmstay bed and breakfast operates on-site for overnight guests.

Bethany

The Demander family has farmed this land in Bethany since 1765, nine generations running. The market stays open year-round with sweet corn, heirloom tomatoes, and pumpkins in season, plus farm-raised beef, dairy, and holiday greenery when the fields go quiet. Pick-your-own strawberries run late May through June, and the farm fills gaps in its own harvest with other local and regional growers.

Monroe

Hannah's Honey keeps bees on Wheeler Road and sells raw honey, honey candy, honey sticks, beeswax candles, honey soap, and beeswax lip balm, along with custom gift baskets. Orders come through the website, local farmers markets, or by phone, with shipping or local pickup available.

Norfolk

Autumn Harvest Orchard is a USDA Certified Organic farm and apiary that's been growing in Norfolk since 2000. The orchard produces apples, pears, chestnuts, blueberries, blackberries, nectarines, potatoes, herbs, and honey, sold through CSA memberships and pick-your-own organic apple picking by appointment each September and October. The farm is veteran-owned and sells through the Connecticut Grown Farm to Chef program and area farmers markets.

Burlington

One of the larger maple operations in Connecticut, boiling its own syrup into candy, cream, and jars sold from a country store in Burlington alongside local honey and jams. Thirty-minute tours walk visitors through the sugaring process with a tasting at the end, and kids can visit the pet rabbits on-site. The family business also builds custom gift baskets and wedding favors from its own syrup.

Sharon

Ellsworth Hill Orchard picks apples, peaches, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, sour cherries, pears, and plums across a season that runs mid-June through November on Route 4 in Sharon. The farm stand backs up the pick-your-own fields with fresh-baked pies, apple cider donuts, sweet cider, muffins, and honey. It's a family-owned operation in Connecticut's Northwest Corner, with hours that shift by season — best to call ahead.

Shelton

Jones Family Farms Winery sits on land the Jones family has worked for over 150 years across six generations, in the White Hills of Shelton. The tasting room, converted from a former dairy barn, pours seven estate-made wines from grapes and berries grown on the property, and visitors can cut their own bouquets in the flower fields between tastings. Open mid-March through December.

Shelton

The Beardsley family has farmed this Shelton land since 1849 and has pressed cider commercially here since 1999. Pick-your-own apples run weekends in September and October, backed by pre-picked apples, peaches, plums, and nectarines, plus cider donuts, pies, and jams from the farm store, open daily 10 to 5:30 from August through Christmas. Weekend visitors after 11 a.m. can also buy unpasteurized cider by the jug for home fermenting.

Shelton

Valley Farm is one of Jones Family Farms' pick-your-own fields, moving through flowers in May, strawberries in June, blueberries in July, pumpkins in September and October, and Christmas trees in December. Hours run noon to 6 p.m. most days, noon to 7:30 p.m. Fridays, though picking times shift with the weather and the crop.

New Hartford

Barden Farm is located in New Hartford, in Connecticut's Farmington River valley.

Cheshire

Zentek Farms has grown annuals and vegetable plants wholesale in Cheshire since 1914, running five acres of enclosed greenhouses plus three acres of outdoor growing space. The family operation also sells retail from its own farm stand, with seasonal lineups from spring annuals through fall mums.

Southington

Rogers Orchards has grown apples in Southington since 1809, making it one of Connecticut's oldest working orchards. The Sunnymount Farm location bakes cider donuts, pies, and apple dumplings daily and presses its own hard cider under the Long View Ciderhouse label. Pick-your-own apple season runs Labor Day weekend through late October, Friday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Southington

The Lewis Educational Agricultural Farm — known locally as The LEAF — works land in Southington that's been farmed for roughly 245 years, now run as a nonprofit teaching farm. It offers a CSA, runs school garden programs, and directs part of its harvest toward families facing food insecurity. The mission here is education first, produce second.

Cheshire

Drazen Orchards ran as a pick-your-own apple, blueberry, peach, and nectarine farm on Wallingford Road for close to 75 years, started by David and Ida Drazen in 1951 on land tracing back to an early-1800s farm and wood mill. The family closed the orchard for good in 2026, citing rising costs and the physical toll of the work.

Cheshire

Norton Brothers Fruit Farm operated on Academy Road for more than 200 years, dating to the mid-1700s, before closing after the 2024 season. Local reporting in 2025 pointed to a possible sale or new agreement to keep part of the farm going, though its current status is unconfirmed.

Cheshire

Hickory Hill Orchards has grown apples, pears, nectarines, and peaches on 33 acres since 1977, offering pick-your-own for more than twenty apple varieties plus pumpkins. The South Meriden Road orchard closed for several years before reopening under new ownership, a Milford family who gave the country store, hayrides, and pie garden new life.

Cheshire

Ives Farm is a 164-acre property in Cheshire owned by the Cheshire Land Trust and farmed by River Ridge Farm & Market using regenerative, low- and no-till methods. Their 20-week CSA runs mid-June through October for $300, with Friday pickup at the farmstand, which also sells bedding plants and fresh vegetables seven days a week. Betty Ives left the land to the trust in 2006; the surrounding 80 acres of woodland and riverfront trails stay open to the public.

Cheshire

Old Bishop Farm runs a scratch bakery, handmade ice cream counter, and general store on South Meriden Road in Cheshire, open Tuesday through Sunday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., closed Mondays. Pick-your-own produce rotates through the season, and the farm also books birthday parties and private events on site.

Woodbridge

Townline Farm sits in Woodbridge, in the rural western fringe of the New Haven metro area.

West Redding

Warrups Farm in West Redding farms and sells its own products under a simple rule: farm responsibly, sell what's actually fresh. Beyond the produce stand and seasonal events tied to the New England farm calendar, the property includes Open Farmhouse, a five-bedroom rental farmhouse the family books out for stays and gatherings. Current offerings are posted through Instagram, @warrupsfarm, or @openfarmhouse for the rental side.

Shelton

Wells Hollow is a fifth-generation family farm in Shelton that opened its ice cream creamery in 2007, run by Daniel and Jamie Wells. The shop turns over more than 50 homemade flavors alongside smoothies, soft serve, Italian ice, and ice cream cakes, with dairy sourced from farms across Connecticut, Vermont, Maine, and Michigan. A 3,000-square-foot open-air patio hosts birthday parties and farm-animal visits alongside the ice cream counter.

Orange

Sunflower Farm is located in Orange, a shoreline suburb between New Haven and Milford.

Canton

Choose-and-cut Christmas tree farm in Canton that also boils its own Connecticut maple syrup. Frederic Cowles and family supply saws for cutting your own tree, or you can buy one precut, along with wreaths, syrup, and maple candy from the gift shop. Restrooms and tree wrapping are on hand for the trip home. Two seasons, one small family operation.

Norfolk

Seed and Spoon runs weekend farm stays on Husky Meadows Farm, a 300-acre sustainable vegetable operation in Norfolk. Guests start in the fields, move into hands-on cooking classes, and end at communal farm-to-table dinners built around whatever's in season, from wild edibles to homesteading skills. It's overnight lodging built around actual farm work, not a drive-through tour.

Berlin

Hrubiec Farms grows blueberries for pick-your-own picking and sells choose-and-cut Christmas trees, with pre-tagging available before the season starts, at its Southington Road farm.

Milford

Glendale Farms has grown annuals and vegetable starts in Milford since 1917, now in its third generation. The greenhouse turns out hanging baskets, patio plants, herbs, and combination planters alongside ground covers and seasonal ornamentals, sold daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., cash or check only. The farm also runs an indoor arena for horse boarding on the same property.

Berlin

Ferndale Berry Farm grows pick-your-own blueberries, tomatoes, and garlic on a Berlin property with a house dating back to 1750. The farm has operated as an LLC since 2009, keeping the pick-your-own tradition going on land that's been worked for centuries.

Orange

Maple View Farm dates to the 1790s and now runs as a private party venue in Orange, with its main house listed on the National Register of Historic Homes. Birthday parties book the barn for pony rides and wagon rides, and the farm will also bring ponies or a wagon to an off-site event. Everything runs by appointment only - there's no walk-in visiting.

Farmington

Jones' Apiaries has kept bees in Farmington since 1997, started by Ted and Becky Jones as a family operation. Beyond bottling small-batch honey, they sell beekeeping supplies and each spring offer nucleus colonies and queens to other beekeepers — order early, since colonies typically sell out by late April. The apiary also provides pollination services to area orchards and gardens.

Bridgeport

Listed as an agritourism site at 10 Wickliffe Circle in Bridgeport, but no working website, social page, or business description turns up under this name. The listing appears to be a placeholder in state agritourism directories rather than an active farm stand or attraction.

Dover Plains

Millerton

Avon

The Pickin' Patch is a pick-your-own farm on Nod Road in Avon, part of the Farmington Valley's cluster of berry and pumpkin farms.

Avon

The Pickin' Patch on Nod Road in Avon runs pick-your-own berries alongside a farm stand stocked with sweet corn, peppers, tomatoes, squash, and pumpkins through the season. Raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries are the main pick-your-own draws. The stand keeps long hours, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. March through October, trimming back slightly in the colder months.

Patterson

Fairfield

Bee Baum Honey has hand-poured wildflower honey from hives on Papurah Road in Fairfield since the LLC was formed in 2000, run by Winthrop and Stefanie Baum. Alongside raw honey, they sell comb honey straight from the frame and beeswax candles made from their own wax. It's a husband-and-wife operation — expect small batches and seasonal availability rather than year-round stock.

Wallingford

Emerald Green Farm and Gardens is located in Wallingford, in Connecticut's Naugatuck Valley farming corridor.

Patterson

Newington

A fourth-generation, family-owned farm stand on 60 acres in central Connecticut, Eddy Farm sells fresh produce, sweet corn, cut flowers, and full-service floral arrangements at the corner of Willard Avenue and Garfield Street. The stand runs July through mid-October, seven days a week; the working farm itself stays closed to the public except for special events.