Produce Farms near Colchester, CT

Hebron

Bastiani's is a 100-acre pick-your-own blueberry farm on East Street in Hebron that opens shortly after the Fourth of July and usually runs through mid-August, sometimes shorter if the bushes pick clean early. Multiple varieties keep the rows heavy through the season. Check the farm's Facebook page before driving out, since the season can end without much notice once the berries run out.

Deep Hollow Farm is a USDA Certified Organic, no-till farm in Chester, Connecticut — nine miles up the river valley from the Old Saybrook shoreline — where nurturing the land comes first. A stable environment for soil biology to thrive supports fresh, nutritious produce grown for the local community.

Deep River

South Glastonbury

Rose's Berry Farm on Matson Hill Road in South Glastonbury grows blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, apples, peaches, and pumpkins for pick-your-own picking as each crop comes into season. The Gondek family took over in 2022 and now farms the property pesticide-free. Locals also know the farm for its Breakfast-With-A-View mornings, served overlooking the Connecticut River valley.

Old Lyme

North Windham

Raspberry Knoll Farm is a produce farm in North Windham, part of Connecticut's Quiet Corner farming belt around Windham County.

North Windham

Glastonbury

Rose's Berry Farm at Wickham Hill is a second location on Hebron Avenue in Glastonbury, sharing its name with the family's original pick-your-own farm on Matson Hill Road in South Glastonbury. No additional details specific to this location were found online.

Mansfield Center

Middletown

Glastonbury

Rose's Berry Farm has grown pesticide-free blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries in South Glastonbury since 1908, under the Gondek family since 2022. The Wickham Hill farm stand on Hebron Avenue sells pre-picked fruit, local vegetables, homemade pies, jams, and fruit baskets for anyone who'd rather skip the picking. Hours shift with the season, so check Facebook or Instagram before driving over.

Preston

Blueberry Intervale grows certified-organic blueberries at 23 Route 165 in Preston, open for pick-your-own or already-picked berries by the pint through the summer. The farm bakes goods daily and makes its own jam from the same fruit, sold right alongside the berries at the stand. No sprays, no shortcuts, just the fruit and whatever they've turned it into that morning.

CHAPLIN

Wethersfield

Heirloom Market at Comstock Ferre in Wethersfield takes farm-to-table a step deeper — seed to plate — pairing a natural foods grocery of local, organic, GMO-free goods with a café pouring locally roasted coffee and serving handcrafted sandwiches, panini, soups, and salads. The historic Comstock Ferre building also houses a seed and garden center stocked with Baker Creek's full heirloom seed catalog.

Ledyard

Lisbon

Founded in 1997 by third-generation farmer Chris Grant, Grant's Berry Patch grows strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries across 12 acres for pick-your-own picking, plus pumpkins, sweet corn, and tomatoes at the farm stand and CSA. Hours run 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekends; cash or check only, and pickers need their own clean containers.

East Windsor/South Windsor line

Blueberry Hill and Strawberry Hill are the pick-your-own fields run by Dzen Farms, a family operation working this ground since the 1930s. Strawberries ripen in early June and run through the Fourth of July; blueberries follow in early July and hold into late August. The fields sit on Barber Hill Road at the East Windsor–South Windsor line, part of a farm that also runs a garden market in Ellington.

Guilford

Ridgefield

The Ridgefield Farmers Market is a friendly, producers-only market on the Jesse Lee Greens — the site of the town's original green on historic Main Street in Ridgefield, Connecticut. Every Saturday from 10 to 1, late June through early October, a curated lineup of growers and makers brings organic farm-fresh produce, baked goods, and specialty items with live music and family activities.

Canterbury

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.

Samad Gardens Initiative grows into a healthier lifestyle with herbal teas, seasonings, and spices sourced from Connecticut farms, stocked daily at the Auerfarm farm store in Bloomfield and Mercado Popular in Hartford. Find them brewing hot tea samples at farmers markets across Ellington, West Hartford, New Haven, Windsor, and Coventry — many accepting and even doubling SNAP benefits.

Southington