Orchards near Farmington, ME

Farmington

Morrison Hill Orchard sits on Morrison Hill Road in Farmington, seat of Franklin County in Maine's western foothills. The name points to an apple operation, though no current website or hours are listed publicly.

Livermore

Shackley Hill Orchard is on Shackley Hill Road in Livermore, a Franklin County hill town also home to the Norlands Living History Center. No fruit list or hours are published online.

Livermore

Boothby's grows strawberries, blueberries and pick-your-own apples alongside grass-fed Hereford beef, fresh-baked breads and local cheeses, with apple wine, sweet corn, mums and jams rounding out the farm market. The market runs Thursday through Sunday, 10am to 5pm, seasonally from August into October, and the property also hosts Sunday wagon rides and weddings.

Norridgewock

Fenton's Orchard traces back to 1852 and has stayed in the Fenton family for most of that time, aside from a 30-year fallow stretch before Francis W. Fenton revived it in 1972 after retiring from the Navy. More than 40 apple varieties grow here, pick-your-own or pre-bagged, with the farm open 9 to 5, seven days a week.

Mount Vernon

Jeff and Sandi Wiles run Mt Nebo Orchards' pick-your-own operation for apples, peaches, plums, pears, cherries, and pumpkins. Their broader Pine Bluff Farms also raises pork, chicken, beef, and turkey, sold at an on-farm market at 183 Pond Road. A second location operates in Rome, Maine, on Augusta Road.

Readfield

Kents Hill Orchard is on Main Street in Readfield, in the Kents Hill village that also gives the private school there its name. The orchard designation suggests apples, but no current hours or contact details turn up online.

Manchester

Lakeside Orchards grows McIntosh, Cortland, Macoun, and Honeycrisp apples on Readfield Road in Manchester, with a farm market, bakery counter, pick-your-own hours, and gift boxes built around the harvest. The market opens daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fall is the busy season, but the bakery and market side keep the doors open well beyond apple picking.

Madison

North Star Orchards farms 35 acres above the Kennebec River, with the Bigelow Mountains on the horizon. Pick-your-own apple season runs late August through mid-October; the farm store stays open from mid-April through Christmas Eve, selling cider, preserves, pumpkins, baked goods, and greenhouse plants. The orchard uses Integrated Crop Management rather than blanket spraying.

Ricker Hill Orchards has grown apples in Turner since 1803 and is now on its ninth generation of the same family doing it. Visitors pick their own or buy pre-picked, then work through maple donuts at the farm store, or a glass of Ricker Hill Mainiac Hard Cider from the on-site cidery. The orchard also ships apples to Hannaford and Shaw's shelves across four states.

Fairfield

Steven and Marilyn Meyerhans have run this Fairfield orchard since 1973, on land that passed from the Coffin family to the Wentworths, who planted the first trees. McIntosh apples are the specialty, with picking open September into October and the retail store running mid-August through November. A pumpkin patch rounds out the fall lineup.

Skowhegan

North Vassalboro

Started in 1964 and bought by Richard and Debbie Lemieux in 1998, this Vassalboro orchard has grown to over 8,000 trees producing McIntosh, Cortland, Red and Golden Delicious, Northern Spy, Spartan and Honeycrisp apples. Visitors pick their own apples, pumpkins and sunflowers, or buy pre-picked apples and cider pressed on site, daily 8am to 6pm in season.