Produce Farms near Wallingford, CT

Guilford

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.

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.

Middletown

Bethany

Southington

Woodbridge

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.

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.

Terryville

Zelda's Vegetables runs an honor-system farm stand on Preston Road in Terryville, open around the clock from roughly July through the end of September. Alongside seasonal fruits and vegetables, the self-serve stand stocks jams, honey, maple syrup, and potted plants — leave payment in the box and take what you need.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Deep River

Shelton

Laurel Glen Farm is a twenty-acre vegetable farm in the Huntington section of Shelton, Connecticut, growing over 85 types of produce. The harvest is sold through the on-site farm store and a vegetable subscription program, with pick-your-own fruit and flowers rounding out the season.

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

Ox Hollow Farm, established in 1997 at the gateway of Litchfield County, raises all-natural pasture-raised Angus beef, Berkshire pork, free-range chicken, seasonal turkeys, and brown eggs — growing its own feed and rotationally grazing stock spring through fall. The family sells at farmers markets from Litchfield County to Manhattan's Union Square Greenmarket, from the Bantam farm stand open daily, and at the weekend barn store in Woodbury, with pesticide-free sweet corn and garden vegetables in season.

Bethlehem

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.

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.

Old Lyme