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Where you can find a pick-your-own farm near you!
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This month's notes: December 2008: There's still lots to do at the farm.  Many farms have hayrides, winter events, Christmas trees and fresh local produce! Canning books and equipment like canners make great Christmas gifts: see this page! It's time to make homemade cranberry sauce (even jellied), pumpkin pies, soup, cheesecake and pumpkin bread. At many Christmas tree farms, there's lots to do in addition to getting a fresh tree! Organic farms are still not common, but any that are, have the word ORGANIC by their name! Check out my easy canning instructions/recipes, canning equipment guide - and if you have tomatoes coming out your ears, see the tomatoes canning page! Also make your own ice cream - see How to make ice cream and ice cream making equipment and manuals
Please tell the farms you found them here - and ask them to update their information!!!

• To see the pick-your-own farms and orchards in Rhode Island, click here or scroll down the page
• To find pumpkin patches, corn mazes and other Halloween activities, click here.
• To find choose and cut-your-own Christmas tree farms, click here.

I'm always looking for suggestions of more farms and events to add and feedback about any you have visited, so if you encounter any, just click on the preceding link, as appropriate!  And if you have a farm and want to add it or correct the information, please click on the link to "add my farm".

We also have our own free and simple, step-by-step, illustrated instructions on canning, freezing and drying  many fruits and vegetables, such as  how to make jam, apple butter, applesauce, spaghetti sauce, salsa, pickles, ketchup or freezing corn .   If you are looking for Canners, mixes, jars, pectin and other canning supplies at the best prices anywhere!

U-Pick Farms and Orchards, sorted by county

Kent County

• Macomber's Blueberry Farm - Blueberries.
  141 Rice City Road, Coventry, RI. Phone: 401-397-5079. Open: July-September: most mornings from 8 am to 1 pm and some evenings; Please call first. (UPDATED: July 17, 2008)
• Rocky Point Farm - Blueberries.
  130 Rocky Point Avenue, Warwick, Rhode Island. Open: July and August, daily from 8 am till dusk.

Newport County

• Rocky Brook Orchard - Apples, pears, peaches
  997 Wapping Road, Middletown, RI 02842. Phone: 401 851 7989. Email us at: greg@rockybrookorchard.com. Click here for a map to our farm. Crops are usually available in September, October. Open: Saturday and Sunday 10:00AM to 4:30 PM.  (Also Open: Columbus Day). Payment: Cash, Check.
• Quonset View Farm - strawberries and blueberries.
  895 Middle Road, Portsmouth, RI. Phone: 401-683-1254. Open: daily from 8am-7pm, June-September.
• Rocky Brook Orchard - Apples, pears and peaches.
  997 Wapping, Road, Middletown, RI . Phone: 401-851-7989. Open: weekends,  10 am to 4:30 pm.
• Sweet Berry Farm - apples, blackberries, blueberries, peaches, pumpkins, raspberries, strawberries, Honey from hives on the farm, prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
  915 Mitchell's Lane, Middletown, RI 02842. Phone: 401-847-3912. Click here for a map and directions. Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September, October, November, December. Open: Daily 8:30am to 7:00pm mid April through October 31st 8:30am to 6:00pm November through December 31st. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. Sweet Berry Farm is a full service specialty food market featuring fruits, vegetables, dairy, artisan cheeses, local grass-fed beef, quality poultry and meats, and farm grown flowers and bouquets. We have fresh baked goods, sandwiches, soups, pizzas and gourmet meals to go that you can enjoy in our self serve cafe. Don't miss our Food Events and Concert Series as well as our Art on the Farm program which showcases local artists. (UPDATED: June 15, 2008)
• Young Family Farm - Pick your own strawberries, apples, flowers, plus other prepicked fruit
  260 West Main Road, Little Compton , RI, 02837. Phone: 401-635-0110. Email us at: tpkyoung@cox.net . Directions: Click here for a map. Open weekends 9 am to 5 pm from May thru October (possibly some weekday hours, also - call to confirm). Pick-your-own flowers July-September. Farm tours and Hay rides. Also, prepicked Nectarines, Peaches, Beets, Corn, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Leeks, Lettuce, Onions, Peppers, Potatoes, Pumpkins, Summer squash, Tomatoes, Winter squash, Zucchini, Herbs. A visitor reports that the trees are a "great size for very small children. Love this farm. It is run by the family. It is a laid back environment my daughter has been picking her own apples here since she was one year old. Their peaches make the best peach cobbler." Added: 2008-02-18.

Providence County

• Barden Family Orchard - apples, peaches, plums, raspberries, and prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand
  56 Elmdale Road, North Scituate, RI 02857. Phone: 401-934-1413. Fax: same. Email: gbardenjr@verizon.net. Directions: 20 minutes west of Providence Route 6 west into Scituate, right on Route 116 north, left on Pole Bridge Road, Go to end and Take a right. We are on the right And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in August, September, October. Open: August through October Open daily 9 am to 6pm November Open Weekends 10am-4pm until Thanksgiving Apples August 1- mid November Peaches September 10-October 5 Raspberries August and September Plums August 20 Pumpkins September 10-October Payment: Cash, Check.
• Christiansen Orchard and Farm Stand - Apples and peaches
  Buxton Street, North Smithfield, RI . Phone: 401-766-5393. Open: July through December, every day, 10 am to 4 pm.
• Dame Farm  - Apples, pears
  Brown Avenue, Johnston, RI . Phone: 401-949-3657.  Open: selected months (part year) so call first, In season, Open: every day, 10 am to 5 pm.  (UPDATED: August 29, 2008)
• Elwood Orchard - Apples, nectarines, pears, peaches, pumpkins
  58 Snake Hill Road, N. Scituate, RI 02857. Phone: 401-949-0390. Email us at: elwood_orch@juno.com. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in August, September, October. Open: weekends and holidays 9 to 5 Third weekend in August through October. Payment: Cash, Check.
• Foster Blueberry Farm - blueberries, restrooms - UPDATE JULY 21, 2005: CLOSED PERMANENTLY
  47 Kennedy Road, Foster, RI 02825.
• Goodwin Brothers - strawberries and blueberries.
  Greenville Road & Providence Pike, North Smithfield, RI. Phone: 401- 767-2261, 401-765-0368. Open: daily from 9 am to 6pm, June-Oct. Please call in advance.
• Hazard Brother's Orchard - Apples.
  99 Burnt Hill Road, Hope, RI . Phone: 401- 821-6561. Open: only selected months (part year) so call first, In season, Open: every day, 9 am to 6 pm.
• Harmony Farm  - Apples, peaches, pears. 
  359 Sawmill Road, Glocester, RI . Phone: 401-934-0741. Open: Sept.-Oct. ,  Friday, Saturday, & Sun. , 8 am to 5 pm.
• Henry Steere Orchard - apples, peaches, pumpkins,
  150 Austin Avenue, Greenville, RI 02828. Phone: 401-949-1456. Directions: take exit 7b (Greenville Route 44) off of 295. Follow  Rt44 west through Greenville. Take a right on Austin Avenue (right after the Greenville Fire station) We are 1.5 miles up Austin Avenue. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in August, September, October, November. Open: Every Day 9am to 5pm. Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard. Apple Fest Is in Oct... Live Music.. Baked goods.. much more.. (UPDATED: August 30, 2008)
• Hill Orchard - Apples and peaches.
  86 Windsor Ave. Johnston, RI . Phone: 401-949-2940. Open: selected months (part year) so call first, In season, Open: every day, 10 am to 5 pm.
• Jaswell Farm - Apples and berries.
  Phone: 401-231-9043. 50 Swan Road, Smithfield, RI . Open: June to December every day, 9 am to 5 pm.
• Knight's Farm - Apples.
  1 Snake Hill Road, Glocester, RI . Phone: 401-949-7898. Open: only selected months (part year) so call first, In season, Open: every day, 8 am to 5 pm.
• Matteo's Farm - Apples.
  90 Swan Road, Smithfield, RI .  Phone: 401-231-4393. Open: September through January, every day, 9 am to 4:30 pm.
• Phantom Farms - Apples.
  Diamond Hill Road, Cumberland, RI . Phone: 401-333-2240. Open: all year, every day, 7 am to 7 pm.
• Pippin Apple  Orchard - Apples and Peaches. 
  751 Pippin Orchard Road, Cranston, RI.  Phone: 401-943-7096. Open: July to December, every day, 9 am to 5 pm.
• Pippin Orchard Nurseries and Farm -
  1199 Pippin Orchard Road, Cranston, RI. Phone: 401-828-0358.  Open: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sun, 7am-Noon. Please call in advance.
• Salisbury Farm - Strawberries.
  Johnston, RI. Phone: 401-942-9741. Email at: info@salisburyfarm.com. Directions: Route 14, Salisbury Farm will be on your left at the junction of Peck Hill, Plainfield Pike, and Pippin Orchard Road. Pick your own - $1.10 per pound (2003 prices)
• Snowhurst Farm - Peaches and apples
  462 Chopmist Hill Road, Chepachet, RI. Phone: 401-568-8900. Open: year round, every day from 8:30am to 6 pm.
• Sunset Orchards - Pick your own apples, peaches
  Gleaner Chapel Road, North Scituate, RI .  Phone: 401-934-1900. Open: Daily to  9:00 am to 5:00 pm on weekdays;  9:00 am to 6 pm on weekends.  Click here for directions
• Tikkanen Berry Farm - strawberries, blueberries, raspberries
  47 Kennedy Road, Foster, RI. Phone: 401-397-3077. Open: June-October, 7 days a week from 8am- 5pm. 
• White Oak Farm - Apples.
  74 White Oak Lane, North Scituate, RI. Phone: 401-934-0749. Open: September through November, Tuesday through Sunday, 9 am to 5 pm.
• Yates Blueberry Farm - blueberries
  6 Snagwood Road, Foster, RI. Phone: 401-647-7331. Open: July and August, from 8am-to 4pm daily. please call in advance!

Washington County

• Delvecchio's Farm - strawberries, blueberries
  302 Potter Road, North Kingstown, RI. Phone: 401-884-9598, Open: daily from July-September, 8am- 6pm.
• Manfredi Farms - Blueberries, strawberries
  77 Dunn's Corner Road, Westerly, RI. Phone: 401-322-0027. Open: daily from 9 am to 5pm, June-Oct. .
• Narrow Lane Farm - Apples, peaches
  213 Narrow Lane, North Kingstown, RI . Phone: 401-294-3584. Open: August to October, every day, 9 am to 6 pm.
• Schartner Farms - blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, pumpkins, Christmas trees, corn maze and hay ride at Halloween and in the Fall
  Route 2, Exeter, RI. Phone: 401-885-5510. Open: Daily, 8am to dusk, year round. Also, prepicked sweet corn, nursery stock, mixed fruits & vegetable plants, herbs, trees, shrubs. Payment: Cash, credit cards. Comments from a visitor on July 14, 2008: "Gorgeous strawberries. This year (2008)they cost $2.20/lb. "
  Comments from a visitor on August 4, 2008: "Schartner's has a huge field of bushes and they are all in prime shape right now."
• Smith's Berry Farm - blueberries
  320 Shermantown Road, North Kingstown, RI. Phone: 401-295-7669. Open: Monday to Friday 8am-1pm and weekends from 8am-5pm.

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