Pick Your Own (PYO) Farms in New Hampshire offer good food and fun

Edgewater Farm

247 Route 12A (River Road) Plainfield, NH Phone: 603-298-5764

PYO Crops: Strawberries and raspberries.
Season: early June and to early-to-mid-July
Hours: Call ahead for picking dates and hours
Also: Farmstand with locally grown produce

Mount Pleasant Orchard

312 Sargent Hill Road Grafton, NH Phone: 603-523-4325

PYO Produce: Apples, pumpkins.
Also: snacks and refreshment stand

Pratt Farm

63 Water Street Lancaster, NH Phone: 603-788-4320

PYO Produce: Raspberries and blueberries
Season: Mid-July through August
Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m.-noon.

Berrybogg Farm

650 Province Road Bow Lake Village, Strafford, NH Phone: 603-664-2100

PYO Produce: Nine varieties of high-bush blueberries; blackberries in the month of August.
Hours: During the season, open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, 7 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursday, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed on Mondays. Also: Farm stand with pies, muffins, jams, and jellies

Butternut Farm

195 Meaderboro Road Farmington, NH Phone: 603 335-4705

PYO Produce: Strawberries in mid June to early July; raspberries in July; tomatoes in July to September; sweet cherries in July; blueberries in late July to August; peaches in late July to September; apples in late August to October
Also: Farm hosts a fall festival with wagon rides, art, caramel apples, face painting and more.

Sticks and Stones Farm

107 White Oak Road Center Barnstead, NH Phone: 603-776-8989

PYO Produce: Raspberries, lettuce, spinach, Swiss chard, cucumbers, squashes and more
Hours: During harvesting season, hours are Monday, Thursday-Saturday. Call ahead for information on what is being harvested.
Also: This is a hydroponic farm.

Surowiec Farm

Perley Hill Road Sanbornton, NH Phone: 603-286-4069

PYO Produce: Blueberries from mid-July through August, daily, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Apples from late August to mid October, daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Varieties include Paula Red, Ginger Gold, Macintosh, Cortland, Honeycrisp, Empire, Macoun and Crispin.
Hours: Farm stand hours from late June until Labor Day are 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; farm stand hours from Labor Day until end of October are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Please call ahead for pick your own seasons and conditions.
Also: Farm stand with tomatoes, cucumber, beans, squash, sweet corn, and melons; homemade jams and jellies, mustard, relish, and pickles, salad dressing, ice cream and cheese from Sandwich Creamery; smoked cheese and meat from the Fox County Smokehouse; maple products from Just Maple; goat milk soap from Shaker Woods Farm; handcrafted natural soda from Meetinghouse Soda. In the fall, chrysanthemums, decorative gourds, and pumpkins are sold.

Triple Trouble Farm

Cherry Valley Road (Route 11 A) Gilford, NH Phone: 603-630-8682

PYO Produce: blueberries
Season: Blueberry season is mid-July to the end of August
Hours: Open Thursday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Also: Some fresh produce available from the farm’s home garden; maple syrup; some baked goods may also be available.

Sunnycrest Farm Inc.

59 High Range Road Londonderry, NH Phone: 603-432-9652

PYO Produce: strawberries in June; blueberries, cherries, and raspberries in July; flowers in the summer; late raspberries, both red and golden, in August: apples in September, including Cortland, Macintosh, Red Delicious, and Mutsu; pumpkins in October
Also: Farm stand selling lettuce, tomatoes, squash, green beans, apricots, peaches, plums, baked goods, cider, milk, eggs, honey, maple syrup, ice cream, herbs and spices, pumpkin seeds, old fashioned soda, pies, fresh fruit preserves, baking mixes. Visits with farm animals.

High Hopes Orchard

582 Glebe Road Westmoreland, NH Phone: 603-399-4305

PYO Produce: Blueberries and raspberries
Season: Raspberries through July 31; blueberries through September.
Hours: Daily except Tuesday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Blueberry Bay Farm

38 Depot Road Stratham, NH Phone: 603-580-1612

PYO Produce: Blueberries, vegetables, cut flowers, herbs and tree fruit
Hours: Open spring weekends, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; open daily beginning early July for the blueberry season.
Also: Occasional specials, like cut flowers and herbs. Farm stand with lettuce, chives, Swiss chard, spinach, kale, parsley, rhubarb, sage, and thyme. Free Children's Story Hour on Tuesday mornings at 10:30 during July and August. We hold story hour outside on the grounds of the farm.

Demeritt Hill Farm

66 Lee Road (Route 155) Lee, NH Phone: 603-868-2111

PYO Crops: Blueberries, peaches, apples, pumpkins, and cut-your-own Christmas trees
Season: Crops are usually available in August, September, October, November, and December
Hours: Call or consult the farm website
Also: Maple syrup from the farm, pre-picked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals.

Hickory Hill Farm

245 Back Roadq Dover, NH

PYO Crops: Blueberries, strawberries, pumpkins
Season: Strawberries, mid-June to early July; blueberries, August
Hours: Call ahead
Also: Jack-o-lanterns and pie pumpkins available in October.

Inkwell Farm

106 Hedding Road Epping, NH Phone: 603-734-2117

PYO Produce: Organic blueberries
Hours: During picking season, open daily, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Windy Ridge Orchard and Christmas Tree Farm

1775 Benton Road North Haverhill, NH Phone: 603-787-6377

PYO Produce: Apples. Also, choose and cut your own Christmas trees
Season: Mid-August to mid-October. Check website for exact harvest dates
Also: Gift shop selling home grown pumpkins, squash, apples and cider we have gourds, beautiful mums, honey and maple syrup products, jams and jellies, gifts and Yankee Candles; donkeys, goats, sheep to visit; nature trails include the Old Logging Trail with views of Black Mountain, a former beaver pond, and an old logging dam, the Deer Path, and the Adventure Trail, which allows children the opportunity to explore shelters, walk over swamps, and learn a little about New Hampshire’s woods.