Fall is teaming with brilliant golds, reds, and oranges this year. And I'm not just talking about the foliage. The beautiful bounty of the season is busting at the seams of the Rural Intelligence region. Apples and pumpkins, the sentinels of autumn, are ripe and ready for the picking. Take out your apple pie recipes, sharpen your carving tools, and be sure to get out in that crisp New England air and pick the perfect peck (and the perfect pumpkin). While you're at it, enjoy a hayride, some warm cider donuts, or maybe a jaunt through a haunted corn maze. No matter how you peel it or carve it, autumn is here, and her harvest is ready. Where to pick apples:Berkshire CountyBartlett's Orchard 575 Swamp Road, Richmond, MA (413)-698-2559 Stand open 8-5pm, 7 days a week Hilltop Orchards/Furnace Brook Winery Route 295 - Canaan Road, Richmond, MA. 800-833-6274 Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Lakeview Orchard94 Old Cheshire Road, Lanesboro (413)-448-6009 Open Tuesday-Sunday thru Ocotber 31, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The Maple Connection/the Harvest Pride Route 143, PO 565, Hinsdale, MA (413)-842-7592 Please call ahead for PYO crops. Riiska Brook Orchard101 New Hartford Road, Sandisfield, MA (413)-258-4761 Friday thorugh Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Windy Hill Farm Route 7, 686 Stockbridge Road, Great Barrington, MA (413)-298-3217 Daily, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Columbia CountyThe Barn 2510 Route 27, Hudson NY (518)-851-7346 Fix Brothers, Inc.247 White Birch Road, Hudson, NY (518)-828-7560 or (518)-828-6485 Call ahead for hours Golden Harvest Farms, Inc.3074 US Rte 9, Valatie, NY (518)-758-7683 Call ahead for hours Hotaling's Farm Market Route 9H, Claverack, NY (518)-851-9864. Open daily, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Love Apple Farms1421 Route 9H, Ghent, NY (518)-828-5048 Open daily through December, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Philip Orchards 270 Route 9H, Claverack, NY (518)-851-6351 Open through October; call ahead for hours The Pickin Shack at Hellers Farm 48 Hover Avenue, Route 9G & Hover Avenue, Germantown, NY (518)-537-6076 Open daily through Thanksgiving, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Rider Farm 100 Sawmill Road, Germantown, NY (518)-537-6843 Call ahead for hours Samascott Orchards5 Sunset Avenue, Kinderhook, NY (518)-758-7224 or (518)-758-9292. Open daily through October, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Smith Farms200 Whitebirch Road, Hudson, NY (518)-828-1228 Open daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wintje Farms Route 9G, Germantown, NY (518)-537-6072 Open through November, call for hours Yonder Farms Fruit Dist. LLC 301 Route 66, Suite 2, Hudson NY (518)-828-1151 Call ahead for hours
Dutchess CountyBarton Orchards63 Apple Tree Lane, Poughquag, NY (845)-227-2306 Open through October; call ahead for hours Fishkill Farms9 Fishkill Farms Road, Hopewell Junction, NY (845)-897-4377 Open Tuesday through Sunday; call ahead for hours Fraleigh's Rose Hill Farm19 Rose Hill Farm, Red Hook, NY (845)-758-4215 Call ahead for hours Greig Farm Just off of Route 9, Red Hook, NY (845)-758-1234 Open daily through December, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mead Orchards15 Scism Road, Tivoli, NY (845)-756-5641 Open Saturday and Sunday through October, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Meadowbrook Farm 29 Old Myers Corners Road, Wappingers Falls, NY (845)-297-3002 or (845)-298-8613 Open daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Montgomery Place Orchards P.O. Box 24, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY (845)-758-6338 Call ahead for hours Oriole Orchards P.O. Box 24, Red Hook, NY (845)-758-9355 Open through October, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Litchfield CountyAverill Farm250 Calhoun St, Washington Depot, CT (860)-868-2777 Orchard stand open through November Ellsworth Hill Orchard & Berry Farm461 Cornwall Bridge Road, Sharon, CT (860)-364-0025 Open daily through November, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. March Farm160 Munger Lane, Bethlehem, CT (203)-266-7721 Open daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Starberry Farm 47 Kielwasser Road, Washington Depot, CT (860)-868-2863 Open through October; call ahead for hours Tonn's Orchard 270 Preston Road, Terryville, CT (860)-585-1372 Open weekends, noon to 5 p.m.
Where to pick pumpkins:Berkshire CountyIoka Valley Farm 3475 Route 43, Hancock, MA (413) 738-5915 Open weekends only thru October; 10a.m.-5:30 p.m. Howden Farm303 Rannopo Road, Sheffield, MA (413)-229-8481 Mountain View Farm 90 Old Cheshire Road, Lanesboro, MA (413)-445-7642 Monday to Friday,10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 10a.m. To 4 p.m. Taft FarmRoute 183 & Division Street, Great Barrington, MA (413)-528-1515 Call ahead for conditions and hours
Columbia CountyFix Brothers, Inc. 247 White Birch Road, Hudson, NY (518)-828-7560 or (518)-828-6485 Call ahead for hours The Pickin Shack at Hellers Farm 48 Hover Avenue, Route 9G & Hover Avenue, Germantown, NY (518)-537-6076 Open daily through Thanksgiving, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Samascott Orchards5 Sunset Avenue, Kinderhook, NY (518)-758-7224 or (518)-758-9292. Open daily through October, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. V&R Saulpaugh & Sons 2329 Route 9, Livingston, NY (518)-537-6494 Open daily through October, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wintje Farms Route 9G, Germantown, NY (518)-537-6072 Open through November, call for hours
Dutchess CountyBarton Orchards63 Apple Tree Lane, Poughquag, NY (845)-227-2306 Open through October; call ahead for hours Dykeman FarmWest Dover Road, Pawling, NY (845)-832-6068 or (845)-222-5981 Open Saturday and Sunday through October; call ahead for hours Fraleigh's Rose Hill Farm19 Rose Hill Farm, Red Hook, NY (845)-758-4215 Call ahead for hours Mead Orchards 15 Scism Road, Tivoli, NY (845)-756-5641 Open Saturday and Sunday through October, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Meadowbrook Farm 29 Old Myers Corners Road, Wappingers Falls, NY (845)-297-3002 or (845)-298-8613 Open daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Secor Stawberries 63 Robinson Lane, Wappinger Falls, NY (845)-452-6883 Open daily, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Litchfield CountyBunnell Farm498 Maple Street, Litchfield, CT (860)-567-9576 Call ahead for hours Ellsworth Hill Orchard & Berry Farm461 Cornwall Bridge Road, Sharon, CT (860)-364-0025 Open daily through November, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Freund's Farm Market324 Norfolk Road, East Canaan, CT (860)-824-0650 Call ahead for hours Harris Hill Farm99 Ridge Road, New Milford, CT (860)-354-3791 Open through October; Saturday & Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Logue Farms, Inc. 59 Artillery Road, Woodbury, CT (203)-263-5969 Open on weekends through October March Farm160 Munger Lane, Bethlehem, CT (203)-266-7721 Open daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ruwet Farm East Pearl Road, Torrington, CT (860)-866-6338 Open through October; Fridays, noon to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tonn's Orchard 270 Preston Road, Terryville, CT (860)-585-1372 Open weekends, noon to 5 p.m.
