Community Corner
Pick Your Own Or Already Picked, It's Apple Time In New Haven County
There's nothing better than locally grown apples (except maybe pies made with locally grown apples) - here's your complete guide to local orchards!
Fall = Apples.
But this season, if you're looking to get your hands on the fresh-picked fruit, you should go soon.
Find out what's happening in Madisonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
"The apples are early this year thanks to a mild winter and spring so if you're planning to go apple picking, it would be smart to go soon," said Abbie Walston, whose family own Rose Orchards in North Branford.
In New Haven County, we are lucky enough to have so many orchards where we can buy locally grown apples. There are a multitude of orchards where you can pick your own – always a fun day out for the family (share your apple-picking photos on our Pics & Clips gallery).
Find out what's happening in Madisonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Tell us in the comments – what’s your favorite orchard? And please – share your favorite apple recipe as well!
If you like your apples already picked, you can stop by Barberry Hill Farm farm stand at 353 Boston Post Road in Madison. While they don't have their own orchard, they do get Connecticut grown apples from Scott's Orchard & Nursery in Glastonbury, CT.
Source: Connecticut Department of Agriculture
Apple Growers in New Haven County
KEY: PYO - Pick Your Own, R - Retail, W - Wholesale, C - Cider, S - Seasonal, Y - Year Round
Bishop's Orchards PYO C R Y W
1355 Boston Post Road, US Rte. 1, I-95 Exit 57
Guilford, CT 06437
203-458-PICK (7425)
farminfo@bishopsorchards.com
Bishop's Orchards PYO C R S
1920 Middletown Avenue
Northford, CT 06472
203-458-PICK (7425)
pyoinfo@bishopsorchards.com
Blue Hills Orchard, Inc. C R S W
141 Blue Hills Road
Wallingford, CT 06492
203-269-3189
eric@bluehillsorchard.com
Drazen Orchards PYO C R S W
251 Wallingford Road
Cheshire, CT 06410
203-272-7985
gordraz@sbcglobal.net
Hickory Hill Orchards PYO C R S W
363 South Meriden Road
Cheshire, CT 06410
203-272-0181
High Hill Orchard Company PYO C R S W
170 Fleming Road
Meriden, CT 06450
203-294-0276
Hindinger Farm R S W
835 Dunbar Hill Road
Hamden, CT 06514
203-288-0700
hindinger@att.net
Norton Bros. Fruit Farm, LLC PYO C R S W
466 Academy Road
Cheshire, CT 06410
203-272-8418
Rose Orchards PYO C R S
33 Branford Road
North Branford, CT 06471
203-488-7996
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.