Pick Your Own Farms in Rhode Island offer a fun & fruitful adventure

It is wise to check the farm website or call ahead before visiting a pick-your-own farm. Because of weather conditions or other factors, normal harvest dates can shift. Learn in advance about picking conditions so that your picking day will be fruitful!


BLACKSTONE VALLEY

Chepachet

Harmony Hill Nursery
281 Absalona Hill Road
Phone: 401-949-5200

PYO Crops: Gourds, pumpkins, winter squash.
Hours: September 1-October 31; daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Call ahead to confirm hours.

Cumberland

Phantom Farm
2920 Diamond Hill Road
Phone: 401-333-2240

PYO Crops: Apples
Also: Farm stand selling peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, beans, strawberries, blueberries, peaches, butternut and acorn squash, butter and sugar sweet corn, sugar pumpkins; baked goods; jams and jellies; gourmet chocolates; candy; maple syrup.
Sesason: Four weekends from mid-September to mid-October.
Hours: Monday-Friday, 6:30 a.m.-6 p.m.; weekends, 7 a.m.-6 p.m.

Smithfield

Jaswell's Farm
50 Swan Road
Phone: 401-231-9043

PYO Crops: Strawberries (June); raspberries (end of June through most of July); blueberries (mid-July into September); apples (Saturday after Labor Day through most of October); pumpkins (mid-September to October 31).
Also: Farm stand and bakery with apples, autumn and summer squashes, basil & parsley, sweet corn, cucumbers, Concord grapes, eggplant, peaches, peppers, potatoes, pumpkins, raspberries, Romaine lettuce, tomatoes; baked goods; jams, preserves, and relishes; and more; Christmas trees.
Hours: May-December, daily, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.


EAST BAY

Little Compton

Old Stone Orchard
33 Cold Brook Road
Phone: 401-635-2663

PYO Crops: Eggplant, watermelon, pumpkins, cantaloupes, tomatoes.
Also: Farm stand selling fruit, vegetables, flowers, firewood.
Hours: Thursday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

NEWPORT

Middletown

Sweet Berry Farm
915 Mitchell's Lane
Phone: 401-847-3912

PYO Crops: Strawberries (mid-June-July), summer and fall raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, peaches, apples, pumpkins, gourds, Christmas trees.
Also: Farm stand with pre-picked produce, honey, gifts, snacks; picnic area. Restaurant serving breakfast or lunch, offering carry-out dinners. Greenhouse Café, covered front porch, and picnic areas. Special events and live music.
Season: June, July, August, September, October, November, December.
Hours: Mid-April-October 31, daily, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.

PROVIDENCE

North Scituate

Sunset Orchards
240 Gleaner Chapel Road
Phone: 401-934-1900

PYO Crops: Apples and peaches
Also: Pies and pastries, Italian and multi-grain breads.
Hours: Weekdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., weekends, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Johnston

Salisbury Farm
Pippin Orchard Road and Plainfield Pike
Phone: 401-942-9741

PYO Crops: Strawberries, raspberries, and pumpkins.
Also: Corn maze; free hay rides are offered on the weekends in the fall; farm stand selling strawberries, sweet corn, raspberries, pumpkins, hay and straw, decorations.
Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Johnston

Dame Farm
94 Brown Avenue
Phone: 401-949-3657

PYO Crops: Apples.
Also: Farm stand open Monday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Horse-drawn wagon and sleigh rides.
Hours: Daily, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Cranston

Pippin Apple Orchard
751 Pippin Orchard Road
Phone: 401- 943-7096

PYO Crops: Apples, peaches.
Season: July-December.
Hours: Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Call ahead to confirm hours.

Johnston

Hill Orchards
86 Winsor Avenue
Phone: 401-949-2940

PYO Crops: Apples, peaches, pumpkins.
Also: Farm stand selling apples, peaches, cider, pumpkins, fall decorations and Christmas trees. Horse-drawn hayrides on selected weekends in September and October.
Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

North Scituate

Elwood Orchard
58 Snake Hill Road
Phone: 401-949-0390

PYO Crops: Apples, nectarines, peaches, pears, raspberries, and flowers.
Also: Farm stand selling several types of garlic, shallots, raspberries, picked nectarines, potted ornamentals, hot peppers, lavender, rosemary, honey, and flowers.
Hours: Weekends and holidays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and available by appointment for groups on non-holiday Mondays and Tuesdays.

Warwick

Rocky Point Farm
130 Rocky Point Avenue
Phone: 401-738-8010

PYO Crops: Blueberries
Hours: Daily, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Thursday, 4 p.m. to dark.

Scituate

Hazard Brothers Orchard
99 Burnt Hill Road
Phone: 401- 821-6561

PYO Crops: Apples.
Season: August-October.
Hours: Friday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Call ahead just to confirm hours.

North Scituate

Harmony Farms
359 Saw Mill Road
Phone: 401-934-0741

PYO Crops: Blueberries, Raspberries, and Blackberries (July-September); Peaches (August); apples (September-October).
Also: Farm stand with fruit.
Hours: For berries, Saturday-Sunday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-noon and 6-8 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-noon. Apples, Daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Monday.

SOUTH COUNTY

Richmond

Meadowbrook Gardens
93 Kingstown Road
Phone: 401-539-6140

PYO Crops: Basil, cilantro, cut flowers, edible flowers, green beans, marjoram, mint, okra, oregano, parsley, peppers, pumpkins, rosemary, summer squash, sunflowers, thyme, tomatillos, tomatoes, tomatoes (cherry), winter squash. Pick anything from the market garden in a one-half bushel basket for $20.
Also: Farm stand with eggs, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals.
Hours: Daily, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Exeter

Schartner Farms
Route 2
Phone:401-885-5510

PYO Crops: Strawberries (mid-June-early July), blueberries (early July to Early September).
Also: Farm stand selling raspberries, strawberries, pumpkins, Christmas trees, sweet corn, nursery stock, mixed fruits and vegetable plants, herbs, trees, shrubs. Pumpkin express hayride and corn maze on weekends in the fall.
Hours: PYO fields open weekdays, 7:30 a.m.-noon and 4-7 p.m.; weekends, 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Farm stand open daily, 8 a.m. to dusk, year round. Pumpkin express hayride and corn maze open weekends in the fall, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.