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Farms Offering Pick-Your-Own Fruits/Veggies Around Morris County

By West Morris Macaroni Kid June 9, 2022

Ort Farms
Address: 25 Bartley Road, Long Valley, NJ 07853

Amenities: Portable restrooms, spacious free parking lot, animals, hayride, farm market, corn maze, picnic area, kid’s play area, pony rides, train rides, homemade pies and baked goods

Produce and times:

Strawberry patch opened on 5/24 and is open from 9-4 daily

Pumpkins starting last week of September

Sunflower season typically begins last weekend of August

Apple season typically begins the first weekend of September


Alstede Farms
Address: 1 Alstede Farms Ln, Chester, NJ 07930

Amenities: Pony rides, animals, farm market, ice cream, hayride, hay pyramid, sunflower maze

Produce and times:

Strawberry patch opening in late May through June

Peas (Shelling, Sugar Snap, Snow) in late May through June

Spring Vegetables (Swiss chard, radishes, spinach, beets, turnips, kohlrabi, cilantro) in mid June

Raspberries opening in late June through July, and again in late August through October

Blueberries open from late June to early August

Sweet Corn from late July through October

Summer Vegetables (peppers, eggplant, tomatoes) in late July through October

Peaches in early July through late September

Sunflowers from mid July through mid September

Beans (wax, green, purple) from July to September

Blackberries from late July through late August

Apples from August to November

Pumpkin patch will open in mid September and go to mid November

Potatoes (dig your own) will start in mid September and go to mid November



Hillview Farms
Address: 223 Meyersville Road, Gillette, NJ 07933

Amenities: Farm store

Produce and times:

Blueberries are available in July

Peaches and zinnias are available in August

Apples are available in September

Pumpkins are available in October


Stony Hill Farms
Address: 15 North Road, Chester, NJ 07930

Amenities: 10-acre corn maze, mini corn maze, barnyard board game, rope maze, tile maze, gemstone mining, hayrides on weekends, duck races, pumpkin patch, apple orchard, farm market

Produce and times:

Strawberry patch typically opens mid June and is open from 10-5

Berries are available mid spring through the summer season

Apples are available in the fall season

Pumpkins are available in the fall season

Vegetables are available starting in the summer season through the fall season


Phillips Farms
Address: 564 Milford-Warren Glen Road, Milford, NJ 08848

Amenities: Farm store, pick your own, farm animals, scheduled events

Produce and times:

Strawberries are available starting in late May or early June

Black raspberries and blueberries are available early June

Peaches are available mid May

Fall raspberries are available in August

Apples are available starting early September

Pumpkins are available starting in October

Terhune Orchards
Address: 330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, NJ 08540

Amenities: Farm trail, barn, kids garden, farm animals, barn yard, farm store, farmhouse, greenhouses, bakery, kids tractors, winery, tasting room, live music, summer camp

Produce and times:

Strawberries are available late May or early June

Cherries are available mid to late June

Blueberries are available starting late June through late July

Blackberries are available from mid July through mid August

Flowers are available from late June through October

Pumpkins are available from late September through October

Apples are available starting in mid September through late October


Sun High Orchards
Address: 19 Canfield Ave, Randolph, NJ 07869

Amenities: Ice cream, homemade pies, farm animals, farm market, hayrides

Produce and times:

Apples available starting in late September

Pumpkins available starting in September


Wightman’s Farm
Address:1111 Mt Kemble Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960

Amenities: Corn maze, baked goods, picnic area, farm market, ice cream, pumpkin slingshot, hayrides, flowers

Produce and times:

Strawberries are available starting mid to May to late June

Peaches are available usually around mid July

Strawberries are available usually around mid June

Apples are available starting in August through the end of October

Nectarines are available usually around mid July

Cherries are usually available around mid June


Donaldson Farms
Address: 358 Allen Rd, Hackettstown, NJ 07840

Amenities: Farm market, greenhouse, live music, duck races, pony rides, farm camp, hayrides, corn maze, corn cannon

Produce and times:

Strawberries are available usually starting end of May through June

Raspberries and blackberries are available usually starting end of summer through early fall

Pumpkins are available from the last week of September through the end of October

Apples are available typically around the last week of August through the end of October


Giamarese Farm and Orchards
Address: 155 Fresh Ponds Rd, East Brunswick, NJ 08816

Amenities: Farm store, hayrides, pony rides, corn mazes

Produce and times:

Strawberries are available starting in late May through June

Peas are available starting late May through June

Spring greens are available starting late May through early July

Peaches are available starting in July through September

Nectarines are available from mid July through September

Apples are available from late August through Columbus Day

Pumpkins are available starting in September through October

Fall greens are available from late October through December

Christmas trees are available starting Thanksgiving week through Christmas Eve


A special thank you to all of our summer fun guide sponsors:

The Land of Make Believe
The Randolph YMCA
NJ Battle Zones
Mickey Travels - Jaime Page
Bright Smiles 4 Kids - Hackettstown

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