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Pick-your-own

Pick Your Own Farms in Vermont: Berries, Flowers, Orchards, Pumpkins, and Field Days

Pick-your-own in Vermont changes shape every month. June strawberries, August flowers, and October pumpkins are three different kinds of morning. These farms span more than one season.

These farms cover berries, flowers, orchard crops, pumpkins, farm stands, and market stops, so you can follow the season instead of starting over every month.

Worth knowingBerry and orchard rows open and close on short windows in Vermont. Field notes on each listing matter, especially after heat or heavy rain.
Apple orchard rows for Vermont pick-your-own farm routes.

Apple orchard rows for Vermont pick-your-own farm routes.

Farm picks

Farms to know

These farms give the Vermont pick-your-own guide a broad crop range across berries, flowers, orchards, pumpkins, and farmstand stops.

Farm photography at Champlain Orchards / Douglas Orchards, Shoreham, Vermont.

Shoreham, VT

Champlain Orchards / Douglas Orchards

Champlain Orchards is a polished Champlain Valley anchor with strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, peaches, apples, cider, and farm-market shopping along.

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Farm photography at Burtt's Apple Orchard, Cabot, Vermont.

Cabot, VT

Burtt's Apple Orchard

Burtt's Apple Orchard adds a Cabot farm stop with apples, pears, pumpkins, cider donuts, a farm store, and a farm stand.

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Farm photography at Scott Farm Orchard, Dummerston, Vermont.

Dummerston, VT

Scott Farm Orchard

Scott Farm Orchard brings southern Vermont depth: berries, apples, peaches, pumpkins, bakery items, cider donuts, hard cider, tours, maple notes, and events in.

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Roadside farm stand with vegetables, flowers, and a red barn in the background.

Putney, VT

Green Mountain Orchards

Green Mountain Orchards adds Putney orchard scenery with blueberries, raspberries, apples, peaches, pumpkins, cider donuts, and farm-store shopping.

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Farm photography at Cabot Smith Farm, Cabot, Vermont.

Cabot, VT

Cabot Smith Farm

Cabot Smith Farm gives the Vermont pick-your-own route a berry-focused stop in Cabot, with strawberries and blueberries.

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Mapped farms

Vermont pick-your-own farms on the map

Start with the crop you want, then keep a nearby farm in mind when a row is picked over or closed for weather.

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Regions

Best regions to plan around

Burlington and the Champlain Valley

From Burlington, look toward Colchester, Charlotte, Shelburne, Essex, Richmond, Shoreham, South Hero, and the lake-country roads that carry much of Vermont's farmstand and orchard energy. These farms feel close to town without losing field-and-market character.

Central Vermont and the Mad River Valley

Central Vermont brings maple, small farm stores, mountain roads, and towns where the farm stop is part of the landscape. Waitsfield, Washington, Randolph, Montpelier, and nearby valleys anchor the middle of the state.

Southern Vermont and the Northeast Kingdom

Dummerston, Putney, Cabot, Wolcott, East Burke, Enosburg Falls, and the Northeast Kingdom add scenic orchard roads, sugarhouses, and farms with a deeper rural feel. This is where maple, cider, and fall color can carry the story.

The Vermont pick-your-own calendar

The season usually begins with strawberries, early flowers, greenhouse plants, and spring farm stores. Early summer brings berries, herbs, flowers, and the first real field mornings. High summer brings blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, peaches in some regions, cut flowers, tomatoes, and longer farmstand shelves.

Late summer shifts toward peaches, apples, sunflowers, pears, late berries, and heavier produce. Fall brings apples, pumpkins, squash, mums, cider, donuts, and the farm market rhythm that makes New England fields feel busy again.

A simple crop order:

  • Late spring: strawberries, flowers, seedlings, herbs, early greens
  • Early summer: strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, cut flowers
  • High summer: blueberries, blackberries, peaches, vegetables, sunflowers
  • Late summer: peaches, apples, pears, tomatoes, late flowers
  • Fall: apples, pumpkins, squash, cider, farmstand crops

How to choose the right field

A pick-your-own farm should match the crop and the person. Berry fields reward early mornings, patience, and light containers. Flower fields reward slower walking and room for photos. Orchards work well when you want a longer fall route with a farm store at the end. Pumpkin fields are best when you are ready for vines, mud, wagons, and heavier carrying.

The strongest farm day often includes one field crop and one market stop. Pick berries and buy flowers. Pick apples and bring home cider. Walk the pumpkin rows and finish with squash, mums, donuts, or local honey. That combination makes the visit feel like a real farm errand, not only a photo stop.

FAQ

Common questions

What can you pick at Vermont farms?

Common pick-your-own crops include strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, flowers, apples, pumpkins, and sometimes peaches, pears, herbs, vegetables, or sunflowers depending on the farm and region.

When does pick-your-own season start in Vermont?

Pick-your-own season often begins in late spring with strawberries and flowers, then moves through summer berries, peaches, apples, pumpkins, and late-season farmstand crops.

Which farms are best for first-time pick-your-own visitors?

Multi-crop farms are easiest for first-time visitors because they Give you more options. A farm with fields, a market, restrooms, animals, food, or nearby farm stops can make the first outing smoother.

Community

Share a field note

Save the fields you want to visit, then add a crop note after you pick. A simple update about berries, flowers, apples, pumpkins, or field conditions helps the next visitor choose a better farm day.