2024 Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Apple U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Apple U-Pick Orchards in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire in 2024, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for apples that we know of in this area.

Not all areas of a state have apples orchards that are open to the public. If you know of any others, please tell us using the add a farm form!

Remember to always check with the farm's own website or Facebook page before you go - or call or email them if they don't have a website or Facebook page. Conditions at the farms and crops can change literally overnight, so if you want to avoid a wasted trip out there - check with the farm directly before you go! If I cannot reach them, I DON'T GO!

PLEASE report closed farms, broken links and incorrect info using the "Report Corrections" form below.

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Hillsborough County

• Birchwood Orchard - Apples
  206 Old Turnpike Road, Route 124. Mason, NH 03048. Phone: 603-878-0542. Email: mpierce@tellink.net. Click here for a map and directions. Birchwood Orchard Phone: .
• Brookdale Fruit Farm Inc. - - strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, cherries, raspberries, apples, pumpkins
  38 Broad Street, Hollis, NH 03049. Phone: 603-465-2240. Email: brookdalefruitfarm@yahoo.com. Open: in season . Click here for a map and directions. /2241/2242 Fax: 465-3754 Strawberries-June; blueberries-July-August; raspberries-July-September; apples-September-October; pumpkins-September-October; cut flowers. Special Events: Domestic animals & birds-pens; seasonal festivals; hayrides-fall season, weekends afternoons; Half Marathon- October; School groups-scheduled only.
• Currier Orchards - Apples, pumpkins
  9 Peaslee Road, Merrimack, NH 03054. Phone: 603-881-8864. Email: currierorchards@yahoo.com. Open: 10 am to 5 pm, weekdays; 9 am to 6pm, weekends with pick your own open until 5; Labor Day-Thanksgiving. Click here for a map and directions. Fax: 881-9905 Pick your own varieties include Cortland, Macoun, and Honeycrisp. We have carving and sugar pumpkins, pumpkin bread, cider donuts, and lots of other goodies in the store.
• Holt Brothers Orchards - apples,
  352 Center Rd, Lyndeborough, NH 03082. Phone: 603-654-9284. Open: Starting September 5,2015. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. (ADDED: August 14, 2015)
• Lull Farm - strawberries, apples, pumpkins,
  65 Broad Street (Route 130), Hollis, NH 03049. Phone: 603-465-7079. Email: livefreeandfarm@gmail.com. Open: according to their website: Hours: 7 am to 7:30 pm. Click here for a map and directions.
  Lull Farm Facebook page. According to their website: Pick Your Own Strawberries (mid June- mid July)Pick Your Own Apples (late August -October) Pick Your Own Pumpkins (September-October) Corn Maze (September-October) Annual Pumpkin lighting (Halloween Night & following Night). Come carve with us starting three days before Halloween! in Hollis and Milford carries fresh local produce their own grass fed/free range beef and pork, chicken and eggs, and artisanal cheeses and bakery specialties. PYO seasons include strawberries and apples. Their apple cider is pressed on site in the Hollis location They do NOT have Granny Smith, Gala or Fuji for pyo​. Nor do they have BLUEBERRIES, PEACHES, CHERRIES or RASPBERRIES. Facebook page (UPDATED: August 9, 2021 JBS)
  Comments from a visitor on September 10, 2008: "it's wonderful!"
• McLeod Bros. Orchards - Apples
  North River Road, Milford, NH 03055. Phone: 603-673-3544. Email: mcleodorchards@gmail.com. Open: mid-August-late-October. Click here for a map and directions. : Paula Reds, McIntosh, Cortland, Gala, Mutsu, Jonagold & Roxbury Russet. Special Events: Visit our orchard farmstand.
• Norway Hill Orchard - - Apples
  5 Duncan Road, Hancock, NH 03449. Phone: 603-525-4912. Open: 10 am to 6 pm, September & October. Click here for a map and directions.
• Scooter's Farm of Woodmont - No synthetic pesticides are used, apples, peaches, picnic area you may bring your own food
  25 Woodmont Dr., Hollis, NH 03049. Phone: 978-300-0825. Email: hello@scootersofwoodmont.com. Open: seasonally, 7 days a week, 8am to 7pm, from end of August through mid October. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check.
  Scooter's Farm of Woodmont Facebook page. We use natural organic practices, and are subject to the NOP small quantity exemptionOur fruit is all-naturally grown without the use of synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. We use natural insect deterrents like as organic clay, insect pheromone disruptions, and beneficial nematodes. Our fertilizer program consists of inputs such as fish oil and seaweed. Please note that Scooter's Farm is not "Certified Organic". The scale of our operation alleviates the need to be certified. We do comply with all requirements regarding certification as we will most likely pursue "Certified Organic" in the future. is a small scale family run orchard. Pick you own is self-serve and we operate on the honor system. Come and go as you please, no hassles, and enjoy the iconic views in the heart of NH apple country. (UPDATED: September 02, 2019) (ADDED: August 25, 2016)
• Sullivan Farm - apples, porta-potties are available, school tours
  70 Coburn Avenue, Nashua, NH 03063. Phone: 603-595-4560. Email: sullivanfarmllc@gmail.com. Open: Sunday to Saturday, from 9am to 6pm September1 to October 31. Directions: From route 3 north or south take exit 6 west. Go 1 mile to roundabout,take first right on to Coburn Avenue. The farm is quater mile on the left. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover. Fall Festival on Columbus Day weekend, that Sunday. This festival benifits the Salvation Army in Nashua NH. Games, PYO apples, hay rides, face painting, scarecrow making, music, and food.
• The Dark Crop Haunted Corn Maze at Lavoie's Farm - apples, pumpkins, U-pick and already picked, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties are available, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  172 Nartoff Road, Hollis, NH 03049. Phone: 603-882-0072. Email: info@lavoiesfarm.com. Open: hours, days and dates. Directions: Please visit our webpage: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check.
  The Dark Crop Haunted Corn Maze at Lavoie's Farm Facebook page. 7 Days/week 8 am to Sunset. Click here for current open Picking updates: Click here for picking updatesThe Dark Crop is open Fridays and Saturday evenings starting October 7th - October 29th; Also open Sunday, October 30th; Hours of operation are 7 pm to 10 pmWe provide the flashlight; all you have to do is make it to the end of the maze.
• Washburn's Windy Hill Orchard - Apples, pumpkins
  Route 123, Greenville, NH 03048. Phone: 603-878-2101. Open: 10 am to 6 pm, weekdays; 9 am to 6pm, weekends. Click here for a map and directions. Washburn's Windy Hill Orchard Alternate phone: 603-878-2111Fax: 878-3319 , fall produce, mums, cider, ornamental corn, gourds, maple syrup, honey, caramel apples, apple pies, handcrafted gifts, PYO, farm market . Special Events: Free horse & tractor rides to & from orchard & pumpkin patch on weekends. Horse drawn, wagon & sleigh rides. year round by appointment. Corn maze, farm animals & picnic area. (UPDATED: December 07, 2016, JBS)

 

Apple

Apple Picking Tips, Recipes and Information

Apples ripen from the outside of the tree towards the center, so the apples out the outside of the tree will ripen first.  Once they are picked, they stop ripening. Picking apples directly from a tree is easy. Roll the apple upwards off the branch and give a little twist; don't pull straight away from the tree. If two apples are joined together at the top, both will come away at the same time. Don't shake the trees or branches.  If the apple you are trying to pick drops, (or others on the tree) go ahead and pick it up. They're perfectly fine! But do wash them before you eat them! More info: How to tell when apples are ripe

• Once picked, don't throw the apples into the baskets, place them in gently, or they will bruise and go bad more quickly.
• Don't wash apples until just before using to prevent spoilage.
• For an explanation of why apple slices turn brown and how to stop it, see this page!
• Keep apples cool after picking to increase shelf life.  A cool basement is ideal, but the fruit/vegetable drawer of a refrigerator will work, too.  A refrigerator is fine for small quantities of apples. Boxed apples need to be kept in a cool, dark spot where they won't freeze. Freezing ruptures all of an apple's cells, turning it into one large bruise overnight. The usual solution is to store apples in a root cellar. But root cellars often have potatoes in them: apples and potatoes should never be stored in the same room because, as they age, potatoes release an otherwise ethylene gas, which makes apples spoil faster. If you can keep the gas away from your apples, they will keep just fine. Just don't store them right next to potatoes.
  Prevent contact between apples stored for the winter by wrapping them individually in sheets of newspaper. The easiest way to do this is to unfold a section of newspaper all the way and tear it into quarters. Then stack the wrapped apples. See more here: How to store apples at home
• Apples don't improve or "ripen" after being picked - this is an urban myth - see this page for the truth - with references!

Which apple variety is best?

There are tens of thousands of varieties of apples, developed over centuries. They vary in sugar, acoidity, flavors, storing, crispness and many other attributes. See our guides to apple varieties:

• Summary table of many apple varieties and their characteristics
• Detailed descriptions of each apple variety with detailed characteristics
• Apple varieties, sorted by the order in which they typically ripe
• Apple varieties that don't turn brown when they are cut
• Why are some apples brown or spotted inside when you first cut them open?

Canning apples - fully illustrated, with step-by-step instructions

• How to make applesauce
• How to make apple butter 
• How to make apple jelly
• How to make apple pie filling (canned)
• How to can apples
• Home canned apple juice

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Recipes, illustrated with step by step instructions

• Apple pie recipe and directions and illustrated! I can say, with, ahem, no bias at all, that this is the best apple pie recipe in the world! (Alright, I did have an apple strudel in Vienna once at that place listed in Fodors that was REALLY good, but that wasn't a pie, was it? And since this was the recipe my grandmother used, it must be great!)
• How to make applesauce for a single meal (not canning it) with NO special equipment
• Apple cobbler
• Apple crunch - best of all! Moist, low sugar and using oats!
• Apple crisp - ever-popular, low sugar and using oats!
• Apple, blackberry, cherry, and/or peach cobbler
• Apple-blackberry, crumble - a English favorite (or favourite)

Using fresh apples and miscellaneous

• How to stop cut apples from browning
• Apple festivals - find one near you!
• Apple facts
• Apple seeds and cyanide

 

Other Local Farm Products (Honey, Horses, Milk, Meat, Eggs, Etc.)
(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)

• Farm markets and roadside stands
• Local Honey Finder
• Local Meat, Milk and Eggs
• Venues: Farms, Wineries, Orchards for your event, wedding or party
• Easter egg hunts
• Children"s consignment sales
• Fruit and vegetable festivals
• Winery tours and wine tastings
• Horse rides, stables, lessons, trails
• Maple Syrup farms and sugarworks
• Bed & Breakfasts on Farms, Wineries, Ranches and Orchards
• Pumpkin patches
• Corn mazes
• Zombie Paintball venues
• Christmas Tree Farms & lots
• Environmental resources
• Consumer fraud information
• Wholesale food sources
• Resources for Farmers