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Clay Hill Corners

• Location: 390 Clay Hill Road Hartland, Vermont 05048
• Hours & season: Mid-July through Labor Day, 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM
• Picking options: Blueberries
• Contact:
  • Phone: (802) 296-2032  
  • Cell and text: (802) 299-6772
  • Email: carolstedman@comcast.net
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Trace the path of the Ottauquechee River from Quechee to Hartland and you’re sure to stumble upon Clay Hill Corners. This 10-acre farm is small and mighty, producing not just the sun-ripened blueberries you seek, but also heirloom tomatoes, beans, broccoli, garlic, salad greens, summer squash, cucumbers, handmade jams and honey, and even duck eggs!

Pull down the gravel drive, park, and enter the small farm stand (be sure to wear a mask!) to grab a bucket and begin your foraging. The blueberry fields lie below, spanning rolling hillsides with stunning views in all directions.

Crystal Spring of Vermont

• Location: 4876 US Route 4, Bridgewater Corners, VT 05035
• Hours & season: Mid-July through early August, 8 AM to 6 PM. The garden stand is open from late May to October.
• Picking options: Blueberries
• Contact: 
  • Phone: (802) 672-3578
  • Email: josef@vermontel.net

Sherburne Farm / Moore's Orchard

• Location: 294 Allen Hill Road, North Pomfret, VT 05053
• Hours & season: The blueberry season is late July through August Monday through Friday 8 AM to 5 PM, contact for weekend hours. Click here for protocols. For apple picking, Mid-September through October.
• Picking options: Blueberries (late summer), apples (fall)
• Contact: Call 802-457-2994 for updated hours and protocols prior to picking

The PYO experience gets a heaping helping of Vermont charm when you head to Sherburne Farm and Moore's Orchard.

In the quiet countryside of North Pomfret, just 15 minutes from downtown Woodstock, you’ll discover a picture-perfect family-run farm overflowing with fresh summer blueberries and a variety of PYO apples (think Honeycrisp, McIntosh, Macoun, Cortland, Empire, Northern Spy, and more) come autumn. A farm stand with Vermont maple syrup and seasonal squash, cider, and plants sweetens the deal.

In Vermont, we always take the scenic route. That means crossing the historic Taftsville Covered Bridge and traveling along Quechee Main Street, and twisting upward till you reach Wheelock Road, a stone’s throw from the Quechee Ski Hill.

There, you’ll find a hillside dotted with over 100 varieties of apple trees, their gnarled arms overflowing with varieties you won’t find in the grocery store. Prepare your taste buds for a Duchess of Oldenburg, Pomme D'Or, Red Gravenstein, St. Edmond's Russet, and Centennial. Want to try “the apple that thinks it’s a pear”? Look no further.

Patch Orchards

• Location: 40 Patch Road, Lebanon, NH 03766
• Hours & season: Farmstand open August through November 10AM-5PM, Pick your own open end of August until mid-late October 10AM-4PM
• Picking options: Apples
• Contact: 
  • Phone: 603-448-4130
  • Email: info@patchorchards.com

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