Sunset Farm
Amherst · Hampshire County
- Phone
- (413) 374-5193
- Pay
- cash, venmo
farm often unattended, prices posted on the shed
Casual, self-serve neighborhood picking a walk from UMass, with 100 labeled rows and a golf cart to get around.
Every pick-your-own farm across the Valley, organized by town, with the fruit each one grows and how their own site posts its hours. A handful of the smallest farms post nothing online; those say call ahead. Berries in June and July, peaches and blackberries in August, apples and pears from Labor Day, pumpkins after the equinox.
Picking this week: Raspberries, Blueberries, Peaches, Pears, Apples, Sunflowers, Flowers.
42 farms · 29 towns · 27 picking this week · updated for the 2026 season
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Amherst · Hampshire County
farm often unattended, prices posted on the shed
Casual, self-serve neighborhood picking a walk from UMass, with 100 labeled rows and a golf cart to get around.
Ashfield · Franklin County
A small certified organic orchard, distillery, and hard cidery with picking weekends September through November.
Belchertown · Hampshire County
kids under 12 must be accompanied by an adult
A 130-acre working beef farm where fall weekends bring a pumpkin patch, hayride, and corn maze.
Belchertown · Hampshire County
fruit is grown pesticide-free and can be eaten straight off the tree
A 103-acre no-spray farm where picking is unhurried and fruit can be eaten in the field without washing.
Bernardston · Franklin County
Certified organic blueberries at a farm that has been Certified Organic since 1991.
Brimfield · Hampden County
A family orchard with a free wagon ride, live music on fall weekends, and an annual Apple Fest.
Chester · Hampden County
No website · call ahead
check in at the farmhouse for directions
A family farm at 1,700 feet where blueberry rows open mid-July and apples follow in early September.
Chester · Hampden County
kids welcome · picnicking welcome · check the farm's Facebook for maintenance closings before a long drive
A seven-acre highbush blueberry orchard on land the Kelsos have farmed since 1780.
Chesterfield · Hampshire County
No website · call ahead
pre-picked pints and wholesale available alongside PYO
A quiet hilltown blueberry farm on South Street, open four days a week, with pre-picked pints if you would rather not pick your own.
Colrain · Franklin County
pick only into Pine Hill's own bags, no outside bags · no smoking within 20 feet of any buildings, in the orchard, or on wagons · weekend wagon rides, weekday walk-out only
80 acres of apple trees with a deli, farm store, and cider donuts made fresh every day.
Easthampton · Hampshire County
u-pick access is a CSA membership benefit, not open to the public
A certified organic CSA whose members get run of an extensive u-pick section from June through October.
Easthampton · Hampshire County
no dogs in PYO orchards (leashed dogs OK on the art trail) · no strollers, wagons, backpacks or bags in the orchard · one adult per child under 12, kids within arm's reach
A 49-variety orchard with an outdoor sculpture trail woven through the picking rows.
Enfield, CT · Nearby County
Fifty years of picking on one farm, with almost every crop covered from June strawberries to October pumpkins.
Gill · Franklin County
berries are low-spray and safe to eat straight from the field · SNAP/HIP accepted · containers provided or bring your own
A working raw-milk and berry farm whose PYO strawberry field sits half a mile south of the store.
Granby · Hampshire County
A three-generation Granby farm whose PYO berry field opens for strawberries in June and rolls into blueberries.
Granby · Hampshire County
$8 minimum per picker age 4 and up · payment is due before picking · stop at the PYO station first to sign the log book · no picking during thunderstorms
A certified organic farm where CSA members and the public roam a rotating harvest from June strawberries to October pumpkins.
Granby · Hampshire County
No website · call ahead
A family farm since 1947 with classic PYO on Route 202 and a stand full of fancy gourds each fall.
Granby, CT · Nearby County
A Granby CT orchard with a weekend cafe famous for cider donuts alongside the picking rows.
Hadley · Hampshire County
buy a peck or half-bushel bag at the orchard, no outside containers · handicap parking available on request · 2025 crop was lost to a winter freeze and the farm has not yet posted 2026 picking; check their site before going
Four generations of orchard weekends, with 20 apple varieties and pre-sized bags waiting at the entrance.
Hadley · Hampshire County
No website · call ahead
Eight strawberry varieties across a 400-acre Connecticut River valley farm founded in 1916.
Hatfield · Hampshire County
No website · call ahead
A 500-acre Connecticut River farm running strawberry rows since 1950 with a short cash-only picking window.
Hatfield · Hampshire County
No website · call ahead
A no-fuss Hatfield strawberry field 1.5 miles north of the town center.
Middlefield · Hampshire County
containers provided · picnic lunches welcome · wheelchair-accessible rows available
A hilltown u-pick where the farm supplies the containers and you can eat as you pick.
Monson · Hampden County
scenic tractor ride up Flynt Mountain runs weekends only
An orchard, winery, and distillery sharing a hilltop, with a scenic tractor ride up Flynt Mountain on weekends.
Shelburne · Franklin County
children must be accompanied by an adult at all times · use only a pre-purchased bag from the Farm Store, personal containers prohibited · no animals in the farm store or picking areas · no climbing or ripping tree branches
A hillside orchard family-run since 1828 with views into Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire.
Somers, CT · Nearby County
A family farm known as much for its Belted Galloway beef as for its strawberry, blueberry, and dahlia fields.
South Hadley · Hampshire County
$5 per person for the hayride, pumpkins priced by size
A dairy farm turned fall destination where a 45-minute hayride runs you out to the pumpkin patch.
South Hadley · Hampshire County
No website · call ahead
A family farm running since 1925 with a steady late-summer to fall PYO progression.
Southampton · Hampshire County
Sixty-plus apple varieties with a busy September picking window and a working cider mill on site.
Southampton · Hampshire County
No website · call ahead
buckets provided or bring your own container · GPS often misroutes to Gunn Road Extension; use the correct address
1,068 blueberry bushes plus black currants and Asian pears in a park-like setting made for a picnic blanket.
Southampton · Hampshire County
The last dairy farm in Southampton, with a 13-acre pumpkin patch, hayrides, and a petting zoo in October.
Southampton · Hampshire County
No website · call ahead
A century-old family farm off Route 10 whose fall raspberries and apples both open for PYO.
Sunderland · Franklin County
no pets except during Dog Walker's Weekend · no outside food
An award-winning corn maze whose PYO pumpkin patch, potato cannons, and Corn Cafe run September through early November.
Sunderland · Franklin County
SNAP/EBT accepted
Ten generations of Warners on the same Sunderland ground. U-pick strawberries are a June-only window; check the site in late spring for 2027 dates.
West Brookfield · Nearby County
pears sold in the farm store are NOT available for PYO
A 14-acre hilltop orchard overlooking the Pioneer Valley with 30-plus apple varieties and a cider donut shack.
West Suffield, CT · Nearby County
No website · call ahead
A summer berry farm with many blueberry varieties across the low Suffield hills.
Westfield · Hampden County
Three generations of Kosinski PYO blueberries in July/August and fall apples in September/October.
Westhampton · Hampshire County
no pets · no throwing apples · no climbing trees · parents must supervise children
Thirty acres of old-favorite and modern apple varieties, priced by half-bushel or peck bag.
Whately · Franklin County
About 2,000 blueberry bushes, three acres of peaches, and a hilltop apple orchard with valley views.
Whately · Franklin County
please leave dogs at home for food safety
3,000 highbush bushes planted in 1977, spread across 12 varieties that extend the picking season into September.
Wilbraham · Hampden County
A family orchard with weekend live music, food trucks, and a summer concert series alongside the picking rows.
Worthington · Hampshire County
grab a container at the Farm Stand, no appointment needed
1,100 no-spray blueberry bushes across three acres in the Worthington hills, self-serve 7am to 7pm.
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