Pick‑Your‑Own Blueberries, Raspberries & Currants in New Hampshire
Our fields open each summer for pick‑your‑own blueberries, raspberries, currants and gooseberries. Families, fruit enthusiasts, and outdoor lovers visit us for the fresh berries, peaceful atmosphere, and panoramic views of Mount Monadnock. Come and see why we have been a multi-year Yankee Magazine editors pick and continually voted the best PYO berries in the Monadnock region.
OUr PYO Fruit & Farmstand hours:
Early summer hours (July 5th - July 24th): 7 days a week, 8am - 6pm
Mid summer hours (July 25th - August 31st): Sunday - Friday 8am - 6pm, Saturdays 8am - 4pm. For Saturday picking please arrive before 3:40pm so we can close promptly at 4:00pm to accommodate wedding ceremonies
Late summer hours (September 1st onward): Sunday - Friday 8am - 5pm, Saturdays 8am - 4pm. For Saturday picking please arrive before 3:40pm so we can close promptly at 4:00pm to accommodate wedding ceremonies
How Does PYO work?
Please arrive during operating hours referenced above & check in at the farmstand for picking containers. It is important to note that we sell PYO by container volume, not weight, and therefore kindly ask you use our containers for picking.
For blueberry, currant & gooseberry picking we offer choices of a 1-quart container, a small pail (2.75qt) or a large pail (5.5qt). Pricing for these 3 fruits are the same across each container size.
It is important to note that raspberries are priced separately and only picked into 1-pint containers. Please do not mix raspberries with other fruit varieties!
There is a set price for each container size. Please check out and pay in the farmstand when finished. You will take home cardboard pint and/or quart containers if used for picking. If you chose to pick into our pails you will take the berries home in the bagged liner.
You are welcome to bring your own tupperware, boxes, trays etc. to put your fruit into after checking out. We are happy to hold these in the farmstand with your name on them.
What fruit we grow:
gooseberries
These berries are often compared to sour grapes, or sweet & sour grapes. We have multiple varieties with green varieties being sweeter than the red, and pink varieties landing somewhere in the middle. Gooseberries are often used for cooking but many love to eat them raw! They do have thorns, so please pick carefully. Gooseberries crop from mid to late July. Generally speaking this fruit is finished as we get into August.
red currants
These jewel-like berries are strongly tart-sweet so add a great kick to salads, pies, tarts, breakfast dishes, summer puddings and other baked berry treats. They are often used atop cheesecakes, and in jellies and sauces for meats. We have multiple varieties of red currants which span through July. They start early in the month and generally speaking this fruit is finished as we get into August.
black currants
Black currants are extraordinarily high in vitamin C, other essential nutrients, and have a strong, unique, earthy flavor. They are excellent for baking and well known for pies, jams, jellies and even cocktails. They pair fantastically with raspberries in jam and sorbets! We have multiple varieties of black currants which start around mid-July and generally last into mid-August.
Blueberries
We have 12 acres of cultivated blueberries. We have 12 varieties: Earliblue, Blue Crop, Blue Ray, Collins, Sierra, Duke Liberty, Berkeley, Coville, Nelson, Brigitta and Elliot. Generally, there are at least 2 or more of these varieties available for picking at any point in time. Ripening is staggered starting with early varieties in early July with the latest often running through September.
raspberries
Raspberries are wonderful eaten fresh or used for cooking, jams & jellies. They are softer fruit and need to be picked and sored with care. They usually crop from early July until early August.
Tips for Picking:
Bring a belt so you can loop your bucket handle through it, allowing both hands free to pick berries.
Bring a hat, sunscreen and water. There is very little shade once you are in the field.
We ask that you check-in at the farmstand prior to picking and that you pick into our containers. Raspberries are picked into cardboard1-pint containers which you take home. Blueberries, Currants & Gooseberries are picked into 1-quart containers, small pails (2.75qt) or large pails (5.5qt). The pails have liners, but you can also bring trays or containers to leave at the farmstand to carry your berries home. Pricing is be container volume, not weight.
If it is a wet day or previous night, bring a raincoat as the bushes often remain wet. Plan to dry your berries off in front of a fan & on a layer of paper towels before you store them.
Please no smoking or pets on the property, thank you for your understanding.