Honey Pot Hill Orchards in Stow, MA is open for apple picking! It’s easily our favorite place to pick apples – due to the amount of fruit available and the great prices (and yes, maybe the apple cider donuts. maybe….). Check out the website before heading out to get info on hours and types of [...]
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Massachusetts Marketplace Festival at Elm Bank in Wellesley
On August 6, 2011, join the Mass Hort Society at Elm Bank for the Massachusetts Marketplace Festival. It features the finest products from New England farms, kitchens, gardens, and fields, and includes children’s crafts, live music, food, and more! Hours: 10:00am-4:00pm Admission: Adults – $6, MassHort Members – $4, Children Under 12 – $2. Tickets [...]
Strawberry Picking in the Greater Boston Area
We are in the midst of strawberry-picking season here in the Greater Boston area. Hurry up though, because when they are gone, they are gone for a full year. We went to Land’s Sake yesterday, and while the fields were open, there was definitely a limited supply. Here’s a link to an article I wrote [...]
Local Family Farm Openings In the Boston Area
Now that the weather is getting warmer, some of our local family farms are opening. Belkin Lookout Farm is open for weekends starting May 7th, 2011. Check out my full review of the Belkin farm here. Tsougas Family Farm opens in June for strawberry picking. I’ll have more specific details, along with other strawberry picking [...]
Natick Community Organic Farm
If you live in the Metrowest area, you are in luck, because you are just a short drive from a family-friendly hidden gem. The Natick Community Organic Farm is free to visit, and they offer a variety of kid-friendly reasonably-priced programs. On March 5th, the farm is hosting their annual pancake breakfast at Memorial School [...]
A Review of Belkin Family Lookout Farm in Natick
Last week, I had the opportunity to visit the Belkin Family Lookout Farm in South Natick, MA with my two children. While I’ve lived in Natick for over ten years, I haven’t actually been to the farm since the Belkins purchased it a while ago. Admission is $8 during the week, but does go up [...]
Apple Picking at Honey Pot Hill Orchards in Stow, MA
Yes, it’s that time of year again. The weather this year has led to an early crop of apples, so it’s time to get picking. My family loves Honey Pot Hill Orchards in Stow, MA, where they offer hayrides, a hedge maze, and a small animal farm. Hours: 10-5 daily Cost: “Big Bag”, 20lbs. is [...]
Fruit Picking at the Belkin Family Lookout Farm
Belkin Family Lookout Farm, located in Natick, MA, is currently offering fruit picking of peaches, as well as several varieties of apples. Other activities at the farm include train rides through the orchards, a petting zoo, a huge children’s playground area with moonbounces and all kinds of fun activities. They also have entertainment for children [...]
Family-Friendly Farm in Newbury, MA
The Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm in Newbury, Massachusetts, is a family-friendly site with activities for visitors of all ages. The 230-acre site includes a late seventeenth-century manor house and also fosters farm animals in partnership with the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Friendly sheep, goats, chickens, and a horse are available to visit [...]
Strawberry Picking in the Greater Boston Area
I have such wonderful childhood memories of June strawberry picking, and the truth is, there is nothing like the taste of a native strawberry that has just been picked. Once you try it, you realize the out-of-state versions we get year round are just poor substitutes. On this beautiful Saturday morning, my family just headed [...]
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