The pick-your-own season, which starts in mid-summer with farms offering strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries, builds to a crescendo in the fall, providing locavores a chance to stock up on the ultimate in local-grown foods before winter. In Harvard, locations for picking your own fruit include:
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Carlson Orchards
Apples
Seven days a week, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
978-456-3916, 114 Oak Hill Road
www.carlsonorchards.com
HAZEL U-PICK
Apples
Weekends, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Sept. 25 through October
978-456-9092, 13 Westcott Road
Old Frog Pond Farm
Organic apples and raspberries
Wednesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
978-456-9616, 38 Eldridge Road
www.oldfrogpondfarm.com
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Doe Orchards
Apples, call for days and hours
978-772-4139, 327 Ayer Road
www.doeorhcards.com
Phil’s Apples
Apples
Daily starting after Sept. 11
8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Cider pressing Sept. 12 thru Thanksgiving
978-456-3361, 24 Prospect Hill Road
www.philsapples.com
Westward Orchards
Apples and pears
Wednesday to Monday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Pumpkins starting Sept. 19
978-456-8363, Mass. Ave.
www.westwardorchards.com
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