Conte Farms in Tabernacle, New Jersey, is a pick-your-own farm where visitors ride wagons into the fields to gather seasonal fruits and vegetables. The family-friendly farm also sells pre-picked produce and runs a bakery known for warm apple cider doughnuts and fresh pies, while welcoming school groups ranging from 20 to 200 children.
Long Acre FarmsLong Acre Farms is a fourth-generation Macedon farm that has grown into a year-round family destination built around farm-made treats, seasonal attractions and the five-acre Amazing Maize Maze. Its roots reach back to the 1920s, while the modern farm combines a market and in-house ice-cream shop with the Back 40 play area and the family’s JD Wine Cellars tasting room.MACEDON, NY
Maple Lane FarmsSince 1978, Maple Lane Farms has grown Christmas trees and hydroponic Bibb lettuce on its Preston, Connecticut farm, while also welcoming visitors for seasonal farm traditions. Its 5,000-square-foot greenhouse produces more than 250,000 living lettuce plants a year in a GAP-certified, pesticide- and fungicide-free operation. The farm also hosts events in a renovated barn overlooking its Christmas-tree fields and offers lodging in a restored 1791 colonial house.LEE CENTER, NY
Ritter's Cider MillThe Ritter family has run this Pennsylvania farm destination since Gary and Debra Ritter began making cider with Gary’s parents in 1978. Today, the family preserves an old-fashioned approach centered on cleanliness, freshness, and a friendly seasonal welcome, with visitors able to watch production and choose freshly picked apples for themselves.JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, PA
Burch Farms Country Market & WinerySeven generations of the Burch family have worked this North East farm, which remains a family-owned operation today. Its roots in local fruit growing now support a year-round country market and winery, with the 5,000-square-foot market opening in 2005 and cider production beginning in 2000. Burch Farms also opens its historic farmland to visitors and private gatherings.NORTH EAST, PA