Bishop's Orchards Farm Market & Winery

Bishop's Orchards at Guilford runs one of the most organised picking operations in New England, with a hotline updated daily and a printed field guide for every crop.

What You Can Pick

• Strawberries - June
• Blueberries - summer
• Peaches - in season now
• Apples, pears and raspberries - late summer and autumn
• Pumpkins - autumn
• Flowers - "Mid July - First Frost"

The farm publishes a Picking Guide PDF for strawberries, blueberries, peaches and flowers, which is a level of care almost nobody else takes.

Good to Know

Everything runs through one number. "Call 203-458-PICK daily Pick-Your-Own or click the link below for availability, hours, locations & pricing!" and "During harvest seasons, our Pick Your Own hotline is updated daily with availability, pricing, locations, hours and any other information you may need."

On the schedule: "All dates listed below are general guidelines. Mother Nature always sets the final schedule, there's no exact way to predict when each crop will be ready and how long we will offer Pick Your Own."

Credit, debit and cash. No cheques and no EBT at pick-your-own. There is at least one portaloo at every picking location, and "We currently do not have changing stations for small children."

Pro tip: the picking happens at several locations, not just the Boston Post Road market, and the hotline tells you which one is open that day. Ring it before you set the satnav, not after.