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Visit a farm with your family this Fall (or any other time of year) and enjoy a great experience! Take a look at our guide to the best farms in the country.
Horse riding at the Colonial Springs
Pumpkin patch at the Colonial Springs Farm
Kids ride at the Colonial Springs Farm
Aplin Farms, Slocomb, (334) 792-6362
This farm is known for tomatoes, pumpkins, melons, hens, wagon rides, and a petting zoo. Best time to go: June through October.
Mountain Fork Farm, New Market, (256) 379-4762
This farm is known for its turkeys, broilers, and eggs, alongside heirloom tomatoes and fresh leaf lettuce. Best time to go: April to November.
Calypso Farm and Ecology Center, Ester, (907) 451-0691
This farm is known for vegetables—learn about 30 to 40 different varieties on a nonprofit educational farm on the road to Denali National Park. Best time to visit: June to September.
Brown's Apple and Pear Orchard and Cider Mill, Wilcox, (520) 384-3671
This farm is known for apples and pears. Best time to go: August through October.
Date Creek Ranch, Wickenburg, (928) 231-0704
This farm is known for grass-fed beef, plus Golden Delicious apples, ripe pears, and freestone peaches. Best time to go: July through October.
Bluebird Song Farm, Mulberry, (479) 997-1996
This farm is known for blueberries and muscadine grapes. Best time to go: May through September.
Petit Jean Farm, Morrilton, (888) 633-1204
This farm is known for lamb, pork beef, and a plethora of honey products (honey apple butter, honey fudge, honey barbecue sauce). Best time to go: Year-round.
Chaffin Family Orchards, Oroville, (530) 533-8239
This farm is known for poultry, olive oil, and every seasonal fruit imaginable (from pomegranates to peaches, grapefruits to figs). Best time to go: Spring (to see baby chicks, goats, and lambs) or fall (for a farm-tour weekend complete with barbecue taste-testing).
The Philo Apple Farm, Philo, (707) 895-2333
This farm is known for heirloom apples and pears. Best time to go: Late July through October. Accomodations: Cottages among the apple orchards, with porches, are available for $175 to $200 a night.
Blue Rose Gardens, Salida, (719) 539-1219
This farm is known for organic produce, as well as a Monarch butterfly–watch program. Best time to go: July and August.
James Ranch, Durango, (970) 247-8652
This farm is known for grass-fed beef, whey-fed pork, and artisan cheeses. Best time to go: June through October.
Frostfire Farm, Goshen, (860) 491-2272
This farm is known for berries, sheep, eggs, milk, butter, vegetables, wool, chickens, flowers, cows. Best time to go: Growing season is April to November, but year-round for animals.
Palazzi Orchard, Dayville, (860) 774-4363
This farm is known for squash, stone fruit, and over 20 varieties of apples. Best time to go:August through November, and for hayrides in the fall.
Bennett Orchards, Frankford, (302) 732-3358
This farm is known for peaches and nectarines; the appeal of a 19th-century family farm. Best time to go: Early July through August.
Blackbird Heritage, Townsend, (302) 464-1348
This farm is known for delicious hybrid produce like candy-striped beets, purple carrots, and yellow gooseberry tomatoes. Best time to go: June through October.
Gainesville Blueberry Farm, Gainesville, (352) 336-1112
This farm is known for organic blueberries. Best time to go: May to July.
Magnolia Farms, Live Oak, (386) 364-6450
This farm is known for heritage-breed turkeys, goat milk, feta cheese, and shitake mushrooms. Best time to go: June through August.
Country Gardens Farm & Nursery, Newnan, (770) 251-2673
This farm is known for fresh eggs, pastured pork, and homegrown vegetables. Best time to go: Spring through fall.
Serenbe Bed and Breakfast, Palmetto, (770) 463-9319
This farm is known for egg harvesting and visiting with over 100 animals, including goats, rabbits, pigs, horses, and chickens. Best time to go: Year-round. Accomodations: Tastefully decorated cottages on 384 acres with trails, streams, and a lake. Rooms in the main house start at $140 a night; in the cottages, at $160 a night.
North Country Farms, Kilauea, Kauai
This farm is known for organic pineapples, bananas, avocados, oranges, and mangoes that are always in season. Best time to go: Year-round. Accomodations: Handcrafted wooden guest cottages with kitchens, grills, and outdoor showers, all within minutes of secluded and pristine beaches. Cottages are available for $130 a night.
Pu'u O Hoku Ranch, Kaunakakai, Maui, (808) 558-8109
This farm is known for organic beef, bananas, and papayas. Best time to go: Year-round. Accomodations: Airy cottages equipped with a kitchen, two bedrooms, a wraparound porch, and breathtaking views. Cottages are available for $140 a night.
Cabalo's Orchard & Gardens, Kuna, (208) 922-3301
This farm is known for old-fashioned pie cherries, Italian prunes, cantaloupe, and five kinds of apples. Best time to go: Summer through fall.
MaryJane's Farm, Moscow, (208) 882-6819
This farm is known for strawberries, rare garlic, lemon cucumbers, honeydew melons. Best time to go: May through October. Accomodations: Bed-and-breakfast in your own wall tent or cabin, from $120 a night.
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