Hilltown Families 
Q&A: Where to Pick Local Pears?
QUESTION AND ANSWERS
Pear trees are becoming heavy with fruit. Share your favorite spot to purchase or pick fresh local pears. (Photo credit: Sienna Wildfield)
Pears are coming into season soon. Do you know of a place families can PYO pears, or a farm stand to purchase fresh local pears? Share your favorite place to pick or purchase local pears!
- Heather Richardson wrote: I can’t wait to see what others say! I’d love to find local pears! I bought some from some guy on the side of the road last year! They were cheap and tasty… I even went back and got more! Hope I see him again this year!
- Liz Castro wrote: Wow, which road, which side? I love pears.
- Heather Richardson wrote: Liz, this was in Belchertown, MA (Rt.9 by the Sunoco Station/Saportitos/Napa Auto Parts).
- Alissa Imre Geis wrote: Clarkdale Fruit Farms in Deerfield, MA usually has pears. It is little early yet. They have excellent peaches, plums and early apples NOW!
- Jody Hadden wrote: I had a pear tree at my old house – seeing as I know the new owners… I just get mine there but I believe they have pick your own at Lakeview Orchard in Lanesboro, MA.
- Jennifer Reiffert wrote: Yum I want some! And I want to pick ’em please ♥
- Marissa Tenenbaum Potter wrote: Apex Orchard in Shelburne Falls, MA does organic Asian pears…
- Jennifer ‘kippy’ York wrote: Sentinel Farm on Cottage St. in Belchertown, MA has pick your own days in Sept and Oct. They have mostly apples but may have pears as well. www.sentinelfarm.com
- Arianna Alexsandra Grindrod wrote: We just bought pears from Brook Farm at the Ashfield Farmers Market. Maya nabbed one as soon as we got in the car and munched it til it was just a core.
Lisa Smith-Hamilton recommends Quonquont Farm in Whately. There’s also Apex Orchards in Shelburne.
we went to cold spring orchards they said no pick your own peaches. the ones i bought were no good for canning.i would like to find an orchard were we can pick our own,for eating and canning thanks
Linda, I believe Heather is referring to Cold Spring Orchards in Belchertown. Their website is http://www.coldspringorchard.com/
heather could you please give me a name or phone number for this peach place as we could not find it this morning we are gettihg frustrated thanks linda
hello could you please let me know if your peaches are ready and how much to pick your own.thanks linda