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The old-school gadget that turns a bag of picked apples into pie filling in minutes.
Apple gadgetsWe know of one U-pick farm in North Brookfield. Another 16 are within 25 miles. It's about 41 miles from Syracuse, NY, heading east.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: strawberries from early June.
Based on the typical seasons for New York, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around May 13). Each year runs a little early or late, so a quick call to the farm saves a wasted trip.
Within 25 miles of North Brookfield there are 17 farms on our map in 12 towns. Among them: 6 with strawberries, 6 with blueberries, 4 orchards with apples, 3 with raspberries and 2 pumpkin patches. For 14 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
In North Brookfield itself you'll find Keith Tree Farm. It sits on 9382 Keith Road. If it's closed or picked out, the table below shows the next-closest farm for each crop.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberries | Mosher Farms Morrisville | 10 mi | 6 |
| Blueberries | Blueberry Hill Farms & Nursery Clinton | 12 mi | 6 |
| Apples | Sweet Acres Orchard Waterville | 6 mi | 4 |
| Raspberries | Mosher Farms Morrisville | 10 mi | 3 |
| Pumpkins | North Star Orchards Clark Mills | 18 mi | 2 |
| Corn maze | Fly Creek Valley Corn Maze Fly Creek | 24 mi | 1 |
| Lavender | Hillcrest Lavender Farm Sherburne | 12 mi | 1 |
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in New York; each farm sets its own dates.
Around North Brookfield the last spring frost usually comes around May 13, and the first fall frost around October 4. That leaves about 145 frost-free days for the farms. Fall comes early here, so apple and pumpkin picking near North Brookfield often winds down by the middle of October.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to North Brookfield, 14 miles away. The actual dates in North Brookfield can shift by a few weeks from one year to the next.
Illustration Satisfying to watch
The old-school gadget that turns a bag of picked apples into pie filling in minutes.
Apple gadgetsWe know of one farm in North Brookfield: Keith Tree Farm. Within 25 miles there are 16 more.
The farms here list christmas trees most often. Crops ripen at different times each year, so it pays to check ahead.
Around May 13 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 4. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest North Brookfield, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Mosher Farms in Morrisville, about 10 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 6 farms with strawberries in total. The usual season in New York is June to July.
Blueberry Hill Farms & Nursery in Clinton, about 12 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 6 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in New York is July to August.
Sweet Acres Orchard in Waterville, about 6 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 4 farms with apples in total. The usual season in New York is September to October.
If a farm is missing here, Send us a tip, we update the list regularly.