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There's one place to pick your own fruit in So. Brewer. Another 12 are within 25 miles.
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Ripe this week around So. Brewer
Week of November 2 · updates automatically
Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: strawberries from late May.
Based on the typical seasons for Maine, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around May 4). A warm spring or a wet fall can shift picking by a week or more, so call ahead.
More U-pick farms around So. Brewer
- 7.1 mi Langley's Strawberries Hermon StrawberriesPumpkins
- 13 mi Nutkin Knoll Farm Carmel Flowers
- 14 mi Treworgy Family Orchards Levant ApplesPumpkinsCorn maze
- 17 mi North Branch Farm Swanville Blueberries
- 18 mi BrightBerry Farm Dixmont BlackberriesBlueberriesRaspberries
- 20 mi Maine-ly Apples Dixmont Apples
- 20 mi Adams Strawberry Acres Charleston StrawberriesRaspberriesBlueberries
- 20 mi Elwell Organic Fruit Farm Brooks ApplesStrawberriesCherriesPearsPeaches
- 21 mi Hooper's Brooks ApplesPumpkins
- 22 mi RJ Hall's Family Farm Bradford StrawberriesPumpkins
What you can pick near So. Brewer
Counting So. Brewer itself, we list 13 U-pick farms within 25 miles, spread over 11 towns: 6 orchards with apples, 5 with blueberries, 4 with strawberries, 4 pumpkin patches and 2 with raspberries. For 11 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
The one farm inside So. Brewer is Harris Orchard, with apples. It sits on Wiswell Road. When it has nothing ripe, the table below points to the nearest alternatives.
Closest farm for each crop
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Harris Orchard So. Brewer | in town | 6 |
| Blueberries | North Branch Farm Swanville | 17 mi | 5 |
| Strawberries | Langley's Strawberries Hermon | 7 mi | 4 |
| Pumpkins | Langley's Strawberries Hermon | 7 mi | 4 |
| Raspberries | BrightBerry Farm Dixmont | 18 mi | 2 |
| Blackberries | BrightBerry Farm Dixmont | 18 mi | 1 |
| Cherries | Elwell Organic Fruit Farm Brooks | 20 mi | 1 |
| Peaches | Elwell Organic Fruit Farm Brooks | 20 mi | 1 |
| Pears | Elwell Organic Fruit Farm Brooks | 20 mi | 1 |
| Corn maze | Treworgy Family Orchards Levant | 14 mi | 1 |
| Flowers | Nutkin Knoll Farm Carmel | 13 mi | 1 |
Picking calendar for the area
- June: strawberries (4)
- July: blueberries (5), strawberries (4), raspberries (2), blackberries (1), cherries (1), flowers (1)
- August: blueberries (5), raspberries (2), blackberries (1), peaches (1), flowers (1)
- September: apples (6), pumpkins (4), raspberries (2), blackberries (1), peaches (1), corn maze (1), flowers (1)
- October: apples (6), pumpkins (4), corn maze (1)
Numbers in brackets are farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Maine; each farm sets its own dates.
So. Brewer picking calendar
In a typical year So. Brewer sees its last frost around May 4 and the first one of fall around October 4. That leaves about 152 frost-free days for the farms. Fall comes early here, so apple and pumpkin picking near So. Brewer often winds down by the middle of October.
| Crop | Typical season in Maine | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | September to October | 58–71 °F | 7 | 1 |
October brings highs around 58 °F and mornings near 38 °F, so pack a warm layer for apple picking.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to So. Brewer, 5 miles away. The actual dates in So. Brewer can shift by a few weeks from one year to the next.
Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 monthly normals (average daily high; days with at least 0.1 inch of rain) at the station nearest So. Brewer, 5 mi away.
Farmers markets nearby
- Bangor Farmers' Market Bangor · 3 mi · Sun 11 AM–1:30 PM · SNAP/EBT
More towns with U-pick near So. Brewer
- Dixmont, ME 2 farms · 19 mi
- Brooks, ME 3 farms · 23 mi
- Saint Albans, ME 2 farms · 34 mi
- Albion, ME 3 farms · 37 mi
Illustration U-pick farms in So. Brewer: questions and answers
How many U-pick farms are in So. Brewer, ME?
We know of one farm in So. Brewer: Harris Orchard. Within 25 miles there are 12 more.
What can you pick in So. Brewer?
The farms here list apples most often. Each farm posts its own picking days, and they change from year to year.
When is the last frost in So. Brewer?
Around May 4 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 So. Brewer, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
What is the nearest apple orchard to So. Brewer?
Right in So. Brewer: Harris Orchard. Within 25 miles we list 6 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Maine is September to October.
Where is the closest blueberry farm to So. Brewer?
North Branch Farm in Swanville, about 17 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 5 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Maine is July to August.
What is the nearest strawberry farm to So. Brewer?
Langley's Strawberries in Hermon, about 7 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 4 farms with strawberries in total. The usual season in Maine is June to July.
If a farm is missing here, Tell us, we update the list regularly.