Pick Your Own
Strawberries – mid to late June
Flowers – mid-July to September
Blueberries – mid-July to August
Apples – August to October
Pumpkins – October
PYO Strawberries
Opening to the public on June 19th!
Cedar Circle’s organic strawberries are known far and wide for their delicious, sweet taste! We grow 4-5 varieties of strawberries each year. Pints are picked for purchase at the farmstand and, when the berries are abundant, we also open our fields to pick-your-own. In 2025, several rows of our strawberry patch are being grown using no-till methods as part of our Research program.
Hours
Our pick-your-own strawberries hours are dependent on the weather and the picking conditions. Check this page for daily updates and please call (802) 785-4737 before coming out to the farm, just to make sure there are ripe berries and that PYO is open.
Public Picking Hours - announced daily, so check back for updates!
- Saturday, 6/21
8:00 –11:00 a.m.closing early @ 10:00 a.m.!
For the safety of our guests and crew, picking is always closed during inclement weather like thunderstorms or heavy rain.
Parking & Field Location
Our 2025 Strawberry Patch is located just north of the cut flower garden. Turn down the road behind the greenhouses [Google Maps link here] then follow the signs to PYO parking.
Walking from the farmstand and Hello Café, follow the dirt road to the left, down a small hill, to the first field on your left.
2025 Price
$5.00 per pound
How It Works
A Cedar Circle staff person will be down at the PYO patch during picking hours and can help direct you. Please also read through the following picking procedures carefully:
- Clean your hands at the hand washing sink by the porta potty, or use hand sanitizer, before picking. This is best practice for food safety!
- Weigh your containers, if you brought your own, on the scale down at the patch and mark the weight on a piece of tape. You can also stop in the farmstand to do this!
- Help yourself to containers from the berry tent. Quarts and flats will be available for you to take, if you need something to pick into.
- Go pick your berries! The rows with blue flags are open for picking. Please avoid harvesting in areas that are roped off.
- Hear thunder while you’re picking? Head for cover and wait 15-20 minutes after the last boom before resuming picking.
- Head back up to the farmstand with your berries to pay. You can pay with a credit card, cash, check, EBT, gift certificate, or CSA Card.
Picking Etiquette
- Food safety is important to us! Please use hand sanitizer or wash your hands before picking, and only touch berries that you are going to pick.
- Keep your family together and children close by.
- Pick in the rows with flags. This is where the berries are more abundant and ready to be picked.
- Avoid harvesting in areas that are roped off. Please note that we have a research trial in the strawberry patch this year, and areas that are not open to the general public.
Dog Policy
Please note that dogs are not allowed on the farm’s grounds, with the exception of service dogs that have been trained for public access and to perform specific tasks for a person with a disability.
PYO Flowers
mid-late July (exact date TBA) through September or 1st Frost
Explore our beautiful cut flower garden with your friends and family, and harvest organic blooms to take home. A great activity for children during the summer months!
Harvesting for an event or want to make a party of it? Consider booking a PYO Flowers Party! Click here to read more.
Hours
8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Please note that the farmstand closes at 5:00 p.m. Make sure you leave enough time to walk from the garden to the farmstand to pay.
Parking & Garden Location
The cut flower garden is located in the first field directly behind the farmstand, next to the Education Garden [Google Maps link here]. The overflow parking lot is right next to the gardens. If you are walking from the farmstand, make sure to look both ways before crossing the dirt farm road on your way down to the garden.
2025 Pricing:
Most flowers and herbs – $20.00 per lb
Large Sunflowers, Broom Corn, Tall Amaranth – $5.50 per lb
How It Works
- Stop in the farmstand if you’d like more information on how the PYO flowers process works. Essentially, you’ll cut your flowers and bring them back to the farmstand to be weighed.
- Bring a bucket or container that can hold water for your freshly cut stems. Flowers wilt quickly in the heat and do best when placed directly into water. If you forget to bring a container or don’t have one, we do have jars for sale near the cafe area.
- Grab a pair of scissors, or bring your own. We also have a few loaner pairs of scissors available, however, our supplies are limited!
- Harvest your flowers! See the next section below for cutting tips and how to keep your arrangement looking fresh.
- Hear thunder while you’re picking? Head for cover and wait 15-20 minutes after the last boom before resuming picking.
- Head back to the farmstand to pay when you’ve finished harvesting. Your flowers will need to be weighed on a scale in the farmstand. Prices are listed above.
Dog Policy
Please note that dogs are not allowed on the farm’s grounds, with the exception of service dogs that have been trained for public access and to perform specific tasks for a person with a disability.
Flower Picking Tips
Cutting Flowers in the Garden
- Look for flowers that have freshly opened buds and avoid cutting flowers that haven’t opened yet. Varieties of flowers that produce one blossom per stem (such as zinnias, dahlias or asters) prefer to be cut after the bud has begun to open. Varieties that produce multiple flowers per stem (like snapdragons, larkspur, and delphiniums) prefer to be cut when blooms on the lower 1/3 of the stem have opened. The remaining blooms will continue to open after cutting.
- Cut the stem of the flower above a new leaf set to encourage branching. To ensure that our gardens continue producing, please do not cut stems longer than 12 inches unless it is Amaranth, Broomcorn or a Sunflower. Sunflowers can be cut all the way to the ground. Harvesting extra long stems with multiple buds and branching points will count as more than one stem. Lisianthus will have clusters of buds at the top of a stem; in this case, you may cut a stem with buds.
- Try to find a mixture of textures, colors, and flower varieties, which will add interest to your bouquets. For greenery, look for Sweet Annie, Hibiscus, Basil, Tarragon and ornamental grasses.
Keep Your Arrangement Looking Fresh!
- Discard any foliage that will be below the water level in your vase. Leaves under water will break down quickly and clog up stems resulting in a shorter vase life.
- Cut your stems on an angle when arranging your flowers in a vase. This will allow the plant to take up more water.
PYO Blueberries
early or mid-July to August
Our organic pick your own blueberry patch is located 1/2 mile south of the farmstand, on Pavillion Road. There is a sign for “Sunny Fields Berry Farm” out front.
Hours
Dawn to dusk. For the safety of our customers and crew, we always close the patch during inclement weather like thunderstorms or heavy rain.
Parking & Patch Location
The blueberry patch is located at Sunny Fields Berry Farm—owned by Cedar Circle but separate from the main farm, about ½ mile south of the farmstand on Pavillion Road. [Google Maps link here]
Please pull into the small lot and park perpendicular to the road. Do not pull up to the berry shack. If parking is full, there is a small overflow lot directly across the street.
2025 Price & Payment
$5.25 per pint / $7.00 per lb
Our pick your own blueberry patch operates on the honor system. We do not accept payments at the blueberry patch. During business hours, you can pay with a credit card, cash, check, EBT, or CSA Card at the farmstand or Hello Café.
How It Works
- Containers & Measuring. Bring your own containers or use the ones down at the blueberry shack. The cost of your blueberries is calculated by the pint, so make sure to grab at least one pint container to measure while you pick, and keep count as you go.
- Clean Your Hands. Wash your hands at the foot pump sink by the porta potty, or use hand sanitizer before picking.
- Pick berries! Often you’ll find the best picking is at the end of the rows. Remember to keep count of the number of pints you pick!
- Hear thunder while you’re picking? Head back to your car and wait inside for 15-20 minutes after the last boom before resuming picking.
- Pay for your blueberries. At the farmstand or Hello Café during business hours, or using our remote payment options (details TBA).
Dog Policy
Please note that dogs are not allowed on the farm’s grounds, with the exception of service dogs that have been trained for public access and to perform specific tasks for a person with a disability.
PYO Apples
August to October
Our certified organic orchard features over 20 different varieties of apples that have never been sprayed. For this reason, the apples are cooking and juicing quality only, with the exception of a few trees.
Hours
8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Parking & Orchard Location
The orchard is located between fields behind the farmstand, on the left as you’re walking towards the river [Google Maps link here]. Please walk to the orchard via the main dirt road from the farmstand or the overflow parking lot. If you do need to drive and park at the orchard for accessibility reasons, please park on the lawn in front of the orchard, not on the dirt road.
2025 Price
$0.99 per pound
How It Works
- Wash your hands before heading down to the orchard to pick.
- Safety first! A lot of the fruit is pretty high up. Ladders, climbing, and shaking the trees are prohibited. Please feel free to bring your own apple picking pole!
- Hear thunder while you’re picking? Head for cover — to your car or the farmstand — asap and wait 15-20 minutes after the last boom before resuming picking.
- Head back up to the farmstand to pay! The staff will weigh your apples, and you can pay with cash, credit card, check, CSA card, or EBT.
Dog Policy
Please note that dogs are not allowed on the farm’s grounds, with the exception of service dogs that have been trained for public access and to perform specific tasks for a person with a disability.
PYO Pumpkins
October
Our pumpkin patch is open for the month of October. All pumpkins are certified organic and grown on our farm. Grab a pumpkin wagon and head down to pick the perfect jack-o-lantern or fall decor!
Price & Payment
2025 Price: $0.75/lb, maximum $17 per pumpkin
Hours
8:00 a.m. – 4:45 pm daily, starting October 1st
Parking & Pumpkin Patch Location
From the farmstand’s back entrance and the Hello Café, walk down the dirt road to your left. In 2025, the public pumpkin patch is located just beyond the cut flower garden, on your right, as you walk away from the farmstand and towards the river [Google Maps link here]. It’s a bit of a walk, so feel free to park in the overflow lot and/or bring one of our wagons down with you.
How It Works
- Grab a wagon by the farmstand and head down to the pumpkin patch! There are also wagons for you to use in the patch.
- Pick your favorite pumpkin(s). There are many shapes and sizes to choose from!
- Load the pumpkin(s) into your wagon—or, if you’re feeling strong, pick them up—and bring them back to the farmstand.
- Head back to the farmstand to pay. The staff will weigh your pumpkin(s), and you can pay with cash, credit card, check, CSA card, or EBT.
Dog Policy
Please note that dogs are not allowed on the farm’s grounds, with the exception of service dogs that have been trained for public access and to perform specific tasks for a person with a disability.