Pick-Your-Own Calendar

What's ripening this month across Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut — then use the Farm Directory to find who's growing it near you.

Timing is a guide, not a guarantee — a hot spell or wet spring can shift things by a week either way. Always check with the farm.

Coastal microclimates and the Connecticut River Valley run milder and earlier; northern counties and higher elevations run cooler and later. Use this key to shift the chart below for your part of New England.

Coastal MA · RI · CTEarliest starts — shift 1–2 weeks earlier

CT River Valley · Southern NHBaseline timing, matches chart

Central MA · Southern VT / MEShift 1 week later

Northern NH · VT · MEShift 2–3 weeks later, season ends sooner

The Ripening Calendar

Solid bars mark the general picking window; the taller block marks peak availability.

Berries & Bush Fruit Tree Fruit Flowers & Herbs Vegetables & Vine Roots & Fall Harvest

Crop

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Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

First Of The Season

Strawberries open the gates.

Strawberries are the true starting gun of New England's pick-your-own year — usually the second or third week of June along the coast, a little later inland. Fields run three to four weeks before plants shift energy into runners for next year, so the early window is the best window.

StartsMid–late June

PeaksLast week of June into early July

TipGo mornings — berries soften fast in afternoon heat

Month by Month

The same data read the other direction — what's in the fields this month, region-wide.

Planning a trip? This calendar tells you when — the Farm Directory tells you where. Filter it by crop and state to find farms carrying whatever's in season this month.

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