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Apple orchards in MA.
📅 In season: Late August – November · storage apples into winter
Northern New England grows some of the best apples in the country — cold nights put the snap in the flesh and the sugar in the juice. The orchards below grow and sell their own fruit in MA, which means varieties the supermarket never carries: real Macouns at peak, Cortlands for pie, Northern Spys for keeping, and whatever heirloom rows the orchardist refuses to give up on.
Apple season starts with the early varieties in late August, peaks through September and October, and good keeper apples carry into winter from farm coolers. Many orchards also press cider and bake on-site once the season turns.
7 MA orchards on LiveStalks Local.
Cider Hill Farm
📍 Amesbury, MA
Cider Hill Farm serves Amesbury, MA as a family farm stand with apples, cider, pick-your-own fruit, donuts, hard cider, farm store, a CSA.
Cider Apples Baked Goods CSA Shares
Visit the farm page →Clark Farm
📍 Danvers, MA
Clark Farm serves Danvers, MA as a diversified farm store with apples, berries, corn, flowers, honey, maple, veg; stand + markets.
Berries Apples Honey Maple Syrup
Visit the farm page →Connors Farm
📍 Danvers, MA
Connors Farm serves Danvers, MA as a family farm stand with pick-your-own apples/strawberries/pumpkins, farm stand, corn maze, a CSA.
Sweet Corn Berries Apples Pumpkins
Visit the farm page →Fairmount Fruit Farm
📍 Franklin, MA
Fairmount Fruit Farm serves Franklin, MA as a diversified farm store with fruit/veg, pick-your-own apples, plants, Christmas trees; store, a CSA.
Apples Produce CSA Shares Christmas Trees
Visit the farm page →Autumn Hills Orchard
📍 Groton, MA
Autumn Hills Orchard serves Groton, MA as a family farm stand with 30+ apples, stone fruit, cider, a fruit CSA, pick-your-own.
Cider Apples CSA Shares
Visit the farm page →Sauchuk Farm
📍 Plympton, MA
Sauchuk Farm serves Plympton, MA as a family farm stand with pick-your-own blueberries/peaches/apples, farm stand, corn maze, adventure farm.
Sweet Corn Berries Peaches Apples
Visit the farm page →Dowse Orchards
📍 Sherborn, MA
Dowse Orchards serves Sherborn, MA as a family farm stand with apples, cider, veg, flowers, maple, Christmas trees; 60+yr stand.
Cider Apples Maple Syrup Flowers
Visit the farm page →From the pickup line...
Know before you buy.
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Buy by variety, not just by bag: ask what’s at peak this week — apple varieties come and go in two-to-three-week windows.
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Macoun and Honeycrisp for eating fresh; Cortland and Northern Spy for pies; a mix makes the best sauce and cider.
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Keeper varieties stored cold last for months — a half-bushel in the garage fridge gets you to February.
Apple orchards: questions, answered.
When is apple season in MA?
Early varieties (Paula Red, Ginger Gold) arrive in late August; the main season — McIntosh, Cortland, Macoun, Honeycrisp — runs through September and October. Many farms sell storage apples and cider well past Thanksgiving.
What apple varieties grow best in MA?
Cold-hardy classics: McIntosh, Cortland, Macoun, Honeycrisp, Empire, and Northern Spy all thrive here, alongside heirlooms you’ll only find at the orchard itself.
Can I pick my own apples at these orchards?
Several orchards run pick-your-own in season alongside their farm stands. Check the individual orchard’s page or ask at pickup — and either way you can order picked fruit ahead through LiveStalks Local.
How should I store fresh orchard apples?
Cold and slightly humid — the crisper drawer or an unheated garage in fall. Apples ripen (and soften) about ten times faster at room temperature.
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