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Pumpkin Picking in South Windsor

Halloween's just around the corner, time to check out Patch's scoop on local pumpkin patches and farm stands!

Looking for the perfect pumpkin to carve a Jack O’ Lantern for Halloween or to round out that front porch fall display? From pick-your-own to farm stands that have done the work for you, Patch is here to help you find your perfect pumpkin patch in the region!

Dzen Tree Farm, 215 Barber Hill Road, South Windsor. Pumpkins 860-648-2233

Foster Family Farm, 90 Foster St., South Windsor. Corn maze, pick your own pumpkins, mini corn maze, pedal tractor track, concessions, farm animals, large sand box, children's play areas, pumpkin slinging, hay bale maze and more. 860-648-9366.

Appleberry Farm, 749 North Stone St., West Suffield. This farm’s sales room is open August through December and sells a variety of produce, including pumpkins. Call 860-668-2924 for availability for pick-your-own.

Botticello Farms – 209 Hillstown Road, Manchester. Pumpkins here are already gathered from the field and the farm store also sells other pre-picked produce, snacks and refreshments.
Phone: 860-649-2462. Email: Botticellofarms@aol.com. For directions, click here.

Brown's Harvest - 1911 Poquonock Ave., Windsor. Pumpkins are sold in the shop, farm stand or in the patch. Weekend hayrides to pumpkin patch starting the last weekend of September, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Children's groups weekdays by appointment. Open Mid-September, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for pumpkins, mums, cider donuts, holiday decorations, and cornstalk maze through October.

There’s also a fall festival, a mini kid’s corn maze, tractor-pulled hayrides, birthday parties and school tours. 860-683-0266. Email: brownsharvest@yahoo.com. See website for current hours. Click here for a map and directions.

Bushy Hill Orchard, 29 Bushy Hill Road, Granby. Pick-your-own apples, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, wagon rides, cider mill - fresh apple cider made on the premises. Fresh cider, cider doughnuts. Bakery with fresh made pies and tea breads. Prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, school tours. 860-653-4022. Email: hallaw@bushyhill.com. Directions: Click here for a map and directions.

Eddy Farm Stand - Intersection Of Willard Avenue And Garfield Street in Newington. The farm uses natural growing practices and pumpkins are sold in the shop or farm stand, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, wagon rides, Cider mill (fresh apple cider made on the premises). Pick your own pumpkin patch is open Fri.-Sun., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Click here for Facebook page. Email: info@eddyfarm.org. Click here for current open hours, days and dates.  Directions: Click here for a map and directions.

Karabin Farms - 894 Andrews St., Southington. Pumpkins for sale in the shop or farm stand, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, straw or hay bale maze. The farm also has pie pumpkins, tractor-pulled hay rides, wagon rides, Turkeys (organic, not-hormone-fed), maple syrup from trees on the farm, fresh eggs, farm market, gift shop, farm animals, and offers school tours. 860-620-0194. Email: farmingct@cox.net. Open Sat.-Sun, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Click here for a map and directions.

Dondero Orchards, 529 Woodland St., South Glastonbury. Pumpkins sold at the farm store 860-659-0294.

Easy Pickin's Orchard 46 Bailey Road, Enfield. Pumpkins, apples, plums, raspberries, vegetables, flowers. 860-763-FARM/763-3276. Email: farmerb@easypickinsorchard.com. Open: Monday - Thursday 9 a.m.-noon. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Labor Day & Columbus Day, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Elm Knoll Farm 30 Fletcher Road, Enfield. Pumpkin patch-pick in the field, corn maze, kiddie (mini) corn maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, concessions / refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours. 860-749-9944. Open Monday to Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday Sunday and holidays from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Last hayride is at 5 p.m. on weekends. Click here for a map and directions. Farm is open through Oct. 31.

Fair Weather Acres, 1146 Cromwell Avenue, Rocky Hill. Pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, fall festival, corn maze, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized hay bale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, wagon rides, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, Bouncy castle or moon bounce. 860-529-6755 or 860 883 3818. Email: michele@fairweatheracres.com. Open: Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays in October. Directions: Click here for a map and directions.  Click here for our Facebook page.

Johnny's Roadside Market Garden, 346 Brainard Road, Enfield. Pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn maze, prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, tractor-pulled hay rides, Pumpkin Patch playground for kids, a bounce house. 860-763-1300. For a map to the farm, click here. Open Saturdays and Sundays only; 10 a.m., to 5 p.m. Corn maze and pumpkin patch hay rides open Sept. 24 – Oct. 30, Saturdays and Sundays only.

Lost Acres Orchard, 130 Lost Acres Road, North Granby. Pumpkins. Free wagon rides on weekends in September and October.  Farm store open all year with apples, cider, pies, breads, soups, jams, mums, quilts and gifts. 860-653-6600. Email: ginny@lostacres.com.

The Pickin' Patch, Nod Road, Avon. Free hayrides to pumpkins in October. 860-677-9552

Robb's Farm / Riverview Farm, 91 Waussuc Road, Glastonbury. Corn maze, hayrides, pumpkins, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, picnic area, bouncy castle or moon bounce, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours. Open September to November, see the calendar on their website for hours. Fresh pressed Natural Cider (non-pasteurized) from a press on the premises. Robb's farm also sells homemade ice cream and eggs. Riverview farms sets up their Fall Festival events at Robb's Farm. 860-657-9197.

Rolling Hills Farm, 513 Main St., South Glastonbury. Pumpkin patch-pick in the field, tractor-pulled hay rides. 860-633-9009. Email: smknb@sbcglobal.net. Open: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 9 a.m. to dark. Pick your own pumpkins through Oct. 31. Free hayrides Saturdays, Sundays and Columbus Day; Open the week before Halloween from 1 p.m. until dark. For a map, click here.

Rose's Berry Farm. 295 Matson Hill Rd, South Glastonbury. Pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn maze, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized hay bale maze, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, picnic area. 860-633-7467. Email:  info@rosesberryfarm.com. Directions: Click here for a map to our farm. Fall pumpkins until the last weekend in October: Saturdays, Sundays and Columbus Day, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (last hayride at 4:30 pm).

Scott's Orchard and Nursery - 1838 New London Turnpike, Glastonbury. Hay maze, hay rides. Horse-drawn hayrides through the orchard on the weekends in the fall. 860-633-8681. Email: woody@scottsorchardandnursery.com.

Tryon's Farm, Tryon Street, South Glastonbury. Pick your own pumpkins at 999 Main St., at the rear of the farm stand. South Glastonbury.

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Susan May 21, 2013 at 07:55 am
Nice job on the video Mr. Phillips. Keep them coming. As you know Mr. McCann will keep going afterRead More you but I know it will not stop you. Keep up the good work. I will be waiting Mr. McCann's response to your video.
"Visionaries" of South Windsor lead by McCann and Daugherty hard at work...
Steve Phillips May 18, 2013 at 08:55 am
Mr. McCann arrogantly conducts himself on the Town Council and here as if he is above criticism,Read More forgetting (or simply not caring) about the privilege and responsibility serving elected office holds. A privilege and responsibility granted by the very same constituents McCann insults with comments above. Lacking empathy and humility are never traits respected leaders aspire, and sadly what McCann has disrespectfully expressed here.
Susan May 17, 2013 at 06:18 pm
Totally agree with you Mr. Sullivan. There are some who cannot use their real name or only a firstRead More name at fear of being attacked. Being a politician Mr. McCann has no problem speaking out. If you disagree with him you get ripped apart. I have witnessed it first hand by watching the council meetings on TV.
Michael Sullivan May 17, 2013 at 04:00 pm
Some folks choose not to use their real or full names on public bulletin boards and blogs…Read More Welcome to the 21st century Mr. McCann! Indeed the terms of use for Patch say quite clearly: "We encourage, but do not require, that the user name you provide be your real name." Mr. McCann you have chosen to be a public figure and politician. Others who may only wish to participate anonymously on blogs and postings such as these are not required to participate at whatever _you_ may deem to be an acceptable level.
Larry Torff May 17, 2013 at 10:29 pm
If tax, spend, borrow and figure out how to pay for it later is the way to budget for the future,Read More I'll take the old guard, thank you.
Michael Sullivan May 16, 2013 at 01:08 pm
I believe there's a misprint - the title should have been "BORROWING for the future"?
keith yagaloff May 14, 2013 at 06:07 pm
Darren, I've said many times that a small scale fields project could have been approved as early asRead More last summer. There are opportunities to fund the project from within the existing budget. Tom and I both offered to use money from the contingency account to get the planning studies completed. The hockey rink proponents never brought any actual data to the council. The town manager and our financial consultant gathered financial data and notified the council that the project was not viable. A political fight over funding the pension using 7.75% versus 8% as the discount rate was unnecessary. The pension was funded in accordance with the ARC, as town councils have done virtually every year since the pension was in place. Fluctuations due to market conditions far exceed the differences in proposed funding. We have had positive town audits with no indication that the town's financial rating is at risk. The town is financially very healthy.
Darren DeMartino May 14, 2013 at 05:13 pm
Keith I think Buford makes a lot of sense. The large majority of this tax increase was caused by theRead More past council members for years more worried about getting reelected than the current council. This increase was fueled by years of cutting to the bone, pushing things off when they should have been dealt with in a timely fashion. Mayor Delnicki (not Delnickie) who you have praised so much over the past day or so himself warned numerous times that this increase was coming. He stated numerous times on camera and in the press that there would be a day of reckoning in the future due to the cuts we had made over the years and now that it is here no one wants to face it. Now that you and Tom are on the same side it is interesting how much your perspective has changed? It is interesting in your article that you reference how certain councilors have embrace the borrow and spend mentality yet you and your cohorts voted against amendments to fund the pension based upon a more realistic 7.75% discount rate in comparison to 8% as well as an amendment that would have prevented us from taking $800,000 out of found account(savings account) which could negatively impact our future ratings. In regards to the fields you have stated you are in favor of them so if so why not take advantage of low construction costs and historically low interest rates to invest in something that will make our town a more desirable place to live? In regards to the hockey rink why is it that we never even got the facts about what the financial impact would be to the town. We both know it was because somehow egos got in the way of exploring what would be best for our town. Our town is a great place to live but if we continue down this past that wont be the case in a very short time.
keith yagaloff May 14, 2013 at 03:22 pm
Dear Buford, thank you for your comments. You more than adequately describe your views when youRead More write "Unfortunately for you, you live in a 1%er town in a 1%er state." All that my wife and I possess was earned through honest hard work and we take no shame in that. Never once, however, did it cross my mind to use taxpayer money to fund projects for myself and my friends. I feel sorry for other hard working people living in South Windsor who find their tax dollars have been co-opted by elected officials who think they are running Apple or Walmart.
Philip E. Koboski May 15, 2013 at 12:41 pm
Lemiel Odell's comments regarding the sports teams at the high school are both uninformed and unfairRead More to the student athletes on those teams. It's always best to know what you are talking about before posting something online to show that you really don't. First, the swim team. That group of student athletes completed while fully funding themselves for at least two years. Since its inception, there has been no issues with filling roster spots. As for the hockey team, you just need to read the scores in the sports page to see that we are one of the very few schools in the area that is not a "combined team". Other teams in our conference are made up of athletes from two or three schools. The South Windsor High School ice hockey team continues to fill it's roster with students from town. Obviously, there is an interest. While Mr. Odell may support the students option to play, he shoudl at least respect it. His comments about the turf field would be correct if his letter was written in 1974, when Astro-turf was still in use. The new turf fields are far more player-friendly and the last time I heard any complaint about turf-toe was from Fran Tarkenton and his days in Minnesota. The cushion under the turf is now designed to minimize the risk of concussions, and it takes just a small bit of research to see that the major cause of concussions is head-to-head contact. Yes, I said it, HEAD-TO-HEAD CONTACT. While I agree that the town shoudl not have funded a new business in town at the expense of an existing business, it is no secret that South WIndsor needs a new ice arena to replace the one we have now. I have played in that arena, and into the mid-1990's, there was still chicken wire above the boards, not plexi-glass. There was not a player on any team that would ever venture to shower in those locker rooms. They were disgusting, and as a South Windsor resident, I am embarrassed to have players from other towns go into them. Knowing that the 63-20 financing would not be used to finance a new rink in town, Councilor Bazzano still led the effort to educate the citizens in how this financing could work to help with other projects in the town. Sadly, his efforts were undercut by Mayor Delnicki in that meeting with him pushing it towards the incorrect thought that this would go directly to build a new rec center in town. This was a great opportunity to help the folks of South WIndsor understand how this could come into play for other improvements in town, and it was torpedoed byt he mayor and another Councilor who attacked one of the attorneys as he answered questions from the Town Council. That exchange let to Councilor Snyder to call for a point of order in the meeting and both Councilor Bazzano and Councilor McCann to say that the attack was enough. That was an opportunity that was lost, and that is truly a shame.
Darren DeMartino May 13, 2013 at 03:45 pm
The blog above references an $10,000,000 unaffordable hockey rink and that Mayor Delnicki should beRead More praised. Why would we praise him? He did everything he could to squash this project before we even got to see the finances of the project and whether or not it would have been a benefit to South Windsor. He continually references how he is a voice for the taxpayer. I take issue with that statement as there are a number of taxpayers myself included who feel that we need to invest in our town to protect our property values, not defer all expenses for as long as we can. Has he ever met a budget year that he didn't say was going to be terrible? How is borrowing from the fund balance to pay for current expenses a benefit to our town? How is deferring necessary pension contributions going to benefit us, young families who have just moved to town, or more importantly our children that would like to stay in this town when they get older?
Dana May 13, 2013 at 06:31 am
We need council to run the the town more like a business. If you do not invest in that business youRead More go out of business.
South Windsor Taxpayers:  Beware the Drunken Sailor!
Steve Phillips May 17, 2013 at 10:35 am
Yes, certainly Hank.
Hank Cullinane May 17, 2013 at 07:46 am
so you are saying Soccer mom's and Softball dad's are entrenched special interest groups?
Steve Phillips May 16, 2013 at 05:23 pm
Well Hank, I must say, there does not seem to be a single athletic group that does not send Bazzano,Read More McCann et al hearts aflutter. The result? Million dollar Boondoggles like an ice rink, turf fields and an unnecessary Athletic Complex.