Current Conditions

The Entire Farm Reopens in mid-June 2024!

Parlee Farms Opening for Strawberries in June

We are so excited to open for our 38th season of growing this June! As of today, all our crops look great! We have made it through all the rainy days as well as 6 nights of freezing temperatures in late April. Our first crop will be strawberries, which are expected to be ready in mid-June. We will keep you posted about crop status and what will be happening at the farm this season. Please note that the entire farm is closed until mid-June ~ thank you for your understanding.

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JOB OPENINGS

We are hiring for the 2024 Season! The application and position details will be posted on our EMPLOYMENT PAGE by May 3rd.

BOSTON PARENTS PAPER 'BEST LOCAL FARM'

Parlee Farms is a Boston Parents Paper finalist for Best Local Farm

We are excited to announce that we've reached the final round of voting for the "Boston Parent Family Favorites" BEST LOCAL FARM , thanks to your incredible support during the nomination phase. We would be deeply honored if you could CAST YOUR VOTE FOR US under FUN & ATTRACTIONS - LOCAL FARMS. Thank you for your continued support!

Parlee Farms was named by the editors of Yankee Magazine THE BEST PYO FRUIT FARM in MASSACHUSETTS! We are so thrilled by this honor. However, we know that this recognition would not be possible without the outstanding team members who are the face of Parlee Farms and the wonderful customers who have supported us since 1987. Thank you!

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HISTORY OF PARLEE FARMS

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PARLEE FARMS was named one of the 1000 GREAT PLACES TO VISIT IN MASSACHUSETTS!

What an honor – thank you!

Parlee Farms is a family owned farm that specializes in growing fruit. Since 1987, our Boston area farm has been growing in an environmentally safe way using Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Techniques.

Apple Picking

Our Apple Picking Orchard near Boston has over 20 varieties of apples, including Honeycrisp apples, available for picking ~ 19 acres of dwarf apple trees which are easy for those little ones to reach!

Strawberry Picking

As the first fruit of summer in New England, nothing tastes quite as delicious as a fresh picked strawberry. Strawberries are great in so many desserts and smoothies and what better way to create those great tasting desserts than to included your own fresh picked strawberries from Parlee Farms. Pick your own strawberries are only available for less than one month – mid-June into early July – so we hope you can join us!

Blueberry Picking

If you love blueberries and blueberry picking, our 10 acres of high bush blueberries are open for picking in July and August. Blueberries are so versatile and they are great to freeze and enjoy during the long winter months.

Peach, cherry, pumpkin picking & more!

Tree-ripen peaches are one of nature’s most spectacular treats. Our Peach Orchard is open in August for you to pick your own peaches – sweet, juicy, and flavorful. Cherry Picking is our newest pick your own fruit and is very popular. Our two acre cherry orchard offers fruit picking for about 3 weeks beginning in late June. Who doesn’t love fresh flowers right from the garden. In August and September, stop by our Cut Your Own Flower Field to create your own beautiful bouquet. And with over 40,000 pumpkins grown in our 15 acres of Pumpkin Patches, we know you will find that perfect jack-o-lantern at Parlee Farms in the fall.

Visit Us Today!

If you don’t have time to pick your own fruit, we offer all our fruit as well as our own corn and other local vegetables, in our Farmstand. At Mary’s Country Kitchen & Bakery, our dedicated staff creates award-winning APPLE CIDER DONUTS, Old Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake and other fresh fruit desserts. And a day at Parlee Farms is not complete without a visit with our friendly farm animals! Annie’s Animal Barns is the home to more than 90 goats, sheep, chickens and bunnies that you can that you can feed and pet.

If you are looking for some of the best locally grown fruit in the Boston MA area that you can pick yourself, we hope that you will consider visiting Parlee Farms!