York Town News
'Tis the season… for fun on the farm
Area spots to pick-your-own produce, take a hayride, etc.
The Great Corn Maze at Zach's Farm is open for the season through Halloween. Take a hayride through the farm to find your way through this massive maze, or visit with John Zacharias and family while enjoying the bounty of the season for sale at the farmstand or picking pumpkins in the pumpkin patch. For prices and details, visit www.zachscornmaze.com or call (603) 205-1456.
Photo by Jennifer L. Saunders
YORK - Local children of all ages will be the first to tell you that the Great Corn Maze at Zach's Farm is open for the season.
Blaisdell Farm on Southside Road in York offers pumpkins and more at its farmstand. Check it out when it's open on the farm grounds just outside of York Village.
But that's not all there is to do at Zach's and at other farms across York County.
Doles Orchard at 187 Doles Ridge Road in Limington features a beautiful hilltop location with many varieties to choose from. Open daily, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., through mid-October. For more, call 793-4409 or visit www.dolesorchard.com.
Gile's Family Farm on Brock Road in Lyman offers McIntosh, Cortland, Red and Golden Delicious, Macoun and Brocks apples as well as free wagon rides to the picking area. You can picnic at tables overlooking the orchard and lake. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends and holidays through mid-October. For more, call 324-2944.
Harris Farm at 280 Buzzell Road in Dayton offers fresh produce, milk and more at its farm store and an array of special activities. Visit www.harrisfarm.com, e-mail rachel@harrisfarm.com or call 499-2678 for details.
Kelly Orchards on Route 109 in Acton features fruit, potatoes, squash, pumpkins, fresh vegetables and maple syrup in season. Open daily through Thanksgiving, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. For more, call 636-1752.
McDougal Orchards at 201 Hanson Ridge Road in Springvale offers pick-your-own or ready-picked fruit with easy access to the orchards and 11-plus varieties. Open daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., through October. For more, call 324-5054 or visit www.mcdougalorchards.com.
Pine View Orchard on Pine Hill Road in Berwick boasts a clean, well-kept orchard with a view of mountains and valleys. Enjoy easy-picking on Pine View's semi-dwarf trees. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to the first week of October. For more, call 698-5891.
Pumpkin Valley Farm on Union Falls Road in Dayton is home to a five-acre Portland Sea Dogs corn maze. The farm also offers the "Corn Launcher," a tire pyramid children's play area, animal barnyard, slide tunnel, cow train and more. Fall decorative items like pumpkins, cornstalks, straw and gourds are available for purchase. Hours are Friday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Columbus Day, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, call 929-4088 or visit www.pumpkinvalleyfarm.com.
Romac Orchard on H Road in Acton lets you enjoy apple picking with the White Mountains and Maine's lakes in view. Apples include McIntosh, Macouns, Red and Golden Delicious and Cortlands. Free hay rides are offered. Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekends and holidays through the harvest season. For details, call 636-3247.
Snell Family Farm at Bar Mills in Buxton offers McIntosh, Cortlands, Macoun and Red and Yellow Delicious apples, and more. The farm is just 10 miles from Saco. Open through Oct. 15, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more, call 929-6166 or visit www.snellfamilyfarm.com.
Spiller Farm at 1123 Branch Road in Wells offers pick-your-own apples, hayrides, pumpkins and vegetables. The Spiller family has been farming in Wells since 1894. For more, call 985-2575 or visit www.spillerfarm.com.
Sunnybrook Farm on Ossipee Hill Road in Waterboro is a certified organic orchard featuring many varieties of apples available through December as well as some pears, plums and peaches. Please call 247-8448 for availability and hours.
For more, visit www.maineapples.org/orchards.html.
Zach's Farm and The Great Corn Maze, right here in York on Colby Turner Road off Birch Hill Road, is open Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays through Halloween from noon to 6 p.m. A tractor-pulled hayride brings you through the farm to the entrance of the maze. There's even pumpkin-picking offered at the farm. The farmstand, featuring Zach's famous corn as well as melons, flowers, cucumbers, pumpkins and more, is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., daily. For all the details on Zach's, visit www.zachscornmaze.com or call (603) 205-1456.
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