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Raspberries

Pick Your Own Raspberry Field

Pick Your Own Raspberries are open! Now open daily, 8 AM - 4:30 PM (weather permitting)

Please be sure to call our Pick-Your-Own Hotline at 860-349-6015 for the latest picking conditions and updates, or check out our Facebook page for daily updates.

Our Pick Your Own Raspberry farm is situated on 200 sprawling acres of  Pick Your Own fruit fields and orchards overlooking the picturesque Connecticut River Valley.  Our Pick Your Own Raspberry bushes average 10,000 pounds, or 5 tons of harvested raspberries each year! Voted Connecticut's Best Pick Your Own Farm, we're committed to our fruit-growing legacy!

Pick Your Own Raspberries

If you're looking for a memorable family day in Connecticut, a visit to Lyman Orchards PYO Raspberry field is the ideal setting for a wholesome, fun, family-friendly getaway! And because we grow so many varieties of fruits, it's worth the trip! The Raspberries season (late June-Late July) traditionally overlaps the end of Strawberry season (early June-Late June) and the beginning of the Blueberry (early July-mid August) and Peach season (mid July - Late September).

For the best PYO raspberries experience, check our Facebook for daily updates, and read our pick your own tips.

Pick Your Own Raspberry Pricing for 2026:

$8.00 for a pint container

$14.00 quart container

$42.00 four-quart container

$78.00 tray container

 

Summer Raspberries

Many orchards in Connecticut grow fall raspberries, but Lyman Orchards is one of the few that offer summer raspberries at a significant level. This year, we're growing 6 varieties of raspberries for your eating enjoyment! The six varieties allow us to spread out the harvest window, ensuring an excellent supply of berries from late June through the end of July.

Raspberries are Nutrient-Rich

Raspberries have an impressive nutritional resume that makes them one of the healthiest choices in the fruit family. Below are some of the health benefits raspberries offer.

  • Bursting with Nutrients
  • Rich in Antioxidants
  • High in Fiber
  • Low in Sugar

There are so many tasty ways to include these nutritious berries into your breakfast, lunch, dinner or dessert!

Spend a morning or afternoon raspberry picking at Connecticut’s Sweet Spot®, Lyman Orchards in Middlefield, CT.

Season

Late June - Late July

Choosing

When choosing raspberries, look for plump, evenly colored berries that have a soft, hazy gloss and are free of dents and bruises. Raspberries have tiny hairs called “styles.” These are a completely natural part of the fruit’s defense mechanism and don’t affect the taste or ripeness of the berries.

Storing

Raspberries are highly perishable and extremely fragile. However, a few simple, proper handling steps will ensure that your raspberries remain fresh and delicious. Under ideal conditions, raspberries should keep for one to two days in your refrigerator. For best results, we recommend that you keep your raspberries dry in storage and consume them as soon as possible after purchase. It’s also important to handle them gently when rinsing. Berries need to be rinsed just before use.

Freezing

Fresh berries can be easily frozen until you’re ready to use them. To freeze raspberries, gently rinse in cool water then allow them to dry completely before placing in sealed containers.

Tips

1.Keep your fresh berries dry2.Refrigerate your berries at all times in their original container between 32° and 34°F3. Wash berries only when you’re ready to use them4. Rinse them gently with cool water just before using5. Allow berries to reach room temperature before serving to enhance their natural flavors

Follow our Facebook for up to date picking conditions!

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🌻Start off the weekend by wandering through over 350,000 blooming sunflowers carved into a special centennial design featuring Winnie-the-Pooh!
The Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze is Connecticut's original Sunflower Maze and now in its 20th year of operation!
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🌻Start off the weekend by wandering through over 350,000 blooming sunflowers carved into a special centennial design featuring Winnie-the-Pooh!
The Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze is Connecticuts original Sunflower Maze and now in its 20th year of operation!

🍎🍑🫐Pick your Own update for Friday, August 7th:
We’re picking Blueberries, Regular Peaches, Donut Peaches, Nectarines, Apples, Pears, Squash Flowers, Squash, and Cut Sunflowers from 8AM-4:30PM. The supplies are excellent for everything except the Blueberries. The Blueberries are in the last couple of days of their season and picking is fair and while supplies last. The Regular and Donut Peaches are both yellow and white fleshed and semi-freestone. The Nectarines are white fleshed. PYO Raspberries are not available today.
The Winnie the Pooh Sunflower Maze is open from 9AM-4:30PM. Admission Price for the Maze is $12 for ages 13 and older, $7 for ages 4-12, and free for ages 3 and under. $1 of every ticket sold is donated to Connecticut Children’s and their cancer and blood disorder treatment center.
PYO Blueberry Price:
$7 per pint container
$11 per quart container

PYO Peach, Nectarine, Apple, and Pear Price:
$16 per ½ Peck bag
$26 per Peck bag
$47 per ½ Bushel bag

Squash Flower Price:
$11 per quart container
$32 per 4-quart container

Squash $1 each
Sunflowers $5 each

Price includes the cost of the container. We provide containers, customers are not allowed to bring their own containers.

We are picking in three areas today—follow the signs to the PYO locations.

Be sure to visit the Apple Barrel Farm Market after picking and navigating the Maze.

With PYO purchase customers receive a coupon for 50% off a small soft serve ice cream cone at the AB Creamery. The offer is good on the same day of picking. Limit 4 per receipt.
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🍎🍑🫐Pick your Own update for Friday, August 7th:
We’re picking Blueberries, Regular Peaches, Donut Peaches, Nectarines, Apples, Pears, Squash Flowers, Squash, and Cut Sunflowers from 8AM-4:30PM.  The supplies are excellent for everything except the Blueberries.  The Blueberries are in the last couple of days of their season and picking is fair and while supplies last.  The Regular and Donut Peaches are both yellow and white fleshed and semi-freestone.  The Nectarines are white fleshed.  PYO Raspberries are not available today.
The Winnie the Pooh Sunflower Maze is open from 9AM-4:30PM.  Admission Price for the Maze is $12 for ages 13 and older, $7 for ages 4-12, and free for ages 3 and under.  $1 of every ticket sold is donated to Connecticut Children’s and their cancer and blood disorder treatment center.
PYO Blueberry Price:
$7 per pint container
$11 per quart container
PYO Peach, Nectarine, Apple, and Pear Price:
$16 per ½ Peck bag
$26 per Peck bag
$47 per ½ Bushel bag
Squash Flower Price:
$11 per quart container
$32 per 4-quart container
Squash $1 each
Sunflowers $5 each
Price includes the cost of the container.  We provide containers, customers are not allowed to bring their own containers.
We are picking in three areas today—follow the signs to the PYO locations.
Be sure to visit the Apple Barrel Farm Market after picking and navigating the Maze.
With PYO purchase customers receive a coupon for 50% off a small soft serve ice cream cone at the AB Creamery.  The offer is good on the same day of picking.  Limit 4 per receipt.

🍑 This Saturday: Calling ALL PEACH LOVERS!!
Celebrate everything PEACH at the 2026 Lyman Orchards Peach Festival from 10 AM–4 PM!
Spend the day picking your own juicy peaches, wandering the Sunflower Maze, enjoying horse-drawn wagon rides, visiting the petting farm, dancing to LIVE music, grabbing bites from food trucks, playing yard games, and so much more!
Don't miss one of the sweetest days of the summer! 🌻☀️

🎟️ Learn more: lymanorchards.com/event/peach-festival-2026/
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🍑 This Saturday: Calling ALL PEACH LOVERS!!
Celebrate everything PEACH at the 2026 Lyman Orchards Peach Festival from 10 AM–4 PM!
Spend the day picking your own juicy peaches, wandering the Sunflower Maze, enjoying horse-drawn wagon rides, visiting the petting farm, dancing to LIVE music, grabbing bites from food trucks, playing yard games, and so much more!
Dont miss one of the sweetest days of the summer! 🌻☀️🎟️ Learn more: https://lymanorchards.com/event/peach-festival-2026/

🍑 🫐Pick your Own update for Thursday, August 6th:

We’re picking Blueberries, Peaches, and Nectarines from 8AM-4:30PM. The supplies are excellent for the Peaches and good for the Blueberries and Nectarines. The Peaches are both yellow and white fleshed and semi-freestone. The Nectarines are white fleshed. PYO Raspberries are not available today.
The Winnie the Pooh Sunflower Maze is open from 9AM-4:30PM. Admission Price for the Maze is $12 for ages 13 and older, $7 for ages 4-12, and free for ages 3 and under. $1 of every ticket sold is donated to Connecticut Children’s and their cancer and blood disorder treatment center.
PYO Blueberry Price:
$7 per pint container
$11 per quart container
$34 per 4-quart container
$62 per tray container

PYO Peach and Nectarine Price:
$16 per ½ Peck bag
$26 per Peck bag
$47 per ½ Bushel bag

Price includes the cost of the container. We provide containers, customers are not allowed to bring their own containers.

Customers may bring their used Lyman 4-quart and used Lyman tray containers on return visits. If they bring their used Lyman 4-quart container they receive a credit of $.50 on their purchase, and if they bring back their used Lyman tray container they receive a credit of $.75 on their purchase. The containers must be Lyman containers for them to receive credit.

We are picking in two areas today—follow the signs to the PYO locations.

Be sure to visit the Apple Barrel Farm Market after picking and navigating the Maze.

With PYO purchase customers receive a coupon for 50% off a small soft serve ice cream cone at the AB Creamery. The offer is good on the same day of picking. Limit 4 per receipt.
... See MoreSee Less

🍑 🫐Pick your Own update for Thursday, August 6th:We’re picking Blueberries, Peaches, and Nectarines from 8AM-4:30PM.  The supplies are excellent for the Peaches and good for the Blueberries and Nectarines.  The Peaches are both yellow and white fleshed and semi-freestone.  The Nectarines are white fleshed.  PYO Raspberries are not available today.
The Winnie the Pooh Sunflower Maze is open from 9AM-4:30PM.  Admission Price for the Maze is $12 for ages 13 and older, $7 for ages 4-12, and free for ages 3 and under.  $1 of every ticket sold is donated to Connecticut Children’s and their cancer and blood disorder treatment center.
PYO Blueberry Price:
$7 per pint container
$11 per quart container
$34 per 4-quart container
$62 per tray container
PYO Peach and Nectarine Price:
$16 per ½ Peck bag
$26 per Peck bag
$47 per ½ Bushel bag
Price includes the cost of the container.  We provide containers, customers are not allowed to bring their own containers.
Customers may bring their used Lyman 4-quart and used Lyman tray containers on return visits.  If they bring their used Lyman 4-quart container they receive a credit of $.50 on their purchase, and if they bring back their used Lyman tray container they receive a credit of $.75 on their purchase.  The containers must be Lyman containers for them to receive credit.
We are picking in two areas today—follow the signs to the PYO locations.
Be sure to visit the Apple Barrel Farm Market after picking and navigating the Maze.
With PYO purchase customers receive a coupon for 50% off a small soft serve ice cream cone at the AB Creamery.  The offer is good on the same day of picking.  Limit 4 per receipt.

Come down and walk the 2026 Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze! Wander through over 350,000 blooming sunflowers carved into a special centennial design featuring Winnie-the-Pooh holding "100" balloons, surrounded by buzzing bees and storybook charm!
Learn more by visiting lymanorchards.com/events/sunflower-maze/
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Come down and walk the 2026 Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze! Wander through over 350,000 blooming sunflowers carved into a special centennial design featuring Winnie-the-Pooh holding 100 balloons, surrounded by buzzing bees and storybook charm!
Learn more by visiting https://lymanorchards.com/events/sunflower-maze/
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