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Pick Your Own Strawberry Orchards

Pick Your Own Strawberries are officially closed for the 2025 season. Stay tuned for opening 2026! 

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.

Looking for the best strawberry picking Connecticut has to offer? Lyman Orchards is a top destination for Pick Your Own (PYO) strawberries. Strawberries are one of the first Pick Your Own fruits of the season, along with honeyberries starting in mid-June and lasting until early July.

Strawberries are a delicious source of potassium, Vitamin C, fiber and high levels of antioxidants. Strawberries are also sodium-free, fat-free, cholesterol-free, and a low-calorie food  - 55 calories per cup! We grow many different varieties of strawberries, selected for their flavor and ability to withstand Connecticut soil and weather conditions.

Strawberry picking is a great family-friendly activity, however the season doesn't last forever, so get out while the picking is good!

Come to Lyman Orchards for some fun and pick your own strawberries!  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.

Pick Your Own Strawberry Pricing for 2025:

$8.00 for a quart container

$31.00 for a four-quart container

$60.00 for a tray container

Season

Early June - Early July

Choosing

Look for vibrant red strawberries, with few green or white areas. The caps and berries should look fresh and clean. Berries should be plump. The size of the berries differs with the variety and is not a sign of flavor or quality.

Ripening

Strawberries, unlike many other fruits, do not ripen after they are picked. So, be sure to pick only the berries that are brightly colored red, and fully matured.

Storing

Strawberries are very perishable; handle gently. Protect berries from direct sunlight, especially when traveling in the car for a long time. Store in a cool place and rinse berries just before use. Remove stems after berries are washed. Use the ripest berries first.

Freezing

Simply wash and drain well on paper towel. Place in freezer on cookie sheet single layered. After frozen, store in containers.

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We need your vote!
We’re nominated for Best of Middlesex County, and your vote helps send us to the CT Insider Best of CT!
Help nominate us in 7 different categories here:
https://www.ctinsider.com/best/votemiddlesex/#/gallery/?group=533234
You can nominate us every day until February 20th for best: Pick Your Own Farm, Public Golf Course, Wedding Venue, Bakery, Deli or Sandwich Shop, Local Doughnuts & Local Grocery Store!We appreciate you more than you know!

Sure it's only February but we are ALREADY thinking about the 2026 PYO season! Please tell us in the comments, which PYO fruit are you most excited for?? Your input means a lot to us!
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Get your sweet tooth ready! Valentine’s celebrations are happening at the Apple Barrel Farm Market Saturday, Feb 7 & 14 | 10 AM - 4 PM

- Limited Time! Cupid Cups (chocolate covered strawberries in a cup)
- Valentine Card Making Station
- Heart Cake Decorating Workshop (advance registration required)
- FREE Sweet Treat Tastings
- Preorder chocolate covered strawberries online for easy in-store pickup! (Order Here: lymanstore.com/collections/custom-cakes/products/chocolate-covered-strawberries)
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Get your sweet tooth ready! Valentine’s celebrations are happening at the Apple Barrel Farm Market Saturday, Feb 7 & 14 | 10 AM - 4 PM- Limited Time! Cupid Cups (chocolate covered strawberries in a cup)
- Valentine Card Making Station
- Heart Cake Decorating Workshop (advance registration required)
- FREE Sweet Treat Tastings
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Recipes & Blogs

Chilled Strawberry Lemonade with Fresh Mint

Print Recipe Ingredients: 2 cups Lyman strawberries (stem removed) 3 Lemons juiced ¼ cup Fresh mint chopped and bruised 3/4 cup Raw sugar 2 tbsp Honey 6 cups cold Water […]

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The Apple Barrel

OPEN YEAR ROUND
9 AM - 5 PM
Deli Hours: 9 AM - 4 PM

32 Reeds Gap Rd
Middlefield, CT 06455
860-349-6000

more info

Lyman Golf

Player & Apple Nine:
8 AM - Sunset
Weather Permitting
Simulator @ Golf Center:
8 AM - 8 PM

700 Main Street
Middlefield, CT 06455
860-349-6031

more info

1741 Pub & Grill

Monday: Closed
Tues-Fri: 11 AM - 8 PM
Sat-Sun: 10 AM - 8 PM

Sunday Brunch: 10 AM - 1 PM (Seasonal)

70 Lyman Road
Middlefield, CT 06455
860-349-6033

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Pick your own

CLOSED FOR THE SEASON
Seasonal

105 South Street
Middlefield, CT 06455
860-349-6015

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