Autumn in New Hampshire is synonymous with apple harvest time!

The days are still warm and the nights are cool and crisp. The smell of fall is in the air. Everyone begins to long for fresh apple pie as the fragrance from the apple orchards are picked up by the air.

Kids of all ages enjoy going to the farms and picking their own apples.

There are a lot of varieties of apples and going to a local farm is it a perfect outing for the entire family.

In addition, there are "pick your own" pumpkins farms, corn mazes and several festivals throughout the fall season.

So, Where do apples come from?

Evidence found in 1989-1996 by USDA and Cornell researchers shows apples originated in the Tien Shan mountains of central Asia and the apple was carried by humans to the Middle East, Europe and eventually the North America.

Here is a list of some in the farms which have pick your own, apples, pumpkins, etc. There are many more farms throughout the state and you can locate a farm near you at Pick Your Own Guide and Maps, Pick Your Own.org and the New Hampshire Fruit Grower's websites.

Apple Hill Farm Chuck & Diane Souther
580 Mountain Rd
Concord, NH 03301
603-224-8862
www.applehillfarmnh.com

Brookdale Fruit Farm
Chip Hardy
PO Box 389, 38 Broad St
Hollis, NH 03049
603-465-2241
www.brookdalefarms.com

Carter Hill Orchard
73 Carter Hill Road
Concord, NH 03303
Hollis, NH 03049
603 - 225-2625
http://www.carterhillapples.com/

Currier Orchard
9 Pearlee Road
Merrimack, NH
www.currierselfstores.com

Elwood Orchards 603-434-6017
Wayland Elwood Sr.
5 Elwood Rd
Londonderry, NH 03053

Hillside Orchard
Robert Meyers
534 Main Street
Hampstead, NH

Kimball Fruit Farm
Carl & Marie Hills
15 Worcester Rd - Rte 122
Hollis, NH 03049
978-433-9751

Lavoie Farm
172 Nartoff Road
Hollis, NH 03049
603-882-4996
www.lavoiesfarm.com

Lull Farm
65 Broad Street
Hollis, NH 03049
603-465-7079
www.lullfarmllc.com

Mack's Apples Farm Stand & U-Pick
230 Mammoth Road
Londonderry, NH 03053
603-434-7619
www.macksapples.com

McLeod Bro. Orchard
479 North River Road
Milford, NH 03055
603-673-3544
www.mcleodorchards.com

Sweetwood Farm
Gwen, Scott, Parker & Donovan Krauss
128 Amherst Street
Milford, New Hampshire 603-672-6855
http://home.comcast.net/~gkrauss128/site/?/home/

Sullivan Farm
70 Coburn Avenue
Nashua, NH 03063
603-595-4560

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