Today’s Farm News

Conditions for Thursday, August 16 ~

Blueberry Picking at Parlee Farms

SUMMER HOURS  ~  

  • Farmstand & Animal Barns: Tuesday-Saturday 8am-4:30pm, Sunday 8am-1pm, Monday Closed.
  • Mary’s Country Kitchen closes 1/2 hour earlier.
  • Picking Hours  ~ see below.  Picking hours change daily so please check back here before coming to the farm.  Pick your own fields close when it is raining or there is thunder in the area.

PICK YOUR OWN HOURS TODAY  ~

  • BLUEBERRIES ~ 
    • The Blueberry Field will be open with very good picking from 8am-3pm.
    • We expect the same hours on Friday, weather permitting.
    • The blueberry fields will close if it is raining or if thunder is in the area.
    • The cost for Blueberry Picking is $4.50/lb.  VOLUME SPECIAL ~ purchase 6lbs or more of pyo blueberries and the price drops to $3.99/lb.
    • We supply containers but you are welcome to bring your own from home ~ just have it weighed at the farmstand before you go picking.
    • The blueberry season will last until mid-late August.
  • FLOWER PICKING

    Flower Picking at Parlee Farms

    • The Flower Field will be open from 9am-3:45pm with an abundance of zinnias, dahlias, and gladiolus.  We also have a limited amount of sunflowers.
    • We expect the same hours on Friday, weather permitting.
    • The field will close if it is raining or thunder is heard.
    • The flower picking season will continue until the first frost (usually late September / early October).
    • The cost for Cut Your Own Flowers is $9.99/lb for zinnias, dahlias, and gladious and $4.99/lb for sunflowers.  We supply the bucket and scissors and you supply the creativity!
    • Please note that the Flower Hut only accepts cash for payment.
  • PEACHES ~
    • The Peach Orchard will be open with Yellow Peach Picking from 9am-12pm.
    • We expect the same hours for Friday, weather permitting.
    • The cost for Pick Your Own Peaches is:
      • $28 for a 1 peck box (10-12lb) which allows up to 4 people into the orchard.
      • $18 for a 1/2 peck box (5-6lb) which allows up to 2 people into the orchard.
      • $6 – One additional person can be added to a box.
      • Only infants excluded from the people count.
  • CHERRIES ~
    • The Cherry Pick Your Own Season is now over.  Thank you to all who joined us for cherry picking!
  • STRAWBERRIES  ~ 
    • The Strawberry Pick Your Own Season is now over.  Thanks to all who picked during the very short, but very hot, strawberry season!

FARMSTAND ~ open 8am-4:30pm ~ We will have our own Blueberries, Peaches, Donut Peaches, Nectarines, Non-GMO Sweet Corn, Farm Grown Flower Bouquets, Blueberry Donuts and other farm made bakery items, local vegetables, honey from our beekeeper, and jams & dressings.  We expect to have strawberries in before 10am.

Farmstand at Parlee Farms

MARY’S COUNTRY KITCHEN ~ open 8am-4pm ~ Offering Old Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake, Ice Cream, Coffee (Hot & Iced), and Frozen Strawberry Lemonade.

ANNIE’S ANIMAL BARNS ~ open 8am-4:30pm ~ Please stop by and say hello to our friendly goats (including baby goats!), sheep, chickens and bunnies.  You are able to feed the animals with grain in our feeding machines, which take quarters.  No outside food is permitted to be fed to our animals.

FARMER MARK’S TRACTOR TRAINING COURSE ~  open 10:30am-3:30pm, weather permitting ~ Fun little tractor rides for our little farmers!  Each ride is $2 (cash only).  This is closed if there is rain in the area.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • Please No Smoking and No Pets (only fully trained Service Animals) anywhere on the farm.
  • For payment, we accept Cash, MasterCard, Visa, and Discover.
  • Do you have other questions about the farm?  Answers to questions about how we grow, photography guidelines, donation requests, birthday parties, and more can be found on our FAQs page.
  • If you cannot find the answer to your question, please feel free to email us at info@parleefarms.com.

We look forward to seeing you ‘down on the farm’!