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The pick-your-own season, which starts in mid-summer with farms offering strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries, builds to a crescendo in the fall, providing locavores a chance to stock up on the ultimate in local-grown foods before winter. In Harvard, locations for picking your own fruit include:
Carlson Orchards Apples Seven days a week, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 978-456-3916, 114 Oak Hill Road www.carlsonorchards.com
HAZEL U-PICK Apples Weekends, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sept. 25 through October 978-456-9092, 13 Westcott Road
Old Frog Pond Farm Organic apples and raspberries Wednesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 978-456-9616, 38 Eldridge Road www.oldfrogpondfarm.com
Doe Orchards Apples, call for days and hours 978-772-4139, 327 Ayer Road www.doeorhcards.com
Phil’s Apples Apples Daily starting after Sept. 11 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Cider pressing Sept. 12 thru Thanksgiving 978-456-3361, 24 Prospect Hill Road www.philsapples.com
Westward Orchards Apples and pears Wednesday to Monday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pumpkins starting Sept. 19 978-456-8363, Mass. Ave. www.westwardorchards.com
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