Farm
Red Apple Farm
A 4th-generation working orchard in Phillipston, MA — central Massachusetts, established 1912. Sited at 1,250 ft elevation, giving the orchard the cool nights that produce extra-crisp coloring on the apples. Grows 50+ apple varieties plus peaches, pears, blueberries, raspberries, sunflowers, pumpkins, ornamental corn, popcorn, and potatoes. Operations include U-pick across the seasons, an on-site country store, hayrides, farm animals, the Brew Barn, a Cidery, a BBQ pit and restaurant, and a country-barn wedding venue. Also a vendor at Boston Public Market.
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Red Apple Farm is a 4th-generation working orchard at 455 Highland Avenue in Phillipston, MA — north-[[central-massachusetts|central Massachusetts]]. Established 1912 — 113+ years of continuous family operation. [[the-orchard|The orchard]] sits at 1,250 feet elevation, the cool nights of which produce extra-crisp coloring on the apples.
Production:
- 50+ apple varieties ([[the-orchard|the orchard]]‘s anchor crop)
- Peaches, pears
- Blueberries, raspberries
- Sunflowers and Zinnias (cut-flower production)
- Pumpkins
- Ornamental corn, popcorn, potatoes
Layered retail / visitor surfaces:
- U-pick across the seasons
- On-site [[country-store|country store]] — fresh-pressed cider, apple cider donuts, homemade fudge
- Hayrides and farm animals
- The Brew Barn and Cidery — hard cider production
- BBQ pit and restaurant — sit-down food service
- Country-barn wedding venue
- [[boston-public-market|Boston Public Market]] vendor stall
Hours: Mon-Wed 9 am – 6 pm, Thu-Sat 9 am – 8 pm, Sunday 9 am – 7 pm.
Why it’s listed
Red Apple Farm is the textbook century-farm + agritourism + Boston-supply-chain operation. 113 years of continuous family operation, 50+ apple varieties (an unusual variety-stewardship commitment), integrated cidery + brewery + restaurant + country-store retail, and a [[boston-public-market|Boston Public Market]] vendor stall that pulls [[central-massachusetts|Central Mass]] production into the Boston metro food economy. Every editorial signal the directory tracks is present.
Bioregional fit
Phillipston is in [[central-massachusetts|Worcester County]], north-[[central-massachusetts|central Massachusetts]] — the inland uplands between Worcester and the New Hampshire border. The directory doesn’t yet have a specific bioregion stub for this region; future curation could add a Worcester County / North-Central Massachusetts bioregion.
See also
Auto-generated from this entry’s typed relations: frontmatter, grouped by relation type so the editorial signal isn’t flattened.
- Instance of: [[orchard]] · [[farm-stand]] · [[agritourism]] · [[century-farm]]
- Shares approach with: [[boston-public-market]]
- Contained by: [[greater-boston]]
Sources
- Red Apple Farm website
- Red Apple Farm on [[boston-public-market|Boston Public Market]]
- OpenStreetMap: original tag
Related concepts: [[farm]] · [[farm-stand]] · [[agritourism]] · [[century-farm]].
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