Always Open to General Public

Riamede Farm is open to individuals and families from 9:00am to 4:30pm all seven days of the week during apple and pumpkin harvest. Apples and pumpkins are purchased by the pound. We will sell you a super-strong apple picking bag, or feel free to bring your own. Please call 908 879-5353 for daily information regarding which apples are ripe for picking and updates on crop availability.

We do not welcome large organized groups on weekends, which are our family days reserved for the general public’s enjoyment. Buses are not allowed on Saturday, Sunday or holidays.

School and Group Trips By Reservation

Riamede Farm also hosts harvest outings for school, youth and other groups, by reservation only, during the week, Tuesdays through Fridays. We offer apple picking group trips, pumpkin picking group trips, and fall harvest group trips which combine apple and pumpkin picking into one wonderful day in the autumn countryside.

Our pricing options include packages as well as our a la carte pricing menu. If you are seeking a less expensive option than one of our apple or harvest packages, please note that you are welcome to create your own trip pricing by choosing from the a la carte pricing menu. Start with the $1 base price and then just add your choices.

Click here for group pricing and reservations.

Mother Nature has given us a good crop of apples again this year for which we are very thankful. The apples are plentiful and healthy.

Click here for our 2010 Mother Nature Report.

Group Trip Tips: Early to mid-September is a great time for school apple picking trips. The weather is typically warm and inviting, the orchard is green, and the crowds are non-existent. In September the children pick Macintosh or Galas from the trees and we can guarantee plentiful apples to fill their bags. The fall harvest package including a small pumpkin will be available beginning September 21 we hope. At this August writing, the pumpkin crop is still unknown. This year’s apple crop appears bountiful enough for us to advise that our full “child” bag (5+ lbs) of apples will be available throughout the season, although we reserve the right to reduce the offering to a 3 apple limit in October if the apples get picked out earlier than we project. We expect not this year.

We also welcome non-school groups:

Handicap: Apple picking is a wonderful outing for both the mentally and physically challenged. Noting that all is Nature, yes, the orchards are wheelchair accessible on a dry day. Riamede is a walk-in orchard.

Moms Groups: No formal reservations for moms' groups. Please visit our orchard as part of the general public, buy our apple picking bags, and pay for the apples you pick by the pound. (Privately scheduled hayrides are $75.)

Click here to volunteer for a charitable gleaning group