Sussex County Strawberry Farm

Berry season here runs the way it has for more than thirty years. Rows of ripe strawberries open to pickers in the first week of June, and the lot fills with families carrying empty baskets toward the fields.

What to Expect at Sussex County Strawberry Farm

Sussex County Strawberry Farm sits on Route 206 just north of Andover, and it has grown quality fruit in this corner of Sussex County for over thirty years. The draw is pick-your-own: you walk the rows, fill a basket, and pay for what you pick, with no gate fee to get in. Strawberries lead things off in June, but the farm keeps giving well past that first harvest, with more crops and a full greenhouse rolling in as the season turns. Plenty of folks make a morning of it and build the rest of the day around what else there is to do in Andover.

Berries and Pumpkins by the Season

The calendar is the whole story at this farm, and the fields change hands from one crop to the next.

June Strawberries

Strawberries are the headliner and the reason most people learn the place. Picking opens in early June and runs a few short weeks, weather depending. If you would rather not bend over the rows, the stand keeps pre-picked quarts on a first-come basis, though the ripest berries tend to go early on a warm Saturday.

Late-Summer Berries and October Pumpkins

Late August and September bring pick-your-own raspberries and blackberries, along with mums, local cider, and fall decorations. October turns the farm over to pumpkins, with hayrides out to the patch every weekend and cornstalks, gourds, and local apples stacked up front for the ride home. It pairs easily with the other pick-your-own farms in Sussex County on a fall drive.

The Greenhouse and Country Store

There is more here than fruit. The greenhouses run through the growing season, stocked with hanging baskets, bedding plants, and mums depending on the month. Inside, the country store carries handcrafted Lambright wind chimes and a line of poly outdoor furniture, so a berry run can turn into porch shopping. Kittatinny Valley State Park sits a few minutes away if you want to stretch the trip into an afternoon

Finding the Farm

The farm is right on Route 206, an easy stop whether you are coming up from Newton or down from the north end of the county. Hours shift with the season and the harvest, so a June berry weekend looks nothing like a quiet winter weekday. Call ahead or check the website before you drive out.