Pick Your Own (PYO) is Abundance Farm’s free community harvest program that is open from May through October on Mondays from 2-6pm and Thursdays from 3-6pm. Each PYO, we display a harvest list of what crops are ready to be picked and we provide all the supplies needed for harvesting (bags, scissors, rubber bands, etc).
The Jewish teaching of פאה , or peah, tells us that as farmers, we are not “giving away” this food, but that, in fact, the harvest already belong to those who need it and want to come to the farm to harvest. We invite community members from all walks of life—children from the partnering schools, neighbors biking along the bike path, clients from the Northampton Survival Center, college students, synagogue members, and more—to come to the Farm, partake in the harvest, get to know each other, and spend time on the Land. All are welcome!