Pick Your Own is Abundance Farm’s free community harvest program that is open from sun-up to sun-down May through October.
During PYO season, 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). Scroll down the page to see what’s currently available to harvest.
Come drop by any time!
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. Pick Your Own participants often also share their time, labor, and wisdom about crops, recipes, community events, and resources. In Judaism, we call this flow of giving and receiving שפע, or shefa, which is Hebrew for abundance.
This week’s harvest list and featured crop
Community Harvest Hours
Not sure what to harvest, how, or where? Come to our Community Harvest Hours to get oriented to Abundance Farm, be shown what’s available to harvest, and hang out in the company of others. Staff and volunteers will be available to answer your questions.
Our Community Harvest hours are Wednesdays from 3:00 to 6:00 pm, starting June 4.
If you have extra vegetables from your garden, family recipes, skills, or land-based rituals you would like to share at Community Harvest Hours, or if you have any questions in general, please be in touch with Nat, our Farm Manager, at nat@abundancefarm.org.
We invite community members from all walks of life.
Abundance Farm welcomes 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!