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Von Thun Farms
📍 Monmouth Junction, New Jersey · Middlesex County · family berry picking with festivals
1h from NYCpicking: strawberries, blueberries, vegetableswalk-in
A fourth-generation family farm that runs one of central Jersey's best-organized u-pick programs, with clear per-container pricing and crops rotating from strawberries in May to apples and pumpkins in October. The spring Strawberry Festival and fall corn maze weekends are big draws for families. Barnyard animals and a play area round out the trip.
| Crop | Typical season |
|---|---|
| 🍓 strawberries | mid May-early Jun |
| 🫐 blueberries | mid Jun-mid Jul |
| 🥬 vegetables | Jun |
| 🍇 blackberries | mid Jul-early Sep |
| 🍎 apples | mid Sep-Oct |
| 🎃 pumpkins | mid Sep-Oct |
Seasons shift with the weather. Check the farm's picking report before you go.
Von Thun Farms offers pick-your-own strawberries, blueberries, vegetables, blackberries, apples, pumpkins. Typical seasons: strawberries mid May-early Jun; blueberries mid Jun-mid Jul; vegetables Jun; blackberries mid Jul-early Sep; apples mid Sep-Oct; pumpkins mid Sep-Oct. Exact dates shift with the weather each year.
walk-in
$3 per person field admission (ages 3+); strawberries $6 pint/$9 quart, blueberries $7 pint/$12 quart, apple bags $9-$25, pumpkins $0.79/lb
About 1h by car from Manhattan. Without a car: NJ Transit Northeast Corridor to Princeton Junction or New Brunswick, then ~15 min rideshare
519 Ridge Rd, Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852