Highlights for Today and the Season
Bountiful Blueberries
- We will be picking blueberries through the first week in August; come out this week while the picking is great.
Harvest Your Own Blueberries
Reservations welcomed to give you more information and potential weather updates. While reservations are not required, please before your visit see below our picking guidelines and pricing information.
Monday at the Valley Farm, 555 Walnut Tree Hill Road
- Special Hours! Opening Monday due to great weather and great picking!
- Enter 8:30 AM to 12 noon, pick until 12:30 PM
- Valley Farm, 555 Walnut Tree Hill Road, Shelton, CT
Tuesday
- Closed Tuesday during Blueberry Season
Wednesday - weather permitting
- Enter 8:30 AM to 12 noon, pick until 12:30 PM
Thursday
- Enter 8:30 AM to 12 noon, pick until 12:30 PM
Friday
- Enter 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, pick until 5 PM
Saturday
- Enter 8:30 AM to 4 PM, pick until 4:30 PM.
Sunday
- Enter 8:30 AM to 2 PM, pick until 2:30 PM
Prepicked Berries
- Monday, July 19: available at the Valley Farm, 555 Walnut Tree Hill Road, from 8:30 AM - 12 pm
- Monday, July 19: At our Winery's Tasting Room, 606 Walnut Tree Hill Road, from 12 pm to 5:30 pm.
- We hope to have pre-picked berries available every day that we are open for harvest-your-own; please check back daily for availability and location.
Picking Guidelines & Jones Containers
To go out of the fields, guests will need Jones picking containers according to these picking guidelines:
- 1 to 2 people max can pick into 1 Jones basket
- 1 to 4 people max can pick into 1 Jones box
- As an add-on to a box or basket, 1 person can pick into a pint
- Children 2 and under are free
- Pricing: 1 basket is $22, 2 baskets is $20 each, 3 baskets is $16.75 each, 4 or more baskets is $14 each; 1 box is $57
- Either prepay online or prepay at the check-in hut before you go out the field.
- Reusing and filling your Jones will earn you cash back.
Thanks for your support!
Additional Information
- For blueberry season, we will have our Berry Ferry rides to take guests to the fields. When we pick at Pumpkinseed Hill, everyone rides the Berry Ferry. At the Valley farm, guest may opt to ride or to walk to the fields.
- Only Jones boxes and baskets that you have paid to fill can be in the field - sorry, no additional Jones containers, green quarts or personal containers can be brought to the fields. Our field staff has helper containers that can be borrowed in the field if needed.
- Bring water, hats, sunscreen, sturdy shoes. Our Market Stand has water, lemonade and simple farm treats.
Rescheduling and Cancelling
You can reschedule reservations up to 2 hours in advance for that same day; the order management link is in your confirmation email. If we have not posted future reservations for you to move your reservation to a new day, please email us at farmer@jonesfamilyfarms.com with your order ID and ask when you would like to come. We cannot guarantee our future hours, but we will do our best to accommodate you. Refunds provided if there is a thunderstorm; we pick in rain so please reschedule your reservation if needed.
