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Where
to shop in New England>>>> Brookfield Orchards,
Brookfield, MA
Brookfield Orchards in Brookfield,
MA, goes beyond apple picking with a year-round classic New England
country store and bakery
by Eric H. (posted
May 10, 2007)
After taking seemingly a hundred
country road "lefts" and "rights," you might
be saying about the elusive Brookfield Orchards in central
Massachusetts' Brookfield, MA, "This better be worth it."
Your patience -- or lack of patience
-- will be greatly rewarded as you enter what seems like the
heart of a rural New England traditional experience with enough
eating and shopping to fill a morning or afternoon.
For kids and adults alike, Brookfield
Orchards offers apple picking starting on Labor Day Weekend on
80-plus acres. Wagon rides, crafters, and entertainment only
enhance this classic kind of fall New England weekend tradition.
Brookfield Orchards, however,
is not your typical apple picking destination, as this third
generation business, owned by the Lincoln family, packs a lot
of things to do in a sprawling, imperfect long building. Delicious
apple dumplings highlight the year-round bakery. The dumplings
are the best we've sampled in a competitive, high quality New
England apple dumpling market. It is especially good with homemade-tasting
vanilla ice cream. Other homemade mouthwatering items include
apple pies, apple cakes, chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin cookies
and moon pies The seasonal snack bar across the street serves
a variety of ice cream, hot dogs, hamburgers, chili and macaroni
cheese. The scenery is beautiful around the snack bar with beautiful
views of the hilly countryside.
Rounding out this all inclusive
rural New England experience is a country store with all the
usual charming suspects -- candles, antiques, collectibles, candies,
jams, maple products, a book area, crafts, maps, toys, Vermont
Cheddar Cheese and hundreds of more items. Old tools, spinning
wheels, cider presses,
and a waterfall lend ambiance to this wonderful experience.
Brookfield Orchards might not
be slick and organized, but this friendly, beloved local business
makes for an honest-to-goodness rural New England shopping and
eating experience.
Brookfield Orchards, 12 Lincoln Rd., North Brookfield, Mass.
Tel. 508-867-6858 - 877-622-7555
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