Heading to Snyder’s Farm in Somerset is a treat for the whole family—what’s better than a seasonal farm with U-pick berries, festive events, and lots of fresh flowers, honey, and jam to buy? Gather up your crew to pick and spend the day at the farm playing lawn games and exploring on a wagon ride. Read more about Snyder’s Farm and why visiting Snyder’s Farm should be on your bucket list this year. (featured photo credit: @snyderfarmnj)
The farm shed, sunflowers, and potted plants are a welcoming sight. Photo Credit: NJ MOM
Getting all the farm feels
The centerpiece of Snyder’s Farm is a vast white farmhouse surrounded by lawn games, flowers, and farmland. There are beautiful flowers, local honey, and U-pick opportunities throughout the season. U-Pick strawberries are available from May to early June; in June and July, U-Pick blueberries and raspberries are available; from July through August, you can pick tomatoes, blackberries, aronia berries (mid-August), and flowers. In the fall, at their Fall Festival, you can find pumpkins and sunflowers. Always check ahead before picking to check the weather and crop availability.
There is so much to pick every season at Snyder’s Farm. Photo Credit: Snyder’s Farm
A season of events at Snyder’s Farm
Throughout the season, Snyder’s Farm has special events and things to do. This fall, Snyder’s Farm’s Fall Festival weekends are October 5-27, 2024. Pick pumpkins and sunflowers, take a hayride, explore a corn maze, listen to music, stop by a food truck, and grab some cider donuts and apple cider. There are plenty of kids’ activities, including a Big Slide, climbing tunnels, a wooden train, a corn hole, a spider web, backhoe diggers, corn cribs, and a hay bale maze. Kids will also be excited to check out the jumbo jumper, corn cannons, and a U-pick sunflower trail. And be on the lookout for special guests, like Bluey on October 6, Frankenstein on October 26, and Santa on October 27, where kids can take photos with the big guy and write out their Christmas lists.
Ring toss and hula hoops were fun activities on the farm. Photo Credit: NJ MOM
Finding fun with games, photos, and food
Whether you’re going for a picking or a special event, Snyder’s Farmhouse has a bunch of games on the lawn, so kids can spread out and play, and parents can sit for a bite. Kids can climb on the oversized Adirondack chair (a prime photo op), put their faces in cutouts for goofy photos, play ring toss, and try hula hoops. And on weekends, there is a diverse assortment of food trucks to grab a bite.
Don’t miss Snyder’s Roadside Stand. Photo Credit: Snyder’s Farm
Visit the roadside stand
Snyder’s Farm roadside stand is open from July to September 15 and is stocked with Jersey fresh produce, such as corn, tomatoes, and cucumbers, all grown on the farm. Beyond the produce, you’ll find sunflowers, potted plants, and their signature jams, salsas, sauces, and honey procured from hives at the farm.
Snyder’s Farm is full of beautiful sunflowers. Photo Credit: Snyder’s Farm
What to know before you go
Check out the U-Pick page for updates on the picking seasons. For produce, strawberries (typically late May-mid-June), blueberries and raspberries (typically late June-late July), tomatoes, flowers, and blackberries (late July-August), pumpkins and sunflowers (during the Fall Festival in late September and October). All picking depends on weather and crop availability, so please call before you visit for any updates to their phone message at (732) 496-0441. During the Fall Festival, weekend hours are 11 AM to 6 PM. Closed-toed shoes, light-colored clothing, sunscreen, and a hat are also recommended. Picnic baskets, strollers, and coolers are prohibited in the picking field. The farm is cash only, and an ATM is on-site if needed. Please always watch your footing on the property; Snyder’s is a working farm, so there will be uneven ground, so dress accordingly.
Snyder’s Farm
586 South Middlebush Road
Somerset, NJ 08873
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