Clarkdale Fruit Farms

Location: Upper Road, Deerfield, MA

In a two-part episode of Reflections Through Watercolor with Susan Tilton Pecora, we travel to Clarkdale Fruit Farms in West Deerfield, Massachusetts to capture the natural beauty of an orchard. Sometimes a subject matter lends itself to several smaller images rather than one large painting, and this is one of those times. Susan begins a montage of smaller subjects in Part 1 and finishes the series in Part 2. Clarkdale Fruit Farms offers abundant subject material for the artist-with more than a dozen varieties of apples, 10 varieties of pears, 40 varieties of peaches, and grapes, too.

New England Apple Association Web site: http://www.apples-ne.com/masspickyourown.html
This site lists over 50 Massachusetts apple orchards, including addresses and hours of operation.
Phone: (413) 772-6797
Hours: Pick-Your-Own Apples: September 10 - October 10;
open Daily 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. For everything else, season begins August and runs through Christmas; open 8 am - 6 pm. (8 am - 5 pm, after the time change.)
Directions: From I-91/RT 2 rotary in Greenfield, 2 miles south via Newton, Fairview and Munson Streets. There are signs at all intersections.
Admission: Pick-Your-Own pricing and retail.

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