Hager’s Farm Market, Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts

A seventh-generation family farm right on the Mohawk Trail — pick-your-own apples, a maple creemee made from their own syrup, and one of the most memorable stops of a Berkshires foliage day.

The short version

• A seventh-generation family farm and market on Route 2 — the Mohawk Trail — in Shelburne Falls, with pick-your-own apples in the fall, maple syrup from their own ~13,000 taps, grass-fed beef, and a farm kitchen.
• It’s the affordable-luxury heart of a Mohawk Trail drive — the kind of small, perfect stop you remember for years.
• Get the maple soft-serve, fill a bag with apples, and eat them with the ridgeline in front of you.

What is it?

Right on the Mohawk Trail in Shelburne Falls, Hager’s is a working seventh-generation farm with a market and kitchen — breakfast and lunch daily, open year-round. In the fall it’s pick-your-own apples, fresh cider, and a maple creemee (soft-serve made from their own syrup); the rest of the year it’s grass-fed beef, baked goods, and local produce.

Why go?

This is the part of a New England fall we have core childhood memories of. Apple picking is more of a real little outing than it used to be, but a bag of apples and a maple creemee, eaten in the crisp air on a gold-and-red afternoon, is worth every cent. It’s the whole affordable-luxury idea in one stop.

Good to know

• Where: 1232 Mohawk Trail (Route 2), Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts.
• Hours: open daily, year-round — check the official site for pick-your-own timing.
• Cost: a treat worth building the morning around — bring some cash for apples and a creemee.
• Pair with: the Mohawk Trail drive.

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