Agritourism & Farm Experiences in Cheshire, CT
7 agritourism & farm experiences in Cheshire. Farm tours, tastings, stays, and hands-on experiences open to visitors.
In Cheshire
Bishop Farms of Cheshire CT
Cheshire
Old Bishop Farm runs a scratch bakery, handmade ice cream counter, and general store on South Meriden Road in Cheshire, open Tuesday through Sunday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., closed Mondays. Pick-your-own produce rotates through the season, and the farm also books birthday parties and private events on site.
Old Bishop Farms of Cheshire CT
Cheshire
Old Bishop Farms is a restored bicentennial farm on South Meriden Road, rebuilt by John and Carolyn Torello after they purchased the long-fallow property in 2015. The country store sells produce, on-site baked goods, and homemade ice cream, with pick-your-own berries, apples, and peaches, and cut-your-own flowers and herbs in season.
Hickory Hill Orchards
Cheshire
Hickory Hill Orchards has grown apples, pears, nectarines, and peaches on 33 acres since 1977, offering pick-your-own for more than twenty apple varieties plus pumpkins. The South Meriden Road orchard closed for several years before reopening under new ownership, a Milford family who gave the country store, hayrides, and pie garden new life.
Ives Farm
Cheshire
Ives Farm is a 164-acre property in Cheshire owned by the Cheshire Land Trust and farmed by River Ridge Farm & Market using regenerative, low- and no-till methods. Their 20-week CSA runs mid-June through October for $300, with Friday pickup at the farmstand, which also sells bedding plants and fresh vegetables seven days a week. Betty Ives left the land to the trust in 2006; the surrounding 80 acres of woodland and riverfront trails stay open to the public.
Zentek Farms
Cheshire
Zentek Farms has grown annuals and vegetable plants wholesale in Cheshire since 1914, running five acres of enclosed greenhouses plus three acres of outdoor growing space. The family operation also sells retail from its own farm stand, with seasonal lineups from spring annuals through fall mums.
Drazen Orchards
Cheshire
Drazen Orchards ran as a pick-your-own apple, blueberry, peach, and nectarine farm on Wallingford Road for close to 75 years, started by David and Ida Drazen in 1951 on land tracing back to an early-1800s farm and wood mill. The family closed the orchard for good in 2026, citing rising costs and the physical toll of the work.
Norton Brothers Fruit Farm
Cheshire
Norton Brothers Fruit Farm operated on Academy Road for more than 200 years, dating to the mid-1700s, before closing after the 2024 season. Local reporting in 2025 pointed to a possible sale or new agreement to keep part of the farm going, though its current status is unconfirmed.
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