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Farms & Orchards| Official Website: Stowe Farm Location: 15 Stowe Road, Millbury, MA, 01527 map Phone:508-865-9860 Ages: Toddlers, Kids, Teens, Adults Cost: $ |
Others to Consider: Charmingfare Farm, Hanson’s Farm, Connors Farm, Green Meadows Farm, Russell OrchardsStowe Farm offers Pick your own apples, pony rides, petting zoo, hay rides, horse drawn wagon rides, face painting, balloons, kids craft workshops, food, playground, special events and more- Every Weekend!! Our NEWEST attraction is a MUST - mining for gemstone, fossil or arrowheads. Wonderful place for birthday parties!!
About Stowe Farm
The 85 acres of apple orchard and farm land is nestled away in Millbury Massachusetts.
The Farm was built in 1780 and purchased by the Stowe Family in 1840. From the mid 1800's to the early 1900's the farm was used for growing and marketing vegetables by horse drawn wagon. The main source of income at the time was dairy farming.
Over the many years, seven generations of Stowe's have lived and worked here. Four generations still reside on the farm which is now owned by George B. Stowe. Stowe Farm has been a family operated orchard for the past 60 years.
Directions
15 Stowe Road
Millbury, Massachusetts 01527
From Route 146 North
Take West Main street Millbury exit. At bottom of ramp turn left on to Main street, go under bridge and bear right at the fork onto Elmwood street. Follow to top of last hill. The road will change names to Carleton Road. Follow for 1 mile and turn right onto Stowe Road.
From Route 146 South
Take West Main street Millbury exit. At bottom of ramp turn right onto Elmwood street. Follow to top of last hill. The road will change names to Carleton Road. Follow for 1 mile and turn right onto Stowe Road.
From Mass. Pike
Take exit 10A to route 20 west, follow to first 4-way intersection (Greenwood street, McDonalds on left). Turn left onto Greenwood Street (look for signs 'Stowes Apples'). Follow Greenwood street to end, at fork bear right onto Carleton road, follow for 1 mile. Take first Right onto Stowe Road.
From Route 290 and 395
Take exit 6A Route 20 East, follow thru first set of lights, turn right at Getty station/yellow blinking light onto Elm street. Turn left onto Brook Street. Bear right at fork, Brook street will turn into Stowe road, follow for 1 mile.
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Beware The Poison Ivy... And Watch Your Wallet, Mon 22 Sep 2008
A truly beautiful section of town, in a beautiful part of the state. Unfortunately, the Stowe's farm I remember from my childhood is no more. I was willing to look past the fact that I was nickel and dimed for every activity offered at the slightly run-down farm … I was charged $3 a head for admission to basically walk around their field and choose which activities to spend yet more money on. No, what really threw me over the edge was what I saw growing abundantly under almost every tree in the orchard; rampant poison ivy. People were unknowingly traipsing through it while picking apples; the apples on the ground were sitting in poison ivy. Countless small children were climbing around under the trees. It’s easy to overlook it, as the grass under the trees is uncut, and it blends right in. Getting poison ivy is certainly no fun, but God forbid one of the children picks up an apple from a nest of poison ivy and eats it. Poison ivy of the face and lips is a very serious condition that requires treatment and medications from a doctor. Not to mention what could happen if you ingest the oil of the plant. The staff at the orchard, when I spoke with them, indicated they were aware of the problem and shrugged it off as unavoidable. Come on… this is no uncontrolled area of wilderness we are talking about; this is a local farm that caters to the public. A responsible and well-run farm-- and there are many out there-- would take measures to eradicate the plant from their orchard, or at least from their public areas. The people in charge at Stowe’s are being too cavalier with the health and safety of the public, whose money they are quick to take. Stowe's is, unfortunately, not concerned with the safety of the very people they seek to attract. Sadly, I won't return and I recommend going elsewhere for your fall activities.
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