Food, music, veggies & wine; farm style!

Right in Your Own Backyard

Summerfields West 55+ active adult lifestyle community is situated in the heart of the New Jersey Pinelands. This makes trips to venues like Turhune Orchards in Princeton, New Jersey very practical.

Turhune Orchards

It’s that time of year: apple picking, pumpkin picking, cider, pies, farm animals, pick your own, field trips, farm market, gift baskets and more. It’s all taking place at Turhune Orchards in Princeton, New Jersey. Pick Your Own is is going on now through October, plus field trips, and programs that help share what farming is all about, and where food comes from.

Fall and Apples go together at Terhune Orchards. For October, Terhune Orchards’ pick-your-own farm on Van Kirk Road is open every day. The dwarf trees are tied onto a wire trellis and kept short, so all the apples are easy to pick from the ground. 6No ladders are needed. Turhune apples are juicy, crisp, delicious- and plentiful.

Don’t forget to pick-your-own pumpkins in their Cold Soil Road pumpkin patch. On the five acres of jack-o-lantern pumpkins there’s plenty to choose from, you’re sure to find just the perfect pumpkin for you.

Pick Your Own in Fall

It’s a 200-acre fruit- and vegetable-producing farm noted for quality products and its country-style service. And don’t miss the fresh pressed cider, pies, homemade baked goods, gift baskets and more.

 

   

Terhune Orchards Vineyard and Winery offers their own award-winning wine and events throughout the year. Terhune Orchards Farm Store attracts daily shopping for locals as well as visitors. The Farm Store and Farmyard are open every day, all year.

Certified Organic Vegetable Production

Terhune Orchards is a family, owned and operated farm. The Mount family is the 10th generation of farmers in central New Jersey and have been at their current location for over 40 years providing fresh fruits, vegetables and a community destination. Terhune Orchards is recognized by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection as a sustainable farm.

The Mount family grows over 46 different crops and many varieties within those crops, everything from apples to zucchini. All their crops are grown using sustainable practices, Integrated Pest Management and are certified organic vegetable production.

Get Some Exercise and Fresh Air

Come to Terhune Orchards and pick your own berries, apples, pumpkins and flowers and get some exercise, lots of fresh air, and something to take home and enjoy.

Terhune Orchards operates on a production calendar: harvesting starts with the first crop of asparagus in late April. In May, ripe strawberries are ready. Then June brings cherries (sweet and sour) and blueberries. In July, juicy blackberries are ripe.

They grow thorn-less blackberries making them easier to pick and they’re about three times the size of black raspberries. September is Apple season and October brings pumpkins – all available as pick-your-own. Your baskets will fill up quick.

Music, Wine and Good Food

Every Saturday and Sunday during the seven fall weeks, Terhune Orchards features live music by some of the area’s best local talent. Enjoy the music as you sample special fall food fare. Try fresh pies, BBQ chicken, pork sandwiches, homemade salads, cider doughnuts and much more! Enjoy fresh Terhune Orchards hot or cold cider to keep your spirits going all day long.

The winery tasting room is open for a place to pause and overlook the farmyard. Enjoy a tasting or glass of our award-winning red, white and fruit-based wines. The Apple Wine is made with their own apple cider and is the seasonal favorite.

Things wonderfully made grow

Just like a farm, good planning and wise thinking help things grow. At the Summerfields West 55+ community a lifestyle that suits 55 + also grows into a simpler, lower cost way of living. Check out our five innovatively designed manufactured home models:

The Brook   The Wildflower   The Evergreen   The Meadow

Start you journey to better living now and visit.

Our manufactured home designs speak for themselves. Our 1,232 sq ft Meadow Model is for sale right now for only $149,000 with 2 bedrooms and 2 baths.

Let our on-site staff show you around today. The unmatched values and comfortable lifestyle at Summerfields West make 55+ living an attractive environment.

Black Horse Pike, Williamstown, New Jersey 08094

856-629-2011

 

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