By Emily Leclerc
BU News Service
Brookfield Orchard’s country store sells homemade apple cider, pies, and a variety of pastries. Brookfield, Mass, Oct. 5, 2019. Photo by Emily Leclerc/ BU News Service 
Brookfield Orchard has a playground area set up outside the orchard. Brookfield, Mass, Oct. 5, 2019. Photo by Emily Leclerc/ BU News Serivce 
A photo board in the playground area of the orchard where families can take pictures. Brookfield, Mass, Oct. 5, 2019. Photo by Emily Leclerc/ BU News Serivce. 
Kids play on Brookfield Orchard’s metal slide. Brookfield, Mass, Oct. 5, 2019. Photo by Emily Leclerc/ BU News Service 
The orchard reminds its guests to be gentle when picking apples. Brookfield, Mass, Oct. 5, 2019. Photo by Emily Leclerc/ BU News service 
A visitor swings the apple picking bag around as he walks through the orchard. Brookfield, Mass, Oct. 5, 2019. Photo by Emily Leclerc/ BU News Service 
Cortland, Macintosh, and Empire apples are currently available for picking at Brookfield Orchard. Brookfield, Mass, Oct. 5, 2019. Photo by Emily Leclerc/ BU News Service 
A bright red apple stands out among the lush green foliage covering the orchard floor. Brookfield, Mass, Oct. 5, 2019. Photo by Emily Leclerc/ BU News Service 
A visitor rotates the apple to pull it gently from the tree. Brookfield, Mass, Oct. 5, 2019. Photo by Emily Leclerc/ BU News Service 
Apples wait to be picked on topmost branches of the trees. Brookfield, Mass, Oct. 5, 2019. Photo by Emily Leclerc/ BU News Service 
Brookfield Orchard is arranged in long rows of trees. Brookfield, Mass, Oct. 5, 2019. Photo by Emily Leclerc/ BU News Service 
A family enjoys walking the rows of apple trees at Brookfield orchard. Brookfield, Mass, Oct. 5, 2019. . Photo by Emily Leclerc/ BU News Service 
A horde of kids enjoy the spinning death wheel at the orchard. Brookfield, Mass, Oct. 5, 2019. Photo by Emily Leclerc/ BU News Service 
The orchard provides a large variety of activies to enterain all kids. Brookfield, Mass, Oct. 5, 2019. Photo by Emily Leclerc/ BU News Service 
Brookfield Orchard makes their own apple dumplings along with many other apple themed pastries. Brookfield, Mass, Oct. 5, 2019. Photo by Emily Leclerc/ BU News Service 
Boxes of pumpkins and selection of gourds are ready to be bought by visitors at the orchard. Brookfield, Mass, Oct. 5, 2019. Photo by Emily Leclerc/ BU News Service 
The Country Store at Brookfield orchard is open year round with homemade products to sell. Brookfield, Mass, Oct. 5, 2019. Photo by Emily Leclerc/ BU News Service 
A stand with corn decorations at Brookfield orchard, Mass, Oct. 5, 2019. Photo by Emily Leclerc/ BU News Service
Brookfield Orchard, in Brookfield Mass., was first established in 1918 by Arthur W. Lincoln. Now, after more than 100 years, the fifth generation of the Lincoln family owns the business passing on the family’s traditions to the generations to come. Alongside the vast orchard, they feature a store where visitors can buy homemade sweets and of course apples, as well as a large playground area to entertain the kids. Every year, visitors pick their own apples straight from the trees, choosing from 17 different varieties available from mid-July through November.
