Pam and Gary Mount love farming. They love it so much they want you to share in the experience so come on out to Terhune Orchards, their 200 acre farm and start picking. Depending on what is in season, you can snap up your own berries, peaches, apples or pumpkins.

But picking your own is only part of what goes on at Terhune Orchards. The family farmers have transformed an old barn into a farm market that is packed to the rafters with fresh-from-the-field produce. The farm grows more than 35 crops and since each of those has a few different types, well, you can get an idea of the many, many things you’ll find at the farm market. In addition to the produce, they also sell fresh cheeses, milk, a wide variety of jams, jellies and dressings. And local New Jersey honey. And fresh local chicken and beef pot pies for a quick and easy dinner. And homemade salsa (tomato, peach, nectarine, blueberry and cranberry, in season) and apple sauce. And a selection of organic dairy products and eggs from local farms. In other words, pretty much everything.

Even city slicker kids will love spending a day at Terhune Orchards. They can hop on one of the “pedal tractors” and ride into the fields on their way to visit the barnyard animals. Bring the camera so you can snap pix of the kids with the sheep, goats, horses, donkeys, geese and chickens. During the summer, the Mount family hosts a Read & Pick program that combines hearing a story about one of the farm’s fruits and then going into the fields to pick their own. There are other programs here too including birthday parties, group tours, and of course, hay rides and pony rides.