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Area
Attractions!
“Harvest Time”
Savor the
bounty of the area fruit and vegetable stands and
markets after shopping at The Quilted Crow.
Some of the orchards offer pick your own apples and
pumpkins. Westview Farms, 631
Stow Rd., Boxborough, 978-264-4168 – open mid July to
mid November, cut flowers, corn, tomatoes, green
peppers, eggplants, and pumpkins; Carlson
Orchards, 115 Oak Hill Rd., Harvard,
978-456-3916; Doe Orchards,
327 Ayer Rd., Harvard, 978-772-4139;
Westward Orchards Farm Stand, Mass. Ave.,
Harvard, 978-456-8363, Honey Pot Hill
Orchards, 144 Sudbury Rd., Stow,
978-562-6666, Shelbourne Farm,
106 W. Acton Rd., Stow, 978-897-9287,
Idylwilde Farms, 366 Central St., Acton,
978-263-5943, upscale farm stand with ample selection of
fruit, vegetables, flowers, etc.
“Captivating Louisa Tour”
Visit
Orchard House in Concord, MA,
http://www.louisamayalcott.org/, to learn about
Louisa May Alcott and her bohemian family. Shop at
The Quilted Crow lunch at The Teapot
next door and travel to Fruitlands
Museums, Harvard, MA,
http://www.fruitlands.org/. Tour the site where the
Alcott Family spent seven months of communal living in
1843. The view alone is worth the trip! You could also
separate these two excursions into two separate trips.
There are lots to do and see.
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