This season
The store opens 9am to 6pm and picking 9am to 5pm. Blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, currants, jostaberries, cut flowers and cherry tomatoes were all open at the time of checking, with apples in September and October.
Checked August 21, 2026
About This Farm
Russell Orchards at Ipswich picks two things almost nobody in America opens to the public: currants and jostaberries.
What You Can Pick
- Strawberries - June
- Cherries - early July
- Blueberries, raspberries and blackberries - midsummer
- Currants and jostaberries - the rare ones
- Cut flowers and cherry tomatoes
- Apples - September and October
What Else is Available
The Donut Hut, and a winery with tastings.
Good to Know
The store opens 9am to 6pm and picking 9am to 5pm, an hour shorter.
The orchard's own site has an Entry Fee page. Its contents could not be read, so assume there is a charge and ring to check.
Pro tip: the jostaberry is a gooseberry-blackcurrant cross that essentially does not exist in shops anywhere. If it is on when you visit, pick it, because you will not get another chance this side of the Atlantic.
What You Can Pick
Strawberries
Jun - Jun
Sweet Cherries
Jul - Jul
Blueberries
Jul - Aug
In Season
Raspberries
Jul - Sep
In Season
Blackberries
Jul - Sep
In Season
Apples
Sep - Oct
Currants
Jun - Aug
Facilities
Cafe
Farm Shop
We list what we have confirmed. If something you need is not shown, it is worth calling the farm to check.
How we rate it
Our own assessment, scored the same way for every farm on the site, from what each farm publishes about itself. Not a visit, and not a public review score.
4.5out of 5, the Pickeria rating
- Fruit qualityHow good the picking actually is
- 4.7
- ExperienceWhat the visit itself is like
- 4.7
- Family friendlyHow well it works with children
- 4.6
- FacilitiesToilets, seating, parking, shade
- 4.4
- ValueWhat you get for the entry and the fruit
- 4.1
Plan Your Visit
Address
147 Argilla Rd, Ipswich, MA 01938, USA
Ipswich, MA 01938
Ipswich, MA 01938
Opening Hours
Monday9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Farm store hours from the orchard. Pick-your-own runs 9am to 5pm, an hour shorter than the store.
Checked August 21, 2026 against the farm's own website
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