A Providence County farm run by the same family since 1931, with a specific, checkable history behind its own-pressed cider (since 2008) and cider doughnuts (added in 2022), plus free entry for children under 7.
Barden Family Orchard is located at 56 Elmdale Road in North Scituate, Providence County, with a phone number of 401-934-1413. The farm has been family-run since 1931. Hours vary meaningfully by day: Monday through Thursday 9am-5pm (with the market open until 6pm), Friday-Saturday and holidays 9am-4pm (market to 5pm), and Sunday 11am-4pm (market to 5pm). Both u-pick and cider mill operations are confirmed, along with cider doughnuts. Activities beyond apples include raspberry, blueberry, and sunflower picking, plus pumpkins. The general apple season described on the farm’s own site runs from September 1 to early November, though no 2026-specific date is confirmed.
Rather than a vague “family-owned for generations” claim, this record includes two specific dated facts: the farm began pressing its own cider in 2008, and added cider doughnuts in 2022. That level of specificity is unusual among the orchards researched in this project — most either don’t mention when cider or doughnut programs started, or describe them without any date at all. For a visitor deciding between cider-doughnut destinations in Rhode Island, that dated history is a small but genuine point of credibility that Barden Family Orchard backs up with real years rather than marketing language.
The u-pick calendar the record describes runs from blueberries in August through late apples in November, with raspberries and sunflowers also confirmed. That’s a notably long single-farm calendar compared to Rhode Island orchards that focus more narrowly on a shorter fall apple window, and it suggests Barden Family Orchard functions as a year-round destination for pick-your-own visitors rather than a fall-only stop.
The farm’s own site specifically notes that children under 7 enter free, without being charged for an apple bag. That’s a concrete, dollars-and-cents detail worth calling out for families with young kids, since apple-bag or entry fees at other orchards can add up quickly for a family visit. No comparable age-based fee waiver is mentioned in any other Rhode Island record researched for this project.
Because the schedule shifts across three different day groupings — weekday, Friday-Saturday/holiday, and Sunday — and because market hours run later than orchard hours in every case, a visitor should confirm which bracket applies to their specific visit day before heading out. Arriving on a Sunday expecting the Monday-Thursday 9am start, for instance, would mean showing up two hours early.
No specific apple varieties are named in the record, and no per-bag or per-pound pricing is confirmed beyond the free-entry note for young children. No explicit 2026-dated season announcement was found — only the general “Sept 1 to early November” description the farm itself uses.
Barden Family Orchard offers a long, well-documented history — a 1931 founding, 2008 cider, 2022 doughnuts — and a genuinely broad multi-crop u-pick calendar running from summer blueberries through late fall apples. The free entry for children under 7 is a real, specific perk for families, but the shifting daily hours mean it’s worth confirming the schedule for your exact visit day, and calling 401-934-1413 is the way to fill in the still-missing variety and pricing details.
September through early November, per the farm's own general season description, which spans blueberries in August through late apples in November — though no 2026-specific apple dates are confirmed.
you need confirmed apple varieties or per-bag pricing ahead of time — neither is published on the page reviewed.
Since 1931, family-run, per the record — one of the longer continuous histories among the orchards researched in this project.
2008, per the farm's own site, with cider doughnuts added later in 2022 — a specific, dated timeline rather than a vague founding claim.
Monday-Thursday 9am-5pm (market to 6pm); Friday-Saturday/holidays 9am-4pm (market to 5pm); Sunday 11am-4pm (market to 5pm), per the record.
Yes — the site notes children under 7 enter free without an apple-bag charge, a specific family-planning detail.
Not stated in the record. No specific apple varieties or per-bag pricing were listed on the page reviewed.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Daily. Check with the orchard before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes — it's a pick-your-own orchard.
56 Elmdale Road, North Scituate, RI 02857, in Providence County. It is one of 4 orchards we track in Northern Rhode Island.
We track 4 orchards in Northern Rhode Island, 3 of which let you pick your own apples. The orchard has not published a starting price, so it cannot be compared on cost — call before you budget.
One caveat worth repeating: this orchard had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 0 of the 4 orchards we track in Northern Rhode Island had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the orchard confirms it.
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bardenfamilyorchard.com
Checked September 2026.