A hundred-year Pioneer Valley family farm growing 60-plus combined varieties of tree fruit, but the record shows fall PYO explicitly limited to September only — a shorter window than many Massachusetts orchards claim, so an October trip may be too late.
Bashista Orchards sits at 160 East Street in Southampton, in the Pioneer Valley region of Hampshire County, and has been family-run since 1926. The farm grows more than 60 combined varieties across apples, peaches, pears, and plums — a broad multi-fruit operation rather than an apple specialist. The farm is open Tuesday through Sunday, closed Monday, with PYO running 9am-4pm and the store open longer, 8am-6pm. A cider mill and cider donuts are both confirmed. The phone number on file is (413) 527-9091.
The single most specific and actionable fact in this record is the farm’s own description of its current fall picking window: “Now Open for Fall Picking - September Only.” That’s a narrower stated window than several other Massachusetts orchards in this research, many of which describe picking running well into October or leaving the end date open-ended. If that September-only framing reflects the farm’s typical annual pattern rather than a one-off note, anyone planning a mid-to-late October trip specifically for apples at Bashista should call ahead to confirm, since the record as captured doesn’t promise apple availability past September.
Bashista’s 1926 founding year matches the founding year recorded for Honey Pot Hill Orchards in Stow, meaning at least two Massachusetts orchards in this research batch are marking a century of operation in 2026 — worth noting as a regional pattern rather than a coincidence specific to one farm. Beyond the anniversary, the 60-plus combined varieties across four fruit types (apples, peaches, pears, plums) suggest a farm built around diversified small-fruit production rather than a single dominant crop, similar in spirit to Berlin Orchards or Tougas Family Farm’s multi-variety apple lists, but spread across more than one fruit.
An unusual, specific draw confirmed in the record: recurring “Cruise-In Wednesdays” classic car meetups running from August through November. That’s a genuine differentiator among the orchards in this batch — most confirmed non-picking activities lean toward hayrides, corn mazes, or farm animals, not a classic-car social event. For a visitor whose interest extends beyond apples, that overlap between fall picking season and the car-meetup calendar could shape which Wednesday to choose for a visit.
No specific apple variety list appears in the record — the farm’s 60-plus-variety claim covers four fruit types combined, not apples alone, so there’s no way to say from this record which apples specifically are available or when each ripens. No PYO pricing is confirmed either. And while the September-only framing is specific, it isn’t explicitly year-stamped as “2026” in the text captured, so treat it as the farm’s typical current-season pattern rather than a guaranteed date for this exact year.
Bashista Orchards combines a century of family ownership with a genuinely wide fruit program and a distinctive classic-car social scene, but its clearest actionable detail — fall PYO limited to September — is also its biggest planning constraint. Visitors set on picking apples here should aim for September rather than October, and call (413) 527-9091 to confirm current variety availability and whether the September-only window still applies.
September specifically — the farm's own site describes fall picking as 'Now Open for Fall Picking - September Only,' a narrower window than orchards that run into October.
you're planning an October visit specifically for apple picking — the farm's current page describes fall PYO as September only.
The farm's own site describes it as 'Now Open for Fall Picking - September Only,' a specific and unusually narrow window compared to orchards that run through October.
Tuesday through Sunday; the farm is closed Monday, per the record.
PYO runs 9am-4pm; the farm store is open 8am-6pm.
Since 1926, per the record — the same founding year cited for Honey Pot Hill Orchards in Stow, making 2026 a notable anniversary year for more than one Massachusetts orchard in this batch.
Craft fairs, live music, and recurring 'Cruise-In Wednesdays' classic car meetups running August through November, per the record.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Tue-Sun (closed Mon). Check with the orchard before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes — it's a pick-your-own orchard, with pre-picked apples at the farm stand too.
160 East Street, Southampton, MA 01073, in Hampshire County. It is one of 1 orchards we track in Pioneer Valley.
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bashistaorchards.com
Checked September 2026.