A 30-plus-year Lakes Region farm holding GAP food-safety certification, with clear per-bag pricing and three early-season varieties currently confirmed — but dogs are barred from picking areas specifically.
half-peck $12; peck $18; half-bushel $33
McKenzie’s Farm is located at 71 Northeast Pond Road in Milton, in Strafford County’s Lakes Region of New Hampshire, with a phone number of (603) 652-9400. The farm’s own site displayed a live “NOW OPEN 9-6 DAILY” banner at the time of research, alongside three current apple varieties: Zestar, Ginger Gold, and Early Honeycrisp — all early-ripening apples, with “Early Honeycrisp” specifically distinguished from standard Honeycrisp. Pricing is clearly itemized: half-peck $12, peck $18, and half-bushel $33. Peaches are also sold by the pound alongside the PYO apples. Cider donuts are confirmed.
The record notes McKenzie’s Farm has served the Lakes Region for more than 30 years, and it holds Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) certification — a specific, formal food-safety credential that isn’t commonly advertised by the smaller orchards researched in this project. GAP certification is a recognized standard tied to food-safety practices in produce handling, so its presence here is a genuinely checkable point of differentiation from farms that don’t mention any formal certification at all.
Most orchards in this research that name Honeycrisp treat it as a standard mid-season variety. McKenzie’s Farm specifically distinguishes “Early Honeycrisp” as a named variety alongside Zestar and Ginger Gold — suggesting the farm may grow an early-ripening Honeycrisp variant or sport that comes in ahead of the standard Honeycrisp harvest window. That’s a useful, specific detail for a visitor who wants Honeycrisp apples as early in the season as possible, rather than waiting for the more typical mid-season timing.
The half-peck/peck/half-bushel pricing ($12/$18/$33) gives McKenzie’s Farm one of the more transparent, easily comparable pricing structures in this research. Against Lyman Orchards’ similarly structured but higher-priced tiers ($16/$26/$47) in Connecticut, McKenzie’s comes in noticeably less expensive per bag size, though the record doesn’t specify whether the actual weight or apple count per bag size is comparable between the two farms.
Unlike several Massachusetts orchards in this research that ban dogs from the entire property, McKenzie’s Farm’s restriction is narrower: dogs are barred specifically from picking areas, but are allowed elsewhere on the property if leashed. That’s a meaningful distinction for a visitor who wants to bring a pet along for parts of the visit (the farm stand, say) while understanding the picking rows themselves are off-limits to animals.
No explicit 2026-dated season announcement was found beyond the live “NOW OPEN” banner implying a current page, so there’s no confirmed season-end date. No broader variety list beyond the three current varieties is available.
McKenzie’s Farm combines clear, competitively priced bag tiers with a specific, differentiated variety lineup (including Early Honeycrisp) and a formal GAP food-safety certification rarely seen elsewhere in this research. The area-specific dog policy is worth knowing in advance, and calling (603) 652-9400 can confirm whether Zestar, Ginger Gold, and Early Honeycrisp are still the current picks by the time of a visit.
Early season, based on the confirmed current varieties — Zestar, Ginger Gold, and Early Honeycrisp — all early-ripening apples.
you're planning to bring a dog into the picking areas specifically — dogs are barred there, though allowed elsewhere on the property if leashed.
Zestar, Ginger Gold, and Early Honeycrisp, per the farm's live 'NOW OPEN' status update.
Half-peck $12, peck $18, half-bushel $33, per the farm's own pricing.
Yes — McKenzie's Farm holds Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) certification, a formal food-safety credential not commonly advertised by smaller orchards in this research.
Dogs are barred from picking areas specifically, though allowed elsewhere on the property if leashed, per the record.
More than 30 years, serving the Lakes Region, per the record.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Daily. Check with the orchard before driving out.
Prices start at $12. half-peck $12; peck $18; half-bushel $33
Yes — it's a pick-your-own orchard, with pre-picked apples at the farm stand too.
Zestar, Ginger Gold, Early Honeycrisp — note that what's actually ready to pick changes week to week through the season.
71 Northeast Pond Road, Milton, NH 03851, in Strafford County. It is one of 3 orchards we track in Lakes Region.
We track 3 orchards in Lakes Region, 3 of which let you pick your own apples. At $12 to start this one sits right on the regional median of $12.
One caveat worth repeating: this orchard had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 0 of the 3 orchards we track in Lakes Region had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the orchard confirms it.
Map pin is set to the town centre. Navigate to the street address above, not the pin.
mckenziesfarm.com
Checked September 2026.