Sweet Berry Farm

Our take

What the record actually confirms

Sweet Berry Farm is located at 915 Mitchell’s Lane in Middletown, Newport County, on Aquidneck Island, with a phone number of (401) 847-3912. This is one of the most variety-rich records in this research: sixteen apple varieties are confirmed, spanning early-summer types like Summer Golden (Pristine) and Sansa through mid-season staples like Honeycrisp, Gala, and McIntosh, to later apples like Fuji and Mutsu (Crispin). Beyond apples, the farm offers pick-your-own strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, peaches, blackberries, pumpkins, and Christmas trees. No hours, pricing, or apple-specific season dates are confirmed.

The widest variety list among the Rhode Island orchards researched

Sixteen confirmed varieties is a notably longer list than any other Rhode Island orchard in this project — Narrow Lane Orchard in North Kingstown comes closest with 13, and most others confirm either no varieties or a shorter handful. The specific mix here, running from early-summer apples like Pristine and Sansa through classic fall types to late apples like Mutsu, suggests Sweet Berry Farm maintains a genuinely long picking season rather than a single concentrated peak — a meaningful practical advantage for a visitor who wants flexibility about timing rather than having to hit one narrow window.

A firm rule worth knowing before you go

The record notes an explicit “no sampling, no pets in the fields” policy — a specific, stated rule rather than an assumption. Sampling bans are common at pick-your-own operations for food-safety reasons, but stating it this plainly, alongside a pet ban, gives visitors clear expectations going in. This is a stricter combined policy than, say, Barden Family Orchard in North Scituate, which doesn’t mention a sampling rule in its own record, or Alyson’s Orchard across the border in New Hampshire, which actually welcomes leashed dogs — a useful contrast for anyone comparing New England orchards’ pet policies.

Strawberries have a confirmed 2026 date; apples don’t

One notable asymmetry in the source material: the page reviewed states strawberries were “OPEN as of 6/7/26,” a specific 2026-dated confirmation. No equivalent dated line exists for apples. That doesn’t mean apples aren’t available in season — the 16-variety list strongly suggests they are — but it does mean a visitor can’t point to the same kind of firm, dated confirmation for apple picking that exists for strawberries on this same page.

A post-and-beam farm market and cafe

The record describes Sweet Berry Farm as a post-and-beam farm market and cafe, suggesting a more architecturally distinctive retail space than a typical farm stand. Combined with the long list of pick-your-own crops across the calendar — strawberries and raspberries in early summer, blueberries and peaches mid-summer, apples and pumpkins in fall, Christmas trees in winter — this reads as a year-round Aquidneck Island destination rather than a fall-only apple stop.

What’s still missing

No hours, no pricing, and no apple-specific 2026 season dates are confirmed anywhere in the record, despite the unusually detailed variety list. A visitor should call (401) 847-3912 to confirm current hours and whether apples are actively available before making the trip.

Bottom line

Sweet Berry Farm offers the deepest apple variety list among the Rhode Island orchards researched in this project, spanning a genuinely long early-to-late season window, plus a broader multi-crop calendar running from strawberries through Christmas trees. The clear no-sampling, no-pets-in-the-fields policy is worth knowing before a visit, and since hours, pricing, and apple-specific dates aren’t confirmed, a call ahead is the practical way to plan a trip.