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Turkey Hill Farm
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4 reviews for Turkey Hill Farm
4 reviews in English
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Review from Jeffrey H.
Washington, DC
8/28/2007
It's August yet I just saw some handymen carrying a Christmas Tree past my office in Faneuil Hall...first I was horrified, then I thought of Turkey Hill!
Oh the memories. If you're a holiday person who loves Christmas and everything associated along with it (like me), including picking out a tree, then Turkey Hill Farm is a must!
Growing up, I remember coming here with my father and two brothers to pick out our tree every year. Mom always wanted a fake tree but dad refused. And so did us kids.
You can show up at the farm as early as November and pick out that perfect tree (assuming it's not already taken). All you have to do is find the tag and pick off the stub saying it's yours. Then, when you're ready, come back in a month or so with the family, grab a saw and cut it down. Or if you don't really care about the 'perfect' tree, then just show up to the farm whenever you want to buy a tree and pick from whatever is left out in the field.
The place is huge and I remember always getting lost whilst trying to be the FIRST one to find that special tree! I can't tell you how many times I'd run towards something that looked promising before tripping over one of last year's tree stumps and rolling down what is Turkey Hill.
When you've cut your tree and lugged it back to the barn (and by you, I mean your dad), the workers stand it up for you so you can take a Polaroid picture with it and the family. But the catch is, you can't get the picture until NEXT year. So if you're a return customer, you'll get a picture from last Christmas but if you're a first time customer, you'll have to come back next year! Sounds lame, but it's fun...here's why...once you take the picture, the workers will then wrap the tree and rope it down to the roof of your car. While you're waiting, you and the family go inside the barn where there is FREE hot cider and WALLS of last year's pictures. HUNDREDS of them. While drinking cider you and the family have the task of finding your picture from the year before and taking your copy home. "WOW, look how much Timmy and Tommy have grown!" Cheesy? Yes. Love it? YES. There is also a store inside the barn where you can buy things from wreaths to candy. And there is fruit picking during the summer months if you're into the farm scene :)
Turkey Hill Farm makes the holidays special. It makes the tree picking process an event that family and friends will remember for years to come.
(Mom and Dad are divorced now...they both have fake trees...saddest ever).Listed in: Suburbans and Soccer Balls
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Review from kimiyo l.
Haverhill, MA
7/26/2011
This is an idyllic setting for blueberry picking. Drive up a winding dirt road through the forest to a well organized, clean blue berry patch. The picking is always consistent and the staff well informed. The only issue may be in their thoroughness to provide the best picking and berries for their customers it affects the "back to nature experience" which other farms may be better for. They only allow a few bushes to be picked at a time which may mean 20 people picking on 10-12 bushes that have fruit. That has been my experience many times going during the morning and a weekday. If you want to share in private conversation or catch up with someone this is not the place. However with this said its a great location, consistent quality and easy to fill your pail. I would definitely recommend Turkey Hill.
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Review from Josh W.
Quincy, MA
9/7/2009
This is a review of sorts of the trails around Turkey Hill Farm rather than the farm itself. You can read more Boston area trail review on my blog http://moderndaythorea....
The trail is part of the Trustees of Reservations. There are several entrances to this land, but we chose the Turkey Hill entrance due to its proximity to route 3A. We parked in the small dirt lot that was only occupied by three other cars. Erin decided to play around with the camera while I was getting the GPS and my bag ready which led to a series of random shots finishing with me ever so concentrated on configuring the my iPhone GPS to get a good signal.
As we entered the trail there we were greated by two older (60s) gentlemen leaving the trail in a very disshevled way. Neither looked as though they had been prepared to end up in the woods when they left their house that day, but somehow it seems that was what their day turned into. One of the men tripped over a succession of three differnt rocks as they made their way past us towards their car and all I could think was that whatever their purpose had been for being in the woods, I was pretty sure that mine was not the same.
The beginning of the trail was a well packed stone trail that curved its way up the side of the hill with 12ft wood boards laid out across the length of the trail to prevent erosion during the rain. The trail then ends up in a large field with several paths cut into the three to four foot grass. It is very quite and peaceful in the field and there are plenty of bird houses strew about to make for great bird watching as well as a pleasant symphony playful bird chatter. The top of the hill, through the field, is a low grass patch that has a great view of Boston, the south shore, and out into the Atlantic.
As we left the field towards the other side of the hill we encountered a few cows just hanging out getting sum lunch and enjoying the weather much the same way we were. I snapped a few pics of them and one of the cows seemed to stare at me with the same perplexity that someone eating in a restuarant would have if you took a picture of them while they were eating. The other cows didn't seem to care much that would soon be all over the internet.
As we left our spotted friends we decended into a more woodsy part of the path that led us to another farm a little farther away that had goats. The goats didn't seem to care at all that I wanted to get a picture of them and simply went about his business. From here on out the trail got a bit more woodsy and we found out selves moving at a very slow pace stepping of pricker bushes and getting attacked by spider strings, you know the things they leave behind as the travel from one tree to the next in the air. We eventually made our way back to the field were we had a picnic with a great view of Boston. -
Review from Lisa M.
New York, NY
11/15/2010 5 photos
My boyfriends roommate has been studying in London this year so when his schedule permitted him to come visit this weekend we knew it was time for us to get a tree or have to wait until the holidays were upon us. Dave was the most helpful and kind person and offered to open the farm especially for us ore the Veterans Day holiday. He went above and beyond when it came to helping us and sharing his extensive expertise. Since we were cutting so early he recommended a blue spruce and drove us to the remote place where the trees were. He then helped us carry load and haul the tree, he shook it out for us, baled, and loaded it for us and refused ANY tip. Based on the fact he had come out to open the farm for us we were planning on giving him a tip. His help was incredible but he was absolutely intent on refusing a tip. He was knowledgable abt the trees and so helpful. I would definitely return next year.
