Giamarese Farm & Orchards — Attraction in East Brunswick Township

Have been visiting this farm for 15 years for pumpkin and fruit picking for our now 11 grandkids and we used to love it. We will not be going back again. Over the past 5 years they started charging a $5 admission fee per person over 3 ft tall. This entitles you to absolutely nothing other than using one of the 3 nasty port a johns. Hayrides are $10, pony rides are $10, overpriced food and farm markets and pumpkin prices are very high. I understand that costs are up for everything but charging an admission fee that doesn’t give you anything is just greedy. The woman taking the admission money was rude and kept yelling for our group of 16 People to move. We weren’t in anyone’s way. She wouldn’t let us pay until the whole group was there but there was no where for us to all stand together. They only enforce the no riding in the carts rule if they feel like it. They watched a family load 2 kids into a cart right in front of us but when we put our autistic child in the cart, we got yelled at. The handicap parking is in front of the farm but you have to go all the way to the back of the farm to pay to get in, walk to the front for the hayrides and food then walk all the way back to pay for the pumpkins then all the way back to the handicap lot. They used to have you pay for the pumpkins upfront by the handicap lot which did make sense. I know they move the fields around each year but the set up they had this year was awful. If they are worried about people leaving without paying for the pumpkins, put a person to check receipts on the way to the parking lot. They can pay them out of the ridiculous admission fee. There are enough other wonderful pumpkin farms in NJ that don’t charge an admission fee and have employees that are not nasty. Many of them have playgrounds and other activities that do not cost $10 each. I would rather pay a little more in gas to get to those than to ever go back...

We have been coming to this farm every year for over 20 years. This year we had 5 families with us, some living in East Brunswick and the rest 10-15 minutes away. We always loved supporting our local farm. This year was an extreme disappointment. The people working there are very unfriendly, they’ve been unfriendly the past few years. We were there late on Sunday. We did the hayride and apples. We saved the pumpkins for last.

As we went to check out we were greeted with an extremely rude “manager”. There was no one in line in front of us or behind us. We had two carts. My sisters cart in front only had two small pumpkins in it. My friends cart had two families pumpkins and sunflowers in it. The lady requested that we pull our cart up past my sisters. My friend didn’t move quick enough for her so she grabbed the cart from my friend and pulled it up herself. She began to pull the items out. My friend said that we had two separate orders. She began to yell “Jesus Christ what are we doing here”. At that point we were done. You don’t talk to people that way. She began to get loud and we left our pumpkins and flowers there. We told her that you don’t talk to people that way, but her and another employee continued to yell at us. I honestly have no idea how the other employee would ever think this behavior was ok and agree with it. I’m assuming something must have happen earlier and she was taking it out on us. We spoke with the owner who had no care in the world about what happen. Even with not buying pumpkins this farm is extremely expensive. We had five families with us (families of 4) and spent well over $600 all together. All we brought home was a small bag of apples each. Do not support this farm, there are so many nicer places around that won’t treat you this way and you won’t spend over $100...

Very family oriented, fresh to table produce, can join in a farm share and get the best freshest weekly crop pick. It's called CSA. They have a choice in the size depending on how many you are feeding in your household. They are prepared for a fresh pick up once a week during the seasonal months. This working family has been located on this land for over 100 years. They begin there first season in the spring selling the most beautiful selection of herbs, flowers, and plants, hanging baskets or plant your own! As well as the first crop of seasonal vegetables. Pick your own strawberries starts approximately late April to May. Pick your own peaches and nectarines begin approximately July. Pick your own pumpkins and several varieties of apples starts around September through October. During the month of October they also have weekend festivals. You can make s family day trip. They also carry all the trimmings from mums to sugar pumpkins, to fresh baked goods to decorate your home for the holidays and set a beautiful Thanksgiving table. When the winter holidays come you can make a tradition of picking a living tree and cutting it down or choose from one of the pre-cuts. They also sell all the tree trimmings, wreaths, and cemetery blankets. At this time the winter seasonal farm fresh vegetables are available. You will be surprised for every season there are new fruits and vegetables located in there quaint country store such as muffins, pies, old fashioned canned products. They also sell farm fresh honey and dairy products during the seasonal times.The prices are very reasonable! I love the feel of walking in and they treat you like family! These hard working farmers are very generous and donate daily to soup kitchens and many...