'Country Living' Names Morris County Farm Among Nation's Best for Apple Picking

New Jersey, land of fall farm festivities.

We know what the state has to offer in terms of great agro-tourism, with some areas more densely populated with attractions than others.

But Country Living Magazine, the publication many across the country abide by, has named 20 of the best apple-picking locations in the nation for the 2015 fall season.

And one of them is in our backyard.

Wightman’s Farm on Mt. Kemble Avenue in Morristown was the only Garden State location among the top 20 and joined the list of farms from Massachusetts to California.

See Country Living’s list here.

Wightman’s Farm offers pick your own peaches, nectarines, and apples and has been in business for nearly a century, since 1922.

According to the farm’s website:

“In 1922, Albert Wightman and his wife, Laetitia, purchased the first of the land that was to become Wightman’s Farms. Albert planted fruit trees and vegetables and drove through the nearby town of Morristown selling his harvests. Gradually the customers began to come to the farm. Even today longtime customers remember the days when the fruit and vegetables were sold from a table under the mulberry tree across the street from today’s market and cider mill. Today, members of the third generation of the Wightman family along with close friends continue the tradition of selling the fruits and vegetables grown on the surrounding land.”

There’s no question most of New Jersey’s farm attractions are worthy of making a superlatives list, and everyone has their own personal favorite.

If you were making a list of best apple picking or overall fall farms, who would be on top? Tell us in the comments.