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A visit to the farm or orchard is a great way to experience the outdoors while keeping your distance. The kids can enjoy berry picking, homemade ice cream, live animals and more at these nearby spots. Social distancing is required at this time so don't forget your masks!
Westchester County families, have fun at these nearby farms and orchards!
Westchester County families, have fun at these nearby farms and orchards!
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Barton Orchards
63 Apple Tree Ln, Poughquag, NY (Dutchess County)
Barton Orchards is a 175-acre apple orchard and vegetable farm located in Poughquag, New York, that has been in the Barton family for over 40 years. They have a pick your own farm with food, fun park, petting zoo, ice cream and more.
Status: Open daily Sunday-Wednesday 11am-7pm, Thursday-Saturday 11am-8pm.
Animals: Yes, petting zoo and a dog park
Pick Your Own: No
Market: Yes, curbside and delivery available, farm store is open 11am-6pm daily
Dining: Ice cream
Now Open: Tree Top Adventures where you can spend a full day climbing, swinging, and zipping from tree to tree.
63 Apple Tree Ln, Poughquag, NY (Dutchess County)
Barton Orchards is a 175-acre apple orchard and vegetable farm located in Poughquag, New York, that has been in the Barton family for over 40 years. They have a pick your own farm with food, fun park, petting zoo, ice cream and more.
Status: Open daily Sunday-Wednesday 11am-7pm, Thursday-Saturday 11am-8pm.
Animals: Yes, petting zoo and a dog park
Pick Your Own: No
Market: Yes, curbside and delivery available, farm store is open 11am-6pm daily
Dining: Ice cream
Now Open: Tree Top Adventures where you can spend a full day climbing, swinging, and zipping from tree to tree.
Fishkill Farms
9 Fishkill Farm Road, Hopewell JCT, NY (Dutchess County)
Fishkill Farms is an apple orchard and diversified fruit and vegetable farm in the town of East Fishkill, New York. They grow apples, peaches, berries, cherries, and other fruits, all of which are available in season for pick-your-own. Visitors can get produce at the farm store.
Status: Open
Animals: No
Pick Your Own: Yes, by reservation only Tuesday - Sunday
Market: Online only, contactless grocery pick up available
Dining: No
Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard
130 Hardscrabble Road, North Salem, NY (Westchester County)
Harvest Moon is a family owned and operated farm market and U-Pick fruit and apple orchard in Westchester County. Open seasonally April-December. During the Fall they do pick-your-own apples and pears and throw a Fall Festival every weekend from Labor Day to Halloween.
Status: Open Monday-Sunday 9am-5pm
Animals: During fall festival events
Pick Your Own: Yes, blueberry picking is currently open, check for daily updates, the largest season at this orchard is apples in September and October every weekend
Market: Yes
Dining: Yes, seating available outside and inside the Farm Store
Hilltop Hanover Farm
1271 Hanover St, Yorktown Heights, NY (Westchester County)
Hilltop Hanover Farm is a bucolic 400-year old historic working farm in Yorktown Heights, Westchester County, New York. Today the farm is a regional education center that offers programs on healthy and sustainable food production. Visitors can hike the farm's 3.5 miles of woodland trails, picnic on the farm grounds, purchase a CSA share, or produce from our farm stand or at U-Pick during the growing season, or attend any of our numerous classes and lectures. Hilltop Hanover Farm offers tours, classes and field trips to school groups, garden clubs, and scout troops.
Status: Open (Grounds are open Tuesday-Saturday from 10am-4pm. Trails remain open from dawn to dusk. All visitors must wear face masks in parking lots and while on the grounds of the farm, in addition to practicing social distancing while on the property. All public restrooms are temporarily closed.)
Animals: Yes
Pick Your Own: Closed for the 2020 season
Market: Yes, Farm Stand will be open every Saturday from 10am to 4pm
Dining: No
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Muscoot Farm
51 NY-100, Katonah, NY (Westchester County)
At Muscoot Farm you can experience farm animals, agriculture, wildlife, and history in a family-friendly atmosphere. Once a working dairy farm, Muscoot Farm is now a Westchester County park open to the public 362 days of the year.
Status: Open (Please note that until further notice the Farm Complex and buildings at Muscoot Farm are closed. The parking lot and hiking trails however, remain open from 10am-4pm daily.)
Animals: Yes
Pick Your Own: No
Market: Yes (The Muscoot Farm Farmer's Market is open Sundays 9:30 a.m. to 2:30pm, walk-ins are now welcome, though it is still required that only one person per family attends. Face masks are mandatory and social distancing guidelines will be in place. A limited number of patrons will be allowed in at one time, so there may be a line at the entrance.)
Dining: No
51 NY-100, Katonah, NY (Westchester County)
At Muscoot Farm you can experience farm animals, agriculture, wildlife, and history in a family-friendly atmosphere. Once a working dairy farm, Muscoot Farm is now a Westchester County park open to the public 362 days of the year.
Status: Open (Please note that until further notice the Farm Complex and buildings at Muscoot Farm are closed. The parking lot and hiking trails however, remain open from 10am-4pm daily.)
Animals: Yes
Pick Your Own: No
Market: Yes (The Muscoot Farm Farmer's Market is open Sundays 9:30 a.m. to 2:30pm, walk-ins are now welcome, though it is still required that only one person per family attends. Face masks are mandatory and social distancing guidelines will be in place. A limited number of patrons will be allowed in at one time, so there may be a line at the entrance.)
Dining: No
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Och's Orchard
4 Ochs Lane, Warwick, NY (Orange County)
Och's Orchard is a family owned farm and market. They offer pick-your-own fruits and vegetables on their vast grounds. From berries to veggies, to fruit, their market is full of goodies, including cider, donuts and homemade ice cream. All available in season!
Status: Open
Animals: No
Pick Your Own: Yes (call the day you wish to visit as it is not available every day)
Market: Yes
Dining: No
4 Ochs Lane, Warwick, NY (Orange County)
Och's Orchard is a family owned farm and market. They offer pick-your-own fruits and vegetables on their vast grounds. From berries to veggies, to fruit, their market is full of goodies, including cider, donuts and homemade ice cream. All available in season!
Status: Open
Animals: No
Pick Your Own: Yes (call the day you wish to visit as it is not available every day)
Market: Yes
Dining: No
Outhouse Orchards
139 Hardscrabble Rd, North Salem, NY (Westchester County)
A seasonal orchard open only in the fall for apples, peaches and pumpkins picking. Donuts, pies, corn maze, live music and more will be available in September and October.
Status: Closed
Animals: No
Pick Your Own: Fall only
Market: No
Dining: No
139 Hardscrabble Rd, North Salem, NY (Westchester County)
A seasonal orchard open only in the fall for apples, peaches and pumpkins picking. Donuts, pies, corn maze, live music and more will be available in September and October.
Status: Closed
Animals: No
Pick Your Own: Fall only
Market: No
Dining: No
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Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture
630 Bedford Rd, Tarrytown, NY (Westchester County)
Stone Barns occupies 80 acres in Westchester County, just 25 miles north of New York City and operates a highly diversified, four-season farm and an education center that hosts over a hundred thousand visitors each year. Live animals, dining, events and more are all here.
Status: Closed (Stone Barns Center remains closed to the public due to ongoing Coronavirus concerns. Public programs are canceled, and the Farm Store and Café & Grain Bar are closed during this time. We do not yet have further details about a timeline for reopening, but we look forward to sharing any change in status as soon as we can.)
Animals: Yes but currently closed
Pick Your Own: No
Market: Yes but currently closed
Dining: Yes but currently closed
Stuart's Fruit Farm
62 Granite Springs Road, Granite Springs, NY (Westchester County)
Stuart's Fruit Farm is a family-operated farm since 1828 located in Westchester County, New York. Seasonallly they offer a varied selection of flowers and vegetable plants, in the spring, apple picking, peach picking and a pumpkin patch in the fall, and Christmas trees in the winter.
Status: Open for vegetable plants and flowers only
Animals: No
Pick Your Own: Yes but not until the fall for apples, peaches and pumpkins
Market: No
Dining: No
630 Bedford Rd, Tarrytown, NY (Westchester County)
Stone Barns occupies 80 acres in Westchester County, just 25 miles north of New York City and operates a highly diversified, four-season farm and an education center that hosts over a hundred thousand visitors each year. Live animals, dining, events and more are all here.
Status: Closed (Stone Barns Center remains closed to the public due to ongoing Coronavirus concerns. Public programs are canceled, and the Farm Store and Café & Grain Bar are closed during this time. We do not yet have further details about a timeline for reopening, but we look forward to sharing any change in status as soon as we can.)
Animals: Yes but currently closed
Pick Your Own: No
Market: Yes but currently closed
Dining: Yes but currently closed
Stuart's Fruit Farm
62 Granite Springs Road, Granite Springs, NY (Westchester County)
Stuart's Fruit Farm is a family-operated farm since 1828 located in Westchester County, New York. Seasonallly they offer a varied selection of flowers and vegetable plants, in the spring, apple picking, peach picking and a pumpkin patch in the fall, and Christmas trees in the winter.
Status: Open for vegetable plants and flowers only
Animals: No
Pick Your Own: Yes but not until the fall for apples, peaches and pumpkins
Market: No
Dining: No
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Warwick Winery & Distillery
114 Little York Rd. Warwick, NY (Orange County) Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery is located in the foothills of the Hudson Valley. Their manicured grounds, gardens, and orchards span over 120 acres. They offer an outdoor restaurant, marketplace and apple picking in the fall. Enjoy live music, hard cider and more at this beautiful spot. Status: Open Animals: No Pick Your Own: Fall only for apples (opens August 29, 2020) Market: Yes Dining: Yes, the cafe is open Thursdays - Sundays, 11am - 5pm |
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Wilkens Fruit & Fir Farm
1335 White Hill Rd, Yorktown Heights, NY (Westchester County)
Wilkens Fruit & Fir Farm has been around for over 100 years. They sell a wide variety of apples, pumpkins and peaches, all available to “Pick-Your-Own” during harvest season, starting in August. At that time there will be three farm markets that will open and sell everything from their own pressed apple cider to freshly baked pies, famous apple cider donuts and gift items.
Status: Closed (they anticipate opening August 15th, 2020)
Animals: No
Pick Your Own: Yes (starting in August with peaches and then apples)
Market: Yes (three markets are expected to open in August)
Dining: Yes
1335 White Hill Rd, Yorktown Heights, NY (Westchester County)
Wilkens Fruit & Fir Farm has been around for over 100 years. They sell a wide variety of apples, pumpkins and peaches, all available to “Pick-Your-Own” during harvest season, starting in August. At that time there will be three farm markets that will open and sell everything from their own pressed apple cider to freshly baked pies, famous apple cider donuts and gift items.
Status: Closed (they anticipate opening August 15th, 2020)
Animals: No
Pick Your Own: Yes (starting in August with peaches and then apples)
Market: Yes (three markets are expected to open in August)
Dining: Yes
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