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12570, historic Dutchess County, Pick Your Own farming, kids at Barton Orchards, Kids Playground, petting zoo Harvest Schedule, Family Activities, School Tours, Attractions, children, bouncers for the kids, Corn Maze, Hayrides, pumpkin patch Barton Orchards "Pick-Your-Own"

845-227-2306 
  Barton Orchards is located at 63 Apple Tree Lane, Poughquag NY 12570, Dutchess County in the Hudson Valley. Like the 214 year old white oak tree that is the centerpiece of our farm, we have been growing bigger and stronger every year. We invite you, your family and friends to visit our rolling 122 acres of land in the beautiful and historic Dutchess County.

Barton Orchards has been setting the standard in Pick Your Own farming. Press Blue Button for information about the Harvest Schedule, Events Schedule, Family Activities, School Tours, and more.

Attractions at Barton Orchards in Poughquag, NY:

    Exhibits trees shrubs and perennials that exist in our part of the Hudson Valley.

    Pedal Carts for children and adults, Boulder Dash for children and adults, a giant rope maze, tile puzzle, bouncers for the kids!

    The Corn Maze is all new every year. Can you find your way out?

    Hayrides are free and available about every 10 minutes and can be used to take you up into the orchard and pumpkin patch.

    We often have a talented artist available to do face painting.

    BindleStick Bill is our resident Storyteller and Singalong performer.

    Live Bands - Check Weekend Schedule on the Events Schedule Page.

    The Rotten Core Manor Haunted House is a popular event for all. Please no children under 5 years of age.

    We have many inflatable bouncers for the kids at Barton Orchards.

    Board a pirate ship or ride the train at the Kids Playground!

    The petting zoo features a pony, pigs, and rabbits, There are also Emus and many birds to check out.

Poughkeepsie

12603, Farm, working farm in Dutchess County, educational and spiritual development programs, educational experiences for children, environmental and social responsibility, agricultural resources, farm work, Poughkeepsie NY, Hudson Valley Sprout Creek Farm

845-485-8438 
  Sprout Creek Farm is located at 34 Lauer Road, Poughkeepsie NY 12603, Dutchess County in the Hudson Valley. Sprout Creek Farm is a 200 acre working farm in Dutchess County, New York that provides an integrated context for educational and spiritual development programs for young people and adults.

Purposes of the Farm are:

To provide a setting of natural beauty and educational experiences for children and adults that will foster appreciation for, and understanding of our place within the natural world, and thus encourage responsibility for the future of our environment.

To offer programs that will reconnect children and adults to the rich agricultural heritage of the United States.

To offer an experience of community as a model of peaceable living in an age of increasing chaos and disintegration.

To educate a population that is chronologically, economically and socially diverse to environmental and social responsibility through study and experience

To offer programs in spiritual development, using the agricultural resources of the farm as both setting and starting point of such programs.

To help create new channels for action and new structures for a more enlightened interdependent world.

Red Hook

12571, Farm, pick your own fruits and vegetables, harvesting and eating fruit, hand picked, pick-your-own apples, berries and pumpkins, children - kids love to pick apples and fruit, Picking Schedule, Red Hook NY, Dutchess County in the Hudson Valley Greig Farm "Pick your own"

845-758-1234 
  Greig Farm is located at 223 Pitcher Lane, Red Hook NY 12571, Dutchess County in the Hudson Valley. The Greig Farm has been open to the public for pick your own fruits and vegetables for more than 60 years. We have always planted varieties that feature the best flavor.

For best quality and flavor, fruit should ripen on the vine and be eaten the day it is harvested. Healthy living includes harvesting and eating fruit in small amounts, often. The Greig Farm is happy to do the harvesting for you with the best Blueberries, red and yellow Raspberries, Blackberries, Apples, and Pumpkins, each hand picked in their season.

Our new "Fresh Fruit Membership" at the Greig Farm includes all of our delicious farm fresh fruit. We do not use systemic chemicals and chose natural predators over the chemical solution whenever possible.

Press Blue Button to learn more about pick-your-own apples, berries and pumpkins; and be sure to bring the children - kids love to pick apples and fruit.

    Approximate Picking Schedule for 2010

    Summer Raspberries - July

    Blueberries - July - Early August

    Blackberries - August

    Apples - September - October

    Fall Raspberries - September - October

    Pumpkins - October

12571, Upstate Farms, small farms in upstate New York, locally produced food, local vegetables and fruits, locally made cheeses, small farms, fresh produce, farm in Tivoli, organic specialty vegetables, CSA, about Upstate Farms Upstate Farms of Highland

845-756-3803 
  Upstate Farms of Highland is located in Red Hook NY 12571, Dutchess County in the Hudson Valley. "Upstate Farms operates year-round, offering our clients a wide range of products. We work with multiple small farms in upstate New York to distribute the very best locally produced food . . . In spring, summer, and fall we have a vast array of fresh, local vegetables and fruits. Additionally, we can supply locally made cheeses and dairy products like butter, milk, creme fraiche, and yogurt. Year-round, we offer things like mesclun greens, baby lettuces, micro greens, pea shoots, herbs, eggs, honey, apples, and sunchokes. In wintertime, when local production is more limited, we work with small farms down south to continue to provide a diversity of fresh produce to our restaurant customers.

"We also offer freshly foraged items, like ramps from our own forest, fiddlehead ferns, mushrooms, and nettles. When available, we have local fresh poussin, turkey, pork, and occasionally other meats.

"Paisley Farm is our 25-acre farm in Tivoli, NY owned and operated by Michael Kokas and Jan Greer. We have been growing organic specialty vegetables for 15 years, and we farm with the help of our two children, Julian and Augusta. We plant with the chef in mind. We’ve been keeping the best chefs in Manhattan happy for two decades, and now we can do the same for you, with our CSA." Press Blue Button for offerings in each season, organic vegetables, and more about Upstate Farms.

Rhinebeck

12572, Farmers' Market, Village of Rhinebeck, Dutchess County in the Hudson River Valley, fruits and vegetables, raw honey and bee products, local wine, cider and fruit juices, sheep and goat cheeses, free-range poultry and eggs, farm-raised meats Rhinebeck Farmers Market

845-679-7618 
  The Rhinebeck Farmers' Market is located in the Village of Rhinebeck Municipal Parking Lot, Rhinebeck NY, 12572, Dutchess County in the Hudson River Valley. Parking is available in this lot adjacent to the market. The Farmers' Market is held each Sunday From 10 am until 2 pm, from the end of May until the Sunday prior to Thanksgiving. Look for our banners which are just located outside of the entrance to the parking lot.

Choose from fruits and vegetables, raw honey and bee products, local wine, cider and fruit juices, jams, jellies, cow, sheep and goat cheeses, cut flowers, breads and baked goods. Select free-range poultry and eggs including chicken, turkey, pheasant; farm-raised meats including beef, lamb, and venison; smokehouse products including fish, cheese and meats for the table. Potted herbs and nursery plants delight cooks and gardeners; refreshing soaps and skin-care products soothe all.

Our market is a bustling Sunday morning event that includes live music performances, product and cooking demonstrations, and celebrations of harvest holidays and traditions.

Vendors include:

    The Amazing Real Live Food Co.
    Fresh Probiotic Cheese, Camembert, Queso Blanco & Probiotic Ice Cream
    Ronnybrook Farm Dairy’s Yogurt, Milk, Butter & Crème Fraiche

    Block Factory Tamales
    Vegetable, chicken and beef tamales featuring local produce, poultry and beef.

    Beth’s Farm Kitchen
    The best jams made in the Hudson Valley from locally grown fruits in an 1850’s farmhouse.

    Breezy Hill Orchard
    Apple Orchard and Cider Mill. Fresh baked pies, tarts and donuts.

    Brittany Hollow Farm
    Farm fresh produce.

    Cascade Mountain Winery
    Award winning wine made from locally grown grapes.

    Clinton Vineyards
    Premium Estate Bottled wines inspired by the tradition of small EuropeanEstates. Seyval Blanc, and more.

    Dancing Ewe Farm
    Specializing in Tuscan-Style Cheeses made with raw milk using traditional recipes and techniques.

Press Blue Button for a complete list of vendors and more about the Rhinebeck Farmer's Market.

Staatsburg

12580 Orchards Mills Breezy Hill Orchard and Cider Mill

845-266-3979 
  Breezy Hill Orchard & Cider Mills is located at 828 Centre Road, Staatsburg, NY 12580. Press Blue Button to browse our recipe section, check out our photo gallery or take a tour of Breezy Hill Orchard & Cider Mills.

Tivoli

12583, Orchards, fruit orchard and vegetable farm, New York, Pick-Your-Own, picked, fruits, Farm Stand, U-PICK dates, farm, Pick Strawberries, Tivoli NY, Northern Dutchess County, mid-Hudson Valley Mead Orchards "Pick-Your-Own"

845-756-5641 
  Mead Orchards is located at 15 Scism Road, Tivoli NY 12583, Northern Dutchess County in the mid-Hudson Valley. "Mead Orchards is our family's picturesque, 180-acre fruit orchard and vegetable farm, located in the beautiful mid-Hudson River Valley of New York. We've been here since 1916, and now grow nearly 40 varieties of apples, as well as peaches, pears, plums, cherries, strawberries and other berries. We also grow a wide variety of delicious greens, summer vegetables, winter squashes, pumpkins, and decorative gourds."

Pick-Your-Own
From June through October, we open our family's farm to offer some of our fruit and our pumpkins to you as Pick-Your-Own, and more of our delicious, already picked, fruits and vegetables at our Farm Stand adjacent to the barn. Press Blue Button for U-PICK dates and more about Mead Orchards farm.

The word is: Pick Strawberries every day as long as they last, everything else can only be picked on weekends and national Monday holidays of Labor Day and Columbus Day.

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Going green encompasses many small and large acts; each contributing to saving our planet. Each of us can contribute to "going green" by buying from local farms and Farmers Markets. Farmers Markets have become more available in the Hudson River Valley. To find your local market or list of Farmers Markets in the Hudson River Valley, press Local Harvest and enter your zip-code or your city. A list of Local Farmers Markets, including address and hours of operations for your local farm is displayed.

Buy Local Movement
The "buy local" movement is quickly taking us beyond the promise of environmental responsibility that the organic movement delivered, and awakening us to the importance of community, variety, humane treatment of farm animals, and social and environmental responsibility in regard to our food economy.

Local Farmers Markets
Farmers Markets are one of the oldest forms of direct marketing by small farmers. From the traditional "Mercados" in the Peruvian Andes to the unique street markets in Asia, growers all over the world gather weekly to sell their produce directly to the public. In the last decade they have become a favorite marketing method for many farmers throughout the United States, and a weekly ritual for many shoppers.

In a Farmers Market, a group of farmers sell their products once or twice a week at a designated public place like a park or parking lot. Some Farmers Markets have live entertainment. Shopping at a Farmers Market is a great way to meet local farmers and get fresh, flavorful produce. Find your local Farmers Market by searching New York State Local Farmers and Local Harvest websites at Farmers and Local Markets

Farmers Markets provide a means for local producers of agricultural products to sell those products directly to the consumer. Many communities throughout New York State view Farmers Markets as a positive avenue for supporting local agriculture, providing a source of fresh fruits and vegetables to the residents of their community, and as a means of drawing people into their community aiding in the economic redevelopment of an area.

The Farmers’ Market Federation of New York is a statewide not-for-profit organization designed to both promote and provide support services for the Farmers Markets within New York State. The Federation was formed through the collective efforts of market managers throughout the state, Cooperative Extension, and the Department of Agriculture & Markets, and was initially funded by a Federal State Marketing Improvement Grant in early 1998.

Large scale chemical agriculture continues to poison our soil and our water, and weaken our communities. Buying directly from a family farm can help put a stop to this unfortunate trend. By purchasing organic produce from your local farmer, you are working to maintain a healthy environment, a vibrant community, and a strong and sustainable local economy for you and for your family.

The freshest, healthiest, most flavorful organic food is food that is grown locally. Organically grown food is free from exposure to harmful chemicals; but that is only one small part of the importance of organic products. A larger part of Organic Agriculture involves the health of the soil and of the ecosystems in which crops and livestock are raised. Organic Agriculture is born from the idea that a healthy environment significantly benefits crops and the health of those consuming them. In addition, organic practices are also viable in the long term, since they are efficient in their use of resources. Unlike large scale "chemical agriculture", Organic Agriculture does not damage the environment and our local community.

Throughout the Hudson Valley local farms and farmer's markets abound. Visit a local farmer's market in Albany, Rensselaer, Greene County, Columbia County, Ulster, Dutchess, and the Lower-Hudson counties including Orange County, Putnam County, Westchester and Rockland counties. Experience the colorful abundance of nutritious, high quality locally grown foods, the aroma of fresh produce and the friendly banter of farmers and customers, neighbors and families. A visit to a Farmers Market is an adventure, one that can be experienced every week in your own community. Don't forget to bring the children. Children love visiting their local farmer's market. Farmer's Markets are a great way to experience buying the food you eat and a wonderful lesson in supporting your own community and the environment.

Both economic and health factors have resulted in the growth of Farmers Markets across the country. Not only is a whole new generation of farmers seeking retail outlets which will increase their profitability and viability thus preserving agriculture for themselves and future generations, but also, consumers are discovering that Farmers Markets are a fun, reasonably priced, alternative to supermarkets. At Farmers Markets they have direct access to fresh, healthy local foods and to the farmers who are producing the foods. The experience inevitably includes developing relationships and friendships with the farmers and gaining an understanding and appreciation of where their food comes from and how it is produced.

Use the Local Harvest website to find Farmers Markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area, where you can buy produce, grass-fed meats, and many other delicious treats.




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