Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Brewster, NY

Croton Falls

Outhouse Orchards is a pick-your-own apple orchard in the Croton Falls area of northern Westchester County, close to the Putnam County line. Fall is the season here, when Hudson Valley orchards open their rows for apple picking. The farm's old website is no longer active, so call or check local listings for current hours.

Patterson

Kessman Farms works land on Cornwall Hill Road in Patterson, in Putnam County near the Connecticut line. This corner of the lower Hudson Valley runs to small livestock farms, hay ground, and horse properties. Carried on the directory as an agritourism farm.

Patterson

BobBee Apiaries is a family-run apiary on Route 311 in Patterson, in Putnam County's slice of the Mid-Hudson Valley near the Berkshire foothills. Beyond bottling local honey, they offer full-service hive care and concierge beekeeping, swarm and colony removal, beekeeping education, and custom honey gifts, drawing on more than fifteen years of experience. Their Instagram (bobbeeapiaries) shows current honey and offerings.

Bedford Hills

Out of the Hive sits on Bedford Center Road in Bedford Hills, Westchester County. The name points to a honey or beekeeping operation, though the farm keeps little posted online. Local honey follows the bloom through spring and summer in the lower Hudson Valley. Contact the farm directly to confirm what they sell and when.

Seasonal corn maze cut into a seven-acre field along Route 7 in Brookfield, with a new theme design each fall. The farm stand alongside sells sweet corn and a mix of fresh fruit and vegetables through the season. Recent fall festivals have paired the maze with Twins BBQ Co. for food, a DJ, and face painting on top of the walk through the corn.

Town of Beekman

Barton Orchards runs a large pick-your-own operation on Apple Tree Lane in Poughquag, with apples and pumpkins you harvest yourself plus a five-acre corn maze, petting zoo, hay rides, and gem mining. The farm bakes its own apple cider donuts and pours local beer and cider in an on-site tap room. A second stand, The Apple Core, sells produce year-round in nearby Poughkeepsie. Live music runs through the fall season.

Yorktown Heights

White Oak Farm sits on Croton Lake Road in Yorktown Heights, in the reservoir country of northern Westchester County. Farms in this pocket tend toward produce, pumpkins, and small-scale agritourism close to the New York City suburbs. There's little public detail on this one, so contact the farm directly to confirm what it grows, what's for sale, and when it's open to visitors.

Yorktown Heights

Wilkens Fruit & Fir Farm is a pick-your-own orchard and Christmas tree farm on White Hill Road in Yorktown Heights, in northern Westchester County. The name tells the story: apples and other fruit in the fall, cut-your-own firs heading into December. It sits within easy reach of the northern New York City suburbs.

West Redding

Warrups Farm in West Redding farms and sells its own products under a simple rule: farm responsibly, sell what's actually fresh. Beyond the produce stand and seasonal events tied to the New England farm calendar, the property includes Open Farmhouse, a five-bedroom rental farmhouse the family books out for stays and gatherings. Current offerings are posted through Instagram, @warrupsfarm, or @openfarmhouse for the rental side.

Fishkill

The Fresh Air Fund runs this site as part of its Sharpe Reservation, more than 2,000 acres of woods, lakes and trails in Fishkill in the Hudson Valley. The nonprofit uses the land for outdoor and environmental education, including a working farm and maple sugaring that show visiting children where food comes from. The Fresh Air Fund has served New York City kids since the 1870s.

New Milford

Working alpaca sanctuary in New Milford caring for around 39 alpacas alongside sheep, chickens, dogs, and cats. The farm shop sells fiber goods spun and felted from its own herd - socks, mittens, sweaters, capes, and shawls - plus rugs felted to order. Tours run by appointment, and fiber days let visitors felt their own alpaca projects. A small farmstay bed and breakfast operates on-site for overnight guests.

Wilton

BeeLove Apiaries keeps one of the larger sets of hives in Wilton, on Sturges Ridge Road, where Ray DuBois produces raw honey and beeswax and teaches beekeeping classes. The operation focuses on pollinator conservation as much as honey production, building out bee sanctuaries alongside the harvest. Current honey stock and class schedules are posted at BeeLove.org.

Stamford

Heckscher Farm at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center is a 10-acre working farm inside a 118-acre property, keeping heritage-breed livestock and growing organic vegetables. Maple syrup gets boiled down on-site in their own sugar house, and the grounds include 80 acres of nature trails plus a planetarium and mansion museum. The center runs a Friday farm market and Sunday markets through summer.

Newtown

Castle Hill Farm on Sugar Lane has been run by the Paproski family for four generations, going back to when it was one of the larger dairy suppliers in Fairfield County. It's now a fall agritourism stop with a corn maze, pick-your-own pumpkin patch, hayrides, and cut-your-own Christmas trees in December. The barns and pastures also double as an event venue for weddings, showers, and birthday parties.

Weston

Marina has kept bees in Weston since 2000 and sells the harvest as Red Bee Apiary: single-origin wildflower and blueberry blossom honey, honeycomb, creamed honey, bee pollen, propolis, and beeswax candles and salves. The property is a private working apiary, opened to the public only for occasional garden tours, talks, and honey tastings. Products ship through redbee.com and sell in specialty shops around Connecticut.

Verbank

Abel's Trees is a Christmas tree farm on North Clove Road in Verbank, part of the town of Union Vale in eastern Dutchess County. Choose-and-cut farms in this part of the Hudson Valley open the weekend after Thanksgiving for families cutting their own fir or spruce.

Pleasant Valley

Lilymoore Farm on Moore Road in Pleasant Valley runs guided alpaca treks and farm tours across a historic Dutchess County property built around an 1840 colonial house and a 1900 barn. It hosts birthday and bachelorette groups, school and scout visits, and rents out as a film and photo location. The farm also shelters rescued pigeons through the nonprofit 'Dreaming of a Chance.' TripAdvisor ranks it the top thing to do in Pleasant Valley.

Dover Plains

Soukup Farm works land on Halls Corners Road in Dover Plains, in the eastern Dutchess County countryside near the Connecticut line. Small farms across this part of the Hudson Valley grow vegetables and run seasonal stands and CSA shares. This one keeps little of a presence online, so contact the farm directly for its crops, hours, and how to buy before heading out.

Washington Depot

Averill Farm is a tenth-generation family farm on a hilltop in Washington Depot's Litchfield Hills, growing apples and pears as its main fall crop. The farm stand rounds out its own harvest with mums, maple syrup, honey, and eggs from neighboring farms, plus squash, gourds, and pumpkins.

Litchfield Co.

Starberry Farm has grown stone fruit on the New Preston side of Washington Depot since 1978, with pick-your-own cherries, apricots, peaches, plums, and nectarines rotating through the season. Up to 15 apple varieties follow later in the year. The farm typically opens daily from noon to 5 p.m., July through September, though hours shift with the weather and what's actually ripe.

Millbrook

A Hudson Valley farm in Millbrook that raises a herd of more than 200 Suri alpacas and turns their fleece into a luxury home and apparel line. Products include alpaca throws, blankets, pillows, and bed linens, plus coats and knitwear for women, men, and children, crafted by artisans and sold under the brand's own label.

Fairfield

Bee Baum Honey has hand-poured wildflower honey from hives on Papurah Road in Fairfield since the LLC was formed in 2000, run by Winthrop and Stefanie Baum. Alongside raw honey, they sell comb honey straight from the frame and beeswax candles made from their own wax. It's a husband-and-wife operation — expect small batches and seasonal availability rather than year-round stock.

Congers

Dr. Davies Farm runs pick-your-own apples, peaches, and flowers in Congers, in Rockland County north of the Tappan Zee. The farm has a produce stand, fall hayrides and pumpkins, sunflower photo sessions, and the Red Barn Cidery, which hosts sangria festivals and paint-and-sip events. It also books birthday parties and school group trips. Check the site for picking conditions and event dates by season.

Monroe

Hannah's Honey keeps bees on Wheeler Road and sells raw honey, honey candy, honey sticks, beeswax candles, honey soap, and beeswax lip balm, along with custom gift baskets. Orders come through the website, local farmers markets, or by phone, with shipping or local pickup available.

Pleasant Valley

Remsburger Honey & Maple produces honey and maple syrup in Pleasant Valley, a Dutchess County town in the mid-Hudson Valley. Maple runs in late winter; honey follows through the warm months. No website or shop listing was found online to confirm where the products are sold.

Newburgh

Valley Bee Farm keeps bees along Route 9W in Newburgh, in the Hudson Valley of Orange County. It produces local honey and hive products from apiaries in the mid-Hudson region. As a small beekeeping operation, its honey reflects the wildflower and orchard bloom of the valley across the season.

Poughkeepsie

Solvang Tree Farm is a choose-and-cut Christmas tree farm on Bedell Road in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County. Hudson Valley tree farms open in late November, letting families walk the rows and cut their own fir or spruce.

Woodbury

Highwire Deer & Animal Farm in Woodbury keeps more than 30 animals — deer, goats, kangaroos, zebras, and donkeys among them — for visitors to walk up to, pet, and feed on a self-guided tour. It's open Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., May through September, then weekends only into fall. The farm closes during rain or extreme heat, so call ahead if the weather's questionable.

Warren

Angevine Farm has been in the same family since 1868, when John H. Angevine and Mary C. Marsh started what grew into a dairy, tobacco, and vegetable operation off Route 202 in Warren. Today the farm runs as a choose-and-cut Christmas tree operation — Balsam, Canaan, and Fraser fir among the varieties — with reserved weekend cutting hours and a Harvest Barn gift shop stocking local maple syrup, soaps, and handmade goods.

Fairfield

Monkey's Pocket Apiary is a family-run beekeeping operation in Fairfield that has kept hives for more than 20 years. It sells raw wildflower, clover, buckwheat, and basswood honey with no added flavoring, plus beeswax candles and farm eggs, and also handles live bee swarm removal and relocation.

Milton

Prospect Hill Orchards runs pick-your-own cherries, peaches, plums, and apples on a Hudson Valley hillside in Milton, about 90 miles north of New York City. The farm fries apple cider donuts and sells baked goods at NYC Greenmarkets several days a week. Its 1817 Taproom pours hard cider and spirits distilled on site, and the property hosts events at Hilltop Farm.

Milton

Westervelt Clarke's Fruit Farm grows tree fruit on Clarkes Lane in Milton, Ulster County, in the Hudson Valley's apple country. Area farms are known for apples, along with peaches, cherries, and berries through summer and fall. Specifics for this farm are limited online, so call ahead to confirm varieties, the picking season, and how they sell.

Salt Point

Hahn Farm works land on Salt Point Turnpike in Dutchess County, raising its own meat and running a fall harvest season with pumpkins and hayrides. The farm store sells farm-raised beef and pork alongside seasonal produce. It sits in the Hudson Valley farm country north of Poughkeepsie.

Newburgh

Pick-your-own runs almost the whole season here, starting with strawberries and cherries in June and rolling through peaches, apricots, plums, apples, grapes, and rows of vegetables into October. Tractor-pulled wagons carry visitors out to the fields, and the farm market sells jams, local honey, syrups, and salsas. There's a farm bar pouring homemade wine and animals for kids to meet. Open daily 9am to 4pm from Memorial Day weekend through late October, off Colandrea Road in Newburgh.

Marlboro

Weed Orchards & Winery offers pick-your-own fruits, vegetables, and zinnias from July through October in Marlboro, on the west bank of the Hudson in Ulster County. Beyond picking, the farm runs a winery with flights and tastings, a cafe serving pizza and sandwiches, weekend live music, and a children's playground. The farm is dog-friendly and family-run.

Milton

Fino Farms grows tree fruit on Old Indian Road in Milton, a Hudson Valley fruit town on the Ulster County side of the river. The farm raises apples and stone fruit such as nectarines, selling wholesale as well as locally. Milton's ridges above the Hudson have grown apples and peaches for well over a century. Reach the farm at (845) 532-1933.

Bridgeport

Listed as an agritourism site at 10 Wickliffe Circle in Bridgeport, but no working website, social page, or business description turns up under this name. The listing appears to be a placeholder in state agritourism directories rather than an active farm stand or attraction.

Highland

DuBois Farms in Highland runs pick-your-own for raspberries, peaches, apples, grapes, tomatoes, and pumpkins from June into late November, on the west side of the Hudson south of New Paltz. Beyond the fields there's a pizzeria and ice cream shop, a bakery known for apple cider donuts, farm animals, and a tavern pouring local hard cider, craft beer, and wine. Entry runs $5 weekdays, $10 weekends.

Shelton

Valley Farm is one of Jones Family Farms' pick-your-own fields, moving through flowers in May, strawberries in June, blueberries in July, pumpkins in September and October, and Christmas trees in December. Hours run noon to 6 p.m. most days, noon to 7:30 p.m. Fridays, though picking times shift with the weather and the crop.

Shelton

Jones Family Farms Winery sits on land the Jones family has worked for over 150 years across six generations, in the White Hills of Shelton. The tasting room, converted from a former dairy barn, pours seven estate-made wines from grapes and berries grown on the property, and visitors can cut their own bouquets in the flower fields between tastings. Open mid-March through December.

Shelton

The Beardsley family has farmed this Shelton land since 1849 and has pressed cider commercially here since 1999. Pick-your-own apples run weekends in September and October, backed by pre-picked apples, peaches, plums, and nectarines, plus cider donuts, pies, and jams from the farm store, open daily 10 to 5:30 from August through Christmas. Weekend visitors after 11 a.m. can also buy unpasteurized cider by the jug for home fermenting.

Pomona

Concklin Orchards grows apples in Pomona, in Rockland County at the foot of the Ramapo Mountains. The Concklin name belongs to one of the county's oldest farming families, with roots in the area going back generations. The orchard runs a farm market on South Mountain Road.

Bethlehem

Shagbark Hollow Farm in Bethlehem runs a licensed bakery alongside a mini-donkey rescue called The Donkey's Cross, which also cares for other rescued animals. The farm sells natural, untreated wood products for mulching and erosion control, with proceeds supporting the rescue and community initiatives. It's operated as an LLC since 2018.

Highland

Corey's Sugar Shack makes maple syrup in Highland, on the west bank of the Hudson in Ulster County. Sugarhouses in this stretch of the Hudson Valley boil through late winter and often open their doors during Maple Weekend for tours and tastings. There's little public detail on this one, so contact them during sugaring season to confirm what's for sale and whether they're open to visitors.

Oxford

Belinsky Family Farm grows apples, peaches, and pumpkins on Moose Hill Road in Oxford, working orchards that predate the current pick-your-own operation. Pick-your-own runs weekends, Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the farm stand carries fresh produce, cut flowers, and Christmas trees in season.

Morris

Peck's Berry Farm is a pick-your-own blueberry patch about a mile west of Morris center on Route 109. It's a straightforward u-pick operation without much online presence beyond local farm directories, so call ahead to check picking hours before making the trip.

Bethlehem

The Maddox family has farmed this ground in Bethlehem since 1890, and Sun One Organic Farm now runs it as a certified organic operation with CSA vegetable and flower shares. Beyond the CSA, the property rents an on-farm Airbnb and a barn that holds up to 120 people for events. Find their produce at the Watertown Farmers Market on Sundays, June through October.

Woodbury

Logue Farms has stayed in the same family for more than a hundred years, now run by the third and fourth generation on Artillery Road in Woodbury. Fall is the main event: pick-your-own pumpkins on October weekends, a corn maze, free hayrides, and a stand selling apples, cider, straw, and cornstalks. Outside pumpkin season, hours are limited — call ahead.

Shelton

Wells Hollow is a fifth-generation family farm in Shelton that opened its ice cream creamery in 2007, run by Daniel and Jamie Wells. The shop turns over more than 50 homemade flavors alongside smoothies, soft serve, Italian ice, and ice cream cakes, with dairy sourced from farms across Connecticut, Vermont, Maine, and Michigan. A 3,000-square-foot open-air patio hosts birthday parties and farm-animal visits alongside the ice cream counter.

Newburgh

Pugh Farms raises poultry on Quaker Road in Newburgh, in Orange County's mid-Hudson farm country. The farm focuses on birds and eggs for the local market.

Milford

Glendale Farms has grown annuals and vegetable starts in Milford since 1917, now in its third generation. The greenhouse turns out hanging baskets, patio plants, herbs, and combination planters alongside ground covers and seasonal ornamentals, sold daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., cash or check only. The farm also runs an indoor arena for horse boarding on the same property.