Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Ghent, NY

Maple Leaf Sugaring taps trees on Dupier Road in Ghent, in the farm country of Columbia County east of the Hudson. The operation boils sap into syrup during the late-winter run, the season that drives every sugarhouse in this part of the state. Details aren't posted online here, so reach out in late winter or early spring to learn what's available and whether they sell from the farm.

Ghent

Bee Crazy Farm sits along Route 9H in Ghent, in Columbia County's Hudson Valley farmland. The name suggests a focus on bees and honey, though little is posted online to confirm its full range of products. Stop by or call ahead to find out what the farm sells and when it's open.

Valatie

Golden Harvest Farms sells apples in more than a dozen varieties, Honeycrisp and McIntosh among them, plus cider and cider donuts baked daily. The Route 9 property also houses Harvest Spirits, a distillery pouring Cornelius Applejack, Core vodka and gin, and John Henry whiskey, alongside a smokehouse serving barbecue. The farm store stocks honey, maple syrup, pies, and pastries. Family-run in Columbia County, about ten minutes north of Kinderhook.

Valatie

Yonder Fruit Farms sits along U.S. Route 9 in Valatie, in Columbia County's stretch of the Hudson Valley fruit belt. The region is apple and stone-fruit country, lined with roadside stands between Albany and the mid-Hudson orchards. Listed here as an agritourism stop.

Claverack

Philip Orchards is a pick-your-own apple and pear orchard on Route 9H in Claverack, in the Hudson Valley's Columbia County. This stretch of the valley is long-standing apple country, with picking through the fall. Check ahead for open days and available varieties.

Hudson

Village of Castleton-on-Hudson

Swartz Farm sits on Eleanor Drive in Castleton-on-Hudson, a Rensselaer County village on the east bank of the Hudson River south of Albany. It's a small local farm; specific crops and any pick-your-own or stand sales aren't detailed online.

Castleton

Brookview Station Winery is the farm winery at Goold Orchards, an apple orchard on Brookview Station Road in Castleton, south of Albany in Rensselaer County. The tasting room pours wines and hard cider made from orchard-grown fruit.

Village of Castleton-on-Hudson

Windy Hill Orchard sits on Brookview Station Road in Castleton-on-Hudson, in the apple country south of Albany along the Hudson's east bank. Rensselaer County orchards here grow apples for fall picking and press cider through harvest season. Public detail on this listing is thin, so reach out to the orchard directly for picking dates, varieties, and hours before planning a visit.

Castleton

Goold Orchards is an apple orchard on Brookview Station Road in Castleton (town of Schodack), in Rensselaer County south of Albany, and the home of Brookview Station Winery. The address and winery name check out, but the orchard's former website is no longer active, so current hours, u-pick dates, and offerings are best confirmed directly before visiting.

Climax

Boehm Farm has grown fruit in Climax, Greene County for more than a century, selling apples, peaches, cherries, plums, and strawberries from its stand on County Route 26. Pick-your-own runs through the seasons, and the farm fries its own apple cider doughnuts. In fall it adds pumpkins and family activities, and it also sells at the Coxsackie farmers market in the Hudson Valley.

Hillsdale

Vine Gate Lavender grows lavender and cut flowers on Whippoorwill Road in Hillsdale, in Columbia County. Pick your own lavender and blooms in season, browse a farm store of handmade goods, or join a workshop on lavender crafts or meditation. The farm also supplies flowers for events. Summer hours run Friday and Saturday 10am to 4pm and Sunday 11am to 2pm, weather permitting.

Hudson

Don Baker Farm is a fruit farm near Hudson, in Columbia County's orchard country along the east bank of the Hudson River. Farms on this ridge grow apples, peaches, and other tree fruit, much of it sold fresh in season and some as pick-your-own. Contact the farm for current picking, stand hours, and what's ripe before making the trip.

Village of Castleton-on-Hudson

The Farm at Kristy's Barn runs a farm stand on Brookview Road near Castleton-on-Hudson in Rensselaer County. Alongside its own fruits and vegetables it sells pick-your-own crops, pasture-raised poultry, and house-made Harvest baking mixes for fruit crisps. Fall brings seasonal activities and farm tours, and a CSA program runs through the growing season.

Hudson

Smith Farms is on White Birch Road in Hudson, in Columbia County's Hudson Valley. Beyond its agritourism listing, little is posted about what the farm grows or offers. The surrounding area runs to orchards, vegetable farms, and small livestock operations. Contact the farm directly to confirm its products, on-site sales, and hours before visiting.

Hudson

Fix Bros Fruit Farm is a fifth-generation orchard near Hudson, farming Columbia County ground since 1899. It grows sweet and sour cherries, peaches, nectarines, apricots, pears, pumpkins, and a long list of apple varieties including Honey Crisp, Fuji, and McIntosh. Most apples go wholesale, but the farm opens pick-your-own for cherries, peaches, apples, and pumpkins in season. Call (518) 828-4401 or email [email protected].

Hudson

Hopedale Farm is on Klibar Road in Hudson, in Columbia County's stretch of the Hudson Valley. Farms here lean toward diversified vegetables, pasture livestock, and hay, and this one fits that pattern. Specific crops and any farm-stand or CSA details aren't confirmed online. Reach the farm directly to find out what it grows and how to buy in season.

Averill Park

Alpacas of Maggie's Brook Farm sits on Hoags Corners Road in Averill Park, in the wooded hills of Rensselaer County east of Albany. The farm keeps a herd of alpacas; no active website was found to confirm current products or visiting hours. Contact them directly before stopping by.

East Greenbush

Best Berry Farm grows pick-your-own berries on Best Road in East Greenbush, just east of Albany in Rensselaer County. The farm sits in the Capital Region's suburban farm belt, where strawberries lead off the picking season in June. Current crop availability isn't posted online.

Germantown

Coeymans Hollow

Good Day Honey keeps bees on Biers Road in Coeymans Hollow, in the hills southwest of Albany. The operation produces local raw honey and hive products. Call ahead before visiting, since small apiaries like this one usually sell by appointment or through nearby markets.

Richmond

Hilltop Orchards has grown apples, plums, pears, and grapes across 200 acres in the Berkshires for 25 years under the Vittori family, alongside Furnace Brook Winery and JMASH Cidery on the same property. Visitors get complimentary wine tastings, fresh cider donuts daily, and pick-your-own apples in fall, plus cross-country skiing and snowshoeing once the snow comes. Open daily, 9am-6pm.

Ancram

Thompson-Finch Farm is a certified-organic operation on Wiltsie Bridge Road in Ancram, in the Columbia County hills of the eastern Hudson Valley. It's best known for organic pick-your-own strawberries in June and pick-your-own apples in fall, with a farm stand selling the harvest. Growing without synthetic chemicals is central to how the place has long run.

New Lebanon

Germantown

Rider Farm works land on Sawmill Road in Germantown, a Columbia County town on the east bank of the Hudson known for its apple and cherry orchards. Family farms here supply Hudson Valley farm stands and pick-your-own visitors through the growing season.

Germantown

Coeymans Hollow

A sustainable farm and agritourism spot in Coeymans Hollow, south of Albany, that hosts guests at secluded forest campsites bookable through Hipcamp and puts them to work on daily animal chores and seasonal land projects. The property sits near waterfalls, caves, lakes, and hiking trails, and takes on volunteers alongside paying campers.

Great Barrington

Taft Farms has grown pesticide-free produce on 200 acres in the Housatonic Valley for more than 50 years, now run by second-generation owner Paul Tawczynski. The market sells fresh-picked vegetables alongside a bakery, deli, and prepared foods that turn over daily. Fall brings a corn maze and pumpkins; summer means strawberries and sweet corn; the greenhouse stays stocked with herbs and houseplants year-round.

Greenville

A small mixed-animal farm on West Road in Greenville, in Greene County west of the Hudson. The name points to poultry and a range of other farm critters. Little else is documented online.

Richmond

Four generations of the Bartlett family have grown, packed, and shipped apples from this Richmond orchard for more than 50 years, averaging 20,000 bushels a year across 52 acres. Beyond apples, the pick-your-own fields yield strawberries and blackberries, and the farm stand sells fresh-cut flowers alongside the harvest. Open seven days a week, with weekday hours starting at 7am.

Great Barrington

Windy Hill Farm is a 130-acre nursery and orchard operation in the Berkshires, growing pick-your-own apples and blueberries alongside a full garden center and landscape nursery. Fall brings fresh-cut Christmas trees, cider, and cider donuts; the retail yard stocks field-grown shrubs and ornamental stock most of the year.

Stephentown

The Berry Patch grows berries on Route 22 in Stephentown, in Rensselaer County near the Massachusetts line. The farm grows strawberries and blueberries, with high tunnels that help stretch the picking season. Details online are limited. Contact the farm during berry season to confirm what's ripe, whether you pick your own or buy pre-picked, and its hours.

Troy

Engelke Farm works land on Garfield Road in Troy, in the hills of Rensselaer County east of the Hudson. Small farms in this area sell seasonal vegetables, sweet corn, and fall pumpkins, often through a roadside stand or a local market. No farm website could be confirmed, so check locally for hours and what's being harvested.

Red Hook

Greig Farm runs one of the Hudson Valley's long-standing pick-your-own operations, spread across fields on Pitcher Lane in Red Hook. Visitors pick berries through summer and pumpkins in fall, and the property hosts a farm market and several independent food vendors. Dutchess County, a few miles from the village of Red Hook and Bard College.

Pittsfield

Pittsfield is the Berkshire County seat and the biggest city in the region, and Kirchner's Farm on Churchill Street operates within it under an agritourism listing. Beyond the address, no website or public source describes what the farm grows or sells.

Pittsfield

Royal Meadow Farm is listed near the state forest in Pittsfield, in the Berkshires. No website, phone number, or independent listing was found online to confirm what's currently operating at this address.

Troy

Tarbox Farms, listed as Earth's Bounty, sits on Route 7 in Troy, Rensselaer County, in the Capital Region east of the Hudson. Roadside stands along Route 7 move sweet corn, tomatoes, pumpkins, and other seasonal produce. Expect a farm market that opens with the growing season.

Town of Red Hook

Apiary 16 is a beekeeping operation on Tribune Lane in the town of Red Hook, in Dutchess County's Hudson Valley. The focus is honey and hive products from locally kept bees. As a small apiary, sales are likely direct or through area markets and seasonal, so reach out to confirm how to buy honey and whether visits are possible.

Hancock

The Leab family has run this 500-acre Berkshires farm since 1935, best known for its Sugar House pancake breakfasts served alongside fresh-boiled maple syrup each February through April. The rest of the year brings natural, hormone-free beef, a fall pumpkin patch and mini corn maze, and cut-your-own Christmas trees in season.

Village of Red Hook

Oriole Orchards is a pick-your-own orchard in the Village of Red Hook, in the apple country of Dutchess County. Depending on the season you can pick apples, peaches, pears, and sour cherries. The Hudson Valley's cool nights and long autumns suit tree fruit, and sour cherries in particular are a short early-summer window worth timing. Reach the farm at (845) 758-9355.

Town of Red Hook

Montgomery Place Orchards grows apples in Red Hook, in the Hudson Valley's Dutchess County. The farm sells from a wayside stand that dates back to the 1935 Dutchess County Fair and still serves as its market building today. Chefs and Hudson Valley locals know the orchard for its wide range of apple varieties and other tree fruit. Check the farm's website for current market hours and what's ripe.

Sheffield

Howden Farm, run by Bruce Howden in the Housatonic Valley since 1939, is where the classic Howden Jack-O-Lantern pumpkin variety was developed. The farm still grows pumpkins and sweet corn as its anchor crops, with pick-your-own blueberries and raspberries in summer, and keeps a Victorian farmhouse bed and breakfast on-site.

Village of Red Hook

Brittany Hollow Farm sits on South Broadway in the village of Red Hook, in the northern Dutchess County stretch of the Hudson Valley. Its crops and visitor details aren't posted online. Red Hook is a well-known farm town with orchards, vegetable growers, and an active weekend farm-stand and market scene.

Saugerties

Boice's Farm sits on Kings Highway in Saugerties, in the Hudson Valley farmland of Ulster County west of the river. Its specific crops and offerings aren't detailed online. This stretch of Ulster County grows sweet corn, vegetables, and orchard fruit, much of it sold at roadside stands through summer and fall.

Saugerties

Platte Creek Maple Farm taps trees for maple syrup on Glasco Turnpike in Saugerties, in the Catskill foothills of Ulster County. Sugaring season here runs late winter into early spring, when the sap flows and the evaporator boils it down to syrup. The farm keeps a website for its maple products.

Cornwallville

Lazy S Ranch is on Hervey Street in Cornwallville, in the northern Catskills of Greene County. The listing marks it as agritourism. No active website or details were confirmed for the ranch, so reach out directly to learn what it offers and when to visit.

East Berne

Helderberg Alpacas keeps its herd on Saw Mill Road in East Berne, up in the Helderberg hills southwest of Albany. The name ties the farm to the limestone escarpment that defines the area. No active website was found for this listing, so reach out directly to see the animals or ask about fleece goods.

Monterey

Monterey is a Berkshire hill town of a few hundred people near Otis and Tyringham, and Lowland Farm on New Marlboro Road is registered there as agritourism. What's grown or offered to visitors hasn't surfaced in any public listing yet.

Durham

Hull-O Farms runs family farm-stay vacations in the northern Catskills, putting guests up in farmhouse lodging and letting them help with real chores. Kids gather eggs, feed cows, goats and rabbits, and ride along on the tractor. The Hull family has hosted overnight guests here for more than two decades, with rates set by season across spring, summer, fall and winter. It works as a hands-on introduction to daily life on a working farm.

Washington

Washington is a Berkshire hill town with a year-round population under 600, and the listing at 47 Washington Mountain Road is registered under the names Roy and Marilyn Wiley rather than a business name. That pattern usually points to a family-run farm property, not a retail operation with posted hours.

Washington

Hinsdale

Strawberry Acres is a pick-your-own berry farm on Pittsfield Road, growing blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries across open fields in the Berkshire hill towns. Visitors pick straight from the rows in season; note the fields spread out from the farm stand, so bring your own container if mobility is a concern.

Windham

This bed and breakfast sits on Route 296 in Windham, a northern Catskills town in Greene County built around the Windham Mountain ski resort. Area lodgings draw skiers in winter and hikers and leaf-peepers through the warmer months.

Hinsdale

Listed for Hinsdale on Route 143 under the names Maple Connection and Harvest Pride. No verified details on current operations, products, or contact could be confirmed online — this entry needs a direct call to the town or property owner to update.