This is a great place to experience the gamut of Hudson Valley agriculture-Montgomery Place’s farm store complements it homegrown supply with fruits, vegetables and other edibles from some 30 regional farms. This farm offers up history-its 1790s homestead served as a stop on the Underground Railroad-as well as a wide variety of organically-grown fruits and vegetables, eggs, pasture-raised meats and cut-your-own Christmas trees sold at its on-site store. Kids take note: It also has ducks for feeding. Don’t worry about showing up late-the farm stand has an honors system for after-hours shopping. DUTCHESSĪ go-to place for homegrown vegetables in eastern Dutchess County, the farm also sells locally produced blueberries, plums, peaches and other fruits. Their farm store offers fresh picked organic vegetables, plant starts and hanging baskets, and is supplemented with fruits and berries, mushrooms, eggs, grains, maple, honey, bread, dairy, meat, charcuterie, ice cream, and more from trusted local growers. They have a farm store, farmers’ markets, and a CSA. This farm grows a diverse array of vegetable crops on 30 acres in the Claverack/Hudson area. In addition to berries, fruits and vegetables (including hard-to-find okra and lima beans) grown on the farm-in its fourth generation of family ownership-you can take home flowers and vegetable plants nurtured in 40,000 square feet of greenhouses. The farm also hosts fun and educational events.Īlong with offering more than 40 types of homegrown organic vegetables-ranging alphabetically from arugula to winter squash-this is a destination for procuring fresh produce, milk, cheese, pasta and other goodies from neighboring farms and artisanal makers. Along with yogurts and cheeses-made solely with milk from the farm’s cows-its store features just-picked produce from its fields along with baked goods and craft beers/ciders from local food artisans. This non-profit farm, affiliated with an adjacent school (students work on the farm as part of the curriculum), was one of the first U.S. Owned and operated by the same family since 1915, the farm grows a staggering array of fruits and vegetables-including a huge variety of heirloom tomatoes, currants, popcorn and Brussels sprouts-while the bakery offers scratch-made pies and other treats. Readers of Capital Region Living magazine perennially choose its apple cider donuts as the best in the area.

More than 25 varieties of apples to choose from-either pick-your-own or pick them up at the farm’s road stand-as well as peaches and other fresh produce. The just-picked bounty provided by this first-generation farm family-including organic vegetables, meat and maple products-is for sale in a 250-year-old Dutch barn. Satisfy your fresh-food cravings while enjoying some agricultural and architectural history. Come watch the cows get milked, a treat for the kids, and enjoy the self-serve, farm-to-table fare at its Community Table (pay what you wish). This biodynamic farm (it’s similar to but a step above organic agriculture) is worth visiting for the beauty of its round barn-an architectural marvel-as well as to purchase homemade cheese. Hudson Valley farm stand (Photo: Jay Dorin) COLUMBIA Federal Watershed Protection Legislation.

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