Heyser Farms is a third-generation farm and market founded in 1946 and open year round. It has fresh fruit and vegetables, a small orchard, beehives and specializes in homemade apple cider and baked goods, made with the farm's own fresh produce.
The Hudson Milk Company produces farm fresh products and distributes them to customers in Westchester and Putnam counties in New York and Fairfield County Connecticut. Its products include glass-bottled milk from pastured, grass-fed cows, free-range eggs and chicken, artisan cheeses, Amish butter, fresh local jams, organic breads, small batch yogurts, hickory smoked bacon, juices and vegetables.
Schneiders Farm has been a fixture of the Dix Hills/Melville community since the late 1950s. The farm grows its own corn, pumpkins, vegetables and flowers. The roadside farm stand, added in the late '70s, sells its own home-grown vegetables and produce. The farm and farm stand is open from mid-April to Christmas Eve. In spring and summer, find a beautiful array of plants, flowers, vegetable plants, herbs and hanging baskets. Summer adds fresh vegetables and produce. Come fall, you will find fresh corn, mums, scarecrows, hay bales and apples, and you can pick your own pumpkins off the vines in its vast fields. As Christmas approaches, Schneiders also stocks Christmas trees and holiday wreaths.
Dimond Hill Farm was the 2010 third-place winner of the People's Preference Best Farm Stand and 2009 winner of Farm of Distinction. This family-owned farm sells a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as starter plants and mums. The farm stand also sells jams, pies, pickles, honey, chicken and turkey pot pies, and other products. Children love seeing the farm's llamas, horses, chickens, pigs, geese and sheep. There are also walking trails to enjoy the outdoors and scenery around the farm's land. The house can be reserved for small meetings and gatherings that can include food fresh from the farm. A tent can be set up outside for bigger parties as well.
Ward's Berry Farm is not only the local spot for produce, but also for picking berries and pumpkins, hayrides, made-from-scratch bakery items, a cheese shop, a small restaurant, greenhouse plants and farm animals. In business for more than 25 years, the owners cultivate 200 acres of land. In season, customers can buy freshly grown herbs, vegetables and fruit. Berry picking includes raspberries, strawberries and blueberries. The greenhouse grows annuals, perennials, hardy mums, bedding plants and tomatoes.
If you're looking for farm produce and fresh goods and can get yourself over to one of Westchester's oldest working farms, consider dropping by the historic Hemlock Hill Farm, located off Croton Avenue. While visiting Hemlock, feel free to walk around the 120-acre farm. You'll feel like you've stepped back in time as you enjoy the view: pristine rolling hills, hemlock trees, grazing sheep, cattle, goats, chickens and pigs, amidst picturesque barns and an original farmhouse. Even the farm store, located just up the property driveway, has that old-world appeal. Such is the beauty and rarity of this farm that to protect it, Yorktown and Cortlandt contributed $700,000, in addition to a $1.5 million dollar donation from New York State. The Westchester Land Trust helped prepare the application for the state farmland protection grant to preserve the site forever. The farm, which occupies both Yorktown and Cortlandt Manor townships, is owned by the De Maria family and has been in operation since 1939. Hemlock Hill sells pasture-raised, natural animal products, as well as organic produce and fresh goodies. The DeMaria's sincerely strive to maintain and preserve what is left of family farming in the Hudson Valley area and keep the farm's doors open to customers throughout the year, seven days a week.
For roughly a century, Snow's Farm has been offering a range of farm-fresh goods. Its products include flowers, Christmas trees, fertilizer, firewood and eggs. The farm serves businesses and individuals with bulk and small orders.
Coonamessett Farm, a 20-acre farm and research enterprise, has been serving the community since 1989. Located in the East Falmouth village of Hatchville and owned by Ron Smolowitz, the farm offers a variety of products, services and activities. Farm animals include dwarf goats, sheep, alpacas, miniature donkeys, rabbits, chickens, ducks and turkeys. Visitors can pick their own vegetables, fruit, flowers and herbs or browse the farm stand for jams, breads, herbal soaps and specialty grocery items. The farm offers educational tours for schools and community organizations. "Jamaican Night" on Wednesday nights in the summer is very popular with local residents.
Confreda Greenhouses and Farms is a farm, farmers' market and greenhouse that offers a wide range of fresh products. It has many different vegetables, fruits and supplies. Some options include green peppers, grape tomatoes, strawberries, limes, lemons, mangos, avocados, onions and more. Check its website for a full list or for details on prices.
Sunshine Farm is a third-generation, New England family farm in Sherborn. The farm is a 100-acre fruit and vegetable operation. In addition, the farm raises greenhouse bedding plants. The business’ season begins each year in May with Mother's Day baskets. June follows close behind with fresh strawberries that customers can hunt and pick themselves. July brings sweet corn, tomatoes and peaches. Pick-your-own raspberries are the draw in August, and come fall the farm has an abundance of pumpkins, squash and corn stalks. The farm participates annually in the CSA.
Canaan Farms offers an array of fruits and vegetables, as well as prepared foods made with home-grown ingredients. In addition to food items, there are a variety of flowers, as well as seasonal decorative items for sale. Staff and customers alike are welcoming and down-to-earth.
Dreyer Farms, established way back in 1904, is a family-owned and operated farmers' market that offers a variety of locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables. It also sells annuals, perennials and plants. The market is large and open, packed with colorful fruits and veggies, and surrounded by flowers on three sides. The employees are friendly and helpful, and the market is very popular among Cranfordians.
The Big Apple Farm is an attraction for both tourists and Wrentham locals alike. A visit can include a viewing of the apple grader, taking a hayride, seeing the Pumpkin House during the Autumn months, or enjoying hot and cold apple cider. The farm also offers 24 types of apples, baked goods, candy, jams, sauces and syrups.
