Columbia County in Southeast NY U-Pick Farms - 2024 PickYourOwn.ORG

Looking for a local, pick-your-own farm in Columbia County in Southeast NY? Scroll down this page and you will see the U-Pick farms in Columbia County in Southeast NY, sorted by county. Those that offer organic or sustainably grown produce are identified by the words "organic" and/or "sustainable" in Green, next to their name  (see "What does Organic mean?"). The U-pick crops they offer follow the name of the farm. To search the page for a specific crop, use Ctrl-F (or on an ipad or Mac, use their "search on this page" function) If they have a website, the name will be in blue and underlined; click on it and it will open their website. If you find anything outdated or inaccurate, see the customer and farmer menus (as appropriate) at the top menu bar to submit updates and corrections and help me keep each current!

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What's in season in December 2024, and other timely information:

Notes for December 2024: Crop growth is slowing down, except for Christmas tree farms and if you live in southern California, southern Texas, Florida or along the Gulf coast where citrus are starting, and believe it or not, the blueberry and strawberry season in those areas is about to begin. See your state harvest calendar . This year, much of the country is still seeing mild weather, so lettuce, peas, broccoli, cabbage  and other greens are thriving.  And this is a good time to get a canner and  learn how to preserve foods for the winter, like canning some applesauce, apple butter or jam, which make great gifts. As do your own homemade specialty liqueurs! How about homemade cranberry sauce or a pumpkin pie made from a real pumpkin for the holidays? See our comprehensive list of easy home canning, jam and jelly making, preserving, drying and freezing directions. You can access recipes and other resources from the drop down menus at the top of the page or the site search. A fun winter activity is to make your own ice cream, even gelato, or low fat or low sugar ice cream - see this page. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to write me!

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Columbia County in Southeast NY U-Pick Farms and Orchards in 2024, by county

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Columbia County

• Don Baker Farm - apples, sweet cherries, sour cherries, pears, . .
  183 Route 14, Hudson, NY 12534. Phone: 518-828-9542. (Greenport, NY). Email: apples@gtel.net. Open: June and August thru October, daily Every day 9am to 5pm, June through October. Also, Roadside Stand - Seasonally fresh fruits and vegetables. Both sweet cherries and sour cherries (aka, pie cherries). Check our website, Facebook Page, and phone message for further information on upcoming sour cherry crop. Thank you. Click here for a link to our Facebook page.
• Fix Bros Fruit Farm - apples, cherries, peaches, pumpkins,
  215 White Birch Road, Hudson, NY 12534. Phone: (518) 828-4401. Alternate Phone: (518) 828-6485. Email: fixfarm@aol.com. Open: hours depend on the crop and season, Cherries and Peaches Monday to Sunday from 8 am to 5 pm until end of season; Apples and pumpkins Monday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm until end of season. Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Approximate picking schedule; Seasons go like this: Sweet Cherries - Usually ready around the end of June; Red Sour Cherries - Usually ready around the end of June, beginning of July; Black Sour Cherries (Known as English Morello) usually ready the middle of July; Peaches - Usually in the beginning of August; Apples/Pears/Pumpkins - Usually begins in the middle of September; Payment: Cash, Check;. Payment: Cash, Check. Click here for our Facebook page. Many people enjoy picnicking while taking in the great views on our Hudson Valley Farm. (UPDATED: June 24, 2018)
• Germantown Farms - sunflowers, wildflowers,
  208 Church Avenue, Germantown, NY 12526. Phone: 347-882-0538. Email: INFO@GERMANTOWNFARMS.COM. Open: see their website, Gardens open July through September. Wildflowers and Sunflowers, that you can pick yourself; a portion of the proceeds support local Germantown non-profits.  An amazing butterfly immersion experience. We don’t use any pesticides on our farm
• Golden Harvest Farm - Closed Indefinitely
  3074 US Rte 9, Valatie, NY 12184. Phone: 518-758-7683. Email: goldenharvestfarmsinc@gmail.com. Open: UPDATE for 2022, Due to extensive orchard work and replanting, we cannot offer PickYourOwn this season or for the foreseeable future, For the past 10 years we have enjoyed greeting our customers - the many families with and without children, multi-generational groups, Scouts and school classes for PickYourOwn apples in our orchards; Unfortunately, many of the beautiful old trees that made the orchards in the PickYourOwn area feel so special were well over 30 years old and were getting brittle and even dangerous, and needed to be replaced. Therefore, this year and for the foreseeable future, we are NOT able to offer PickYourOwn apples, due to this extensive replanting and orchard renewal; Our Roadstand is open 364 days per year with our award winning apple cider donuts, bakery, fresh-pressed cider, apples, seasonal fruits & veggies, etc. Apple varieties available depending on season are Honey Crisp, MacIntosh, Macoun, Red Delicioius, Crispin, Granny Smith, Ida Red, Empire, Northern Spy, Ginger Gold, Cameo, Braeburn, Paula Red, Gala, Rome, Sansa, Zestar!, Snowsweet, Fuji, Early Fuji. Also, Roadside Stand, Farm Market, Cide. Click here for our Facebook page. Already picked Apples, Cider, Bakery, Micro Distillery (UPDATED: October 18, 2022, JBS)(UPDATED: September 08, 2019)
• Hopedale Farm - apples,
  15 Klibar Road, Hudson, NY 12534. Phone: (518) 697-9322. Email: HopedaleFruitFarm@yahoo.com. ​Open Daily, Dawn till Dusk, while apples are in season, Approx. Labor Day through early November . Hopedale Farm was officially established in 1916. Bring your own bags for picking, or they have them for you. Apple Variety Harvest Schedule
  PAULA RED - Labor Day weekend.
  MCINTOSH - early to mid September.
  CORTLAND- mid September.
  HONEYCRISP- early to mid September.
  EMPIRE- mid to late September.
  MACOUN- mid to late September.
  JONAGOLD- late September.
  RED DELICIOUS- late September.
  MUTSU / Crispin- early October.
  GALA- early to mid September.
  ​FUJI- mid to late September.
  GOLDEN DELICIOUS- mid to late September.
• Love Apple Farm - Uses integrated pest management practices, apples, blackberries, blueberries, cherries, currants (red), gooseberries, peaches, raspberries (red), strawberries, farm market, gift shop, restrooms, picnic area, petting zoo, events at your location (call for info)
  1421 State Route 9h, Ghent, NY 12075. Phone: (518) 828-5048. Email: info@loveapplefarm.com. Open: Orchard opens from 8am to 5pm; availability of crops varies; please call for current availability. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. We use integrated pest management practices. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. Click here for our Facebook page. Love Apple Farm's Typical U-Pick Calendar: Actual dates will vary due to weather conditions and other factors. Please call us at (518) 828-5048 to verify the status of the product you are interested in:
  

  Fruit	Early	Most Active	Late
  Apples	July 15	Sept. 1-Oct. 25	Oct. 31
  Blackberries	July 10	July 15-July 30	August 10
  Blueberries	July 15	August 1-Sept. 10	Oct. 15
  Cherries, sour	June 10	July 1-31	August 10
  Cherries, sweet	June 10	July 1-31	August 10
  Gooseberries		June and July
  Peaches	July 15	July 20-Sept. 1	Sept. 15
  Plums		July and August
  Raspberries	August 1	June 15-20	July 10

  (UPDATED: June 27, 2019) (ADDED: November 30, 2016)
• Philip Orchards - plums, pears, apples, and raspberries, currents and gooseberries.
  270 Route 9H, Claverack, NY 12513. Phone: (518) 851-6351. Email: contact@philiporchards.com. Open: every day of the week from 9 am to 5:30 pm, August through October. Directions: The Orchards are on Route 9-H one Mile north of the traffic lights in Claverack,NY, two miles south of Route 66. Our GPS location is 270 Route 9H Claverack, NY 12513. The Orchards are in the Hudson Valley, 45 minutes south of Albany, NY, about 2 1/2 hours north of New York City. Our entire 100 acre crop of is for pick-your-own. Picnickers welcome. Philip Orchards Facebook page.
  Sept. 1 - Jonamac Apples
  Sept. 8 - McIntosh, Cortland, Spartan, Empire, R.I. Greenings Apples
  Sept. 15 - Gala, Jonathan, Macoun, Honey Crisp Apples; Bosc and Seckel Pears
  Sept. 22 - Idared, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Mutsu, Jonagold Apples
  Sept. 29 - Northern Spy, Rome, Lady Apples
  We look forward to seeing you here again.
• Rider Farm - U Pick Apples
  100 Sawmill Road, Germantown, NY 12526. Phone: 518-537-6843. Also Farm Market.
• Samascott Orchards - apples, beans, beets, blackberries, blueberries, broccoli, carrots, cherries, chestnuts, cucumbers, currants (red and black), gooseberries, table grapes (with seeds), nectarines, onions, other berries, pears, peas, peaches, peppers, plums, pumpkins, raspberries (red), raspberries (Spring, red), raspberries (Autumn, red), raspberries (yellow), raspberries (Spring, yellow), raspberries (Autumn, yellow), raspberries (black), raspberries (Spring, black), raspberries (Autumn, black), rhubarb, summer squash, winter squash, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables, Fresh eggs, Cider mill (fresh apple cider made on the premises), porta-potties are available, restrooms, picnic area you may bring your own food, jumping pillow, farm animals, school tours
  5 Sunset Avenue, Kinderhook, NY 12106. Phone: (518) 758-7224. Email: info@samascott.com. Open: daily 8 am to 6 pm; See website for seasonal opening date: Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Corn maze open Saturdays in September and October at Samascott's Garden Market;. Payment: Cash, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. Click here for our Facebook page. New in 2017 is a children's playground and jumping pillow, plus wagon rides around the Orchard. The entrance to the U-pick closes at 5:45 pm. We require a minimum purchase of $5.00 per person for PYO guests. All vehicles will be manually inspected upon checkout. All PYO produce is priced per pound. Prices may fluctuate throughout the season. You will be charged up to $10/lb for any produce you pick that is not listed as available on the harvest map OR produce that is not brought out of your vehicle to be weighed. No pets. Please see their website for all of their rules and specifications.
• Shortcake Farm - Pick your own strawberries.
  Hudson, NY 12534. Open: UPDATE for 2020, A visitor tells me they are permanently closed.
• Smith Farms - apples, blackberries, cherries, nectarines, peaches, raspberries (red), raspberries (Autumn, red), restrooms
  200 Whitebirch Rd, Hudson, NY 12534. Phone: 518-828-1228. Alternate Phone: 518-755-6448. Email: gilliansherrington@gmail.com. Open: starting mid-June from 9am to 5 pm; Please refer to our website for updates in availability of fruit as the season progresses. Directions: There is a direct link for our location on our website in the "About Us" page. Click here for a map and directions. We start with sweet cherries in mid-June; We are open daily from 9am to 5 pm. Everbearing raspberries are available steadily, as they ripen. New canes on irrigation. Come early in the day. We are usually picked out by noon! Fred and Gillian Sherrington and our two collie dogs Tony and Sammi welcome you. Payment: Cash, only. PEven though we are a smaller operation, by New York State standards, we do have over 10000 new generation trees and canes that offer their fruit for pick-your-own from June to late Fall. All our fruit is on "drip" irrigation, so except when our pond goes dry, in extreme weather, our produce is plump and juicy. We will begin the season at mid/late June with the cherries, sweet and sour. Then in early August, our white flesh, sweet and juicy Saturn (flat) peaches are ready to pick and they are popular!!!! From the end of August to mid October you will be able to pick from 6 varieties of free stone peaches and nectarines and from 7 varieties of apples such as Gala, Acey Mac, Honey Crisp, Fuji, Royal Cortland, Lady Apple, and Macoun, Jonagold and Golden Delicious. Of course we will keep you posted and will give you more details on what is ready to pick as we progress. Each year is a little different, according to the weather conditions, so visit our website picking calendar regularly and come and enjoy our orchard, as well as the beautiful Catskill area.
• The Chatham Berry Farm LLC - No pesticides are used, blackberries, blueberries, currants (red and black), raspberries (red), raspberries (Spring, red), raspberries (Autumn, red), raspberries (yellow), raspberries (Autumn, yellow), raspberries (black), raspberries (Autumn, black), strawberries, Honey from hives on the farm, Fresh eggs, restrooms, picnic area you may bring your own food, school tours
  2309 Route 203, Chatham, NY 12037. Phone: 518-392-4609. Email: thechathamberryfarm@gmail.com. Open: Be sure to call before you go; they did not have U-pick in 2020; Sunday to Saturday, from 8 am to 5 pm, open 364 days a year (Closed Christmas Day December 25th). Directions: Click here for a map and directions. We do not use pesticides on the crops. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, AmEx. Click here for our Facebook page. During the last week of November and the first week of December, we offer multiple holiday wreath and bow making classes. Light refreshments provided. U-Pick Black and Red Raspberries and U-Pick Blueberries ​All of our berries are pesticide-free! U-Pick closes at 5 pm, which is 1 hour before the farm store, to ensure that everyone has returned to the farm store with their berries & paid. U-Pick is weather dependent, please call ahead for picking conditions & availability. (UPDATED: June 26, 2020 JBS) (ADDED: March 09, 2016)
• The Pickin Shack at Hellers Farm - Christmas trees, grapes (Niagara and Concord), farm market
  48 Hover Avenue - Route 9G & Hover Avenue, Germantown, NY 12526. Phone: 518)537-6076. Email: Hellersfarm@hotmail.com. Open: September, October, November, December. Our hours are: Farm Stand Open 7 days a week 9 am to 7pm until Halloween ReOpen Friday after Thanksgiving Thursday-Sunday 9 am to dark until Christmas Eve. Directions: Route 9G 2.3 miles North of Germantown light to intersection of Route 9G and Hover Avenue. 4 Miles South of Rip Van Winkle Bridge. Click here for a map to our farm. We are Concord and Niagara Grapes Picked beginning Labor Day Weekend - Christmas Trees - Fir varieties available Thanksgiving through Christmas Eve Farm Stand offers Apples, Pumpkins, Pears, Squash, Apple Cider, Indian Corn, decorative Gourds, Corn Stalks, Homemade Baked Goods, Jams & Jellies and daily specials! Heller's Farm Facebook page. If you know that you are interested in picking grapes, please sign the Guestbook on our website, or email us with your address and the amount of grapes you would like to pick. We will be sending notification of the opening iof the season to all who sign up. This is the only way you can be sure to get your grapes! (If you have sent us an email address that has changed, please update it via our guestbook.)
• Thompson-Finch Farm- Uses integrated pest management practices, U Pick strawberries, blueberries, raspberries (red)
  750 Wiltsie Bridge Road, Ancram, NY 12502. Phone: 518-329-7578. Open: Strawberry picking begins in late May/early June and goes through July 4; Open every day from 8 am to 5 pm. Directions: see their website. The largest pick your own organic strawberry farm in New England! They also have pre-picked organic apples. Thompson-Finch Farm is a family-run fruit farm that specializes in growing certified organic strawberries, blueberries and apples. The farm is known region wide for high quality fruit and our season long "Pick-Your-Own" operation. Our organic Apples (Sorry, no Pick Your Own Apples) are Sept thru October. Thompson-Finch Farm Facebook page. Before coming to the farm, always call 518-329-7578 for the latest picking conditions. Courtesy Request: "Please leave your lovely dogs at home!" Strawberries are usually the 2nd week of June through 2nd week of July. Blueberries July through August Pick Your Own Blueberries. Before coming to the farm, always check our update notice or call 518-329-7578 for the latest picking conditions.
  Comments from a visitor on June 26, 2020: "I have been to Thompson Finch for strawberry picking and it's always been great. "
  Comments from a visitor on September 17, 2010: "Thompson-Finch's apples, produce, and PYO berries are reasonably priced and always great, and the staff is very friendly. Always call before going; they are usually only open Wednesdays and Saturdays but the message will tell you what to expect on a given day. Raspberries are sometimes picked out in the first couple of hours so plan to go early. It's not a huge place so it's very peaceful and in a beautiful setting. I go every Saturday morning I'm up there."
• Woodlife Farm - sunflowers, many other flowers, Christmas trees, maple syrup, farm market,
  36 Old Route 20, New Lebanon, NY 12125. Phone: (877) 899-2232. Email: market@woodlifefarmmarket.com. Open: Monday - Saturday: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, Sunday: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Sunday Breakfast: 8:00 am to 11:30 am.  They have over 25 long-stem varieties of pick-your-own perennials and sunflowers. We’re always developing new vegetable fields for visitor-friendly pick-your-own, which includes a wide variety of in-season produce during warmer months. Woodlife Farm facebook page.
  Choose and cut your own Christmas trees: Balsam, Fraser Fir, and Douglas Fir trees are carefully trimmed and shaped for families that either tag trees in advance or enjoy the thrill of finding and cutting a tree in the Christmas season. We also offer pre-cut options and make our own wreaths and kissing balls.
  MAPLE SYRUP - Our sap process is a treasured family tradition. A true labor of love that results in a premium syrup including our distinctive bourbon barrel-aged syrup you can’t find anywhere else.
  Their farm grocery store offers fresh produce, local products, a meat and fish market, baked goods, soups, deli sandwiches, and the comforting classics of Woodlife Kitchen
• Yonder Fruit Farms - apples, cherries, strawberries, pumpkins, raspberries (Autumn, red), raspberries (yellow), raspberries (Autumn, black), tomatoes, U-pick and already picked
  1367 U.S. Route 9, Valatie, NY 12184. Phone: 518-758-7011. Fax: 518-828-5014. Open: Starwberries in the Spring, then apples from Labor Day until Columbus Day on weekends and holidays from 9 am to 6 pm . Payment: Cash, check, only. Starting Labor Day Weekend, All varieties of fresh picked apples and pears to mix and match by the pound. Pick Your Own apples, raspberries, tomatoes and pumpkins. Wide selection of locally grown fruits and vegetables. Pumpkins of all sizes, gourds and other fall decor. Apple Cider. Hardy Mums.

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