13 food & preservation in Dutchess County, New York.
Three-generation family farm and orchard spanning 180 acres in Poughquag, one of the Hudson Valley's premier pick-your-own destinations. Open mid-July through end of October for u-pick apples, peaches, pumpkins, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplant, peppers, beans, squash, berries, grapes, and flowers. Features the Barton Orchards Tap Room (separate listing) serving house-made hard cider and local craft beer; farm market; Petting Zoo; bakery; playground; dog park; haunted house; five-acre corn maze; pig races; pedal karts; and hayrides. Famous for cider donuts. Year-round Poughkeepsie farm stand. Live music every weekend from August.
A Dutchess County farm in Stanfordville with a year-round farm market, open Friday 8am-6pm, Saturday/Sunday/Monday/Tuesday 9am-5pm, Wednesday-Thursday 11am-6pm. Local vegetables, meats, eggs, and farm products.
A farmstead artisanal creamery on a 350-acre certified organic farm in Pine Plains, Dutchess County. One of only a few farmstead operations in New York producing cow's milk cheese exclusively from its own herd — Holsteins, Jerseys, and Brown Swiss. Makes small-batch cheeses in the French tradition including raw milk tomme (Stella Vallis), alpine-style Alpage, camembert, queso blanco, herbed farmer's cheese, kombucha-washed Red Beard, and bloomy rind Moonlight. Also produces probiotic ice cream and cultured kombucha. Farm store on site.
Historic 270-acre apple orchard and vegetable farm in East Fishkill, in the Morgenthau family for over 100 years since the farm was established in 1913. NOFA-NY certified organic vegetables and eco-certified fruit. Pick-your-own strawberries, peaches, nectarines, apples, blueberries, blackberries, pumpkins, and vegetables in season. Year-round farm store with produce, eggs, dairy, cider, and local provisions. Offers a Member's Choice CSA — a prepaid membership that works like a gift card with built-in bonus value, redeemable at the farm store, pick-your-own sheds, cider bar, and farmers market booths in Tarrytown and Brooklyn (not a traditional weekly share pick-up). Home to Treasury Cider, made exclusively from Fishkill Farms apples.
A year-round farm stand, orchard, and agritourism destination in Red Hook, Dutchess County, open daily 10am-7pm. Pick-your-own berries and fruit, farm store with local produce and products, and family-friendly farm activities. One of the most accessible farm stands in Dutchess County.
Fourth-generation family farm stand rooted in 1933 when Angelo Migliorelli brought broccoli rabe seeds from the Lazio region of Italy to the Bronx. The family moved to northern Dutchess County and now grows over 130 different varieties of fruits and vegetables on prime Hudson River Valley farmland permanently protected by a Scenic Hudson conservation easement (1998). Daily farm stands in Rhinebeck (668 River Road) and Red Hook sell just-picked produce including cooking greens, root vegetables, corn, tomatoes, garlic, melons, apples, peaches, and more. Supplies 30+ markets weekly including Union Square Greenmarket.
A Dutchess County apiary that has grown from a small operation in 2014 to 200+ production hives in Salt Point. Specializes in raw wildflower honey, organic and raw honey products, honey skincare, and beeswax candles. Available at farmers' markets and craft fairs throughout the Hudson Valley year-round.
A year-round farm stand in Red Hook, Dutchess County, open daily 8am-8pm. Locally raised pastured meats and farm products available every day of the week — one of the most accessible farm direct operations in Dutchess County.
A family farm in Tivoli, Dutchess County, raising livestock and poultry without added hormones or antibiotics. Pasture-based farming committed to transparent food production and the Hudson Valley's farm-to-table food culture.
A year-round farm stand and CSA in Wappingers Falls, Dutchess County, open Wednesday-Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 12-5pm. Locally grown vegetables and farm products sold directly from the farm at 81 New Hamburg Road.
Mission-driven nonprofit community farm established in 1999 on leased land from Vassar College, farming 12+ acres as a food justice and farmer training hub. 500+ CSA members receive weekly shares of certified naturally grown vegetables, herbs, berries, and flowers June through November. Donates 20% of produce to families in need and 5 emergency food relief organizations, serving 6,000+ individuals through educational programs. Sliding-scale and SNAP CSA options. Trains future farmers and chefs. Partners with the Culinary Institute of America and Vassar College dining.
A family poultry and game farm in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, open year-round. Sells free-range poultry, game birds, and farm products. One of the last traditional poultry farm operations in Dutchess County.
A LGBTQ+ worker-owned farm in Millerton, Dutchess County, growing certified organic vegetables, flowers, and herbs with a strong commitment to equity, sustainability, and community. CSA and farm stand. Available Saturdays 9am-12pm June through October at the farm.