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HARVESTING the SEASON A Pick-Your-Own Tour By Kaitlin Pitsker
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s colorful leaves cap surrounding mountaintops and crisp autumn air replaces humid summer heat, Hudson Valley farms offer a new seasonal array of crops and the opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors before the first frost of the year. These nearby farms offer visitors the chance to wander the fields or orchards to select choice produce and bring their fresh-from-thefield selections home. Pluck apples of numerous varieties from the branches in preparation for a homemade pie or choose a pumpkin from the patch to paint, carve, or cook. Complete the trip with other on-the-farm activities including hayrides, petting zoos, and shopping in the farm store, or spend the rest of your visit getting lost in the corn maze.
Apple Hill Farm* 124 Route 32 South, New Paltz 845-255-1605 Apples, pumpkins; hayrides, fire truck rides Country Charm Farm 201 DuBois Road, New Paltz 845-255-4321; www.countrycharmfarm.com Pumpkins; corn maze, scarecrows, barn sale, hayrides Dressel Farms* 271 Route 208, New Paltz 845-255-0693; www.dresselfarms.com Apples; hayrides, corn maze, ice cream DuBois Farms 209 Perkinsville Road, Highland 845-795-4037; www.duboisfarms.com Apples, gourds, pears, plums, pumpkins; café, bakery, barbecues, corn maze, hayrides, children’s activities 8
Hurd’s Family Farm* Route 32, Modena 845-883-8825; www.hurdsfamilyfarm.com Apples, pumpkins; hayrides, corn maze, apple catapult Jenkins and Leuken Orchards* Route 299 West, New Paltz 845-255-0999; www.jlorchards.com Apples; corn maze, country store, bakery Kelder’s Farm 5755 Route 209, Kerhonkson 845-626-7137; www.kelderfarm.com Assorted vegetables, blackberries, blueberries, pumpkins, red raspberries, sweet corn; corn maze, petting zoo, mini golf Locust Grove Fruit Farm 159 North Road, Milton 845-795-5194 Apples, pumpkins
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