Visitors to the farm can pick their own fruit and buy our vegetables and other local foods at our farm market. Those who can't make it to the farm can find our produce at several farmer's markets, locally and in New York City.
Farm store & Pick-Your-Own Hours:
Summer & Fall Hours:
June-November: Our Farm Store is open 10am-6pm, 7 days a week.
Winter & Spring Hours:
December-May: Our Farm Store is open 10am-6pm, Thurday through Monday (Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays).
Winter CSA Share- signup by Nov. 23!
Join us for our second winter CSA! We have more winter-hardy and storage crops than ever before and we're excited to share them with our members. Fresh items in our winter share will include apples, potatoes, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, kale, greens, fresh-pressed cider and more. Later in the season, we will have an amazing variety of freshly frozen items from this season's production on the farm: sun-ripe tomatoes perfect for sauce and soup, halved peaches, strawberries, black currants, sweet corn, sweet peppers, hot peppers, and plenty of cooking greens. We also have many add-on shares: eggs and meat from the farm, and milk and honey-maple from other local producers. Shares will be picked up on the farm...
Download the Fishkill Winter CSA signup form to read more about the winter CSA!
Several Important Announcements (Updated Nov. 6)
Pick your own season is coming to a close, but we do currently have some special fall crops for pick your own: kale & cabbage. Our farm market will be open all winter! Current hours are: 10am-6pm every day until thanksgiving. We will be closed thanksgiving day, and reopen the day after. Then, we will be open 5 days a week, Thursday through Monday, 10am-6pm. Don't forget to order your Thanksgiving pies in advance, for pickup Wednesday, Nov. 23.
Here is what we will be offering this winter: On weekends, we'll be serving lunch at the farm, including homemade wood-fired pizzas and soups made with farm-fresh veggies. We will also have a large variety of our own apples, winter squash, root vegetables, and greens from our greenhouse. Fresh pressed apple and apple/black currant cider made on the farm. Plus, our famous donuts, made fresh every morning, and homemade pies and baked goods. Additionally, we will continue to sell high-quality products from local farms, such as honey, maple syrup, preserves, milk, and cheese.
Don't miss out on our Fall Festival Weekends, running every weekend through the third weekend in October (15-16th). Among other things to do on the farm, we will have:Enter our Fall Facebook/Email "Rapple" (Updated Sept. 10th)
Our email list and facebook page keep us in touch with our customers with pick-your-own and market info. To encourage you to join our email list and facebook page, we are holding a Fall "Rapple" (Raffle+Apple)
Grand prize (2 awarded): One half bushel of apples, 2 pumpkins, 1 half gallon jug of cider, plus a $20 gift certificate to our Farm Store. The best part? Entry is completely free! All you have to do is like us on facebook by visiting www.facebook.com/fishkillfarms and pressing the like button. OR Join our farm email list by putting your email in on the homepage of our website: www.fishkillfarms.com
Do both and you double your chance of winning! Winners will be selected by randomly numerized drawing on Thursday, October 13 and will be notified via Facebook message or email. All of our Facebook fans and email contacts will be automatically entered. One grand prize will be awarded to each group. If you are already a member, you will be entered automatically.
PYO update: Strawberries open for picking, last week for peaches. (updated 8/26/11)
We're happy to announce that our "everbearing" strawberry patch is now open for picking. We planted a few varieties of strawberries that don't just produce berries in the spring but the fall as well. This week, we'll have enough to open them for picking. Call before visiting because we often run out on Saturdays & Sundays, but weekdays are usually a safe bet.
This is also probably (sadly) the last week for Peach picking, so stock up now. If the weather is right, we may still have some available on the weekend of September 3rd, but that is very weather dependent and a big if. As always, call or check our facebook page.
We are still picking Paulared apples... Jonamacs and Macs are close behind and will likely be open for picking Labor Day weekend.
Peach Picking at its Peak! Apples Ready for Picking (updated 8/18/11)
We'd like to invite you to the farm to pick peaches this weekend! The weather is cooling down and beautiful, and it looks like it will be the perfect time to come picking. We'll also have apples, and strawberries while they last!
We'll have special deals on u-pick peaches in quantity which will last this weekend only. Our peaches are ecologically grown and low spray. They're also easy to halve and pit, and are a great thing to stock your freezer with now to use later on. From delicious pie filling to smoothies, preserves and ice creams, the possibilities for these local treats are endless. Now's the perfect time to put some up for the winter.
In addition to peaches, we are also picking the first apples of the season: Paulareds (they are organically grown, without the use of any synthetic pesticides or fertilizers). They are a great multipurpose apple, similar to a McIntosh, but sweeter. Good for baking, desert, fresh eating and sauce.
Peaches & Nectarines Ready for Picking! (updated 8/7/11)
Our next peach varieties have ripened up, and there are yellow peaches, white peaches, and white nectarines aplenty for the picking. Picking should be good for the next few weeks (but as always, call in advance of coming, just in case).
We also have delicious sun-ripe organically grown tomatoes from our fields in the farm market, plus local sweet corn and a variety of homegrown summer vegetables!
Save The Date: "Peachtopia 2011" - Aug. 13, all day. (updated 8/4/11)
What: Peach Festival featuring barbecue, live music by "Tin Pan Alley" (a 3-piece Dixie band that will play from 1pm-3pm), hayrides all day, a peach recipe contest, and best of all: lots and lots of peach picking!
When: August 13, 2011. Event 10-6pm. Live music 1-3pm.
Where: Fishkill Farms, 9 Fishkill Farm Rd. Hopewell JCT, NY. 12533
Peaches Temporarily Picked Out! More ripening soon. (updated 7/28/11)
We are temporarily picked out of peaches, but the next variety is sizing up and should be ready by the weekend of Aug 6th+7th. Our several varieties of peaches ripen successively late July through August, but unfortunately, after one variety is picked it can be a few days for the next variety to ripen up.
Right now, for pick your own we have a very limited supply of blackberries and white nectarines. Plums are done for the season.
Peaches Ready For Pick-Your-Own! Plum Picking Too, For a Limited Time. (updated 7/17/11)
Our first white and yellow peaches have ripened, and as of Sunday June 17th, they are ready for picking. We expect to have plentiful ripe peaches to pick through mid-late August, but it is always best to call ahead of time. The trees are so loaded that some of the branches are actually breaking under the weight, so come picking to relieve our trees! White peaches are lower in acidity than yellow, so they have a milder, sweetly aromatic taste
Another special treat-- we have sugar plums open for picking, and they are not only organically grown this year, they're the best we've ever tasted. They're a small, greenish-purple plum with a good sweet-tart balance. Get them while they last. Pick your own hours are 10am-6pm, 7 days a week.
Black currants ready for picking... No cherries this year. (updated 6/21/11)
A beautiful crop of black currants has ripened up. They should be available for pick-your-own the weekends of June 25-26th and July 1st-2nd. Black currants are an extremely versatile fruit that make incredible jams, baked goods and sorbets. They have a distinctive tart flavor, and are recognized as having one of the highest levels of vitamins and antioxidants of any food-- we make a "health tonic" out of currants and honey which keeps the doctor away when apples are out of season!
Finally, it wouldn't be real farming without some bad news...our cherry crop was unfortunately lost to lousy weather this spring. See this article from the Times Herald Record on HV growers' cherry woes, and keep your fingers crossed for next season! http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110618/NEWS/106180335/-1/NEWS. updated 6/21/2011
Strawberries Ready For Pick-Your-Own! (updated 6/9/11)
As of thursday, June 9th, 2011, we have lots of delicious, no-spray strawberries ready for picking on the farm. Our pick-your-own and store hours are 10am-6pm, 7 days a week. Just to be safe, give us a call before you make the trip out to the farm to go picking as we sometimes get picked out.
Hudson Valley Fresh Milk Share @ Fishkill Farms
We are excited to be offering a new Dairy Share in collaboration with Hudson Valley Fresh Milk. Shares can include weekly pickups of milk, cream, and sour cream. The season is the length of our produce CSA (June-December) and milk can be picked up Fridays and Saturdays at our farm store, during our normal hours of 10am-6pm. Sign-up deadline: June 13. First pickup: June 17th. Download the application for more details: HV Fresh Milk Share Application.
Farm Store Open for the Season!
Our farm store is open. Let fresh pea shoots, arugula and lettuce from our greenhouse be your spring tonic! 10am-6pm, 7 days a week. Products include: our pasture-raised eggs, local milk, honey & grass-fed meat, pies, jams and preserves made with fruit from the farm.
Important CSA Information
We still have room in our CSA, so we're extending the sign-up deadline to June 1. We encourage anyone interested in eating fresh local fruits and vegetables all summer and fall to sign up! Let us know if you are looking for someone to split a share with, as we may be able to pair you up.
We've just added a Friday evening pick-up option, from 4pm - 6pm at the farm store. This is in addition to the Saturday morning pickup from 8am -10am. We hope this will help those of you who have conflicts Saturday mornings (or just don't like waking up early on the weekend). Secondly, we can accept payment for the CSA in two installments: 50% by June 1, and the remainder by June 15.
For more information, visit our CSA page or download the CSA APPLICATION.
Sign up for our 2011 CSA!
It is a great way to eat fresh, local food throughout the season. Here is how it works: members pay for a share in the beginning of the year. In turn, they receive a plentiful supply of sustainably grown, local food, throughout the season. Shares will be picked up at the farm, and members will be responsible for harvesting some of the produce themselves-- a great family activity and good way to connect with the source of your food.
Fishkill Farms' Certifications: Eco-Apple & Farmer's Pledge
We are pleased to announce that we've recently been awarded Eco-Apple certification for sustainable and clean growing practices by Red Tomato, a third party certifier, for our apples. Our vegetables are grown according to organic standards, certified by NOFA-NY's Farmer's Pledge program, and we have recently started the transition of a block of our apple orchard to organic management. Nothing matters to us more than the health and wellbeing of those who eat our produce, whether they buy it on the farm or at one of New York City's Greenmarkets.