August 6, 2021
What’s Your Favorite Butterfly? And How Can You Make It Happier?
By Michael J. McNamara Have you ever taken a selfie with wild butterflies flying around you? Or gotten so close to a butterfly that…
Monarch Caterpillars In Early July? A Really Nice Surprise!
THE BUTTERFLY WHISPERER By Michael J. McNamara The butterfly experiment at Fishkill Farms just added another milestone to its success record: On July 6th three…
Butterfly Whisperer-Orange You Glad It’s Summer?
This holiday weekend farm visitors will be treated to a rare sight—over 100 native Orange Butterfly Weed plants (Asclepias Tuberosa) in full bloom. These eye-catching…
Onward: An Update on Covid-19 and our CSA Program
It has been a surreal month for us all. While the trees wake up from their winter slumber, and green starts to pop all around…
Celebrating Robert Morgenthau 1919-2019
Robert Morgenthau, longtime owner of Fishkill Farms, passed away this June, just ten days before his hundredth birthday. Born in 1919, Robert served as a…
Organic, Conventional, and Everything in Between: Some Thoughts on Sustainable Orcharding and Growing Eco Apples in the Hudson Valley
Here we are, at the height of apple season at Fishkill Farms. Apples abound in our orchards, but hardly a single one of them hangs…
