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Where To Pick A Pumpkin?

Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard

Harvest Moon is the cat’s meow of fall festivities. Every weekend until Halloween, the Harvest Moon gang invites you to its weekend fall festival. Bob Stump & The Blue Mountain Band will serenade you as go from orchard to orchard, filling a bushel bag with the ripest and lushest of apples. Kids will have the opportunity to be king of the bouncy castle, or to ride a pony, or to hang out with their favorite farm animals. Adults are free to binge on wood-fried oven pizza, smoked turkey legs, and pig out on Harvest Moon’s scrumptious pumpkin cheesecake. With something for every one of all shapes, sizes, and ages, you should make it a point to stop by between10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on the weekends. 

Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard

130 Hardscrabble Road

North Salem, NY 10560

harvestmoonfarmandorchard.com

 

 

Stuart’s Farm

With over 200 acres of apple orchards, pumpkin fields and vegetable crops, Stuart’s Farm has been at the forefront of all things autumn dating back to the 19^th century. Stuart’s Farm even captured the Academy Awards of farming accolades with a New York State Century Farm in 1972.  Apple enthusiasts have their pick of the litter from ten varieties: Golden Delicious, Red Delicious, Empire, Mutsu, Jonagold, Ida Red, Northern Spy, Black twig, Baldwins, and Stuart’s Surprise. Why not pick an apple from Westchester County’s oldest apple orchard, or pick a pumpkin straight from the vine? Apples are ripe for the picking and can be done so between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Stuart’s Farm

62 Granite Springs Rd.,

Granite Springs, NY 10527

stuartsfarm.com

 

 

Muscoot Farm

Muscoot Farm is the “jack-of-all-lanterns” for all things fall, offering a broad range of hands-on and leisure activities. Just slap on a pair of overalls, slip into a pair of shoes fit for a scenic hike and you’re good to go. You can choose from over seven miles of diverse hiking trails and kick your feet up after you’ve had enough, for a restful hayride on the premises. The little ones can catch a glimpse of Muscoot’s prized animal celebs including cows, goats, turkeys and sheep. And on November 3, you can even catch one of two workshops featuring Master Blacksmith Bill Fitzgerald, who can shape a slab of iron into anything ranging from decorative pieces to useful tools. The second workshop provides a demonstration on soap making for those who prefer the “real soap bar” to Purell instant hand sanitizer. Muscoot Farm is open to the public from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily, including weekends and most holidays.

Muscoot Farm

51 New York 100,

Katonah, NY 10536

muscootfarm.org

 

 

Outhouse Orchards

Don’t worry, you won’t be picking apples out of an outhouse! Instead, you’re likely to begin a seasonal tradition that takes your family up to Croton Falls to enjoy the fall foliage and the countless activities at Outhouse Orchards. Whether getting lost in a corn maze, stuffing a bag to the brim with handpicked apples, or picking a pleasantly plump pumpkin is your thing, you’ll be sure to have a good time.

Outhouse Orchards


139 Hardscrabble Road,

Croton Falls, NY 10519

outhouseorchardsny.com

 

 

Wilkens Fruit & Fir Farm

For the foodies at heart that need their strudel stick fix, then Wilkens Fruit and Fir Farm has quite the extensive bakery for you! There are three markets open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. You can start off at the Bake Shop where mounds of fudge, apple-cider donuts by the dozen, and other sweets and snacks await to be consumed. After gulping down a vat of apple cider, you can move onto the Red Farm market and start your New Year’s resolution of healthy eating a little on the earlier side with granola, apples, dried fruits, and other low-calorie treats. Although temptation might lead your diet astray with Red Farm’s delectable blow pops, apple chips, jams, fruit syrups, and preserves. But, once you get to the final market, the Appleseed Gift Shop, you’ll give your stomach a much-needed rest. The gift shop provides much of the essentials for getting your child’s teacher a little gift for Thanksgiving or even claiming dibs on this year’s newest Christmas ornaments. Growling stomachs be forewarned, there’s no place for an undernourished stomach on Wilkens Fruit & Fir Farm.

Wilkens Fruit& Fir Farm

335 White Hill Road

Yorktown Heights, NY 10598

wilkensfarm.com

 

 

Salinger’s Orchard

With chillier weather setting in, teacakes and pies will warm you up in no time. And while “crisp-aire” apples might draw folks from around the county to the orchard, they won’t leave without salivating over any of the following pastries cooked up in the orchard’s bakery: strudels, scones, crumb cakes, apple coffee cakes, donuts, and other succulent pies. The bakery also freezes unbaked pies if you’d rather instill that “right out of the oven” smell that pleasantly lingers on in your kitchen. Stop by for a one of a kind from-orchard-to-oven bakery experience at Salinger’s Orchard, open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.   

Salinger’s Orchard

230 Guinea Rd.,

Brewster, NY 10509

salingersorchard.com