Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Albany, NY

Village of Castleton-on-Hudson

The Farm at Kristy's Barn runs a farm stand on Brookview Road near Castleton-on-Hudson in Rensselaer County. Alongside its own fruits and vegetables it sells pick-your-own crops, pasture-raised poultry, and house-made Harvest baking mixes for fruit crisps. Fall brings seasonal activities and farm tours, and a CSA program runs through the growing season.

East Greenbush

Best Berry Farm grows pick-your-own berries on Best Road in East Greenbush, just east of Albany in Rensselaer County. The farm sits in the Capital Region's suburban farm belt, where strawberries lead off the picking season in June. Current crop availability isn't posted online.

Village of Castleton-on-Hudson

Windy Hill Orchard sits on Brookview Station Road in Castleton-on-Hudson, in the apple country south of Albany along the Hudson's east bank. Rensselaer County orchards here grow apples for fall picking and press cider through harvest season. Public detail on this listing is thin, so reach out to the orchard directly for picking dates, varieties, and hours before planning a visit.

Castleton

Goold Orchards is an apple orchard on Brookview Station Road in Castleton (town of Schodack), in Rensselaer County south of Albany, and the home of Brookview Station Winery. The address and winery name check out, but the orchard's former website is no longer active, so current hours, u-pick dates, and offerings are best confirmed directly before visiting.

Castleton

Brookview Station Winery is the farm winery at Goold Orchards, an apple orchard on Brookview Station Road in Castleton, south of Albany in Rensselaer County. The tasting room pours wines and hard cider made from orchard-grown fruit.

Rexford

Bowman Orchards farms roughly 98 acres in Rexford, growing more than 60 apple varieties plus strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, cherries, peaches, and plums. Pick-your-own runs June through October on select days, and the farm store sells produce alongside a petting area, horseback riding, an apple cannon, and an ice cream window. A second stand, The Farmers Wagon, operates on Grooms Road in Clifton Park.

Troy

Tarbox Farms, listed as Earth's Bounty, sits on Route 7 in Troy, Rensselaer County, in the Capital Region east of the Hudson. Roadside stands along Route 7 move sweet corn, tomatoes, pumpkins, and other seasonal produce. Expect a farm market that opens with the growing season.

Rexford

Apples are what Riverview Orchards grows, on Riverview Road in Rexford within the town of Clifton Park. The farm store and pick-your-own run September through December, seven days a week, and the kitchen turns out pies. It sits along the Mohawk River northwest of Schenectady.

Rexford

Lindsey's Idyllwood Orchard grows tree fruit on Sugar Hill Road in Rexford, Saratoga County, north of the Mohawk River. The listing points to apples, with picking and farm sales through the fall. The Capital Region's climate favors hardy varieties like McIntosh, Cortland, and Macoun. Confirm pick-your-own days and hours before visiting, as the apple season runs only a few weeks.

Coeymans Hollow

Good Day Honey keeps bees on Biers Road in Coeymans Hollow, in the hills southwest of Albany. The operation produces local raw honey and hive products. Call ahead before visiting, since small apiaries like this one usually sell by appointment or through nearby markets.

Coeymans Hollow

A sustainable farm and agritourism spot in Coeymans Hollow, south of Albany, that hosts guests at secluded forest campsites bookable through Hipcamp and puts them to work on daily animal chores and seasonal land projects. The property sits near waterfalls, caves, lakes, and hiking trails, and takes on volunteers alongside paying campers.

Village of Castleton-on-Hudson

Swartz Farm sits on Eleanor Drive in Castleton-on-Hudson, a Rensselaer County village on the east bank of the Hudson River south of Albany. It's a small local farm; specific crops and any pick-your-own or stand sales aren't detailed online.

Clifton Park

Devoe's Rainbow Orchards keeps a farm market on U.S. Route 9 in Clifton Park, in Saratoga County north of Albany. Apples anchor the orchards across this stretch of the upper Hudson Valley, with fresh fruit, cider, and fall produce for sale in season. Contact the market for pick-your-own availability and what's ripe before you drive over.

Troy

Engelke Farm works land on Garfield Road in Troy, in the hills of Rensselaer County east of the Hudson. Small farms in this area sell seasonal vegetables, sweet corn, and fall pumpkins, often through a roadside stand or a local market. No farm website could be confirmed, so check locally for hours and what's being harvested.

Altamont

Altamont Orchards on Dunnsville Road in Altamont, west of Albany, runs a large farm market with a bakery turning out apple cider donuts, pies, and breads, plus a gift shop and housewares. The farm grows apples and vegetables and offers pick-your-own strawberries in season. The property also includes Orchard Creek Golf Course and Allied Brewing Company, and ships farm goods nationwide near the holidays.

Valatie

Yonder Fruit Farms sits along U.S. Route 9 in Valatie, in Columbia County's stretch of the Hudson Valley fruit belt. The region is apple and stone-fruit country, lined with roadside stands between Albany and the mid-Hudson orchards. Listed here as an agritourism stop.

Valatie

Golden Harvest Farms sells apples in more than a dozen varieties, Honeycrisp and McIntosh among them, plus cider and cider donuts baked daily. The Route 9 property also houses Harvest Spirits, a distillery pouring Cornelius Applejack, Core vodka and gin, and John Henry whiskey, alongside a smokehouse serving barbecue. The farm store stocks honey, maple syrup, pies, and pastries. Family-run in Columbia County, about ten minutes north of Kinderhook.

East Glenville

Buhrmaster Family Farm grows produce on Saratoga Road (Route 50) in East Glenville, north of Schenectady. Farms in this Mohawk Valley corridor are known for sweet corn, tomatoes, and fall crops sold at roadside stands. The farm's specific hours and product list aren't posted online.

Town of Glenville

Arnold's Farm Fresh Produce is a seasonal farm stand on Sacandaga Road in Glenville, north of Schenectady in the Mohawk Valley. It sells locally grown fruits and vegetables through the growing season, the kind of stand where summer sweet corn and tomatoes give way to pumpkins and squash in fall.

Ballston Lake

Ballston Lake Apiaries keeps bees and produces local honey in Ballston Lake, Saratoga County. Small apiaries like this typically sell raw honey and beeswax products direct. Retail details aren't posted online.

East Berne

Helderberg Alpacas keeps its herd on Saw Mill Road in East Berne, up in the Helderberg hills southwest of Albany. The name ties the farm to the limestone escarpment that defines the area. No active website was found for this listing, so reach out directly to see the animals or ask about fleece goods.

Averill Park

Alpacas of Maggie's Brook Farm sits on Hoags Corners Road in Averill Park, in the wooded hills of Rensselaer County east of Albany. The farm keeps a herd of alpacas; no active website was found to confirm current products or visiting hours. Contact them directly before stopping by.

Climax

Boehm Farm has grown fruit in Climax, Greene County for more than a century, selling apples, peaches, cherries, plums, and strawberries from its stand on County Route 26. Pick-your-own runs through the seasons, and the farm fries its own apple cider doughnuts. In fall it adds pumpkins and family activities, and it also sells at the Coxsackie farmers market in the Hudson Valley.

Schaghticoke

Liberty Ridge spreads across 100 acres in Schaghticoke, just outside Albany and Saratoga, and runs one of the Capital Region's bigger agritourism operations. The calendar moves from a Red, White & Blueberry festival and U-pick blueberries in summer to a sunflower festival and a fall festival with a corn maze and more than 50 activities. There's food on the farm, a market barn, and cabin stays. Birthday parties, field trips, and company outings book by reservation.

Ballston Spa

Ellms Christmas Trees is the cut-your-own tree side of the Ellms family operation, at 468 Charlton Road in Ballston Spa, Saratoga County. Come the holidays, families tag and cut their own trees on the property. Next door, the same family runs the Ellms Family Farm fall festival, which draws bigger crowds with pick-your-own pumpkins, corn mazes, ziplines, and cider donuts.

Ballston Spa

Clark Greenhouses grows and sells plants on Hop City Road in Ballston Spa, Saratoga County. Greenhouse operations here run heaviest in spring, with bedding plants, hanging baskets, and vegetable starts. Specific hours aren't posted online.

Charlton

A fruit farm on Jockey Street in Charlton, a rural town in Saratoga County northwest of Schenectady. This part of eastern New York grows apples, peaches, and berries, and small orchards here usually sell at the farm and open for pick-your-own from late summer into fall. Specific crops, hours, and pick-your-own dates aren't confirmed online, so call ahead before driving out during harvest season.

Duanesburg

Scotch Ridge Berry and Tree Farm sits on Scotch Ridge Road in Duanesburg, Schenectady County, west of Albany. As the name says, it grows berries through the summer and Christmas trees for the winter cutting season, working the higher ground of the Helderberg country.

Greenville

A small mixed-animal farm on West Road in Greenville, in Greene County west of the Hudson. The name points to poultry and a range of other farm critters. Little else is documented online.

Malta

Malta Ridge Orchard and Garden works land on Van Aernem Road in Malta, Saratoga County, between Saratoga Springs and the Capital Region. The name pairs an apple orchard with garden produce, suggesting fall apples plus summer vegetables and small fruit sold direct. This is a seasonal farm rather than a year-round market. Check with the orchard for picking dates and stand hours.

Ballston Spa

Spa Alpacas is an alpaca farm on Paisley Road in Ballston Spa, a Saratoga County village near Saratoga Springs. No active website or listing was found, so herd details, farm visits, and any fiber products couldn't be confirmed online.

Ghent

Bee Crazy Farm sits along Route 9H in Ghent, in Columbia County's Hudson Valley farmland. The name suggests a focus on bees and honey, though little is posted online to confirm its full range of products. Stop by or call ahead to find out what the farm sells and when it's open.

Saratoga Springs

Saratoga Maple produces pure New York maple syrup near Saratoga Springs, along with a full line of maple products: bourbon-barrel-aged syrup, maple cream, maple candy, maple sugar, pancake mix, and maple-flavored coffee. The family sugarhouse packs gift baskets and sells direct, with syrup made fresh each spring during sugaring season.

Grafton

Woo Berry Farm grows pick-your-own berries on Babcock Lake Road in Grafton, in the wooded hills east of Troy in Rensselaer County. Strawberries and summer berries are the draw at this small hilltop farm. Current picking days depend on the season and aren't posted online.

Galway

Star Farm grows blueberries in Galway, in the rolling farm country of northern Saratoga County. The bushes ripen from mid-July into August, the short upstate window for fresh berries. This is a seasonal operation, so picking and availability follow the summer crop rather than fixed year-round hours.

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Hudson

Claverack

Philip Orchards is a pick-your-own apple and pear orchard on Route 9H in Claverack, in the Hudson Valley's Columbia County. This stretch of the valley is long-standing apple country, with picking through the fall. Check ahead for open days and available varieties.

Galway

Blueberry Hill Solar is a solar-powered organic farm on Alexander Road in Galway, in rural western Saratoga County. The name points to organically grown blueberries and off-grid solar power. Its full crop list and picking hours aren't posted online.

Stephentown

The Berry Patch grows berries on Route 22 in Stephentown, in Rensselaer County near the Massachusetts line. The farm grows strawberries and blueberries, with high tunnels that help stretch the picking season. Details online are limited. Contact the farm during berry season to confirm what's ripe, whether you pick your own or buy pre-picked, and its hours.