Farm Stands near Albany, NY

Castleton

Feura Bush

Rexford

Apples are the centerpiece here, with more than 65 acres and over 60 dwarf varieties grown off Sugar Hill Road in Rexford, near Clifton Park. The farm also raises strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, peaches, cherries, and plums, with u-pick open select days June through October. There's a farm store and a seasonal ice cream window, plus an off-site Farmers Wagon stand on Grooms Road in Clifton Park.

Rexford

Altamont

Clifton Park

Castleton

Swartz Farm runs a small stand on Eleanor Drive in Castleton, just south of Albany in Rensselaer County along the Hudson. Capital Region stands like this sell seasonal vegetables through the summer and fall, from sweet corn and tomatoes to beans and winter squash. Swartz Farm doesn't appear to have a website, so check locally or stop by in season for current offerings.

Altamont

A family-owned orchard and farm market at the base of the Helderberg escarpment in Altamont, running for more than 55 years. Apples anchor the operation, with pick-your-own strawberries in early summer and a bakery known for apple cider donuts, pies, and breads. The market also carries Northeast specialty foods, plants, and a gift shop, and ships fruit around the country from November to Christmas.

Troy

Kinderhook

Ballston Spa

Johnsonville

Athens

Ghent

Ghent

Chatham

The Chatham Berry Farm is a family-owned Columbia County institution — "your every day farmers market," open 8 to 6 daily, 364 days a year — voted the county's best specialty food store and best garden center. Beyond pesticide-free greenhouse greens grown year-round, the farm offers full meat and seafood departments, seasonal no-spray u-pick fruit and cut flowers, and the Greenhouse Cidery taproom from April through October.

West Charlton

Ghent

Ghent

Double Up Food Bucks NY (DUFBNY) doubles the buying power of SNAP customers, helping low-income families in Columbia County access healthy, locally-grown fruits and vegetables. SNAP users get up to $20 daily in extra funds to spend on fresh produce at participating markets and stores. This free program supports nutritious eating and local farmers, with funds that never expire.

Stillwater

Hudson

Green Acres Farm and Bakery in Hudson, New York is celebrating 100 years — a seasonal farm and bakery serving the Hudson Valley from late June each season.

Hoosick Falls

Hancock

New Ashford