Produce Farms near Ballston Spa, NY

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.

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.

West Charlton

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.

Schenectady

Schaghticoke

Ghent

Greenwich

Troy

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.

Voorheesville

Buskirk

Strawberry Acres works land in Buskirk, along Route 67 in the Hoosic River valley on the Rensselaer–Washington county line. As the name signals, strawberries anchor the farm, ripening in June through early July across the region. Sweet corn and other summer produce typically follow through the warm months on farms like this one.

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.

Cropseyville

Laughing Earth is a diverse family farm in Cropseyville, New York using organic, sustainable, and regenerative methods to raise pasture-raised meat and eggs alongside organic vegetables and flowers. Its year-round farmshare CSA keeps member families in produce through every season, with grass-fed beef, organic chicken and eggs, and organically raised pork.

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.

Hoosick Falls

Schoharie

Town of Hoosick

Moses Vegetable Farm grows vegetables along Route 67/22 in the Town of Hoosick, in the farm country of eastern Rensselaer County near the Vermont line. Expect a seasonal farmstand of fresh produce through summer and fall. No website or detailed listing was found online.

Salem

Grazin' Acres Farm in Salem, in the rolling hillsides of Washington County, New York, has produced all-natural beef, pork, lamb, chicken, and fresh vegetables since 2010 — heritage pigs and chickens on pasture and non-GMO grain, USDA-approved grass-fed and finished Angus beef, and free-ranged lamb. Products and CSA shares sell online and at several weekly farmers markets across upstate New York.