The Hudson Milk Company produces farm fresh products and distributes them to customers in Westchester and Putnam counties in New York and Fairfield County Connecticut. Its products include glass-bottled milk from pastured, grass-fed cows, free-range eggs and chicken, artisan cheeses, Amish butter, fresh local jams, organic breads, small batch yogurts, hickory smoked bacon, juices and vegetables.
Schneiders Farm has been a fixture of the Dix Hills/Melville community since the late 1950s. The farm grows its own corn, pumpkins, vegetables and flowers. The roadside farm stand, added in the late '70s, sells its own home-grown vegetables and produce. The farm and farm stand is open from mid-April to Christmas Eve. In spring and summer, find a beautiful array of plants, flowers, vegetable plants, herbs and hanging baskets. Summer adds fresh vegetables and produce. Come fall, you will find fresh corn, mums, scarecrows, hay bales and apples, and you can pick your own pumpkins off the vines in its vast fields. As Christmas approaches, Schneiders also stocks Christmas trees and holiday wreaths.
This farm is open to the public for "pick your own" apples, pumpkins and christmas trees. There is a market that provides lunch and snacks as well as thier famous apple cider donuts. They have wagon rides, and is a great space for birthday parties and group picking. Unfortunately, dogs are not allowed.
If you're looking for farm produce and fresh goods and can get yourself over to one of Westchester's oldest working farms, consider dropping by the historic Hemlock Hill Farm, located off Croton Avenue. While visiting Hemlock, feel free to walk around the 120-acre farm. You'll feel like you've stepped back in time as you enjoy the view: pristine rolling hills, hemlock trees, grazing sheep, cattle, goats, chickens and pigs, amidst picturesque barns and an original farmhouse. Even the farm store, located just up the property driveway, has that old-world appeal. Such is the beauty and rarity of this farm that to protect it, Yorktown and Cortlandt contributed $700,000, in addition to a $1.5 million dollar donation from New York State. The Westchester Land Trust helped prepare the application for the state farmland protection grant to preserve the site forever. The farm, which occupies both Yorktown and Cortlandt Manor townships, is owned by the De Maria family and has been in operation since 1939. Hemlock Hill sells pasture-raised, natural animal products, as well as organic produce and fresh goodies. The DeMaria's sincerely strive to maintain and preserve what is left of family farming in the Hudson Valley area and keep the farm's doors open to customers throughout the year, seven days a week.
From 1880 to 1967, the Hopkins Family owned Muscoot Farm. At that point Westchester County acquired the property to help preserve the area's agricultural history. Today the farm is open to visitors, who can stroll through the original barns and visit animals. Muscoot also offers year-round events and activities for children and adults.
Briermere Farms is a farmers market in Riverhead that is open daily. Many of the products sold are made from fresh and from scratch on the farm. It sells pies, bread, muffins, cookies, cakes, jam, fresh fruit, vegetables and jelly. It is known for its wonderful selection of homemade pies, such as raspberry cream, blackberry apple and Strawberry.
