A lovely spot to pick fresh lavender. We've never done it before and the owners were so friendly…read moreand really insightful about it. I would definitely go back.

Gorgeous, relaxing, peaceful place. We've been there twice so far, a dinner and then a jazz…read moreevent. The owners are sweet passionate farmers, Dave and Diane. They are friendly warm hearted people that really care about what they, their products and people. I am hoping to have an event there one day as the smell of lavender will uplift and give you tranquility. The mountain views are beautiful and cows next door are adorable. Only sad thing is they close September so only few weeks left to go. Also, buy some of their lavender products at Troys Farmers Market and start to live in bliss

One of my favorite places for a yearly fall family tradition! Apple season means apple picking,…read moreapple cider donuts, hard cider & fun for the entire gang. Feeding & visiting the goats is always a hit for the kids. Depending on when you go, you can sometimes expect a bounce house, pony rides, food vendors, live music etc. The donut line can get absurdly long but it's never too long of a wait for those local-favorite cider donuts! The donuts are always fresh & warm & otherworldly delicious. The barn also offers many local treats, apple cider, fresh eggs & veggies, fudge, honey, handmade products & so much more. Look up to see the train hanging from the ceiling! Slyboro Ciderhouse is usually serving hard cider, beer on tap, cocktails etc.

SERVICE-DOG DISCRIMINATION…read more I arrived with my trained service dog. Don, the parking attendant, told me my service dog could not leave my vehicle, claiming federal food-safety laws prohibited it. I explained that my dog is a service animal and that the ADA specifically addresses this issue that service dogs are exempt. I was directed to management. I spoke with Kim, the Cider House manager, and directed her to the U.S. Department of Justice ADA website, including the information explaining that food-safety rules do not provide a blanket exception to exclude service animals. They were given the federal guidance. They chose to ignore it. She contacted the owner. The owner's "solution" was that I could drive my car into the orchard..but my service dog had to remain inside the car not with me My service dog is necessary to mitigate my disability. A service dog locked inside a vehicle cannot perform those disability-related functions for me while I am outside the vehicle. That is not equal access. I told them directly that I believed I was being discriminated against. I told them I had three witnesses and that I would be filing a federal discrimination complaint. Their response? They were comfortable with that .....and believed they had done nothing wrong. What happened was humiliating and deeply upsetting. I went to Hicks Orchard expecting to participate like everyone else. Instead, I was singled out because of my disability and told that the service animal I rely on could not accompany me. A service animal sitting in a car cannot mitigate a disability. Equal access means being able to use the service animal I rely on...not being told I am not allowed to use assistance to mitigate my disability. We have been a team for over 6 years and travel alot internationally. We are well versed in these experiences and try to politely educate others. When we encounter people who aren't fully aware of service dog access rights, we are typically met with understanding once we show them ADA laws. Hicks refused to even consider they may misunderstand federal laws. I hope they will become more educated on ADA public access rights for service dogs to avoid excluding those with disabilities and the impact it has on their life's. We unfortunately left and will not return. our family has been visiting Hicks for years as a family tradition. our family and service dog was welcomed with open arms down the road at McWhorter's Orchard and had a great time there instead. we will continue our family tradition there moving forward.

What a cute place!! They had a little store + food truck…read morekind of thing. Apple cider slushy seemed to be very popular! They did run out of apple cider donuts It was a short walk to the trees but they had so many! Please bring proper shoes because there's a lot of mushed apples. But apples were perfect, small, big, crunchy and soft! Everything for the right person.

One of the most beautiful farms I've ever been to! They have a wide variety of rare apples and…read moredifferent fruits. Take a day trip out to pick apples and check out their stone masonry area which is very interesting. It's so beautiful, there are garnets in the stone!

Freshly picked apples, amazingly crisp, juicy and so much flavor. Borden is my new favorite orchard…read morein the region (and they have some tough competition). They had about 8 varieties when I was there (should have taken photos to remember them). Of course availability depend on the time of year; I recall they had Cortland, Snap Dragon, HoneyCrisp and a few others in early October. The women who (may have been the owner) helped me was so knowledgable and friendly. I asked for super tart, which are either very early season or late season apples, but she told me to try the Snap Dragon and while it was a little sweeter than I generally like, it was so fresh that I loved them. They have some of the other orchard related products, cider, preserves, eggs, gift items and more.

Huge and beautiful orchard with tons of different kinds of apples to pick from! I've never seen so…read moremany different kinds of apples on the East coast. I also tried a flight of cider, including cherry cider. All were on the dry side, even those labeled as "sweet". If you like dry cider, this is the spot for you. I prefer sweeter cider, but it's good to know for certain after trying the "dry" ciders here. Cherry cider was eh, too tart and dry for me. Food was great (Mediterranean tart, heirloom potato leek tart, soft pretzel with mustard, and smokey apple chili soup with beef). I also bought a half dozen bag of cider donuts, and they were delicious.

Took a couple of trips to figure out when this place was really open, and it was worth the effort…read more A family run place that has a lot going on. We were able to get there for the Cider Garden to be open. Two flights got us a taste of almost all of the ciders! available. What a great variety. We ordered our flights and a couple bowls of soup at the counter, and found a seat in the garden. Surrounded by the orchards and flower gardens, this was a fantastic setting to sample ciders and have a bite. Soups were brought to us in the garden, and we really had a chance to enjoy the day. We stopped in the store to get a case of our favorite ciders to take home - and, of course, a couple fresh apple cider donuts for the road.

I'm not really a picky person, so on a hot 90-degree day you certainly won't find me in a field…read morepicking my own blueberries. Enter Star Farm! We discovered them recently on our drive to dinner at the Cock 'n' Bull restaurant. The farm planted their blueberry bushes in 2013 and had their first harvest in 2018. We learned this while talking to the friendly wife of the owning family. They are set back in from Galway Rd, just east of the Galway traffic light. Look for the sign on their truly classic, white (fire?)truck at the edge of their driveway. They have a small retail stand from which you can arrange to pick your own blueberries or purchase pints and quarts of berries freshly picked that morning. They also sell pies from Smith's Orchard, cookies and doughnuts from someplace that I didn't get the name of, girl scout cookies, jewelry, maple syrup, and certainly several other items that I didn't take note of. Besides being a really nice place to stop by, the blueberries are delicious! Large, ripe, flavorful berries, no comparison to the ones coming from New Jersey or from far-off countries and currently available in any supermarket. Their pickers also do an excellent job of removing the stems from each berry. While I can't speak for the picking experience, they expect to be open through August. You may want to go and pick your own.

Star Farm Blueberries is a wonderful place to come for pick-your-own blueberries! The staff is is…read morehelpful and friendly! The blueberries are huge and deliciously sweet! Be sure to check out the merchandise in the farm store while you are here.

Fresh home grown produce-You pick or just grab and go! Flowers/arrangements and jams too!…read more Friendly family run business! Clean, neat, well organized and reasonable prices!

This is small family owned farm that has PYO strawberries, blueberries, and apples. In their farm…read morestand/store they have lots of veggies, jam, honey, flowers, and baked goods for sale. It's a nice place that is big enough so you can PYO but not so huge that you have to walk through a massive farm. Lots of great veggies and beautiful bouquets from their gardens that you can just drop by and purchase. Their FB page is active so check there for updates.

We were a little too early in the season for u-pick so just visited the cafe. Very nicely…read moredecorated, cute vibe and the owner was so friendly. Great coffee drinks (we had hot and iced lattes), and the bagel sandwiches (bacon, egg, cheese) were delicious. We took home a chocolate croissant which was excellent. Chickens that supply their eggs were roaming the property, which added to the charm. Look forward to going back!

Friendly, warm and inviting. Great coffee! Came from Ghent and it was definitely worth it. Picking…read moreflowers starts in July!

This place is just a gem! Again we came here for apple picking and just got to doing other things…read moreand didn't go apple picking! We did end up buying some. Ya gotta have the apples! I don't feel it's been that long since I've been here, but they did rearrange things and the store seems a lot bigger. They changed the location where you get your donuts so the area it used to be in isn't so crowded and darn it, we didn't get any of those either! We will just have to make another trip before the season concludes.

This made for a wonderful family fun day! Upon arrival we approached the brew house on the lower…read morelevel. They had cider & wine on tap which was exactly what we were there for! The lavender and honey cider was AMAZING. We made our way to the gift shop which was full of adorable Indian Ladder apparel-- shirts in all sizes, hoodies, hats, beanies, even onesies for babies. They had stuffed animals, candles, fudge, jewelry, tea bags, toys, candy, & much more. We made our way to the counter full of baked goods! That was full of pies, cakes, cookies, cider donuts, & so much more. We ordered a milkshake, a cider donut ice cream sandwich & a bowl of ice cream. The cider donut ice cream sandwich is indeed with the hype. After eating our ice cream we made our way to the animals. We saw a donkey, some chickens, goats, turkeys, & even little sheep!! On Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays they have the Pizza Garden. We ordered a regular 10 inch & a gluten free apple pizza! Ugh!! So fresh & delicious! Outdoor seating accommodations for tons of people.

Beautiful small farm with an extremely friendly staff! Lisa gave us an incredible tour and was so…read morepatient with all the children on tour. Awesome little shop with farm fresh snacks after that runs on an honor system. They don't make em like this any more! Support small farms!

If you get the chance, take your kids here! Or even go as adults. You can go into the outside pens…read moreand pet the animals. And get a tour to get to ride the 750 pound pig!