Delicious cheeses, especially coperthwaite. Plus you can meet the cows and walk in a lovely garden.read more

ORIGIN: Churchtown Dairy is the vision of Abby Rockefeller…read more Abby took 250 acres of vacant agricultural land and built a dairy farm that is both beautiful and sustainable, a beacon of biodynamic farming. CONCEPT: Churchtown Dairy not only enacts more sustainable agricultural practices, but also strives to inspire and educate others to do the same. Books and workshops dedicated to sustainable practices that are oriented away from profit-driven food production are available. EXPERIENCE: Churchtown Dairy offers gathering space to learn about the dairy's products, as well as handcrafts and agricultural skills. So far I've learned how to make kombucha and the basics of beekeeping through Saturday workshops led by a talented and inspiring local resident, Colleen Quinn. For example, there are monthly tastings of the dairy's cheeses led by the dairy's cheese monger in which up to ten guests are welcome to bring along beverages. The dairy also provides space for those looking to gather and expand their needlecraft skills. Products of Churchtown Dairy, as well as other local farms, are available in refrigerator cases and shelves in one of the dairy buildings. TIPS: I have learned about upcoming events by checking the community board inside the dairy, following the dairy's Instagram (@churchtown_dairy), and the dairy's website.

This was a nice experience. We got to pet farm animals and walk with llamas and alpacas. They will…read morenot walk unless the owners of the park are ahead of the line. The animals are stubborn but tame. This was a nice experience. Definitely take a water bottle on the hike. While it's not strenuous you will get thirsty. Staff was friendly and answered questions. Bathroom is clean.

Loved the place. Great family fun. The owners and staff are wonderful people and fun.read more

An update from my previous review, because this popped up on a brunch search. Hot tip: Indian…read moreLadder no longer has breakfast/brunch. They had a kitchen fire a few years ago, shut down for a year, and completely rebuilt the store/café. It's beautiful, and you can get great baked goods including their famous cider donuts and a variety of coffee/beverages at the counter and sit comfortably in the cafe. They greatly reduced the kitchen space and don't make full meals in house. The cidery/brewery downstairs is still a great place to hang out but you'll only be able to get a few mostly app type food items. The main place to eat is now up the hill where Defazios runs a pizza counter. There's also a beautiful catering space overlooking the Helderbergs where we held a 40th anniversary party. Defazios provides full catering there, from their wonderful main restaurant menu. Indian Ladder provides beverage service, offering theirs and other NYS beer, wine and cider.

Yummy food I like the defazioes pizza really quiet and far away from everything otherwise it's goodread more

Over the past decade the changing landscape of small farms including local fruit orchards has…read morechanged the PYO experience. Nowadays, some PYO farms are more like amusement parks. Not so with DuBois. Family run PYO farm splendidly maintained orchards and grounds. Congenial and extremely helpful staff. Tractor-pulled wagons and an ATV available as needed. Close in parking when not crowded. Best of all, the produce in season is all excellent, well-cared for PYO and plenty of it at moderate prices. Buy a box with a voucher applied to what you pick and have at it. There's something for everyone. Two late summer forays and we're still marveling over those peaches.

Their true pick your own is one of a kind! 20 years of providing the juiciest peaches. Spring began…read morewith tasty raspberries and blueberry to start the season were delightful. The nectarines and tomatoes and honeycrisp apples being pickled currently are delish as well! Don't forget to grab a gallon of their apple cider and dozen cider donuts too!

My Upstate getaway was full of meanderings, and those meanderings often included visits to the…read morefarms around town. Golden Harvest was one of those farms, chosen by my husband who planned the entire trip. I was along for the ride. It's quaint and hard to miss with its bright-red, apple-shaped sign. We parked in front of the shop, and the smell of freshly baked goods greeted us when we entered. At that moment I knew this place would not disappoint. The counter had pies, turnovers, and cookies on display, but we came with a mission: secure a cider donut. It's so refreshing to see donuts sold at a reasonable price. For $1.35, these were a steal compared to the $6 ones sold in the city. (Yes, $6 for a single!) The donuts, which were still warm when we had them, were generously coated with cinnamon sugar. You could taste the apple cider with each bite. I would have ordered more, but I was saving my appetite for barbecue. (See my review for their smokehouse on my profile!)

Second visit today was awful. Came at 5:20 and staff was packing up (closing 6pm). I shopped…read morearound and had about $50 in my basket. Was looking at raspberries which looked really squished and had some flies and debating whether to buy and tried ONE. I quickly got scolded by a male worker who stood and stared at me and then loudly announced " I was eating all his berries." Very embarrassing. Disappointed that my items were put in a Georgia peaches box as I had naively assumed they were locally grown. On the way out decided to try the BBQ. Stood at the counter while two young girls stared at me no greeting, asking if I could order and they said Yeah rudely. Ordered a $4 iced tea, pulled pork sandwich and my partner got the smash burger. We asked for a cup of water and was told no, only the $2 bottled water. Ok. Burger was awful, thin, not cooked through and $12 for fast food quantity with no side. Pulled pork sandwich was ok but not at all worth $14. Came to almost $40 for two sandwiches that was not worth it. Got home and cut open an apple and it was rotten inside. Not a good visit at all.

Our toddler absolutely LOVES visiting Tonn's. It is not just a Market it is an experience! The…read morebeautifully decorated photo opp truck out front is our daughter's first stop. If you walk on back there are goats, alpacas and free roaming chickens! (Bring quarters if you'd like to get food to feed the goats). For the month of October (weekends only) they set up a FREE corn pit and play area for kids. Love this place and what they have to offer the market itself is a bit on the pricey side but they do not lack customers! (Have cash on hand for the ice cream truck! The truck hours are online. GREAT PRICES for the ice cream)

Cute little seasonal marketplace. Decided to stop by after seeing lots of posts about it in the…read morefall. We probably arrived too early before all of the food options were available so we just browsed around but didn't purchase anything. The shop was cute and so were the farm animals.

This was ridiculously pricey. It cost so much just to make soap when we actually went to the pen to…read morelook at the goats. They there was no goats out there. I was so disappointed, and when I went to the back to see the goats there was literally no goats there at all so we finally went to the side that had goats, and then a dog randomly started barking at us. The lady walked out of the door and told us to leave this was an extremely disappointing experience. The supervisor was really rude. and overall it was way too pricey and just a waste of time I would not recommend.1star

During my self care journey, my friend made plans for us to try goat yoga. It was truly one of the…read moremost incredible experiences of my life this year. The goats are magical and healing. Yoga itself is nice but adding the goats is a whole another level, I did not know my soul needed.I laughed so much and had the best time. Goat Yoga sounds weird ,but it is incredibly wholesome. Absolutely try this do not hesitate.