Pick Your Own Happiness
Sunday, July 12, 2009 at 6:32PM 
Sour cherries under the trees at Fishkill Farms. Click here for more photos by Paul David O'Hanlon.
There's good news and there's bad news. The bad news is that the cherries have finished. The rubies you see above have been picked and probably baked into pies (the sour ones) or clafoutis (for the sweet). But don't despair, there's an abundance of fruit still on the way — the end of strawberry season, the arrival of raspberries, apricots, plums, peaches and nectarines — get your boots on, it's time to pick your own straight off the branches.
Organic Orchards
Thompson Finch: Strawberries, raspberries.
750 Wiltsie Bridge Road, Ancram NY, 12502 (518) 329-7578
Stone Ridge Orchards: Strawberries, raspberries, red currants.
3012 Route 213 POB 867, Stone Ridge, NY 12484 (845) 687-2587
Fishkill Farms: Apples, peaches, pears, nectarines, plums and cherries, several acres of berries.
9 Fishkill Farms Road, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533 (845) 897-4377
Low-spray Orchards
Prospect Hill: Apricots, plums, peaches, nectarines.
40 Clark's Lane, Milton, NY 12547. (845) 795-2383. The location of the apricots and plums (and peaches too) orchard is 125 Milton Crossroad, Highland, NY 12528.
Mr. Apples: apples & pears
Box 98 High Falls, N.Y. 12440. (845) 687-0005
The Farm At Kristy's Barn: strawberries, red and black raspberries, currants, apples and pumpkins
2385 Brookview Rd. Schodack, NY. 12033 (518) 477-6250
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Reader Comments (1)
Thanks for this roundup... I'm bummed that I missed the cherries at Fishkill Farm, but I hope to make it there soon! The woman working their booth at the Fishkill farmers market last Thursday (7/23) said they have currants, too.
Do you know if that's the closest farm to Beacon? Thanks.