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courtesy of applewood winery. Distance from NYC: 1 hour, 20 minutes Getting There: Drive via NJ-208, Palisades Interstate Pkwy N or NJ-17 N; bus via the 196, 197, 300, 400 or 500 lines; train via ...
Aside from apple picking, guests can visit the farm stand, open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., the Farm Bar and Tasting Room, open weekends noon to 6 p.m. and the Weekend Pop-Up Market, available ...
Billiam van Roestenberg left New York City in 1999 to become an organic farmer. [1] He purchased an orchard with 11 acres (45,000 m 2) of Cortland and Empire apples in Clintondale, New York. Liberty View Farm is named for its view of the Shawangunk Ridge and for "liberty" from pesticides and conventional farming practices.
On the east are the property's orchards, leased and operated by Montgomery Place Orchards. On the farm, over 60 different varieties of apple and pear trees are planted and harvested as well as berries, vegetables, grapes and peaches. Annandale Atomic hard cider is also now produced on the farm from early American and English varietal apples.
The second location was built in 2012 atop the Brooklyn Navy Yard [1] and the third farm, established in 2019, is located at Liberty View in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. All three locations encompass 140,000 square feet of space, making it the largest rooftop farm in New York City. [2] Annually, 80,000 pounds (36,000 kg) of organic vegetables are grown.
Delicious Orchards is now owned and operated by Bill and Linda McDonald along with their four children Keri, Chris, Mike, and Erin. The farm is located on Route 34 between Route 18 and County Route 537. Most visitors come from the Monmouth County area, as well as from New York City and the Jersey Shore.
The Queens County Farm Museum, also known as Queens Farm, is a 47-acre (190,000 m 2) farm in the Floral Park and Glen Oaks neighborhoods of Queens in New York City.The farm occupies the city's largest remaining tract of undisturbed farmland (in operation since 1697), and is still a working farm today.
Agriculture is a major component of the New York economy. [1] As of the 2012 census of agriculture, there were over 35,000 farms covering an area of 7 million acres (28,000 km 2) which contributed $5.4 billion in gross sales value and $1.2 billion in net farm income to the national economy.