The fall season is all about apples in New York state! What better way to pay tribute to these sweet, juicy jewels of the earth than to talk about their delicious characteristics, the endless potential for ways to eat them, and, of course, where you can pick them this season. Presented in partnership with the New York Apple Association, check out the first in our series of "Apple Spotlights!" Apple Variety: Gala Background: A great choice for snacking, Gala is a variety developed in New Zealand. It's got the mild flavor that "picky eaters" prefer, plus a striking bright yellow-red color that also makes it visually appealing. Officially the second most popular variety in the US now (after Red Delicious), according to our friends at Fishkill Farms. Characteristics: Mild sweet flavor; juicy; crisp, creamy yellow flesh Best Uses: Excellent for eating raw Recipe Ideas: Classic Waldrof Salad, Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats, New York Apple Wheat Berry Salad, Apple Cheddar Panini Availability: September through June U-Pick Locations: Hop on our Apple Picking Farm Fresh Tours to pick a variety of your own apples at Kesicke Farm,Rose Hill Farm,Greig Farm and more! Check out the orchard locator and find the nearest farm to fulfill all your fall fall harvest and apple picking needs! You can also head over to the EscapeMaker's guide to apple picking in New York State for some of our favorite farms and orchards. For more apple varieties and details, visit the New York Apple Association varieties page.
The fall season is all about apples in New York state! What better way to pay tribute to these sweet, juicy jewels of the earth than to talk about their delicious characteristics, the endless potential for ways to eat them, and, of course, where you can pick them this season. Presented in partnership with the New York Apple Association, check out the first in our series of “Apple Spotlights!” Apple Variety: Gala Background: A great choice
Download Amelia's course, "Social Media for Food, Farm & Beverages", HERE. For the past three years, Amelia Tarpey has worked with GrowNYC, first as a Market Manager overseeing Greenmarkets in Manhattan and Brooklyn and now as the Publicity Manager at the Union Square Greenmarket. Creating community around food and helping people understand where it comes from, who grows it, and how it's grown has been central to her career and her focus throughout her time with GrowNYC. In her training course, Social Media for Food, Farm & Beverages, Amelia will open your eyes to the nuances of Instagram from a brand development perspective. You will walk away with real examples of what social media success looks like and steps your business can take to follow the path to success. Amelia will open your eyes to all that your social media presence can be, she explains.. "In our industry, followers are often looking to social media to know and trust you, especially in farm businesses. Use this platform to show them who you are; it's not always explicitly about sales. Expand your idea of a product. Your product is not only the spirits you sell or the food you're growing, it's who you are." Learn about differentiating between platforms, setting up your profile, developing a brand voice, content creation, growing and engaging your audience and so much more. Get a taste of Amelia's Insta savvy on the Union Square Greenmarket Instagram page (@unsqgreenmarket). With eye-catching photos, endless content, and almost 75,000 followers, you're bound to be inspired to kick up your own profile a notch. Download Amelia's course, "Social Media for Food, Farm & Beverages", HERE.
Download Amelia’s course, “Social Media for Food, Farm & Beverages”, HERE. For the past three years, Amelia Tarpey has worked with GrowNYC, first as a Market Manager overseeing Greenmarkets in Manhattan and Brooklyn and now as the Publicity Manager at the Union Square Greenmarket. Creating community around food and helping people understand where it comes from, who grows it, and how it’s grown has been central to her career and her focus throughout her time with GrowNYC.
New Jersey is the Garden State for a reason. For more three centuries, the state’s fertile fields and valleys have fed America’s cities and armies. Indeed, Central Jersey was the site of the “forage wars” of the American Revolution, in which winning the loyalty of local farmers as a key to the American victory. Today Central Jersey’s farmers welcome millions of visitors from near and far to partake in the bounty—and fun—of harvest season. Just an hour from New York and Philadelphia by train, car, or bus, Central Jersey is one of the most accessible agricultural areas in America. At DiscoverCentralNJ.com you’ll find farms and orchards to please everyone, including families, friends, couples and seniors. The biggest crowds are drawn to harvest festivals, beginning Sept 14 an running through October: Terhune Orchards and Winery, near Princeton, is the region’s agritourism leader, inviting hundreds of thousands of visitors every year to a 200-acre family-owned and operated farm. Autumn brings Terhune’s Apple Days Fall Festivals, featuring cider, pick-your-own apples and pumpkins, pumpkin painting, pony rides, pedal tractors, wagon rides, corn stalk maze, adventure barn, and a barnyard of farm animals. Every Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 14 to Oct. 27. Admission $10 per person. Snyder Farm in the Somerset section of Franklin Township offers a family-oriented Farm Festival weekends starting September 27. Activities include hayrides, pumpkin moon bounce, hippity hop, potato sack slide, corn maze, hay bale maze, spider web, pedal carts, corn hole games, bowling, hay bale activity center and more. General admission of $13 is required for pumpkin picking, plus cost of pumpkin. Suydam Farms is operated by the family’s 12th generation of farmers in Somerset, located on State Route 27 and served by the 100 bus out of New York’s Port Authority. The history of local farming is a big
New Jersey is the Garden State for a reason. For more three centuries, the state’s fertile fields and valleys have fed America’s cities and armies. Indeed, Central Jersey was the site of the “forage wars” of the American Revolution, in which winning the loyalty of local farmers as a key to the American victory. Today Central Jersey’s farmers welcome millions of visitors from near and far to partake in the bounty—and fun—of harvest season. Just
It's that time of year again! We hope you visit our 5th Annual Applepalooza at Fulton Stall Market in the Seaport District - presented by New York Apples on Sunday 9/29, 11am - 5pm! Come get a taste of fall, find out where to go apple picking, book a tour and try NYS hard cider, beer and craft beverages from Nine Pin Cider, Hudson Valley Farmhouse Cider, Prohibition Distillery, Finger Lakes Distilling, Taconic Distillery, Naked Dove Brewing Company, Apple Sunshine, MYSTO MEAD and more ...plus music by The Good Morning Nags! //www.facebook.com/events/260702768193796/
It’s that time of year again! We hope you visit our 5th Annual Applepalooza at Fulton Stall Market in the Seaport District – presented by New York Apples on Sunday 9/29, 11am – 5pm! Come get a taste of fall, find out where to go apple picking, book a tour and try NYS hard cider, beer and craft beverages from Nine Pin Cider, Hudson Valley Farmhouse Cider, Prohibition Distillery, Finger Lakes Distilling, Taconic Distillery, Naked
Elias Barber doesn't care for vodka. So, the distilled spirit he creates from the family farm's potatoes must be pretty damn good. His 1857 Spirits distillery is a marriage of his penchant for academic rigor developed at Cornell University as an agricultural science major and his family's 160-year legacy at Barber's Farm more so than the product itself. A member of the sixth generation to operate the farm, Barber wanted to contribute to that legacy. All the pieces happened to be there, right down to the water they draw from a natural spring on the property. Plan a weekend getaway to visit Central New York and experience all of the delicious, local gems the Brew Central, “America’s Craft Brew Destination,” has to offer!
Elias Barber doesn’t care for vodka. So, the distilled spirit he creates from the family farm’s potatoes must be pretty damn good. His 1857 Spirits distillery is a marriage of his penchant for academic rigor developed at Cornell University as an agricultural science major and his family’s 160-year legacy at Barber’s Farm more so than the product itself. A member of the sixth generation to operate the farm, Barber wanted to contribute to that legacy.
Fall Fun for Everyone! Dear EscapeMakers — Happy Fall Y’all! The days are getting shorter, the air a bit cooler, and very soon their Insta-worthy Fall foliage will emerge. From festivals to pumpkin parties, here are 12 ways to experience Fall in the Sullivan Catskills. Grab your calendar, reserve a room & escape for the weekend! They’re waiting for you! EXPLORE THE SULLIVAN CATSKILLS Follow at: 1. Sullivan Catskills Farm to Table Week September 20-29 2.
No one could have predicted the explosion in hard cider production and cideries in New York State over the last few years! That is except for a few visionaries that took a gamble with a dollar and a dream. In 2013, an inspired young man from Columbia County had a dream to support New York agriculture by crafting quality hard ciders using apples grown in Hudson Valley orchards -- those that he explored, harvested and enjoyed throughout his childhood. Choosing an unassuming, gritty industrial warehouse near the Hudson River in Albany (and just under the shadow of a 32-ft. high towering rose that his artist father had painted 20 years earlier on the neighboring building’s brick wall) Alejandro del Peral established Nine Pin Ciderworks -- New York’s FIRST Farm Cidery in Albany’s revitalizing Warehouse District, just north of Downtown. A licensed "farm cidery" must manufacture more than 50 gallons and less than 250k gallons of hard cider or less per year, can do tastings within the state and must exclusively sell hard cider produced from New York State-sourced apples wholesale. Today, there are over 40 in the state and the New York Cider Association holds "cider weeks" across the state. If you're looking to tap into Alejandro's sensory memories of crisp apples and cool autumn days, you'll not only want to go apple picking in the Hudson Valley, New York State's #1 agritourism activity, but also take a tour of his 17,000 sq. ft. facility in Albany where Nine Pin Ciderworks crafts all of its hard ciders. His cidery tasting room offers experimental ciders and beer and cocktails made with New York farm-based beers and spirits, as well as gourmet light fare in a relaxed atmosphere. Nine Pin Ciderworks also offers an interesting array of events and activities. At any
No one could have predicted the explosion in hard cider production and cideries in New York State over the last few years! That is except for a few visionaries that took a gamble with a dollar and a dream. In 2013, an inspired young man from Columbia County had a dream to support New York agriculture by crafting quality hard ciders using apples grown in Hudson Valley orchards — those that he explored, harvested and
Presented by the New York Apple Association! Join us SUNDAY September 29th for EscapeMaker.com's 5th Annual Applepalooza A FREE AGRITOURISM / CRAFT BEVERAGE TASTING EVENT on PIER 17. Sponsored by Edible Manhattan Magazine, Metro-North Railroad, and Fulton Stall Market! FUN FOR ALL AGES! Live music, craft beverages, book apple picking tours, cider donut eating contests and games for kids! Find out where to go apple picking in New York State! Taste apples with local honey, peanut butter and caramel, cider, apple pie, apple chips and apple butter! Get a taste of local hard cider, beer and spirits to inspire you to explore cider and craft beverage trails. Plus, stock up at Fulton Stall Market's regular Sunday market! Let us know if you're coming! RSVP HERE! APPLE PICKING TOURS? Get outta town! EscapeMaker will transport you to the Hudson's Valley's Dutchess County for a Farm Fresh Tour: apple picking, cheese tasting, corn maze explorations and visits with farm animals! Only 2 hours from NYC! Either take Metro-North Railroad from Grand Central Terminal to Poughkeepsie and we'll pick you up OR take a direct bus from Bryant Park! RESERVE YOUR SEAT HERE!
Presented by the New York Apple Association! Join us SUNDAY September 29th for EscapeMaker.com’s 5th Annual Applepalooza A FREE AGRITOURISM / CRAFT BEVERAGE TASTING EVENT on PIER 17. Sponsored by Edible Manhattan Magazine, Metro-North Railroad, and Fulton Stall Market! FUN FOR ALL AGES! Live music, craft beverages, book apple picking tours, cider donut eating contests and games for kids! Find out where to go apple picking in New York State! Taste apples with local
Dear EscapeMakers -- Tackle the corn maze challenge and harvest your perfect pumpkin at the Norz Hill Farm Fall Festival! Don't miss this family-owned and operated farm of almost 100 years! Every weekend in September and October, visit Norz Hill Farm and pick from over 45 acres of pumpkins, gourds and squash! You and your family will find all the right fall decorations, tour the farm and befriend the animals, enjoy pony rides and visit the farm store and food stands for refreshments. They also feature a haunted "Scare Farm" attraction in October that'll scare-your-crow pants off! Located in Central New Jersey, Norz Hill Farm is in the town of Hillsborough, in scenic Somerset County. For the car-less, just take NJ Transit from NYC's Penn Station to Somerville (1.5 hours) and Norz Hill Farm is a quick 15-minute cab or car-share ride! Check out all the fun & activities at:NorzHillFarm.com or call 908.371.COWS (2697) Experience More Things to Do in Somerset County, NJ VisitSomersetNJ.org
Dear EscapeMakers — Tackle the corn maze challenge and harvest your perfect pumpkin at the Norz Hill Farm Fall Festival! Don’t miss this family-owned and operated farm of almost 100 years! Every weekend in September and October, visit Norz Hill Farm and pick from over 45 acres of pumpkins, gourds and squash! You and your family will find all the right fall decorations, tour the farm and befriend the animals, enjoy pony rides and visit
Dear EscapeMakers - Fat Apple Farm presents its 3rd Annual Harvest Celebration Weekend on Saturday, October 12th through Sunday, October 13th! Book an all-inclusive overnight Hudson Valley farm escape (located in Columbia County -- only 2 hours from NYC) for only $150/per person. Enjoy the fresh air, delicious food and the breathtaking bucolic views! Your ticket includes a farm walking tour, floral workshop, butchering demo, a kimchi workshop, morning yoga class, a delicious farm-to-table dinner feast featuring Fat Apple Farm products, local beer, wine and camping! Plus, children under the age of 12 eat free and are free to attend all activities (including arts & crafts and visiting with the adorable farm animals). Reserve a camping tent rental for $20 or a free spot for your own tent! Buy tickets and get more details here: www.fatapple.farm/events
Dear EscapeMakers – Fat Apple Farm presents its 3rd Annual Harvest Celebration Weekend on Saturday, October 12th through Sunday, October 13th! Book an all-inclusive overnight Hudson Valley farm escape (located in Columbia County — only 2 hours from NYC) for only $150/per person. Enjoy the fresh air, delicious food and the breathtaking bucolic views! Your ticket includes a farm walking tour, floral workshop, butchering demo, a kimchi workshop, morning yoga class, a delicious farm-to-table dinner
