Summer Sun Means Peak Farm Season!

Summer Sun Means Peak Farm Season!

Pick-your-own season is in full swing at Clifton Park farms, with local venues hosting berry picking. Next month will be the beginning of apple season already! Year-round, a number of farms have on-the-farm markets, such as Predel’s Ranch (59 Garnsey Rd., Rexford, NY 12148, (518) 399-0265); Riverview Orchards (660 Riverview Rd. Rexford, NY 12148, (518) 371-2174); Bowman Orchards (157 Sugar Hill Rd. Rexford, NY 12148, (518) 371-2042). For custom meats, local producers include: Maple Hill Farm, 110 Ashdown Rd. Ballston Lake, NY 12019 (518) 399-4097; and King Crest Farm,  831 Grooms Road, Rexford, NY 12148, (518) 371-5069. Hick’s Fruit Farm is at 160 Sugar Hill Rd., Rexford, NY 12148, (518) 371-5620. A seasonal farm stand is also located at the corner of Grooms Rd. & Moe Rd. intersection.

A weekly farmers’ market, known as the Clifton Park Market, seasonally operates on Mondays, 2 to 5 p.m. at the Shenendehowa United Methodist Church parking lot, 971 NY Route 146, Clifton Park, NY 12065.

For fun farm-themed activities, the Saratoga County Fair is open to the public from July 23 through July 28, 2019, at the Saratoga Fairgrounds & Expo Center, 162 Prospect Street, Ballston Spa, NY 12020. www.saratogacountyfair.org