Harvest Moon Farm and Orchard
📍 North Salem, New York · Westchester County · family day trip via Metro-North with cider and donuts
1h 10m from NYCpicking: strawberries, blueberries, peachesrecommended — Buy timed picking tickets
A lively year-round farm across the road from Outhouse Orchards, pairing summer blueberry and peach picking with fall apples, fresh-fried donuts, wood-fired pizza and its own Hardscrabble hard cider. Weekend live-music series and a kids' harvest train make it a full day out. Among the most NYC-transit-friendly picks on this list.
| Crop | Typical season |
|---|---|
| 🍓 strawberries | Jun |
| 🫐 blueberries | Jul |
| 🍑 peaches | Jul-Aug |
| 🍎 apples | Sep-Oct |
| 🎃 pumpkins | Sep-Oct |
Seasons shift with the weather. Check the farm's picking report before you go.
Harvest Moon Farm and Orchard offers pick-your-own strawberries, blueberries, peaches, apples, pumpkins. Typical seasons: strawberries Jun; blueberries Jul; peaches Jul-Aug; apples Sep-Oct; pumpkins Sep-Oct. Exact dates shift with the weather each year.
recommended — Buy timed picking tickets online for berry/peach days and fall weekends
Picking tickets sold online for summer berry/peach weekends; apple picking priced per bag in fall
About 1h 10m by car from Manhattan. Without a car: Metro-North Harlem Line to Croton Falls, then ~5 min taxi (about 1.5 miles)
130 Hardscrabble Road, North Salem, NY 10560