74 LONGISLANDPRESS.COM • SEPTEMBER 2019
THE A LIST: PRESS BUZZ
WHERE TO PICK YOUR APPLES ON LI
BY AMANDA DE LAUZON
ORCHARD ADDRESS TIMES NOTES
1
Fort Salonga
Farm
30 Meadow Glen Rd.,
Northport. 631-269-9666,
fortsalongafarm.com
Monday-Friday: 10 a.m.-2
p.m.; Saturday-Sunday:
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug.
through October.
The dwarf trees at Salonga Farm make it the perfect place
for children to easily pick apples. For something sweeter,
check out their honey for sale, extracted from local
beehives.
2 Hank’s
Pumpkintown
240 Montauk Hwy.,
Watermill. 631-726-4667,
hankspumpkintown.
com
9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays
and Sundays. Sept. 7
through late October.
At $25 to pick a 1-peck bag, choose from 14 different kinds
of apples that will be good for pies, applesauce, or just as
a snack.
3 Harbes Family
Farm and
Orchard
5698 Sound Ave.,
Riverhead. 631-369-1111,
harbesfamilyfarm.com
Opening August 31 and
running 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
every weekend Sept.-Oct.
Apple Festival is Sept. 14,
15.
Enjoy a 15-acre apple orchard as well as the annual apple
festival which includes apple cider donut-eating contests,
apple games, hayrides, and live entertainment.
4 Hayden’s
Peach Orchard
561 Hulse Landing
County Rd. 54, Wading
River, 631-929-1115,
davis-peach-farm.
business.site
9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily
through October.
At $2 a pound you can pick a variety of apples including
Cortland, Fuji, and Gala.
5 Lewin Farms
812 Sound Ave.,
Calverton, 631-929-4327,
lewinfarm.com.
9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily. late
August through October.
Pick a variety of seasonal apples while shopping for other
fresh Long Island produce and honey.
6 Milk Pail
U-Pick Farm
1346 Montauk Hwy.,
Watermill, milk-pail.
com
Monday, Wednesday,
Thursday 9:30 a.m.-5:30
p.m. Friday, Saturday,
Sunday 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Apple picking starts Sept.
1 through late October.
Throughout September and October enjoy more than 20
different kinds of apples for $49 for a bag and $12 for a
smaller bag.
7 Seven Ponds
Orchard
65 Seven Ponds Rd.,
Watermill, 631-726-8015,
facebook.com/Seven-
Ponds-Orchard
9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily
through Thanksgiving.
This orchard has many kinds to choose from including
some that are great for baking, like Golden Delicious, Red
Delicious, and Honey Crisp.
8 Wickham’s
Fruit Farm
28700 Main Rd.,
Cutchogue, 631-734-6441,
wickhamsfruitfarm.
com
9 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Monday
through Saturday.
September through
October.
At one of the largest farms on the North Fork dating back
to 1661, choose from a wide range of apples, cider donuts,
and apple cider from the oldest cider press on Long Island.
9 Windy Acres
Farm
3810 Middle Country
Rd., Calverton, 631-727-
4554, facebook.com/
Windy-Acres-Farm
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays
and Sundays.
Enjoy a variety of more than 30 different kinds of apples
while relaxing in the farm's picnic areas and snacking on
a candy apple or other in house-made goodies.
10 Woodside
Orchards
729 Main Rd.,
Aquebogue and
116 Manor Lane,
Jamesport. 631-722-5770,
woodsideorchards.com
10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily at
Aquebogue location;
same time on Saturday
and Sunday at Jamesport
location.
Parents will love Woodside Orchard’s hard cider tastings
followed by picking a variety of different apples including
Arkansas Black, Baldwin, and Cortland.
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