Inside scoop: The Douglaston Estate Windmill is in Alley Pond
Park. Built around 1870, it pumped water to nearby farms. The
original windmill was converted into a two-room house in the
early 1900s, when the borough’s population spiked. In 1985, a
group of local residents constructed a working replica that pumps
fresh water from the ground that the park uses.
Address: 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston, and www.
alleypond.com.
Queens County Farm Museum is spread out over more than 47
acres near the eastern border with Long Island. New York City’s
largest remaining homestead, it’s been in operation since 1697.
It’s also the Big Apple’s only working, undisturbed farm with
livestock, heavy machinery, planting fields, and a vineyard.
Today, the farm welcomes more than 400,000 visitors with 11
acres that showcase sustainable agriculture, a flock of Cormo
and Cotswold sheep, goats, laying hens, alpaca, and the steers
Jethro and Dexter. The property grows more than 80 varieties of
vegetables and more than 75 varieties of flowers annually. Plus,
the Farm Store is open year-round with bounty harvested from
the growing fields from May through November.
A member of the Historic House Trust of New York City.
Queens Farm is a New York City Landmark that’s listed on
the National Register of Historic Places. The restored Cornell
Farmhouse, which dates back to the Adriances, a Dutch family
that lived there from 1697 to 1808, stands on site near a working
greenhouse.
Inside scoop: Guided tours and hayrides combine with featured
events such as the Queens County Fair, Children’s Apple
Blossom Carnival, Sheep Shearing Festival, Thunderbird
American Indian Powwow, Antique Motorcycle Show, Amazing
Maize Maze, Haunted Farmhouse, and Children’s Halloween
Festival.
Address: 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Glen Oaks, and www.
queensfarm.org.
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