Stone Ridge Orchard

Stone Ridge Orchard is a 200-year-old working farm on 115 acres in the Rondout Valley, and it picks something almost nowhere else here does: Asian pears.

What You Can Pick

In the orchard's own words: "U-Pick apples and Asian pears are available from labor day weekend till the end of October."

The named early varieties are Asian Pears, Gala and Ginger Gold.

What Else is Available

A farmstand with produce, baked goods, apple cider and hard cider, open daily 9am to 6pm. A Farm Bar at weekends in September and October, noon to 6pm, with cider flights plus New York beer, wine and cocktails.

Good to Know

Picking runs daily, 10am to 5pm.

Pro tip: Asian pears are picked ripe and eaten straight off the tree, unlike European pears which need days in a bowl. They are also the reason to come here rather than to the apple orchard next door.