THE FARm
Across 35 acres in Hudson, New York
Rooted in an old apple orchard, the farm is becoming a place for new plantings, shared meals, and questions about what we choose to grow.
We're drawn to variety, unexpected tastes, and the possibilities that emerge when we give them room.
AT A GLANCE
- Acreage
- 35 acres
- Location
- Hudson, New York
- Orchard
- 1,000 trees, 23 apple varieties
- Hives
- 2 colonies
- First Planted
- 1970s
- Growing
- Heirloom and uncommon apples, black walnuts, honey
THE ORCHARD
Planted as a commercial orchard in the 1970s, the land once held more than 2,000 trees of the era's standard New York varieties: Empire, Rome, and Red Delicious. About 1,000 trees remain.
We are renovating the orchard in stages: restoration pruning to bring the old trees back into balance, topworking selected trees over to uncommon varieties, and establishing new plantings alongside them.
THE bees
Two honeybee colonies arrived in the spring of 2026 and are kept in the lower field of the orchard. They forage on the fields around the orchards through summer and fall, and from next spring they will work the apple bloom. This is their first season, so the honey stays with the bees: we'll take our first harvest once the colonies are strong enough to spare it.
what’s next?
In spring 2027, we begin the next phase of planting: stone fruit, including uncommon peaches (white-fleshed, flat, and blood-red types), alongside new apple and pear varieties in the renovated orchard. Since spring 2026, the cleared fields have been seeded with clover and field pea cover crops to fix nitrogen and build organic matter ahead of planting.
SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD
Hudson, New York
GET IN TOUCH
Chefs and growers, write to us about varieties, seasons, ideas or anything else.