{"id":15674,"date":"2010-09-22T11:33:08","date_gmt":"2010-09-22T15:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=15674"},"modified":"2025-09-02T02:56:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T06:56:38","slug":"dutchess-county-farms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/15674\/dutchess-county-farms\/","title":{"rendered":"Metro-North and the Farm Fresh Link Shuttle: A Fall Harvest Tour of Dutchess County"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Poughkeepsie

Dutchess County\u2019s orchards, vineyards and bucolic pastures are bursting with sublime flavors and colors at this time of year. The area is home to more than 650 farms, mostly family-owned, and is deeply committed to sustainable agriculture. This fall, enjoy a car-free culinary adventure that begins in Poughkeepsie, following a scenic 105- minute ride on Metro-North\u2019s Hudson line from Grand Central Station. <\/p>\n

What<\/strong>: Fall Harvest Wine, Cheese & Apple Picking Weekends<\/p>\n

Where:<\/strong> Dutchess County, NY<\/p>\n

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When:<\/strong> Day trips are offered on October 2, 3, 9, 10, 23 and 24<\/p>\n

Why:<\/strong> For those of us who embrace a car-free lifestyle, the farm-fresh experience is often impossible to see first-hand. Ironically, to reach the health and environmentally conscious pastures of individual and family-owned farms, a vehicle is usually required. Not any longer. The sensible folks of Dutchess County have teamed up with Metro-North to present a car-free way for people to visit the rolling hills of the Hudson Valley with Farm Fresh Getaway packages<\/a>. You depart Grand Central Station at 7:47 a.m. on Metro-North\u2019s Hudson line to Poughkeepsie and arrive at 9:34 a.m.<\/p>\n

From the station, the Farm Fresh Link shuttle will launch your daylong celebration of autumn\u2019s bounty for only $5. First stop is Sprout Creek Farm, a model of sustainable agriculture, where delectable farmhouse cheese is produced. Other stops include a visit to a local winery (wine tasting available for an additional $7) and a stroll around the charming Village of Millbrook<\/a>. Finally, it is on to Terhune Orchards in Salt Point. The convivial owners are sure to be on hand, Richard at the helm of the hayride and Jan overseeing the mouth-watering smells emanating from the onsite bakery. Pick as many crisp, juicy apples as you can carry before the shuttle brings you back to Poughkeepsie for your train home.<\/p>\n

You need to reserve your seat on the Farm Fresh Getaway shuttle at least 48 hours in advance (reserve online or call 845.463.4000 or 800.445.3131). Once you have made your shuttle reservation, you can purchase your Metro-North rail and shuttle ticket package at a Metro-North station ticket office or full-service ticket machine.<\/em><\/p>\n

For more info on Metro North’s fall weekend getaways, visit mta.info.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dutchess County\u2019s orchards, vineyards and bucolic pastures are bursting with sublime flavors and colors at this time of year. The area is home to more than 650 farms, mostly family-owned, and is deeply committed to sustainable agriculture. This fall, enjoy a car-free culinary adventure that begins in Poughkeepsie, following a scenic 105- minute ride on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[314,4,328],"tags":[509,100,508,306,36,204,510],"class_list":{"0":"post-15674","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-dining-nightlife","7":"category-events","8":"category-hudson-valley-new-york-destination","9":"tag-agriculture","10":"tag-apple-picking","11":"tag-cheese","12":"tag-farm","13":"tag-metro-north","14":"tag-train","15":"tag-winery"},"acf":[],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":null,"thumbnail_uri":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15674"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15674\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}