The Berry Patch has LOTS of incredible tomatoes right now! While the farm store in no longer open as a storefront, we are now taking orders submitted via email for our wonderful pesticide-free produce. We are at the Troy Waterfront Farmers Market every Saturday so please visit our booth on Second St.
TO ORDER, look at the availability list below, decide what you want, click on the “Contact” tab above, and send us an email with 1. What you want; 2. How much you want (e.g. number of melons or pounds of tomatoes); 3. What day and time you want to pick up (Wed, Thurs, or Fri) 4. A cell number so I can let you know when your order is ready to pick up, what your total is for your order, and instructions for pick up. We are not able to accept credit card payments for orders getting picked up so be sure to bring cash or check.
Availability List for week of September 21
Raspberries! Our delicious fall crop is coming in $5.75/basket
Strawberries - limited Only available for a Wednesday or Thursday pick up. $7.50/basket.
Slicing cucumbers - $2.00 each
Zucchini - lovely and tender. $3.99/lb
Canary Melons - sweet, moderately firm, very delicious! Also very hard to find grown in this area. Size range $4 - $12
Seedless watermelons - they are sooo good! Size range - $5ish to $12ish
Seeded Watermelons - also very good. Size range - $3ish to $10ish
Red slicing tomatoes -beautiful and tasty $4.00/lb Buy 5 lbs or more and they are $3.25 a pound.
Heirloom tomatoes. A mix of colors and sizes. They are beautiful and tasty! $4.50/lb Buy 5 lbs or more and they are $4.00 a pound
Cherry tomatoes - mostly reds, some Black cherry and a few Sun Gold. Red cherries $5.00/pint. Colored cherries $7.00/pint
Shishito Peppers! - Delicious blistered in a hot skillet with oil and a light sprinkling of salt. Many go into one pound. $9/lb.
Habanero peppers - large size for habaneros. Holy cow, are they hot. $1.00 each
Ginger plants! Use the leaves now in soups, teas, and stir fry. Harvest the rhizomes as fresh ginger in a few weeks. Store the rhizomes in the fridge or freezer as they will not have a thick hard skin. $30.00 each
HoneyNut Squash - A delicious one or two serving squash that looks like a butternut but is much sweeter. Super delicious! $3.25/lb
“Small Wonder spaghetti squash - a small size spaghetti squash perfect for 2-4 people. Stores very well. $2.50/lb
“Betternut” Butternut Squash - a traditional butternut squash. Great for soups, pies, or roasting. $2.00/lb
Remember that fall is for planting! It’s the perfect time for planting perennials. We have beautiful penstemon and coreopsis for sale. Add some fall color and have them established for next spring!
Jazz up your garden beds with perennials chosen for beauty, hardiness, and food for hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees.
If you are looking for ExcludeNet insect exclusion netting for your large garden or as a commercial grower, click on the “Berry Netting” tab above or send us an email through the “Contact” tab above. We have a good supply of 6.5’ and 13’ wide x 300+ feet long rolls of SWD/Cucumber Beetle exclusion netting available now in August 2026
We are the first farm in the country to cover our entire blueberry and raspberry plantings with a fine mesh netting to exclude a tiny invasive insect that would ruin our crops or require us to spray every 5-7 days. Dale-Ila is the creator of this innovative technique and is teaching growers throughout the country that this technique works while providing pesticide-free berries to you!
Thank you for your support this year!
Located in Stephentown, NY and at the Troy Farmer’s Market
Troy Waterfront Farmers Market
26 weeks a year, we have freshly harvested vegetables, berries, and transplants for sale at the Troy Waterfront Farmers Market every Saturday. The Summer Market is located along River Street, Broadway, and Second Street in Troy, and is open May through October. Our booth is at the corner of Second St and Broadway. We hope to see you!
Free Choice Farm Share
Your BERRY PATCH Farm Share membership dollars are applied to an account which functions much like a gift card and can be applied any time and in any amount to the purchase of fruits, produce and products at our Troy Farmer's Market booth or at the farm store. Send us an email theberrypatchny@gmail.com to sign up for our Free Choice Farm Share Program.
Protective Berry Netting
We are the first farm in the country to cover our entire blueberry and raspberry plantings with a fine mesh netting to exclude a tiny invasive insect that would ruin our crops or require us to spray every 5-7 days. Dale-Ila is the creator of this innovative technique and is teaching growers throughout the country that this technique works while providing pesticide-free berries to you! Learn More
“As farmers who supply premium quality berries and vegetables to consumers, we hope to help create long-term memories of fantastic meals and food experiences for our customers”
