34th Annual Open House on the Farm
- Saturday, September 27, 2025, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
CCE Orange County is excited to announce the return of Open House on the Farm! This year, the Menendez Family is generously welcoming the public to their farm to host the 34th Annual Open House at Sprucegate Holsteins Dairy Farm in Walden, NY.
On Saturday, September 27th, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. there will be guided tours of Sprucegate Holsteins, one of Orange County’s active dairy farms. There will be plenty of activities for the whole family including farm equipment demonstrations, visits with the calves, a calf naming contest, live music, and fall festivities. Lunch will be available for purchase along with local milk from Stap Dairy and other local agricultural products. Ice Cream will also be available for purchase from Green Valley Farm! Come join us all to help expand the knowledge of agriculture here in Orange County!
The farm is home to 60 Holstein cows, 3 Jersey cows, and 30 heifers (female cows under the age of 2). The farm consists of 240 acres, in which 155 are tillable. There are 60 acres of corn and 27 acres of alfalfa that is turned into silage. The farm has supported the dairy industry in many ways, such as hosting the 4-H Dairy Explorers and school field trips. They take pride in educating the community on the dairy industry in Orange County. This is just one way that farms are expanding and diversifying to meet the needs of the public.
Open house is coordinated by Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County and sponsored in part by Farm Credit East.
Contact
Zoe Nafis
Livestock/4-H Livestock, Equine, Dairy Program Manager
zrl7@cornell.edu
(845) 344-1234, Ext. 258
Location
Sprucegate Holsteins Dairy Farm
302 Wallkill Road
Walden, NY 12586
Last updated August 14, 2025