***This is not a free event. You are responsible for getting to your nearest Metro-North boarding station and purchasing your roundtrip discounted train ticket to the Poughkeepsie Station (Hudson Line). Advanced tickets are not available online and must be purchased at the station ticket booth or from a ticket machine. Start time reflects departure from Grand Central Station ($29.50 r/t Adult 11+/Children 5-11 $6.50 includes shuttle; under 5 free). Please continue reading to see additional fees.***

Your RSVP is necessary for reserving the Shuttle. It will be a $5 additional charge if you show up without advance RSVP.

Get whisked away for a day-long celebration of the fall harvest of wine, local cheese, and apples when you step on the Dutchess County Farm Fresh Link shuttle at Poughkeepsie Station. 

Your first stop is Sprout Creek Farm (www.sproutcreekfarm.org), a model of sustainable agriculture, also known for its artisanal cheeses lovingly produced by a graduate of The Culinary Institute of America.  Try the creamery’s mouth-watering creations made from the rich and creamy milk of the herd of grass-fed Jersey, Guernsey, Milking Shorthorn and Brown Swiss cows.  Sprout Creek’s cheeses are all about soil, seasons, grasses, and happy cows!

At your second stop, explore the charming Village of Millbrook.  Known for its rolling hills and horse farms, Millbrook is also home to many eateries, gift shops and antique stores.    Take advantage of one the many cafes to buy a picnic lunch that you can enjoy at the winery or in the MillbrookTributeGarden park.

Next, it’s wine tasting and scenic views at one of the HudsonValley’s premier wineries, Millbrook Vineyards & Winery (www.millbrookwine.com).  Located in a renovated Dutch-hip dairy barn with views of its 130-acre estate, Millbrook produces high-caliber wines using classical French and Italian wine-making techniques.  Take a guided tour and enjoy a tasting at this award-winning winery.  (Tasting fee is $8 per person and is in addition to the package price.) 

Then, it’s on to Terhune Orchards, a 70 year old family-owned and operated farm, in Salt Point.  Here you can enjoy the market, take a hayride, pick your own apples, and marvel at incredible open-space vistas.  Wander the 70 acres of fruit trees and vegetables. The market features preserves, butters, spreads, pies, donuts, breads, and much more.

For more information about these itinerary stops and other agricultural and culinary destinations throughout DutchessCounty, please visit www.dutchesstourism.com.

*DutchessCounty Tourism has the right to substitute a farm or related itinerary stop to ensure the quality of the overall program and the individual getaway experience.