Muscoot Farm To Hold Annual Pumpkin Picking Fundraiser

SOMERS, NY — You can pick the perfect pumpkin at the Pumpkin Picking Fundraiser at Muscoot Farm.

The annual event will be held from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, October 7 through Monday, Oct. 9.

While the event is free, the pumpkins vary in price based on size, organizers said, and is cash only.

Haryrides are $5 per person, with ages 3 and under free. Cider and doughnuts will also be on sale.

Attendees will be able to visit the farm animals.

Muscoot Farm’s weekly Farmers Market will be open all three days from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Visit the website for an up-to-date list of vendors.

Westchester County Executive George Latimer said the Pumpkin Picking Fundraiser at Muscoot Farm is not to be missed.

“There’s nothing better than spending an autumn day with the family,” he said, “picking pumpkins, going on hay rides and visiting farm animals.”

Muscoot Farm will open at 9:30 a.m. for the duration of the Pumpkin Picking Fundraiser only. The pumpkin patch will close at 3:30 p.m. and the hayrides run from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The trails will be closed for the duration of the event.

The fundraiser benefits the Friends of Muscoot Farm, which preserves and interprets, for the public benefit, the agricultural, cultural and natural heritage of a Westchester County farm, circa 1880-1930.

Alfred B. DelBello Muscoot Farm, a 777-acre, early 19000s interpretive farm, is a Westchester County park. It is open daily and offers a variety of interpretive programs to the public on weekends throughout the year.

Muscoot Farm is located at 51 Route 100 in Somers.