2022 Sunflower Picking Dates Coming Soon. Anticipated opening date end of July!!!
Know Before You Go
6th Annual Cut your own Sunflowers Event
We welcome the public to our 6th Annual Sunflower Cutting. There will be 8-10 acres available to the public to walk and enjoy. Admission is free except on evenings with live music. There will be a $5.00 per CAR admission fee after 5pm ONLY on evenings with live music. Please check our schedule before arriving as we will be adding new performers. A portion of purchases made during the event will be donated to Sparrows Nest Organization. Their mission is to cook and deliver homemade meals to families facing a cancer diagnosis in Dutchess, Putnam and parts of Orange, Ulster and Northern Westchester counties. To ensure that a good time is had by all we ask that you read the following before visiting the fields.
Dates
Opening Date: Friday, August 4th 2023
Closing Date: The farm’s last day open will be Sunday September 3rd. We may not necessarily have Sunflowers to cut through then. However, we will have live music, food and beverages from 5:30-Sunset, Thursday Sunday through September 3rd
Hours of Operation
Mon, Tues, & Weds 10am-5pm (Free Admission)
Thursdays- Sundays 10am-Sunset (pending flowers)
On Thursdays August 24th & 31st we are open until 5pm
***There is a $5.00 admission fee PER CAR after 5pm ONLY on evenings with Live Music
Dates and times will be subject to change due to weather and flower availability. Please check in on our Instagram and Facebook Pages for daily updates especially if you are traveling a distance to get here. Weather in your area may be different than that at the farm. You may try to contact us by phone at 845-489-8368. However, if we are onsite by the fields, cell phone service is not always available.
This is a working farm. Please only visit during the designated dates and times announced for this event. There is no visiting outside of those times. There may be other fields visible but not open to the public. These are our production fields and not for picking or photos. We ask that you respect which fields to explore. Our fields are surrounded by electric fencing which will be active during off hours. We do not want anyone to get hurt.
Location: Fields will be off Sleight Plass Road in Pleasant Valley. Signs will be on the road directing where to go and our banner will be out by the entrance. Signs and banners will not be up until the event dates. If using a navigation system to get to us, you may use 235 Sleight Plass Road (Pleasant Valley). Please note that this address is NOT the entrance to the fields, but you may use this to lead you to the correct entrance. The field entrance is not recognized by navigation systems. There will be several “Sunflower Field” signs guiding you on where to enter. If you reach 235 Sleight Plass Road, there will be a sign at that driveway directing you to the next driveway. The road to get to the location is a winding road. Please drive carefully. If our main lot is full, we will have a satellite lot across the street.
Once you arrive at the farm, please park your car and check in at the tent. There you will be instructed on how to get to the fields and which ones are open. We encourage patrons to bring their own clippers. Our clippers will be sanitized after each use but will be limited in supply.
Flower picking: $3.50 each or fill a bucket for $35.00. Your flowers will be prepared for safe transport home if you choose not to purchase the actual bucket (Additional $7 fee for bucket).
We love our Sunflowers and so do the BEES. Please be aware that there will be a lot of bees in our fields. They are doing their job so please do not disturb them and they will likely not disturb you. You may also find some of our animal friends in the fields like deer, wild turkey and other creatures lurking about.
The path to the field does require walking. Some fields are easier to get to than others. We cannot guarantee which field location will be open on what date. We suggest you wear comfortable shoes, bug spray and sunscreen. Heels of any kind are highly discouraged. We do have a golf cart for anyone that needs assistance getting to the fields.
Be on the lookout for poison ivy, poison sumac and other plants that may cause irritations. They do exist on the property.
Please do not pick flowers that are not in bloom. Flowers that are in bloom will contain yellow pollen that may stain clothes. HVCPO is not liable for any damage to clothing.
We are a dog friendly farm. To keep it this way we ask that you clean up after your pet. In addition, dogs must be always kept on a leash.
FOOD & BEVERAGES
There will be food and beverages available for purchase on site. We will be firing up the grill with items like burgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers and sausage & peppers (subject to availability) Thursdays through Sundays. In addition, we will be serving Sloop and Millhouse beer, Millbrook wines and Merchant’s Daughter hard cider. Outside alcoholic beverages are NOT allowed to be brought onto the property. Light snacks will be available Monday, Tuesday & Wednesdays. There will be Adirondack chairs and a few picnic tables for patrons to use. We welcome you to bring your own outdoor chairs or picnic blankets to stay and enjoy the view. Don’t miss out on our amazing sunsets.
While your flowers are being prepared to take home, stop by our main tent to see what we do with our Sunflowers. We have sunflower oil for cooking, Gluten-Free baking products, and skin care. In addition, we have Sunflower merchandise. You are welcome to sit and enjoy the view and pick up your flowers just before leaving. Fields will close approximately 30 minutes before sunset.
Sunflowers are not only beautiful; they are healthy and delicious!
Photographers: We welcome photographers to our fields for photo shoots. Please note we cannot guarantee when the flowers will be in bloom and there may be closure due to field or weather conditions. Photo shoots are during our normal business hours. No exceptions. If you are coming at 5:00pm or after, Thursday -Sunday, there will be our standard $5.00 admission fee for each car. You and your clients are welcome to stay after the shoot. Please advise your clients to wear proper footwear to get to the fields. We recommend sharing the above information with them, so they are best prepared to be at the farm.
Mission Statement
Producing health and happiness for your body and soul through the power of sunflowers
-Thank you, The Haight Family
Know Before You Go
Music & Sunset Nights
Our last day for Sunflower picking will be Wednesday, August 23rd. We will continue to open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays for concessions, drinks, music, shopping, and pictures in the fields through Labor Day weekend.
Hours of Operation
Friday, Saturday & Sunday
Gates open at 5:00pm
Gates open at 5:00pm
Stay to watch the sun go down. Admission will be $5.00 PER CAR. See our music line up in the calendar below. Click the date for a description of the musician.
Our grill will be open with burgers, hot dogs, sausage & peppers, & veggie burgers. We will also have variety of light snacks featuring our sunflower, popcorn, chips & our house-made breads (banana, pumpkin & zucchini chocolate chip). Lemonade, soda, iced tea, water, local beers, wines, mimosas, peach bellini’s & hard cider also available for purchase.
Even though the flowers are past picking, you may still go down in the fields to take pictures.
This is a weather permitting event. Please check in on our Instagram and Facebook Pages for daily updates especially if you are traveling a distance to get here. Weather in your area may be different than that at the farm. You may try to contact us by phone at 845-489-8368.
There will be Adirondack chairs, and a few picnic tables for patrons to use. We welcome you to bring your own outdoor chairs or picnic blankets to stay and enjoy the view
We are a dog friendly farm. To keep it this way we ask that you clean up after your pet. In addition, dogs must be kept on a leash at all times.
While you’re here stop in at our pop up shop through our main tent to see what we do with our Sunflowers. We have sunflower oil for cooking, Gluten-Free baking products, and skin care. In addition, we have Sunflower merchandise.
Location: 235 Sleight Plass Road, Pleasant Valley NY. Signs will be on the road directing where to go and our banner will be out by the entrance. If using a navigation system to get to us, you may use 235 Sleight Plass Road (Pleasant Valley). Please note that this address is NOT the entrance but you may use this to lead you to the correct entrance. If you reach 235 Sleight Plass Road, there will be a sign at that driveway directing you to the next driveway. The road to get to the location is a winding road. Please drive carefully.