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Fishkill Farms is an apple orchard located in Hopewell Junction New York, a hamlet of East Fishkill.

History
Fishkill Farms was bought in 1913 by Henry Morgenthau Jr. Morgenthau abandoned his plans of becoming an architect in order to pursue farming. The farm originally produced apples, chickens, and dairy. The farm was passed down to Morgenthau's son, Robert Morgenthau. A hailstorm in 1980 rendered the fruit unsellable to wholesale distributors so Robert opened up the orchard for U-pick and was greeted with wild success. The farm has been doing U-pick ever since.