by Candice Smith
Pennings Farm which sits on 100 acres of pristine farmland in the historic Hudson Valley town of Warwick, NY, is so much more than just a farm market. You could visit every day of the week and experience something different and wonderful. There's a farm-to-table cafe, a pub, a beer 
garden, an ice cream stand, a garden center and a cidery tap room.
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The grill menu is known to change with the seasons to include limited specialty dishes like curried cauliflower croquette, truffle mac & cheese and grilled eggplant panini. I was treated to their popular peach & arugula salad. The peaches were freshly picked from their orchard, and the juice ran down my fork. I nabbed a few fresh cut fries which our table grudgingly shared, and I 
couldn't get enough.
For over 30 years, Steve and Jill Pennings have grown produce including apples, apricots, eggplant, nectarines, peaches, peppers, pumpkins, squash, sweet corn, tomatoes and zucchini. Their events calendar is staggering and includes car shows, open mic nights, poetry slams, ladies night BOGO, apple picking, petting zoo, dances in the beer garden, trivia nights, networking lecture series, wreath workshops and live music from rap to blues to rock!
What a farm market!
However, it's the Pennings' huge hearts that sets this farm market apart from any other I have visited. During my interview, I had difficulty writing quickly enough to keep up with the plethora of events they described...
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161 State Road 94 South, Warwick
845-986-5959
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