Alstede Farms
✓ 2026 confirmed📍 Chester, New Jersey
🌻 Sunflowers🌸 Zinnias🍎 Apple picking🎃 Pumpkin patch🌽 Corn maze🎄 Christmas trees🫐 Berry picking
| Season & 2026 dates | Blooming Giants Sunflower Trail open every day (Jul 2026); PYO sunflowers/zinnias midsummer-fall; Peach & Summer Harvest Festival Aug 1-2, 2026; fall apples, pumpkins, corn maze |
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| Practices, in the farm's own words | USDA organic |
| Tillage & soil | This farm has not published how it works its soil, so we are not going to guess. If you farm here, tell us and we will add it. See the farms that do say. |
| Prices | 2025 posted: sunflowers $2/stem, zinnias/cosmos 50 cents/stem; PYO tickets from $18.99 |
| Good to know | (908) 879-7189 Open Daily | Hours of Operation. |
| Farmers markets | Bayonne Farmers' Market (Tuesdays 2pm-7pm) East Hanover Farmers' Market (Mondays 12pm-6pm) Riverview Farmers' Market (Sundays 10am-2pm) South Orange Farmers' Market (Wednesdays 1pm-6pm) Springfield Farmers' Market (Mondays 1pm-5pm) Wayne Farmers' Market (Saturdays 9am-2pm) |
| Dogs | No dogs (per farm info) |
| Address | 1 Alstede Farms Lane, Chester, NJ 07930 |
Before you go
The questions farms get asked on the phone, answered from what this farm published itself. Anything it does not publish is left out rather than guessed.
- Is the hayride included?
- Hayride included "admission includes scenic farm tractor-drawn wagon rides, giant hay pyramid, tractor tire slide, and Evergreen Adventure Maze"
- What does the ticket actually include?
- "admission includes scenic farm tractor-drawn wagon rides, giant hay pyramid, tractor tire slide, and Evergreen Adventure Maze"
- What sort of hayride is it?
- tractor-drawn "admission includes scenic farm tractor-drawn wagon rides, giant hay pyramid, tractor tire slide, and Evergreen Adventure Maze"
Where to pick it up
This farm publishes 6 pickup or delivery points away from the farm itself:
- Bayonne Farmers' Market, 23rd Street and Broadway, Bayonne, NJ 07002, Tuesdays 2pm-7pm (May 26 to October 27)
- East Hanover Farmers' Market, 631 Ridgedale Ave, East Hanover, NJ 07936, Mondays 12pm-6pm (June 1 to November 23)
- Riverview Farmers' Market, 498 Palisade Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07307, Sundays 10am-2pm; Fridays 12pm-6pm (May 2 to November 22)
- South Orange Farmers' Market, 9 Sloan St, South Orange, NJ 07079, Wednesdays 1pm-6pm (June 1 to October 30)
- Springfield Farmers' Market, 66 Mountain Avenue, Springfield, NJ 07081, Mondays 1pm-5pm (May to October)
- Wayne Farmers' Market, 475 Valley Rd., Wayne, NJ 07470, Saturdays 9am-2pm (May 1 to November 21)
Pickup schedules change between seasons. Confirm with the farm before showing up.
Verification
Last verified 2026-09-12 against these sources:
- alstedefarms.com · https://www.alstedefarms.com/
- njfamily.com · https://www.njfamily.com/pick-your-own-sunflowers-at-these-nj-farms/
- nj.gov · https://www.nj.gov/health/fhs/wic/farmers-markets/
- usdalocalfoodportal.com · https://www.usdalocalfoodportal.com/fe/flisting?lid=703627&directory_type=onfarmmarket
- usdalocalfoodportal.com · https://www.usdalocalfoodportal.com/fe/fdirectory_onfarmmarket/
- usdalocalfoodportal.com · https://www.usdalocalfoodportal.com/fe/flisting?lid=200527&directory_type=csa
- usdalocalfoodportal.com · https://www.usdalocalfoodportal.com/fe/fdirectory_csa/
- usdalocalfoodportal.com · https://www.usdalocalfoodportal.com/fe/flisting?lid=201110&directory_type=csa
- usdalocalfoodportal.com · https://www.usdalocalfoodportal.com/fe/flisting?lid=9106&directory_type=agritourism
- usdalocalfoodportal.com · https://www.usdalocalfoodportal.com/fe/fdirectory_agritourism/
Seasons move with the weather. Check the farm's site or socials before visiting, and tell us if anything here looks out of date.