Green Meadows Farm New York — Attraction in New York

Okay, here we go! Green Meadows Farms. Please check out each of my photos as they will show what I’m describing below.

1st of all - the address of “Alley Pond Park & 76th Ave” is woefully inaccurate. The pin that shows up in Google Maps is at least a little closer but once you get there, there is nothing that guides you to exactly where the site is. No signs, nothing. So let me help. Once you get to the parking lot on 76th, walk all the way to the East side (where the Environmental Center is) then follow the pathway up and to the right. You’ll find the Farm on your right. It should be mentioned that the parking lot is a total mess and if you are coming at any point after 11am, good luck finding a spot. Most people end up parking illegally outside of the lines.

Once we found where it was, it’s quite pleasant and cute. Don’t expect a true “Farm” experience here though. It’s really just a fenced in area of the park with a few animal pens (younger cows, alpacas, goats, sheep) that you can feed. The feed is just some heads of lettuce that they have for purchase at three price points based off of the size of head you want. I think they were $6-8 for one head. They also have a “Bunny Barn” with bunnies that you can get up close with and another area with some pigs, that apparently may have the tendency to bite, so you can’t get physically close to them.

They have a simple selection of corn, hot dogs and other food items that are of basic quality. Don’t expect something special if you plan on eating here. It’s an outdoor setup so, boiled dogs it is!

We went during the “Pumpkin Patch” event. The patch was another penned off area where they scattered some loose pumpkins around the floor and also placed some palette bins that were filled with pumpkins. They mostly were medium to small sized. Do not expect to get something larger.

The Candy Hunt is not really a hunt at all, more so a “there is the candy, go get it”. See my photos. For some reason they try to do it in groups so the line can sometimes get a little long.

Some other quick bullet points on what they have on site: Plenty of picnic tables scattered about to sit and relax. A few small inoperable tractors for the kids to climb up on to get cute photos. A number of “selfie stations” that are hay bales in front of a scenic background, also an oversized chair. A slide for the kids to play on (it’s pretty fast!) Again, for the kids, what I’ll call a “corn pit”, which is like a ball pit except instead of balls, there’s corn kernels. They have a bunch of toys in there also. A large bleacher seating area for live performances. When we went there was a ‘comedian’ telling kid-safe jokes. Cheesy, cute, dad-jokes. Audio quality was a little crummy.

We personally did not have any issues entering but I can see how it might take some time as it didn’t seem that they had any sort of streamlined process of selling and accepting tickets. Every party must check in at the booth to get your separate tear-style tickets for the various activities within the site, such as the pumpkin patch or candy hunt.

Bathrooms are just a row of porta-potties but they weren’t gross like you’re at a festival concert or a construction building site.

Last note, it is in a park, so the ground is either grass or in some areas, wood chips spread into pathways. The wood chips, I would suspect, are to combat muddy ground situations after rain, but are a bit challenging to navigate with a stroller or walker (we had an elderly family member with us), so keep that in mind when you’re planning what to bring and where people with disabilities would be able to handle comfortably.

Overall, I was not disappointed at all with the Farm, I just wasn’t blown away either. For what they’re charging for admission, it’s appropriate. If they were to go any more expensive, I would probably reconsider. It’s some good fun for the kids, I brought my 2 year old, and he had a great time....

We brought our class to Green Meadows Farm this week. We took pictures of the students upon arriving to the park. We were very excited to be there but unfortunately were met with an extremely rude employee. This took place by the tent were the guinea pigs were held. There were no signs stating that guests weren't allowed in or with any directions as to how to enter the tent. We went in after we saw two individuals walk out. One of them was the employee who very rudely told us to get out, don't touch anything, and then proceeded to ask us how many were in our group. May I add, that some of my students are differently abled students and many of them do not yet speak English. My students were not ignoring this employee, they simply didn't understand her, and yelling at them wasn't going to get the message across. After we told her how many people were in our group, she told us to go inside and walk to the back of the tent and to not touch or go near the guinea pigs. Then she left the tent and we waited inside where she told us to. Then she came back and told us to take out our lettuce and feed the guinea pigs. She began to get really impatient because students wanted to see the guinea pigs as they ate. She kept on saying "hurry! hurry! this is taking so long! hurry! just throw it in and go." She sounded ridiculous telling a group of students to basically throw their lettuce in at the guinea pigs and walk out. What infuriated me the most was that she was speaking to the students like this even with some of their parents there. I strongly believe that if you do not know how to work with children you should not! Her behavior was completely unprofessional.

After we got our students away from there we were finally able to enjoy our time at the farm. They had various animals and the students enjoyed feeding them and observing how they ate the leaves as well. They got to pet most of the animals too. There were a lot of schools there on that day but we were still able to have a great time. We also enjoyed the hay ride and going pumpkin picking! I am very glad that the trip turned out ok despite the...

I guess the $12 for the pumpkin patch was appropriate because first of all, I couldn't even find the address because theres a little neck parkway address, and then I was putting in alley pond park but it took me to a different one till I called them and asked them for the correct address. The line was long and there was the same line for digital tickets and printed so everyone waited a while. There were very few animals and you had to pay $6 for their food to feed them so we were being robbed. The bunnies barn was the best because my kids enjoyed that but there were many kids being very cruel and harsh with the bunnies and the bunnies were hiding in the corners and parent were dragging them out so that their kids could play with them. The staff member was only standing at the doorway but he should've been walking around to see how the bunnies are being treated as well. There was no hayride at all even though the website mentions that it is included in the ticket. There were pumpkins but all scattered on the field so you couldn't get the aesthetic pumpkin patch pictures. They had porta potties as the bathroom option. There was ample parking space but the parking lot is for anyone to use in the park so there were many people doing bbqs in the park so get there fast for parking. I wouldn't...