Visiting Springside Farm
TL;DR: Springside Farm, a unique Harvest Hosts location in New York, offers a rich agritourism experience with activities year-round. From spring shearing festivals to fall mazes and a variety of farm-fresh products, it's a must-visit for RVers exploring central New York.
Harvest Hosts is an incredibly unique RV membership program. Through this program, members are granted access to 6000 host locations across North America for overnight accommodations with no camping fees. To support each of these businesses, members typically make a small purchase of wine or produce or whatever it is that the business is selling or offering. Locations include establishments such as farms, wineries, breweries, museums, restaurants, attractions, and more. One of our incredible New York Harvest Hosts locations is Springside Farm. Located near the city of Syracuse, this diverse location practically does it all!Read on to learn:
- All about the history of Springside Farm
- Springside Farm today
- When they joined the Harvest Hosts program.
The History
For over 200 years, the Drexler family has been involved in commercial agriculture of some variety. This has included dairy farming, the production of vegetables and other crops. Part of the current farm is still livestock-based, raising sheep, alpacas, chickens, and livestock guardian dogs. The farm's longstanding history has led to a variety of unique offerings throughout each of the four seasons.
The Business Today
Today, Springside Farm primarily operates as a diversified agritourism farm, which means that most activities and offerings are based on the visitor experience. In the spring, they host a Spring Shearing Festival, featuring their own sheep and alpacas getting their annual haircuts. In the summer, they operate a day camp, and they host weddings almost every weekend between May and September.