A Basic Fall Day in Western New York

Savy and I apple picking

A couple weeks ago I took the day off to simply hang out and do your basic “Fall time” activities (think apple picking, pumpkins, farm animals and more). When choosing a place to visit, it was quite hard - I mean Western New York has a lot of great places to visit this time of year. After narrowing my list down, I randomly selected Blackman Homestead Farms in Lockport, NY.

About a 40 minute drive north of Buffalo, my niece and I picked a great day to go, it was early afternoon and the weather was just right . The selection of apples we picked from was perfect (perfect in my terms), the apples weren’t picked over, there were a lot still on the trees to pick from and it wasn’t overly crowded, making it easy to walk around and explore.

While there we picked out some pumpkins, visited with the goats and pony’s and I even got myself a few mums for my front lawn.

I would highly recommend this location for your Fall activities.

Next time I’m out that way its on my list to stop and check out their cidery (Blackman Cider Co.)

My October To-Do List

Fall is officially upon us so I thought I would compile a short list of things I want to get done this month. A lot of the things I want to do are your typical Fall things to do in WNY, but they are places I have yet to be so it makes me look forward to it.

1. Apple Picking - Check
2. Pumpkin Picking with my niece and nephew at the Great Pumpkin Farm
3. A visit to Kelkenberg Farms in Akron
4. A hike to the Niagara Gorge - specifically Devils Hole Park
5. Taking an art class with Muse Jar/a Farm Table event
6. A nice drive out to Ellicottville to see the leaves changing color
7. A trip to Southern Tier Brewing Company
8. Volunteering some of my time at the Buffalo Zoo's Trick or Treat weekend event