Mohawk Valley Featured Farm:Pine Hills Farmstead

Mohawk Valley Today loves to highlight farms in our region as part of our agricultural program. We do this not only to support farmers, but to let residents and visitors know where they can get fresh, locally grown food for their table. With so many growers and producers throughout the valley, We still have a lot of work to do! Today, we’re excited to share our featured Mohawk Valley Farm – Pine Hills Farmstead!

About Pine Hills Farmstead

Pine Hills Farmstead is owned and operated by Erin Grygiel and her husband Clayton along with their two children, Olivia (10) and Noah (5). Originally from Brant Lake in the Adirondacks, Erin moved to Frankfort in 2014 with her husband Clayton to work at his family business Pine Hills Golf Course. Since moving here, they have taken over managing the golf course and are now the 3rd generation in the family to do so since the course first opened in 1954.

Pine Hills Farmstead

Always having an interest in gardening Erin started out small like most people do, with a backyard vegetable garden and perennial cottage garden in her front yard. As the years went on her gardens got bigger and she began to experiment more with different types of flowers and vegetables. In 2019, Erin and her family moved from their first home to live on the golf course.  She was devastated to leave her beloved gardens behind but she was also excited to create new ones at their new home. In 2021, her gardening obsession finally prompted her to officially start Pine Hills Farmstead LLC. Erin realized that she wasn’t getting any younger and if she wanted to make her farming dreams come true, the time to start was now!

In their own words,

One of my favorite parts about gardening is getting to do it with my children. It allows them to connect with nature instead of being caught up in our busy world and learn how to live off the land. I hope that they carry the knowledge they gain now into their adulthood and use it to help make the world a better place!

What you’ll find at Pine Hills Farmstead

Pine Hills Farmstead grows and produces cut flowers! They offer a “Bouquet CSA Membership” where a subscription will get you 8 bouquets of flowers between the last and first frost.

There is a roadside stand which is directly on the Pine hills Golf Course located at 247 Jones Road, Frankfort, NY 13340.

Did you know…

Erin is one of the co-creators of the Frankfort Community Garden. She helps maintain the garden and takes time each winter to start seedlings to fill the beds there. She loves being a part of the community garden and watching it grow each year. “We have BIG plans there for the future,” and she looks forward to helping it thrive!

Over the course of the last few years, Erin has held multiple “Beer & Food Tasting” dinners with Heelpath Brewery and also had a few “Farm-to-Table” dinners. She loves cooking…especially when there is the opportunity to use local products!

Erin also helped start the “Moonlight Market” in Frankfort which has turned out to be a HUGE success with over 1,00 attendees. 

How to find Pine Hills Farmstead

Pine Hills Farmstead is located at 247 Jones Road, Frankfort, NY.

You can also reach out to them at (518)791-4842.

Thanks so much to Pine Hills Farmstead for all they do to offer fresh, local produce for the Mohawk Valley!

Visit Mohawk Valley Farms for the best produce

We love the region’s farms and farm stores and the dedicated families who operate them to produce the best locally grown products to feed and care for our families!

Learn more about Mohawk Valley Farms and Farm Stores right here on Mohawk Valley Today!