The Black Dirt Region of Pine Island, New York
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Black Dirt Region Farming in Pine Island Warwick New York - Potato and Onion Farming Wineries Orchards
Pine Island is a beautiful hamlet of Warwick, New York. It is a great place to visit anytime, but on cool fall-like days it is a perfect day-trip destination as the potato and onion harvests are taking place and the produce stands are loaded with crops grown in the fertile black soil.
There are also wineries and orchards nearby for apple picking; and the corn, squash and pumpkins have been or are being harvested. The unique black soil makes for superior root crops, especially the onions and potatoes the black dirt region is known for.
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Claudia a/k/a happynutritionist
Updated 5/29/12
Contents at a Glance
- Warwick New York's Pine Island Onion Fes...
- Pine Island, NY Statistics
- Learn More or Plan your Visit to Pine Is...
- How to Find Pine Island on the Map
- Traveling to the Black Dirt Region of Pi...
- What people are saying about where to fi...
- Growing Root Vegetables
- Pictures from the Black Dirt Region in P...
- Growing Potatoes
Warwick New York's Pine Island Onion Festival and Root Crops
What Grows in that Rich Black Soil?
Pine Island is credited with providing 30% of the onions harvested in the United States. Visit the calendar for the date of the annual Onion Festival in September. When we were driving through the region in September, many root crops had already been harvested. This made it possible to view just how black the soil is.
All over for as far as the eye could see in some places there were onions laying on the surface of the soil. They apparently had been unearthed by machine, and were waiting to be picked up and packed.
We also saw winter squash in another field, and some potatoes. Corn, pumpkins, and many other things grow in the rich soil, but Pine Island is best known for their onions, which we saw in abundance.
Why is the Pine Island Soil Black?
The soil is as black as this box because it is formed in an ancient glacial lake bottom augmented by decades of past flooding of the Wallkill River
Pine Island, NY Statistics
Statistics for this small farm region within Warwick County
The population of 10969 is 1,164.
That's #21928 out of all 42,305 zip codes.
90% of the population is white, which is 16 points more than the national average.
The average household income in 10969 is $46,083, which is $16,385 more than the typical average.
This contributes to the average house being worth $144,100. When the survey was done in 2000, that represented a difference of 83% from the typical value.
Men make up 46% of the population, and the typical age in this part of NY is 36.8.
Stats about: Pine Island, NY
Population: 1,164Number of Households: 399
Average House Value: $144,100
Average Income per Household: $46,083
Elevation: 431 ft
Population Breakdown:
Learn More or Plan your Visit to Pine Island Warwick New York NY
The following links will help
The following links will teach you more about the Pine Island in Warwick NY region, including maps, publications and a link to the main website for the region.
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How to Find Pine Island on the Map
and a Little More About the Area
Below is a map with the location for Pine Island. Pine Island is in the Warwick Valley. Many know how to use Google Maps, but just in case you're new to it, you can zoom in for a close-up of the area, or out the see the surrounding areas using the arrows in the upper left. You can also move the map around my holding down your mouse button over the map and moving it in any direction. You can switch between map, satellite and hybrid view with the buttons on the upper right. You can also use it to get directions for your drive to the area.
If you look at Google Maps on the web, I'd suggest searching for places in the vicinity like wineries, farms and orchards. There are so many wonderful places to visit there.
If it is September or October, the apples are ripe for picking, the pumpkins, squash and gourds are simply beautiful. It's also very forested area so a great destination to add to your fall foliage tour.
Here's a sampling of terms you can search:
- Pine Island NY Farms
- Warwick NY Orchards
- Warwick NY Winery
Just add any type of place you'd like to visit to both Pine Island NY or Warwick NY and browse the areas on google maps, either in map view for streets and highways, or satellite view so you can get a real look at what the regions look like.
Traveling to the Black Dirt Region of Pine Island, NY
With the help of the map above, and this search feature, you should be able to figure how to fit a visit to Pine Island in your travels to New Jersey, or even to New York City, depending upon the extent of the trip you are planning.
If you are spending most of your time in NJ, you'll land in Newark Airport. If you will be visiting or leaving from the New York City area, you'll be landing in Laguardia or Kennedy Airport. You should be able to find help with car rentals and hotels as well.
What people are saying about where to find food and drink in Pine Island, NJ
Some practical locations, some wineries, eateries and more
Here's what Yelpers have to say about Food in 10969
- Quaker Creek Store Inc (Pine Island)
- "The meats are incredibly top quality. Every time I go there I order a chorizo and egg hero with pepperjack cheese and cooked onions. The owner's a..." more
- W. Rogowski Farm (Pine Island)
- "This place was fantastic. Definitely worth a visit if you are in the area. Setting is rustic and the food is delicious. Staff couldn't have been nicer. Wish..." more
- Pennings Orchard (Warwick)
- "This Orchard is my favorite when it comes to apple picking. The place is huge and they give large sacks to use for the apples. Yes, the sacks are super..." more
- Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery (Warwick)
- "Onward to Hudson Valley after averting a bump in our party of four winery travels with my good close friends. First stop. Warwick Valley is very rustic..." more
- Famous Deli-Licious Italian Pork Store (Middletown)
- "I love this place! The pumpkin sandwich is, by far, my favorite and everyone I've suggested it to has loved it. As other reviewers have mentioned, it is a..." more
- Ochs Orchard (Warwick)
- "Great place for apple picking and to get some fresh apple donuts. Had a great time picking apples at this orchard. After slowly riding up the picturesque..." more
- Mix N Mac (Middletown)
- "Mac & Cheese, ah how much can you really do with that? Well this place has mastered a fast food option for really good mac & cheese! The place is really..." more
- Hamburg Hot Bagels (Hamburg)
- "Akif makes a great bagel, and if he didn't make a great bagel, he'd still make a great shop owner. I will drive by at least two other bagel shops to get to..." more
- Pennings Farm Market (Warwick)
- "Great spot. Working farm with a well stocked and laid out approach to the farmer's market. Has fresh locally cultivated produce. Milk in glass bottles. A..." more
- Tuscan Cafe (Warwick)
- "This place has very good food and the prices are fair. Many people go there to work an their lap tops and the workers are very nice." more
Growing Root Vegetables
Learn how to grow root vegetables
If you want to learn more about how root vegetables are grown, this is for you, and you don't need black earth to do so. In fact, some root vegetables, like garlic, can be planted in the fall, just like any other bulb.
Growing Root Vegetables (Kitchen Garden)
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Pictures from the Black Dirt Region in Pine Island in Warwick, NY
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Growing Potatoes
The Kitchen Garden
Have you ever tried growing sweet potatoes, or any other kind of potato from the eyes on the potatoes in the ground or in a container? It isn't hard to grow this root crop. I plan on trying this on our deck next growing season.
Growing Potatoes: The Kitchen Garden
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The Sustainable Lifestyle
Farming and sustainable living go hand in hand. I know there are farms in the area that we visited that use organic methods, but do not know whether all do. Here is an interesting blog that features many posts on sustainable living...a lifestyle of living that sustains the earth and the people that live on it.
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Have you ever visited or lived in the Pine Island Region?
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sockii
Jul 17, 2011 @ 7:55 pm | delete
- Awesome! I actually grew up and still have family about 10 minutes outside of Pine Island...it's a lovely area and the Warwick Valley Winery and Demarest Hill Winery are fun to visit, and Warwick has lots of cute shops and restaurants. I still miss the old Jolly Onion Inn, however! That used to be the best place for "finer dining" in the area in a charming country restaurant.
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happynutritionist Jul 18, 2011 @ 2:38 am | delete
- Thanks for visiting! I've been to each place you mentioned...we went to the Jolly Onion restaurant a few years back, but the last time we were there and thought of going, found that it had closed down. Yes, disappointing, had a hard time finding anywhere better. Maybe I should put a "yelp" module on the page and see if people in the area have opinions about places to eat. Late summer to Fall is our favorite time to visit the area.
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A-Redneck
Mar 22, 2011 @ 9:44 am | delete
- Thank you for introducing me to this wonderful farming area. Usually when I think New York area I think of the big city New York and cannot imagine that it is also rich country land too.
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Pukeko
Nov 18, 2009 @ 4:28 am | delete
- Very interesting
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Pastiche
Oct 30, 2009 @ 9:52 am | delete
- I had no idea this geologic region was nearby ... our daughter has an organic farm homestead just over the NY border in upstate PA.
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bdkz
Sep 18, 2009 @ 2:51 pm | delete
- Very nice!
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Table of Contents
- Warwick New York's Pine Island Onion Festival and Root Crops
- Why is the Pine Island Soil Black?
- Pine Island, NY Statistics
- Learn More or Plan your Visit to Pine Island Warwick New York NY
- How to Find Pine Island on the Map
- Traveling to the Black Dirt Region of Pine Island, NY
- What people are saying about where to find food and drink in Pine Island, NJ
- Growing Root Vegetables
- Pictures from the Black Dirt Region in Pine Island in Warwick, NY
- Growing Potatoes
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If you would like to plan wine tasting into your travels, this book will tell you about some of the great wineries in the State, and I'm sure will include those in the area such as the Warwick Winery that we have visited on a couple of occasions.
