Niese’s Maple Farm

Niese’s Maple Farm is a great place to take your family or just browse around by yourself. The food and desserts available there are all homemade and you can taste the love in the food. During my first visit here, I had the Pumpkin Pancakes which were excellent! They were fluffy, light, and full of flavor. Couple with some eggs, sausage, and a strong cup of coffee and I was ready to continue my day. The cookies are excellent too, as well as the maple taffy!
The maple syrup is outstanding — flavorful and rich. I only need to add small amount to my pancakes to add that rich, sweet flavor. We buy their syrup to use at home regularly instead of buying syrup at the store. You just can’t beat it!
My wife very much likes the country store. They sell lots of desserts and treats in the store, as well as many primitive decorations to add a bit of country flair to your home. Of course they sell their syrup and honey as well. We like to stop in the store every so often and visit with Mr. and Mrs. Niese as they really are delightful people who have a wealth of knowledge about the history of this area. My wife likes to pick up a decorative item or two on each visit as well.
I had to chuckle when I read the reviews from those who had visited from NYC. It appears to me that they haven’t spent much time on a real working farm. When you have chickens, you separate the rooster from the hens so that you don’t have eggs that become fertilized and have baby chics, unless of course that is the goal. As for the store and the eating and education areas, they were built by hand and are maintained with lumber that Mr. Niese produces in his own saw mill. You know, kind of like how people who didn’t have lumber yards or big box stores did? You likely won’t find anything in the store or food served that is gluten-​free, vegan, or other such pop culture food lifestyles. But one must also remember that this is a working farm and not a trendy little restaurant. But you can certainly expect an extra-​large helping of authenticity.
I’m looking forward to attending their Maple Festival this year, which I expect will be incredible. You can stop by during maple season and they will gladly show you how they make maple syrup which is an amazing process in and of itself. If you’re looking for a fun place to take your family or would just like to get your hands on some authentic and delicious maple syrup, I highly recommend that you stop by!

I don’t think the chickens and rooster are in small dirty cages. They look healthy to me! The Nieces are a very nice family, I love talking to them about their products. They do a breakfast on the weekends in the warmer weather which is good! And they have a general store. Mostly their maple syrup which is sooooo good. Some are flavored, and they do organic syrup too and everything in a variety of sizes. They also sell honey from their apiary. Buckwheat, clover, wildflower and a blended honey (which I bought, is yummy). I believe the honey is raw (pollen kept in) which is how most local honey is sold. The seating is outside and it’s very casual and homey.

This place is a tourist trap. First of all got here and it was completely empty. Apparently they decided to cancel. I had called a few days in advance and left a message to RSVP just incase. I never received a courtesy call. So I basically drove for an hour for no reason. This is a custom many successful restaurants I frequent practice.
I understand that it’s a locally owned, family business but at first sight this place did not leave a good impression. The stores and eating area are gritty shacks. The gift shop is very extremely dim and antiquated. Due to its low light I grabbed a bottle of maple syrup that had smoked chili peppers in it! I didn’t even realize until I got home. Who puts chili peppers in maple syrup?!
To make matters worse the people that work there are extremely «welcoming». They never greeted us when we walked in. The lady was especially nasty. A part of me was glad they cancelled because I could leave the place. Google another Maple Syrup farm.
P. S. avoid their donuts. They’re soaked in sugar and grease. You’ll have heartburn for hours.

Absolutely fantastic place, great syrup. The animals are well kept and happy, so I cannot agree about how the animals are poorly treated, trust me, I’ve seen neglected animals and these are in great health and clean. Even the chicken coop was so pretty! Great family, we had a great time today during Maple a Festival. BUY LOCAL!

800 acre Maple farm set in beautiful Putnam County, NY. The owner is friendly, full of stories, and very knowledgable about the maple business! ALL of their products are wonderful. The maple syrup is obviously delicious. Their home made maple and sugar donuts are a bit greasy, but a yummy treat. Their maple candy is awesome, and even the maple chap stick is moisturizing and luscious! They serve breakfast every weekend and it is quite delicious – good, down home cookin’! I’d definitely recommend that any one passing through the area on the weekend stop by.

Website clearly stated that hours on Thurs. were from 10 — 4. We arrived after traveling for ½ an hour w/​friends visiting from Georgia, only to be told by a not-​very-​friendly lady that they were closed. The place consists of a pen w/​a few animals and a shop where they sell maple syrup, pies, etc., and the lady could easily have opened up for us for 10 minutes or so. When I told her we’d seen on the website that they were supposed to be open on Thurs., she called out to me, not even looking at me, that there supposedly was a message at their phone # that they’re only open on weekends. When I told her her website stated otherwise, she was extremely rude to me and told me again they were closed. I told her she needed to update her website; people in this day and age don’t call anymore, they check websites! Very rude and uncaring to potential customers. Don’t go here unless you want to be abused.

First of all, have you ever tried to play with a strong, big Rooster?
There are kids running all over the place
Secondly, the maple syrup and other home made items are superior to anything available in supermarkets
Also, although I don’t eat bacon, everyone who’s eaten Mrs Niese’s thick bacon, kvells
Words like «wonderful»
I have to fry it for my friends
It smells great even if I don’t eat it
Thirdly, The Niese family are lovely people
BTW– Sammy the Goat is a boy!
Just saying

There is nothing wonderful about a place that says it encourages education but keeps it animals in «cages.» For example, chickens are social beings yet the RI rooster is locked in a cage by himself as he calls for his ladies and scratches furiously at the corners of his undersized confinement to be free. The ladies, just a handful of yards away, are in even smaller cages that are filthy and some without water. If this is how they keep their animals in plain view I can only imagine how dirty the rest of the place is. I would not eat anything from here. Shame on them!
PS There is a difference between a cage and an enclosure. I don;t think that all animals should be allowed to go wherever, as there are roads, etc, but they should not be confined to a tiny space and cut off from their peers whose company they need and want. I know plenty of people with rabbits and chickens (us included with 49) and their critters have room to roam, nibble, scratch, interact, LIVE! There was no reason to not have those chickens in such cramped quarters except cruelty. You want pumpkins, apples, donuts? Go to a farm without «caged» animals!
This is from WikiHow and pertains to city chickens but this place is in the country.
UPDATE: It has come to my attention that some of my photos taken for illustrative purposes have been taken down. So much for free «speech.» The reason I took them was to back up my words which I guess will now have to stand on their own.