Goodale Farms

Possibly the best local cheeses !!! Fresh milk and other local foods. Worth every penny. A little pricey but you are not buying processed supermarket foods.

This place was wonderful! I was expecting to pet a few goats and be on my way. We stopped to feed goats that pretended to never have been fed before and as we prepped to leave, I asked if there was a restroom or a washing station, the guy manning the front stand said they didn’t have facilities like that but offered to turn on the hose in the back for me. He then took a step further and asked if we had time to join the tour he promised a few other guests. He explained everything about the animals and showed us around. It was great! All of the goats, chickens, cows, pigs, and horses were amazing! I had such a great time here! I’d definitely stop by again if I am ever around the area. A+ to that guy! Wish I got his name.

Feed a baby goat with baby bottles, why not?! It’s a real farm experience… I warn you, those baby goats are super strong. Those suckers practically pulled the bottle out of my hands and they’ll fight over the bottles. Be sure to feed the little guy who can’t get in there. There’s also a shack where you can buy fresh cheese and other goodies!

This place is one of, if not the only, straight-​up dairy farms on Long Island that we know of. At very least, it’s the only one open directly to the public.
You can pull up at any time and just explore the different animal pens. There’s goats, llamas, chickens, cows, sheep, and others all just hanging out ready to be pet or fed by you!
There is a little shack as well where you can purchase their dairy products, including non-​homogenized milk, cheese, eggs, and other organic, homegrown foodstuffs.
As a heads up, they’re a dairy farm first and foremost, so they don’t always have someone running the counter. They have instructions for how to leave them payment, so this really isn’t a problem. They do take credit, but someone must be there to run it through the machine for you, so cash is your best option.

I was on my way back from berry picking (look out for that review) and the pie signs, stopped me. I pulled over. There was no one at the stand. The pies at $ 18, were out of my price range. So I walked into a cute cozy little store. There was bread, honey, jam, preserves, milk, me other stuff. Still no one in sight. That’s when I noticed the sign. It said it was a self serve store. The owners trust you to pay and make your own change at the counter. I thought that was so so so cool. And I felt so happy to know that the owners trust their customers. I decided to buy honey, $ 10, and proceeded to make change. Out side there were the cutest baby animals, goats, cows and chickens etc. I took a quick pic and went. On my way. I think I would like to take a weekend getaway in riverhead next weekend. I was in a rush to go home, and want to come back and take my time at the farm.

On the way out to wine country, my lovely date saw lots of baby animals from the side of the road, so I was hanging a «u-​ey» to come back to see what this great little place was all about. The wheels of the car were almost stopped when the door flung open and the mad russian was petting the cows and the goats and proclaiming her love for them and would they like to come home with us… Little children were all around and some parents bought baby bottles to feed the cows and the goats. Signs advised us to keep to the paths, and I’m sure that after a recent rain storm, that was extra special good advice. Inside a little building, they offer all sorts of food for sale– goat cheese, milk, feta, mozzarella, eggs, goat milk. All is as fresh as it gets so enjoy!

Goodale was featured on a show called The East End a few weeks ago. It looked like really cute place you can visit the goats and pick up some fresh cheese and milk. I knew I wanted to take a ride out there and I’m glad I did! It was so nice to be able to pet the goats and see where your ingredients are coming from. Not to mention their goat cheese was delicious. I also got feta. It’s a cute little farm to go visit on an off day :)

OMG! I can’t remember the last time I had milk like that! I bought a bottle of fresh cow milk the other day and wow. There was even cream. The best part is that when you pull up to the farmstand you can see the cows and the goats! They even have goat milk. I bought a piece of their fresh chevre de provence and it was to die for. They even have homemade feta which I’ll be sure to check out next time I stop by. Which I will! I bought some fresh blackberries while I was there too. They didn’t make it home. This is definitely a go-​to for fresh local produce.