Rottkamp Bros Farm

OK this is pretty funny after reading the other reviews. I went there for the first time last week. I just found it while driving in the neighborhood. I drove down the long lane to explore and ended up filling my wagon with the lovely produce here. It was a weekday, empty. I pulled out my phone and took a photo to send my kids and a woman with an accent (french?) said oh are you going to put that on Unilocal?I said no. But she clearly had no problem with the photo, and was super friendly.
Somebody must have realized Unilocal is good for business as they’ve changed their policy! Very helpful. Had a nice time shopping.

Great local produce. Get there early in weekend for best selection.

It’s so amazing here. Thanks for the tip Unilocal!
One of the reviewers had a bad experience with taking pictures, but as I exited the car, there was a family taking a picture of their kid on a tractor. The attached photo was also taken without problems, so maybe they’ve lightened up.
I was at first confused as to why a farm stand need shopping carts, but upon entering and seeing all the goodies… ooooh boy. The watermelons and bountiful amounts of corn (delicious, by the way)! AMAZING! The tomatoes, onions, peppers, leafy greens, garlic…*sigh* amazing. All reasonably priced too.
They also sell various types of flowers (actually saw bouquets being freshly fathered from the field as I entered), but someone ahead of me bought all the beauties! I was jealous. Definitely coming back!

Love this place! Great variety… friendly staff. Nice to see a farm where I can buy fresh picked veggies unlike grocery stores where the produce is months old before you buy it. I will be buying all my produce here from now on.

Lettuce, Tomatoes, Beets, Potatoes,
Goooo, Rottkamp!
Lovely owners, Beautiful farm.
Dogs welcomed (and the owner babysat my pooch while I shopped!)

Best farm stand, not only because it is pretty much the ONLY farm stand in Nassau county, but because everything is always so good. Especially these last 2 weeks, I’ve never seen so much produce there. They have amazing tomatoes, huge and meaty! Also have some of the prettiest zinnia’s I’ve ever seen. Tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, all types of squash, herbs, and some of THE sweetest LI corn I’ve ever had. I wish you could freeze it to eat throughout the winter. They have fruit too, depending on the time of year. Also a large selection of the prettiest pumpkins and mums. It’s a little bit of a drive to get there, but it’s a nice drive and the produce is well worth it.
They only accept cash, so make sure to hit up the ATM before hand.

Great place. They weren’t happy I snapped a photo ! Wow. German woman Asked if they could help me and followed me around.
Go enjoy great crops, but leave cell camera in the car
Just took 1 photo of beautiful field. I even showed the woman the photo I took and offered to delete it. No photos are allowed !!! Photo is attached Don’t know if others who posted pix were challenged.

my mother and I love this place. the produce is amazing and there is a wide variety.

The best!!! I await the opening each year and look forward to seeking an actual working farm in busy Nassau county. The produce is simply the freshest anywhere and the owners are all delightful to chat with. I am disheartened to read the negative review by Karen. The produce that doesn’t come from the farm is clearly marked, and all the veggies are grown on site. As for the help, I have seen the same people working there for years and years. I feel lucky having it in my «neighborhood. «
Andee K.

What a great surprise, I have lived on the North Shore most of my life and never came across this gem. Phenomenal seasonal fruits and vegetables picked twice daily. You would never know it’s there, but if you can find it, you will never forget it. Cash only !!

Since discovering the incredible fresh veggies grown and sold at Rottkamp Bros. Farm last year, I was sad to see them close for the winter and eagerly anticipated their reopening this summer. The difference between supermarket produce and that found at Rottkamps is amazing! The vegetables taste so good and and the environment is food for the soul — a throwback to a simpler life.
Diane

This place is north of Northern Blvd and is a few miles up from Youngs farm. Good to try both in the same day. An actual farm, bigger than Youngs, and no bakery etc.
They have rows of items from the farm around the stand. Greens, vegetables and flowers. They grow their own tomatoes but bring some in for customers when theirs are not yet ripe.
It’s nice to have this place — the last big farm in Nassau County. Dusty road to the stand and serious. None of the fancy pies of Youngs in Brookville, or fancy oversized blooms of Meyers in Woodbury.
But they have far more customers than you’d expect up here on this quiet road. in this out of the way place the parking lot was full! and more local cars were dribbling in.
Cash only.

This farmstand is amazing! Full of the freshest produce I have ever seen, it took all I had to control myself from touching everything in site. Tomatoes as big as my head, eggplant fresh off the vine, and doughnut peaches as darling and cute as a kitten. This place is heaven!
The farmstand is set back from the road and surrounded by fields of corn and bright zinnia. It’s bustling with locals and workers that partake in a constant dance of depleating and replenishing the myriad of goods that surround them. The family that runs the stand (the Rottkamps) are there to assist in selecting the perfect melon, zucchini or cheese peppers — just delightful.
The Rottkamp farmstand has certainly raised the bar for all other fatmstands in my book — being greated with a bursting crate of just-​picked watermelon and over-​flowing barrells of corn was oddly thrilling. Gorgeous, locally-​grown produce from a family-​run farm is just too perfect for me. Love it!