Tamarack Ridge Farm sits at the end of Dolphsburg Road in Montour Falls — a small working farm that has folded a tidy A-frame shop and a daily self-serve stand into its everyday rhythm. The store is a pine-lined room that is curated rather than crammed: local coffee and tea, handmade soap, candles and tinctures, dog treats, kids’ flannel, and a glass cooler of Finger Lakes sodas and non-alcoholic drinks. Out front, the self-serve stand runs on the honor system, with $5 firewood bundles, $10 flower bouquets, and whatever herbs and produce are in season. It is unfussy by design, and that restraint is the appeal. It sits about a 7-minute drive from Goldenrod Preserve.
Why We Recommend It
What makes Tamarack Ridge worth a stop is how tightly it leans on the people and makers around it. The shelves read like a directory of the region: Overlook Coffee Co. beans, Apolis teas, Fine & Raw chocolate, Sisters George tallow balm out of Ovid, RoRo soaps, Seneca Lake stickers. The selection rotates with what’s available locally, so a return visit rarely looks the same as the last one.
The farm also works as a small hub rather than a closed gate. Owner Ellen has spent years in and around the local food and hospitality scene and regularly hosts other vendors for outdoor events on the property, which is part of why the place feels connected rather than transactional. If you care about where your firewood, flowers, and soap actually come from, this is a straightforward way to put your money close to home.
Set your expectations correctly and it’s an easy win: this is a 15-to-30-minute browse, not a half-day outing. It pairs naturally with a wider Finger Lakes loop — grab a bag of Overlook Coffee here, then carry the morning into the rest of your day. From Goldenrod Preserve it’s roughly 7 minutes, which makes it a reasonable add-on to a Montour Falls itinerary rather than a trip of its own.
What to Know Before You Go
The most important thing to plan around is the schedule. The staffed store is open only three days a week — Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, 10am to 3pm — so it’s easy to drive out on the wrong day. The self-serve stand out front operates daily and runs on the honor system, with firewood, bouquets, and seasonal herbs and produce; bring small bills or Venmo – when the store is open the accept all major credit cards; just so you’re ready. Because a farm stand’s offerings shift with the calendar, treat the season and check before a special trip on their Instagram.
A couple of guest policies are worth flagging up front. Tamarack Ridge does not offer farm tours — it’s a stop, not a guided experience, though it slots nicely into a self-directed farm-stand route through the area. And for the health and safety of the farm, only service dogs are permitted; leave other pets at home. The setting is a working farm with an A-frame structure, so it may be tough if mobility is a consideration.
When in doubt, verify before you go. Hours, season, and what’s in stock can all change, and the most current word tends to land on their Instagram and website first.
Business Name: Tamarack Ridge Farm
Website: tamarackridgeflx.com
Address: 3268 Dolphsburg Road, Montour Falls, NY 14865
Phone: (607) 351-9685
Type/Category: Farm store & self-serve farm stand
Distance from Goldenrod Preserve: ~7-minute drive
Best For: a quick local-goods stop, flowers and firewood, supporting Finger Lakes makers
Price Point: $ (e.g., $5 firewood bundles, $10 bouquets)
Hours/Season: Store Sat–Mon, 10am–3pm; self-serve stand daily — season
Dogs: Service dogs only
Farm Tours: Not offered
Instagram: @tamarackridgefarm_flxrodpreserve.com/lucky-hare-watkins-glen/
