FREE! Farms • Farmers’ Markets • Stores • Activities • Restaurants • Events PURE CATSKILLS 2010 - 2011 GUIDE TO FARM FRESH PRODUCTS WWW.BUYPURECATSKILLS.COM Serving the New York State counties of: Delaware • Greene • Otsego • Schoharie • Sullivan • Ulster CATSKILL HARVEST MARKET Farm Market * Gourmet Grocery * Garden Center The Catskills’ premier source for local farm-fresh food & garden products. Open Daily www.CatskillHarvest.com 2758 State Route 52, Liberty, NY 12754 845.292.3838 www.buypurecatskills.com 1 PUBLISHING BUY FRESH. BUY LOCAL. Publishing services provided by About us About our logo Luminary Publishing, Pure Catskills is a buy local cam- Developed from the 1940’s era label Publishers of Chronogram paign that promotes farm and food of the Walton-Hamden Cauliflower 314 Wall Street businesses in the Catskill Region. Grower’s Cooperative, the Pure Kingston, NY 12401 Our goal is to increase support of Tel (845) 334-8600 the local food system. This guide is Catskills logo is a celebration of our www.chronogram.com created in collaboration with farmers regional heritage. From the 1920s to and purveyors of fresh food across 1940s, local cauliflower was shipped Publisher Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Scho- Jason Stern in huge quantities via rail and high- harie, Sullivan and Ulster Counties. way to ready metropolitan markets, When farms thrive, our communities Advertising Sales making the Catskills synonymous with Eva Tenuto benefit in many ways. fine quality produce. The image of the Rita Adami Why buy local food? logo exemplifies the long tradition of Production & Design Director IT TASTES BETTER. quality products from a working land- Kristen Miller Food that is grown closer to home is scape here in the Catskill Region. fresher and tastes better. Photographs Ulla Kjarval IT IS BETTER FOR YOU. For more information Fresher food has more nutritional Visit us online at www.buypure- Production Designers value. catskills.com and join our e-mail news- Adie Russell, Kerry Tinger IT creates ACCOUntability. letter list, view extended member Farmers take responsibility for food Editorial & Advertising that they sell directly to consumers listings, find the latest calendar dates, Consultant who in turn know and trust the source news clippings, maps and to sign up Challey Comer of their food. for next year’s guide. Printing IT supports ThE LOCAL Direct questions about Pure Catskills Kenyon Press Inc. ECOnOMY. to Challey Comer by e-mail at Buying from local farmers ensures [email protected] or by that rural farming communities survive. phone at (607) 865-6090, ext. 217. • Support for this project comes from SPONSORED BY IT PROTECTS ThE EnvIROnMEnT. Well-managed farms must maintain Pure Catskills members and the ecosystems that plants, animals and Watershed Agricultural Council. humans inhabit. • Pure Catskills is an economic initia- IT PRESERvES ThE WORKIng tive of the Watershed Agricultural LAndSCAPE. Council. WAC is a not-for-profit orga- The sustainability of farming prevents Watershed Agricultural Council nization whose mission is to support 44 West Street, Suite 1 unwanted and excessive development. the economic viability of agriculture Walton, NY 13856-2500 IT IS part OF OUR culture. (607) 865-7090 Losing our farmers would compro- and forestry through the protection www.nycwatershed.org mise an essential part of our cultural of water quality and the promotion heritage. of land conservation in the New York IT IS An InvESTMEnT In ThE City watershed region. WAC is funded FUTURE. by the New York City Department This year, our agricultural imports of Environmental Protection, the exceeded the value of our exports. A www.chronogram.com U.S. Department of Agriculture and safe food system supports local farm- ers so that we can feed ourselves for other public, foundation, and private generations to come. sources. 2 Pure Catskills 2010-2011 Guide to Farm Fresh Products A comment from DEP TABLE OF Welcome to the 2010 – 2011 CONTENTS Pure Catskills Guide to Farm Fresh Products! e are excited to bring you this, the seventh edition, of our buy local guide. With nearly 200 farm and food Wbusinesses included, the Guide becomes a more comprehensive resource each year. It is an exciting time for local food in the Catskills. Com- munities across the region are starting community gardens, organizing farm-to-school collaborations, sustaining farmers’ markets and welcoming new farmers and food entrepreneurs to their villages. Each of these efforts strengthen the con- Farms & Retail nections between our agricultural communities and our local Members .........................4 economies. Farmers’ Pure Catskills is just one component of the work done through Markets ...........................4 the Farm to Market Program at the Watershed Agricultural Restaurants & Council. Through this program, our organization works to sup- Lodging ...........................4 port the economic viability of agriculture in the greater New York City Watershed region. We organize events and work- Food Organizations .......4 shops for food-based businesses; build business connections Activities ..........................4 between growers and buyers; and support the development of regional projects that benefit farmers. Similar opportunities growing Season are available for forestry businesses including a Pure Catskills Calendar ..........................4 branding campaign for forest products and business listings at Products Index ...............4 www.catskillwoodnet.org. This year’s guide features the photographs of artist and de- Members Map ................4 signer Ulla Kjarval. Ulla’s family owns Spring Lake Farm in Calendar of Events ........4 East Meredith where they raise pastured sheep and beef. The images featured are also posted at Ulla’s webpage, Goldilocks Finds Manhattan at www.goldilocksfindsmanhattan.blogspot. com. Visit her site for seasonal recipes, updates from the farm and – of course – great photos! Pure Catskills is a Buy Fresh Buy Stay connected with Pure Catskills throughout the year by vis- Local (R) Chapter through Food iting our webpage at www.purecatskills.com or by following us Routes, our national partner. on Facebook. Please contact me with any questions regard- ing Pure Catskills at (607) 865-7090 or ccomer@nycwatershed. org. Thank you for your interest in supporting local food in the Catskills! Challey Comer On the over: Spring lambs Farm to Market Manager, Watershed Agricultural Council by Ulla Kjarval www.buypurecatskills.com 3 FARMS & RETAIL MEMBERS Farms & Retail Abundance Farms Apple Pond Farm and Terry hAnnUM Adams Fairacre Farms Renewable Energy 230 ROSES BROOK ROAd RTE 9W Education Center SOUTh KortrighT, nY 13842 KIngSTOn, nY 12449 SOnjA hEdLUnd (607) 538-1836 (845) 336-6300 80 hAhn ROAd [email protected] A family-owned farm market/garden CALLICOOn CEnTER, Small farm stand with eggs, starter center. Featuring Hudson Valley nY 12724 he3irloom vegetable plants, fresh products, a vast selection of fresh (845) 482-4764 herbs, young trees, herb plants and produce, meats, cheeses, fish, deli, [email protected] seasonal organic produce. E-mail to gourmet grocery items, sweets and Enjoy a farm vacation year-round request tour and vegetable-fruit tree more. Open 7 days. in our three-bedroom guest house. tutoring. www.adamsfarms.com Try free-range eggs, goat milk and 4 Pure Catskills 2010-2011 Guide to Farm Fresh Products Applegarth also boards horses and Farms & Retail offers wool and wool products for sale. www.applegarthfarms.com Arcadian Pastures dEBRA & LAUREnT dAnThInE 591 SAddLEMIRE hILL Rd SLOAnSvILLE, nY 12160 (518) 339-6076 [email protected] Heritage breed, grass-fed livestock farm. On-farm butcher shop allows us to sell the best, freshest, custom cuts of our meats. 100% grass-finished beef, pastured pork, lamb, chicken, duck, goose, rabbit, turkey and a full-line of our homemade artisanal sausages. www.arcadianpastures.com Barber’s Farm jIM & CIndY BARBER 3722 State ROUTE 30 MIddLEBURgh, nY 12122 (518) 827-5454 Vegetables: fresh, homegrown and hand-harvested. Vibrant herbs, sweet fruits, flowers and plants. Bustling farm market and greenhouses with friendly staff, bushels of produce. A 6th-generation family farm famous for melons, potatoes and sweet corn (insecticide-free). Over 100 variet- ies of homegrown produce. U-pick tomatoes, peppers and eggplant. (3 1/2 miles south of Middleburgh). www.barbersfarm.com British White and Simmental cows at Applegarth Farms | Ulla Kjarval Bearkill Road Maple Products garden vegetables. Participate in Applegarth Farm dAvId CAMMER farm chores. Dogs are welcome! ALLISOn jOnES 440 BEARKILL ROAd Just two hours from NYC! We also 137 AxTELL ROAd gILBOA, nY 12076 sell horses, lamb, goats, eggs and Maryland, nY 12116 (607) 588-6057/6257 wool. Visit our webpage or see the (607) 638-5784 Maple syrup available for retail or calendar section for more informa- [email protected] wholesale. Dave Cammer and Jake tion on year-round programming for Know where your food comes from! Laban are the operators. Available adults and children: workshops on At Applegarth we’ve been raising through RSK Farms in Prattsville, NY, wool, cheesemaking and renewable animals naturally and humanely for Rexcroft Farms in Athens, NY, and energy. over thirty years. Place your order for Stonehedge Farms-CSA in Cairo, NY. www.applepondfarm.com beef, poultry, lamb or pork or select from our farm store freezers. www.buypurecatskills.com 5 FARMS & RETAIL MEMBERS Beaver Dam Brook Farms also produce maple syrup and maple Brovetto Dairy & Cheese Matt BURnS products. All our fine products can House 89 CRUMLEY Van Vactor ROAd be purchased at our farm on Cornell ROn & CORInnE BROvETTO FERndALE, nY 12734 Road in Gilboa. Whole sale store ac- 1677 COUnTY ROUTE 29 Farms & Retail (845) 292-3159 count welcome. jEFFERSOn, nY 12093 [email protected] (607) 278-6622 Local produce from A to Z and honey. Braids & Bread [email protected] Find us at the farm or Fridays at Pat & BOB Eaton Our family-owned dairy and cheese Kauneonga Lake Farmers Market from 843 KEYSERKILL Rd. house is run by Corinne, Ronald, and 3 pm – 6:30 pm (behind fire house), MIddLEBURgh, nY 12122 Russell.