free! Farms Farmers’ Markets Stores Activities Restaurants Events www.buypurecatskills.com PUREPURE CATSKILLS—2009-2010CATSKILLS—2009-2010 GUIDEGUIDE TOTO FARMFARM FRESHFRESH PRODUCTSPRODUCTS Serving the New York State counties of: Delaware • Greene • Otsego • Schoharie • Sullivan • Ulster Pure Catskills 2009-2010 Guide to Farm Fresh Products 1 WWW.BUYPURECATSKILLS.COM BUY FRESH. BUY LOCAL. highway to ready metropolitan markets, making the Catskills synonymous with fine quality produce. The image of the About us logo exemplifies the long tradition of Pure Catskills is a buy local campaign that promotes farm and quality products from a working land- food businesses in the Catskill Region. Our goal is to increase scape here in the Catskill Region. support of the local food system. This guide is created in For more information collaboration with farmers and purveyors of fresh food across Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan and Ulster Visit us online at www.buypurecatskills.com and join our Counties. When farms thrive, our communities benefit in e-mail newsletter list, view extended member listings, find the many ways. latest calendar dates, news clippings, maps and to sign up for next year’s guide. Direct questions about Pure Catskills to Why buy local food? Challey Comer by e-mail at [email protected] or by It tastes better. phone at (607) 865-6090, ext. 217. Food that is grown closer to home is fresher and tastes better. Support for this project comes from Pure Catskills members, Catskill Mountain Foundation and the Watershed It is better for you. Agricultural Council. Fresher food has more nutritional value. Pure Catskills is an economic initiative of the Watershed Agricultural Council. WAC is a not-for-profit organization It creates accountability. whose mission is to support the economic viability of agri- Farmers take responsibility for food that they sell directly to culture and forestry through the protection of water quality consumers who in turn know and trust the source of their food. and the promotion of land conservation in the New York City watershed region. WAC is funded by the New York City De- It supports the local economy. partment of Environmental Protection, the U.S. Department of Buying from local farmers ensures that rural farming Agriculture and other public, foundation, and private sources. communities survive. Sponsors It protects the environment. Well-managed farms must maintain ecosystems that plants, animals and humans inhabit. It preserves the working landscape. The sustainability of farming prevents unwanted and excessive Watershed Agricultural Council development. 33195 State Highway 10 It is part of our culture. Walton, NY 13856-2500 Losing our farmers would compromise an essential part of our (607) 865-7790 cultural heritage. www.nycwatershed.org It is an investment in the future. This year, our agricultural imports exceeded the value of our exports. A safe food system supports local farmers so that we can feed ourselves for generations to come. About our logo Catskill Mountain Foundation Developed from the 1940’s era label of the Walton-Hamden P.O. Box 924 Cauliflower Grower’s Cooperative, the Pure Catskills logo is a Hunter, NY 12442 celebration of our regional heritage. From the 1920s to 1940s, (518) 263-2000 local cauliflower was shipped in huge quantities via rail and www.catskillmtn.org 2 Pure Catskills 2009-2010 Guide to Farm Fresh Products WWW.BUYPURECATSKILLS.COM TABLE OF CONTENTS FARMS AND RETAIL MEMBERS 4 PRODUCT INDEX 39 MAP 45 FARMERS’ MARKETS 46 RESTAURANTS 52 FARM & FOOD ORGANIZATIONS 58 ACTIVITIES 60 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 64 Pure Catskills is the newest Buy Fresh Buy Local® Chapter through FoodRoutes, our national partner. Pure Catskills is published by the Photographs Catskill Mountain Region Guide magazine with All photos by staff support from the Watershed Agricultural Council. Drew Harty Galene Studios Advertising Design Publisher Peter Finn Allison Costanzo Executive Director Administrative Assistants Peter Barker Peggy Kojac Managing Editor Toni Perretti Pre-Press and Printing Sarah Taft Regional Advertising Directors & Ruder Finn Printing Services: Steve Friedman, Special Projects Consultants Sales & Finance Manager; Milton Persaud, Plant Manager; Jorge Cornejo, Pre-Press Manager Rita C. Adami Carol Ricken Advertising Sales Joe Siuta Editorial & Advertising Consultant Challey Comer P.O. Box 924 Design & Layout Hunter, NY 12442 Sarah Taft Tel (518) 263-2030 / Fax (518) 263-2080 www.catskillregionguide.com Pure Catskills 2009-2010 Guide to Farm Fresh Products WWW.BUYPURECATSKILLS.COM FARMS AND RETAIL MEMBERS The Alternative Baker Essell Hoenshell-Watson 407 Main Street Abundance Farms Rosendale, NY 12472-0022 Terry Hannum (845) 658-3355, 230 Roses Brook Road After 11 years in Kingston, we have moved to Rosen- South Kortright, NY 13842 dale. Still offering 100% handmade baked goods of all (607) 538-1836, [email protected] sorts: all-butter scones, pastries and cookies; sand- Heirloom veggie starter plants, eggs, specialty (weird) wiches and soups; focaccia; great breads plus vegan, produce. New this year, self-serve you-pick herb gar- gluten-free and dairy-free treats. We use local produce den and small nursery of herbs and seedling trees. & products. Open 7 days a week, from 7am to 7pm. www.lemoncakes.com Adams Fairacre Farms Apple Bin Farm Market Route 9W Kingston, NY 12449 Loretta Scaturro (845) 336-6300 810 Broadway (Route 9W) A family-owned farm market/garden center. Featur- Ulster Park, NY 12487 ing Hudson Valley products, a vast selection of fresh (845) 338-3991, [email protected] produce, meats, cheeses, fish, deli, gourmet grocery Family-run farm market open daily, February - De- items, sweets and more. Open 7 days. cember. Offering seasonal homegrown apples, pears, www.adamsfarms.com peaches, nectarines and local produce, cheese, honey, see our display ad on the back cover and maple syrup. Breakfast and lunch daily. JB Peel coffee, cider donuts, muffins, pies and a selection Alpine Porkstore of gourmet food and gift items. Perennials, flowers, The Flammer Family trees, straw and more! Route 23B www.theapplebinfarmmarket.com South Cairo, NY 12482 see our display ad on page 50 (518) 622-3056, [email protected] Apple Pond Farm and Renewable The Alpine Pork Store was established in 1973 and Energy Center has served the Catskill Mountain Region for over 30 years. We work hard to bring the finest quality meats Sonja Hedlund & Dick Riseling and import goods to our customers in the Catskill 80 Hahn Road, P.O. Box 371 Mountains. Come try our homemade specialties and Callicoon Center, NY 12724 browse our shelves filled with unique import special- (845) 482-4764, [email protected] ties and gifts. Enjoy a farm vacation year-round in our three-bed- www.alpineporkstore.com room guest house. Try free-range eggs, goat milk & see our display ad on page 10 garden vegetables. Participate in farm chores. Dogs are welcome! Just two hours from NYC! We also sell horses, lamb, goats, eggs & wool. Visit our webpage or see the calendar section for more information on year- round programming for adults & children; workshops on wool, cheesemaking & renewable energy. www.applepondfarm.com see our display ad on page 16 Pure Catskills 2009-2010 Guide to Farm Fresh Products WWW.BUYPURECATSKILLS.COM FARMS AND RETAIL MEMBERS Applegarth Beaver Dam Allison Jones Brook Farms 137 Axtell Road Matt Burns Maryland, NY 12116 89 Crumley Van Vactor Road (607) 638-5784, [email protected] Ferndale, NY 12734 A diversified small family farm producing naturally (845) 292-3159, [email protected] raised meats and livestock for nearly 30 years. Hu- Mixed vegetables from A to Z. No sweet corn but manely raised always, on a grass-based diet, hormone plenty of garlic, potatoes, fingerling potatoes, honey and antibiotic free, our meats taste great. Call for available at following markets: Kauneonga Lake orders of whole, half or retail cuts of beef, lamb, pork, Farmers Market, Fridays 7/4-8/22, 2 - 6 pm; Bar- goat and poultry. ryville Farmers Market, Saturdays 6/14-10/11, 2 pm; www.applegarthfarms.com Harvest Festival at Bethel Woods, Sundays 8/30- see our display ad on page 16 10/4, 11 am - 4 pm. Barber’s Farm Big Sky Farms/Susquehanna Jim & Cindy Barber CSA Project 3722 State Route 30 Marybeth & Vali Vargha Middleburgh, NY 12122 1088 County Highway 34 (518) 827-5454 Schenevus, NY 12155 Vegetables: fresh, homegrown and hand-harvested. (607) 638-9016, [email protected] Vibrant herbs, sweet fruits, flowers and plants. Large range of vegetables from June until December, Bustling farm market and greenhouses with friendly eggs and honey. Primary farm for the Susquehanna staff, bushels of produce. A 6th-generation family CSA Project in Cooperstown. Garlic is a specialty. farm famous for melons, potatoes and sweet corn Sell at Empire Plaza Market in Albany. Non-certi- (insecticide-free). Over 100 varieties of homegrown fied organic, member Certified Naturally Grown. produce. U-pick tomatoes, peppers and eggplant. (3 1/2 miles south of Middleburgh). Bishop Farm www.barbersfarm.com John Bishop see our display ad on page 21 16226 County Road 23 Sidney, NY 13838 Bearkill Road Maple Products (607) 563-3741, [email protected] David Cammer For 67 years, we have been a supplier of farm-fresh 440 Bearkill Road produce, sweet corn is our specialty. We also have Gilboa, NY 12076 other fresh summer/in-season vegetables. We sup- (607) 588-6057/6257 ply to fine restaurants and food outlets in the area. Maple syrup available for retail or wholesale. Dave “Quality produce for a quality market.” Cammer and Jake Laban are the operators. Avail- www.bishopfarm.net able through RSK Farms in Prattsville, NY, Rexcroft see our display ad on page 10 Farms in Athens, NY, and Stonehedge Farms-CSA in Cairo, NY. Pure Catskills 2009-2010 Guide to Farm Fresh Products WWW.BUYPURECATSKILLS.COM FARMS AND RETAIL MEMBERS Briggs Heritage Farm Jennifer Briggs Cohen Deposit, NY 13754 Black Willow Morgans Training and (607) 467-3289 Breeding Facility Local, pasture-raised, natural and tender Black An- Jeff Wilson gus beef for sale, whole or sides (half or quarter).