Pure Catskills: Spring Season

The spring brings a new harvest to the Catskills. Greens, radishes, carrots and soon asparagus will be available at our farms and farmers' markets. CSAs are gearing up to supply shares to their neighbors this growing season. Not sure where to find your local farmer? Check these listings for Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, and Ulster Counties.
Farm to Market 2013
A day of networking and education about the most current topics in direct marketing. Local food advocates gathered from across the region including farmers, retailers, restaurateurs, specialty food producers, distributors, farmers' market staff and economic development practitioners. The Farm to Market Connection was perfect way to get the growing season off to the right start!
Taste the Difference
Food that is grown closer to home has spent less time in transit and in warehouses so it is fresher and tastes better. Click here to find Catskills restaurants featuring local farm products on their menus.
Visit Catskill WoodNet
Catskill WoodNet is a regional network of businesses that harvest and manufacture wood products from New York's Catskill Mountain Region. Through improved land stewardship in the New York City Watershed, our goal is to encourage a working landscape that connects people with local forest resources.
Calendar
Fable=farm+table at Stone & Thistle Farm Season Opening Dinner
Saturday, June 15, 2013
6:30 Farm tour and 7:00 harvest table seating. By reservation only. Visit the farm's website for the five-course, prix-fixe menu featuring the best of the farm's meat, produce and dairy. $55 person
Denise Warren
607-278-5800
warren@stoneandthistlefarm.com
www.stoneandthistlefarm.com
Oneonta Farmers' Market
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Dana LaCroix
Main Street Plaza
Oneonta, NY, 13820
Open-air farmers' market offering local foods, including fruits and vegetables, grass-fed meats, poultry,
eggs, cheeses, maple products, honey, chutneys and sauces, preserves, baked goods, and unique handmade crafts and jewelry. Live music, free tastings and special events.
(607) 437-0158
baltazar_am@hotmail.com
www.oneontafarmersmarket.com
Pakatakan Farmers' Market
Saturday, June 15, 2013
The Round Barn
46676 State Route 30
Halcottsville, NY, 12438
(845) 586-3326
The Pakatakan Farmers Market is open every Saturday from May 18 - October 12 from 9am - 2pm. Special events throughout the Catskill region. Goods include: bedding plants, shrubs, trees, fresh produce, baked goods, homemade crafts, jewelry, furniture, meat, eggs, fish, maple products, honey, wool and leather items. Rain or shine. Free. No dogs. Located 4 miles north of Margaretville/Arkville and 8 miles south of Roxbury; 50 miles west of Kingston on Rte. 28 (turn right at Arkville cutoff road); 45 miles southeast of Oneonta on Rte. 30; and 40 miles north of the Rte. 17 exit at Roscoe.
sumull@frontiernet.net or locustgrove@catskill.net
Saugerties Farmers' Market
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Edith Bolt
Main & Market Streets
Saugerties, NY 12477
(845) 810-0138
Wide variety of produce including organic vegetables; luscious orchard fruits and berries; artisan bread; fresh laid eggs; delicious honey, jams and sauces; pasture-raised poultry and meat; mushrooms; wine; fresh herbs; field-grown flowers; and tasty regional cheeses; locally roasted coffee, and biscotti, granola, and other baked goods. Products change seasonally. Take home freshly harvested food grown, picked, and brought to market by local farmers. Special events, kids can cook, chef demos. Saturdays, 10am-2 pm, May 25-October 19.
For more information email ann@allenbryan.com or visit www.saugertiesfarmersmarket.com.
Rock Hill Farmers' Market
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Melinda Meddaugh Rock Hill Ambulance Corps
96 Lake Louise Marie Road
Rock Hill, NY, 12775
(845) 791-0553
The Rock Hill Farmers' Market is held every Saturday from June 15th-September 28th, from 10 AM - 2PM. The market carries local in season vegetables, fruit, herbs, eggs, chicken, maple syrup, pork, honey, goat cheese, yogurt, baked goods, wine, hard cider, cut flowers and locally made soaps. There is also live music under the gazebo. The market is sponsored by the Rock Hill Business and Community Association and Delaware Highlands Conservancy.
rhfarmersmarket@gmail.com or www.rockhillfarmersmarket.com.
Barryville Farmers' Market
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Greg Swartz
Intersection Route 97 & Route 55
Baryville, NY 12719
(570) 224-8013
greg@willowwisporganic.com
Beatuiful outdoor market on the shores of the Delaware River. Open Saturdays 10am - 1pm from May 18 to October 26. The market features local produce, flowers, baked goods, fruit, meat, eggs, jam, wine, cheese and more!
www.barryvillefarmersmarket.com
Farming with Kids
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Children do some farm chores (activities vary): milking goats, feeding chickens, gathering eggs, grooming horses, etc. Adults: $5.00. Children (age 4 and older): $4.00. Minimum of 5 people. No reservations needed. Apple Pond Farm, 80 Hahn Road, Callicoon Center NY 845-482-4764 www.applepondfarm.com
Franklin Farmers' Market
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Ellen Curtis
PO Box 258
Franklin , NY , 13775
(607) 829-5631
Sundays 10 am - 2pm, starting Memorial Day weekend and ending Columbus Day weekend. Located in front of Chapel Hall and across from the Franklin Central School on Institute Street. Open-air market offering local goods, including meats, vegetables, fruits, eggs, cheese, maple and honey products, breads, baked goods, plants, coffee and special events.
Lexington Farmers' Market
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Municipal Pavilion
Bonnie Blader
Route 42
Lexingston, NY, 12452
(518) 989-6211
blader.bonnie9@gmail.com
The Lexington Farmer's Market, located on Rte 42 at the Kenneth A. Becker Municipal Pavilion, will open on Sunday May 19 and run through Sunday October 20. The market takes place on the first Friday and the third Sunday of each month. Friday hours are from 5pm - 7pm and Sundays from 10am - 12pm. Agricultural products, special attractions.
Rosendale Farmers' Market
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Annie Mardiney
(845) 658-3467
The Rosendale Farmers Market opens for it's seventh season on Sunday June 2nd, 9 AM to 2 PM , and runs through October 27th, with a full roster of favorite and new vendors. The market is located in the parking lot of the Rosendale Community Center at 1055 Route 32, Rosendale, NY 12472, rain or shine. Every market includes conventional and organic products, free coffee and tea, and live music. From 11 AM to 1 PM, the childrens area has quality hands-on activities that will keep kids engaged while parents shop, and teach them about healthy foods, farming and the environment. The market now accepts SNAP EBT payments. Live music on June 2nd will be by the Rosendale Brass Band.
The June 9th market coincides with the Rosendale Earth Festival, also at the Rosendale Community Center, from 11 AM to 4 PM.
For more information, please see the market's Facebook page or email amardiney@gmail.com.
Sullivan County Farmers' Markets Assoociation: Callicoon, Liberty, Jeffersonville
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Callicoon Creek Park
A. Dorrer Drive
Callicoon, NY
The Sullivan County Farmers' Markets boast more than 40 vendors offering farm-fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, poultry, eggs, artisan cheeses, baked goods, maple products, honey, jams and jellies,handmade soaps, herbs and herbal products, plants, cut flowers, artisan wine, gourmet specialties, handmade pottery and other quality crafts. With 3 convenient locations in Callicoon (Sundays 11 am – 2 pm), Liberty (Fridays 3 pm – 6 pm), and Jeffersonville (Thursdays 3 pm – 6 pm) there's sure to be a marketfor you.
For more information email manager@sullivancountyfarmersmarkets.org or visit www.sullivancountyfarmersmarkets.org.
2013 Landscape & Garden Tour
Sunday, June 16, 2013
West Kortright Centre - East Meredith
(Location tbd)
Journey beautiful country roads to take a rare insider look at how others have enhanced their outdoor environments with flowers, shrubs and trees, stone work, water elements, artwork, vegetable beds, homes for livestock and wildlife, and by simply accentuating the natural of their sites. Call to register and get directions to the first garden. Rain or shine. Dads will take home a small potted purple Oxalis, the WKC's official flower!
$16 Garden Tour • $8 Lunch (to be picked up at the first garden on the tour)
(All to benefit the West Kortright Centre)
Foxtail Community Farm Workshop Series
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Foxtail Community Farm, Greenville
(518) 966-8698
Workshops will introduce practical homesteading skills involving growing, preparing and preserving food. Each workshop will include information and demonstrations, as well as extensive hands-on learning. Participants will leave with a practical skill and a share of the goods produced. $10 for CSA members; $20 for non-members. Registration recommended. Check the website for a specific event details and times.
www.foxtailcommunityfarm.com
Ongoing Cornell Cooperative Extension Events
Dairy Barn Meetings
Sheep and Goat Producer Group Meetings
Beef Producer Group Meetings
Grazing Group Meetings
Look for events in Spring 2013 (dates to be announced).
Events located at farms in Delaware County.
email mef99@cornell.edu if interested.
Catskills CRAFT at Heather Ridge Farm
Monday, July 8, 5:00-7:00 pm
Heather Ridge Farm
Carol Clement
989 Broome Center Road
Preston Hollow, NY 12469
Located in beautiful Schoharie County, Heather Ridge Farm raises grass-fed beef and lamb, pastured pigs, chickens and turkeys. Heather Ridge also operates "The Bees Knees Cafe," and farm store. Carol will discuss diversifying a farm business and participating in cooperative ventures to further the farm's mission and goals. A potluck supper will follow. Transportation available. Email info@catskillscraft.org for details.
Catskills CRAFT at Majestic Farm
Monday, August 12, 5:00-7:00 pm
Majestic Farm
Sara, Brett, and Michelle
134 Majestic Road
Mountain Dale, NY 12763
Majestic Farm grows pasture raised pork, lamb, and poultry using sustainable practices. They also offer artist residencies and host art events at the farm. They will give a farm tour and will discuss "Farrow-to-Finishing" pig breeding. A potluck supper will follow. Transportation available. Email info@catskillscraft.org for details.
Catskills CRAFT at Dirty Girl Farm
Monday, September 9, 5:00-7:00 pm
Dirty Girl Farm
Cyndi Wright
539 Perch Lake Rd
Andes, NY 13731
Dirty Girl Farm is the only licensed goat dairy and micro-creamery in Delaware County, NY. They sell pasteurized bottled goat milk and soft goat cheese. Cyndi will give a tour of the farm and demonstrate how to milk a goat! A potluck supper will follow.
Catskills CRAFT at Rondout Valley Organics
Monday, October 14, 3:00-5:00 pm
Rondout Valley Organics
Oleh and Nadia Maczaj Rusty Plough Farm
331 Dowe Road
Ellenville, NY 12428
Rondout Valley Organics is a collaborative CSA comprised of many farms in Ulster and Sullivan Counties. Oleh and Nadia of Rusty Plough Farm will talk about their cooperative CSA model, give a farm tour, and lead a garlic planting workshop (so wear your work clothes!) A potluck supper will follow. Transportation available. Email info@catskillscraft.org for details.
Contra Dance and Season Celebration!
Time and Place TBD
Come Do-Si-Do with fellow farmers and gardeners to celebrate another great year of farming in the Catskills. Dancing and potluck supper.




