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Apple Picking Time
Get out to enjoy the crisp fall air while picking-your-own fresh and unique varieties of apples at these member farms!
Visit purecatskills.com to search for retailers, farmers markets and restaurants that supply local apples.
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A Fun Fall Weekend
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Little Farmer's Day
October 4th, 10 am to 5 pm
Maple Shade Farm
2088 County Hwy 18 (Back River Road), Delhi
This Saturday, head out to Maple Shade Farm for a day packed with family activities: entertainment and storytelling with Story Laurie and Ira McIntosh, educational activities and agricultural workshops, games for children and classic carnival games, arts and crafts and country
characters...
For more information, contact the farm at (607) 746-8866.
October 4th, 3:30 to 5 pm
Fairview Public Library
43 Walnut Street, Margaretville
The faith, struggle and joy of working the land are reflected in the faces of five Middletown area farm families in a multi-media exhibit of oil portraits, photographs, watercolors, video footage, and excerpts of recorded interviews captured by Roxbury artist Ellen Wong. Meet the Farmers featured in the series at the reception this weekend. Meet the Farmers Dinner Series:
Maple Syrup
October 4th, 6:30 farm tour and 7 pm dinner
Fable Restaurant at Stone & Thistle Farm
1211 Kelso Road, Meredith
$48 for four course, prix-fixe menu
The Meet the Farmer dinner series concludes this Saturday at Stone & Thistle Farm with special guests from Shaver-Hill Farm. Learn about making maple syrup and enjoy a wonderful meal of foods from the two farms. The full menu is online here. To make a reservation, call (607) 278-5800 or email. warren@stoneandthistlefarm.com.
Don't Miss Your Chance!
Sign up for our Creamery Tour
A last reminder that our on-farm creamery tour is less than a week away! We'll visit two creameries in the Hudson Valley. See all the details in the full brochure here. |
Packaging and Labeling Meat Products
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome CountyOctober 8th, 7pm to 9pm
840 Upper Front Street, Binghamton
Focused on packaging and labeling meat products for sale direct to customers. Learn tips from Clarence Davis, Food Inspector with NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets, Division of Food Safety & Inspection. Mr. Davis will speak regarding the rules and regulations for selling meat and poultry products for sale direct to customers. The cost is $10 per farm. To register, or with questions, please contact Carol at (607) 584-9966. Members in the NewsThis year's Pure Catskills trip to Terra Madre was featured last night on Binghamton WBGH News Channel 34. Watch the video here to see footage from Mountain Dell Farm in Deposit. |
Do you have an upcoming event or news to share with the Pure Catskills community?
Let us know!
Contact Challey Comer, Farm to Market Manager
Watershed Agricultural Council
Office: (607) 865-7017
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