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Pick a Pumpkin
Whether you're carving it up, cooking it up or using it as as of you fall decorations... Pick up a pumpkin at these local member farms:
The Carrot BarnRoute 30
Schoharie, Schoharie County
518-295-7139
Cold Spring Farm
Route 145, 2 miles north of Cobleskill
Lawyersville, Schoharie County
Phone: (518) 234-4268
Davenport Farms
3411 Route 209
Stone Ridge, Ulster County
Phone: (845) 687-0051
Farm and Field
369 Braun Road
Laurens, Otsego County
Phone: (607) 432-3241
Forgotten Acres Farmstead
335 Cornell Road
Stamford, Delaware County
Phone: (607) 652-7590
Hurd's Family Farm
State Route 32
Modena, Ulster County
Phone: (845) 883-7825
Maple Shade Farm
2066 County Highway 18
Delhi, Delaware County
Phone: (607) 746-8866
Pick a Pumpkin Pumpkin Patch2716 Creek RoadEsperance, Schoharie CountyPhone: (518) 868-4893RSK Farm13255 Route 23APrattsville, Greene CountyPhone: (518) 299-3198Saunderskill Farm5100 Route 209Accord, Ulster CountyPhone: (845) 626-2676 Visit purecatskills.com to search for retailers, farmers markets and restaurants that supply local pumpkins.
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Upcoming Events
A Day to See Clay
October 11th, 11 am to 5 pm
Jeffersonville, Sullivan County
Free!
The 6th annual pottery festival held on State Route 52 in the heart of the village of Jeffersonville. Featuring the Potters of Sullivan County and music by Janet Burgan. Clay activities for kids and fun for the whole family. For more information, contact Carolyn Duke at Duke Pottery by phone at
(607) 498-5207. Franklin Farmers Market
October 12th, 10 am to 2 pm
Franklin, Delaware County
Come out for a great line-up of attractions to celebrate the last day of the market! Tour historic homes in the Village of Franklin while riding on a horse-drawn wagon. The Babcocks of Handsome Brook Farm will lead the way with their Belgian draft horses. Inside Chapel Hall, enjoy the works of local artists as well as traditional folk music. And be sure to make it to the demonstration of cider pressing!
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Millers Harvest Festival
Hanford Mills Museum
October 12th, 10 am to 5 pm
East Meredith, Delaware County
Museum admission: $7 adults, $3.50 children
See the gristmill and other food processing
machinery at work. Explore the skill
of craftspeople and farmers at work. Demonstrations of the museum's steam engine and other industrial and agricultural
machinery. Sample food cooked in the historic John Hanford Farmhouse,
and try traditional harvest-related crafts and activities. Shop from local farmers at the special harvest market!
Fall Farm Day
Frost Valley Farm Camp
Sunday October 19th, 1 to 4 pm
Claryville, Ulster County
Free!
Take home fresh and local farm products including maple syrup, eggs and pumpkins -- all grown right on the farm. Taste the Catskills... cider donuts, Frost Valley Farm chili, hot cocoa! Tour the farm camp, meet the animals, learn wool felting and spinning, bring home a handmade candle and enjoy live string band music! Don't miss the fun!
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Honoring Our Youth
The Delaware County Youth Bureau's Annual Youth Awards Banquet is looking for contributions from our community. The annual dinner celebrates the volunteerism of youth and adults throughout Delaware County. Wish list items include Christmas trees, Thanksgiving turkeys, holiday gifts and gift certificates. Each item donated will be hand delivered to a family in need by a young volunteer. All donors will receive recognition for their contribution. The event has an attendance of over 100 people. For more information, contact Lara Yambor by email at youth@stny.rr.com or call (607) 746-2325. |
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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