Local Christmas Trees and Wreaths
Get in the holiday spirit with decorations from these local Pure Catskills member businesses:
Delaware County
Olive Tree Herbs Douglas Hall Rd. Treadwell, NY Phone: (607) 829-6653 Email: olivetreeherbs@yahoo.com
Products: wreaths
Otsego CountyFox Hollow Nursery Neil Monzeglio 2751 State Highway 23 West Oneonta, NY Phone: (607) 263-5764 Products: trees and wreaths Sullivan CountyCatskill Harvest Market2758 State Route 52 (near Ferndale-Loomis Road) Liberty, NY Phone: (845) 292-3838 email: info@CatskillHarvestMarket.comProducts: wreaths and seasonal items
Diehl's Farm Market Betty Long 619 Gabel Rd. & 52A Callicoon , NY Phone: (845) 887-4935 Products: trees and wreaths Ulster CountyApple Bin Farm Market810 Broadway (Rt. 9W) Ulster Park, NY 12487 Phone: (845) 338-3991 email: pscaturro@hcv.rr.comProducts: trees and wreaths Bells Christmas TreesGordon Bell 647 Mettacahonts Rd. Accord, NY 12404 Phone: (845) 626-7849 email: bellstrees@aol.comProducts: trees and wreaths Kelder's FarmChris and Jackie Kelder 5755 US Rt. 209 Kerhonkson , NY Phone: (845) 626-7137 Email: cwkjk@aol.comProducts: trees and wreaths Be sure to call first to check on the latest holiday decor availability!
Upcoming events
Catskill Regional Dairy, Livestock and
Grazing Conference
January 15th, 2009
10 am to 3:30 pm
Evenden Tower, SUNY Delhi
Delhi, NY
$15 for Pure Catskills, CCE and WAC participants
$20 for non-member-participants
Local lunch served at noon
Dairy farmers, livestock producers and those "on the fence" about starting a farm business will find motivation, information and camaraderie in Delaware County early next year.
Three separate tracks with workshop topics including:
- Dairy: cow comfort, animal well-being, high-moisture corn production, raising productive dairy calves
- Diversified Livestock: marketing beef, pastured pork and poultry and grass-finishing
- Grazing: watering system management, pasture renovation and improvement, stocking rates
This conference has sold out in past years - be sure to register early!
Cheesemaking Class
January 18, 2009
9am to 4pm
Brovetto Dairy and Cheese House
Jefferson, NY
Fee: $100 includes lunch and supplies
Discounts for Pure Catskills members
The New York State Cheesemakers Guild brings you a hands-on course suitable for the cheesemaker from novice to intermediate. The full-day event will include working with cow and goat milk. Topics include:
- Sanitation best practices
- Required equipment and resources
- Use of cultures
- Preparation for several varieties of cheese with instruction provided by experienced cheese makers familiar with "small batch" processing
To register, call Linda Smith of Sherman Hill Farmstead at (607) 829-8852.
Scholarships Available!
Attention members! Pure Catskills is offering four full scholarships to the 2009 Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York ( NOFA-NY) Conference. This opportunity includes conference registration fees, meals and hotel accomodations. Check out the 80+ workshops and full details here. The event is January 23rd to 25th in Rochester, NY. Scholarships will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis to current members. For more information or to get on the list, email ccomer@nycwatershed.org. |
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
ccomer@nycwatershed.org
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