GET IN THE GUIDE

Promoting buying local for over a decade

Now is the time to become a Pure Catskills member and to be listed in the 2014 Guide to Catskills' Products. Entering its 11th year in print, the Guide has become the signature resource to find farm, food and other hand-crafted products made in the Catskills region.

This May, we will distribute 55,000 copies to nearly 300 locations in Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan and Ulster Counties and in NYC! NEW THIS YEAR: the Guide will be available on the NYS Thruway at New Baltimore, Plattekill & Sloatesburg rest stops.

See our Membership Kit to read about member benefits, advertising opportunities and to make sure your farm or business is eligible. Then, go to purecatskills.com to sign up today!

All memberships must be received or postmarked by April 4th!

Questions? Email purecatskills@nycwatershed.org or call Beth McKellips at 607.865.7070 x 217.


Farm to Market Conference- March 30th! Save the Date! The 5th Annual Farm to Market Conference is on March 30th at the Michael Ritchie Big Barn Center at the Center for Discovery. Conference topics will be released soon! Register today!	CSA Fair- February 16th! Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County is hosting a CSA fair for anyone interested in buying local food for their family or business! Contact Maria Grimaldi, Special Project Coordinator, for more information.	"Growing Markets 2014" Conference and Annual Hobart Farmers' Lunch- March 1st! On Saturday, March 1st , this conference will explore innovative ways for producers to grow their businesses and increase access to local food, a keynote speaker and complimentary lunch featuring locally sourced food. Contact Erin Summerlee at rhsc-rf@rhnscny.org or 607-692-7669 for more information.

Stay Connected

607.865.7090

GOOD FOOD. CLEAN WATER.

The Pure Catskills Buy Local campaign is a regional, economic initiative of the Watershed

Agricultural Council. The Watershed Agricultural Council is funded by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and other federal, foundation and private sources. The WAC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider.