organic

We're not just a produce store, y'know...

By laurie
5/6/12 - 1:48 am

Of course, you could be forgiven for thinking so.  Read more

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Pepacton Natural Foods

Celebrated Fresh Local Eggs?

By Jon
4/26/12 - 9:45 pm

The Cornucopia Institute’s report, Scrambled Eggs: Separating Factory Farm Egg Production from Authentic Organic Agriculture, rated Neversink Farm's eggs a “5-egg” rating: “Exemplary”—Beyond Organic.

Producers in this top tier manage diverse, small- to medium-scale family farms. They raise their hens in mobile housing on well-managed and ample pasture or in fixed housing with intensively managed rotated pasture. They sell eggs locally or regionally under their farm’s brand name, mostly through farmer’s markets, food cooperatives and/or independently owned natural and grocery stores and sometimes through larger chains like Whole Foods.

Main Street Farm is a local market that is proud to offer these eggs.  You can find us in Livingston Manor, NY.  We're located one mile off Rt. 17. Take Exit #96 and follow signs to Main Street.  Read more

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Main Street Farm Market and Cafe

This week's Good Food News 4/14

By laurie
4/15/12 - 12:41 am

Greetings and thank you for reading!  Here's some of the great stuff in fresh this week:

local fresh-baked goods   We're now getting in Flour Power staples (bread) and treats (tarts, danish, etc) every weekend, and this week brought us a fresh re-supply of giant vegan cookies from Down To Earth Whole Foods nearby in Endicott.

seafood & local poultry  This week's seafood: cod fillet.  If for some reason its ease of preparation and melt-in-your mouth butteriness don't convince you to buy a fillet, we also have our usual high-quality shrimp.  And you'll find wonderful local chickens in the freezer, with fresh due in next week; either way, they're great to have on hand.
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Free Tour of Eklund Processing Facility on January 27

By Tara Collins
1/18/12 - 2:01 pm

STAMFORD, DELAWARE COUNTY, NY -- On Friday, January 27, the Watershed Agricultural Council is hosting a tour of Eklund Processing, 56 Railroad Avenue in Stamford, from 10 a.m. to noon. Through its Farmer Education Program, the Council and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County will introduce local farmers to the Catskills latest livestock resource.
 
Regional livestock producers are invited to join this free, 2-hour tour of Delaware County's newest red meat processing facility.  Certified by USDA last November, Eklund Processing welcomes local business in beef, lambs, goats, pork, chickens and turkeys.
 
The Eklund staff will share their approach to meat cutting, review cuts sheets and discuss custom services.  The facility also offers organic processing, a growing demand in the area. 
 
Carpooling pick-ups are being arranged, free of charge, from the Walton at 9 a.m. and Liberty at 8:30 a.m. To register, contact Kim Holden at (607) 865 7090.
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Summertime, and the eatin' is easy

By laurie
6/6/11 - 2:51 am


 The season for local organic produce is here.

     Other fabulous foods you'll find here:

 

  • Locally-raised pastured chicken
  • Fresh seafood every week
  • Organic ground meat, sausages, bacon, etc.
  • Local fresh-baked whole grain breads
  • Croissants from France
  • Wide variety of fresh organic produce: salads, greens, tree fruits, berries, vegetables, root crops
  • A wide range of organic and small-producer dairy products
  • Cheeses from around the world
  • Hard-to-find delicious crackers, flatbreads & biscuits
  • Pastas, rices, and grains from all over
  • Oils, vinegars, and condiments of all kinds
  • Wide selection of gluten-free foods
  • Bulk herbs & spices - bring your own jar (or don't) - buy for pennies what would cost you dollars elsewhere
  • Desserts: ice cream, gelatos, sorbets, pies
  • Lots of nonfoods too

It's a supermarket in a shoebox, and everything's on sale all the time.  Come explore. 

 

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Neversink Farm Spring Day Lunch with Peekamoose Chef Devon Mills

By NeversinkFarm
5/6/11 - 6:25 am
May 21, 2011 - 12:00pm

What do you get when you take a Chef who's trained at LeBernadin, Gramercy Tavern and the Hudson River Club and Neversink Farm a producer of fine hand crafted organic vegetables?
Answer:
A truly special multi-course gastronomic event prepared mainly with Neversink Farm's produce cultivated less than 50 feet away.
Please join us for this highly anticipated collaboration of amazing talents: Conor and Kate from Neversink Farm, and Peekamoose Restaurant's very own, Devin Mills. This is local dining at its most local. Tours of the Farm will be available before the lunch.
Guests will be seated communally at the farmhouse table, surrounded by the lush mountains, roaming chickens (who have escaped that day's menu) and rolling pastures.
Tickets are extremely limited - additional information and tickets can be found by calling Marybeth at 845-254-6500.

http://www.neversinkfarm.com
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Organic farmers sue Monsanto

By Julia Reischel
3/31/11 - 1:05 pm

Photo of organic seed packets by Flickr user LollyKnit.

Reuters reports that the Public Patent Foundation, a nonprofit organization located at Cardozo School of Law and dedicated to preserving "freedom in the patent system," has filed suit against the agricultural giant Monstanto on behalf of a group of 60 farmers, seed businesses and organic boosters.

PUBPAT is preemtively suing Monsanto to prevent the company from suing farmers or seed suppliers for patent infringement if they unwittingly grow or use Monstanto's patented seeds. As Reuters points out, Monsanto is known for aggressively defending its patents on its seeds in the courts. 

The lawsuit clearly intends to make a splash. In a press release, the PUBPAT executive director, Dan Ravicher, suggests that Monsanto is trying to take over the world's entire food supply:  Read more

For fun: a Facebook page containing a gallery of baskets we've done over the years

By laurie
1/2/11 - 4:31 am

To view the gallery, please visit http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=41849&id=152986008087740.  Thanks for visiting!

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Sat, September 4 we will be sampling our baguettes at Freshtown in Margaretville

By Machu Picchu
9/1/10 - 9:06 pm

Sat, September 4 we’ll be sampling homemade, freshly baked baguettes at Freshtown in Margaretville. Plain or with wild oregano, organic garlic from Tovey’s Farm and extra virgin olive oil from Freshtown. We will be there from 10 a.m. till 1 p.m.  

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Saturday, July 3rd at the Pakatakan Farmer’s Market: fresh bread, blueberry oatmeal muffins and peach cobblers hot from the oven

By Machu Picchu
7/2/10 - 10:49 am

Saturday, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, we’ll be in the Pavilion at the Pakatakan Farmer’s Market, on Rt.30 in Halcottsville. Stop by for a fresh loaf of bread, a made from scratch organic blueberry oatmeal muffin or a peach cobbler ... hot from the oven. Mmmmm!   

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