Chatham Area Farm Tour
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sat, 09/21/2024
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Decide to visit just a few farms or check them all out – the choice is yours! Read on for more information about what each farm will have to offer during the tour.
A OOMS AND SONS DAIRY FARM
215 County Route 28A, Chatham Center
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Ooms and Sons is a multigenerational dairy farm that has been producing milk in the town for over 70 years. We are the majority supplier for Beecher’s Cheese in Manhattan and belong to the Cabot/McCadam cooperative. Cows are milked with robotic milking machines – tours on the hour from noon to 4pm.
ARTHUR’S POINT FARM
118 Eagle Rock Rd, Ghent
518.553.0335
http://www.arthurspointfarm.com
Arthur’s Point Farm specializes in growing and selling a variety of native and locally-adapted cultivars of nuts, fruits, and other ecologically-valuable trees, shrubs, and perennial wildflowers of superior genetic selection. Our plants are 1-4 years old and sold both as bare-roots and in specialized root-prune pots made from recycled plastic bottles. The farm also produces probiotic biochars that build soil health, recycle nutrients, and sequester carbon. Guided tours only, 10am and 1pm. Join us!
BUTTONWOOD HOLLOW FARM
71 Loomis Rd, Chatham
518-755-9143
www.Buttonwoodhollowfarm.com Instagram: @buttonwoodhollowfarm
A small family farm in Chatham offering exclusively pasture-raised beef and pork, wood-fired maple syrup, and cut flowers. Stop by to chat with farmers, learn about our buying club, pick up farm goods, and see the animals.
THE CHATHAM BERRY FARM
2309 State Route 203, Chatham
518-392-4609 www.thechathamberryfarm.com Instagram: @thechathamberryfarm, @thegreenhousecidery Facebook: @thechathamberryfarm
The Chatham Berry Farm is a local, family-owned farm, farm store and garden center. Providing fresh, wholesome food to our community since 1982, celebrating 42 years in business! Specializing in natural, organic and local produce and specialty products as well as no spray, pesticide-free, hydroponically grown greens and vegetables from our greenhouses throughout the year! U-Pick pesticide-free berries available July-October. Seasonal garden center featuring a diverse selection of houseplants, annuals, perennials, herbs & more! The Greenhouse Cidery at the farm is open seasonally, Thursday-Saturday. Featuring unique & small batch hard cider made on site using locally grown apples. NYS beer, wine, spirits & housemade cocktails. Yummy Kitchen food, fire pits, pop-ups, live music & events throughout the year. Spacious indoor & outdoor seating. Farm store open daily, 8am-6pm, 364 days a year!
DOG WOOD FARM & ROCK CITY MUSHROOMS
85 Hartigan Road, Old Chatham
518-821-4282 www.dogwoodfarmny.com; www.rockcitymushrooms.com
A diversified farm raising pastured turkeys, grassfed beef, and indoor-cultivated mushrooms. Tours throughout the day from 10 am to 4 pm. Farm foods available for purchase plus Thanksgiving turkey pre-orders.
GRIMALDI FARM
22 Old Talerico Road, Ghent
518-929-3420 www.grimaldifarmstore.com
Grimaldi Farm’s proudly raised Certified Organic Grass-Fed and Grass Finished Beef. Rotational raised Non-GMO fed Chickens. We have a Farm Store where we sell our Certified Organic Grass-Fed Beef, Farm Fresh Eggs, and support many other local producers. On tour day Benjamin Bruckenthal @thefarmersfeastinc will be serving up our certified Organic grass-fed meats. Farm tours from 10-4.
HAWTHORNE VALLEY FARM
327 County Route 21C, Ghent
518-672-7500 https://farm.hawthornevalley.org Instagram: @hawthornevalley Facebook: @hvalleyfarm
Hawthorne Valley Farm is a 900-acre Demeter-certified Biodynamic® farm dedicated to farming holistically and producing high-quality food. Our farm includes dairy cows, vegetables, a 300-plus member CSA, an organic creamery and artisan bakery, and more! Our on-site Farm Store is a full-line natural foods and grocery store (open daily 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m.) with a deli bar serving fresh organic meals daily. Join us for guided tours with Farmer Betsy at 11 a.m. or at 2 p.m. Tours will meet at the Farm Store pavilion. If you’d like to watch the cows come in from pasture for milking, join us around 2:30 p.m. Come any time to shop in our farm store, enjoy a picnic lunch outside, and to visit our pastured pigs out by the hoop barns.
HIGH AND MIGHTY FARM
71 County Route 21C, Ghent
518-672-4202 www.high-n-mighty.org; Instagram: @highnmightycenter
Since 2013, High & Mighty Therapeutic Riding and Driving, Inc., which is a PATH Premier Accredited Center, has provided equine-assisted services to those in and around our community. Our mission is to engage the power of the horse-human connection to provide physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being to those of all abilities, and our programs foster an environment of inclusivity, excellence, positivity, and respect. At High & Mighty, we believe that horses provide the opportunity to change lives for the better. Come to the farm and find out for yourself! Tours from 10-2.
KINDERHOOK FARM
1958 County Route 21 (at the end of Garner Rd.), Ghent
518-929-3075 https://kinderhookfarm.square.site; Instagram: @kinderhookfarm
With fields and operations spanning Ghent and Chatham, visit the center of activity to learn more about raising grass-fed beef, lamb, pastured pork and chickens. A farm store offers beef, lamb, pork as well as raw honey, chicken and eggs for sale. Tours throughout the day.
LITTLE BROOK FARM
548 County Route 13 (at Pitt Hall Road), Old Chatham
www.littlebrookfarmsanctuary.org Instagram: @little_brook_farm
Welcome to one of the most diverse equine facilities in the nation! Established in 1977, LBF has been successfully blending equine rescue with educational, vocational and therapeutic programs for 46 years. Riding instruction and summer camps are also offered. Tours will be available on the hour between 11 am and 1 pm. Children are welcome at Little Brook Farm but must always be accompanied by an adult for safety’s sake, both the children’s and the horses’ safety. We have horses with many different medical needs, and therefore, they cannot be fed by anyone but farm staff.
MAPLE LEAF SUGARING
93 Dupier Road, Ghent
518-929-0484 www.mapleleafsugaring.com; Facebook: @MapleLeafSugaring
We are a family-owned and operated certified organic maple sugaring operation producing high-quality maple syrup. Come join us to learn how maple syrup is crafted. We will provide tours of our operation throughout the day. Sugar house store will be open with syrup, maple cotton candy, maple sugar, and maple cream.
STARON FARM
4 Merwin Rd, Valatie
518-392-2920 www.staronfarm.com; Instagram: @staronfarm
We are a family-owned business started in 1978 by Donna and Stanley Staron. We grow a variety of fruits and veggies, with potatoes being our largest crop. We also sell fruit from other local farms. We will be offering the fruits of our labor at our roadside stand during the Chatham Farm Tour. Our regular hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 to 5:30, Saturday, 9:00 to 5:00, and Sunday, 10:00 to 4:00. June through October.
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