A Trip to Bountiful, 2nd Annual Garden of Eating Tour!
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ALBANY FARMS, FARMSTANDS, FARMERS' MARKETS Albany County Farm Links ~ Albany County Department of Economic Development, Conservation, and Planning |
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Visit the Albany County Bounty Community Walk Map for a detailed and coded map of all the Albany County Garden of Eating participating restaurants, farms, farm stands, and farmers' markets. Use the map as an aid to plan your self-guided driving tour! |
ALBANY PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS (LOCAL ITEMS MENU SAMPLERS)
Albany Pump Station (C.H. Evans Brewing): 19 Quackenbush Square, Albany, NY 12207 | (518) 447-9000 | Gordon Farms Berne NY and Eager Brothers - Hudson NY; Meatloaf and Eggplant Roulade
Café Capriccio: 49 Grand Street, Albany (518) 465-0439 | All of our salads, vegetables, and herbs are from our garden or other local gardens. Local foods are used throughout our menu.
Century House Restaurant, The: 997 New Loudon Road Latham 12110 (518) 785-7984
dp An American Brasserie: 25 Chapel Street, Albany (518) 436-3737
Jack's Oyster House:
38-44 State Street, Albany, NY 12207 | (518) 465-8854
Seasonal Vegetable risotto: This dish is a hearty portion of creamy risotto with seasonal vegetables. A medley of zucchini, squash, green beans, baby carrots and sweet corn, garnished with a red sorell and fresh herb salad.
La Serre Restaurant: 14 Green Street, Albany (518) 463-6056
Melville's Mug: 5 Clinton Square Albany 12207 hours: M-F 7am-4pm | Closed Sat./Sun.
Hot Apple Cider served with a cinnamon stick; Butternut Squash & Pear Soup served daily for the duration of the tour; Zucchini Casserole served w/ a side garden salad; Hours of operation are M-F 7 a.m. to 4 p.m...will not be open during the weekend portion of the tour.
Normanside Country Club: 150 Salisbury Drive, Delmar 12054
(518) 439-2117
Reservations only please – cash or check only
Victory Café: 10 Sheridan Avenue, Albany (518) 463-9113
Yono’s Restaurant: 25 Chapel Street, Albany 12207 (518) 436-7747 | Dégustation of Slack Hollow Farms’ Heirloom Tomatoes: Blue Corn Meal Crusted “Fried Green Tomato”, Bruschetta, & Risotto; Berkshire Pork Belly “BLT” with Red Oak Lettuce, Heirloom Tomatoes, Avocado Aïoli, Grilled Fresh Baked Brioche, “Truffled” Sheldon Farms’ New Crop Potato Chips
FARMS, FARMSTANDS, FARMERS' MARKETS
Altamont Orchards: 6654 Dunnsville Road, Guilderland (518)861-6515 Hours: daily 9:30am-6pm | Weekends January-May | Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. Noon-4pm | U-pick strawberries, apples and pumpkins. Cider, vegetables, retail products and bakery items available at market. Also home of Orchard Creek Golf Course and Cider House Restaurant.
Eight Mile Creek Farm: 40 Johnny Cake Hill Road, Westerlo (518) 966-5468 | Call ahead to have in-season produce picked fresh for you. Certified Organic Eggs are always available. Certified Organic Beef available, as well.
Engel’s Farm Market:
667 Albany-Shaker Road, Colonie (next to Albany International Airport)
(518)869-5653 |
Hours: seasonal - daily |
Homegrown and local fruits and vegetables, flowers and bedding plants, and baked goods as well as meat and cheeses from Oscar’s Smokehouse.
Gade Farm, The: 2479 Western Avenue, Guilderland (518) 869-8019 | Hours: daily 9am-7:30pm |Palm Sunday – Dec.25 Fresh fruits and vegetables, baked goods, jams and condiments available at farm store. Bulk mulch and firewood are available for delivery.
Gardnerville Farms: Gardner Road, Altamont | Hours: Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday noon-5pm | Growing organic garlic, hot peppers, raspberries, blackberries, and herbs
George’s Market: 760 Troy-Schenectady Road, Colonie (518) 785-4210 | Hours: Mon-Sat 8am – 6pm, Sunday 9am–6pm | April 1-December 24 | Offering a wide selection of locally grown fruits and home-grown vegetables, cut flowers, trees & shrubs, sod & firewood and bedding plants. Seasonal specialties include; pumpkins, gourds, corn stalks, home baked pies, donuts, and cider, Christmas and tabletop trees, custom made wreaths, roping, garland, centerpieces, kissing balls & grave blankets.
Kleinke’s Farm: 96 Kenwood Avenue, Delmar | (518)439-5563 | Hours: July-October | Mon.-Sat. 10am-6pm, Sun. 10am-4pm
Krug Farms: 65 Everett Road, Colonie (518) 482-5406 | Hours: 9am-6pm |May-September | A variety of vegetables, nursery plants, flowers and herbs from this farm are available at several Capital District farmers markets. They sell both retail and wholesale.
Lansing’s Farm Market: 204 Lishakill Road, Colonie (518)464-0089 | Hours: Daily May-December | Growing U-pick berries, vegetables, pumpkins, and flowers. Apple cider, honey, baked goods, preserves and greenhouse plants also available.
Longfield: 1093 Township Rd. (Rte 146), Knox
(518) 861-5280 |
Hours: Thursdays 3pm-7pm
Featuring grassfed and pasture raised meats from Sap Bush Hollow Farm, local vegetables and flowers, stone hearth artisan breads from Longfield Farm, wool products from Longfield & other local farms.
Morning Fog Farm: 1207 Switzkill Road, Berne (518) 872-1772 | Hours: Saturdays 10am-6pm and by appointment | Organic Vegetables, herbs, naturally raised beef and pork.
Newcomb’s Farm: 157 Thacher Park Road (aka Rt. 157A) (518) 872-2576 | Hours: daily 10am-6pm | Farm stand offers a variety of fruits, vegetable, herbs & bedding plants as well as baked goods and honey.
Our Family’s Harvest: New Scotland Road (Route 85) next to Town Hall, New Scotland | Homegrown and other fruits and vegetables, sweet corn, hanging and bedding plants, baked goods, meats, and other specialty items.
Partridge Run Farm and Apiary:
484 Ravine Road, Berne |
Open daily for honey and related products (candles, soaps etc.)
Patroon Land Farm: 153 Kecham Road, Voorheesville (518) 786-3691 | Hours: Monday through Saturday
Stanton’s Farm Market: Routes 32 and 406, 4 miles north of Greenville (518) 768-2344 | Hours: 10am-6pm| Mon-Sat., May-Sept Vegetables, corn, home-grown strawberries, fruits.
Sunshine Farm:
447 Picard Road,
Altamont NY 12009 | Farmstand 7 days a week 10-6:30pm
Farmers markets CDPHP - Clifton Park Tuesday 10-1:00, Patroon Blvd Thursday 11-1:30, and Voorheesville Market Friday 2:30-6pm
West Shaker Farm: 925 Watervliet Shaker Road, Colonie (518) 869-1922 | Hours: 8AM-5PM April 15-July 4, and August 21-December 24 | Plants and flowers and indoor produce market offering the farm's fruit and vegetables and other produce from the Menands Market. There is also a café.
Pick-your-own ~
Altamont Orchards: 6654 Dunnsville Road, Guilderland (518) 861-6515 | Hours: daily 9:30am-6pm | Weekends January-May Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. Noon-4pm | U-pick strawberries, apples and pumpkins. Cider, vegetables, retail products and bakery items available at market. Also home of Orchard Creek Golf Course and Cider House Restaurant.
Indian Ladder Farms: 342 Altamont Road, Altamont (518) 765-2956 | 866-640-PICK for pick-your-own schedule. | Located in the Town of New Scotland in Albany County, this 4th generation family-run orchard, owned by Peter Ten Eyck offers U-pick apples and berries and also sells produce and locally-made foods from area farms. In addition, their scenic location provides opportunities for recreation and education with a café, nature trails, school tours, picnic areas, hayrides, a petting zoo, and many other special festivals and programs. Check their website for current event and harvest information.
Other stores carrying locally-grown foods ~
Delmar Health Nut: 282 Delaware Avenue, Delmar 12054 (518) 439-7775 | Local eggs
Eats Gourmet Marketplace: Stuyvesant Plaza, 10 Executive Park Drive, Albany (518) 453-3287 (EATS)
Honest Weight Food Co-op: 484 Central Avenue, Albany (518) 482-2667 | Local produce, eggs, meat, and cheese.
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