A Trip to Bountiful, 2nd Annual Garden of Eating Tour!
COLUMBIA COUNTY BOUNTY
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* Chatham to Showcase Local Agriculture: (Map)
The Chatham Agricultural Partnership (CAP), in cooperation with a number of farms in Chatham, is hosting an Open Farm Day on Saturday, September 12, 2009. The purpose is to give visitors a look at the many types of farming that take place in Chatham, and to allow them to see the operations at some of the towns most beautiful and busy farms. The tour will include sheep, dairy, beef, produce, equine and alpaca farms. Several of the farms will have their product for sale. All of the farms will be open from 11 till 4:00, and the event is free to the public. Farms include Kinderhook, Staron’s Farm, Ooms Farm, Spruce Ride Farm, Little Brook Farm, Old Chatham Sheepherding Company, and Equine Advocates Safe Home Equine Rescue and Sanctuary. A driving and bike route map of the participating farms is available on the CAP website, www.ChathamKeepFarming.org, and in village stores. Contact: Jeff Lick 518-794-6294 or jeff@spruceridgefarm.com.
Later that evening, join the Columbia Land Conservancy for a night of fun and dancing with the Mountain Laurel Band. Light refreshments and food will be provided. Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door. Columbia County Fairgrounds - Fairhouse, Route 203, Chatham. 7-10 p.m. Tickets for the dance: $8/adults, $5/children, $20/family ticket. Contact: Lauren Haberland: 518-392-5252 x214 www.clctrust.org.
COLUMBIA COUNTY PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS
Baba Louie’s Restaurant: 517 Warren Street • Hudson, NY 12534 (518) 751-2155
Daily 11:30 am-3 pm & 5-9:30 pm, until 10 pm Sat & Sun; closed Wed. | Pizza, pasta, salads & sandwiches
Blue Plate Restaurant: 1 Kinderhook Street • Chatham, NY 12037 (518)
392-7711
Tuesday-Thursday 5:30-9 pm; Friday-Saturday 5:30-9:30 pm; Sunday 5-9 pm
Contemporary American
Ca'Mea Ristorante: 333 Warren Street • Hudson, NY 12534 (518)
822-0005
Tue-Sun noon-3 pm; Tue-Sat 5-10 pm; Sun till 9 pm | Italian
Carolina House: 59 Broad Street (Rt. 9), Kinderhook, NY 12106 (518) 758-1669
Hours: Dinner is served every evening except Tuesday
DA|BA Restaurant: 225 Warren Street • Hudson, NY 12534 (518)
249-4631
Mon-Sat 6-10 pm; closed Sun | Sophisticated fare & pub menu
Earth Foods Café: 523 Warren Street • Hudson, NY 12534 (518)
822-1396
Mon, Wed, Thur 9 am-3 pm; Fri-Sun till 4 pm; closed Tue. | Eclectic: wraps, salads, soups, pizza, sandwiches, omlettes, organic juices; eggs & produce from their farm
Lippera’s at the Chatham House: 29 Hudson Avenue (Rte. 66) • Chatham, NY 12037 (518) 392-6600 |
Mon-Thur 11:30 am-9:30 pm; Fri & Sat till 10:30 pm;Sun till 9 pm | American/Italian & Tavern menu. For Garden of Eating Tour: Serving Whipped Cucumber Soup; three dessert wines (Highlands Fine Ruby; Raspberry Fine Ruby Palladian White), a wine by the glass (Hudson River Valley Red) and another by the bottle only (Lindenwald White) from Hudson-Chatham Winery
Local 111: 111 Main Street • Philmont, NY 12565 (518)
672-7801 |
Dinner Wed-Sun; Weekend Brunch 8:30 am-2 pm | New American
Mexican Radio:537 Warren Street • Hudson, NY 12534 (518)
828-7770
Daily 11:30 am-11 pm | Fresh, Mexican comfort food focused on local ingredients
Miller’s Tavern:
920 Route 82, Ancram, NY 12502 (518) 851-7230 |
Wed-Sun: 5 pm- 10 pm
O Kenny’s Express:
2106 Rathbone Ave. • Valatie, NY 12184 (518) 784-2491 |Mon-Sat 11 am-8 pm |Wraps, sandwiches & dinner
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O’s Eatery: 309 Rigor Hill Road • Austerlitz, NY 12017 (518) 392-1001 | Daily 7 am-9 pm; Sun till 10 pm | Classic American Diner – uses local product in some dishes
The Red Barn: 47 Old Post Road (Rte. 9H) • Ghent, NY 12075 (518)
828-6677
Fri & Sat 6-11 pm, Closed January | Locavore Bistro and American Classics
Red Dot Restaurant & Bar: 321 Warren Street • Hudson, NY 12534 (518)
828-3657
Daily 5-10 pm, Weekends 11 am-3 pm, closed Tues | World Cuisine
Riverview Cafe: 48 Riverview Street • Stuyvesant, NY 12173 (518) 758-8950 | Wed-Sun 8 am-3 pm; Friday only 5 8:30 pm | American
Saffron at Hudson
@ Hudson Supermarket Fri-Sun at 310 Warren Street (646) 207-2467 or (518) 828-7311 |
12-5pm | Indian, Featuring Black Bean with Curried Corn Soup
Stissing House Restaurant & Tavern, The:
7801 S. Main Street • Route 199 & Route 82
Pine Plains, NY 12567 (518)
398-8800 |
Winter: Thurs-Sun dinner & weekend lunch; Summer: Thur-Tues dinner | French/Italian
Swiss Hutte: Rte. 23 • Hillsdale, NY 12529 (518) 325-3333| Wed-Sun | French - Continental
Swoon Kitchenbar:
340 Warren St • Hudson, NY 12534 (518)
822-8938
Daily 11:30 am-10 pm, Fri & Sat till 11 pm, Closed Wed | New American
Tanzy’s Restaurant:
223 Warren Street • Hudson, NY 12534 (518)
828-5165
Daily 8 am-3 pm, Sun till noon; Closed Wed | Typical American breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea
Verdigris Tea Cafe and Bakery: 13 South 3rd Street, Hudson, NY 12534 (828) 3139 or 821-1274 |
10 am -6 pm, daily, closed Tuesday |
Baked goods, soups, chili, local honey, Bread, Cakes, Cookies, and 125 varieties of tea.
Vico Restaurant: 136 Warren Street • Hudson, NY 12534 (518)
828-6529
Mon-Thur 5-9:30 pm, Fri & Sat till 10 pm, Sun noon-9:30 pm | Northern Italian; Tuscan
COLUMBIA COUNTY FARMS, FARMSTANDS, FARMER'S MARKETS (Map)
The Berry Farm:
2309 Route 203 • Chatham, NY 12037 (518)
392-4609
Daily 9 am-6 pm, year-round |Non-spray berries in store & u-pick, local meats, bakery,gourmet foods, leafy vegetables grown throughout the winter, dairy, eggs, cut flowers, fruits, herbs, honey, maple, nuts, plants, vegetables YEAR-ROUND
The Berry Patch:
15589 Rte. 22 • Stephentown, NY 12168 (518)
733-6772
10 am-5:30 pm, Fri thru Mon | Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, cut flowers, tomatoes(heirloom and hybrid), peppers, eggplant, summer squash,pumpkins, gourds, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, brussel sprouts, lettuce, arugula, spinach, beets, chard, radishes,herbs, maple syrup, local honey, jams & fall ornamental crops
Braeburn Farm: 1280 Route 203 • Chatham, NY 12037 (518)
392-0513
Vegetables, sweet corn, asparagus, seedlings, pumpkins, flowers, produce, herbs and nursery APRIL-OCTOBER
Coach Farm: 105 Mill Hill Road • Pine Plains, NY 12567 (518)
398-5325
Mon-Fri 8 am-4:30 pm | Products available to public at farm. Fresh & aged goat cheese, Grade A pasteurized goat milk & drinkable goat yogurt YEAR-ROUND
Don Baker Farm:
183 County Route 14 • Greenport, NY (518)
828-9542
In-season daily 9 am-5 pm | 20 varieties of apples, pears, 20+ varieties of plums, peaches, nectarines, apricots, sweet cherries, red tart cherries, black tart cherries, blueberries, red currants, black currants, gooseberries, rhubarb JUNE-OCTOBER
Philip Orchards: 270 Route 9-H, Claverack, NY 12513 (518) 851-6351
Hours: 8:30 am- 5:30 pm daily in season |
Products: 15 varieties of apples, 5 varieties of pears, 2 varieties of plums, blackberries, fall raspberries, all pick-your-own
Fix Bros Fruit Farm:
222 White Birch Road • Livingston, NY (518)
828-4401
Seasonal daily 8 am-5 pm | Sweet & sour (red & black) cherries, peaches, apples, pears, plums JUNE-OCTOBER. Also, pick-your-own
Golden Harvest Farms:
3074 Route 9 • Valatie, NY 12184 (518)
758-7683
Daily 8 am-5 pm
Apples (Braeburn, Cortland, Crispin, Fuji, Empire,Gala, Ginger Gold, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Ida Red, JonaGold, McIntosh, Macoun,Red Delicious, Rome), peaches, cherries, strawberries,squash, potatoes, maple syrup, pumpkins, apple packing
plant, cider mill, spring & fall flowers, Christmas trees. YEAR-ROUND. Farm Festival, Saturday, Sept. 19, 10 am-6 pm
Grazin’Angus Acres: 176 Bartel Road • Ghent, NY 12075 (518)
392-3620
Call before coming | Grass-fed Black Angus Beef and pastured chicken and eggs. YEAR-ROUND
Green Acres Farm:
269 Schneider Road • Hudson, NY 12534 (518)
851-7460
Fri-Mon 9 am-6 pm | Herbs, honey, preserves, 20 varieties of heirloom tomatoes,corn, fall squash, butternut, acorn, delicata, buttercup and spaghetti squash, pumpkins, including French heirloom, hot and sweet peppers, red and yellow raspberries, 3 varieties Italian heirloom eggplant, cucumbers, summer squash. JULY THROUGH NOVEMBER
Hawthorne Valley Farm: 327 Route 21C • Ghent, NY 12075 (518)
672-7500
Store open Mon-Sat 7:30 am-7 pm; Sun 9 am-5 pm
Dairy, meat, baked goods, full line of groceries
Herondale Farm: 90 Wiltsie Bridge Rd • Ancramdale, NY 12503 (518)
329-3769
Thur & Fri 11 am-6 pm, Sat 9 am-5 pm | Organic grass-fed beef, pork, chicken & lamb
Holmquest Farms:
516 Spook Rock Road • Hudson, NY 12534 (518)
851-9629
In-season daily 8 am-5 pm | Strawberries, Swiss chard, sweet corn, all varieties of peppers, all varieties of melons, eggplant, tomato, cucumbers, onions, lettuce, summer squash, all varieties beans,
tomatillos, broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, turnips, beets, winter squash, pumpkins, gourds, collard greens, basil, dill, parsley and fennel JUNE-OCTOBER
Holtzman Farm and Bakery:
553 Maple Drive • Canaan, NY 12060 (518)
392-6092
Stop by or call | Butter crust pies with local fruits, organic, fresh poultry June-Nov, frozen poultry year-round, brown/blue eggs
Honey Dog Farm:
284 Rodman Rd & 2301 Rt 23 • Hillsdale, NY 12529 (518)
325-9338
In-season daily/honor system | Sunflowers, honey, tomatoes, peppers, beans, garlic, scapes & radishes
Kinderhook Farm: 1958 County Route 21 • Valatie, NY 12184 (518)
929-3075
Daily | Grass-fed beef, eggs, & lamb YEAR-ROUND. Hay rides, farm tours
LoveApple Farm: 1421 Route 9H • Ghent NY 12075 (518)
828-5048
In-season daily 8 am-6 pm | Mexican Cafe. Cherries, apricots, nectarines, peaches, plums, pears,apples, strawberries, red & black raspberries, currants, gooseberries, vegetables, homemade pies, fruit preserves, jams & jellies, breads, cider donuts MID-JUNE THROUGH NOVEMBER. Pick-your-own, petting zoo
Micosta Restaurant Farm:
3007 Route 20 • Hudson, NY 12534 (518)
822-9708
9 am-5 pm | Specialty fruit juices with berries, apple-berry blends with black currant, elderberry, aronia, & sea buckthorn. Chocolates, ice cream, pies, yogurt. Local food with an international flare. JUNE-NOV
Old Chatham Sheepherding Co: 155 Shaker Museum Road • Old Chatham, NY 12136 (518)
794-7733 |
Always open/honor system | Sheep cheeses & yogurts YEAR-ROUND
Philip Orchards: 270 Route 9-H, Claverack, NY 12513 (518) 851-6351 | 8:30 am- 5:30 pm daily in season| 15 varieties of apples, 5 varieties of pears, 2 varieties of plums, blackberries, fall raspberries, all pick-your-own
Pleroma Farm: County Route 14 • Hudson, NY 12534 (518)
828-1966
Call ahead | Pork, veal, beef, chicken, dairy, eggs – free-range, organically fed YEAR-ROUND
Punsit Valley Farm:
365 Punsit Road • Chatham, NY 12037 (518)
392-3478
Call ahead | Free-range Angus beef, chickens, pheasants, including smoked. YEAR-ROUND
Ronnybrook Farm Dairy: 310 Prospect Hill Road • Ancramdale, NY 12503 (518)
398-6455
9 am-5 pm, Visitors welcome, call ahead | Farm fresh milk in glass bottles, low fat, skim & flavored; ice cream, butter; yogurt & yogurt drinks, YEAR-ROUND
Samascott Orchards: 5 Sunset Avenue & Market at 65 Chatham St.
Kinderhook, NY 12106
(518) 758-7224
Daily 8 am-6 pm Apr-Nov | Asparagus, rhubarb, strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, peach, plum, sweet cherry, sour cherry, pear, currants, gooseberries, sweet corn, tomato, pepper, potatoes, summer squash, winter squash, cucumber, carrot, radish, turnip, 50-plus varieties of apples, onions, garlic, peas, beans, broccoli & cauliflower. May through fall.
Scarecrow Farm:
Old Barrington Road • Hollowville, NY 12530 (518)
851-9898
May 1-Dec 24, daily 9 am-5 pm | Jerusalem artichokes, several varieties of basil, beans, cabbage, cauliflower, beets, broccoli, brussel sprouts, chard, chives, eggplant, 11 varieties of garlic, garlic scallions and scapes, gourds, lettuce, parsley, parsnips, several varieties of hot and sweet peppers, pumpkins,
shallots, rutabaga, summer and winter squash, six varieties of tomatoes, turnips, tomatillo, year-round honey & eggs. MAY-DECEMBER
Spruce Ridge Farm:
434 Rt. 13 • Old Chatham, NY 12136 (518)
794-6294
By appointment | Alpaca yarn & fiber products
Staron Farm:
Route 203 and Merwin Road • Valatie, NY 12184 (518)
392-2920
In-season Mon-Fri 9 am-6 pm, weekends till 5 pm | Fruits & vegetables, including potatoes JUNE-NOV
Taconic Orchards:
591 Route 82 • Hudson, NY 12534 (518)
851-7477
In-season daily 9 am-6 pm | Apples, pears, peaches, plums, nectarines, blackberries, raspberries, black raspberries, apricots, cherries; bakery, in-store deli & ice cream LATE JUNE-NOVEMBER
Thompson-Finch Farm: 750 Wiltsie Bridge Road, Ancram, NY 12502 (518)
329-7578
Call for hours | Certified organic pick-your-own fruit, NOFA-certified organic June strawberries, July-Aug blueberries, Sept-Oct raspberries JUNE-NOV
Threshold Farm: 16 Summit Street • Philmont, NY 12565
(518) 672-5509
Call ahead | Biodynamic Apples (Paul Red, Gala, Coxorange Pippin, Jonafree, Jonagold, Macoun, Liberty, Golden Delicious, Fuji, Ida Red, Baldwin), white peaches (Raritan Rose, White Hale, Bell of Georgia), yellow peaches (Bisco, Harbrite, Red Haven), & pears (Clapps, Bartlett, Bosc,
Comice), vegetables JUNE-NOV (apples till March)
White Oak Farms:
65 Whippoorwill Road • Hillsdale, NY 12529
(518)325-3384
In-season daily 9 am-dark, honor system | Garlic, sweet corn, BBQ sauce, jams and jellies. Garlic July; corn August; rest year-round
Wind That Will:
2329 County Route 9 • Chatham, NY 12060 (518)
392-9366
By appointment only | Goat meat YEAR-ROUND
FARM MARKETS:
Chatham Farmers Market: 15 Church Street • Chatham, NY 12037 (518)
392-3353
Friday 4-7 pm |Seasonal produce JUNE-OCTOBER
Hudson Farmers’Market: North 6th & Columbia Streets • Hudson, NY 12534
May thru Nov, Sat. 9 am-1 pm |
22 vendors with greens, vegetables, herbs, honey, fruits,preserves, cut flowers, lamb, chicken, beef, pork, baked goods, free range eggs, dairy & cheese. Organic, transitional & conventionally grown.
Kinderhook Farmers Market:
Village Green at Route 9 • Kinderhook, NY 12106 (518)
758-1232 |
In season Sat 8 am-12:30 pm
Fruits & vegetables including organic, jams, jellies, preserves, plants, meats, honey, dairy, eggs & more. JUNE 7-MID OCTOBER
Philmont Farmers Market:
93 Main Street Philmont, NY 12565 (518) 672-7556
Sundays 10 am-1 pm | Baked goods, maple syrup, dairy, eggs, plants, cut flowers, fruits, vegetables, herbs, wine, honey, local crafters and artisans, activity tent, and sometimes free music
Stuyvesant Farmers Market:
Stuyvesant Railroad Station • Stuyvesant, NY 12173 (518)
758-6474 •
Fri 4-7 pm | Organic & commercial vegetables, flowers, honey, eggs, jams & jellies, baked goods, plants, dried flowers. MAY-OCTOBER
SPECIALTY PRODUCTS
Brookview Station Winery and Goold Orchards:
1297 Brookview Station Rd • Castleton, NY 12033 (518)
732-7317
Daily 9 am-5 pm, Sept - Dec till 5:30 pm
Wines: table & dessert, apples, cider, apple crisp & cider doughnuts
Chatham Brewing Company: 30 Main Street (off Main St) • Chatham, NY 12037 (518)
697-0202
Open to public Sat 11 am-2 pm or by appointment
Hand-crafted ales: India Pale Ale, Amber Ale, Porter,seasonal specialties & custom brews
Core Vodka by Harvest Spirits,LLC: 3074 Route 9 • Valatie, NY 12184 (518)
261-1625
Weekends noon-5 pm, daily by appointment
Vodka – distilled spirits from local fruit, fruit brandies
Hudson-Chatham Winery:
1900 Route 66 • Ghent, NY 12075
392-WINE •
Tasting Room open Saturdays & Sundays, 12-5:30 pm
and by appt.
Fine wines (table & dessert), maple syrups, balsamic vinegars, and other local gourmet items.
Pampered Cow,LLC:
416 Schnackenberg Street • Ghent, NY 12075 (732) 614-8467
Call ahead
Artisanal cheeses
Angel Wing Hollow B&B Lodging: 898 Rt. 28 • Niverville, NY 12130
(518) 784-2989
Changing Times B&B: Rt. 82 West Taghkanic • Craryville, NY 12521 (518)
851-3510
Churchill House B&B: 228 Churchill Road • New Lebanon, NY 12125 (518)
766-5852
Shaker Meadows:
14209 Rte. 22 • New Lebanon, NY 12125 (518) 794-9385
Country Squire B&B, The:
251 Allen Street • Hudson, NY 12534 (518)
828-9229
Croff House, The:
5 Willard Place • Hudson, NY 12534 (518)
828-1688
Harmony Acres:
1695 County Route 13 • Brainard, NY 12024 (518)
794-7321
Hudson City Bed and Breakfast: 326 Allen Street • Hudson, NY 12534 (518)
822-8044
Mount Merino Manor B&B: 4317 Rte. 23 • Hudson, NY 12534 (518)
828-5583
Inn at Green River, The:
9 Nobletown Road • Hillsdale, NY 12529 (518)
325-7248
Inn at Hudson, The: 317 Allen Street • Hudson, NY 12534 (518)
822-9322
Inn at the Shaker Mill Farm, The: 40 Cherry Lane • Canaan, NY 12029 (518)
796-9345
Inn at Silver Maple Farm, The:
1871 Route 295 • East Chatham, NY 12060 (518)
781-3600
Sunset/Sunrise B&B: 297 East Main Street (Rt. 7A) • Copake, NY 12516 (518)
329-2915
Thyme in the Country Bed and Breakfast:
671 Fish and Game Road • Hudson, NY 12534
(518) 672-5623
Vintage East Cottage Retreat: 375 Middle Road • Hudson, NY 12534 (518)
828-3825
Free pick-your-own organic vegetables
