Buy Fresh Buy Local- Pure Catskills

Buy Fresh Buy Local

The end of summer brings the harvest time in the Hudson Valley. Pure Catskills is a campaign to promote farms and food businesses in the Catskill region on New York.

Tara Collins, Communications Director Watershed Agricultural Council, reports, "This six-county regional branding effort is to raise people's awareness to local products here in and around the watershed region. Many of our members embrace the clean water mantra of stewarding the land. All embrace the pride of growing and raising local foods for local consumption. Ulster County residents can find a local farm or producer easily online at www.buypurecatskills.com.

We also have a Pure Catskills brand for regional wood products promoting raw lumber to finished furniture. You can find those members and their wares at www.catskillwoodnet.org. Both programs are economic iniatives of the Waterhsed Agricultural Council made possible with funding from the New York City Department of Environmental Protection.

Spending our dollars locally stimulates our regional economy. Can you imagine what impact we would have if we dedicated $10 a weeek to purchasing local products? By supporting wood businesses, veggie and livestock farms that work the land, we guarantee the rural character of the Ulster County landscape. Buying local is all about eating healthy food, connecting with your local farmer and promoting clean water."

The local farms are preparing for festivals, pick your own, and farmers markets. Some of the many farms in the area are:

Kiernan Farm
1308 Bruynswick Road
Gardiner, NY 12525
PH: (845) 255-5995
Email: info@kiernanfarm.com
www.kiernanfarm.com

Maynard Farms
326 River Rd.
Ulster Park , NY 12487
PH: (845) 331-6908
Email: maynardorchards@aol.com
www.maynardfarms.com

Mr. Apples Low Spray Orchard
25 Orchard St. Route 213
High Falls, NY 12440
PH: (845) 687-0005
Email: felipemanzana2002@yahoo.com
www.mrapples.com

Prospect Hill Orchards
40 Clark's Lane
Milton, NY 12547
PH: (845) 795-2382
Email: info@prospecthillorchards.com
www.prospecthillorchards.com

Sugar Brook Maple Farm
351 Samsonville Rd.
Kerhonkson , NY 12446
Email: sugarbrookmaple@aol.com

To view the Pure Catskills Guide or to order a print copy go to Http://www.buypurecatskills.com

Thank you to Tara Collins for helping with this blog.