Full Description
Meet your local farmer! Published for the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's September 1609 journey along the river that today bears his name, this fascinating illustrated portrait celebrates the local farms—and farmers—in one of the country's most scenic and storied regions, once known as the Breadbasket of America. Hudson River Valley Farms brings to life the renaissance of food producers who have developed the region as a source of artisanal cheeses, grass-fed beef, and first-rate organic fruits and vegetables. Stunning photography and short, evocative essays take you on a rare, behind-the-scenes journey to forty-four farms from Westchester County to the Capital District of Albany, and include the colorful maverick entrepreneurs behind the striking scenery. The book also includes a directory of nearly 100 local farmers' markets, directions to the featured farms, and an introduction by the region's popular U.S. Congressman, Maurice Hinchey.
Contents
Introduction by U.S. Congressman Maurice HincheyHudson Valley Map with Farm LocationsROCKLAND COUNTY Dr. Davies Farm, CongersWESTCHESTER COUNTY Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, Pocantico Hills Cabbage Hill Farm, Mt. Kisco Stuart's Fruit Farm, Granite SpringsPUTNAM COUNTY Ryder Farm, Brewster Saunders Farm, Cold SpringORANGE COUNTY Rogowski Farm, Pine Island Blooming Hill Farm, Blooming Grove Hodgson Farm, MontgomeryULSTER COUNTY Stoutridge Winery, Marlboro Willow Tree Farm, Milton Four Winds Farm, Gardiner Liberty View Farm, Highland Tantillo Farm, Gardiner Honeybee Lives, New Paltz Saunderskill Farm, Accord Stone Church Farm, Rifton Davenport Farm, Stone Ridge Longyear Farm, WoodstockDUTCHESS COUNTY Mistover Farm, Pawling Sprout Creek Farm, LaGrangeville Wigsten Farm, Pleasant Valley Hahn Farm, Salt Point Millbrook Farmhouse Cheese, Millbrook Yellowframe Farm, Millbrook F. W. Battenfeld & Sons Farm, Red Hook Greig Farm, Red Hook Hearty Roots Farm, Red Hook Irving Farm, Millerton McEnroe Organic Farm, Millerton Pleasant View Farm, Millerton Ronnybrook Farm, Pine Plains COLUMBIA COUNTY Highland Deer Farm, Germantown Philip Orchard, Claverack The Farm at Miller's Crossing, Philmont Hawthorne Valley Farm, Harlemville Grazin' Angus, Ghent Old Chatham Sheepherding Company, Old Chatham Spruce Ridge Farm, Old ChathamGREENE COUNTY Catskill Mountain Foundation Farm, Hunter & Maplecrest Armstrong Elk Farm, Cornwallville Hull-O Farm, DurhamALBANY AREA Heather Ridge Farm, Preston Hollow Goold Orchards, Castleton-on-HudsonAPPENDICES Directory of Hudson Valley Farmers Markets Driving Directions to Farms
