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Farmstand open Friday this week, not Saturday


This week (Easter weekend)we will be open on Friday, March 29th from noon till 5 pm and closed on Saturday march 30th for Easter weekend. This change is only for this one week. During April we will be open on the normal Saturday schedule with summer hours resuming in early May whenever asparagus harvest starts.
I cut a few big butternut logs from my woodlot into live edge slabs that I just stacked in front of the farmstand. They are priced @ $25-$40 each depending on how wide and nice they are. Butternut is a beautiful wood. I also have a bunch of fairly wide (up to 12 inches) 1 inch thick butternut boards that are available. Daniel

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The farm stand is open today (Saturday March 23,2024) from noon till 5 pm. Even though it is winter outside the farmstand still has carrots, beets, onions, bulk foods, and much more. We still have about 3,000 lbs of potatoes (red, white, yellow) left in storage. There are also spring dug parsnips available and a few apples.
Next weekend we will be open on Friday, March 29th from noon till 5 pm and closed on Saturday march 30th for Easter weekend. This change is only for that one week. During April we will be open on the normal Saturday schedule with summer hours resuming in early May whenever asparagus harvest starts. Enjoy this last bit of winter. However I am even more ready to enjoy spring when it comes. I like to plant things and smell the warming earth of springtime. Daniel

Spring Dug Parsnips


The farm stand is open today from noon till 5 pm. Yesterday I dug the parsnips that we had left to overwinter in the field. We washed them up after supper and set the stand in order. There is still a fairly complete selection of cabbage, potatoes, carrots, onions, etc. Spring dug parsnips are extra sweet and delicious so come and get some sometime in the next few weeks. We like to roast them along with other root vegetables and meat in a pot roast.
We will be open the Friday afternoon before Easter March 29th instead of on Saturday March 30.
All the other Saturday’s in March/ April will be open as normal. Summer hours will resume in May whenever the asparagus harvest begins. Daniel

No Credit Card Surcharge


The farmstand is open this afternoon (Saturday Feb, 24.2024) as normal with a nice selection of winter storage crops and bulk foods. We have stopped charging a surcharge for credit card sales in response to Hochul’s new law that prohibits us from passing the cost of credit card fees on to the customer unless we put both the credit and cash price on item and shelf signage (our equipment such as the label printing scales for the bulk food is not able to do this). Another recommended option is to just charge the higher credit card price to all customers. This option does not suit me. In 2023 about 32 % of our customers paid with cards and 68% paid with cash or check. The rate of credit card use was quite a lot higher before we started surcharging. Starting today we will be giving a 3% cash/ check discount at check out instead. For now the prices throughout the market are still the old pricing however as we get to it and new product comes in we will be moving our posted prices up enough to cover this cost. Daniel

Freeze Dried Beets


The farm stand will be open tomorrow afternoon (Saturday Feb 17, 2024) from noon till 5 pm. This evening we went through the display cooler and set things in order. We peeled a batch of garlic cloves and bagged up a fresh batch of shredded red beets from the freeze dryer. Freeze dried beets have a nice sweet crunchy taste and texture. They are good sprinkled on salads or just to snack on. To make these dried beets I just shred and dehydrate raw beets. No salt or anything else. It takes about 8 lbs. of fresh beets for 1 lb. of dried product. Think of us if you are in the market for good wholesome foods such as cabbage, beets, carrots, potatoes, onions, garlic and much more. Enjoy! Daniel

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The farmstand is open today from noon till 5 pm. Our winter schedule has us opening every Saturday afternoon. In the spring once the asparagus harvest starts summer hours will resume. See below for a partial list of what is available now. In addition to the winter storage crops the bulk food room is stocked with dried herbs and spices, baking supplies etc. This warm weather makes the sap run in the sugar bush. Yesterday I was part of the crew walking the lines and repairing leaks. It was a perfct day to be out in the woods. In just a few more weeks it is time to seed parsley and onions. I like to plant seeds and watch them grow. Daniel

Hickory firewood


The farmstand is open today from noon till 5 pm. Our winter schedule has us opening every Saturday afternoon. In the spring once the asparagus harvest starts summer hours will resume.
We have an abundance of firewood for sale. There was a significant amount of hickory trees mixed into our sugar bush that were crowding the maples and also supporting a large population of red squirrels (which chew holes in tubing). Over the last few weeks we thinned them out. I have a large pile of hickory firewood that I plan to be cutting, splitting and hauling in the early spring. I am asking $70 cord for close delivery and $60 if you pick-up. I am taking orders now. I also have 25 cords of dry firewood that is stacked under- roof that is extra. This sells for $90 cord (u pick up). Daniel

Farmstand is open


The farmstand will be open tommorow afternoon (Jan 6,2024) from noon till 5 pm. This evening I went though the stand and cleaned up the displays and restocked everything. I also peeled and bagged a tub of garlic which is available to purchase. There is something cozy about seeing all this bounty of good food on a winter evening. Come and enjoy. Daniel

Winter Bounty


The farm stand will be open tomorrow and Saturday afternoon (December 22-23) from Noon till 5 pm. This will be the last open times for December. We are closed between Christmas and New Year. The stand will open again on Saturday January 6. Come and stock up- we have lots of hardy, healthy, delicious winter storage vegetables such as beets, carrots, cabbage, onions, sweet potatoes, regular potatoes, apples and much more. We are working at preparing for the next growing season and ordering seeds etc. It is time to plant onion seeds in about 8-9 weeks from now. There is a sense that winter is short on a produce farm. Enjoy this good food that God has blessed us with. Daniel

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The farmstand is open today from noon till 5 pm. There are still lots of onions, carrots, beets, potatoes, apples and more. The bulk food room has flour,oatmeal spices, etc. December hours till Christmas, open Friday and Saturday afternoons. After New year till spring open Saturdays only. We have local eggs available again. In the winter if it is cold the front doors will be closed even when we are open and the produce will be displayed in the display cooler, bulk food room and in the basement. Come in even if the outer stand looks desolate as there is lots of good eating hiding inside. Daniel