Source Fresh Meat From These Hudson Valley Farms
Kayla Sexton
Planning an end-of-season barbecue to close out summer? Pick up fresh meat from these Hudson Valley farms to throw on the grill.
From the Fields
Hudson Valley Farmers Find Common Ground at the Chester Agricultural Center
Jonathan Ortiz
This Chester agricultural center pursues food justice in the Black Dirt Region. IN SOUTHERN ORANGE COUNTY, CROSSING over the border into Northern New Jersey, lives 26,000 acres of muck soil
Freedom Hill Farm Produces Nutritious Raw Milk and Fresh Yogurt in Orange County
Raphael Beretta
In the verdant hills of Mt Hope sits a bucolic family-owned farm. Freedom Hill Farm and its herd of beautiful dairy cows provide raw milk, farm-fresh yogurt, kefir, buttermilk, and
Meet the Farmer: Lloyd Zimmerman, Black Horse Farms
Sabrina Sucato
The bounty of the Hudson Valley would be nothing without the farmers who cultivate it. That’s why we’re spotlighting their unique stories in our Meet the Farmer series. We encourage
Meet the Farmer: Nick Cipollone, Barthel’s Farm Market and Creamery
Sabrina Sucato
The bounty of the Hudson Valley would be nothing without the farmers who cultivate it. That’s why we’re spotlighting their unique stories in our Meet the Farmer series. We encourage
Meet the Farmer: John Altobelli, Altobelli Family Farm
Sabrina Sucato
The bounty of the Hudson Valley would be nothing without the farmers who cultivate it. That’s why we’re spotlighting their unique stories in our Meet the Farmer series. We encourage
Meet the Farmer: Joyce Henion, Acorn Hill Farm & Creamery
Sabrina Sucato
The bounty of the Hudson Valley would be nothing without the farmers who cultivate it. That’s why we’re spotlighting their unique stories in our Meet the Farmer series. We encourage
Kevin and Tamara Terr’s Red Barn Produce
David Neilsen
IN 1989, KEVIN AND TAMARA TERR honeymooned on Prince Edward Island, Canada, anticipating buying an established produce distribution business when they returned home. Kevin, then co-owner of Margaritas, a restaurant
Living Naturally, Gar Wang’s Way
Gail Greiner / Photos Jerry Novesky
IN A STRAW HAT trimmed with a blue ribbon, Gar Wang leads her vegetarian cooking class through a gate under a hand-painted sign that reads Gar’s Den. “This was the
Got Fresh Milk?
Tracy Frisch
FOR THE PAST YEAR, Mid-Hudson Valley families have been able to enjoy superior milk produced by a group of select local farms, privately distributed and marketed in a couple of
Generation Next Redux
Text and photos Keith Stewart
OUR FARM IS powered by humans. We use tractors and power equipment to mow, prepare fields and help with planting, but most of what happens on the farm is done
Growing Agriculture in the Hudson Valley
David Neilsen / Photos Jerry Novesky
STARTING A BUSINESS is always a tricky proposition, but starting an agriculture-based business can be especially difficult. On top of researching grants, conducting proposals,creating development strategies and discovering funding opportunities,
Milk Takes Off
Kelly Seiz
TRAVELERS WAITING FOR flights at the major metro-NY airports can now cream their coffee with Hudson Valley Fresh milk. The dairy farm cooperative that raised the bar on milk quality
Camphill Connection
Tracy Frisch
ONE BRILLIANT FALL morning, between garden buildings and a greenhouse, a line of eye-grabbing shares of newly harvested produce await pickup. Resembling most other Community Supported Agriculture distribution sites, each
What Price Milk?
AbLuby
FROM A LARGE WINDOW IN THEIR OFFICE, once a farmhouse, Ronnie and Rick Osofsky survey their Ancramdale dairy farm. Their view is a vista of rolling hills unfurling into deep
