The Watershed Agricultural Council is featuring a different Catskills farmers' market every week during the 2013 growing season. This week's market is the Lexington Farmers' Market, located on Route 42 in Lexington, NY. The market runs on the first Friday and the third Sunday of every month through October 20. This week, the market is being held on Sunday, June 16.
Come join us this Sunday at the Lexington Farmers' Market!
Here's a guide to the Lexington Farmers' Market, by Bonnie Blader. Photos by Joan Kutcher.
Below: Kim Cuesta, who with her husband Joe Cuesta runs the Mountain Meadow Inn and Farm on Route 23A in Lexington. Kim and Joe create products from maple syrup, like their strawberry rhubarb jelly and blueberry maple syrup. They raise a bunch of "happy chickens" and bottle their medium amber syrup in lovely glass gift bottles. Behind and to the right is Ellen Keator (in the hat) who produces herbal products including her soaps pictured under the name Mountain Homestead.
In the picture below, Amy of Amy's Take-Away discusses her readymade ramp pesto, ramp butter and the fresh produce she brings from Story Farms in Catskill, RSK Farm on Route 23 in Prattsville, and Migliorelli Farmstand on Route 28 in Olive. Amy's Take-Away is on route 214 in Lanesville. For more information about her menus and her home kitchen, see her website: http://www.amystakeaway.com/
Heather Ridge Farm comes to the market from Preston Hollow where Carol Clement raises sheep, goats chickens, pigs, turkeys and cattle, produces honey and other products from the farm like her yarn and beeswax candles. For the best presentation of her products and for information about the Bees Knees Cafe which runs on the weekends with a spectacular Sunday Brunch, go to the Heather Ridge Farm Website: http://heather-ridge-farm.com/. Carol has also received an award this year describing her entire operation as treating her animals humanely from cradle to grave. She also influenced her processor to qualify for the same award.
Below, Lynn Byrne of Lexington stands in to help a customer choose a scone prepared by Tess Charbonneau Pelham of Tess's Kitchen. Tess bakes from her home in her certified kitchen.
Lexington Farmers' Market Schedule, 2013
Market Fridays, 5pm - 7pm
June 7
July 5
August 2
September 6
October 4
Market Sundays, 10am - noon
June 16
July 21
August 18
September 15
October 20
Market Vendors
Newton Farms, Spruceton Road, West Kill. Garrett Landes provides us with produce and eggs. Also value-added products like the infused vinegars or smoked garlic.
Maple Hill Farm, County Route 2, Lexington. Danny Dymond and his son Michael provide us with maple syrup and honey
Mountain Homestead, Ellen Keator provides us with herbal soaps and products, as well as potted herbs.
The Pickle Man, Bob Hamley... pickles, of course and lemonade or fruit drinks. From Hunter.
JJF Farm, Jewett NY. John Verhoeven has Black Angus beef, eggs and hothouse tomatoes
Amy's Take-Away, representing her own ready make products, and Story Farms (23A in Catskill) and RSK (23A in Prattsville)
Local produce growers or egg people from around Lexington selling as the Lexington Farmers Market
Mountain Meadow Inn and Farm, Kim and Joe Cuesta, selling gift bottles of maple syrup products– jellies, infused syrup– and eggs
Tess's Kitchen, Tess Charbonneau Pelham selling baked creations.
