Meet a Cow, Pick a Flower . . . Fox Hill Farm & Calkins Creamery Summer Tours  Who?   Fox Hill Farm & Calkins Creamery What?  twin farm tours + catered lunch  When? June 30th and July 21st How?   Reserve online at www.CalkinsCreamery.biz    Fox Hill Farm and Calkins Creamery are excited to share their old farms' new ways with people of all ages. Not only do they share a neighborhood, but both feel passionate about using sustainable methods to maintain their farms, families, the people they feed and the land they use.    Fox Hill Farm is a small farm with a big vision. The owners, Katharine and George Brown, use their 50 acre farm to raise 100% grass fed beef and pastured poultry, produce fresh cut seasonal flowers, and provide an atmosphere for learning, respecting and appreciating the beauty of nature. Through special management of the animals, pastures are not only preserved, but soil quality is improved. The beef, eggs, flowers and honey produced on the farm are sold throughout northeast Pennsylvania. Katharine, a former middle school science teacher, has transformed a simple landscape into a cornucopia of flowers, trees, shrubs, and fruits. Through garden design, weddings, personal bouquets, workshops and other avenues, she shares her zeal with whomever will listen! From the rock walls to the Civil War-era barn, Fox Hill Farm provides a perfect backdrop for learning about how it all happens and how everyone can do their part.    Calkins Creamery is a family-owned venture in the Upper Delaware River Valley that aims to sustain the family farm across many more generations while preserving farmland and conserving natural resources. The dairy herd consists of 100% registered Holstein cattle fed a natural diet free of added hormones and antibiotics. The cattle are seasonally grass fed and grain supplemented. Farmstead artisan cheeses are produced on-site in a separate facility 100 feet from the milking barn. Fresh, raw milk is transferred underground via stainless-steel process piping into the cheese vat in the creamery. Only natural ingredients, culture and vegetable-based rennet, are used in the process. Whole wheels are aged a minimum of 60 days, per state guidelines, in one of three different aging rooms (one of which is an underground cave). To handle the whey discharged from the creamery, 16 pigs are kept in a nearby barn, butchered twice annually, and sold farm direct. The farm also produced grass-fed beef and raw honey.    Why is a tour of Fox Hill Farm and Calkins Creamery a great idea? Let us tell you... - Compare dairy operation versus beef operation, both using sustainable practices Enjoy the beauty of two old farms using old practices in new and exciting ways Hands-on experience of doing 'chores' at Fox Hill Experience cheesemaking before your eyes Beautiful views, gardens, and animals See where your food comes from and why it is important to support local farmers Owners are also operators...and your tour guides!

NEW at Catskill Harvest... NY State GELATO from Lazy Crazy Acres. Maple Walnut & Hudson Valley Honey.

Now available at Catskill Harvest: locally made Northern Farmhouse Pasta.

Northern Farmhouse Pasta

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To highlight our new venture

CONGRATULATIONS to friend and former supplier to Catskill Harvest, Joanne Geraine, on the 1 year anniversary of her bakery, BAKE YOU HAPPY (located on Route 52 in Liberty next to Yiasou Restaurant). If you need a cake for a special occasion, this is the place to go! And, new customers who tell her that Catskill Harvest sent them will receive a FREE CUPCAKE through the end of this month.

Just in time for MOTHER'S DAY: Big beautiful hanging baskets from Le Petit Jardin in Jeffersonville, NY.

CONGRATULATIONS to Neversink Farm for achieving the Cornucopia Institute's highest rating for their eggs! For a limited time, Neversink is offering them here at Catskill Harvest at the sale price of $4.99... if you haven't yet tried the best eggs in the Catskills, now is the time...

The Cornucopia Institute

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Neversink Farm grew out of our passion for food, a healthy environment and our interest in animal welfare. We endeavor to produce the highest quality food, ethically and sustainably.

This week's specials for email subscribers only:

Sales to Crow About through April 25

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Most specials featured here are not advertised in the Market. Please bring or mention this email. Offers good only while supplies last. Special pricing may not be used in conjuntion with other offers 

David Becker's - To Be Forever Wild Trailer on The Catskill Mountains. It points out just a few reasons why you should love the land you live in. We are so lucky to have all of this Natural Beauty all around us. Here is a sneak peak. http:/...See More

To Be Forever Wild - Trailer

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MMM...homemade pizza. Have you tried our homemade pizza dough? Just thaw and roll.

The Pizza Issue

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Videos, recipes and articles to help you achieve the perfect pizza or calzone at home. (And, if you must, tips on where to find a good restaurant pie.)

For the foodies among us, an interesting article from today's NY Times.

The Challenge of Going Vegan

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As countless aspiring vegans are discovering, the switch from omnivore to herbivore is fraught with physical, social and economic challenges.

Did you know you can now save up to 20% on your order from our online store (in the form of credit towards shipping charges)?

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Manhattan meets the mountains at Catskill Harvest - where the market is filled with niche items and natural foods, the garden center boasts an abundance of native plants, and the design teams 

Organic produce? Non-organic? Take some of the confusion out of buying organic produce with the Environmental Working Group's SHOPPER'S GUIDE.

Download the Guide | EWG's Shopper's Guide to Pesticides | Environmental Working Group | EWG.org

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Have you saved the date? This year's FOODSTOCK festival will be held Saturday, May 5 at Villa Roma. Catskill Harvest will be there, as will many of our favorite suppliers.

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Farmers, producers and growers of all kinds will be represented at “FOODSTOCK”, as well as local restaurants, wineries and distributors.

Just in... our friends at Will-O-Wool Farm in Callicoon have introduced a line of lotion and hand cream made with all natural lanolin from the farm. Beautifully packaged, too -- a great gift.

Cinnamon buns with raisins, pecans and homemade cream-cheese icing - These must be delicious, I had one but so did quite a few other people! More tomorrow.

Something NEW for this week's holidays... our own home made CHALLAH BREAD. Or, try and let us know what you think of the new cranberry sourdough... its been a big hit amongst our staff!

Can you believe Easter is just a week away?

A customer favorite, now back in stock: Goat Brie.

Have you heard about the new products from everyone's favorite dairy, TONJES FARM? First, their delicious milk now comes in a smaller quart size. And second, they are now making Greek style yogurt - a creamy, european style version of their original. Yum!

We're excited to be carrying another great LOCAL PRODUCT as of this week: JAMS & PRESERVES from Monique Bossert. Many of you know Monique and her products from her shop in White Sulphur Springs, Monique's Book Boutique. We're thrilled to now have her jams here, too!