To Be Held September 24, 2022, 10:00am-4:00pm
Visitors will tour farms, greet animals, taste farm-fresh foods and more
The Chatham Agricultural Partnership and Columbia Land Conservancy present this free tour. It will feature farms in the Chatham area who open their doors to the public to get a peak into the diverse face of farming in northern Columbia County. Participants will see farm animals including horses, cattle, chickens, and more along with fresh produce, meats, wine, and syrup from farm stands for purchase.
Buttonwood Hollow Farm
71 Loomis Rd, Chatham | (518) 755-9143 | website | Instagram
A small family farm in Chatham offering exclusively pasture-raised beef and pork, wood-fired maple syrup, and cut flowers. Stop by to chat with farmers, learn about our buying club, pick up farm goods, and see the animals.
The Chatham Berry Farm
2309 State Route 203, Chatham | (518) 392-4609 | website
The Chatham Berry Farm is a local, family-owned and operated farm, farm store and garden center. Providing fresh, wholesome food to our community since 1982, celebrating 40 years in business! Specializing in natural, organic and local produce and specialty products as well as no spray, pesticide-free, hydroponically grown greens and vegetables from their greenhouses throughout the year. Voted “Best Specialty Food Store,” and “Best Garden Center” in Columbia County for 2022! Locavore Award winner! U-Pick pesticide-free fruit available July-October. The Greenhouse Cidery at the farm is open seasonally, Thursday-Saturday. Featuring unique and small batch hard cider made on site using locally grown apples, NYS beer, wine, spirits and cocktails. Farm store is open daily, 8:00am-6:00pm, 364 days a year!
Jersey Meadow Farm
104 Snyder Road, Ghent | (518) 249-7952
Jersey Meadow is a family owned and operated, small-scale, state certified raw milk dairy. Their ongoing goal is quality, affordable milk with a taste that keeps you coming back. Stop by and visit the friendly Jersey cows and calves, enjoy a free sample of milk, and take the time for a self-guided tour of the milking barn. We will be serving soft serve ice cream, and there will be “barrel train” rides for the children.
Hawthorne Valley Farm
327 County Route 21C, Ghent | (518) 672-7500 | website
Hawthorne Valley, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, is a 900-acre Demeter-certified Biodynamic® farm dedicated to farming holistically and producing high quality food. Our farm includes dairy cows, vegetables, a 300-plus member CSA, an organic creamery and artisan bakery, a fermentation enterprise, and more! Our on-site Farm Store is a full-line natural foods and grocery store (open daily 7:30am-7:00pm.) with a deli bar serving fresh organic meals daily. Join us for a guided farm tour at 2:00pm, or pick up a map and take a self-guided tour at your convenience.
Grimaldi Farm
22 Old Talerico Road, Ghent | (518) 929-3420 | website
Grimaldi Farm’s proudly raised Certified Organic Grass-Fed and Grass Finished Beef. Rotational raised Non-GMO fed Chickens. We have a Farm Store where we sell our Certified Organic Grass-Fed Beef, Farm Fresh Eggs, and support many other local producers. On tour day Benjamin Bruckenthal @thefarmersfeastinc will be serving up our certified Organic grass-fed meats. Farm tours from 10:00am-4:00pm.
High & Mighty Farm
71 County Route 21C, Ghent | (518) 672-4202 | website
High & Mighty Therapeutic Riding & Driving Center offers riding, driving and other equine services to people of all abilities. Our herd also offers opportunities for individuals and groups to explore personal development, all in an integrated community setting. Tours from 10:00am-3:00pm.
The Barn at Miller’s Crossing
170 Route 217, Hudson | website
We grow certified organic vegetables, plants and flowers; raise a small grass fed beef herd, make maple syrup and maple products and manage a 400 acre grain operation. Our produce is marketed through member CSAs, the Hudson Farmers’ Market, our retail farm stand and numerous wholesale accounts. Our retail farm store, in a 250-yr-old Dutch Barn, is just around the corner from our home farm. Our tours will be at the Farm stand on route 217 at 10:00am, 11:30am, and 1:00pm.
Arthur’s Point Farm
118 Eagle Rock Rd, Ghent | (518) 553-0335 | website
Established in 2020, Arthur’s Point Farm specializes in growing and selling a variety of native and locally-adapted cultivars of nuts, fruits, and other ecologically-important trees, shrubs, and perennial wildflowers of superior genetic selection. The farm also produces probiotic biochars that build soil health, recycle nutrients, and sequester carbon. Additionally, we advise on agroforestry and ecological restoration projects. Join us for guided tours at 10:00am and 1:00pm.
Dog Wood Farm and Rock City Mushrooms
85 Hartigan Road, Old Chatham | (518) 821-4282 | Dogwood Farm Facebook page | Rock City Mushrooms website
A diversified farm raising pastured turkeys, grass-fed beef, and indoor-cultivated mushrooms. Tours throughout the day from 10:00am-4:00pm. Farm foods available for purchase plus Thanksgiving turkey pre-orders. Freshly prepared lunch also available from 11:00am-3:00pm.
Maple Leaf Sugaring
93 Dupier Road, Ghent | (518) 929-0484 | website
We are a family owned and operated certified organic maple sugaring operation producing high quality maple syrup from over 7,000 taps. Come join us to learn how maple syrup is crafted. We will provide tours of our operation throughout the day. Sugar house store open with syrup, maple cotton candy, maple sugar and maple cream.
Love Apple Farm
1421 Route 9H, Ghent | (518) 828-5048 | website
Love Apple Farm has been part of the Ghent community and regional farm scene since 1969. Situated on 80 acres with over 25 varieties of apples and fruits, we are a modern day farm stand. Our farmers market boasts 4,500 sq ft. offering our very own famous tree ripe fruits, as well as fresh bread, cheeses, dairy and meats. Our Café serves up a variety of fresh baked pastries, salads, sandwiches and of course–our FAMOUS Apple Cider donuts! Take time to stroll through our orchards stopping by our free petting zoo and playground for the kids! Open all year round ~ 7 days a week
Equine Advocates Rescue and Sanctuary
3212 State Route 66, Chatham | (518) 392-0175 | website
Equine Advocates promotes the humane and responsible treatment of equines through rescue operations, advocacy and humane education. Come and meet the 81 rescued horses, ponies, donkeys and mules that call the sanctuary home! Read their bios on graphics at each paddock, and learn about where they came from and why they needed to be rescued. You will gain a better understanding of the issues facing America’s equines through their stories. This makes for a much more education and fun experience! Bring your lunch and picnic at our benches by the pond–you can watch the horses nearby and enjoy one of the most serene places on the farm. We know you will have a memorable time!
Kinderhook Farm
1958 County Route 21 (at the end of Garner Rd.), Ghent | (518) 929-3075 | website
With fields and operations spanning Ghent and Chatham, visit the center of activity to learn more about raising grass-fed beef, lamb, pastured pork and chickens. A farm store offers beef, lamb, pork as well as raw honey, chicken and eggs for sale. Tours throughout the day.
Ooms Dairy Farm
215 County Route 28A, Chatham Center | Facebook page
The largest dairy operation in Chatham sells wholesale milk and is a multi-generational dairy farm in business for over 50 years. See the robotic milking machine! Tours on the hour from noon – 4:00pm.
Staron Farm
4 Merwin Rd, Valatie | (518) 392-2920 | website
A family-owned business, started in 1978 by Donna and Stanley Staron. We grow a variety of fruits and veggies, with potatoes being our largest crop and we also sell fruit from other local farms. We will be offering the fruits of our labor at our roadside stand during the Chatham Farm Tour. Our regular hours are June – October Monday-Friday 9:00am-6:00pm, Saturday 9:00am-5:00pm, Sunday 10:00am-5:00pm
Woven Stars Farm
52 Winter Hill Rd, Ghent | (508) 254-0833 | website | Instagram
Woven Stars Farm is a biodynamic, women-operated livestock farm located in Ghent, New York. We raise a variety of grass fed and pasture raised meats including lamb, beef, pork, chicken and goat. We also have a flock of laying hens for eggs. Come shop in our self-serve farm store for a variety of our own chops, cuts, sausages and more! Tours offered throughout the day to meet your farmers, livestock guardian dogs, and animals.