NORWICH – “CNY Bounty is proud to announce that its innovative, home-delivery, local food program has made over 10,000 home deliveries” according to Steven Holzbaur, CNY Bounty Program Coordinator. The deliveries have occurred in Chenango, Madison, Broome and now Onondaga Counties. “This is tremendous news not only for our customers that are receiving locally produced, farm fresh products but for our local small farmers and producers as well. Revenue for the program is fast approaching the $500,000 mark with $364,000 going directly back to the local farmers that participate in the program.”
This is encouraging news for the small farmer that is providing fresh, organically produced foods and who has many challenges competing with large agribusiness and supermarket pricing. Adam Perrin, owner of Quarry Brook farms in Sherburne states “CNY Bounty is providing a unique and essential component of a local sustainable food system through the direct connection of consumers and producers. When you order from CNY Bounty you get the healthiest food and you help keep local farmers and producers in business”. Quarry Brook Farms offers certified naturally grown, grass-fed beef, lamb, pork, chicken, eggs along with pesticide-free produce on the CNY Bounty website.
This is equally exciting news for the supportive customers of the Bounty. “I have been ordering for close to a year from the Bounty” states Cary LaManche of Liverpool. “The consistent freshness and quality of the meats, vegetables and bakery items I order each week can’t be beat. I also feel like I’m contributing to the health of our local farming community. All this and to have the items delivered each week is a tremendous help for someone with a busy schedule.”
CNY Bounty is a year-round online farmers’ market that supports over 110 local small and mid-sized farmers and producers. The Bounty creates new markets for locally produced foods, thereby strengthening the local economy and providing healthy food to all citizens of Central New York in an environmentally responsible way. Over 900 locally produced products including grass-fed, hormone–free meats; organic dairy products and farm fresh produce are listed on the website: www.CNYBounty.com. CNY Bounty offers FREE membership and FREE home delivery to customers in Chenango and Madison counties with drop site deliveries to Broome and to northern, eastern and southern Onondaga County.
Each week, Bounty staff coordinates weekly product availability with farmers and producers and upload the products, prices, photos and descriptions on the website. Each farmer/producer decides on its own price, and Bounty staff operates on a 23% margin to cover overhead costs of marketing and distribution. Customers can go online at www.cnybounty.com before Monday at noon to place an order. Orders are collected from the farms on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning by Bounty staff, taken to the distribution center, orders are packaged and then distributed to customers in Chenango, Madison, Broome and eastern Onondaga County.

CNY Bounty is made possible by Cornell Cooperative extension of Chenango, Madison and Onondaga Counties, the CNY Resource Conservation and Development, Chenango County Economic Development Fund, Chenango Agriculture Development Council, Madison County Agricultural Economic Development Program, Chenango and Madison Counties, Greater Norwich Foundation, Gorman Foundation, CNY Community Foundation, New York Farm Viability Institute, Assemblyman Al Stirpe, Gifford Foundation, Rural Health Service Corps and AmeriCorps.