Local food production the focus of September farm tour and banquet
WEST WINFIELD – Two September events sponsored by the Upper Unadilla Valley Association (UUVA) will offer the public an opportunity to see first-hand how and where some of the region’s farm-fresh local foods are produced and learn what the state is doing to help such producers increase their products’ economic value.
On Sept. 16, the association will host a tour of five local farms and home-based food businesses in the West Winfield area, followed by a Sept. 25 banquet at The Horned Dorset Inn in Leonardsville featuring fresh local foods and a talk about food economics by Patrick Hooker from the state’s economic development agency.
The tour, which runs from noon to 4 p.m., includes the following businesses, some of which may have products for sale:
Wrobel Farms, 927 State Route 8, Bridgewater — Organic gourmet garlic, heirloom hops and modern hop cultivars used by commercial and home brewers, sweet corn and other produce grown using sustainable agricultural practices. Tours here from 2 to 4 p.m. only. Owners: Jim Wrobel and family.
Dutch Girl Cheese, 193 County Highway 19, Leonardsville — Artisan cheeses made using raw milk from local goats, cows, and sheep. Cheese-making demonstration. Owner: Renate Nollen.
Poplar Hedge Farm & Creamery, 671 Forks Rd., West Winfield — Soft goat and feta cheeses made using milk from the farm’s Alpine/LaMancha-cross goats fed in pasture and with grain and hay. Also, farm-raised pork. Owners: Tim and Cindy Powers.
The Captain’s Grove, State Route 20 east of West Winfield — Maple syrup made using a wood-fired evaporator. Owners: Steve and Sally Davis.
Ambrosia Farms, County Highway 18 south of Leonardsville — A cooperative using sustainable agricultural practices and featuring heirloom and heritage vegetables and fruits, with an emphasis on heirloom tomatoes. Traditional Neopolitan brick-oven pizzas made on site. Other products sold here from area farms, artisans and bakers. Owners: Nina and Gene DeBar.
Informational booklets cost $10 each and will serve as admission tickets. Children and teens who accompany adults will be admitted free. Booklets are available in advance from Davis Hardware, South Street in West Winfield; at some area farmers markets; and at each farm on the day of the tour. Locations may be visited in any order.
The association’s banquet on Tuesday, Sept. 25, begins at 6 p.m. and costs $45 per person. Advance reservations are required and should be made by Sept. 18 by calling Larraine McNulty, Upper Unadilla Valley Association president, at 855-4368.
Speaker Patrick Hooker, senior director of industry development at New York’s Empire State Development and the state’s former commissioner of agriculture, will discuss the work his agency does to attract, retain and expand agricultural, food processing and forestry businesses in the state. He also will talk about agricultural opportunities that help businesses add value to their products, such as when milk is made into cheese or yogurt.
On Sept. 16, the association will host a tour of five local farms and home-based food businesses in the West Winfield area, followed by a Sept. 25 banquet at The Horned Dorset Inn in Leonardsville featuring fresh local foods and a talk about food economics by Patrick Hooker from the state’s economic development agency.
The tour, which runs from noon to 4 p.m., includes the following businesses, some of which may have products for sale:
Wrobel Farms, 927 State Route 8, Bridgewater — Organic gourmet garlic, heirloom hops and modern hop cultivars used by commercial and home brewers, sweet corn and other produce grown using sustainable agricultural practices. Tours here from 2 to 4 p.m. only. Owners: Jim Wrobel and family.
Dutch Girl Cheese, 193 County Highway 19, Leonardsville — Artisan cheeses made using raw milk from local goats, cows, and sheep. Cheese-making demonstration. Owner: Renate Nollen.
Poplar Hedge Farm & Creamery, 671 Forks Rd., West Winfield — Soft goat and feta cheeses made using milk from the farm’s Alpine/LaMancha-cross goats fed in pasture and with grain and hay. Also, farm-raised pork. Owners: Tim and Cindy Powers.
The Captain’s Grove, State Route 20 east of West Winfield — Maple syrup made using a wood-fired evaporator. Owners: Steve and Sally Davis.
Ambrosia Farms, County Highway 18 south of Leonardsville — A cooperative using sustainable agricultural practices and featuring heirloom and heritage vegetables and fruits, with an emphasis on heirloom tomatoes. Traditional Neopolitan brick-oven pizzas made on site. Other products sold here from area farms, artisans and bakers. Owners: Nina and Gene DeBar.
Informational booklets cost $10 each and will serve as admission tickets. Children and teens who accompany adults will be admitted free. Booklets are available in advance from Davis Hardware, South Street in West Winfield; at some area farmers markets; and at each farm on the day of the tour. Locations may be visited in any order.
The association’s banquet on Tuesday, Sept. 25, begins at 6 p.m. and costs $45 per person. Advance reservations are required and should be made by Sept. 18 by calling Larraine McNulty, Upper Unadilla Valley Association president, at 855-4368.
Speaker Patrick Hooker, senior director of industry development at New York’s Empire State Development and the state’s former commissioner of agriculture, will discuss the work his agency does to attract, retain and expand agricultural, food processing and forestry businesses in the state. He also will talk about agricultural opportunities that help businesses add value to their products, such as when milk is made into cheese or yogurt.
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