About Our Farmers

THE FARM AT MILLER’S CROSSING (VEGETABLES and BEEF) is a beautiful 200-acre farm in the Hudson Valley of New York. They are our primary partners and provide us with a variety of seasonal organic vegetables. They also raise a small herd of grass-fed beef on their pastures (beef is offered as an “extra share”). Visit their website: http://www.farmatmillerscrossing.com/index.html A list of what they grow: http://www.farmatmillerscrossing.com/products.html

HEPWORTH FARMS (FRUIT), a seventh generation family owned farm in Milton, NY provide us with a selection of locally grown fruit that is cultivated using practices as close to organic as possible in this region. The fruit may include: strawberries, cherries, apricots, peaches, plums, nectarines, pears, apples (many different varieties). Visit their website: http://hepworthfarms.com/

BROOKSIDE FARM (EGGS) in Argyle, NY, provides us with eggs from hens that are free-range and enjoy a varied diet of bugs, food scraps, and all natural grain containing no bi-products or antibiotics. Brookside Farm strives to raise a high quality product using good animal husbandry practices (humainly raised). All of their products are free from antibiotics, hormones and animal bi-products. Their hens are free to roam in a large fenced in area to protect them from predators. The hen house is available for them to use if the outside weather is not up to their liking. Visit their website: http://brooksidefarm.biz/index.html

ARGYLE CHEESE FARMER (DAIRY), a 50-cow dairy farm in Argyle, NY, supplies our dairy shares (yogurt and cheeses). While the milk is not organic, they use no synthetic hormones and grow 100% of their forages fed to the cows. Visit their website: http://www.cheesefarmer.com/

T.B. ACKERSON WINE MERCHANTS (WINE), in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, small responsible purveyors of fine wine from around the world, supplies us with wine that changes each week depending on what’s “in-season.” Visit their website: http://www.tbackersonwine.com/

FARMER TO FARMER (COFFEE) provides our organic and fair trade whole beans coffee. They are a nonprofit committed to developing markets for organic coffee, grown sustainably by farmers in Central America. Farmer to Farmer pays at or above fair trade prices to contribute to the efforts of local people to build a diverse and sustainable economy. Visit their website: http://www.farmertofarmer.org/