stock up!..farmers market is a must
for more reasons than one!….try our favorite oneida farmers market finds in the gorgeous downtown Utica train station (open year round every Sat 9am-1pm outside during spring/summer; indoors in openly 50’ high ceilings of it’s glorious station every-other-Sat during winter http://www.oneidacountymarket.com/) and visit the quaint lovely liberal town of Clinton every Thursday 10am-4pm in their town square during the warmer seasons https://clintonnychamber.org/farmers-market/
*our top finds:
carnation essence oil is the only natural product that keeps me from being riddled by the pesky black fly & mosquitos! i HIGHLY RECOMMEND having this straight out of the shower, in hair, on skin (yes even crouch) just don’t touch your eyes or it’ll burn baby!
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veggie, cheese & meat lovers:
We’ve been hitting up this cute farm for Amish homemade butter, delicious frozen meats, jams, eggs (not much veggies) Hoof & Paw Farmstand
Newport, NY 13416
(Amish butter, eggs & especially all the frozen meats are beyond fresh & delicious..not so much produce (tell Barb, Kerry & Gonza from campadirondacks sent ya!))
Also further down the road, Maw’s Farm:
MAWS Farm also has frozen meats, but more produce than Hoof n Paw and has a plethora of flowering plants & herbs !! Sometimes homemade pies too!
Utica Train Station Farmers Market:
Mark & Katie have dug deep to create a flourishing CSA to include their local organic farmers https://wormontwoolies.square.site/ *not only do they provide delicious meats such as my favorite tenderloin filet or stew lamb chunks, they also tap into wild herbs & wild leafy greens” one might never have a chance to experience. yummy cheeses and a jalepeno jelly opened my culinary exploration!
stewart & hannah at Banks Farm have recently come together in 2017 and honed in on their natural philosophy to raising their livestock & agriculture *ask Hannah about her adopted baby pig whom she nursed back to life & raised as a house pet! Instagram: BANKSFARMNY
must also give shout outs to tasty slatecreekfarmny.com and to quarrybrookfarms.com
and don’t miss out on Jason’s flavorful organic fruit and veggie’s @ Kingfisherorganicfarm.com such a nice guy (musical daughters help too) 100% tasty products where the kale, lettuces, pea shoots, pears and apples taste like you remember as a child!
*heading right out our drive toward Lake Pleasant…Speculator Farmers Market & artisanal crafts (June 19- Sept 4, every Thurs 12-4pm @ the Speculator Pavilion)
Other TidBits of Interest:
Barneveld Foothills Mercantile https://www.yelp.com/biz/foothills-mercantile-barneveld *things fly outta there..i managed to score our hand coopered fireplace screen $75, a 1900 hanging stoneware pot $35, a retro lemon squeezer $7, an aluminum cake holder ($10) and a $40 etching of a rugged mountain man by a famous Alaskan artist (now sensibly above the cocktail cart)
and Barneveld CRAFT BEER SHOP is sold within this plaza mart parking lot
Breweries Around Utica Proper:
Woodland Farm Brewery
Nail Creek Pub
