Fresh From the Catskills on WIOX for the Week of October 18

KUDOS: Taste of the Catskills crew and Catskills Family Creameries

What's in season? Turnips, beets, Brussels sprouts, apples and pumpkins. Find the pumpkin picking patch nearest you and What's Fresh from the Catskills at Pure Catskills.com.

 

TODAY, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.: Commercial production of cut flowers workshop at Cooperative Extension’s Resource Center, 34570 State Highway 10, Hamden. Floriculture specialist Dr. Chris Wien, Cornell University, will discuss cut flower production in the field and in high tunnels, including cool season crops for spring and fall. Cost is $10. FMI: (607) 865-6531 Janet Aldrich. Bring your own bag lunch. Beverages will be provided.

 

ALSO TODAY (and Saturday), 10-11:15 a.m.: Farming with Kids where children do farm chores like milking goats, feeding chickens, gathering eggs, grooming horses, etc. Adults: $5; children (age 4 and older): $4. Minimum of 5 people. No reservations needed. Apple Pond Farm, Callicoon Center (845) 482-4764

OCTOBER 24, noon - 1:30 p.m.: The Big Apple Crunch at SUNY-Delhi Farrell Student & Community Center Register online to be counted in the "crunch heard around the world." Grab an apple of your choice and join the Pure Catskills Crunch team. We're biting in at noon to "crunch an apple on World Food Day." The Big Apple Crunch is an attempt to set the world record for the "Most Participants in an Apple-Crunching Event."
OCTOBER 25, 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.: Pumpkin Production workshop with CCE-Delaware, funded by the Watershed Agricultural Council. Learn about nutrient requirements of pumpkins; the best methods for fertilizer application; using transplants and/or plastic mulch for pumpkin establishment; diseases; pumpkin pollination; weed and insect control. Pre-registration by October 18. Cost is $10. Coffee, tea and juice will be provided; bring a bag lunch. FMI: (607) 865-6531 Janet Aldrich.

FALL FARMERS' MARKETS STILL GONG STRONG:

Oneonta Farmers' Market: Saturday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Barryville Farmers' Market: Saturday, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Saugerties Farmers' Market: Saturday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. (last day of the season)

Lexington Farmers' Market: Sunday from 10 a.m. - noon (last one of the season)

Rosendale Farmers' Market: Sunday from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. (runs through October 27)

Sullivan County Farmers' Markets Association:

Callicoon Sunday 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Liberty on Friday 3-6 p.m.

Jeffersonville Thursday 3–6 p.m.

Monticello Farmers' Market : Monday 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. (through October 28)

Delhi Farmers' Market: Wednesday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Morris Farmers' Market: Thursday 3-6 p.m. (through October 31)

 

Register Today for Free Marketing Webinar Series:  "Marketing for Profit: Tools for Success." Webinars have been designed with the assistance of regional and national marketing experts to provide critical marketing insights for farmers and farm markets throughout the northeast. The webinars are free and approximately 1.5 hours long.

 

OCTOBER 18-27: 3rd Annual Cider Week NY Tastings, classes, pairings and flights at more than 75 Restaurants, Pubs, Shops and Markets throughout the Hudson Valley! Cider makers across the country are spearheading resurgence of orchard-based libations, crafting distinctive hard ciders that pair well with food, can be enjoyed on their own or mixed into delectable cocktails. Visit Cider Week locations featuring Edible Friends like Peekskill Brewery, The Heron in Narrowsburg, Aroma Thyme Bistro in Ellenville, and Rhinebeck Farmers' Market.

OCTOBER 21: Art Start Academy at 1:30 p.m. at the Roxbury Arts Center, led by Anne Gohorel, Pure Catskills member of Bread Fellows. This monthly program brings families together as they work collaboratively on engaging art activities for newborns to four-year-olds and their adult companions.

OCTOBER 22: Deadline for photo submissions for the 2013 Catskills Farm Photo Contest, created by AgriForaging, Inc. and the Catskills Food Guide (Watershed Post) and sponsored by Spillian. Selected photos will be featured in the 2014 Catskills Food Guide and in a special menu at Spillian!

OCTOBER 24: Help Preserve the Local Harvest for Your Community 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Volunteer with Farm Catskills, the Hobart Rotary Club and Hobart Food Pantry to preserve local harvest for the coming winter months.  FMI: Sonia Janiszewski (914) 720-1020

 

OCTOBER 24: Monthly Food Canning & Pickling Workshop Series: Freezing and Dehydrating (making jerky) 6 - 9 p.m. CCEUC’s Education Center, Kingston. This fun and informative workshop series teaches all the basics as well as the full range of products that can be safely preserved using boiling water bath and pressure canning methods.$15 per person/per workshop. FMI: Janie Greenwald (845) 340-3990

OCTOBER 25-26 Ghoulish fun for everyone!  Haunted House 3 - 8 p.m. at 76 Main Street, Stamford. Tickets: $5 Adults, $2 Youth

 

OCTOBER 26: Jack-O-Lantern Jamboree from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. at Maple Shade Farm, Delhi. (607) 746-8866 Games, food, arts and crafts all with the pumpkin in mind. Toast a marshmallow over the bonfire and enjoy the stars. Costume contest at 6pm. Jack-O-Lantern lighting at 7pm followed by sky lantern launch and live music.

NOVEMBER 4: Lucky Dog Local Food Hub workshop series, "Producing for the Hub" from 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at Lucky Dog Farm Store, Main Street, Hamden. Topics will include food safety, institutional connections, and packaging and billing for the Hub. FMI: Rebecca Morgan, CADE (607) 433-2545

 

Tune in on Friday, November 1 for What's Fresh from the Catskills on the WIOX Watershed Wake-up Call.

 

What's Fresh from the Catskills: Today's WIOX Watershed Wake-Up Call

 

KUDOS: to Marybeth and Chef Devyn Millls at Peekamoose Restaurant and Tap Room; Brooklyn Brewery reps Rick and Maya; and Helen, Kathleen and Nancy at Edible Hudson Valley magazine.

 

What's in season? Turnips, beets, brussel sprouts, apples and pumpkins. Find out more about What's Fresh from the Catskills at Pure Catskills.com.

 

TODAY: Catskills Local Government Day at the Frank J. Cyr Center, 159 W. Main Street, Stamford 12167

 

OCTOBER 5, noon to 5 p.m.: 3rd Annual Escapemaker's Local Food & Travel Expo at Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon Street. Pure Catskills features samplings of Cowbella yogurt, Shaver Hill maple syrup & sugar candies, as well as cheese from Catskills Family Creameries members Dirty Girl Farm and Betty Acres Farm/La Belle Fromage. We're working to get people to visit the region through their bellies -- what better way than sharing regional foods.

 

OCTOBER 5: Bethel Woods 3rd Annual Wine Festival features more than 20 regional wineries at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. Enjoy a sampling of wine from the vine, as well as specialty foods, cheeses, music and craft vendors.

 

OCTOBER 5: Farmers markets still open in Oneonta, Pakatakan, Saugerties, as well as Monticello on Monday, October 7. Visit Watershed Post for the Pure Catskills Featured Farmers Market of the Week.

 

OCTOBER 9, 3:30 - 7:30 p.m.: Sheep & Goat Producer Group Farm Visit at Apple Pond Farm & Energy Education Center, Callicoon Center. This free farm tour features this diversified farm and dual purpose sheep, milk and meat goats. Sonja Hedlund and Dick Riesling will also share their knowledge of fiber, cheesemaking, renewable energy and agri-tourism. Transportation will be provided; call to reserve your seat in the van. This farmer education event is sponsored by the Council and CCE-Delaware. FMI: Kim Holden (607) 865-7090

 

 

OCTOBER 12-13, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.: Taste of the Catskills at Maple Shade Farm, Back River Road, Delhi 13753. This family-friendly event showcases the food, beer, crafts, and wine of our region. With a variety of vendors including farmers, value-added food producers, and restaurants, attendees learn how food travels from farm to fork during a fun-filled autumn weekend on the grounds of Maple Shade Farm, a family-run farm in Delhi. Each day’s events culminate with a dinner prepared entirely from local ingredients, paired with local beer and wine. Following dinner, a bonfire and barn dance will keep your feet tapping. On Saturday, stay for a tremendous fireworks display sponsored by the Delaware National Bank of Delhi. Join us at the Pure Catskills booth for a preview of the Pure Catskills Marketplace products. See, feel, TASTE for yourself the quality products available online. Catskills Family Creameries samplings in the educational barn second floor from Cowbella, Betty Acres Farm/La Belle Fromage, Dirty Girl Farm, Crystal Valley Farm, Byebrook gouda, Brovetto's Harpersfield cheese. Product available for purchase at the Maple Shade Farm Store and Good Cheap Food. Cost is $5, tickets will be available at the gate.

 

OCTOBER 14, 3-5 p.m.: Catskills CRAFT Meeting at Rondout Valley Organics at Rusty Plough Farm, Ellenville. Come for this free farm tour of Rondout Valley Organics, a collaborative CSA comprised of many farms in Ulster and Sullivan Counties. Oleh and Nadia Maczaj of Rusty Plough Farm will talk about their cooperative CSA model, give a farm tour, and lead a garlic planting workshop (so wear your work clothes!)! A potluck supper will follow. Sponsored the Council and Catskills CRAFT. Transportation available. Contact Eleanor Blakeslee-Drain, Farmhearts Fellow.

 

OCTOBER 18, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.: Commercial production of cut flowers workshop at Cooperative Extension’s Resource Center, 34570 State Highway 10, Hamden. Floriculture specialist Dr. Chris Wien, Cornell University, will discuss cut flower production in the field and in high tunnels, including cool season crops for spring and fall; main season crops for summer; and Cornell’s cut flower trials. Shannon Algiere of the Stone Barn Center will cover the nuts and bolts of production, from seed to harvest. Local flower farmer Meg Kennedy, of Arc Floral in Mount Vision, will discuss the farm’s 20 years of direct marketing cut flowers. Anne Hart of The Cutting Garden in Youngsville, will discuss her experience in running a U-Pick cut flower farm operation. Cost is $10; pre-registration and payment are required by October 11. Call (607) 865-6531 for more information and directions or e-mail Janet Aldrich. Bring your own bag lunch. Beverages will be provided.

 

OCTOBER 19, 10 a.m. - noon: Kettlehole Bog Hike at Charles Perrin Learning Center, Clearpool Campus, Carmel. Cost is $10 for this nature trail experience and moderate-level hike. A recent wetlands study of Clearpool Model Forest uncovered a kettlehole bog, a fairly rare peatland habitat. Join an informative walk and talk on this very unique ecosystem! For more information, email Stacey Damiano or call (845) 225-8226 x 606.

 

 

OCTOBER 24, noon - 1:30 p.m.: The Big Apple Crunch at SUNY-Delhi Farrell Student & Community Center (or Crunch wherever you are) This event is free, but you have to register online to be counted. Be part of the "crunch heard around the world." Grab an apple of your choice and join the Pure Catskills Crunch team. We're biting in big at noon to "crunch an apple on World Food Day." The Big Apple Crunch is an attempt to set the world record for the "Most Participants in an Apple-Crunching Event."

 

The Pure Catskills Crunch team is looking for 1,000 (or more) hardy apple eaters so we can help GrowNYC reach 1-million apple eaters. The Big Apple Crunch is an attempt to set the world record for the "Most Participants in an Apple-Crunching Event."

 

OCTOBER 25, 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.: Pumpkin Production workshop with CCE-Delaware, funded by the Watershed Agricultural Council. Learn about nutrient requirements of pumpkins; the best methods for fertilizer application; using transplants and/or plastic mulch for pumpkin establishment; diseases; pumpkin pollination; weed and insect control. Pre-registration and pre-payment are required by October 18. Cost is $10. Coffee, tea and juice will be provided; bring a bag lunch. For more information or to pre-register, call (607) 865-6531 or e-mail Janet Aldrich.

 

Tune in on Friday, October 18 for the next What's Fresh from the Catskills on the WIOX Watershed Wake-up Call.