Hudson River Valley Farms

Meet your local farmer! Published for the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's September 1609 journey along the river that today bears his name, this fascinating illustrated portrait celebrates the local farms—and farmers—in one of the country's most scenic and storied regions, once known as the Breadbasket of America. Hudson River Valley Farms brings to life the renaissance of food producers who have developed the region as a source of artisanal cheeses, grass-fed beef, and first-rate organic fruits and vegetables. Stunning photography and short, evocative essays take you on a rare, behind-the-scenes journey to forty-four farms from Westchester County to the Capital District of Albany, and include the colorful maverick entrepreneurs behind the striking scenery. The book also includes a directory of nearly 100 local farmers' markets, directions to the featured farms, and an introduction by the region's popular U.S. Congressman, Maurice Hinchey.

Joanne Michaels is the author of seven books, including Hudson River Journey, The Hudson Valley and Catskill Mountains: An Explorer's Guide, Let's Take the Kids, and Adirondack High. A former editor in chief of Hudson Valley magazine, she hosts a cable television talk show, The Real Story, syndicated in the Hudson River Valley. She lives in Woodstock, New York. Rich Pomerantz's photography books include Wild Horses of the Dunes and the acclaimed Great Gardens of the Berkshires.

Introduction by U.S. Congressman Maurice Hinchey Hudson Valley Map with Farm Locations ROCKLAND COUNTY Dr. Davies Farm, Congers WESTCHESTER COUNTY Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, Pocantico Hills Cabbage Hill Farm, Mt. Kisco Stuart's Fruit Farm, Granite Springs PUTNAM COUNTY Ryder Farm, Brewster Saunders Farm, Cold Spring ORANGE COUNTY Rogowski Farm, Pine Island Blooming Hill Farm, Blooming Grove Hodgson Farm, Montgomery ULSTER COUNTY Stoutridge Winery, Marlboro Willow Tree Farm, Milton Four Winds Farm, Gardiner Liberty View Farm, Highland Tantillo Farm, Gardiner Honeybee Lives, New Paltz Saunderskill Farm, Accord Stone Church Farm, Rifton Davenport Farm, Stone Ridge Longyear Farm, Woodstock DUTCHESS COUNTY Mistover Farm, Pawling Sprout Creek Farm, LaGrangeville Wigsten Farm, Pleasant Valley Hahn Farm, Salt Point Millbrook Farmhouse Cheese, Millbrook Yellowframe Farm, Millbrook F. W. Battenfeld & Sons Farm, Red Hook Greig Farm, Red Hook Hearty Roots Farm, Red Hook Irving Farm, Millerton McEnroe Organic Farm, Millerton Pleasant View Farm, Millerton Ronnybrook Farm, Pine Plains COLUMBIA COUNTY Highland Deer Farm, Germantown Philip Orchard, Claverack The Farm at Miller's Crossing, Philmont Hawthorne Valley Farm, Harlemville Grazin' Angus, Ghent Old Chatham Sheepherding Company, Old Chatham Spruce Ridge Farm, Old Chatham GREENE COUNTY Catskill Mountain Foundation Farm, Hunter & Maplecrest Armstrong Elk Farm, Cornwallville Hull-O Farm, Durham ALBANY AREA Heather Ridge Farm, Preston Hollow Goold Orchards, Castleton-on-Hudson APPENDICES Directory of Hudson Valley Farmers Markets Driving Directions to Farms