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.

By Joanne Michaels - Photographs by Rich Pomerantz - Introduction by Maurice Hinchey

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