Katchkie Farm

Katchkie Farm is a year-round organic farming operation owned by the NYC-based catering company, Great Performances.  Katchkie Farm represents a commitment to celebrating local flavors and an investment in sustainable agriculture and good earth practices.  Katchkie, which sits on 60 acres in Columbia County, NY, yielded its first harvest in 2007.

In addition to the traditional farm, Katchkie also houses The Sylvia Center, an educational nonprofit that introduces children to the pleasures and benefits of healthy, sustainable food through farm visits and cooking workshops.  Katchkie Farm’s philanthropic role also includes committing 5% of its annual harvest to anti-hunger organizations, notably the Hudson Valley Food Bank, City Harvest, and Yorkville Common Pantry.

The Katchkie Farm team is split between the farm and the city. Farmer Bob manages the farm, leading a few seasonal workers in the tilling, planting, weeding, watering, harvesting and all that goes into the daily processes of farming. Brooke Saias, Farm Project Coordinator, works in New York City managing the CSA Program, farmers markets, and overseeing all outreach efforts.

Kilpatrick Farm 

Kilpatrick Family Farm is a certified naturally grown family-run vegetable, small fruit and livestock farm founded in 2003 by brothers Michael and Philip Kilpatrick in Middle Granville, N.Y. The farm's mission is to connect customers with great food and revitalize the local food ecosystem. As organic farmers, they believe the work they do is changing the way their region eats. Michael started growing and sharing vegetables when he was just 8 years old and now feeds more than 200 families through his farm’s CSA. Kilpatrick Farm particpates in the Saratoga Farmers Market year-round from 9 am to 1 pm on Saturdays, and the Glens Falls Farmers Market from May to November 8 am to 12 pm on Saturdays. For questions, call (518) 300-4060 or email  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Klein's Kill Fruit Farm 

Named after the nearby stream in Germantown, NY, Klein's Kill Fruit Farm is actually an Italian-American farm founded in 1921 by Italian immigrant Antonio Bartolotta and Jesse Cooper, a descendant of colonial Americans. This rich history only adds to the beauty of this family farm. Now in its third generation of farmers, the Bartolotta family has expanded to 600 acres of orchards, boasting myriad varieties of peaches, plums, apples, nectarines, and pears. From the farm: "It is our family’s passion to be committed to the environment and economic efficiencies to ensure a sustainable business for future generations to come." Klein's Kill Fruit Farm uses family farming methods that include conventional practices. 

Letterbox Farm Collective

Two years ago Faith Gilbert founded Letterbox Farm, a growing collective of young farmers in Hudson, NY. From the team: "We are developing a diversified sustainable operation, producing super special vegetables, pastured poultry, pork, eggs and herbs." Letterbox supplies to an array of restaurants and farmers markets in the Hudson Valley and New York City, and just launched thier first diversified CSA in Spring of 2015.