Where to Buy Local Products in the Town
On this page, you will be able to locate providers of Town of Ithaca agricultural products. An alphabetical list of farms is provided below. Please take time to review each farm and connect to their websites for additional information. Please note that not every farm in the Town of Ithaca has chosen to participate on our website at this time. To add or update your farm listing, please contact Michael Smith, Environmental Planner, at 607-273-1747Farm Name: A.J. Teeter Farm Owners / Managers Name: Alan & Debbie Teeter Address / Location: 71 Gray Road, Ithaca NY 14850 Phone: 607-277-4547 Email: AJTeeterFarm@msn.com Farm Website: www.AJTeeterFarm.com Season: year-round for Gardener’s Skin Balm, beef primarily in the fall, September and October for hayrides, February for vegetable seedling orders with an April-May delivery Days / Hours Open: varies, and by appointment Products Available: Fall foliage hayrides, grass-fed beef by the half of split-half, Gardener’s Skin Balm Additional Information: A.J. Teeter Farm is the oldest family farm in the Town of Ithaca. We were one of the first CSA (Community Support Agriculture) farms in the county, and only gave that up, regretfully, when we assumed responsibility for the entire farm and those responsibilities no longer allowed for the time needed to run a CSA. We continued to grow our own vegetable seedlings for transplant and have been a regular vendor at the Annual Ithaca Plant Sale for many years. Starting in 2013, we will offer Custom Transplants, adapting a CSA model, to provide a wider range of varieties as well as the exact quantities of the varieties our customers want. If this intrigues you, please contact us and we will be in touch after the first of the year. Farm Name: Hilker Haven Farm and Apiary Owners / Managers Name: Willis “Bill” Hilker Address / Location: 277 Burns Road, Ithaca NY 14850 Phone: 607-275-6964 Email: sshilk24@gmail.com Farm Website: Season:
May through October Days / Hours Open: Phone / email contact only; Saturday at Caroline Farmers Market (10 am
– 2 pm) and Thursday at Enfield Farmers Market (3pm-7pm) Products Available: Local NY raw honey, orange blossom and palm honey from our Florida location, beeswax, crop pollination, Farm Name: Kestrel Perch Berries
Owners / Managers Name: Katie Creeger Address / Location: EcoVillage, Rachel Carson Way, Ithaca NY 14850 Phone: 607-275-0272 Email: ithacaberries@gmail.com Farm Website: www.ithacaberries.com Season: June through September Days / Hours Open: varies; see website or email for details Products Available: Strawberries, blueberries, red raspberries, red and black currants, gooseberries, elderberries Additional Information: Kestrel Perch’s primary focus is a U-pick CSA (season memberships). U-pick is also available on a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) basis to subscribers to the Kestrel Perch PAYG listserv; please email for information
Farm Name: The Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming: New Farmer Training Programs Owners / Managers Name: Liz Coakley, Incubator Farm & Business Manager Address / Location: 225 S Fulton Street, Ithaca (office); 100 Rachel Carson Way, Ithaca (Incubator Farm) Phone: 607-319-5095 Email: info@groundswellcenter.org Farm Website: www.groundswellcenter.org Season: year-round Days / Hours Open: Groundswell's office is temporarily closed due to COVID. Feel free to contact us at info@groundswellcenter.org. The farm is normally open for public tours and a volunteer event the first Thursday evening of each month during the growing season, from 5:30-7:30 pm. This event is on hold for the time being. Products Available: Groundswell offers beginning farmer training and food system education. Our programs include the Incubator Farm Business Program, Farm Tours, Food Justice Training, Farm Business Planning Course, Farmer Technical Courses, and one-on-one consultations for farmers and food entrepreneurs. Please contact us about your farming interests. Groundswell also hosts an online Event Calendar or regional farming & food events and Classified listings at www.groundswellcenter.org
Owners / Managers Name:
Bill & Sharon Hilker Address / Location: 271
Burns Rd. Ithaca, NY 14850 Phone: 607-592-2277 Email: honeyrockfarm@gmail.com Season (Year Round or
List Months Open): Year Round Days / Hours Open: By
appointment List Products Available: Many varieties of local honey (Full list of varieties available can be found on our website). Additional Comments or Information to Include: HoneyRock Farm is a local family-owned apiary producing 100% pure unpasteurized honey. Our product is available in several varieties reflecting our land and the seasonal changes in our local plant life. Our honey can be purchased at many locations in and around Ithaca: P&C Fresh (East Hill Plaza), Agway True Value (Fulton St), Agway Northeast (Triphammer Rd), Lively Run Goat Dairy (Interlaken NY) , Cafe Jennie (Cornell Bookstore), J.R. Dill Winery (Burdett NY), and directly from our Online Store. Please check out our website for more information. Farm Name: Laughing Goat Fiber Farm
Owners / Managers Name: Lisa Ferguson Address / Location: 1485 Mecklenburg Rd., Ithaca Phone: 607-351-7361 Email: : lisa@laughinggoatfiber.com Farm Website: http://laughinggoatfiber.shop Season: (Year Round or List Months Open): Year round. Shop on premises. Tours by appointment. Days / Hours Open: 2-7 Sept 1 to Dec 23. Otherwise by appointment. Products Available: Mohair and Cashmere blends. Socks! Hats, Scarves, Mittens, Gloves, Blankets, Rugs, Yarn, Roving, etc. Additional Information: Home grown, Hand made and Hand dyed finished goods.Farm Name: Indian Creek Farm Owners / Managers Name: Stephen Cummins Address / Location: 1408 Trumansburg Road (“1/2 mile past the hospital on Route 96”) Phone: 607-227-8248 Email: indiancreekit@gmail.com Farm Website: indiancreekithaca.com Season: June through November — Starting with strawberry season and running through the apple-squash-sprout harvest Days / Hours Open: 8am til one hour before dark. Open in June with Strawberries Products Available: U Pick or We Pick! Strawberries, raspberries, peaches, pears, apples, pumpkins, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, cucumber, zucchini, cantaloupe, winter squash, brussels sprouts, flowers, cider and more! Want to know what’s fresh? Sign up to get weekly Fresh Crop Alerts at indiancreekithaca.com/subscribe. Farm Name: Tree Gate Farm Owners / Managers Name: Sharon Tregaskis and Dean Koyanagi Address / Location: West Hill Phone: N/A Email: treegatefarm@gmail.com Farm Website: http://treegatefarm.blogspot.com Season: May 15–October 30 Days / Hours Open: wholesale, only Products Available: cider apples, vegetables
Farm Name:
West Haven
Organic Farm Owners / Managers Name: Carlos Aguilera and Lorena Mendoza Address / Location: EcoVillage, 27 Rachel Carson Way, Ithaca, NY 14850 Phone: 607-280-6626 Email: csa@westhavenfarm.net Farm Website: www.westhavenfarm.net Season: May through November Days / Hours Open: Saturday at Ithaca Farmer’s Market Products Available: Offering CSA shares. A variety of seasonal greens and vegetables, see website for detailed list. Seedlings are available at the beginning of the season. Fruit including apples, stone fruit, strawberries and melons. |