This month the Kiernans will be joined by Cornwall’s very own Edgwick Farm selling Fresh Farmstead Cheese from their own pastured [more...]]]> Kiernan Farms will be delivering Grass Fed Beef, Farm Raised Pork, Local Raw Honey, and Catskills Maple Syrup to Cornwall on Thursday, February 9, 4:00-5:00 PM. To order, call Thelma and Marty at 845.255.5995.

This month the Kiernans will be joined by Cornwall’s very own Edgwick Farm selling Fresh Farmstead Cheese from their own pastured goats. Call Edgwick Farm at 845.401.2301 for more information.

Ivy Rock Farm, another of Cornwall’s very own farms, will be selling Eggs and Free Range Chickens and Turkeys. You can reach them at 845.534.0365.

Our farmers will be parked in the little parking lot to the left of Rings Pond.

The cut off time for orders by email is Wednesday, January 11th at 7:00 pm.  Orders by phone by 12 noon day of delivery.

For details contact:

Marty and Thelma Kiernan

Edgwick Farm 348 Angola Road Cornwall, NY 12518 845-401-2301 edgwickfarm@gmail.com

You can also find them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/edgwickfarm

Since its founding, [more...]]]> In 2012, the Cornwall Community Co-Op will have openings for President, Vice President, and several board memberships. Founded in 2008, the Co-Op’s mission states “We are a sustainable cooperative enterprise committed to increasing the accessibility of local, wholesome, ethically produced products. We cultivate a spirit of belonging and well-being in our communities.”

Since its founding, the Co-Op has operated a retail storefront, managed the Cornwall Farmer’s Market, hosted numerous food-related and educational events such as film screenings and lectures, and operated a buying club for healthy food products such as grass-fed beef. We have more than 200 member families and many more community members who have shopped with us or attended events in the past.

Your Co-Op needs you now more than ever. To explore a leadership role, email Claudia Depkin at claudiajd@yahoo.com today, and help continue a great tradition of sustainability!

Who should join the board?

Anyone from the community (not just current members!) who believes in and wants to help bring the Co-op’s mission to life.

What’s expected of board members and officers?

• Attend monthly Board meetings
• Join and participate on committees
• Volunteer for and lead specific initiatives/tasks

What skills do I need?

Anyone willing to make the Co-Op a priority and interact with other members is well-qualified to serve. In addition, experience and contacts in any of the following areas can be a plus:

• business management
• education
• event production
• financial management
• food service
• fundraising/development
• general contracting
• government
• law
• marketing
• media/journalism
• non-profit management
• project management
• PTO
• retail
• website management or social media
• …other professional, volunteer, or project-based work

To ask about joining the Board, contact Claudia Depkin at claudiajd@yahoo.com today!

Then look no farther than the

Cornwall Farmers Market

Brought to you by the Cornwall Community Co-op

On the lawn at the Cornwall Town Hall

Looking for a convenient place to purchase fresh, local produce, flowers, baked goods, meats, and other items?

Then look no farther than the

Cornwall Farmers Market

Brought to you by the Cornwall Community Co-op

On the lawn at the Cornwall Town Hall

Wednesdays

11:30am to 5:30pm

Now through October

]]> http://www.cornwallcoop.com/2011/07/cornwall-farmers-market/feed/ 0 http://www.cornwallcoop.com/2010/11/pruning/ http://www.cornwallcoop.com/2010/11/pruning/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 03:19:03 +0000 Bill Braine http://www.cornwallcoop.com/?p=629 At our house we have a butterfly bush out back.  Each spring we cut it down to the woody part of its double trunk, and by midsummer it’s eighteen feet high.  It’s doing what it is meant to do, as well: shading the yard, attracting monarchs, tiger swallowtails, and the occasional hummingbird, and closing off [more...]]]> At our house we have a butterfly bush out back.  Each spring we cut it down to the woody part of its double trunk, and by midsummer it’s eighteen feet high.  It’s doing what it is meant to do, as well: shading the yard, attracting monarchs, tiger swallowtails, and the occasional hummingbird, and closing off the space for some backyard privacy.

The first year we lived here, we didn’t prune it because we didn’t know we were supposed to, and it didn’t do so well; dead branches and desiccated old blossoms got in the way of the new shoots, limbs hung down onto the ground, and it only brought weevils, cicadas and bats to the yard.

We read up a little, learned our lesson, and began to cut it. Now each summer its branches make a new pattern. Each summer it’s a different plant.  But its shadow falls where we want it, the butterflies come, the green looks good in the breeze.

So, anyway, as you’ve already heard, the membership decided to close the Harvest Market.  And there are new, different, great things in store.  New Co-op.  Same mission.

Now that the Harvest Market is closed and the Farmer’s Market is wrapping up for the season, the Board of Directors would like to find out what the membership would like to do next. Will it be a buying club, an indoor winter farmer’s market, [more...]]]> We need to know what you want to do next!

Now that the Harvest Market is closed and the Farmer’s Market is wrapping up for the season, the Board of Directors would like to find out what the membership would like to do next. Will it be a buying club, an indoor winter farmer’s market, movie viewings, field trips to farms and seminars, a healthy school lunch initiative, or something completely different? It’s up to all of us to decide what’s next for the co-op so we’re holding a membership meeting on Tuesday, November 9th at 7:30 PM at the Cornwall Presbyterian Church to plan for the future. It’s a dessert potluck and we need help setting up, cleaning up and making desserts and coffee/tea. Please contact Janine Bixler at janine.bixler@gmail.com if you are able to help. We estimate that we need 2-3 volunteers for this event. Please join us! ]]> http://www.cornwallcoop.com/2010/10/membership-meeting-november-9th/feed/ 0 http://www.cornwallcoop.com/2010/10/order-a-locally-raised-turkey-for-thanksgiving/ http://www.cornwallcoop.com/2010/10/order-a-locally-raised-turkey-for-thanksgiving/#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:00:33 +0000 Gail Sherman http://www.cornwallcoop.com/?p=615 Are you interested in a locally-raised turkey for Thanksgiving?  The Co-Op is coordinating an order with Hemlock Hill Farm for fresh, pastured, hormone- and antibiotic-free turkeys.

We have already begun taking orders.  The cost is $3.99/lb., with turkeys available from 12-30 lbs.

There are three ways to order: