Farmfest Music Lineup!

Here is the list of acts who will be playing. All homegrown New Paltz acts! Music will be live from 1 to 5pm.

Sarah Citrin
Kyle Miller
Tom Christie
Upstate Rubdown
Just the Tip

Flyers and More!

Thanks to Shay Otis & Jared Winslow for the beautiful artwork!

Artwork Needed for Art Raffle Fundraiser!

We are still looking for any donations of artwork, jewelry or craft items to raise money for Flood Aid & the Gardens for Nutrition. If you have anything you would like to donate, or any friends who have works they would like to donate to benefit these community organizations' disaster relief efforts, please send an email to farmfestnp@gmail.com.

Farmfest! Friday October 7th

Farmfest! Local Food Celebration is taking place Friday October 7th from 1 to 5pm on the Old Main Quad on the SUNY New Paltz Campus.

Part of the first Village of New Paltz Local Food Week, Farmfest will be a day of free local food, live music, education & fundraising for the Gardens for Nutrition and New Paltz Flood Aid.

Participating farms and restaurants are
Harvest Cafe (New Paltz)
Main Course (New Paltz)
Grimaldi's Pizzeria (New Paltz)
The Bakery (New Paltz)
Dressel Farms (New Paltz)
Wright's Farms (Gardiner)
&
Slash Root Tech Cafe (New Paltz)

Students for Sustainable Agriculture are going to raise the question of access to more local food on campus for everyone, and provide helpful information & resources on why local food is important and where students can find local food. The Environmental Task Force will set up a letter writing station for students to learn the facts about having more local food on campus and start a dialogue between students and administration regarding better access to local food

New Paltz FLOOD AID to benefit farmers & community

Many small local farms in New Paltz and the surrounding area suffered great losses in the wake of the hurricane, and Farm Fest is coordinating with New Paltz FLOOD AID to raise money for the hardest hit people in our community.  All proceeds will go to the farmers, families and first responders in New Paltz who were most impacted by the floods.

We are coordinating a silent auction art raffle to raise money to support New Paltz FLOOD AID, and we are looking for submissions and donations of art work to help this cause.  Submissions are due by Wednesday, October 5th.  Email farmfestnp@gmail.com for additional information.

Welcome to Farm Fest!

Farmfest, in conjunction with the Village of New Paltz Local Food Week, is designed to bring farms, restaurants, and the community together and highlight the connection between food producers, food preparers and food consumers.  New York state is one of the leading sources of organic produce in the nation, and within the state Ulster County has the most diversity in local food production, specifically through community supported agriculture (CSA) farms.  As a cultural and educational center of Ulster County, New Paltz is poised to make local food the center issue for residents of Ulster County and the greater Hudson Valley bioregion.