Otsego County

Maryland, NY shop where third-generation craftsman Adam Scudder hand-builds custom solid-wood furniture and cabinetry in a Shaker and Arts-and-Crafts style.

Richfield Springs artist studio and gallery with handmade art and craft.

Cooperstown fiber-arts studio whose maker creates handwoven and hand-dyed textiles, scarves, and hand-spun yarn.

Oneonta hot shop where artisanal glassblower Bobby Sharp creates handblown decanters, drinking glasses, carafes, and other glassware.

A three-generation family-owned feed and seed store in Oneonta, Otsego County, operating on Route 7 adjacent to the Community Veterinary Center. Carries equine supplies, livestock feed, dog and cat food, gardening supplies, and home goods. Owned since 2005 by Scott and Tracy Brandow who have continued decades of community-trusted service. A beloved mom-and-pop alternative to big chain stores with knowledgeable, caring staff.

A legendary craft brewery specializing in Belgian-style ales — founded in 1997 by Don Feinberg and Wendy Littlefield of beer importer Vanberg & DeWulf, on a 136-acre former hop farm in the Susquehanna River Valley four miles south of Cooperstown (technically in the town of Milford). Now owned by Belgian brewer Duvel Moortgat. Produces ~35,000 barrels annually of imaginative craft beers including the Three Philosophers Belgian Quadrupel, Hennepin Saison, Witte, Abbey Ale, and the famous Game of Thrones beer series. The on-site Café Ommegang offers a 100-seat menu of Belgian-inspired delights using local ingredients. Daily tours, brewery store with Game of Thrones souvenirs, Fire Pit Fridays, summer concert series, and the popular winter Snommegang festival.

An Otsego County farm producing raw cow's milk cheeses, cheese curds, pastured soy-free beef and pork, and eggs. Raw milk cheeses are made with milk from their own herd. Available at the Cooperstown Farmers' Market and direct from the farm in Richfield Springs.

Otsego County's premier paddling destination operating since 2009, with three locations: flagship on the Susquehanna River and Goodyear Lake in Portlandville, Brookwood Point on the southern end of Otsego Lake, and Glimmerglass State Park on the north end. Rents kayaks, canoes, paddle boards, and SUPs. Sells new boats with free daily demos. River shuttles and multi-mile point-to-point trips available. Fishing pole and tackle rentals included.

A timber framing and construction company based in West Winfield, Otsego County, serving West Winfield, Catskill, and Syracuse. Builds custom timber frame homes using hemlock, pine, and oak with mortise-and-tenon joinery fastened with wooden pegs. Also installs Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) for superior insulation that allows timber beam beauty to show. Operates a local sawmill for custom sawn materials. Homes average $200-$350 per square foot turn-key.

A certified organic family farm in Mount Vision, halfway between Cooperstown and Oneonta in Pleasant Valley. Grows a wide variety of organic produce along with pasture-raised pigs and poultry. Sells through a farm store, wholesale market, and retail stores. One of the most established certified organic operations in Otsego County.

Handcrafted wooden baseball bats made from New York State ash and maple billets in Fly Creek, Otsego County. Tours available at the bat factory. A uniquely upstate New York craft tradition since 1981.

A multi-farm CSA operating in the Cooperstown region for over 15 years. Provides a 20-week seasonal share delivered weekly in Cooperstown, including vegetables, optional eggs, and end-of-season storage crops. Offers part-time work shares on the farm or organizational work. One of the most established community-supported agriculture programs in Otsego County.

A Main Street Cooperstown craft distillery producing award-winning small-batch vodka, rum, whiskey, and gin. The Main Street location functions as a retail space and tasting room by day and a gastropub by evening — also serving as a tasting and gathering space for the broader Otsego County beverage scene. Lineup includes the flagship Beanball Bourbon, Doubleday Baseball Vodka, Cooperstown Select Whiskey, and Glimmerglass Vodka, paying homage to the village's baseball heritage and James Fenimore Cooper's Glimmerglass Lake.

A community farmers market in Cooperstown, Otsego County, serving the Leatherstocking region with local produce, meats, dairy, honey, maple, and artisan goods. A weekly gathering connecting Cooperstown and Otsego County residents with local farms in the heart of James Fenimore Cooper country.

Year-round indoor market at 101 Main Street in Pioneer Alley, founded by Otsego 2000 in 1991. Features 30+ farmers, producers, and artisans all located within 50 miles. Saturdays year-round plus Tuesday markets July through September. Live music every Saturday. Vendors include local produce, pastured meats, artisan cheeses, maple syrup, honey, baked goods, spirits, cider, and fiber products. SNAP accepted with Double Up Food Bucks matching.

Small agroforestry business producing pure maple syrup and custom wood products from 150 acres of forest land overlooking Cooperstown, run by Ralph and Debbie Morse. Sugar-making began in earnest in 2019 after decades of land stewardship. Products include maple syrup and custom-cut wood. Sells at Cooperstown Farmers Market Tuesday summer markets.

Full-service natural and organic grocery store, family-owned since 2004. Carries 100% organic produce, gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan options alongside local cheeses, meats, dairy, and baked goods. Stocks local products including Mill Hollow Maple syrup and seasonal farm items. One of the few true health food grocers serving rural Otsego County.

A craft brew facility neighboring Brewery Ommegang, producing a variety of beers made with 100% New York State ingredients and offering a strong line-up of guest taps from other NYS farm breweries — paired with a farm-to-table menu. Locals and visitors alike feel at home. A natural pairing with Ommegang and Red Shed for a full Otsego County beverage trail day.

Historic water-powered cider mill operating since 1856 on the banks of Fly Creek, three miles from Cooperstown. Named Nation's Best Cidery 2024 by USA Today. Produces fresh-pressed sweet cider on original equipment alongside artisan foods including extra-sharp New York cheddar, Mill-made butter-cream fudge, salsas, and barbecue sauces in the expansive Mill Store Marketplace. Self-guided mill tours daily. The Fly Creek Cider Mill Farm Winery (separate listing) offers tastings of hard ciders, apple wines, and spirits overlooking the Millpond. Family destination with Tractorland, Gemstone Mining, and the popular Duck Racer; on-site Snack Barn restaurant serves farm-fresh fare.

The licensed New York State Farm Winery at the historic Fly Creek Cider Mill, producing hard ciders, apple wines, and spirits. Bottling cider-making traditions that predate refrigeration, when hard cider and apple wines were the safe, shelf-stable beverages of early New York pioneers. Original and Apple-Raspberry are the focused ciders, with seasonal limited productions throughout the year. The Tasting Room offers flights of ciders, wines, spirits, and craft beers overlooking the Millpond. A charter member of the Cooperstown Beverage Trail Association. Located on the grounds of Fly Creek Cider Mill & Orchard, voted Nation's Best Cidery 2024 by USA TODAY.

Long-running commercial fish farm in Edmeston, Otsego County, holding a New York State DEC Fish Hatchery Permit and a Grass Carp Import & Possess Permit. One of the broadest species offerings in the state for pond stocking: rainbow trout, brook trout, largemouth bass, fathead minnows, yellow perch, black crappie, triploid grass carp, walleye, and channel catfish. Fish are sold with a fish health certificate documenting freedom from regulated pathogens.

Cooperstown jeweler designing and making fine handcrafted jewelry.

A matching grant program administered by NYCAMH (New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health) providing up to $5,000 in matching funds to small and mid-sized New York farm operations for safety repairs and upgrades. You pay half — NYCAMH pays half. Eligible improvements include equipment guards, ergonomic tools, fall protection, tractor safety upgrades, and other workplace hazard reductions. Recently expanded eligibility guidelines make more farms and more types of projects eligible. An essential resource for any small or mid-sized farm operator looking to improve safety without absorbing the full cost. Contact NYCAMH to apply.

The Leatherstocking Beekeepers Association serving Otsego and Delaware counties, meeting monthly at Fenimore Farm and Country Village in Cooperstown. Offers resources for beekeepers including a directory of local equipment suppliers, nucleus colony sources, honey producers, and swarm capture services in the Otsego and Delaware County area. A community resource for anyone beginning or expanding beekeeping in the Leatherstocking region.

A 130-acre family-owned fruit farm and CSA bordering Cherry Valley Creek. U-pick strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and 20+ apple varieties from July through October. Pumpkins and hayrides in fall. CSA shares available with delivery to Oneonta Saturday markets. One of Otsego County's most diverse working orchards with 10,000 apple trees.

USDA Certified Organic maple syrup producer run by Brian Ryther and Amy McKinnon. Taps 6,000 trees and fires a timber-frame sugarhouse with wood felled from their own property. Produces maple syrup, maple cream, maple candy, maple sugar, and organic rolled oats. Sugar house located in New Lisbon. Available at Cooperstown and Oneonta Farmers Markets, select retailers, and online.

A fiber farm in Laurens, Otsego County, producing hand-spun wool, hand-crafted soft toys, wearables, and wool and fabric housewares. Available at the Cooperstown Farmers' Market and direct from the farm. A distinctive artisan fiber operation in central New York.

A chemically-free cut flower farm in Cherry Valley offering unique, heirloom, and seasonal flowers grown without chemicals from May through October. Offers local delivery to Cherry Valley, Cooperstown, Milford, and Oneonta areas. Bouquets and arrangements available through farm sales and farmers markets.

Seasonal Thursday afternoon market in Guy Rathbun Park pavilion. Local agricultural products, crafts, and baked goods from vendors within 25 miles of Morris. Features produce, eggs, rabbit meat, lamb sausage, ground beef, maple products, honey, cut flowers, and wool and fiber items. FMNP vouchers accepted. Pure Catskills member.

Amish-run certified organic grass-fed dairy with approximately 15 Holstein-Jersey cows, operated by Daniel Byler. Produces 100% grass-fed raw milk, raw artisan farmstead cheeses, soy-free eggs, and pasture-raised beef and pork. Farm store open Monday through Saturday. Artisan cheese and eggs also available at the Cooperstown Farmers Market on Saturdays. Call with patience — phone is in an outdoor shed.

A farm brewery on a working hop farm along the Susquehanna River in Walton, producing beers made with hops grown on the property. The taproom features 8 taps mounted on a piece of Susquehanna driftwood — a fitting signature for a brewery that grows its own ingredients and draws character from the river it sits beside. Open weekends seasonally.

A diversified Otsego County farm in Schenevus producing grass-fed lamb, beef, and goat, along with poultry, eggs, raw honey, organic vegetables, and sheep and cow hides and fleece goods. A full-spectrum farm operation with a strong emphasis on pasture-raised and grass-fed production. Available at the Cooperstown Farmers' Market.

A farm supply store in West Winfield, Otsego County, stocking hay, straw, pellets, and grains for every farm animal alongside medications and pet care products. Serves West Winfield, Cooperstown, and the broader Otsego County farming community with both livestock and domestic pet supplies.

Completely free, confidential farm consulting service available to any farm in New York State — dairy, livestock, maple, vegetables, honey, fruit, nursery, any type. Founded by Cornell University in 1986. Sends two consultants directly to your farm: one financial, one family/personal. Financial consultants help with business planning, cash flow analysis, loan applications, succession and estate planning, record-keeping systems, and identifying options for a more profitable future. Family consultants hold master's degrees in social work or counseling and help with stress management, family conflict, communication, marital issues, and crisis support. Works with you for as long as needed — sometimes years. One of the most underused and most valuable free resources available to any NYS farm family. Call 1-800-547-3276 any time, 24/7.

NY FarmNet provides free, confidential farm succession and estate planning assistance to any farm family in New York State. Farm succession is one of the most complex and emotionally charged challenges farm families face — NY FarmNet consultants work one-on-one with families to plan for the future of the farm across generations. Services include succession planning, business transfers, retirement planning, estate planning guidance, and facilitating family conversations about the farm's future. Financial consultants have backgrounds in agricultural business; family consultants hold master's degrees in counseling. All services are completely free and confidential. Call 1-800-547-3276 any time.

The premier agricultural occupational health resource in New York State, based at Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown. Founded in 1988 and serving farms statewide. All services are free or heavily subsidized. Health services include free on-farm health screenings (flu shots, tetanus, COVID vaccines), cardiovascular and diabetes screenings, physical exams, and referrals in participants' preferred language — all brought directly to the farm. Safety services include free confidential farm consultations, on-farm hazard identification, safety and health training, PTO shields, PPE and safety gear, and respirator fit testing. Financial assistance includes the John May Farm Safety Fund (matching grants up to $5,000 for safety improvements) and the National ROPS Rebate Program (70% rebate on tractor rollbars). Mental health and counseling services available for farm families through the FarmPartners program. On-farm services typically available within 50 miles of Cooperstown. Call the toll-free line to get connected.

Year-round Saturday market connecting community with farmers and artisans for over 50 years. Fresh vegetables, fruits, herbs, flowers, pastured meats, eggs, bread, and maple syrup. Location varies seasonally — check their Facebook page for current site. One of the region's longest-running farm markets.

Open-web buy/sell/trade classifieds for Otsego County, covering Oneonta, Cooperstown, Cherry Valley, and surrounding rural towns. Free to browse and post, no login or Facebook account required.

Community-based conservation nonprofit founded in 1968, dedicated to protecting Otsego County's air, land, water, and natural resources. Offers guided hikes, nature walks, mushroom and plant foraging outings, apple-grafting workshops, group paddles, Be Informed lectures, and the annual Earth Festival. Stewards the Basswood Pond Trail. Partners with landowners and municipalities on environmental planning and advocacy across the county.

A solar-powered goat dairy and artisanal cheese producer in Garrattsville using only milk from their own farm herd. Produces a variety of goat's milk cheeses, yogurt, goat cheese truffles, goat meat, fresh eggs, ramps, goat charcuterie, mustard, and bottled pasteurized goat milk. 100% of electricity is generated on-site through solar power. Available at the Cooperstown Farmers' Market.

A craft farm brewery focused on traditional American craft beer styles using local NY hops and grains. Less than half a mile from Brewery Ommegang — a great second stop for a brewery tour day. The Cooperstown taproom features 20 beer taps from Red Shed and other local/regional craft brewers, indoor and outdoor seating, rotating food trucks, trivia on Thursdays, live music on Fridays and Saturdays, and games like giant Jenga. Main brewery is located in Cherry Valley with a farm-to-table kitchen. Best-known beers include Otsego Golden Ale and Jessica's Red Ale.

Cooperstown maker of handcrafted leather goods and small-batch wares.

Oneonta maker of handcrafted natural soaps and skincare.

An Otsego County honey producer specializing in raw local honey and bee products, available at the Cooperstown Farmers' Market and direct sales. One of several honey and maple producers serving the Cooperstown region.

A Cooperstown artisan woodworker producing handmade wood products for home, kitchen, and entertainment. Offers knife sharpening services at the Cooperstown Farmers' Market. Available at the Cooperstown Farmers' Market and through direct commission.

A NOFA-NY certified organic family farm near Richfield Springs, about 15 minutes from Cooperstown in Otsego County, certified organic since 2006. Raises and sells certified organic grass-finished beef and dairy, along with pastured pork, lamb, free-range eggs, and certified organic pastured chicken and Thanksgiving turkey raised on a soy-free diet. Also grows certified organic hay, small grains, potatoes, and garlic, and offers a meat CSA with orders taken year-round. One of the longer-established certified organic operations in central New York.

Kubota Elite Dealer serving Otsego County and surrounding region, family-owned for over 50 years. Sells and services the full Kubota lineup including tractors, compact construction equipment, utility vehicles, zero-turn mowers, and hay tools. Also carries Land Pride, New Holland, Case IH, Stihl, FAE forestry equipment, and Bush Hog. Mobile on-site service available for home, farm, or jobsite. Part of a seven-location network across NY, NH, and VT.

Full-service rural lifestyle store carrying livestock feed, poultry supplies, fencing, waterers, feeders, small animal supplies, pet food, garden tools, seeds, and outdoor power equipment. Offers propane refill, trailer rental, garden center, and PetVet clinic on-site. The primary large-format farm supply retailer for the Oneonta and Otsego County area.

AC Stauble Hill is an herbalist, herb farmer, and educator based at Cohosh Creek Herb Farm in West Edmeston. Produces small-batch handmade herbal remedies using homegrown and wild-harvested plants — skin salves, muscle rubs, tinctures, tea blends, infused vinegars, and bulk herbs. Graduate of the Northeast School of Botanical Medicine. Offers herbal consultations on sliding scale and teaches through the Actaea Academy. Available Saturdays at the Cooperstown Farmers Market.

Off-grid, solar-powered nonprofit permaculture education center on 12 acres in West Edmeston, founded in 2014. Runs Farm Fellowship and Volunteer Program covering no-till organic farming, agroforestry, permaculture design, natural building, foraging, herbalism, and food preservation. Home to a 1-acre multi-story food forest with 350+ fruit and nut trees and 480+ berry shrubs. USDA Conservation Stewardship Program member and first Otsego County recipient of NY State Climate Resilient Farming program. All produce donated to food pantries and herbal aid programs.

A 4,000-square-foot Amish-run farm market featuring products from more than 60 local farmers, bakers, and crafters. Carries fresh local produce, meats, deli, cheese, baked items, snacks, bulk flours, pantry staples, and specialty items. Family-owned by Daniel Weaver. A rare full-service local food source for the Morris and Gilbertsville corridor.

Family-run beef and hemp farm in the Schenevus Valley, founded in 2004 by Willie and Rebecca Weinert as a beef operation and expanded into organic CBD hemp production in 2019. Produces full-spectrum CBD tinctures, salves, gummies, and topicals from organically grown, CO2-extracted hemp alongside all-natural USDA beef. On-farm shed store open daily 8am to 8pm.