Free guides to getting out into the Valley, and books for anyone who wants to go deeper.
Self-guided day trips through the Valley's best farm country, one good Saturday at a time.
Open the guide →Cideries, breweries, distilleries, and wineries, region-wide and county by county.
Open the guide →Maple, makers, heritage breeds, fairs, the outdoors, and more, sorted by theme.
Open the guide →Standing, climbable fire towers across the Hudson Valley and the Catskill highlands.
Open the guide →Apple picking, pumpkins, cider, and hayrides across the Hudson Valley, one good Saturday at a time.
Open the guide →A day-by-day planner to get your farm stand, homegrown products and small food business found.
Open the guide →The guides below are free PDFs to download and print, with nothing to sign up for. Listings in the guides are as of October 11, 2026.
Apple picking, pumpkins, cider, and hayrides across the Hudson Valley, one good Saturday at a time.
Where to buy local when the stands close, and the farmers markets that stay open through the cold.
Tasting rooms, cheese counters, and working studios for the days you'd rather be inside.
Trees, maple syrup, and honey from Hudson Valley farms.
Cheesemakers, creameries, and dairies across the Hudson Valley.
How to buy from a farm, plus where to find eggs and Thanksgiving turkeys.
What a CSA, a farm share, and a meat share are, how they work, and what to ask before you pay.
Ways to stretch your food dollars at farm stands and farmers markets, including SNAP and market coupons.
How to plan, buy, store, and thaw local meat so a freezer full of it stays safe and tastes good.
Freezing, drying, and canning basics for the food you pick up from local farms.
A day-by-day planner to get your farm stand, homegrown products and small food business found.
A step-by-step planner for getting your table into your first market, and keeping it there.
A short checklist for opening, stocking, pricing, and promoting a roadside stand.
A simple weekly routine for a farm that would rather be farming.
How New York farms and farm stands can accept SNAP, WIC and Senior FMNP checks, FreshConnect checks, and Double Up Food Bucks.
Ten small jobs for the quiet months, so your customers remember you and your spring starts ahead.
Guidebooks to the Hudson Valley, Catskills, and Capital Region by Devlin Foster, the editor of the Almanac.
See the books →The up-to-date list of farms that sell beef, pork, lamb, and poultry direct, from the book Freezer Full.
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