2024-2025 Guide to Pure Catskills Products

Celebrating 20 years of Pure Catskills, welcome to the 2024-2025 Guide to Pure Catskills Products! When the Watershed Agricultural Council (WAC) first began this initiative in 2004, we started with a printed brochure of a small number of farms and businesses in Delaware County. Now, the pages of this publication showcase over 330 farm and forest based businesses, restaurants, local artisans, other non-profit organizations, activities and accommodations located throughout Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan and Ulster Counties in New York State.

Since 2004, Pure Catskills has played a vital role in creating marketing opportunities for our members by showcasing local products being grown, raised and produced in the Catskills, and connecting consumers directly to the source. Our goal is the same today as it was when this initiative began, to support the economic viability of members, preserve our way of life, create and become a trusted and necessary brand for all things local, and foster expansion of products coming from the Catskills region.

This year we are proud to highlight six small, diversified farms that have been long-standing Pure Catskills members. Gladstone Farms in Andes, NY is a beef farm that has added a farmstand and pick-your-own pumpkins. Horton Hill Farm in Jefferson, NY is raising a variety of animals and producing honey. Horak Farm in Livingston Manor, NY is an organic heirloom vegetable farm that also offers berries, flowers and much more. Hurd’s Family Farm in Mondena, NY is an apple orchard and fun for the whole family. Second Chance Farm in Delhi, NY is a farm focusing on poultry, goats and pigs. And lastly, Weinert’s Elk Creek Farm in Schenevus, NY a beef and CBD farm operation. These featured members, along with all our members listed throughout the Guide, represent the continued evolution of farming in the Catskills and why Pure Catskills is proud to reach the 20-year milestone.

Supporting farms and forest businesses, protecting water quality, and preserving the pristine environment of the NYC Watershed region is ourway of life. Healthy businesses aid in the WAC’s mission of ensuring the delivery of over one billion gallons a day of clean, fresh drinking water to nine million New York residents.