The following local restaurants and catering businesses proudly use locally grown and/or raised foods.

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The Alternative Baker
Essell Hoenshell-Watson
407 Main Street
Rosendale, NY 
Phone: 800.399.3589
www.lemoncakes.com
email: nybaker@aol.com

What:  Using northeast butter, eggs, flours, handmade 100% scratch-made baked goods using small batch methods offering scones, sticky buns, cakes, cookies, a full line of vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free, egg-free products.
Where: Now located in the village of Rosendale. May-September open Thursday through Monday 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. Closed Tuesday/Wednesday.
About us and baking practices: Owner is Culinary Institute Trained Baker/Pastry Chef, raised in California by a produce professional. The bakery is dedicated to using as much local, sustainable and organic produce and products as well. Business was started in New York Farmer's Markets in 1996. We use Boice Bros. milk products, some New England Farms organic milk, Cabot (Vermont) butter, King Arthur flours, organic spelt, and some organic sweeteners. Our fruit sweetener comes from a dairy farm in Washington. Our standard of food is based on this--the least processed, handled and manipulated: the better tasting, nutritionally sound and ecologically responsible food is. We are ALWAYS open to any local sustainable food producer which is able to deliver.


Cucina
109 Mill Hill Road
Woodstock, NY 12498
845.679.9800
www.cucinawoodstock.com

What: Cucina Restaurant is the new kid on the block. Located in a restored and rambling farmhouse at the gateway to Woodstock, Cucina boasts a contemporary Italian menu based on seasonal, local ingredients. A warm, friendly ambience centers around a modern-country setting with professional yet casual service and hospitality. Summer dining on the wraparound porch and fireside dining in Winter make a visit to Cucina a must, while visiting Woodstock. Visit the website for menus, catering options and more.
Where: above address, Open 7 nights and brunch Saturday & Sunday
Chef: Gianni Scappin


Gigi Market – Indoor Daily Farmers’ Market
Hudson Valley Gourmet Store Café
Gigi Catering
Contact: Laura Pensiero
227 Pitcher Lane
Red Hook, NY 12571
Phone: 845-758-1999
www.gigimarket.com or www.gigitrattoria.com
laura@gigitrattoria.com

What: Working in synergy with our restaurant, Gigi Trattoria in Rhinebeck, Gigi Market in Red Hook celebrates the bounty of the farms and food artisans of the Hudson Valley. Here we provide a year-round retail venue for local producers. Gigi Market is also a lunchtime café; a site for events, large and small, indoor and outdoors; and the base location for Gigi Catering. In addition to the market space, we have leased 10-acres on the fertile 500-acre Greig Farm property. Here we will work with local organic growers to cultivate specialty vegetables for sale in Gigi Market and for use in our farm-fresh foods.
Where: 227 Pitcher Lane (off Rt. 9), Red Hook, NY 12571
About Us: Our mission is to provide a year-round indoor farm market and food service venue that supports local farmers and food producers. Our goal is to make eating “local” a doable endeavor for those in our community.

Karma Road
11 Main Street
New Paltz NY 12561 255-1099
open 8-8,  7 days 
www.karmaroad.net

What: We're a new organi vegan cafe art and we have been including some local herbs and veggies from Hugenot and Four Winds Farms, as well as some very nice stuff from friends at the community garden and the herb garden I have growing in my window here on premises.
Where:  Above address, open 8 - 8, 7 days a week.
About Us:  We're reaching out to farmers and intend to add to the percentage of our local ingredients. we're all for local, small and clean. We offer a very loving, committed and delicious business to the community. Thanks! Seth

Lagusta's Luscious Vegetarian Home Meal Delivery Service:  New Paltz, Manhattan
Lagusta Yearwood
(845) 255.8VEG
www.lagustasluscious.com  
 
What: A vegetarian meal delivery service focusing on Hudson Valley and organic produce, and fine ingredients from small companies.
Where: We deliver to in the New Paltz area and Manhattan.
About Us: Lagusta Yearwood is a graduate of the Natural Gourmet Cooking School in Manhattan. We're celebrating our fifth year of creating delicious dishes "meat-and-potatoes" people love just as much as committed vegetarians. Mouthwatering from-scratch entrees, side dishes, soups, desserts, and special treats all come packed carefully (complete with simple heating instructions) and delivered right to your door. It's less expensive than having a private chef come to your house, but you don't have to sacrifice quality or the personal touch. We're committed to using the highest-quality ingredients to create the highest-quality meals. We never use overly processed scary fake meats and make everything by hand and from scratch - including live-culture sauerkraut and pickles, tempeh, miso, vinegar, sourdough bread, and more. We cook seasonally with fresh local and organic produce.