2008 Woodie Awards
healthy habits: Local Produce
Sarah Gunner
Issue date: 10/5/06 Section: Health
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The Mid-Hudson Valley is a great place for locally grown produce that is cheap and delicious. Two independent grocery stores, Adams Fairacre Farms and the Amish Market, are within a 10 minute drive of Marist, and both of them carry fresh, local herbs, fruits, and vegetables.
Adams Fairacre Farms is located on Route 44 in Poughkeepsie. It was established in the early 1900's as a farmstand and is still family-owned and run to this day. They choose to sell local produce as often as possible, and this allows the prices to be far lower than at Stop and Shop. Not only do they stock locally grown foods, they also have a huge gardening section, carry hard to find meats and fish, and devote an entire area to handmade candies and chocolates.
Amish Market is a relatively new grocery store north down Route 9 in Hyde Park, directly behind the strip mall with the restaurant Twist. Also carrying fresh produce, they have a wonderful bakery and ready-made section that carries everything from fried plantains to salmon cakes.
These two groceries are great alternatives to shopping at a traditional chain store. They have significantly lower produce prices, carry plenty of hard-to-find specialty items, and also support the local farming economy in the area we call home while at Marist. Shopping at them is always an adventure in tastes, sights and smells, and it is hard to leave without a little treat for yourself or a friend.
Check them out; you won't be disappointed.
Adams Fairacre Farms is located on Route 44 in Poughkeepsie. It was established in the early 1900's as a farmstand and is still family-owned and run to this day. They choose to sell local produce as often as possible, and this allows the prices to be far lower than at Stop and Shop. Not only do they stock locally grown foods, they also have a huge gardening section, carry hard to find meats and fish, and devote an entire area to handmade candies and chocolates.
Amish Market is a relatively new grocery store north down Route 9 in Hyde Park, directly behind the strip mall with the restaurant Twist. Also carrying fresh produce, they have a wonderful bakery and ready-made section that carries everything from fried plantains to salmon cakes.
These two groceries are great alternatives to shopping at a traditional chain store. They have significantly lower produce prices, carry plenty of hard-to-find specialty items, and also support the local farming economy in the area we call home while at Marist. Shopping at them is always an adventure in tastes, sights and smells, and it is hard to leave without a little treat for yourself or a friend.
Check them out; you won't be disappointed.
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