About

Mission

The mission of the Saugerties Farmers Market is to bring local seasonal food to market; preserve small family farms; promote healthy eating; build community; and attract visitors to historic Saugerties.

The market also welcomes all local non-profits or those who are working locally except religious and political/electoral organizations. They should apply to the Market Manager:

contact@SaugertiesFarmersMarket.com.

History

The Saugerties Farmers Market was established in 2001 by a group of Saugerties residents to bring fresh food from local farms to market. With the support of the Mayor, Village Board, and local businesses, the market was set up at Market and Main Streets and subsequently moved to its current larger site at 115 Main Street.

Just a few blocks from the business district, the market overlooks the Cowflop, a spacious green meadow with Catskill mountain views and is next to the Saugerties Historical Society’s Kiersted House.

The Saugerties Farmers Market provides the best of Hudson Valley produce, and other farm and locally made products while at the same time providing a gathering place for the community to meet, eat, and greet.

Saugerties Farmers Market Committee

John Bassler (Treasurer), Sina Clark (Baker), Karen Cohen (Cheese Vendor), Danielle DeCicco (Jewelry Maker), Kevin Dumont (Former Market Manager), Bob Fade (Farmer), Joe Hernandez, Tony Hitchcock, Francesca Madden (Farmer), Isabel Soffer, Judith Spektor (Coordinator), Mark Stern, Masha Zager (Editor)

Market Manager 

Carmen Dumont and Maggie Dumont are the Market Managers who bring years of organizational experience to the job. The Dumonts, a mother-daughter team, are teachers in local schools and love to support the farmers, bakers, and makers who bring the community together.

Kids Art Corner

The Kids Art Corner is directed by Anita Barbour, Saugerties artist. Barbour’s weekly art projects entertain and educate children of all ages.

Reasons to Shop Local at the Saugerties Farmers Market

By shopping at the market, you can:

  • Buy food at the peak of freshness, taste, and nutrition
  • Preserve genetic diversity
  • Know where your food comes from and who grows it
  • Support local farmers
  • Build community
  • Preserve open space
  • Cut carbon emissions by reducing transport miles
  • Benefit the environment and wildlife with careful land stewardship
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