Stella's Restaurant, Bar & Café
Stella’s Restaurant, Bar and Café, in Ithaca, NY. Engelbert Farms, LLC started supplying organic meat and cheese to Stellas in 2011. When visiting Ithaca, be sure to head up to Collegetown for lunch or dinner at Stella’s. You won’t be disappointed!
www.stellabar.com
Health Beat Natural Foods
Engelbert Farms meat and cheese products are available in Health Beat Natural Foods in Johnson City, NY, starting in February 2011! We are happy to have our products in another local store! Health Beat Natural Foods carries a full line of nutritional supplements, natural and organic foods, and has an on-site deli.
www.healthbeatfoods.com
Berkshire Farmstead Creamery
Solomon and Michelle Meyer from Berkshire Farmstead Creamery are skilled cheesemakers in Bernville, PA, who quickly became our friends. All of our cheese is made in their certified organic facility (certified by Pennsylvania Certified Organic). We are proud to be working with them for all of our cheesemaking activities.
www.organicdairyland.com
Ithaca Bakery
The Ithaca Bakery is carrying Engelbert Farms products, and uses select cheese varieties in their specialty sandwiches.
www.ithacabakery.com
Finger Lakes Cheese Trail
Engelbert Farms is participating in the Finger Lakes Cheese Trail! The cheese trail is a group of twelve farms all making artisan cheeses from their milk. Please see our Farm Store page for more information on open house dates.
www.fingerlakeswinecountry.com
Down to Earth Whole Foods, Endicott, NY
We are proud to have our organic meat and potatoes in Down to Earth Whole Foods in Endicott, NY. DTE is a full-service natural food store. They have an on-site bakery and deli, and offer delivery in the Binghamton area. For more information, please visit their website at www.downtoearthwholefoods.com
Summerhouse Grill in Montrose, PA.
The Summerhouse Grill purchases from local farmers as much as possible, creating a localvore's dream. They are now open all year, featuring a fresh, local menu that changes with the seasons. Check out their website, and try one of their "Farmer Dinners." The Summerhouse Grill started carrying Engelbert Farms products in 2009.
Please visit their website at
www.summerhousegrill.com and if you're in Montrose, give them a try.
GreenStar Cooperative Market, Ithaca, NY After several years of debate, GreenStar Cooperative Market started carrying red meats in May 2007. Engelbert Farms is proud to be the first vendor providing certified organic beef and pork to GreenStar. To be eligible to sell meat to GreenStar, your farm must have an annual inspection by GreenStar staff, and must be within 40 miles from the store.
GreenStar Cooperative Market carries a full line of organic produce, dairy products, meats and general grocery items and buys from local farms whenever possible.
www.greenstar.coop
Garden Gate Delivery, Ithaca, NY
Garden Gate Delivery is a home delivery service, located in Ithaca, NY. They purchase from local farms and make weekly deliveries to Ithaca and surrounding areas. Garden Gate has been carrying Engelbert Farms products since they started in 2008.
www.gardengatedelivery.com
The Tioga County Tourism
The Tioga County Tourism office in Owego, NY, promotes agricultural and other activities in beautiful Tioga County, NY.
www.visittioga.com
Local Harvest
Local Harvest is a website geared towards connecting consumers with local farms. Our farm has been listed on the Local Harvest website for several years.
www.localharvest.com
Eat Wild
The Eat Wild website has tons of information about the benefits of grass-fed meats and dairy products. There are scientific studies posted on the site showing the benefits of raising animals on pasture.
www.eatwild.com
Leona Meat Plant
To sell meat as “organic” it must be certified from the land it was born on right through the processing of the meat. Every package of meat must be traceable back to the day it was born. Until the past few years, it was difficult to find a slaughterhouse that was certified to process organic meat.
Mike Debach, co-owner of Leona Meat Plant in Troy PA had a vision in 2004. He saw the market for organic meats opening up and decided to certify their plant to process organic meat. They became certified to process organic meat in November 2004.
For a slaughterhouse to be certified to process organic meat, they must have a clear plan in place to prevent any co-mingling of organic and non-organic meat. Organic meat is generally processed the first thing in the morning when all equipment is clean. If organic meat is processed after non-organic meat, all equipment must be fully cleaned so there is no chance of co-mingling. Pest control methods must not be used anywhere near organic meat products.
www.leonameatplant.com
Kingbird Farm
Michael and Karma Glos have been farming organically since 1998 in Berkshire, (Tioga County) NY. They produce certified organic poultry, pork and vegetables & herbs. We purchase all of our certified organic Tamworth piglets from Kingbird Farm.
www.kingbirdfarm.com
Organic Valley/CROPP Cooperative
Engelbert Farms has been producing milk in the same location since 1911. In 1981, we started farming organically, and became certified organic in 1984. We tried unsuccessfully to find a market for our organic milk for many years. Because there was no viable organic market, our milk was sold into the conventional milk market.
In August 2001 we joined CROPP Cooperative and started shipping milk through them to be packaged into the Organic Valley label. Organic Valley/CROPP Cooperative purchases milk regionally, and whenever possible processes and sells it regionally. If you purchase Organic Valley milk in the northeast, especially if it is in an Organic Valley Northeast Pastures carton, you are likely purchasing some of our milk!
Please visit their website to see Organic Valley’s mission statement and their line of organic products.
www.organicvalley.coop
Northeast Organic Farming Association of NY (NOFA NY, Inc)
NOFA NY was formed in 1982 when a group of like-minded people got together to form an organic farming organization. NOFA NY is one of the oldest organic farming associations in the country. They do many educational events such as workshops on growing organic vegetables, grazing, and transitioning to organic dairy production, just to name a few.
The certification branch of NOFA NY was formed in 2001 to be in compliance with the National Organic Program standards. NOFA NY Certified Organic, LLC currently certifies nearly 600 farms and processing facilities throughout the state of New York and in neighboring states.
Lisa Engelbert is the Dairy Program Administrator for NOFA NY Certified Organic, LLC. Because it would be a conflict of interest for their farm to be certified by the agency she works for, Engelbert Farms is certified through Vermont Organic Farmers, the certification branch of NOFA VT.
www.nofany.org
Northeast Organic Farming Association of VT (NOFA VT)
NOFA VT and their certification branch, Vermont Organic Farmers, LLC, is a “sister” organization of NOFA NY. They were formed in 1971, making them one of the oldest organic farming associations in the country. NOFA VT has over 1100 supporting members and Vermont Organic Farmers certifies over 500 farms and processors. They hold many educational workshops and research projects. Their Dairy Technical Assistance program provides assistance to dairy farmers in Vermont and neighboring states.
www.nofavt.org
Students learn about Organic Gardening
Mrs McVey’s 5th grade class at the Eliot School in Boston, MA started a unit on gardening in early December 2011. There are 22 enthusiastic youngsters cultivating an interest in organic gardening, by growing organic vegetables and flowers in their greenhouse. The class started looking for resources on organic farming, found our website and used some of the resources on the links page. They also found the above link very helpful. Kudos to Mrs. McVey and her class for learning about and promoting organic agriculture!
www.proflowers.com/guide/beginners-guide-growing-flowers-organically
