Farmers in the Hudson Valley produce arguably the best produce in the world. Renowned for our apples, tomatoes, and peppers the regions great culinary delights is part of what makes us what we are.
Farmers here traditionally relied on two or three seasons of income. While produce is abundant, litteraly falling off the trees in season, winters are cold and lean. Many farmers take side jobs at the local library, plowing snow, cutting firewood. Many long to save their harvest and create value added products. They find that for the most part health regulations they must meet to preserve their harvest are cost prohibitive.
Farm to Table Co-packers opened their 21,000-square-foot industrial kitchen in Kingston’s Tech City in answer to this need. It is one Valley company that offers packaging services for fresh, locally grown produce meeting these regulations. Read more in Hudson Valley Magazine's article Farm To Table Co-packers and New York State's article. Want to find some of this great food near you? Try following Winter Sun Farm find them at your local winter farm market.
