Events

Finger Lakes Culinary Bounty Harvest Dinner
August 7, 6:30-9:30 PM
An elegant, locally-sourced five-course gourmet dinner paired with fine Finger Lakes wines and the stories of the farmers, winemakers & chefs themselves. For reservations, call 315-789-7190. For more info and for a menu go to www.flcb.org or call Elizabeth Karabinakis at 607-272-2292.

11th annual Tompkins County Farm City Day
Farm Open House and Agricultural Education Fair
August 11, 11 am – 4 pm
Angel Tree Farm, Scofield Rd. Lansing
Visit to a small, friendly Alpaca farm, learn about fiber animals and about making fiber products.  Border collie & sheepherding exhibition. Learn about Tompkins County Agriculture.  Free. 

Farm Trail Weekend
August 16 – 17
Noon – 5 each day
Visit a farm, sample products, learn about local agriculture!  Over 12 farms to choose from featuring all kinds of farming from antique apples, specialty cheeses, u-pick crops, grazing livestock and more.  Tour one day or both, visit as many farms as you are able.
$5 per car (4 people) or $2 per person for one or two days.
Tickets and maps available at Cooperative Extension –
615 Willow Ave. Ithaca or call 607-272-2292

Ithaca Farmers’ Market Harvest Sampler
August 16, 6-9 PM
Farm Trail Weekend participants and the general public is invited for an evening at the IFM featuring foods from our vendors.  $10/person for Farm Trail Weekend participants; $15/general public. Space is limited, call 607-272-2292 to make a reservation. 
Advance payment is requested.

Culinary Passport - Support Local Farms and Restaurants
September 1 - September 30
Eat local..win prizes!  Visit participating restaurants, order menu items made with local foods, get a stamp in your passport and qualify to win one of the fabulous prizes if you get three or more stamps. Six or more stamps gets you entered into a special grand prize drawing. You will find passports at participating restaurants, at the Visitor Bureau and Cooperative Extension. 

Fine Field Dining
Enjoy a unique Out-in-the-Field Dining Experience with produce from host farms, meats or other farm products from neighboring farms all creatively prepared by some of the area’s best chefs and paired with wonderful Finger Lakes wines. Proceeds from the dinners go to subsidize CSA shares for low-income families in Tompkins County. Make dinner reservations via www.ediblefingerlakes.com

August 24 – Sweet Land Farm, Trumansburg
Menu by Hazelnut Kitchen paired with Wines from Atwater Vineyard

September 21 – Early Morning Organic Farm, Genoa
Menu by Willow paired with Wines from Bet the Farm

October 5 – Stick & Stone Farm, Ithaca
Menu by Watercress paired with Wines from Silver Thread Vineyard

November 9 – Westhaven Farm at EcoVillage
Menu by Just a Taste paired with Wines from King Ferry Winery

Finger Lakes Artisanal Cheese Open House – October 11, 11am - 4pm

Visit any or all of these farms for FREE and learn how some of the finest cheese in our region is made!

Hear the stories of how cheesemakers artfully select, nurture and mature cheese to achieve superb genuine flavor--- then enjoy tasting their masterpieces.

Emerging from the revival of the time-honored craft of artisan cheesemaking are cheeses that will rival your palette. Over the past several years, artisan cheese made by our neighbors has claimed its place at farmers’ markets, natural food co-ops, grocery and upscale specialty stores. Find out more on the Artisanal Cheese Tour! Click here for a map.

Lively Run Goat Dairy
8978 County Road 142, Interlaken, NY 14847
607-532-4647     
www.livelyrun.com
Lively Run Goat Dairy is home to many goats including, Alpine, Nubian, and Saanen, as well as cross breeds.  Our cheeses contain no preservatives, or artificial additives of any kind.  Our Chevre is made in the traditional French style, and presented in small logs, plain or herbed.   Our Cayuga Blue has been featured in many national publications and our Greek-style Feta has a devoted following.

Sunset View Creamery
4970 County Road 14, Odessa, NY 14869
607-594-2095
www.sunsetviewcreamery.com
e-mail:  FarmersWife@SunsetViewCreamery.com
Family-owned Hoffarm’s Dairy has raised registered Holsteins and Ayrshires since 1905.  A variety of cheese curds, pressed cheeses, and gift baskets are available at Sunset View Creamery.

Finger Lakes Farmstead Cheese Company LLC
5491 Bergen Road, Trumansburg, NY 14886
607-387-3108
www.fingerlakes-cheese.com (website in progress)  
e-mail:  nancy@bhcheese.com
Using fresh, wholesome raw milk from our 40-head family Holstein herd, we craft aged Gouda-style cheeses by hand. Our flagship cheeses are the Gouda-like "Schuyler" and its natural-rinded cousin, the Gruyere-style "Red Meck." Herb- and seed-infused wheels and a beer-soaked cheese are also available.

Cowlick Farm
8865 Route 414, Lodi, NY 14860
607-582-6611     
www.winecountrycabins.com/cowlickfarm/
e-mail:  cowlick@empacc.net
Cowlick Farm is a unique shop in the Finger Lakes area featuring Farmstead Cheese, fresh Gelato, and cream's favorite companion...Coffee! Stop by for a taste of the Finger Lakes' best.  We are committed to fresh, local dairy products.  Come see our cows - we are so proud of them, we give them waterbeds to sleep on.

Events are coordinated by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County in cooperation with the Ithaca/Tompkins County Convention & Visitor’s Bureau, the Ithaca Farmers’ Market, local farms and food establishments.  Funding is provided in part by the NYS Dept. of Agriculture & Markets Agritourism Grants Program and Tompkins County Tourism Grants program.  Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.

For more information about these events call Elizabeth Karabinakis at 607-272-2292