Farm Store
Our on-farm store is open year-round, seven days a week from 9am to 6pm. Grass fed and organic meats, eggs, goat milk products, wool products, maple syrup, honey, jams and local farm products and crafts are for sale.
Farmers Market
Visit us at the Oneonta Farmers Market every Saturday from Memorial Day to the last Saturday in October from 9 am to 2pm on Main Street in Oneonta. You can also visit us on Saturday from 9am to 2pm at the Pakatakan Farmers Market at the Round Barn in Halcottsville, on Route 30, north of Margarettville. Visit us every Sunday from May to December at the Callicoon Farmers Market in Callicoon Creek Park in Sullivan County 11am to 2pm.
Farm Tours
Farm tours every Sunday at 11am from Memorial Day to Columbus Day (or as long as the weather is nice!) Experience a working grass-fed livestock farm. Learn about sustainable farming and healthy food. See and pet many of the animals. Milk a goat. See the mobile laying hen cabins. Watch the border collies work. Fee $5 person. Noon Brunch for $18 (includes the tour, service and tax) follows. Children 8 and under half price. Children 3 and under are $5.00. Reservations required.
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Birth to Bones Summer 2010 Workshops
Wednesdays once a month. 8 am to 8 pm. $125 per person. Includes lunch and dinner. A minimum of ten persons is required to conduct a workshop. Overnight accommodations are available at Stone & Thistle Farm Stay and B&B or Harmony Hill Retreat Center’s tree house yurts and chalet (a stone’s throw away).
Pullet to Pot – Wednesday July 14th
Broilers are raised from day old chicks that arrive via post to eight-week old chickens or broilers grown on pasture. See the different phases of raising chickens from critter proof chick pens to free range on pasture. The full-day experience includes intensive hands-on learning about raising chickens on pasture, slaughtering chickens en plein air and preparing and a whole chicken for roasting or the crock pot or breaking down the chicken for sautéing, grilling or baking. A chicken inspired lunch will be served. In Fable, the farm’s restaurant, participants will work together to prepare dinner using all parts of the chicken. Dinner will be accompanied by the seasonal dairy and produce raised and harvested on the farm.
Rabbit to Roaster – Wednesday August 18th
Rabbits are caged raised during kindling and transferred to pasture cages at weaning. See the rabbitry and pastured rabbit cages. Learn how to raise rabbits on pasture. Learn how to slaughter rabbits and break down the rabbits into parts used for stewing, braising, sautéing and grilling. A rabbit meat inspired lunch will be served. In Fable, the farm’s restaurant, participants will work together to prepare dinner using all parts of the rabbit (including the liver and kidneys). Dinner will be accompanied by the seasonal dairy and produce raised and harvested on the farm.
Lamb to Plate - Wednesday September 15th
Lambs are born on pasture in May and are ready for slaughter in three to six months. Learn how to raise lambs on pasture, including lambing, pasture rotation, butchering and preparing lamb. The full-day experience includes intensive hands-on learning about raising lambs on pasture and getting lamb from the pasture to the plate. A lamb inspired lunch will be served. In Fable, the farm’s restaurant, participants will work together to prepare dinner using all cuts of lamb. Dinner will be accompanied by the seasonal dairy and produce raised and harvested on the farm.
Piglet to Platter – Wednesday October 13th
Heritage breeds of pig – Berkshire and Tamworth are raised on the farm in the pasture and woods year round. Experience pork on pasture and learn about farrowing, pasturing, butchering and preparing pork for the spit, crock pot or grill. The full-day experience includes intensive hands-on learning about raising pork on pasture and getting pork from the pasture to the platter. A pork inspired lunch will be served. In the farm’s restaurant, Fable, participants will work together to prepare dinner using snout to tail cuts of pork. Dinner will be accompanied by the seasonal dairy and produce raised and harvested on the farm.
Wednesdays once a month. 8 am to 8 pm. $125 per person. Includes lunch and dinner. A minimum of ten persons is required to conduct a workshop. Overnight accommodations are available at Stone & Thistle Farm Stay and B&B or Harmony Hill Retreat Center’s tree house yurts and chalet (a stone’s throw away).
Pullet to Pot – Wednesday July 14th
Broilers are raised from day old chicks that arrive via post to eight-week old chickens or broilers grown on pasture. See the different phases of raising chickens from critter proof chick pens to free range on pasture. The full-day experience includes intensive hands-on learning about raising chickens on pasture, slaughtering chickens en plein air and preparing and a whole chicken for roasting or the crock pot or breaking down the chicken for sautéing, grilling or baking. A chicken inspired lunch will be served. In Fable, the farm’s restaurant, participants will work together to prepare dinner using all parts of the chicken. Dinner will be accompanied by the seasonal dairy and produce raised and harvested on the farm.
Rabbit to Roaster – Wednesday August 18th
Rabbits are caged raised during kindling and transferred to pasture cages at weaning. See the rabbitry and pastured rabbit cages. Learn how to raise rabbits on pasture. Learn how to slaughter rabbits and break down the rabbits into parts used for stewing, braising, sautéing and grilling. A rabbit meat inspired lunch will be served. In Fable, the farm’s restaurant, participants will work together to prepare dinner using all parts of the rabbit (including the liver and kidneys). Dinner will be accompanied by the seasonal dairy and produce raised and harvested on the farm.
Lamb to Plate - Wednesday September 15th
Lambs are born on pasture in May and are ready for slaughter in three to six months. Learn how to raise lambs on pasture, including lambing, pasture rotation, butchering and preparing lamb. The full-day experience includes intensive hands-on learning about raising lambs on pasture and getting lamb from the pasture to the plate. A lamb inspired lunch will be served. In Fable, the farm’s restaurant, participants will work together to prepare dinner using all cuts of lamb. Dinner will be accompanied by the seasonal dairy and produce raised and harvested on the farm.
Piglet to Platter – Wednesday October 13th
Heritage breeds of pig – Berkshire and Tamworth are raised on the farm in the pasture and woods year round. Experience pork on pasture and learn about farrowing, pasturing, butchering and preparing pork for the spit, crock pot or grill. The full-day experience includes intensive hands-on learning about raising pork on pasture and getting pork from the pasture to the platter. A pork inspired lunch will be served. In the farm’s restaurant, Fable, participants will work together to prepare dinner using snout to tail cuts of pork. Dinner will be accompanied by the seasonal dairy and produce raised and harvested on the farm.
Feast and Forest – A Farm to Table Culinary Experience
Package includes Saturday night dinner at Fable and two nights at Harmony Hill Retreat Center, featuring tree house yurts and a mountain chalet located a stone’s throw from the farm. For more information: Feast and Forest
Farmer for a Day
Looking for a fun and unique family activity? Spend the day on Stone & Thistle Farm. Discover what it’s like to be a Farmer for a Day
Stone & Thistle Farm
1211 Kelso Road
East Meredith, NY 13757
Phone: 607-278-5800
warren@stoneandthistlefarm.com