8-28-10

Conrats to Julie & Patrick!

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7-28-10

Happy 2nd Birthday to Maple & Amber

our energetic pups!

7-24-10

Maple Shade Farm helps the Delhi Fire Department Celebrate 150 Years!

7-10-10

Check out our Ad and listing in the 2010

Pure Catskills Guide

www.purecatskills.com

6-28-10

Congratulations to Delaware Academy Graduates

Amanda Gifford

Shy Parenteau

Zach Newkerk

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6-19-10 

 6-19-10

Birthday Bash at the Barn

Fun, Family, Friends & Fireworks!

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5-29-10

Congratulations

Blake & Caroline

Wedding Eve Picnic

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4-8-10

It's a zoo around here!

Two Berkshire Piglets are headed to the Buffalo Zoo to become a part of their heritage farm exhibit.

www.buffalozoo.org

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3-(15-19)-10

6-17-09

Awarded Pride of New York "Buy Local"

Specialty Crop Grant

Come see us in the fall for some unique pumpkins and squash. We will have information, prep tips, and recipes!

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5-30-09

Congratulations to Christina Viafore & Matt Weaver

Wedding and reception held at Maple Shade Farm.

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5-20-09

Maple Shade Farm awarded Watershed Ag Grant

Farm to Table Activtity area and local food education

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11-18-09

Welcome Baby John Patrick Wilson

Our newest Little Farmer!

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9-10-08

Bennett descendants return to their roots. Descendants of Timothy and Lillie Bennett the first African American family to settle in Delaware County will assemble on September 27th at the Delaware County Historical Association Museum in Delhi. The descendants will view exhibits, listen to speakers and be given a tour of the Frisbee house. The assembly will then visit Maple Shade Farm where Timothy and Lillie leased land and the family cemetary is. Area residents who would like to attend are welcome. Some walking will be involved.

Contact Shirley Houck for details (607) 746-8866

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9-3-08

In the news! Feature article runs in the Walton Reporter September 3rd telling about the farm and our offerings.

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8-11-16-08

See you at the Delaware County Fair our booth is right behind the butter sculpture and across from the milking parlor. Activites for kids at 11,1 and 3  hosted by Maple Shade Farm. Agricultural information and fun all week.

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Check out the article about us in the summer issue of

Kaatskill Life; Volume 23, Number 2, Page 6 & 7

Read about our Fall opening!

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Delaware County Economic Development Grant

awarded to Maple Shade Farm.

Grant monies will be used to help with business start-up costs.

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Little Farmer's Day gets help from a Pure Catskills

Watershed Grant

October 4th at Maple Shade Farm

Little Farmer's Day

For kids of all ages , getting kids familiar with local produce, storytelling, arts & crafts, live animal demos and more!

Mark your calendar & See you there!

Ag Literacy Week

We are reading this years book

The Tree Farmer by Chuck Leavell & Nicholas Cravotta

We will be reading and providing activities at Andes Central School, Delaware Academy, and South Kortright Central School.

A special Thanks to the Walton FFA for organizing the materials for this area. For more info check out www.nyaged.org

4-10-10

Farm Catskills Food for Thought Day!

Delaware Academy HS, Delhi, NY

We participated as farmer facilitators in a day long event at the local high school promoting food awareness and local food.

Grades 9-12 Participated by watching Food Inc. , ate a local lunch, and held breakout discussions on animal treatment, food production, food safety, farming, and local food.

For more info on Farm Catskills check out their site www.farmcatskills.org

2-(8-11)-10

Jay & Abby attended the NAFDMA Convention in Lancaster, PA

We had the opportunity to learn about all the possibities agritourism can afford farms, saw some great new products for farms, and most importantly had the chance to network with farmers and producers from Canada to California, England, and Albany!

11- 19-09

Maple Shade Farm is a Photo Contest Entry Winner!

See our Barn featured in the First Pioneer Farm Credit 2010 Country Living Calendar

A beautiful sunny winter day shows off the barn featured as the December picture. Calendars can be picked up at your local

Pioneer Farm Credit Office.

www.firstpioneer.com

10-31-09

See our article in Shop Talk Saturday's Daily Star

http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_304040059.html

10-29-09

Check out our Jack Jam Article and contest results in the Delaware County Times

10-25-09

Rain postponed Pumpkin Chunkin yesterday so today we hosted the Jersey Devil two time World Champion Punkin Chunkin Winner!

Amazing display of Punkin well Chunkin!

 10-2-09

Farmer Appreciation Dinner

at Maple Shade Farm

Hosted by the Watershed Agricultural Council

9-28-09

The Martha Stewart Show airs with Maple Shade Farm guests Jay & Abby Wilson and their Berkshire piglet.

Watch the clip!

http://www.marthastewart.com/the-martha-stewart-show

9-28-09

"Spotlight Shines on Local Pig"

Front page story Oneonta Star

click the link below to read the article!

http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_271040038.html

9-23-09

The Maple Shade Family travels to NY City to tape a Martha Stewart Show segment with our two

8-week old Berkshire piglets!

We present Martha with a local gift basket filled with  farm fresh products from Delaware County!

9-16-09

NY State Agricultural Commissioner Patrick Hooker visits

Maple Shade Farm

The Commissioner signs the Buy Local Pledge!

9-11-09

Welcome Cooperative Extension

Cultivating Agri-tourism Micro-Enterprise School

8-22-09

Welcome Bulldogs Class Reunion of 1988 & 1989