2019-20 Southern Adirondacks Guide to the First Wilderness Heritage Corridor

What better way to enjoy a summer day in the Adirondacks
than to visit a local Farmers’ Market?! You can find a Farmers’
Market virtually every day of the week throughout the Southern
Adirondack Region and one of the best is the Chestertown Farmers’
Market held on Wednesdays from 10AM to 2PM at the Chester
Municipal Center on
Main Street (Route 9), Chestertown.
Fresh produce from
local farms, honey, maple
syrup, fresh fish and meats,
and baked goods all from
local farms and businesses
will tempt your taste buds.
Jewelry, hand crafts, soaps,
pottery, wood crafts and so
many other absolutely necessary,
must have, authentic
Adirondack souvenirs are
available. LIVE MUSIC
every week and cook to order crepes are calling you – take the
morning off from work if you have to (in fact, bring your boss!).
Benefits of shopping at the Farmers Market
• The fruits and
vegetables are grown
locally and picked
when perfectly ripened.
This enhances
the taste, texture, and
aroma of the produce.
• Often, market
prices are lower than
at grocery stores.
• Our existing system
of food transportation
and distribution
requires enormous
amounts of energy
and resources. Before
reaching your table, the average food item in the United States
will travel 1,300 miles! In fact, only about 10% of the fossil fuel
energy used in the world’s food system is used for production.
The other 90% goes into packaging, transportation, and marketing
of the food. All this inefficiency creates many environmental
problems.
• Shopping at the Farmers Market
benefits the local farmer and
strengthens your local community.
• Since our selection is picked at
the peak of the season, nutrients, and
phytochemicals will be more abundant.
Hippocrates said, “Let food be
your medicine.”
• Listen to some incredible
local music talent like Mark Rabin
(right)!
HELPING
YOU LIVE
BETTER
YMCA Adirondack Regional Wellness Center
Location: Town of Chester Municipal Building
Funded: by the AHI Innovation Grant
Partners: Town of Chester, Hudson
Headwaters Health Network
Silver Sneakers & CDPHP
Memberships are available!
Includes state of the art cardiovascular and
strength training equipment
Need help with fees?
Ask about our financial assistance program.
518.803.4028 | glensfallsymca.org/adkwellness
6307 State Route 9, Chestertown, NY 12817
main street
ice cream parlor
& restaurant
~ Old fashioned Ice Cream Parlor
~ Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
~ We grow our own produce!
~ Unique Gifts & Clothing
~ Open 7 Days a week
518-494-7940
6339 Main St. (exit 25 off I-87)
Visit us on facebook for hours & menu
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