Farm Fresh

While local supermarkets and gourmet food stores all now have good selections of organic meat and produce, there's still nothing like getting your food straight from the farm--or at least the farmer. Fortunately, Northern Westchester still has a number of working farms (including the County-owned Hilltop Hanover Farm in Yorktown Heights, above) and we're steps away from hundreds more.

Hemlock Hill Farm, in Cortlandt Manor, is a good place to get a range of fresh goods year-round. The store carries chicken, duck, lamb, goat meat, and beef (all of which come from the farm's livestock, which live free-range on the over 100 acres of pasture) as well as eggs, milk, yogurt, and cheese. Hemlock Hill Farm

Meadows Farm, in Yorktown Heights, offers a large selection of locally-grown produce, including some that they grow themselves.

Farmer's Markets are plentiful in the area. Many feature live music in addition to produce, baked goods, and crafts:

• Katonah: John Jay High School, Route 121, Saturday 8:30 AM to 2 PM
• Mt. Kisco: Mt. Kisco Train Station, Saturday, 9 AM - 2 PM
• Ossining: Corner of Main and Spring Streets, Saturday, 8:30 AM to 2 PM
• Peekskill: Main Street and Bank Street, Saturday, 8 AM to 2 PM
• Pleasantville: Manville Road and Wheeler Avenue, Saturday, 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM
  Source: New York Farmer's Market