Windrake Farm

15/08/2025

Market News: This Saturday we will be at the Gloversville Farmers Market in the morning AND at the Harmony of Art Festival in Johnstown in the afternoon! The Festival begins at 10 AM, but we hope to be there 2-6 PM. Just in time to catch some of the great local musicians, including our own Sawyer Fredericks at 4:30. This is the third annual Harmony Of Art Festival and it is so much fun! Of course you can also find us on Sunday at the Schenectady Greenmarket 🌱🌈

08/08/2025

Some of you may have noticed we have a sale on our boneless pork loin chops right now. Last year we experimented with a new to us breed, Idaho Pasture Pigs. In addition to our regular breeds (mostly Duroc crosses) we raised 3 IPP’s. The breed is supposed to be gentler on pastures, grazing more than rooting. Anyway they were great pigs but very slow growing, and basically they grew small and they grew fat! lol! That said, the flavor is fabulous, just as good as our regular breeds, possibly because the IPP are a mix of Duroc, Berkshire, and Kune Kune, but also because they were raised on the same feed, water, and pastures as our others.
We are sold out of the bone in loin chops from our Duroc crosses, but we still have boneless loin chops from the IPP pigs. And they are small (in circumference, but sliced thick). And they have a high ratio of fat. Hence the discount. BUT they are INCREDIBLE! Here are a series of pics of preparing them for me and Carl. Rubbed with just coarse sea salt and cracked pepper, then seared on all sides in a very hot pan until brown and crispy, with an internal temp of around 160°. Amazing. Somewhat like fresh pork belly, but meatier. Ate every crispy flavorful bite! We will have them at market this weekend! See you at Gloversville Farmers Market on Saturday and on Sunday!

05/08/2025

We are so grateful to Schenectady Greenmarket for making it feasible for us and other vendors to accept SNAP. They taught us how to use the Fresh Incentives app and accept the Fresh Incentives card. They help SNAP recipients transfer funds to their cards, and they handle all the paperwork and submissions, and reimburse us with a check in the mail. I can’t tell you how much that helps busy farmers like us, and we are so grateful to be able to provide pasture raised meats to families operating on tighter budgets. In an effort to make these healthy clean meats more accessible, we also try to keep prices down on the less expensive cuts, like ground beef and roasts, and we offer 10% discounts on all purchases made with the Fresh Incentives card. Thank you to the Schenectady Greenmarket board, staff and volunteers for all the important Work they do for our community. And thank you to SNAP to Market for the feature!!

Say hello to Windrake Farm! They accept SNAP and offer 100% grass-fed, pasture-raised beef. Curious who else takes SNAP at your market? Visit nyfarmersmarket.com/snap-farmers-markets to find out!

01/08/2025

I’ll just share a bunch of photos from the week! We had a wonderful week, with visits from my mom and sister. We are also super excited to announce that Windrake Farm is going solar! The panels were installed on one of our barn’s roof, and the electrical hook up should be happening this coming week. We have long dreamed of having our electricity come from sustainable sources, in keeping with our commitment to our environment. While it’s unclear whether we will receive any of the federal incentives to help with the cost, the loan payment is not massively higher than what we already spend on electricity, so we are feeling really good about this decision! More about these pics in our weekly newsletter (link in bio).
See y’all this beautiful weekend at Gloversville Farmers Market and 🌈🌱☀️

25/07/2025

Our youngest farmer, and his band, are performing locally this weekend! Catch them at Schenectady’s Central Park on Saturday along with an awesome line up of local 518 artists, including and ! The show is free and starts at 2! More info at https://www.wextradio.org/local-518/2025-05-18/the-inaugural-wext-local-518-fest (Live link in story)

11/07/2025

New baby! Daisy had a beautiful little heifer today! Sound on to hear her name and what I’ve been singing to her 🥰
Ah, apparently the music I added on the Instagram post wasn’t included on the FB post. The song is Here Comes The Sun and her name is Darling 😁 https://open.spotify.com/track/6dGnYIeXmHdcikdzNNDMm2?si=FbuXV2OeRrWJcc_EbJ1oMw&context=spotify%3Asearch%3Ahere%2Bcomes

11/07/2025

Bramble, Ivory, and Lil’ Guy doing battle with a hay bale before rejoining the herd 🥰
See y’all at Gloversville Farmers Market on Saturday 8:30-12:30 at the Elm Street Pavilion, and at the Schenectady Greenmarket on Sunday 10-2 around City Hall!

27/06/2025

This is what pasture raised looks like in June on Windrake Farm 🌱💚🌱
See y’all at the markets this weekend. Saturday: Gloversville Farmers Market and Sunday: Schenectady Greenmarket

20/06/2025

Welcome Summer! Thank you to everyone who turned out for the Gloversville and Schenectady markets last Father’s Day weekend! It was so nice to see all our G’ville regulars for the first time this season, at the newly renovated park on Elm Street! Our most recent beef harvest is selling out fast, so get your preorders in or come to market early! Hoping to be fully restocked in time for 4th of July weekend!
New babies of the week are Sibyl, a big red and white heifer from Sienna, and Alyce’s first calf, a big black and white bull we named Arlo. Bartholomew continues to improve and is bucking around the barn. His mother, Bambi, really wants to be outside with the herd, but I think we should give it at least one more week.
See y’all this weekend at The Gloversville Farmers Market on Saturday and the on Sunday!

15/06/2025

This big baby girl gave her mom and Carl and I a heck of a time bringing her into the world last night. After a labor that had lasted well over 4 hours with no progress, we brought Sienna into the barn, and assisted. While I was on the phone with our vet, Carl was able to locate the two front hooves and nose. So the calf was in the correct position but wasn’t moving and Mom was exhausted. I was expecting to lose the calf, but we were able to help pull while Sienna pushed, and Sibyl arrived alive and healthy!

12/04/2025

Last indoor market of the season! Also last chance to pick up a fresh ham roast or smoked ham roast for Easter, as there won’t be a market on Easter Sunday. Please shoot me an advance order today, so I have enough roasts with me tomorrow! As always, preorders get a 10% discount.
Here’s a customer picture of their beautiful presentation of one of our fresh ham roasts, with roasted potatoes. Yum!!
Outdoor starts April 27th! Find us right across the street from our usual location on Franklin St.