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Sheldon Farms
Sheldon Farms is a family farm in the Batten Kill, Battenk Kill Valley region of New York situated in Washington County, New York, Washington County in the town of Salem (town), New York, Salem. The sixth-generation farm has been in operation since 1845. The farm is in size situated on the Battenkill River and White Creek which are rich in minerals which contribute to the terroir of their produce. The farm utilizes of its land for production. The farm is known for its heirloom vegetables including the Green Mountain potato, Ozette (potato), Ozette Potato, Mortgage Lifter, Radiator Charlie's Mortgage Lifter tomato, and Aunt Molly's Husk tomato (aka Ground Cherry). They also produce the hybrid (biology), hybrid potato varieties Adirondack Red potato, Adirondack Blue potato developed by Cornell University. The Sheldon family opened a market at their farm in 1999 and introduced green beans, peas, zucchini and summer squashes, varietal eggplant, pumpkins, winter squash, Brussels sprouts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batten Kill
The Batten Kill, Battenkill, or Battenkill River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed October 3, 2011 river rising in Vermont that flows into New York and is a tributary of the Hudson River. It is the longest Hudson tributary on that river's east. As "kill" means a creek, the name "Battenkill River" is pleonastic. The mouth of the Batten Kill is in Easton, New York, and the source of the river is in East Dorset, Vermont. The river is known for its fishing, as it has a prominent trout population. The Shushan Covered Bridge crosses it at one point, and the headquarters of the Orvis Corporation are also located along its course. The Batten Kill valley is home to the Tour of the Battenkill, the largest road cycling race in North America. The Native American name for the river is either ''Dionoondehowee'' or ''Ondawa''. Tributaries * Mad Tom Brook * Bourn Brook * Lye Brook * Mill Brook * Warm Brook * Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
