Amsterdam Saturday Farmers/Crafters Market

Amsterdam Saturday Farmers/Crafters Market is shaped by growers and makers who describe their work in direct, production-focused terms, from Harmony Harvest and Herd’s naturally grown and raised food to bakers, soapmakers, and woodcraft vendors working in small batches. The mix reads less like a generic downtown shopping stop and more like a Saturday route for produce, pantry goods, plants, meat, bread, and handcrafted home items from named regional businesses. For shoppers in Amsterdam looking to buy from producers rather than resellers, that emphasis is the defining detail here.

Why it matters locally

The market is connected to the Fulton-Montgomery Farmers Market Association, which describes its markets as 100% producer-only. That matters in practice because the vendor roster is built around farms, home processors, and craftspeople selling what they themselves grow, raise, bake, or make, including certified organic produce from Philia Farm, pasture-raised meats from Windrake Farm and Fictitious Farm, and handmade bath and body goods from All About Lyric and Brett’s Farmstand.

The regional footprint also stays close to home. Vendors are identified with places such as Johnstown, Fonda, and Schenectady, linking Amsterdam shoppers to nearby farms and kitchens rather than anonymous distribution channels. That local chain is especially clear in products like raw honey from an apiary in Fonda, maple products from Peaceful Valley Maple Farms, and bedding plants and flowers from area greenhouses.

What you'll find there

The vendor mix leans heavily toward foods you can take home that day, with a strong parallel lane of plants, flowers, soaps, and handcrafted housewares. It’s a market where bread, berries, eggs, maple, honey, and pasture-raised meats sit alongside perennials, cutting boards, candles, and body care from named small businesses.

• -Pick up handcrafted bath and body care products made with natural ingredients from All About Lyric - Divine Body Care.
• -Find artisan soap, handmade candles, wreaths, and handmade coloring books at Cross Market.
• -Shop Dan's Berries for blueberries, raspberries, aronia berries, goldenberries, and honey.
• -Add cookies, natural energy bars, and confections from Grammas Cookies 4 You, a New York State certified home manufacturer.
• -Browse annuals, perennials, hanging baskets, vegetable plants, herbs, and seasonal wreaths from Gray's Garden & Greenhouse Inc.
• -Bring home eggs, chicken, and in-season vegetables from Harmony Harvest and Herd, LLC.
• -Look for traditional and specialty biscotti from Humble Crumb, a NYS registered home processor and micro bakery.
• -Choose bedding plants, flowers, cut flowers, mums, herbs, and perennials from Milburt Farm & Greenhouse.
• -Browse charcuterie boards, hardwood cutting boards, signs, cornhole boards, and etched glassware from Mudpuppy Custom Creations.
• -Take home flowers and vegetable plants from Natural Bridge Farm.
• -Order grab-and-go or made-to-order sandwiches from Nibbles & Bites.
• -Stock up on maple syrup and other maple products from Peaceful Valley Maple Farms.
• -Shop Sunny Hunny Farms for produce, bedding plants, perennials, cut flowers, honey, and beeswax products.
• -Buy grass-fed beef and pastured pork from Windrake Farm.
• -Find sublimation crafts including cutting boards, night lights, journals, and koozies at 3 J's Cottage Crafts.
• -Pick up local raw honey, soaps, balms, and scrubs from Brett's Farmstand.
• -Choose sourdough breads, bagels, cookies, and crackers from Chrissy's Sourdough Creations.
• -Shop pasture-based chicken, turkey, eggs, and pork from Fictitious Farm.
• -Take home naturally organic fermented bread and pastries from Hoffman Bread.
• -Look for certified organic produce from Philia Farm.

The season also includes a listed musician schedule, with appearances by performers such as Michelle King, Ryan Spilken, Cosby Gibson, Bill Ackerbauer, Melissa Clark, Dominic Orlando, and others on specific market dates. The clearest thread here is the overlap between food production and handwork. A Saturday trip could move from raw honey from Brett’s Farmstand to beeswax products at Sunny Hunny Farms, from fermented loaves at Hoffman Bread to biscotti from Humble Crumb, then over to charcuterie boards and etched glassware from Mudpuppy Custom Creations. Even the farm listings carry that same maker vocabulary: Harmony Harvest and Herd frames its work around naturally grown and raised food, while Windrake Farm and Fictitious Farm focus on pastured and pasture-based livestock. The result is a market atmosphere defined less by one flagship crop than by many small producers presenting the specifics of what they raise, bake, pour, carve, bottle, and plant.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, which is the detail most likely to change how you plan a Saturday visit. The market also does not list restrooms in its visitor details, so it helps to arrive with a short, errand-style stop in mind rather than expecting a long stay built around onsite facilities.

The market runs at 100 Church Street in Amsterdam and operates on Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. during its seasonal run from May 9 through mid-October. If live music is part of your plan, the season includes a separate musician schedule with named performers on specific dates rather than a blanket promise of entertainment every week. Questions are routed through board treasurer Stephanie Gray.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP/EBT is accepted at the market, an important option for shoppers building a weekly produce, bread, meat, or pantry stop around eligible purchases. Payment methods are listed clearly in the market’s visitor details, which helps when you’re planning across farm vendors, prepared food, and crafters.