Paul Smiths College Farmers Markets

Paul Smiths College Farmers Markets sits within the Adirondack Farmers Market Cooperative network, connecting this market to a broader regional organization that also runs markets in Elizabethtown, Keene, Malone, and Willsboro. The vendor roster points to a mix shaped as much by Adirondack makers as by farm producers, with mushroom growers, sheep-dairy yogurt, grass-fed cheese, maple wine, cold-pressed juice, and a long bench of woodworkers and artists all represented. For shoppers in the northern Adirondacks, that combination makes this market read as both a food stop and a place to browse handmade work tied closely to the region.

Why it matters locally

The Adirondack Farmers Market Cooperative organizes this market as part of a multi-town structure that includes weekly markets in Elizabethtown, Keene, Malone, and Willsboro, plus a Keene winter market at the Keene Arts Center. That regional footprint matters because many of the vendors describe their work in specifically Adirondack terms: AHA Mushrooms grows year-round in New York's Adirondack mountains, Blue Pepper Farm produces farmstead yogurt from pasture-raised dairy sheep in the Adirondacks, and Secret Mountain Creations bases its wooden mountain art on views within Adirondack Park.

The local tie is just as visible in who is producing food nearby. North Point Community Farm cultivates 25 acres of organically grown vegetables in Plattsburgh, while Wild Work Farm grows vegetables in Keene Valley. Other vendors emphasize local sourcing directly, including Gristmill Distillers, which says it sources, mashes, and distills locally, and Saranac River Ranch, which makes cold-pressed juices with local and organic produce.

What you'll find there

The strongest through-line here is an Adirondack-made mix: practical farm goods, prepared foods, and a deep bench of craft vendors working in wood, fiber, metal, paint, and glass. Expect the market to lean beyond produce-only shopping into pantry items, beverages, and handmade household pieces.

• -Find handmade ceramic artwork inspired by nature from Adirondack Heartworks.
• -Pick up kettle corn from Adirondack Kettle Korn.
• -Browse turned bowls, burls, cutting boards, serving boards, utensils, and candle holders from Adirondack Wood Artisan.
• -Shop gourmet mushrooms grown year-round in the Adirondack mountains from AHA Mushrooms.
• -Look for farmstead yogurt made from pasture-raised dairy sheep at Blue Pepper Farm.
• -Sip drinks from Capisce Coffee and Expresso Bar, an independently woman owned and operated coffee and espresso bar.
• -Gather vegetables, herbs, fruit, and tropical spice rhizomes from Bucksberry Farm.
• -Take home British baking from Great Northern Pantry.
• -Choose produce, eggs, and meat from Harris Family Farm, which uses draft horse power and organic practices.
• -Order traditional Mexican tamales made from corn masa from Irma's Tamales.
• -Buy heirloom herbs, veggie starts, vegetables, flowers, perennials, and annuals from Last Chance Farm.
• -Add cut flowers and foliages from Mossbrook Roots.
• -Bring home farmstead cheeses and cream-line yogurts from North Country Creamery.
• -Stock up on organically grown vegetables from Plattsburgh-based North Point Community Farm.
• -Try wine from Olde Tyme Winery at Brandy Brook, a certified organic maple farm and maple winery.
• -Pick up breakfast or lunch from Pleasant Valley Café.
• -Grab 100% cold-pressed fruit and vegetable juices from Saranac River Ranch.
• -Select fresh herbs, edible flowers, herbal products, and land-inspired art from Singing Seed Botanicals.
• -Take home slow-fermented baked goods made with stone-ground organic flours from The Drifter's Loaf.
• -Shop ethically harvested wild-herb teas, lavender items, balsam wreaths, pillows, and essential oils from Underwood Herbs.
• -Choose vegetables from Wild Work Farm in Keene Valley.
• -Buy grassfed beef, lamb, pastured pork, poultry, and eggs from Winding Brook Farm.

Across the cooperative, related seasonal markets run in Elizabethtown, Keene, Malone, and Willsboro, with a separate Keene Winter Market in October through December.

Know before you go

No dogs and no restrooms are the two details most likely to shape a visit here. The market runs seasonally from June through September rather than year-round, so timing matters if you're planning around a regular weekly grocery trip. If you want the widest look at what the cooperative brings together, it helps to think beyond produce: this vendor group includes coffee, tamales, juices, baked goods, spirits, flowers, herbal products, fiber work, and woodworking alongside vegetables, dairy, eggs, and meat. Gina Agoney is listed with the cooperative as a market manager contact.