Slow Food East End is pleased to announce that Jamesport Farmstead has been awarded the chapter’s prestigious Snail of Approval. Last month members of our SFEE team visited the farm in Jamesport, NY to present and raise a celebratory glass to mark the achievement.
Snail of Approval (SoA) is awarded to businesses that incorporate the Slow Food ideals of Good, Clean & Fair food. This powerful award helps bring attention to amazing food businesses that are excelling in two or more of these areas: sourcing, environmental impact, cultural connection, community involvement, staff support, and/or business values.
The mission cited on the website of Jamesport Farmstead speaks eloquently for the passion and vision which drives their business and operations. Taken from Carl Sagan “There are no useless threads in the fabric of the ecosystem and if we cut any one of them it will unravel many others”. Started in 2019, they are a NOFA-certified organic farm located in Jamesport made up of 50 acres with 10 acres under cultivation. They are a no-till farm intensively managed without the use of any “cides” or fertilizers. 100% of everything they sell (produce, flowers, berries, and herbs) is grown by them.
They operate a farm stand on Saturdays and 2 CSAs. One is traditional, the other is a choice CSA which operates like a bank account where people deposit the CSA fee in an account and use it to pay for items they select. A novel approach that now is chosen by half of their CSA participants.
Visit our Snail of Approval page for more information on local restaurants, farms, and food producers who meet these standards and have previously been awarded our coveted Snail of Approval.
