Farmers’ Market Feature: Burn Ayr Farm

Photo courtesy of Burn Ayr Farm

Burn Ayr Farm is a multigenerational farm located on Route 28 in Delhi, NY. This farm has gone through a variety of iterations since its 1890 beginnings. It was once an active dairy farm, and throughout the early 90’s a high-profile organic vegetable producer in New York City Markets. Now the focus of Burn Ayr Farm is 100% grass-fed Highland Beef cattle and Heritage Hogs. You can purchase their products at the Delhi Farmers Market every Wednesday from 10am-2pm or everyday of the week at the farm stand on Route 28 beginning in May. From May-October their farm stand is open with local seasonal vegetables, honey, dairy products, herbal remedies, and other locally made and produced products. 

Find them at the Delhi Farmers’ Market every Wednesday from 10am-2pm, on Facebook and Instagram.

Chamber Member Spotlight: O’Connor Hospital

Photo courtesy of O’Connor Hospital

O’Connor Hospital, on Andes Road in Delhi, NY, is designated as a critical access hospital with acute care/surgical beds, including extended care beds for patients who need additional time and therapy to recover from illness or surgery. The hospital offers a variety of services such as cardiology, optometry, orthopedics, reconstruction surgery, and more. O’Connor is part of the Bassett Healthcare Network, making its services accessible to people in the Bassett Network. Learn more about O’Connor Hospital on their website.

Farmers' Market Feature: Bakers Grimm

Photo courtesy of The Reporter

Delhi Farmers’ Market regulars have found a new home and dedicated baking space on Main Street in Delhi. Bakers Grimm, known for their crocodile bread and pretzel bagels, among other delicious baked goods, has a new location in the heart of town. Once the bakery is in full swing, it will offer sandwiches, espresso, coffee, and its renowned baked goods from the cozy shop at 116 Main. Don’t worry, Bakers Grimm will still be selling their items at the Delhi Farmers’ Market! Learn more about their new endeavor on their Facebook page.

Visit Local Farms for Maple Weekend!

This weekend is the start of Maple Weekend, a two-weekend event where maple farms across the state have their doors open for tours, demonstrations, maple samples, and pancake breakfasts. We have five participating farms in the greater Delhi area and we hope you take this wonderful opportunity to visit the farms and get to know why New York State is the second top maple producing state in the US! The event takes place March 16th & 17th and March 23rd & 24th. Browse the participating farms below:

Brookside Maple
Matthew & Micah Scobie
2544 County Highway 2
Delancey, NY 13752
607.746.6618

Brookside Maple & Farm is a 4th generation beef farm and a 3rd generation maple farm with 3,000 taps and counting! Visit them for demonstrations, tours, and maple samples.

Catskill Mountain Maple/Kaufman Farm
Tom & Jo Ann Kaufman
65 Charlie Wood Road
Delancey, NY 13752
607.746.6215

Pancake breakfast 9am-1pm! Enjoy sugar bush tours and boiling demonstrations, maple cotton candy and a pancake breakfast. Enjoy Pure NYS Maple Syrup on your pancakes from 9am-1pm with sausage, applesauce, and drinks such as maple coffee, tea, milk, and orange juice.

Dar-View Maple
Brad Darling & Charlie Darling
2818 Fall Clove Road
Delancey, NY 13752
607.435.1657

Experience Dar-View Maple’s Tradition of six generations of Pure Maple Syrup Production. Taste free samples of Maple Products and enjoy free farm tours.Ongoing demonstrations of how pure maple syrup is made, starting from the maple tree all the way to your table. Walk
among the maple trees and watch the sap
dripping in the sap buckets. Tour the working
dairy farm and pet the farm animals.

Maplewood Farm & Orchard
Duane & Karen LaFever
596 Miller Avenue
Bovina Center, NY 13740
607.832.4726

The farm will be operating the evaporator and demonstrating the process of syrup making. On-site maple sugar candy making– you can stir your own! Enjoy coffee, tea, and lemonade as well as maple product samples.

Reed’s Maple Products
1071 Reed Road
Hamden, NY 13782
607.363.2738

Visit this family farm and witness tree tapping and equipment demonstrations, enjoy hayrides and try samples of their maple products.

Chamber Member Spotlight: Interwoven Wellness Collective

Chamber Member Spotlight! By now you may be familiar with Interwoven Wellness Collective on Main Street in Delhi, NY. They offer massage, acupuncture, infrared sauna treatments, and other practices to bring balance, ease, and pain relief to their clients. Interwoven Wellness Collective was founded by Kelsey Adams and Tobias Maendel, who have been partners in wellness and life for over 11 years.

For the rest of March, Interwoven is offering $20 off acupuncture and massage with the code SPRINGWELLNESS to be used during booking. Learn more about the services they offer on their website, Facebook, and Instagram.

Farmers’ Market Feature: Elsewhere Farm

Elsewhere Farm is located in Hamden, NY, and specializes in microgreens and playfully potted succulents. The farm offers dried flower bouquets, handmade jewelry, and crafted items with a personal touch. Elsewhere Farm offers a variety of items depending on the season. Visiting them at the farmers’ market is always worth the stop. 

Learn more about them on their Website and Facebook!

Chamber Member Spotlight: Harry W. Hawley, Inc.

Since 1961, Harry W. Hawley has been serving the real estate community in Delaware County and adjoining counties with professional title and abstracting services. 

The business offers a high degree of knowledge, competency and integrity in the real estate profession with a number of highly trained and committed personnel who assist clients in matters of title insurance, title abstracting and closing services.

Their goal is to provide you with optimal one-stop title services, giving you what you want the most; excellent service, accuracy, and timely fulfillment of your work order so you can proceed to closing in the shortest time possible. Learn more on their website.

Farmers' Market Feature: Rev Spirits

Rev Spirits makes mead and spirits in time-honored distilling methods to create a rich, finely crafted product. Everything they make is in honor of the honey bees. RevSpirits, started by friends Phil and Bill, were beekeepers first. They grew curious about what they could do with their raw honey. After much experimentation and many tasting parties later, they realized they were onto something revolutionary. Hence, RevSpirits was born.  Learn more on their website, Facebook, and Instagram.

Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, March 23rd!

Mark your calendar for the Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade taking place at noon Saturday, March 23rd in Delhi, NY. The parade will feature several competition quality pipe and drum bands from across the state! The lively bands will be interspersed among decorative floats by community organizations and local businesses. 

Dress festive and bring some lawn chairs to experience the parade on Main Street Delhi. Prior to the parade, head over to the Cannon Free Library for a bagpipe demonstration by Ian Lamont. The event will be on the front lawn at 11-11:30am with time to walk over to the parade after. Once the parade has passed through town, grab lunch at O’Neill’s Shire Pub! 

We can’t wait to see you on Saturday, March 23rd to enjoy all of the St. Patrick's Day Festivities!

Upcoming Chamber Meeting: March 12th at 11am

The Chamber meets every second Tuesday at 11am at the E-Center which is located at 5 1/2 Main Street. Our next meeting is Tuesday, March 12th at 11:00am.

We welcome members to come discuss their ideas for strengthening our business community as well as share information on upcoming events and more.

Chamber Member Spotlight: Dr. Seth J. Blocker, Chiropractic

Dr. Seth J. Blocker is a chiropractor in Delhi, NY, who provides care to Delhi and the surrounding area. He works with patients of all ages, tailoring his treatments to meet the individual needs of each person. He utilizes different chiropractic techniques and modern physiotherapies to return his patients to their pre-injury status. Dr. Blocker accepts most major insurance plans and is eager to help patients live a pain-free life.

Learn more about his practice on Facebook.

Farmers’ Market Feature: Pizzo’s Gourmet Food

Photo courtesy of Pizza’s Gourmet Food

Pizzo’s Gourmet Foods from Delhi, NY, specializes in Italian cuisine such as pasta dishes, subs, salads, desserts, and more. They make fresh ravioli, fresh pasta, prepared meals, sauces, salad dressing, and desserts (like cheesecake and cannolis!). You can find them at the Delhi Farmers’ Market or at their location at 27905 NY-28 for dine-in or pick-up. 

Learn more about what they offer and keep up to date on their new location by following them on their Facebook page.

Chamber Member Spotlight: Sunrise Mountain Orchard

Photo courtesy of Sunrise Mountain Orchard

Sunrise Mountain Orchard is a boutique apple orchard in Bloomville, NY. They raise over 24 varieties of freshing eating and cider apples which should be available this fall. The first 200 trees were planted by the previous owner in 2015 and after accruing the property in 2017, Sunrise Mountain Orchard planted another 300 trees. They are a low key, no pressure orchard, pricing apples seasonally per bag. If interested, bulk orders of apples (when in season) and honey can be arranged. Keep an eye on them this fall when the farm will offer pick your own or pre-picked apples, fresh pressed sweet cider, pumpkins for the kids and their own raw honey. 

Learn more about them on their website and Facebook.

Farmers’ Market Feature: The Farmer's Wife

The Farmer’s Wife, also known as Barb Hanselman of Del-Rose Farm, makes fresh pies and other baked goods, selling them weekly at the farmers’ market in Delhi. Seasonally, her pies are sold at the Del-Rose Farm stand (and other local farm stands!) alongside fresh produce and sweet corn.

Get your hand on the perfect pie at the Delhi Farmers’ Market on Wednesdays from 10am-2pm. Read more about The Farmer’s Wife and the Del-Rose Farm here or on Facebook.

Chamber of Commerce Board Meeting Minutes 02/13/2024

February 2024 Board Meeting Greater Delhi Area Chamber of Commerce

Tuesday, February 13, 2024 - 10:00am

Meeting called to order at 10:05am via zoom

Lisa Wisely, President, presiding

Board members present:  Matt Krzyston, Valerie Nichols, Jerry Pellegrino, James Arrufat, David Rama Sr.

• Financial position

• Community Bank Checking Balance as of 2/13/2024 $29,136.00

• Recap/Debrief of the Mixer at Good Cheap Foods

• Great attendance, food, and location

• Star award recipient does helps drive attendance

• Items to keep in mind for next event

• More time to promote the event -planning stage to begin earlier to help with the promotion piece.

• Clear expectations for food and drink in an effort to appeal to the majority of attendees

• Next Mixer

• Discussed hosting an afternoon mixer following the Farmer’s Market so vendors could attend.  Summer mixer seems to be most appropriate.  Possible locations sited – This and That or Strickland Hollow Distillery Tasting Room

• Budget Review for 2024 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DP8fMSmBif9KoI0yK-m5RQYxhVa6yfj7/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=117446357579273959142&rtpof=true&sd=true

• Farmers' Market Updates

• Signs are being used each week to help promote the market in addition to the digital marketing

• Matt K noted that vendors feel attendance is down.  Traditionally our area seems to have less traffic this time of year – nothing to be too concerned about at this time

• Bridge Run Updates

• Lisa Henderson has sent out sponsorship letters

• Membership Updates

• The new platform is active.  This allows the chamber to track membership and dues

• Discussed the creation of a marketing piece that would allow for easy membership recruitment

• Valerie will follow up with the County Chamber on getting a detailed list when members sign up with dual membership

• Advocacy Updates

• Matt K spoke of discussions being had to combine the Town and Village of Delhi Offices.  A potential site mentioned was the old Wickham Garage

• The Bramley Fire Tower project is continuing to gain momentum with a strong possibility of the tower being constructed this summer.  Lisa will reach out the Ann Roberti – Friends of the Bramley Mtn Fire Tower as the Chamber would like to highlight this achievement with a ribbon cutting.

• Beautification Committee

• Lisa met with Belinda of the Beautification Committee to review how the Chamber can assist in their efforts.  The Chamber will continue to support and promote their events.   Lisa offered to build them a website which will help encourage community engagement.

• Planning for Spring/Summer

• Review of the following events the Chamber hosts or sponsors:

• Saint Patrick’s Day Parade

• Farmers’ Market

• Bridge Run

• Fair on the Square

• Everything else! 

• James mentioned that the Chamber’s efforts to help promote local events are effective.

• Lisa mentioned it might be beneficial to educate local businesses on how to utilize social media to its full potential

• Parameters for donation requests will be drafted and reviewed before they are placed on the website

• A second opinion will be sought on how the Chamber files taxes

Meeting adjourned at 11am.  Next month’s board meeting will be on Tuesday, March 12th at 10am and membership meeting at 11am

Promote Your Events on Social Media!

One of the perks of being a member of the Greater Delhi Area Chamber of Commerce is that we do our best to promote your events on our social platforms. We do a weekly round up of events happening in the area on our Instagram Stories by sharing posts local businesses have created about their upcoming event. We share the Instagram post in our Instagram story so that interested participants can click on the post and find more information. We have heard positive feedback from local businesses about this process, saying some patrons credit the Chamber Instagram for the reason they found out about the event! 

We love to see our local businesses flourish. If you have an upcoming event and you use Instagram, we recommend you always create an Instagram post on your feed and tag us. If you only use Stories to promote your event, not only does it disappear after 24 hours but it is not always easy for us or anyone else to share. Creating a post in your feed with all the details about your event gives us a place to bring people so they can get all event information easily and quickly. An added bonus, when we bring people to your profile by sharing your post, you are much more likely to gain followers.

We prefer to promote static posts in your Instagram or Facebook feed that does not contain music. Providing a static posts (not animated or video without sound) allows us for a greater capability to share. 

Remember to add your events to the events calendar on our website! Find out how to add events here. Let us know if you have any questions. We are here to serve the business community and support the success of the Greater Delhi Area!

Chamber Member Spotlight: Delaware Business Systems

Delaware Business Systems was founded in 1993 by Bill and Liz Brosi as an authorized Sharp Dealer for Delaware and Otsego Counties. They carry the full line of Sharp digital equipment, color and black & white copiers and scanners, and Aquos and professional displays. DBS services copiers, printers, and fax machines, and also provides walk-in copying and faxing services on Main Street in Delhi.

Learn more about Delaware Business Systems on their website and Facebook.

Farmers’ Market Feature: Muddy Nose Dog Biscuits

What began as a quest to make a delicious all natural treat for her then sick dog Smokey, has turned into good fortune for anyone visiting the Delhi Farmers’ Market where you will find Muddy Nose Dog Biscuits. Made from ingredients that you can pronounce and recognize, these treats are winning over pups of every persuasion. With a great crunch and ingredients a human would consume (whole wheat flour, wheat germ, chicken broth and a dash of garlic powder), Muddy Nose Dog Biscuits are quickly becoming a favorite treat for dogs in the area.

In addition to dog biscuits, find paw balm, bowl scrubbers and more when you visit Muddy Nose Dog Biscuits at the Delhi Farmers’ Market. Learn more about Muddy Nose products on their website and Facebook.

Thanks for Joining the Winter Mixer Happy Hour!

Thank you to everyone who attended the Winter Mixer Happy Hour, our first Chamber Mixer of the year! We had a great turn out and a fantastic time. A huge thank you to Good Cheap Food, hosts of the mixer, who provided a cocktail, delicious charcuterie boards, and hors d'oeuvres. Strickland Hollow Tasting Room & Bottle Shop graciously donated a variety of wine, and Kento Igarashi was there taking Valentine’s Day portraits. 

We used the mixer as an opportunity to award this quarter's Star Award. James Bracci, of Mid-County Auto Body and Glass, accepted the award for the Exceptional Customer Service he provides the Greater Delhi Community. When he accepted the award he expressed his gratitude to the community, his passion for helping and connecting with others, and his sustained interest in being there for the Greater Delhi Area, of course all said with his distinctive humor and candor.

The mixer was a great opportunity to hear from Lisa Wisely, who is now the Chamber President. She announced the new Chamber Board members who are Dave Rama Sr., Jerry Pellegrino, and James Arrufat. Overall it was a wonderful way to start the year, meet new people, and celebrate the Greater Delhi Area. We can’t wait to see you at the next one!

Portraits taken by Kento Igarashi

Chamber Member Spotlight: True North Therapy by Hannah Rama

Photo and logo courtesy of True North Therapy

A new business to the Delhi area is True North Therapy by Hannah Rama. Hannah Rama is a licensed clinical mental health counselor dedicated to supporting individuals on their journeys toward mental and emotional well-being. Rama’s practice centers individuals experiencing: Anxiety and Stress, Pre and Postpartum Issues, Depression, Relationship Challenges, Trauma, Self-Exploration and Personal Growth, and Navigating Life Transitions. True North Therapy takes a variety of insurances and offers a complimentary initial consultation. Learn more about True North Therapy on their website.