The Cooperstown Farmers’ Market will hold a special Holiday Market with 26 local farmers, artisans, crafters, and food producers on Tuesday, December 20, from 12 to 5 pm. The event will feature free mulled cider from Middlefield Orchard and live music. The Farmers’ Market, which operates year-round on Saturdays, is located in Pioneer Alley at 101 Main Street in Cooperstown.

Glimmerglass Film Days, a program of Otsego 2000, presents its tenth season, with 28 films and shorts programs, filmmaker talks, parties, music, art, and guided walks. See the full line-up at glimmerglassfilmdays.org

The Cooperstown Farmers’ Market will celebrate all things pumpkin on Saturday, September 24 from 9 am to 2 pm, with a pumpkin craft for kids, pumpkin specials from vendors, pumpkin recipes, and music.

Otsego 2000 will offering architectural walking tours of Sharon Springs (July 31) and Richfield Springs (August 14). Register in advance online or by calling 607/547-8881.

The Summer 2022 newsletter opens with a letter from Otsego 2000 Board President Jim Dalton. Read his message and the full six page newsletter to get a great overview of Otsego 2000’s work and how you can invest in its continued success.

The new Otsego Outdoors Summer Octet includes state forests, state parks, local parks, Otsego Land Trust properties, private property open to the public, and the New Lisbon Ride which links Gilbert Lake State Park and Texas Schoolhouse State Forest. By completing eight activities between June 21 and September 21, participants can earn a free embroidered Summer Octet patch and get listed on the Otsego Outdoors Challenge Roster.

Beginning July 2, the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market will be open on Tuesdays from 12 to 5 pm, in addition to Saturday hours of 9 am to 2 pm. Four farms will be offering fresh produce each Tuesday and there will be several vendors selling farmstead cheese, baked goods, grass-fed meat and charcuterie, local honey, homemade hummus and pesto, native New York State plants, CBD products, and organic skin care. Alex’s Picnic, Rock Hill Farm, and By the Handful will also be offering lunch and take-away meals.

This summer Otsego 2000 will offer a series of walking tours, led by Dr. Cynthia Falk, in three Route 20 villages: Cherry Valley, Sharon Springs, and Richfield Springs. Dr. Falk will explain how the natural environment as well as year-round and summer residents shaped architectural expressions.

Five Star Subaru gives $14K to Otsego 2000 for Otsego Outdoors.

Tom Walsh completed his 208-mile continuous thru-hike to all 21 State Forests and 4 State Parks in Otsego County. He used the hike to raise funds for Otsego Outdoors and Bassett Cancer Institute. He is near his goal of $5000, and additional donations are most welcome. Find out more about his epic trek through the rolling green hills of Otsego County.

On Wednesday, May 18 at 6 pm, Otsego 2000 will offer an informational session on the new NYS Historic Barn Tax Credit Program. The free event, which will be held in the Lakeview Pavilion at Glimmerglass State Park, will feature Olivia Brazee from the State Historic Preservation Office and Ellen Pope, executive director of Otsego 2000.

“We must eliminate our dependence on fossil fuel and develop alternate, carbon-free sources of energy. But as we do that, we need to decide responsibly how our land is used and be sure that food production is considered.”
-James Dalton, M.D.
President, Otsego 2000 Board of Directors, in a 4/28 editorial in The Freeman’s Journal