Cayuta Sun Farm will be attending the Annual Farmers Market held for Thanksgiving shoppers in Press Bay Alley. Come by Tuesday, November 20, 2018 from 4:30 to 7:30 pm to shop among your neighbors and friends. Prepare your feast with produce and meats from local small farms. We encourage you to try out our new online market preorder system. Make a deposit for roasts or other cuts and a package will be waiting for you on the market day you select. Press Bay Alley is found at 118 West Green Street, in Ithaca, NY. Learn more about the market at: https://www.facebook.com ..read more

$1 per pound discount for all pastured chicken. Your support for farmers markets helps build a healthy, local food economy. Cayuta Sun Farm would like to express our gratitude for your patronage at our markets. Everywhere we set up our stand we are always happy to see our customers. During the first hour of every market now through August 31st, customers will receive a one dollar per pound discount on any one of our chickens. To receive the discount just ask for the “early bird special” when you make your order at the farmers market booth within the first hour of market. The Montour Falls farm ..read more

Cayuta Sun Farm would like to express our appreciation for the profession and the hard work of teachers.  The owners of Cayuta Sun Farm are both teachers. We are committed to education in our schools, community and on the farm. Buy up to 3 whole, grass-pastured chickens for $3 per pound between February 17 – 26, 2017. These birds were raised in ideal conditions: under the warm sun on natural grass pastures. They are flavorful, tender and healthy. Normally sold at $4.50 per pound, Cayuta Sun Farm is offering all teachers a delicious discount at our farmers market booths. All  level of ..read more

Time to stay in. Roast a chicken. Warm your home. Putting a roast in the oven warms more than just the house. A roast slows us down; puts our troubles in the outside world on pause; and gives us a chance to enjoy each others’ company in the comfort of home. Cayuta Sun Farm’s tender chickens are tasty roasters because they are raised on healthy green pastures under the warm sun.  Cook these “grass-fattened” birds any way you like, but consider putting one in the oven for your family and friends. For just four hours next week, buy up to 10 pounds of grass-pastured chicken fo ..read more

Time to stay in. Roast a chicken. Warm your home. Putting a roast in the oven warms more than just the house. A roast slows us down; puts our troubles in the outside world on pause; and gives us a chance to enjoy each others’ company in the comfort of home. Cayuta Sun Farm’s tender chickens are tasty roasters because they were raised on healthy green pastures under the warm sun. These “grass-fattened” birds can be cooked any way you like, but consider putting one in the oven for your family and friends. For just three hours next week, buy up to 10 pounds of grass-pastured chicken for $3 ..read more

Fill out the form to receive an email when Cayuta Sun Farm offers discounts. You will also receive an invitation to sign up for our farm’s email newsletter delivered less than once a month. After filling out this form, you will receive coupons good through December 2015 for a $1 per pound discount off our normal market price in Ithaca and Corning. Thank you for your support of local, pasture and woodland-based agriculture. [Request Coupons ..read more

Having more than a few friends or family over for dinner? Are your children voracious eaters? Do you love the sight and smell of a large roasted bird for a holiday meal? We have big 6-, 7- and 8-pound chickens that have grown plump and tender on our pastures this summer.  We grew out dozens to these larger weighted birds as an alternative to turkey.  Bring some of this nutritious, naturally grown poultry to your feast. Order online. Free pick up in downtown Ithaca every Tuesday and Thursday from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Meat Locker and at Corning Winter Farmer’s Market from 11 a.m. to 3 p ..read more

Cayuta Sun’s chicken harvest is full of big, tender birds. If you are seeking locally-grown, pastured poultry, now is the time to make your order. There are several ways to easily purchase your birds. Come winter, we are no longer harvesting and eventually our 2014 crop will be gone. Cayuta Sun is offering several ways to buy and pick up your birds: Delivery October through December we offer free delivery to customers in Ithaca, Enfield, Hector, and Catharine on Thursdays nights. Delivery is also free for orders above $50. We will schedule a drop off to your door between 6 and 9 p.m ..read more

Our 2014 harvest is available now. Our healthy, jumbo-sized birds forage in a sunny pasture rich in grasses and clover, seeds, fresh sprouts and of course bugs and worms. Try Cayuta Sun Farm’s tender, big birds for roasting, grilling, stir-fry or however you please. Our 2014 harvest of chickens are available as 4-, 5-, or 6-pounds whole or halved. Order online for free delivery to Schuyler & Tompkins Counties, NY on Thursday evenings. Direct delivery to the Tompkins-CCE meat locker (at 118 West Green St.) is available for free.   ..read more

One advantage of buying a whole chicken is the bones. While making free Monday night deliveries, I was regularly reminded by customers why they were buying our meat: they wanted the healthy bones of pastured birds as well. Such bones are often seen as inconvenient waste and we’ve become accustomed to buying deboned cuts of poultry in the supermarket. But as more people eat fewer fresh bone broths, they are missing out on an ancient source of nutrition. People are rediscovering the benefits of cooking bones into soups and broths. Research is demonstrating how amino acids and other nutrients, v ..read more