At a butcher shop the first question is sourcing.  We visit local family farms and inspect every animal before it is processed.  As your butcher it is our responsibility to ensure the highest quality of meat and dairy.  These animals should eat their natural diet, and live in there natural habitat.  Cows eat grass, and they can become marbled and be delicious, but it takes hard work and twice the time, but the pay off is twice the flavor.  This grass diet also flavors the cheese, depending on what wildflowers are in bloom.  Pigs, when given room to roam, are consummate home makers, keeping all aspects of their routine in self designated areas of their pasture.  Rooting around for grubs, munching on nuts, or hunting for a stray duck egg, this omnivorous diet is as important to a pigs health as grass is to beef.  Ducks love to forage for grubs and tender greens, dipping in and out of the family pond, preening in the morning sun, or sleeping in the shade hiding from the afternoon heat. This kind of farming is a dedication to time, and not everyone is willing to do it, but there are quite a few in New York dedicated to this style of farming.  Frank and Judy of Sweet Tree Farm roam their beef on rolling hills of fresh sweet grass, there is probably an acre of gras for every head of beef.  Bill and Carol at Horton Hill Farm (and Grady's life long neighbors) grow heritage pork with a 5-inch lardo on the most beautiful family farm... ever.  By sourcing locally not only do we strengthen our community by circulating the resources within it, we also participate in our own regional food culture, responding to what is available during the seasons. Support New York agriculture!

Ask yourself, where does your money go? Do your meal choices support your community or a business in the Midwest?  What breed of animal is it?  What farm does it come from?  Slaughter date / How long has it been aged?  What did the animal eat?  Was it ever given antibiotics/ or was its feed adulterated with antibiotics? If so, how long ago? How many animals are being raised on this farm? 

We suggest that you ask these questions. If you can't find an answer, maybe you should have a salad..


The most important thing of all is YOU!  You are why we do this. We want to see all our friends and family eat real, quality food again. An egg straight from the nest is life changing. A pasture raised duck breast will have you thinking you were eating duck for the first time. As for the beef, the cows get to walk around and eat their natural diet of great quality fresh grass and live on average twice as long as their grain fed sibling. What does this mean for you?? More flavor, and it's better for you and the environment too!

Michael Solyn is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY and has a Certificate of Proficiency in Chinese cooking from the Sichuan Institute of Higher Cuisine in Chengdu, China. Michael also holds a Certificate in Meat Processing and Food Safety from SUNY Cobleskill and is NYS Serve-Safe-certified. He has cooked in many restaurants in Manhattan including Daniel and Boule. Michael began to develop this business concept while attending the certificate course at SUNY Cobleskill. He spent time on farms getting to know the farmers, and fully came to appreciate the quality and health benefits of grass fed meats. Feel free to e-mail Michael at msolyn@nyfarm2door.com.
Caitlan Clare Grady is Mike’s partner. Originally from Jefferson, NY, she grew up eating venison, ramps (see pic), foraged mushrooms, garden-grown veggies, raw milk and home preserves.  She is Federally Serve-Safe-Certified. Mike and Grady met while working as chefs in NYC.  Quickly realizing they shared a dream to open a small butcher shop that sourced locally they moved back upstate, and the rest is NY Farm2Door.  For wholesale orders, please contact Grady at grady@nyfarm2door.com

The Butcher Shop where the foods are processed has its state 20-C licence, and are on file with NY State Agriculture and Markets. In addition, we have DOH permits in Delaware County and NYC.