About the Farm on Adderley
The Farm On Adderley opened in the Summer of 2006 in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn. The restaurant was conceived of by Gary Jonas and Allison McDowell, residents of the neighborhood. Together with Chef Tom Kearney and the help of friends and family they opened the doors.
The name comes from an expression that Gary grew up with in South Africa that basically means a long shot. Adderley is a main thoroughfare in Cape Town and to have a farm there is somewhat of an impossibility. “If that ever happens I’ll buy you a farm on Adderley,” so the expression goes.
The Farm on Adderley tries to speak to the way we want to cook and feed ourselves and our neighbors. The restaurant aims to bring thoughtfully produced food and ingredients to our community in a totally accessible way. Much of the way The Farm has evolved has been to pursue the principles of supporting local farmers, artisans, entrepreneurs as much as possible, making delicious food from that, and serving it in a completely honest way.
The restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch, dinner and brunch seven days a week. There is a full bar and outdoor garden seating.
Purveyors
Fruits & Vegetables
Witenagemot Farm (Art & Suzi Place), Schaghticoke, New York
Denison Farm (Brian & Justine Denison), Schaghticoke, New York
Kauffman’s Fruit Farm, Bird-In-Hand, Pennsylvania
Amantaia Farm (Jorge Carmona), Breinigsville, Pennsylvania
Norwich Meadows Farm, (Zaid Kurdieh) Norwich, New York
Satur Farms (Eberhard Müller and Paulette Satur), Cutchogue, NY
Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative, Leola, Pennsylvania
Truss Bridge Farm, South Fallsburg, NY
Project Eats, (Urban Farmsteads) New York, NY
Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farms, (Ben Flanner) Brooklyn, NY
Beef, Pork, Poultry
John Fazio, New Paltz, New York
Josef Meiller & Sons Slaughterhouse, Pine Plains, New York
Freebird, Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania
Eggs, Dairy
Maplehofe Dairy (Aaron and Susie Glick), Quarryville, Pennsylvania
Grafton Village Cheese (Dairy Farmer’s Cooperative est.1892), Grafton, Vermont
Maplebrook Mountain Farm (Johann Englert & Michael Schep) Bennington, VT
Four Brothers Goat Dairy (Sean O’Connor & Peter Stephanopoulus), Millerton, NY
Seven Stars Farm (David and Edie Griffiths), Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Amantaia Farm (Jorge Carmona), Breinigsville, Pennsylvania
Other Stuff
Mapleland Farms (David Campbell) Salem, New York
Shady Maple Farms (Chester Hoover), Dundee, NY
Brooklyn Roasting Company (Jim Munson), Brooklyn, NY
Stockin’s Apiaries, (Gary & Dan), Strasburg, PA
Wholehearted Foods - [seed oil] (Greg Woodworth), Geneva, New York
Sullivan Street Bakery (Bread), Jim Lahey, NYC
Cayuga Organics (Grains/Beans/Flours), Erick Smith, Brooktondale, New York
Farmer Ground Flour (Flours), Erick Smith & Thor Oeschner, Trumansburg, NY
Champlain Valley Milling (Flours), Sam Sherman, Westport, New York
Great Eastern Sun (Miso), Asheville, North Carolina
Services
Tri-State Biodiesel (recycles cooking oil into renewable fuel)
Action Environmental Services (compostable/biodegradable waste)