CL-693: Pride of New York Program

To All State Agencies and Others Authorized to Use State Contracts:

The Pride of New York Program was developed to promote and support the sale of agricultural products grown and food products processed within New York State. The Program’s growing membership now includes farmers and processors, retailers and distributors. State Agencies and Authorized Users are encouraged to consider purchasing New York grown and produced products in support of the law.

The New York State Department of Agriculture website allows you to search for participating Pride of New York members at http://www.prideofny.com/member_search.asp and to determine harvest dates and availability for a variety of products grown and processed within New York State at http://www.prideofny.com/harvest.html.

Assistance in identifying New York State sources for the supply of products is also available by contacting the Pride of New York Program at 1-800-554-4501 or by e-mail at: [email protected].