Zittle Farm
John Zittle is behind every loaf of bread at Five Points Bakery. We met on the site of a straw bale house I was helping to build. When we were starting Five Points one year later and were unsuccessfully trying to locate local wheat, I thought back to pitching those bales off the wagon and thought, "Was that wheat straw?" It turns out it was and John became our wheat farmer. He has worked in tandem with us, researching grain varieties that work in our climate, and work well for bread. Klaas Martens from Lakeview Organic Grain supplied us with a variety of wheat called AC Morley, proven successful not only successful in our area, but great for making bread. We are very lucky and excited to work with John and look forward to pioneering the farmer to baker relationship in Western New York.

Lakeview Organic Grain
In Organic grain production, Klaas Martens of Lakeview Organic Grain and his wife Mary Howell not only personally grow some incredible heirloom varieties of wheat, corn and spelt, but their business cleans, bags, and distributes grains from farmers all over Western New York. Klaas is very involved in the resurrection of wheat farming in our area, from panel discussions at wheat conferences in New York City, to workshops with NOFA (Northeast Organic Farmers Alliance). Lakeview is not only an ally in our endeavor, but an inspiration.

Lapp Dairy
Harry and Rachel Kellog from Lapp Dairy use so much love in caring for their animals that the milk, cheese and yogurt just taste better. As one of the few farmers certified to sell raw milk, they provide fresh raw milk for sale every day on some of the most breathtaking countryside in Western New York.

Cayuga Pure Organics
The founders of Cayuga Pure Organics have been involved in the Ithaca, NY farming community since the early 1970s. In 2003 Erick Smith and Dan Lathwell furthered their commitment to the region's citizens and environment by joining together to form Cayuga Pure Organics.

Bozard Farm
Bozard farm is located in Medina, NY. They specialize in sweet corn, but also raise potatoes, onions, squash, peppers, tomatoes, cabbage, broccoli, brussel sprouts, and cauliflower. You can find them at their roadside stand as well as the Elmwood Bidwell Farmers Market.

Childs Farm
Great blueberries are all about soil. As one of the few plants requiring a very acidic soil in order to thrive, many growers have to amend the soil. The soil on Childs farm is a veritable paradise for blueberries, and produces the best blueberries I have ever tasted.

Corey Kley
Corey Kley's one man ice cream operation produces some of the finest ice cream, from the finest ingredients, and in some of the smallest batches. This rich, flavorful ice cream can not be found in any store, except here at Five Points Bakery.

Dan Tower
Dan and Iris Tower grow plums, cherries, apples, peaches, nectarines, apricots, and pears (just to name a few). The Towers are 5th generation farmers with a focus on improving the land.

Fiegel Apiaries
Bruce Fiegel at Fiegel Apiaries produces local raw honey, as well as basswood, buckwheat, peach blossom, chunk, and the traditional clover and wildflower honey as well. His bees pollinate some of the best peach and apple orchards around.

Finger Lakes Family Farm
Brent Maynard not only raises grass fed water buffalo, but distributes great local products from wild ramps to raw honey.

Five Points Bakery
We not only support local farmers, but our wood block logo was designed, cut and printed by Elvie Jo Dougherty, our friend and neighbor. We then had it traced and cut out of metal by another neighbor, Tylor Griffis at Griffis Studios on Essex Street.

Freeman Homestead
Freeman Homestead raises delicious farm products using practices that are good for the environment, the animals, the consumers, and the farm family.

Genzel's East Hill Farm
The East Hill farm has been in their family since the 1800s. Located in Colden, New York, the Genzel family raises beef, pork and eggs. They strive to make the animals the top priority and keep them as comfortable as possible.

Gimme Coffee
We knew the people at Gimme were perfect for us, not just for their relationships with the farmers they source beans from but from their own words, "We've seen the difference a locally-minded, neighborhood cafe can make. People really come together, and chance meetings make things happen."

Grassland Farms
From the fields of Ovid NY come pasture raised chicken that not only have access to the outside but are moved onto fresh pasture twice daily. A diet rich in bugs makes the chickens happy, and tasty.

Guercio & Sons, Inc.
Guercio's does not only have a thriving retail grocery store, as well as supplying many of the areas restaurants, but they are family owned and operated. Never have I gone there and not recognized everyone working, and they source much of what they sell direct from farmers.

Hannova Hills Farm
Hannova Hills raises pastured beef without growth hormones or antibiotics. Lake Country Beef is hand processed locally, then aged to concentrate the flavor.

Hillcrest Dairy
Hillcrest Dairy is a small, family run dairy in Moravia, New York. Their cows are pasture raised and their milk is minimally processed. We use their unsalted butter in our baked goods, as well as sell it to our customers. This is real butter.

Lake Erie
The source of our water, Lake Erie, one of the five Great Lakes.

Lexington Cooperative Market
For those of you who aren't one of the 6000+ owners of the Lexington Coop or one of the thousands who shop there every week, this grocery store not only sells local foods, they have a by-law, written by their board of directors that requires the store to purchase from local producers, even if it is more expensive than a non-local competitor. This is not the decision the board made on their own, but a reflection of the thousands of owners and customers who elected them. The Lexington Coop has been not only an incredible asset in supplying us with great local ingredients, they are our only wholesale customer. Their success has shown us what we felt all along; customers are demanding to know where their food comes from.

Lively Run
Lively Run Goat Dairy is one of the first commercial goat dairy operations in New York, beginning in 1982. Lively Run produces classic French style chevre and mediteranian style feta.

Maple Run Farm
Located in East Aurora, this is a small family run sugar house that produces our dark amber, Grade A maple syrup.

Massachusetts Avenue Project
Located on the West Side of Buffalo M.A.P. has, through their commercial kitchen and food ventures program gotten several individuals started in their own businesses. By providing not only a space to produce their product, but the support necessary to get started they are an incredible asset to our neighborhood and to our city.

Meadowcreek Farm
Homogenization became the standard in milk production, along with pasteurization, but Meadowcreek is the only retail milk that I know of that sells cream line milk. The textures and flavors of the cream and milk are so dynamic when not homogenized; I like to skim a little of the cream off for my coffee and then pour the milk for my cereal.

Native Offerings
Located in Little Valley, New York, we grow vegetables and herbs on some of the best land in Cattaraugus county. Deeply committed to ecological farming and following organic standards. Native Offerings was the first CSA in Erie county, back in 1997. They provide an alternative to agribusiness and connect the community with its food source, the local farmer.

Oxbow Farm
Rodney Graham, in Hunt, New York farms hundred of acres of prime organic farmland growing and processing small grains.

Painted Meadows Farm
Painted Meadows raises heritage breed rabbits, turkeys, chickens and four different kinds of ducks. They are located in Franklinville New York.

Promised Land CSA
Jane and Danny Oles are pioneers in the field to fork network, bringing farm fresh produce directly to customers and chefs. Their CSA, now going into its 3rd year, offers not only fruits and vegetables but herbs and even cut flowers.

Red Jacket Orchards
This third generation farm grows 600 acres of fruit in an 8 mile radius of the packing house, where they press their fruits into incredible fruit juices. The flavors in juice made from whole fruit, picked ripe, pressed on the farm, and bottled, without any additives is absolutely amazing.

Regional Access
When we first opened, we had not planned on using any distributors, but quickly realized that to purchase our organic cane sugar and fair trade chocolate in bulk, we had to find somebody to work with. Regional Access, a distributor of natural and specialty items seemed a good place to start. After explaining what we were doing at Five Points Bakery, I began inquiring which of their products were produced locally. I was first referred to the "Great Local Foods" section of their website where customers can find some of thir products, which are produced locally. After exhausting that, Gary, owner/founder of Regional Access told us a group of farmers that purchased a hydraulic oil press and were pressing their own organic seeds right now. He was helping them design the packaging and offered to include Five Points Bakery in the initial trials. The dedication of Regional Access to advancing local foods and the farmers that produce them is a perfect match.

RG Bell Farm
RG Bell is an individual farmer who is committed to the regeneration of our region's organic wheat production. He not only farms organic heirloom wheat but volunteers in local initiatives, like "growseed" to prevent heritage wheat that is on the verge of extinction from dying out.

Saltamontes
Ron runs a one man operation in Angola NY producing some of the best hot sauces, fresh salsas, tortilla chips, and BBQ sauce in Western New York. With a dedication to freshness and a unwillingnesss to compromise quality for huge profits, the Saltamontes products are second to none.

Saratoga Springs
From deep beneath the Adirondack foothills, flows one of natures most delicious and celebrated spring waters. Bottled at the same site since 1872, this crisp clean water coined the phrase "sweet spring water."

Thorpes Farm
The Thorpes Family run a certified organic CSA as well as a farm stand, with vegetables, fruit, meat, and milk. They also are one of the pioneers in resurrecting organic wheat production in Western New York.

Tom Tower Farm
Tom Tower Farm is a 200 year old family business. Tom Tower is known for his apples as well as his knowledge of sustainable agriculture. Tom Tower is a champion of education on the farm and farming practices.

Urban Roots Community Garden Center
As a cooperative garden center on the West Side, Urban Roots is a pioneer in the gardening as well as the cooperative community. They provide a year round garden center, selling everything from trees, and shrubs, to vegetables, and house plants. You can also find all the tools a gardener needs, and a friendly, knowledgeable staff.

Weiss Farms
They specialize in heirloom tomatoes, potatoes, sweet corn, beans, and other hard to find items. Their main crops are strawberries, peppers, beans and melons.

Winter Farms
Winter Farm was started in the early 1900s in Eden New York and has moved to Orchard Park. They have been at the Elmwood Bidwell Farmers Market since it started and grow many different fruits and vegetables and also popcorn.