2 Best Places to Shop in Penn Yan, The Finger Lakes

Penn Yan is home one of the largest buckwheat producers in the country, Birkett Mills. You can buy its products—kasha, its own buckwheat cookbook, buckwheat pillows—from its headquarters on Main Street.

When the Windmill Farm & Craft Market opened in 1987 as an outlet for local producers and craftspeople, it had fewer than 100 vendors. Today this 29-acre farm and crafts market is host to more than 200 vendors and craftspeople, many of them members of the Mennonite and Amish community. Offerings include farm-fresh produce, quilts, furniture, and sweets. It's open Saturday 8–4:30 from late April through mid-December.