Hayfields has been featured in many Press and Media Publications.
NY STATE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION
WINNER! CATERER OF THE YEAR
DECEMBER 5, 2023
We are so honored to be not only nominated but tot win the NY State Restaurant Association RISE Award Caterer oof the Year. So proud of our talented and hard working team.
You Need This Shopping Guide to Westchester County
MARCH 29, 2021
With Texas native Renea Dayton at the helm, this onetime-gas-station-turned-market is a community hub for locals, offering food and florals. Fare like salads, tuna melts, grilled cheese, cookies, macroons, and smoothies are on the menu. Custom floral arrangements like floral crowns, cuffs, and boutonnieres are a draw for customers. Special events and gatherings are often hosted here, in addition to workshops on floral design and wine.
For post-hack fare, Hayfields Market serves a farm-fresh menu that includes pork tacos, veggie wraps, and avocado toast, as well as a bakery full of sweet treats. Local produce, a wine bar, fresh-cut flowers, and gifts round out the rural rest stop.
Known for its large-acreage equestrian estates and low-key, high-profile residents, North Salem is the last place you’d expect to see a lively crowd out on the town. But when Hayfield’s blossomed on the site of the nursery along Route 121, beloved by passers-by for its roadside letterboard of cheeky jokes (a tradition still continued), it performed a minor miracle: It got people hanging out.
Pride and Preservation: A Pastoral Paradise, The Hamlet of North Salem is the Equestrian Heart of Westchester County, New York.
AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2018
Hayfields, the cafe that serves as the unofficial town center… famished equestrians crowd the counter at Hayfields, lining up for the cafes Frickin’ Chicken sandwich. Hayfields offers much more than a cup of coffee or a sandwich…
Winner! Best of Westchester – Most Animal Friendly
JUNE 28, 2018
In a town that may have more horses than people, this café/market wins hearts with not only sandwiches and smoothies but also a basket of comp carrots for your horse and free treats for your canine. Cozy up with customers in riding boots, plus the occasional pooch (you didn’t mean to overhear that pony gossip, did you?)…
When Amy Cilmi first walked into Hayfields nearly two years ago hoping to supply the garden center-café hybrid with fresh cut flowers, she had no idea the partnership that would bloom…
North Salem Resident Brings His Exotic Animals to Hayfields
JUNE 20, 2018
Chris Evers’ quest to change the world started in his own backyard.
The North Salem resident and founder of Animal Embassy, a company dedicated to exotic animal rescue, adoption and environmental education, recalls his earliest memories of traipsing through the backyards of his neighborhood in Darien, Conn., catching frogs and turtles and whatever else he could find to learn more about them…
Car Enthusiast Convene for Coffee to Go Vroom in North Salem
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
People from all over came to Hayfields, 1 Bloomer Road, on Feb. 4 for cars and coffee. Automotive enthusiasts are invited to come from 9 a.m. to noon the first Sunday of each month and meet with fellow drivers in an informal gathering to show off their vehicles…
With a population of approximately 5,200 and the Titicus Reservoir at its center, North Salem sits in the northeast corner of Westchester. In North Salem, change is slow, and residents appreciate that…
North Salem’s Hayfields Market is a hybrid of sorts—a seamless blend of garden center, gift shop, and café. In a little over a year the spot has become a community favorite. “The residents have really embraced us,” says owner Renea Dayton…
Hayfield’s co-owner Renea Dayton, 32, a city girl originally from Houston, moved to the Hudson Valley after graduating from Trinity University. Dayton developed a passion for shooting photos of nature, and her photos inspired a connection with agriculture…
“North Salem’s Hayfields Market Wins Delicious ‘Best Coffee in Westchester”
MARCH 22, 2016
The combination garden center, dry goods store, and café won our “DVlicious Best Coffee In Westchester County” contest with 33 percent of the vote. Tarrytown’s Coffee Lab Roaster’s was close behind with 30 percent…
“Everything for a Summer Picnic at Westchester County Markets” by Alice Gabriel
AUGUST 9, 2015
August, in my book, is picnic month. As summer and mosquitoes wane, a simple meal spread over a checkered cloth among tall grasses and Queen Anne’s lace reminds us that we are part of the natural order of things.
For provisions, I visited two new market cafes in Westchester County, one in Katonah, one in North Salem, both great jumping-off spots for rural counties with ample picnicking opportunities (you can, of course, picnic in your own backyard, or if it rains, at your kitchen table)….