Cooking with fresh summer ingredients while supporting local farmers is a hands down win for everybody. And with an abundance of sunshine, local produce has never been better.

For Schroon Lakers, there is an embarrassment of riches. On Main Street, Pine Cone Provisions has been a champion of farmers, cheese makers and boutique butchers throughout the years. They also feature awesome vegan burgers. Each week brings another selection of just-picked comestibles.

Up the road  -- just north of Curtis Lumber – the offerings from ADK Gardens are abundant: heirloom tomatoes, beans, cucumbers, peaches and summer squash. New items are added every week. And while you are there, look through a selection of gorgeous perennials for sale.

On Thursday at the Schroon Lake Market in the Town Park  (10am – 2pm), the offerings from Juniper Farms and Frank, a local corn grower,  are top notch. The local jams and honey are delicious.

If you are up for an adventure  -- and a huge selection of goodies – then take a road trip to the Chestertown Farmers Market. Every Wednesday local farmers offer a dazzling array of  fresh local goods and produce, including roasted coffee beans, kombucha, spicy pickles, baked goods, crepes and cheeses, just to name a few.

Our go-to each visit is the fish monger. His large selection of sustainably fished Atlantic seafood is super fresh. Take a bag with ice and get there early. He sources his selection from as far south as Long Island and northeast to Massachusetts. On a recent visit, halibut, sword fish, tuna, salmon, grouper and shark were available. We have become fans of his sugar smoked scallops.