Butter Block pastries, clockwise from 9 o'clock: Breton kouign amann, pain au chocolat, almond croissant, jam doughnut, poptart-ish pastry, danish, with a coconut croissant in the middle, at Farmers & Artisans food shop on Main Street in Snyder. Robert Kirkham This holiday season, consider the gift of spending money that would have gone to Amazon to strengthen your own community in these trying times. One of the most efficient routes to commencing your own local micro-stimulus program may be farm stores. These are spaces that serve as retail platforms for small-scale food businesses, dozens or more under one roof. From Alexander to Amherst, theyâre connecting customers with the fruits of New York Stateâs fertile soil, and entrepreneurial imaginations.