Mburgh to Welcome Country Cafe, Apothecary - Senior Center Also a Possibility

MIDDLEBURGH - Main Street Middleburgh will be adding a new cafe and apothecary this month and possibly a senior center in 2026.

The Windswept Farm Apothecary is located in a storefront in the former theater on Main Street. The Windswept Farm Apothecary holistic wellness shop opened on December 1, and a ribbon cutting has been scheduled for Saturday, December 20 at 1pm.

A senior center could be located at the former town hall on Railroad Avenue.

The Country Cafe is moving from Main Street in Schoharie to Main Street in Middleburgh at the location of the former Cullen Bakery.

The cafe will host private parties, dinners, meetings at the cafe, weekly dinner specials -typically Wednesday and Friday nights. Owner Lexi Ryder announced that the cafe will also do catering - on and off site including delivery, buffets and themed dinners/events, have a “grab and go” cooler-which will change weekly- including soups by the quart, ready to bake trays, desserts and more, monthly breakfast club, and bulk/family meals.

In December, they will be transitioning to their new location.

They will be open for their first soup stroll on December 19 from 5-7pm. 

Christmas pies, trays and platters will be available December 23 and 24 and dinners begin on January 2, offering pick up and delivery with dine in soon after.

As for the senior center, Ezequiel Rocha, who purchased the former town hall and a building on Main Street earlier this year, met with members of the village board on Monday.

He said that his initial plan for the old town hall was a multi-family building but that turned out to be too expensive to meet codes. Currently, he is looking at a community or senior center. It could be a three-family home if not a center.

A senior center could provide food and activities, said Mr. Rocha, who has experience in Medicaid and nursing in New York City and Westchester County.

He is working with an engineer for plans and will hopefully have those plans within the next two months, he told board members.

There is a sizable senior population in Middleburgh and the surrounding area. 

As for Mr. Rocha's building on Main Street, he plans apartments on the second floor and a storefront on the first floor. It may be a home care site and service agency.