What Is The Ice Farm and What Does It Offer?

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The Ice Farm is a dual-purpose business in Jordan, New York: a year-round custom ice sculpture studio and a seasonal Christmas tree farm. It is owned and operated by Stan Kolonko, described as a world-class ice sculptor and New York State native. If you are looking for hand-carved ice for an event, or a choose-and-cut Christmas tree experience in central New York, both are offered from the same 34-acre property at 124 Clinton Road, Jordan, NY 13080-9785.

Ice Sculptures: Year-Round Custom Carving

Ice sculpture sales are open year-round. The Ice Farm provides hand-carved ice sculptures for:

  • Weddings
  • Banquets
  • Corporate functions
  • Birthdays
  • Anniversaries
  • Festivals
  • Other special events

Two service details stand out for event planners:

  • Corporate logos are a specialty. According to the site, a simple copy of your company's logo can be reproduced on any size ice sculpture.
  • Single and double block carvings are available for occasions of different scales.

The business also supplies ice carving blocks to sculptors around central New York, describing the blocks as "un-matched quality." The site notes 20+ years of experience in professional ice sculpting.

Christmas Trees: Choose & Cut and Pre-Cut

Tree sales for the 2026 season open Friday, November 27th, the day after Thanksgiving. The window runs November 27th through Sunday, December 13th, 2026, on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays only, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm.

How Choose & Cut Works

The farm lets families walk the 34-acre property and cut their own tree. Practical details from the site:

  • Hand saws are provided for the choose-and-cut process.
  • Tree carts and tree sleds are available to move trees from the field to the barn.
  • Pre-cut trees of many varieties are also available, cut fresh for each weekend.
  • All trees are custom sheared to enhance the natural shape of a real Christmas tree, and are described as designed to make decorating easier.

This matters if you want the tradition of cutting your own tree but don't own the tools or a way to haul it — the farm covers both.

Designer Wreaths and Decorations

Beyond trees, The Ice Farm hand-makes custom designed wreaths in all sizes and shapes, including 10″–48″ ring sizes (20″–6′ in diameter). Novelties include candy canes, crosses, cemetery pieces, table toppers, table centerpieces, mailbox huggies, swags, sprays, and kissing balls.

The Ice Sculpture Maze

The farm hosts a 2nd annual Ice Sculpture Maze during the same seasonal window: November 27th through Sunday, December 13th, 2026, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. It runs alongside tree sales, so a single visit can cover both.

How the Two Businesses Connect

In 2021, Three B's Tree Farm became part of The Ice Farm, and the choose-and-cut Christmas tree business continued under the combined operation. That history explains the unusual pairing: one property, one owner, two seasonal peaks — ice carving for events year-round, and a concentrated Christmas tree season in late November and early December.

Choosing Based on What You Need

If you need… The Ice Farm offers… Key condition
Ice for a wedding, banquet, or corporate event Hand-carved sculptures, corporate logo reproduction, single/double block carvings Year-round
Ice carving blocks as a sculptor Blocks supplied to sculptors in central NY Year-round
A tree you cut yourself Choose & cut with hand saws, carts, and sleds provided Nov 27 – Dec 13, 2026; Fri–Sun only
A tree without cutting it Pre-cut varieties, cut fresh each weekend Same seasonal window
Wreaths and seasonal decor Custom wreaths 10″–48″ rings, plus novelties Hand-made
A family outing 34-acre property, Ice Sculpture Maze Same seasonal window

The main decision point is timing: ice sculpture work is available any time of year, while anything tree-related — choose & cut, pre-cut, and the maze — is confined to three weekends in late 2026. The site lists a pricing page, so current rates for sculptures, trees, and wreaths should be checked there rather than assumed.