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About Adirondack Harvest

Adirondack Harvest, now a Cornell Cooperative Extension program, was formed out of concern for the loss and abandonment of farmland in the Adirondacks. Members realized that to keep local food available and to preserve the scenic vistas that farmland provides, farming needs to be profitable. Founding members also had a strong commitment to sustainable farms and wanted to ensure that farm-fresh food is available. To that end, we promote the goods and services of our members while operating as a CCE Essex program…

Farmers’ Market Season Has Begun!

There are over 65 farmers’ market in Northern New York State between Albany, Utica, and the Canadian border! Most markets began Memorial Day Weekend and will continue through mid-October. Find a farmers’ market near you to buy the freshest locally grown and made products in the Adirondack region.

Basket of fresh peaches at market

Using SNAP/FMNP Benefits

Did you know that you can use your food assistance benefits, like SNAP and P-EBT, to buy local food? And, most farmers’ markets and some retailers offer programs like Double Up Food Bucks that match SNAP dollars spent on fruits and vegetables. Learn more.

Cafeteria worker serving a tray of food

Sign Up to Learn How to Support Your School to Serve More Local Food

Learn more about how you can support more local food being served at schools in your community.

Our Blogs

Rooted in Learning Program Wraps Another Year, and Starts Looking Toward 2027

By Tim Rowland | Contributing Writer Over the past year, elementary students in three Essex County schools have learned to shop at farmers’ markets, watched syrup producers…

Farmers See Hope in Young Consumers Through North Country Farm to School Programs

By Tim Rowland | Contributing Writer A classroom of elementary students can be seen as the next generation of parents, employees and business owners. But to a farmer, they can…

Essex County’s Farm to School Program, As Seen From the Principal’s Office

By Tim Rowland | Contributing Writer Schools aren’t always easy places for new programming to penetrate. Administrators are busy juggling everything from budgets to bus…

Closing the Loop: How Community Composting Builds a More Self-Sufficient Adirondacks

By Rebekah Pierce | Contributing Writer A head of lettuce might be grown, sold, and eaten entirely within the Adirondacks. Then, the half-eaten salad goes into the garbage,…
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