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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

Adirondack Flower Farming Businesses Are Cultivating Pollinators and Agritourism

By Tim Rowland | Contributing Writer Don’t let those bright spring flowers waving in the breeze fool you. Behind the lovely, carefree blooms is a serious ecological and…

Incorporating Locally Produced Foods into School Cafeteria Menus Through Farm to School

To a student armed with a lunch tray and an appetite, a cafeteria line looks deceptively simple. The food magically appears, with no hint of the legalities, formulas and…

Spring Foraging in the Adirondacks Brings Bountiful Harvests, If You Know Where to Look

By Tim Rowland | Contributing Writer Our species has gotten good at strolling through supermarket aisles, ordering off menus and even growing neat rows of peas in…

School Cafeterias Present Opportunities for Everyday Nutrition-Based Learning

By Tim Rowland | Contributing Writer On a chilly Monday morning, educators, administration, and school lunch staff at Boquet Valley Central School’s Lake View Campus came…
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