Harvest Blog

Food labels and certifications such as “natural,” “organic,” “cage-free” and “pasture-raised” are time-consuming for the producer and confusing for the consumer — so are they worth it? Like the labels themselves, the answer is confusing. It was 85 years ago that J.I. Rodale, building on a British theory of farms as living “organisms,” founded the […]

By Tim Rowland There is the taste of savory chicken salad, the sound of chattering customers, the smell of freshly roasted coffee, the feel of smooth, artisanal soaps, and all of it is good — but on walking into Nori’s Village Market in Saranac Lake, what’s really striking is the color. Vibrant, emerald green lettuces […]

An overriding theme of the 2020-21 Covid-19 pandemic is that it might not by itself have created permanent change, but it speeded up trends that were already in motion. In the years leading up to Covid, Nathan and Racey Henderson, owners of Reber Rock Farm in  Willsboro, had been poring over the numbers looking for […]

Through the FMNP Program, each eligible senior can receive five $5.00 coupons to total $25.00 that are valid through November 30, 2024. To be eligible, the senior’s income must be at or below 185% of the federal poverty level, which is: FMNP coupons are also available to families enrolled in the WIC program. More info […]

By Tim Rowland | Syncing farmland with wildlife habitat makes so much sense that Kia-Beth Bennet sometimes wonders how conventional farms can succeed without doing so. At the Bittersweet-Milkweed Collaborative farm in Heuvelton, a small town near the St. Lawrence River and Canadian border, Bennett works with tubers, cattle and poultry, but also with birds, […]

On a bright summer day when the sun catches it just right, few scenes are as idyllic as a bountiful farmers market, with mounds of scarlet radishes, cascades of saffron summer squash and heaps of green lettuces, sweet corn and more beans than you could ever imagine picking. Yet get under the hood of the […]