By Tim Rowland When Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the executive order in March that shut down state commerce, Katie and Brandon Donahue, owners of Donahue’s Livestock Farm in North Bangor, had 30 sizable orders of top-shelf, hormone- and antibiotic-free beef and pork in the cooler destined for North Country restaurants. Within minutes of the shutdown […]
Harvest Blog
Saranac Lake transitions from Farmers’ Market to Farmers’ Park-It
By Tim Rowland By early March, Adirondack food producers were beginning to understand that their markets in the spring of 2020 were going to be very different. There would be no public stalls heaped with fragrant breads or tempting greens and spring vegetables for the public to poke, squeeze and sniff. Nor would there be the […]
Please take our survey: Local Food and COVID-19, Learning Through Experience
*Please take our quick survey here* During this unprecedented pandemic, local farm and food businesses in the Adirondacks have responded rapidly in innovative ways to feed the community. Local farmers’ markets, farmstands, cooked meal deliveries, and other local food vendors are noticing amazing support from the community. Adirondack Harvest would like to understand more about […]
Franklin County Farm Tour
Franklin County Cooperative Extension held a Franklin County Farm Tour, organized by Jessica Prosper, Agriculture Community Specialist on Oct. 5, 2019. It was a beautiful day for the event which was held from 11 am to 4 pm. The “guide yourself tour” brought about 40 people to Adirondack Harvest member, Shady Hill Sheep & Wool […]
Snapshots from the 2019 Adirondack Harvest Festival!
What a festival! A day designed to bring farms, local businesses, and the community together! To celebrate local farms and food, support our local economy, and give community members experiences that help us all learn and grow together. How’d we do? We had three food trucks sell completely out of food. 37 businesses attended. We […]
Highlights from the 2019 Power of Produce Club!
“Yay Vegetables!” In the corner of my eye, I saw a small blur of blonde hair running towards me at full speed: it was one of our regular attendees of the Power of Produce Club, waving his hands up in the air in a Rocky-like fashion, yelling “YAY VEGETABLES”. This was quite the transformation from […]
