By Tim Rowland In the United States, school lunch programs began in 1933 as a piece of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal agenda for combatting the Great Depression. Feeding kids was not necessarily the only goal. At the time the government was also concerned with finding work for the unemployed, and outlets for unsold crops. […]
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In Schroon Lake, Pine Cone Mercantile Has All the Comforts of Home
By Tim Rowland The first instinct of some vacationers popping into Pine Cone Mercantile and North Woods Bread Co is to apologize. Surely this must be the exquisitely decorated living room of a private townhouse, not an open-for-business bakery, farm store and home-decor shop. This tickles co-owner Lisa Hess-Marks, who laughs and invites them in, […]
Seeking Paid VISTA Volunteers for Summer 2023!
Enjoy farmers’ markets and organizing educational activities for youth? Enthusiastic to support local farmers and food systems? We have TWO Americorps Summer VISTA positions open for 10 weeks this summer (June 19-August 31) to lead our popular Power of Produce Club! Learn all about what POP Club is all about here. See the full job description […]
3 Benefits of Supporting Your Local Tree Nursery
By Allyssa Hardiman of St. Lawrence Nurseries Do you want to spend more time outside? Grow your own food? Eat healthier? Make memories with your kids? Reduce your carbon footprint? Support small businesses? Connect with Mother Nature? Plant a tree! As the saying goes, the best time to plant an orchard was 10 years ago, […]
Another Successful Season for the Power of Produce Club!
By Olivia Swanson, Power of Produce Club Lead and Americorps VISTA Volunteer 2022 was the third year CCE has operated the Power of Produce (POP) Club in person; and we’d call it another successful season. We were able to take our program even further offering more hands-on lessons and activities, expanding to a new farmers’ […]
New Focus on Cooking From Scratch & Local Ingredients at Plattsburgh City Schools
Plattsburgh City Schools now saves over $100,000 a year by making pizza from scratch instead of buying pre-made frozen pizzas. By transitioning to a food service program that focuses on cooking from scratch and local ingredients, the food service team at Plattsburgh City Schools is supporting local farmers and saving taxpayers money while increasing the […]
