By Meghan Dohman, CCE Essex Farm to Institution Educator The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex County (CCE Essex) Farm to School program is an educational outreach initiative that works to increase the amount of locally grown, healthy foods in school meals. This program also provides area schools with classroom lessons on local food and agriculture, […]
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Shady Hill Farm Steps Forward, and Backward, in Time
December 13, 2021 By Tim Rowland Roger Hastings still has the hand-tooled wooden yoke his grandfather used to drive oxen. It’s not decorative. It will be fitted on Lewis and Clark, the latest yoke that Hastings has trained to pull firewood from the woodlot on the farm his ancestors came west from Brandon to settle […]
Third Year of the Power of Produce Club a Success
By Olivia Swanson and Rebecca Williams, Americorps VISTA Volunteers What a season it has been! For 16 weeks this summer into fall, the Power of Produce Club proved to be a lively addition to the Lake Placid and Saranac Lake Farmers’ Markets. The program run by CCE Essex offered educational kids activities focused on nutrition, […]
Bringing High-Quality Farm-to-Table Dining to Malone, NY
Interview with Executive Chef & Operating Partner Jesse Badger at the Hearth of Malone By Mary Godnick, Adirondack Harvest Communication Coordinator at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex County You may have already heard the buzz about the new restaurant in Malone, NY. A small town in the Adirondacks along the Canadian border. The Hearth of […]
A Look at Farming in the Southern Adirondacks at the Thurman Fall Farm Tour
By Mary Godnick, Adirondack Harvest Communication Coordinator at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex County The Thurman Fall Farm Tour is a tradition in the Southern Adirondacks that has been carried on for over 5 years. The annual event is hosted by the Thurman Community Association and the Town of Thurman is an offshoot of Thurman […]
Recap from the 2021 Adirondack Harvest Festival Open Farm Week
Thank you to everyone who made it to Open Farm Week! We are so glad that so many folks were able to get out and tour farms, attend workshops, enjoy local food and drinks, and celebrate the harvest season. Smaller, more immersive experiences allowed for more engagement with participants, deeper connections, and more meaningful […]
