Food

Hop House Programs at 25th Annual Madison County Hop Fest

September 15, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Madison County Hop Fest volunteers who have raised awareness of the agricultural hop houses have called the region of New York State that raised hops “The MMOOOSCH Country” to recognize the counties of Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Onondaga, Otsego, Schoharie, Chenango, and Herkimer, which produced most of the hops exported from the United States in the 19th Century.

With regard to these counties, the Hop Heritage programs for the 25th Annual Madison County Hop Fest will present programs on hop houses at 11 am, 12:30 pm, and 1 pm on Saturday, September 18th at the Oneida Public Library. [Read more…] about Hop House Programs at 25th Annual Madison County Hop Fest

Fort Ticonderoga Immersive Homeschool Day Sept 10th

September 8, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Fort Ticonderoga will host Homeschool Day for homeschool students and their parents on Friday, September 10th, from 9:30 am to 5 pm. Visitors will be able to participate in interactive and immersive programs, visit museum exhibitions, and explore the historic site, including the King’s Garden, Carillon Battlefield Hiking Trail, and the Heroic Corn Maze. [Read more…] about Fort Ticonderoga Immersive Homeschool Day Sept 10th

New Food Scrap Recycling Regulations Adopted

September 5, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has adopted final regulations to implement New York’s Food Donation and Food Scraps Recycling Law.

The law and implementing regulations are part of the state’s addressing contributors to climate change and assisting those in need by supporting the donation of quality food. [Read more…] about New Food Scrap Recycling Regulations Adopted

Hops Festival At Early 19th-Century Brewery Sept 6th

September 4, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Genesee Country Village & Museum (GCV&M) will host their Hop Harvest Festival, which looks at the journey of hops, one of New York States original cash crops, from field, to brewery, to pint glass, on Labor Day, Monday, September 6th from 10 am to 4 pm. [Read more…] about Hops Festival At Early 19th-Century Brewery Sept 6th

Adirondack Poultry Yards: King of the Rhode Island Reds

September 2, 2021 by Guest Contributor 1 Comment

A century ago, Corinth, in Saratoga County, was home to some of the top Rhode Island Red chickens in the state. Backyard hens have become popular in recent years but poultry breeding was a big business in the earlier 1900s. [Read more…] about Adirondack Poultry Yards: King of the Rhode Island Reds

Eat Local for Less with AdkAction’s Fair Food Pricing

August 31, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

AdkAction is currently enrolling households in a program designed to help subsidize the cost of locally produced food for families in Northern New York.

Households who enroll in the Fair Food Pricing program receive 30% off at participating vendors. In times of personal or collective crisis, the discount can temporarily be increased to 90% to provide even more support to households in need. [Read more…] about Eat Local for Less with AdkAction’s Fair Food Pricing

Asparagus Officinalis: A Spear of Transatlantic History

August 16, 2021 by Jaap Harskamp 5 Comments

One of the first crops to emerge from the ground in New York State is asparagus (scientific name: asparagus officinalis). The vegetable is an integral part of America’s colonial history. It must have been a taste of nostalgia that prompted New Netherland settlers to try and cultivate asparagus in unfamiliar surroundings. [Read more…] about Asparagus Officinalis: A Spear of Transatlantic History

Blue Mountain Lake Garden Tour August 17th

August 14, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

TAUNY in Blue Mountain Lake will host a Grow and Tell Project garden tour, highlighting the local food and food traditions that help sustain us, through a series of garden tours, kitchen demonstrations, video and digital features, and more, on Tuesday, August 17th. [Read more…] about Blue Mountain Lake Garden Tour August 17th

Honey Bee Keepers, Curb Your Enthusiasm

August 12, 2021 by Paul Hetzler Leave a Comment

With their marvelous interpretive-dance routines, complex social life, and delicious honey, honeybees are widely respected, but they’re anything but sweet to wild pollinators. In fact, a surfeit of honeybees is a big threat to our native bees and butterflies. [Read more…] about Honey Bee Keepers, Curb Your Enthusiasm

Stewart’s Shops 19th Century Patriarch Starks Dake’s Saratoga Lake Canal Plan

August 9, 2021 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Starks Desivigna Dake was born May 9,1852. He died on November 10, 1937, at the family homestead in Middle Grove after a long illness. The Saratogian reported on November 11, 1937 that he was “Courageous to the last, he voted in the November 2 election at a polling place near his home.”

Starks was a member of one of the oldest families to settle in Saratoga County. He was the son of Benjamin C. and Mary Jane Carmen Dake. He attended school in Daketown and, in the winter of 1869-70, attended the prominent Fort Edward Collegiate Institute. In 1870 he won a scholarship to Cornell University, where he studied civil engineering. He left college early to teach school in Eddy’s Corners, South Corinth, Greenfield Center, Middle Grove, and Chatfield Corners in Saratoga County. In 1872 the enterprising Starks took up land surveying while still teaching. He would continue that occupation for the next 60 years. [Read more…] about Stewart’s Shops 19th Century Patriarch Starks Dake’s Saratoga Lake Canal Plan