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Worm Composting at Home: A Tutorial

June 17, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

worm composting provided by CornellCornell Cooperative Extension has announced a virtual program on Worm Composting, set for Thursday, June 18th at 2 pm. [Read more…] about Worm Composting at Home: A Tutorial

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Events, Food, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: composting, Cornell Cooperative Ext, gardening

When Eating Turtle Was All The Rage

June 14, 2020 by Jaap Harskamp 1 Comment

Turtle Soup headlineBefore the mid-eighteenth century, turtles were largely untried as edibles in North America. For considerable time, the turtle was assumed to be poisonous. An infernal creature, a “resident of hell,” it should not be cultivated for food.

But attitudes changed. By the mid-nineteenth century, civic banquets would inevitably offer turtle on the menu. [Read more…] about When Eating Turtle Was All The Rage

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Food, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Culinary History, endangered species, nature, reptiles, turtles, Wildlife

NYS Wild Edibles Webinar Series Set

June 11, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

cattails provided by Cornell Cooperative ExtensionCornell Cooperative Extension has announced a series of three free webinars focused on how identify wild edibles, what parts of the plants are safely edible, when they should be harvested, and how they can be prepared. [Read more…] about NYS Wild Edibles Webinar Series Set

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Events, Food, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Cornell Cooperative Ext, Food, nature, wild food, Wildlife

History’s Editable ‘Weed’: Lambs Quarters

June 3, 2020 by Pat Banker Leave a Comment

Leaf shape showing white dusty underside

Lambsquarters, Chenopodium album, aka pig weed, fat hen, goose foot. The name lamb’s quarters believed to be associated with “Lammas Quarter,” an ancient English festival that was held at the time this plant, or its relative orache, was harvested.

The name Chenopodium album translates as: cheno “goose,” podium “foot,” and album “white,” referring to the shape of the leaf resembling a goose’s foot and the color of the leaf’s underside. White – goose- foot. [Read more…] about History’s Editable ‘Weed’: Lambs Quarters

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Food, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Cornell Cooperative Ext, Food, gardening, Native Plants, wild food

Rethinking Meat From Farm to Table

May 30, 2020 by Richard Gast Leave a Comment

pigs by Kate MountainAmerica’s meatpacking plants endure some of the highest rates of workplace injury of any U.S. job sector. COVID-19 has introduced yet another occupational hazard.

These crowded facilities have become frighteningly successful vectors for COVID-19 contagion. [Read more…] about Rethinking Meat From Farm to Table

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Food, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Food, local farms, local food, Public Health

Free Outdoor Cooking Webinar Set For June 11th

May 25, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

fire pit by Greg DowerThe Cornell Cooperative Extension of Warren County has announced a free outdoor cooking webinar, set for Thursday, June 11th at 1 pm. [Read more…] about Free Outdoor Cooking Webinar Set For June 11th

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Events, Food, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: camping, Cornell Cooperative Ext, Food

Small-Scale Livestock Production Webinars Planned

May 22, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

free range chickens being fed outdoors courtesy Wikimedia user AsterionCornell Cooperative Extension of Warren County has announced two webinar programs focused on small-scale livestock production. [Read more…] about Small-Scale Livestock Production Webinars Planned

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Food, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Cornell Cooperative Ext, Food, local farms, local food

Dandelions: You Can Eat Them, Here’s How

May 16, 2020 by Richard Gast Leave a Comment

sweat bee on dandelion - Scott Bauer - USDA Agricultural Research Service - Bugwood.orgDandelions (Taraxacum officinale) are probably the most recognized of all broadleaf ‘weeds.’

Many people consider them a curse; a plant that can establish quickly, by seed, in a well-kept lawn and become extremely difficult to eradicate. [Read more…] about Dandelions: You Can Eat Them, Here’s How

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Food, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: nature, wild food, wildflowers

Rangers Seize Ramps, Issue A Half-Dozen Tickets

May 13, 2020 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Ramps Wild Leeks Allium tricoccumNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers Richard Franke and Lt. Rob Morse reported they were patrolling Alder Lake in the Town of Hardenburgh, Ulster County, on May 7, 2020 following a complaint about individuals picking ramps (wild leeks, Allium tricoccum) on State land.

[Read more…] about Rangers Seize Ramps, Issue A Half-Dozen Tickets

Filed Under: Food, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature Tagged With: Crime and Justice, DEC, Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, wild food

Reality Check: Local Food Systems

May 2, 2020 by Jessica Prosper Leave a Comment

guide to local foodAlthough we have an abundance of food available in the United States, the past few weeks and the coming months have and will demonstrate that our food system is only as strong as the weakest link.

Food can be produced by farmers in vast amounts, but if it can’t be processed and distributed then it is not accessible to consumers. [Read more…] about Reality Check: Local Food Systems

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Food, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Cornell Cooperative Ext, Food, local farms, local food

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