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Adirondack Farm Micro-Grants Awarded

April 23, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Adirondack CouncilThe Adirondack Council awarded 10 micro-grants totaling over $32,000 to local farmers in an effort to address what it called the greatest short-term and long-term threats to public health in the Adirondack Park: COVID-19 and climate change. [Read more…] about Adirondack Farm Micro-Grants Awarded

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Food Tagged With: Adirondack Council, Climate Change, Grants, local farms, local food, Public Health

Yard Squid: Dandelion Crowns Tempura

April 16, 2020 by Pat Banker Leave a Comment

Dandelion crown cut to make Yard SquidIn this time of social distancing and sometimes limited fresh produce in the grocery stores, there is an alternative, free means of supplementing any diet with delicious, free-range greens while enjoying the outdoors. [Read more…] about Yard Squid: Dandelion Crowns Tempura

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Food, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Cornell University, Food, Native Plants, wild food, wildflowers

Riding The Rods And Railroad Reefer Cars

April 14, 2020 by John Nehrich 1 Comment

Armour and Company meat reeferHere is a photo of an Armour & Company meat refrigeration car (a reefer) with a hobo “riding the rods.” The car lacks the grab irons on the right side, so we know it’s before the 1911 Amendment to the Railroad Safety Appliance Act. [Read more…] about Riding The Rods And Railroad Reefer Cars

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Food, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: railroads, Transportation, Transportation History

Civil War Alcohol: A Virtual History Happy Hour on Friday

April 8, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

capital district civil war round table podcastThe Capital District Civil War Round Table is set to host a virtual happy hour on Friday about the influence of alcohol on the Civil War and the drinking habits of past United States Presidents. [Read more…] about Civil War Alcohol: A Virtual History Happy Hour on Friday

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Food, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: beer, Capital District Civil War Round Table, Civil War, liquor, Podcasts

Covid-19 Impacting Maple Sugaring Season

April 6, 2020 by Richard Gast Leave a Comment

Brandy Brook Maple Farm and Olde Tyme Winery fruit winesAs I start to write this, it’s raining and 50°F outside. Several days of above freezing nighttime temperatures are in the forecast, as well. It appears that the maple sugaring season is quickly coming to an end. Most of the producers that I’ve talked with are saying it’s been an average to good season. [Read more…] about Covid-19 Impacting Maple Sugaring Season

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Food, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: local food, Maple Sugaring, Maple Trees, nature, wine

Start Planning Your Vegetable Garden

March 29, 2020 by Jessica Prosper Leave a Comment

Adirondack Farm Produce by Shannon HoulihanWhile many of us are spending extra time at home, now is the perfect time to start planning a vegetable garden.

Whether it be your first time planting a garden or you have been doing it for years, planning what you are going to plant and when will result in a more successful growing season as well allow you to plan ahead for needed seeds, plants, and supplies. [Read more…] about Start Planning Your Vegetable Garden

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Food, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: gardening, local food, vegetables

Revolutionary War Farmhouse Will Be Preserved

March 11, 2020 by Mike Virgintino 3 Comments

Odell HouseDuring the American Revolution (from July 6 until August 18, 1781), the Odell House in the present Westchester County hamlet of Hartsdale served as the headquarters of Marshal Jean-Baptiste Donatien d e Vimeur (comte de Rochambeau).

Nearby fields and hills in the current Town of Greenburgh accommodated approximately 6,000 soldiers in the French expeditionary forces under his command. [Read more…] about Revolutionary War Farmhouse Will Be Preserved

Filed Under: Food, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: American Revolution, AmRev, French History, Historic Preservation, Military History, Westchester County

1930s Historic Catskill Farm Expansion Planned

February 16, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Display in the 1870s restored barn on the Lost Catskill FarmIn the 1930s and 40s, New York City came to the Catskills and took land they needed to build reservoirs for their expanding water supply system. Thousands of people’s lives changed forever, as they were forced to move away from family and friends and the homes they loved. [Read more…] about 1930s Historic Catskill Farm Expansion Planned

Filed Under: Food, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Catskills, Historic Preservation, Time and the Valleys Museum

Ice Harvest Festival at Hanford Mills Museum

January 26, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Hanford Mills Ice Harvest FestivalIn the days before mechanical refrigeration, ice harvesting was an essential wintertime activity. The ice harvested in the winter would be used to keep food and agricultural products cold in the warmer months.

Hanford Mills Museum in the Catskills’ East Meredith will hold the 31st annual Ice Harvest Festival on Saturday, February 1st. [Read more…] about Ice Harvest Festival at Hanford Mills Museum

Filed Under: Events, Food, History Tagged With: Catskills, Hanford Mills Museum

Everyone Knows Elsie: A Short Borden Company History

December 25, 2019 by A. J. Schenkman 50 Comments

WelcomeBackElsieWhen you enter the hamlet of Wallkill, you are greeted by the happy face of the Borden Company’s mascot, Elsie the Cow. The company’s website states that this mascot dates to the 1930s.

Underneath Elsie is a sign stating that the Hamlet of Wallkill was the location the “Home Farm” of John G. Borden. Thus, many commonly believe that Borden Condensed Milk was in fact invented in the Hamlet of Wallkill; however, its origins can be traced to Burrville, Connecticut and Gail Borden, Jr. Actually, the business was not originally called Borden at all – that title would come later. [Read more…] about Everyone Knows Elsie: A Short Borden Company History

Filed Under: Food, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Agricultural History, Civil War, Culinary History, Orange County, Putnam County, Ulster County

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