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Logging Classes Planned For Warren County

October 1, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Game of Logging course courtesy Cornell Cooperative ExtensionThe Cornell Cooperative Extension has announced three Game of Logging courses are set to be offered on October 13th, 14th, and 15th in Thurman, Warren County, NY. [Read more…] about Logging Classes Planned For Warren County

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events Tagged With: Cornell Cooperative Ext

A Free Wild Edibles Webinar Series

May 25, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Dandelion courtesy Cornell Cooperative ExtensionCornell Cooperative Extension has announced a series of three free webinars on wild edibles, set for three consecutive Tuesdays in June: June 8th, 15th, and 22nd. [Read more…] about A Free Wild Edibles Webinar Series

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, Food, Nature Tagged With: Cornell Cooperative Ext

Advocates Hope To Save Essex County Fairground Building Facing Demolition

May 20, 2021 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Cornell Cooperative Extension BuildingWestport’s National Register of Historic Places-listed Cornell Cooperative Extension Building faces an Essex County-led demolition plan.

Together with the newly formed Friends of the Essex Fairgrounds, local friends and preservationists, farmers, and other stakeholders, Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH) is vigorously opposing the destruction of this storied piece of Westport’s heritage, calling it one of the more important and defining structures that make up the Essex County Fairgrounds. [Read more…] about Advocates Hope To Save Essex County Fairground Building Facing Demolition

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Adirondack Architectural Heritage, Cornell Cooperative Ext, Essex County, Historic Preservation, Westport

Cornell Cooperative Offers Game of Logging Courses

February 1, 2021 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

cornell logging coursesCornell Cooperative Extension has announced three Game of Logging courses set to take place in April 2021, in North River, Warren County, NY. [Read more…] about Cornell Cooperative Offers Game of Logging Courses

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events Tagged With: Cornell Cooperative Ext

Warren County Farms Highlighted in Video Series

September 14, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

buy local logoWarren County is home to 117 agricultural businesses ranging from vegetable and fruit farms, to livestock farms, and non-traditional farms such as maple production and Christmas tree farms.

In an effort to showcase these farms Cornell Cooperative Extension’s program educators, Jessica Holms, Annie Mills, and John Bowe have teamed up to create a series of video showcases. [Read more…] about Warren County Farms Highlighted in Video Series

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Food Tagged With: Cornell Cooperative Ext, Food, local farms, local food, Warren County

Fishing and Food Security: From Stream To Table

August 30, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Brook Trout provided by DECCornell Cooperative Extension is set to host a webinar on fishing and food security on Wednesday, September 16th, at 2:30 pm.

In these difficult financial times, many people are expanding their options for putting food on the table (or in the freezer). One of the most abundant sources of food has been, and continues to be, in the lakes, ponds, and streams near our homes. [Read more…] about Fishing and Food Security: From Stream To Table

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Food, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Cornell Cooperative Ext, fish, Fisheries, fishing, Food, local food, wild food

Weekly Online Cooking Parties Continue

August 28, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Ashkenazi-style Charoset made from apples, walnuts, red wine and cinnamon courtesy Wikimedia user YoninahCornell Cooperative Extension of Warren County has announced that four free cooking workshops will be presented online during the month of September.

The workshops will feature energy balls, hummus, charoset (a cold spiced apple dish), and chunky applesauce. Registrants will have the option of receiving an ingredient list ahead of time, so that they can cook along with CCE Warren’s nutrition educator, MB Mitcham, and receive live-time instruction in how to prepare each of these recipes. [Read more…] about Weekly Online Cooking Parties Continue

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, Food Tagged With: Cornell Cooperative Ext, Food, Warren County

Farmers Markets: An Alternative to a Food System in Flux

August 17, 2020 by Richard Gast Leave a Comment

Sign seen during curbside pick-up at the Saranac Lake Farmers’ Park It - Adirondack HarvestIn March, when Governor Cuomo signed the New York State on PAUSE executive order, which mandated that all non-essential businesses in New York State had to close, farmer’s markets were exempted as essential retail businesses and, as such, allowed to open or remain open.

But, as concerns about the spread of COVID-19 grew, farmers market growers, gardeners, and managers, like other small business operators, found themselves rushing to come up with innovative contingency plans to modify their operations and employ solutions that would protect their livelihoods, as well as the health and well-being of their customers, market workers, and the community at large. [Read more…] about Farmers Markets: An Alternative to a Food System in Flux

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Food Tagged With: Adirondack Harvest, agriculture, Cornell Cooperative Ext, Culinary History, Diary Industry, Farmers Markets, local farms, local food

Jam, Pickles, Dilly Beans & Salsa Party Webinars

August 4, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Adirondack Farm Produce by Shannon HoulihanCornell Cooperative Extension of Warren County has announced a series of cooking webinars, focused on making refrigerator salsa, jam, pickles, and dilly beans.

Participants will be able to use their own ingredients and receive step by step instructions from CCE nutrition and healthy living educator MB Mitcham. [Read more…] about Jam, Pickles, Dilly Beans & Salsa Party Webinars

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

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

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