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October On The 19th Century Farm

October 14, 2021 by Maury Thompson Leave a Comment

Clark Allis' Medina orchards showing picked apples barreled on site, ca 1910Oh, the joy of October – the month of apple harvest and autumn foliage.

“The farmers of this village are now gathering their apple crop. They report the crop good,” The Granville Sentinel reported on October 6th, 1876. [Read more…] about October On The 19th Century Farm

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Food, History Tagged With: Agricultural History, local farms, local food, Washington County

Apple Orchards Are Returning Again to Sullivan County

July 10, 2021 by John Conway 1 Comment

seminary hillThere are still a few people who remember that Sullivan County apple producers at one time shipped apples to every state in the country except for Washington and Oregon.

Perhaps the largest apple producer in Sullivan County at the height of the industry here was Martin A. Smith of Fremont Center. [Read more…] about Apple Orchards Are Returning Again to Sullivan County

Filed Under: Food, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Apples, Delaware River, Food, Fruit, local farms, local food, Sullivan County

Micro-Grants Assist Environmentally Friendly Adk Farms, Food

April 22, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

North Country Creamery by Ben StechschulteIn celebration of Earth Day 2021, the Adirondack Park’s largest environmental organization today awarded 21 micro-grants totaling $29,601 to local farmers and value-added food producers, in an effort to build a climate-friendly local economy in the Adirondack Park. [Read more…] about Micro-Grants Assist Environmentally Friendly Adk Farms, Food

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

Small Farms in April in the Nineteenth Century

April 6, 2021 by Maury Thompson Leave a Comment

S. Timmons farm, Walla Walla County, ca. 1892  Photo by F. Fortin, Courtesy UW Special Collections (WAS0304)April is the month when Spring weather typically calls out, “Ready or not, here I come,” and compels nature and humans of New York to come out from winter hiding.

“Happy is the farmer who has got everything ready for the active labors of the coming season. But no matter how thoroughly he is prepared there will always be plenty to do,” the agriculture columnist wrote in the April 25th, 1874 Ticonderoga Sentinel.

The task list was long and varied in the month of getting ready to make hay while the sun shines. [Read more…] about Small Farms in April in the Nineteenth Century

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Food, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Agricultural History, local farms, local food, Newspapers, Spring, weather

Microgrants Available for Adirondack Farms, Food Producers

March 2, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Wild Work Farm in Keene provided by Adirondack CouncilThe Adirondack Council’s Essex Farm Institute (EFI) is seeking applicants for micro-grants up to $1,500 for environmentally beneficial and sustainable projects on Adirondack farms and by value-added producers. [Read more…] about Microgrants Available for Adirondack Farms, Food Producers

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

Chicken & Egg Stories From Historic Newspapers

February 18, 2021 by Maury Thompson Leave a Comment

eggs courtesy Wikimedia user TudorTulokIf a newspaper reporter witnesses it, then it has to be so.

But did the reporter see the chicken that supposedly laid the egg?

“Lyman Colson is the owner of a hen that produced an egg one day last week which was shown to your representative,” The Morning Star of Glens Falls reported on May 8th, 1885. “It measures six-and-one-half by eight-and-one-fourth inches in circumference.” [Read more…] about Chicken & Egg Stories From Historic Newspapers

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Food, History Tagged With: Culinary History, local farms, local food, Newspapers

A Plague of Potato Bugs in 1877 Washington County

November 25, 2020 by Maury Thompson Leave a Comment

Colorado potato beetle courtesy Scott Bauer USDAThe weather at Granville, in Washington County, in June 1877, was ideal for agriculture.

“This is the weather that makes farmers happy,” The Granville Sentinel reported.

Corn and flax crops looked promising, but “vigilance and perseverance is to be the price of potatoes.” [Read more…] about A Plague of Potato Bugs in 1877 Washington County

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Food, History, Nature Tagged With: Agricultural History, Food, Granville, insects, local farms, local food, nature, Washington County, Wildlife

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

Hub on the Hill Delivery Food Program Expanding

August 24, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Hub on the Hill truck provided by Jen ZahorchakWith support from the Johnson & Johnson Foundation and the Saranac Lake Rotary Foundation, the Hub on the Hill has launched a fundraising campaign for new vehicles to deliver emergency food packages & local food from the Canadian Border to NYC.

Resulting from a successful partnership with AdkAction, The Hub on the Hill in the Champlain Valley is expected to deliver approximately 80,000 meals by October 1, 2020. [Read more…] about Hub on the Hill Delivery Food Program Expanding

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Food Tagged With: AdkAction, local farms, local food, Saranac Lake

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