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Farms and food

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The Jamaicans of Peru (New York, that is)

By David Escobar

Under H-2A visas, foreign workers harvest the Champlain Valley’s apples

Transforming the Adirondack food and farm landscape

By Contributing Writer

Nonprofits help expand access to locally grown food

Mobile food pantry addresses rural ADK food insecurity

By David Escobar

How a Warren County nonprofit is bringing food to people’s doorsteps

Maple producers go with the flow

By Mike Lynch

Sap started flowing in early February in the High Peaks region.

A young farmer pulls rainbow chard from a field.

Key to farming in the Adirondacks? Resiliency

By Chloe Bennett

With years of Adirondack growing seasons under their belts, these farmers are finding solutions for problems old and new.

bike the barns participants taking a break

Annual Bike the Barns event brings attention to Adirondack agricultural heritage

By Holly Riddle

Annual Bike the Barns event brings attention to Adirondack agricultural heritage 

man with his grandson

No small potatoes for this Adirondack farm family

By Contributing Writer

Tucker Farms grows deep roots in the region

winter squash

How big is too big? Small farms lay bare the struggles they face

By Tim Rowland

Essex County farm owners get candid about difficulties in growing pains, finding the right scale, maintaining profitability

Fair food card

Fighting food insecurity with CSA shares

By Izania Gonzalez

AdkAction invests in food programs 

Anna Polak of Mini Euromart

New grocer provides taste of Old World flavors

By Amy Scattergood

Mini Euromart brings hard-to-find continental cuisine staples to the Adirondacks.

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