Jay flower farm installs community-scale composter By Tim Rowland Through the years there have been community grocers and community pharmacies — now, meet your community composter. In the Town of Jay, that would be Little Farmhouse Flowers, … [Read more...] about Spinning compost into gold

Outcry prompts action as Horizon cut contracts with 89 farms; 20% of affected farms based in Washington County By Joshua Solomon ALBANY — Stonyfield Organic is pledging to pickup a "meaningful number" of the 89 small organic dairy farms in the … [Read more...] about Stonyfield comes to aid of organic dairy farmers

Vermontville gardener switches from selling vegetables to bouquets By Betsy Kepes The soil at Ellen Beberman’s one-acre farm in Vermontville is thin and rocky. It’s taken a few years to find her agricultural niche, but now on this small farm … [Read more...] about A farm full of flowers

How a woman-owned Keene business is taking its plant-based probiotics and fermented foods nationwide  By Holly Riddle When Cori Deans was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, she looked to her diet for a solution for her symptoms. “I got rid … [Read more...] about Small Town Cultures launches a fermentation revolution

Lift a glass (of milk) in honor of National Dairy Month. Fortunately, we have a lot of ways to celebrate. Check out this list of ideas from the team at Adirondack Harvest. Locally crafted dairy products offer a true taste of the Adirondacks. Dairy … [Read more...] about June is National Dairy Month

A growing interest in reducing food waste leads to new business, nonprofit projects By Holly Riddle Carter Rowley’s passion for composting and reducing food waste that’s shipped off to landfills was strong enough to build a business around it. … [Read more...] about Composting revolution heats up