Farmers markets gain ground in accepting SNAP payments, but participation rate remains low By Izania Gonzalez Dan Rivera was a marketer by day, farmer by night before launching a full-time farm-based business around six years ago. Rivera … [Read more...] about Local food access slow to reach full potential
Community News
Family spearheads Fulton Chain cleanup
Second annual Maintain the Chain event invites all to pitch in during Adirondack Water Week By Jamie Organski What began as a family tradition of sprucing up the area around their Fourth Lake camp has evolved into a widespread clean up … [Read more...] about Family spearheads Fulton Chain cleanup
Advocates urge action for Adirondack Rail Trail
ARTA plans to hire executive director; OSI applies for grant for trailhead development By Chloe Bennett There is light at the end of the tunnel for the Adirondack Rail Trail, a multi-use path that would connect Lake Placid to Tupper Lake but … [Read more...] about Advocates urge action for Adirondack Rail Trail
Scaling Little Peaks: Keene breaks ground on new daycare center
By Tim Rowland The calls began before the first shovelful of earth was turned. The informal Balsam Telegraph was buzzing with word that Little Peaks Daycare Center in Keene was about to expand, and families across the Eastern Adirondacks wanted … [Read more...] about Scaling Little Peaks: Keene breaks ground on new daycare center
Baseball as only the Adirondacks can play it
People, players of all backgrounds find common ground around American pastime By Tim Rowland It wasn’t a hike, it wasn’t a paddle, it wasn't a bike ride. But as adventures go, we were exploring some lightly trammeled Adirondack ground that … [Read more...] about Baseball as only the Adirondacks can play it
Producing for paddlers and people
Essex Industries turns out lightweight canoes, prideful workers By Tim Rowland Adirondack canoe aficionados, who collect boats as ants collect crumbs, at some point in their paddling adventures may have been exposed to beautiful, handcrafted … [Read more...] about Producing for paddlers and people