Tucker Farms grows deep roots in the region By Richard Figiel It’s tough to be a farmer in the Adirondacks, and doubly so at a scale that supplies wholesale markets out-of-state. And it’s hard anywhere to keep a family farm alive for more than … [Read more...] about No small potatoes for this Adirondack farm family
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How big is too big? Small farms lay bare the struggles they face
Essex County farm owners get candid about difficulties in growing pains, finding the right scale, maintaining profitability By Tim Rowland Adirondack farmers markets are a symphony of bright color and sunny joy, but beyond every beet, every … [Read more...] about How big is too big? Small farms lay bare the struggles they face
Mayfield farmer is betting on solar
Fulton County dairy farm hopes solar will save its lands; public has mixed reaction to 40-megawatt project By Gwendolyn Craig Nearly 100 people attended an open house Wednesday night about a proposed 40-megawatt solar array in the town of … [Read more...] about Mayfield farmer is betting on solar
A North Country nutrition champion
Julie Holbrook converts school menus, connects with farms By Tim Rowland It didn’t make the nightly news, but to Julie Holbrook that made it no less an atrocity. A half-dozen commercial pizzas in grease-stained boxes had shown up in one of … [Read more...] about A North Country nutrition champion
Adirondack farmer-author discusses new memoir, and Essex Farm
Eggs are a special kind of magic. Forged from grass, worms, insects, and grain in the mysterious depths of the hen, they appeared like gems in the nest box each day, cased in flawless shells that were both fragile and strong. You have to put a … [Read more...] about Adirondack farmer-author discusses new memoir, and Essex Farm
Champlain Valley farmers branch out
Farmers reach into urban markets with help from Essex ‘Hub’ By STEPHEN LONGMIRE Every Wednesday morning around 6:30, a refrigerated van from the Adirondacks stops at the corner of 135th Street and Riverside Drive in Harlem, where its contents—a … [Read more...] about Champlain Valley farmers branch out