WESTPORT - How do you reach mainstream shoppers and turn them on to locally produced food?That was just one of the questions posed to a panel of four people in the Essex County agriculture community as they sat down Saturday, Sept. 15 at the Adirondack Harvest Festival to talk about the current ...

ONCHIOTA - There are several snap bean plants growing up green poles outside the Six Nations Indian Museum. It's part of an exhibit on the Three Sisters:"Reflected in this panel are the feminine identifications traditionally assigned by the Iroquois to the life sustainers: corn, beans and ...

LAKE PLACID - New York state remains the second largest maple producer in the United States after hitting a 74-year record this year, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.In a July 6 press release, Cuomo said New York's maple industry has grown by nearly 50 percent in the last five years."The maple ...

Even though it's ranked the 27th agricultural producing state in America, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, New York remains a leading producer of food in the country.In 2017, the top 10 agricultural producing states, as far as cash receipts, in descending order, were California, ...

WESTPORT - Carly Summers isn't a farmer. She's not a social worker, a community development director or a teacher. Yet she takes on all these roles as the agriculture resource educator for Cornell Cooperative Extension in Essex County.She calls it a "super varied job," kind of like being in the ...

ESSEX - The Hub on the Hill here at 545 Middle Road is much more than a commercial kitchen."It's best described as a facility where we share resources, including a shared-use commercial kitchen, a retail market, a distribution and delivery service, cold storage, dry storage and information ...