LAKE PLACID - North Country School ninth-grade student Anja Martin stepped over the powered-down electric fence with her two hands cupping a pile of chicken scratch feed. She walked into the center of the pen and began sprinkling the feed on the ground. Dozens of chickens bolted toward the dirt ...

LAKE PLACID - The Lake Placid News crop of the season is beans - one of the Three Sisters along with corn and squash, as the native Iroquois tribes called their life sustainers.The Iroquois grew 13 varieties of beans: bush beans, wampum, purple kidney, marrowfat, string, cornstalk, cranberry, ...

LAKE PLACID - The annual Essex County Cheese Tour - featuring stops at three local creameries - will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7.Residents and visitors will have the opportunity to take this self-guided tour around the county - from the Sugar House Creamery in Upper Jay to ...

KEENE - Helen and Joe Todora had two must haves on their shopping list Sunday, Sept. 16. - tomatoes and bread.The two are from Jay, and they said they try to visit the Keene farmers market every weekend in the summer and fall. The produce is a big draw for the Todoras."Whenever we can buy ...

LAKE PLACID - Low-income families in Essex County now have more access to farm-fresh food thanks to a pilot program at the Lake Placid and Saranac Lake farmers markets this past summer. Participation, however, is slow to catch on, according to organizers.The two food-assistance programs for ...

With the second Savor the Season special edition of the Lake Placid News, we continue to celebrate the growing agriculture industry in Essex County.Since debuting Savor the Season in June, we've expanded our coverage as we've become more familiar with the local food community. The autumn ...