ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced nearly $7.9 million is being awarded through the Climate Resilient Farming Grant Program to help over 70 farms across the state reduce their environmental footprints and prepare for extreme weather events related to climate change. The ...

LAKE PLACID — When it comes to spring eats, we naturally lean toward maple syrup. That’s because — in our haste for warmer weather as we try to shake off winter’s grip and cabin fever — the onset of maple season means that the days are getting warmer, even though the nights may still ...

KEENE — It all runs in the family for Ned and Wade Whitney — the sap, that is. And right now, the sugary stuff is flowing at the Whitney's Maple Spring Farm here on Alstead Hill Road. Wade Whitney has been sugaring since he was a teenager in the 1960s, sharing taps with some cousins ...

JAY — Jordan and Sarah Sauter’s mushroom garden was still asleep on Tuesday, March 29, tucked in soundly by frosty spring temperatures. But soon, their backyard will be teeming with oyster, shiitake and wine cap mushrooms. Mushrooms aren’t everyone’s thing, and the fact that a ...

LAKE PLACID — A woman who used to live in the Janet and Tim Smith house on Averyville Road would look out the window while washing dishes in her kitchen sink. “And there was not a tree to be seen,” said Nancy Beattie, whose family has owned a farm on Averyville since the early ...

It’s spring in the North Country, and once again, sugarhouses are welcoming visitors for tastings, demonstrations and workshops. It’s an encouraging sign that we are able to gather together to enjoy this annual ritual. To celebrate maple and savor this season, I’d first like to ...