LAKE PLACID — Since the New York State Maple Producers’ Association canceled New York State Maple Weekends — March 21-22 and March 28-29 — and the state government has issued public assembly restrictions and social distancing guidelines due to the coronavirus pandemic, residents and ...
The days are getting longer and the clock has sprung forward. Tendrils of grass peak though the still snow-covered landscape. The ingredients for many springtime recipes haven’t quite arrived locally: peas, rhubarb, early lettuces, ramps, scapes, fiddlehead ferns. What is readily ...
LAKE PLACID - The cows came home to Heaven Hill Farm on June 28.It was a reunion of sorts. More than 75 people had lunch outside at the farm, basking the sunshine, hosted by Heidi Roland of the Uihlein Foundation. They were on a field trip from the American Jersey Cattle Association-National ...
SARANAC LAKE - Saranac Lake's Winter Farmers Market was abuzz with Christmas shoppers on Saturday, Dec. 21.Residents and guests intermingled around the lobby of the Hotel Saranac. They walked from one vendor to the next, sampling cheeses, smelling handmade soaps, and eyeing baskets filled with ...
LAKE PLACID - Some Essex County farmers are diversifying their offerings to increase revenue so they can keep their businesses going.Many have chosen to add more of what's called "value-added products." For a dairy farm, this could mean using harvested milk to make different types of cheese, or ...
What to savor for winter? I relish the task of perusing and deciding what to share as much as I do making the recipes and writing the column.I enjoy the dog-eared, smudged and worn pages these recipes are written on. They have eternal life, one that reminds me of people, places, family, ...