ELIZABETHTOWN - The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex County wants to map the needs of this county's farming community, and they need the public's help to do it.The CCE has commissioned a group of consultants to work with local farmers, consumers and business leaders on a strategic plan ...

LAKE PLACID - The savory smell of fresh chicken broth wafted from a tall silver pot in the far left corner of The Good Bite Kitchen at 2501 Main St.The light brown liquid bubbled quietly beneath dim hood lights as owner Kayte Billerman moved from one station to the next, moving aside jars of ...

SARANAC LAKE - Dozens of birds wandered around Moonstone Farm and Forest Tuesday evening, Sept. 24, speeding around a pasture outside a small wooden coop and climbing to the top of a soil pile beside the property's 200-year-old farmhouse.Some of the chickens stomped through puddles filled with ...

ESSEX - At Reber Rock Farm, the leaves were just beginning to change Monday afternoon, Sept. 23 - the first day of fall and deep into the harvest season.In a small pasture by the farm stand, two horses shook their heads, blonde and brown hair flying upward. These rare Suffolk Punch colts - with ...

The fall season brings apples to the great state of New York.The state fruit is grown in abundance throughout the Adirondack region and offers so many opportunities for experimentation in cooking.Use apples in pies, chutneys, baked goods, sauces, soups or just simply enjoy them in their ...

KEENE VALLEY - Margaret Waterhouse wanted a challenge.When the Davis, California, native started baking French macarons in high school, it wasn't because they were her favorite dessert. For her, the lure of the colorful, delicate meringue cookies was in their deceptive simplicity - and the ...