Essex, New York Guide and Community Blog
The Eddy Foundation is a non-profit environmental foundation that purchases and preserves wildlands in the eastern Adirondacks of northern New York State. Founded “in 1996 with a focus on supporting a sustainable interface between humans and the ecosystem” (Lakeside School), the organization also works to integrate “ecologically sustainable small-scale farming with wildlife and wilderness values” (Wiser.org) [...]
Is there such a thing as too much asparagus? Impossible! Especially when it’s succulent purple asparagus… Sara Kurak of Full and By Farm sent out an email this morning reiterating Sunday’s asparagus announcement: they’re already harvesting asparagus. We are still harvesting daily and need some eaters! Please stop by, or stop by again to grab [...]
The Essex Inn is excited to share their new dinner and lunch menus! This summer the inn will be serving a variety of seafood, chicken, duck, and locally raised beef as well as vegetarian options. “The new menu includes some of the popular favorites, and boasts a number of new selections such as Lobster Spaghetti, Lamb [...]
CATS event this Saturday!!!! The Celebrate Champlain Area Trails Event is this Saturday, June 2nd from 4 – 6 pm at Block House Farm in Essex. You can save $5 per person or $10 per family by signing-up by June 1 — just send a check to CATS, PO Box 193, Westport, NY 12993. Call [...]
Saturday July 7, 8:00 pm * Whallonsburg Grange Hall Tickets are $5 for adults and only $2 for those under 18. The Artist, presented by the Champlain Valley Film Society Winner of Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Director in the Academy Awards; also winner of the same plus Best Actress in the Golden Globes! [...]
Another upcoming event of this summer is Depot Theatre Volunteer Fair. The theatre depends on volunteers to keep things running smoothly, and there are a number of tasks and events that require extra help from ushering and running concessions to gardening. The Depot Theatre will be hosting the event on Saturday, June 2 in the Depot Theatre Lobby [...]
“It’s avalanche season, work-wise [at Essex Farm]. As long as the weather holds we are all under pressure to get things plowed! composted! planted! weeded! fixed! moved! while simultaneously keeping up with all the quotidian work that the great living machine demands. This avalanche happens every spring, and every spring, the intensity of it takes [...]
“There is an eerie calm at Pok-O these days. Only 15 kids are onsite right now and a day group with a great history with us will be arriving later this morning. The staff has hit their stride for the spring and the weather has done nothing but agree with us for the past [...]
Jen Zahorchak‘s essay “Turtle Crossing” is a humorous, informative and entertaining entry in the Champlain Area Trails Travel Writing Contest. Zahorchak and her family moved to the Champlain Valley to get away from the negatives of city life and get closer to nature. She remarks that a turtle crossing sign helped them make the decision that their [...]
“Patchwork Community” is another entry in the Champlain Area Trails Travel Writing Contest. In her essay, local Rebekah White describes some of the spectacular sights that can be seen while hiking Coon Mountain. She also mentions some wonderful places that are culturally unique to our Champlain Valley towns including the Depot Theatre, Sportsman’s Diner, Meadowmount School of Music, [...]
