Last fall Jori Wekin, a local entrepreneur and food consultant, and a partner purchased the former Lincoln Building at the corner of Route 22 and Middle Road in Essex, NY. They plan to renovate and turn it into a food processing facility that will increase the region's food … [Read more...] about Local Food Processing Space to Open in Essex
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Essex Farm: Packing Lunches
Check out this week’s Essex Farm news from the recent update at Kristin Kimball‘s blog and get some lunch-packing tips: "School starts in two weeks, and it’s time to impose some order on the household. The girls are subject to earlier and more consistent bedtimes now, and … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Packing Lunches
Essex Farm: Preservation Tips
Wondering about what's new from Essex Farm? Hear the update from Kristin Kimball below: "The topic is abundance again, but today we’ll cover food instead of flies. It is canning season. I feel an urgency in my bones this time of year, a rush and hustle, inherited from our … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Preservation Tips
Grange Community Kitchen: Canning Basics
Cooking and Food Preservation Classes In the Whallonsburg Grange Community Kitchen Monday July 22 at 6pm Canning Basics $5/person Learn how to put up the bounty of the season in the fully equipped Community Kitchen. Barbara Kunzie, master preservationist, will present … [Read more...] about Grange Community Kitchen: Canning Basics
Grange Community Kitchen: Pickling Beets
Monday, April 22 at 6pm Pickling Beets At Whallonsburg Grange Hall Suggested donation: $5 The next class presented by the Grange Community Kitchen will be Monday, April 22 at 6pm! Learn how to pickle beets. Join Barbara Kunzie, master food preservationist and farmer, in a … [Read more...] about Grange Community Kitchen: Pickling Beets