On February 4, 2016 Hub on the Hill (facebook.com/thehubonthehill) welcomed the public to tour their new food production and distribution facility. Unfortunately I was out of town during the open house. Fortunately Jori Wekin offered me a sneak peek, so I dropped in last Thursday … [Read more...] about Hub on the Hill: A Sneak Peek with Jori Wekin
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Hub-on-the-Hill Brings Opportunity to Small Farms (Press Republican)
The new kitchen at the Hub-on-the-Hill gleamed as the late afternoon sun began to slip behind the Adirondack foothills. It’s a cooperative place, wrapped in shining stainless steel with industrial-sized cooking pots, racks, cooling trays, juicers, blenders and … [Read more...] about Hub-on-the-Hill Brings Opportunity to Small Farms (Press Republican)
Essex County Food Hub Open to Local Farms, Producers (Press Republican)
Time to start thinking about what to grow next year. That's when Essex County will have a food hub in place for processing and distribution of wholesale products made from local foods. The new project, called Hub on the Hill, was awarded $95,000 as a pilot program of the … [Read more...] about Essex County Food Hub Open to Local Farms, Producers (Press Republican)
Grange Community Kitchen to Host Summer Harvest Parties and Workshops
The Whallonsburg Grange will host a series of Harvest Parties for the public to preserve produce from their gardens and CSA shares at the Grange Community Kitchen. The series will run on Saturdays, every two weeks throughout the growing season. The cost is $5.00 per person for … [Read more...] about Grange Community Kitchen to Host Summer Harvest Parties and Workshops
Local Food Processing Space to Open in Essex
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