Six weeks after a fast-burning fire incinerated the barn at Reber Rock Farm, the community has raised $26,000 in reconstruction funds. A weekend benefit at the Whallonsburg Grange Hall aims to further aid those efforts. After chowing down on a dinner prepared with local food, … [Read more...] about Benefit to Aid Local Farm Scorched by Fire (The Sun)
Mary-Nell Bockman
How One Farm Saved Essex, New York (Eating Well)
On the day in September 2003 when Mark and Kristin Kimball pulled their bicycles off an Amtrak train and wheeled their way into the town of Essex, New York, no one would have guessed that one of the most important experiments in contemporary American agriculture was about to … [Read more...] about How One Farm Saved Essex, New York (Eating Well)
The Essex Community Fund: For Now and Forever
The Essex Community Fund (ECF) has announced the availability of grants with a May 15, 2015 application deadline for nonprofit (501.c.3) organizations, schools and churches operating in the Town of Essex or serving its residents. The grants of up to $2,000 support education, … [Read more...] about The Essex Community Fund: For Now and Forever
Adirondack Shakespeare Company: Love’s Labour’s Lost at Grange
Sunday, October 13 at 3pm At Whallonsburg Grange Hall Love’s Labour’s Lost is one of Shakespeare’s earliest comedies. An engaging tale of commitment, complications, and consequences, it shows what can happen when abstinence makes the heart grow fonder. Through their unique … [Read more...] about Adirondack Shakespeare Company: Love’s Labour’s Lost at Grange
Final Program in Museum Civil War Lecture Series
The Adirondack History Center Museum is offering the final program in the Elizabeth HW Lawrence Summer Lecture Series on Tuesday, August 27. A full evening of events begins at 6:00 pm with a museum reception and viewing of the museum's Civil War exhibit. All are invited to a … [Read more...] about Final Program in Museum Civil War Lecture Series