AdkAction is pleased to announce that more than 100 families in the North Country will be able to enroll in local community supported agriculture (CSA) vegetable subscriptions at no cost this year, thanks to crowdfunded support and a generous $25,000 matching grant from an … [Read more...] about Over 100 Families Will Receive Free Farm Shares this Summer through AdkAction ‘Fair Share’ Program
Agriculture In and Around Essex, NY
Essex Farm: Reinventing the Business Model for Food Production (Times of Entrepreneurship)
"The Kimballs designed Essex Farm as a year-round, full-diet CSA with a pricing scheme that’s mind-boggling for the average US consumer. Local members pay $85 a week and can take all the meat, vegetables, dairy, grains, eggs they need for a week of eating. At roughly $4 a meal, … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Reinventing the Business Model for Food Production (Times of Entrepreneurship)
Join Us for Open Farm Week
Farms across the Essex County are opening their doors during the Adirondack Harvest Festival’s Open Farm Week this September and Triple Green Jade Farm is taking part in the fun as well. We will be hosting several workshops and farm to table dinners during the … [Read more...] about Join Us for Open Farm Week
Let’s Help Local Food Systems Come Out Stronger
I hope that you and your family are well and safe during this incredibly difficult time. My name is Kristin Kimball, I am an author and co-owner of a 1,100-acre sustainable, diversified farm in the Adirondack Champlain Valley. It's clear that people are more eager now than … [Read more...] about Let’s Help Local Food Systems Come Out Stronger
Workhorses of Sustainability (ADIRONDACK EXPLORER)
Ballet might seem a difficult achievement if one’s partners have eight feet and weigh a ton and a half. But few other words seem to fit as Chad Vogel of Reber Rock Farm gently murmurs commands and two mountainous equines who, with a delicacy that belies their mass, step through … [Read more...] about Workhorses of Sustainability (ADIRONDACK EXPLORER)