The two are part of the young farmer boomlet in Essex County. While Vermont's farm economy has blossomed, giving birth to small-scale veggie growers, artisan cheese makers, grass-fed beef operations and organic dairies, a similar trend is taking root in and around the vast … [Read more...] about Young Farmers Take Root in Essex County, N.Y. (SEVEN DAYS)
Ashlee Kleinhammer
Westport, Essex Farms Recipients of Micro-Grants (The Sun)
"A dozen local farms and food producers are the recipients of a new micro-grant program designed to make farms more environmentally friendly while also bolstering the local economy. As green shoots sprout, farmers are already putting the funds, all between $500 and $1,500, to … [Read more...] about Westport, Essex Farms Recipients of Micro-Grants (The Sun)
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)
North Country Creamery
Have you heard of North Country Creamery at Clover Mead Farm? It's located at the epicenter of Keeseville's thriving local food scene. Now in their second season of operating the creamery, owners Ashlee Kleinhammer and Steven Googin produce an array of fresh and aged cheeses, … [Read more...] about North Country Creamery
Essex County Cheese Tour on October 12
On Sunday, October 12, 2014, Adirondack Harvest will host the first (and hopefully annual!) Essex County, NY, Cheese Tour. Three local artisanal creameries will open their doors to the public for a day: Sugar House Creamery in Upper Jay, NY; Asgaard Farm & Dairy in Au Sable … [Read more...] about Essex County Cheese Tour on October 12