Residents here are preparing in earnest for the longtime Downtown Essex Day tradition. In its 37th year, held faithfully on the first Saturday of August, Essex Day fills the sidewalks and Town Hall lawns with residents and guests, food and festivities. Donna Lou Sonnett, … [Read more...] about Downtown Essex Day Celebrates Summer (Press Republican)
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Farm Market Opens at Hub-On-The-Hill (Press Republican)
Doors are officially open at the Hub-On-The-Hill market and café on Middle Road here. The farm-to-fork cooperative kitchen and packaging center have new digs for fresh food-shopping options. The front retail market is renovated with wall panels planed from wood from Reber … [Read more...] about Farm Market Opens at Hub-On-The-Hill (Press Republican)
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)