On Sunday, June 3 Makeboro (aka Makers Guild Inc.) kicked off its first season of programming with a special Fix-It Day and a "Handing Over the Keys" celebration (commemorating the partnership with The Nature Conservancy). Volunteers helped refresh Makeboro's street-facing façade … [Read more...] about Makeboro Celebrates Fix- It Day and “Handing Over the Keys”
Steven Googin
Young Farmers Take Root in Essex County, N.Y. (SEVEN DAYS)
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)
Valley Growers Look Online for New Customers (NCPR)
"There’s no shortage of challenges for farmers trying to make it in the organic and local food business. Growing and harvesting are full of moments when things can go wrong. Weather and pests are just the beginning; the selling side can put full stop to profits. Local … [Read more...] about Valley Growers Look Online for New Customers (NCPR)
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