ATTENTION!
Have you altered your business model because of the COVID-19 pandemic and if so how? Are you a farm or store who is offering curbside pickup or home deliveries? Are you increasing your CSA shares due to growing demand? We want to help you promote your business to the communities who need you! Please update your profile page or contact us with your information so we can share it.
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We’ve made some very important changes to the Adirondack Harvest website recently which make it much easier for shoppers to find businesses offering online ordering, delivery, and curb-side pickup.
Take a minute to update your Adirondack Harvest page profile to make sure all of these new functions are complete and correct.
These new functions are now described on the
COVID-19 page
in order to make it simple for consumers to connect with the many local food businesses responding so quickly and compassionately during this crisis. We also are launching of a community newsletter, which will go out approximately weekly during the crisis and highlight blog articles and related content.
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NYS Guidance During COVID-19
While New York State’s efforts to mitigate the impacts of Coronavirus (COVID-19) continue, the state and our agricultural community are working together to keep agricultural products moving, our communities and families fed, and our animals cared for.
The Department of Ag & Markets is continuing to monitor developments related to COVID-19, and they will continue to update their page as new information becomes available. For the latest guidance please visit this page
https://agriculture.ny.gov/coronavirus
Scroll to the bottom of the page for general agriculture and farmers market specific guidance.
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NEW DIGITAL MARKETING HIRE!
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e are pleased to announce that Mary Godnick has joined the Adirondack Harvest Team and has made all of these amazing website changes happen. She will work as Digital Editor, funded through a DEC Smart Growth Grant, creating new content and functionality for the website and working with marketing and promotion. Mary currently also works for the Adirondack Council and Essex Farm Institute where she manages digital communication to help people advocate for conservation issues and farms in the Adirondacks. She previously worked at a digital marketing agency that specializes in improving Google rankings, influencer marketing and writing blog content. Mary lives in Westport and grows veggies at DaCy Meadow Farm.
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Member Announcements & Profiles
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Harmony Hills Farmstead is doing deliveries to Tupper Lake, Saranac Lake, and Lake Placid every Wednesday - home delivery only - Stay Home-Stay Safe! We have beef, pork, chicken, and eggs available - Just email with any/all questions:
harmonyhillsfarmstead@northnet.org
or call/text (518) 483-7961.
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Pine Cone Mercantile & North Woods Bread Co.
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At Pine Cone Mercantile & North Woods Bread Co., our Farm Store and Bakery are open for business Friday/ Saturday/ Sunday, (11am-4pm), for
pre-order curbside pick-up ONLY
! We continue to bake on-site fresh bread & baked goods, as well as offering local meats/ cheeses/ organic produce/ frozen prepared foods & soups, and much more. For a full product list, see our facebook page (
www.facebook.com/pineconemercantile
), email us at Pineconemercantile@verizon.net, or call us at 518-532-0220
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Mohawk Valley Trading Company
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The Mohawk Valley Trading Company is offering a 10% discount on all
Buckwheat Pillows from 4/1/20 thru 4/30/20.
About Buckwheat:
Buckwheat is not a type of wheat at all; it is a flowering plant from the family Polygonaceae and a relative of rhubarb. Buckwheat was domesticated around 6000 BC and was one of the first crops introduced to North America by European settlers. It was an important crop in the U.S. until the demand declined in the 1960's. Today, it is primarily grown in Northern states such as New York.
Buckwheat is grown commercially for many reasons; it is ideal for short growing seasons in areas with low soil fertility and it is used as a cover crop because it grows quickly and thickly which prevents weed growth.
Buckwheat is also valuable as honey bee forage resulting in
buckwheat honey, a popular monofloral honey with a deep, dark brown color, strong, pungent, molasses like earthy flavor that is high in mineral content and antioxidant compounds.
Buckwheat seeds are harvested and used to make food products such as groats (kasha), livestock and poultry feed or turned into flour which is used as an alternative to wheat flour; the seeds do not contain gluten and are often used as a substitute for people with celiac disease or another form of gluten intolerance. Two popular uses for buckwheat flour are
buckwheat pancakes and soba noodles ("soba" is the Japanese word for buckwheat).
You can buy Mohawk Valley Trading Company Buckwheat Pillows on
Amazon or at:
Fort Schuyler Trading Company
North Utica Shopping Center
50 Auert Ave.
Utica, N.Y. 13502-2326
Phone: 315-733-1043
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Events, Classes, Workshops
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See all the Adirondack Harvest events by visiting our website! Click
here
to go directly to the events page and read about upcoming events.
PLEASE ADD YOUR EVENTS!
You can now submit events directly to our website.
First, make sure you are logged in - this is to prevent random spam submissions. Then, visit the events page above and find the purple "button" on the right that says "Submit your own event to the calendar". Enter your event, and after we receive it we'll review and post on the events page.
Help us to promote you! We cannot track down everyone's events.
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Cornell Small Farms Program
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Have a suggestion for a link? Let us know! Contact the main office (see below)
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Adirondack Harvest members will automatically receive an email notification a week before their annual renewal date and for a few weeks afterwards if needed. If members have questions concerning their membership they should contact the main office (see "Contact Information" below).
Members are always welcome to pay for more than one year at a time and avoid the annual reminders!
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Southern Chapter (Hamilton, Warren, Fulton, Herkimer, Saratoga & Washington Counties):
Contact Teresa
Western Chapter (Jefferson, St. Lawrence & Lewis)
Contact Jeff Van Arsdale at 315-376-3621 or
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Adirondack Harvest is a program of Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of Essex County. Cornell Cooperative Extension actively supports equal educational and employment opportunities. No person shall be denied admission to any educational program or activity or be denied employment on the basis of any legally prohibited discrimination involving, but not limited to, such factors as race, color, religion, political beliefs, national or ethnic origin, sex, gender/gender identity, transgender status, sexual orientation, age, marital or family status, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Cornell Cooperative Extension is committed to the maintenance of affirmative action programs that will assure the continuation of such equality of opportunity.
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This bulletin is distributed by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex County in support of
youth, families and the agricultural community of Essex County.
Cornell Cooperative Extension is an employer and educator recognized for valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals and Disabilities and provides equal program and employment opportunities.
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