Part 2 In my last blog, I shared my reflections about the value of localizing our energy choices. I contrasted the dominant centralized grid — which imports most of its energy across millions of years and thousands of miles in the...
SARANAC LAKE — A new grant program targeting North Country farmers will accept proposals until Saturday, Nov. 30. The Adirondack North Country Association, or ANCA, launched the $100,000 Local Farm Grant program to fund projects that will strengthen local farms...
The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) has launched a new grant program to fund projects that is expected to strengthen local farms and food businesses. Farmers, food entrepreneurs, food hubs and cooperatives within ANCA’s 14-county service area are invited to...
Nov 04, 2019 — The Adirondack State Theater in Tupper Lake is cozy. It’s got two screens, one on each floor. From the lobby, you can hear the faint thuds and crashes of an action movie playing downstairs. The theater...
SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack North Country Association has launched a new grant program to fund projects designed to strengthen local farms and food businesses. Farmers, food entrepreneurs, food hubs and cooperatives within ANCA’s 14-county service area are encouraged to...
We are inspired. And we are grateful. On September 29, over 200 people gathered together at Tucker Farms, less than 10 miles down the road from Saranac Lake, in the heart of the Adirondack North Country. Golden corn fields, historic...
The Bike the Barns cycling tour will feature several interpretive exhibits and farm tours along its route through the Tri-Lakes region later this month. The fourth-annual event on Sunday, Sept. 29 will begin and end at Tucker Farms in Gabriels....
You might be wondering what whales have to do with a blog on local energy. After 25 years of working in the environmental field, I believe one thing to be true: all environmental problems can be solved by modelling human...
August 26, 2019 Labor Day weekend in the village of Saranac Lake features family-friendly events, including the Farm 2 Fork Festival held on Saturday, August 31st, and a new daylong music festival Northern Current on Sunday, September 1st. Both events...
SARANAC LAKE – Food waste can now be turned into rich organic material thanks to new composting systems located at three North Country locations. Lake Placid Central School, The Wild Center and Hermon Dekalb Central School now join the North...
