WATERTOWN — Students at the Watertown City School District’s Wiley Intermediate School will get the first taste of a salad bar from the “Salad Made Simple” program this fall. “Salad Made Simple” is being implemented with the help of the...
HERMON -- Assemblywoman Addie A.E. Jenne had an opportunity to get a first-hand look and taste of her “Drive to 25” pilot farm to school program when she recently joined students, producers and farmers for lunch at Hermon-Dekalb Central School....
SARANAC LAKE — On the brink of making the Farm to School initiative a community economic force, a group of educators, farmers and nutritionists are looking for a way to keep the momentum going. The program teaches local kids where...
by Bob Beckstead MASSENA — More than 15 entrepreneurs will be sharing their experiences, successes and challenges when the Adirondack North Country Association holds its annual meeting from 1 to 4 p.m. Friday at the Massena Community Center, 61 Beach...
SARANAC LAKE — Dozens of artists, businesses owners and other North Country residents met Tuesday to discuss how to use the arts as an economic driver. The two-part meeting began with a talk called “The Creative Economy: Re-imagining Our Rural...
SARANAC LAKE | A group of art, history and business executives convened last week to talk about ways the arts can spur economic development in the North Country. The panel discussion, attended by over 50 residents, was hosted by the...
SARANAC LAKE – Throughout rural America, artists, creative businesses, cultural organizations and community leaders are creating economic opportunity by developing a strong cultural sector. This movement and the experiences of regional revitalization experts, including Philip Morris of Proctors theater in...
CANTON -- Vendor application is open for Adirondack Buyer Days North, an intimate artisan trade show, organized by the Adirondack North Country Association Inc., on Sept. 10, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Best Western. Are you a maker in...
Our current president made a statement to the Wall Street Journal recently, recognizing the existence of Upper New York. For those of us who live on the Upper East Side of New York State, we have a reaction. In case...
Three new route options and four new farm stops have been added to the second annual Bike the Barns, a one-day recreational bicycle tour that takes riders through the agricultural landscapes of the Adirondack region, on Sunday, October 1st. This...
