GardenShare News
4/10/2008
Barbara Damrosch
The New Strategies Project of the NYS Farm Viability Institute is sponsoring a three-day event celebrating the progress of farmers and community in establishing direct marketing connections. "Local Foods Connections: Opportunities and Challenges in the North Country" will bring Barbara Damrosch, author of "The Garden Primer," and Shannon Hayes, author of "Grass-Fed Gourmet," to three venues in May. more...
4/9/2008
GardenShare is co-sponsor of the upcoming conference,The Role of Adirondack North Country Foods in Community & Economic Development to be held on April 18th, 2008 at the W!LD Center in Tupper Lake, NY.. more...
3/9/2008
On April 3, GardenShare will host a forum to present its proposal to build a refrigerator/freezer storage facility where area farmers can store produce and meats for sale throughout the year. more...
3/3/2008
Bion's St. Lawrence County Project
The GardenShare board of directors has adopted a statement on the proposal from Bion Environmental Technologies to develop an integrated beef cattle and renewable energy project here. more...
2/28/08
NOFA-NY North County CSA Gathering Canceled
The North Country CSA Gathering scheduled for Saturday, March 1 at North Country Community College in Malone, NY has been canceled due to winter weather. more...
11/23/07
Gardenshare is the recipient of the inaugural Exemplary Service Award given by the Canton Community Fund. more...
8/23/07
Annual Local Harvest Dinner
Chef and food historian Amy Trubek will be the featured speaker at GardenShare's annual Local Harvest Dinner on Friday, September 14, at the Parishville Fireman's Hall. more...
2/16/07
Free Guide to CSA Farms
GardenShare's current newsletter explains the delicious benefits of Community
Supported Agriculture and includes a complete guide to CSA Farms in the North
Country and the Adirondacks. To request your free copy, email info@gardenshare.org
For more about CSA Farms, click
here
About GardenShare
GardenShare
is a non-profit organization working to end hunger in northern New York
State, a region called the North Country.
GardenShare works to build a North Country where all of us have enough
to eat and enough to share—where our food choices are healthy for us, for
our communities, and for the environment.
Toward that end, GardenShare focuses on the following areas:
- Local Food. GardenShare promotes the benefits of eating locally grown food
and of creating a community-based, sustainable food system.
- Harvest Sharing. Each spring GardenShare recruits
North Country gardeners to share their garden harvests with local food pantries.
- Farm-to-School. GardenShare helped establish
a farm-to-school project that enables North Country schools and colleges to serve
locally grown food in their cafeterias.
- Food Security. Each year GardenShare presents
its Growing Community Award to recognize local efforts to build community food
security in the North Country.
- Kitchen Gardening. GardenShare empowers people to grow their own food in
home gardens and community gardens.
- Public Policy. GardenShare supports legislation
and public policies that address the root causes of hunger.
North Country residents can keep in touch with these activities through a
free subscription to the quarterly GardenShare newsletter.
