GardenShare News
6/20/2008
EBT Dollars Doubled!
A new program at the Canton Farmers’ Market enables EBT/food stamp shoppers to double their buying power of locally grown food this summer.. more...
6/09/2008
2008 Local Food Guide
GardenShare's annual guide to the best food born and raised in St. Lawrence County is now available. more...
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
The Farm-to-School
What can
we do to promote healthy kids and healthy farms?
A growing number of American communities have found an answer in farm-to-school
projects. These projects enable schools to serve locally grown fruits and vegetables
in their cafeterias.
A successful farm-to-school project can bring fresh and nutritious food to
students. At the same time, it can boost the earnings of local farmers, many
of whom are themselves living on low incomes. New York State farmers are twice
as likely to qualify for food assistance programs as the average low-income New
Yorker.
In 2003, GardenShare helped to organize the Farm-to-School Support Project.
This pilot project recruited farmers and coordinated the delivery of their produce
to several school cafeterias in the North Country.
Building on its success, the project has now developed into a farmer-run organization
called North Country Grown Cooperative. The member-farmers of this cooperative
supply local farm products to SUNY Potsdam, St. Lawrence University, SUNY Canton,
Clarkson University, Massena Central School, and other institutions.
GardenShare applauds these farmers, volunteers, and food service staff for
helping to promote healthy kids and healthy farms.
For more information about North Country Grown Cooperative and
its farm-to-school efforts, contact Sue Rau, Coordinator: drumlins@northnet.org
