THIS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH2010 SFM IRON CHEF COMPEITION! JT BAKER (DEFENDING CHAMPION)VSMAX LONDON Two exceptional local chefs are coming for this exciting cook-off using all market product. They will be judged by Rocco Verrigini (Chef, Slow Food President...
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Final push to get the votes in to win the Amercian Farmland Trust’s “Amercia’s Favoite Market Contest”
It is the final stretch for horse racing in the Spa City, AND it's also the final days of voting for "America's Favorite Farmers' Market"! This national contest is sponsored by American Farmland Trust (www.farmland.org) and voting ends on Saturday,...
Celebrate Saratoga County Agriculture at Sundae on the Farm in the Town of Charlton!
Fifty years ago there were 1,800 farms in Saratoga County... today 641 farms (one-third as many) are in operation. Because fewer people are directly involved in farming, not many have the opportunity to experience agriculture first-hand and understand how the...
Saratoga Farmers’ Market Opens for 32nd Summer Season
Saratoga Springs: Saturday, May 1st marks the opening of the 32nd Saratoga Farmers' Market summer season under the pavilions on High Rock Avenue. On hand to assist with will be NYS Commissioner of Agriculture Patrick Hooker, Saratoga County Cornell Cooperative...
Grow your own Organic Vegetable Gardens
Urbavores.com and GREEN CONSCIENCE Home & Garden are holding a a FREE presentation on organic vegetable gardening!Topics Covered: Raised beds Companion planting Using Heirloom Seed Seed Saving Attracting Beneficials CompostingUrbavores is a local organic vegetable gardening business, whose mission is...
REGION’s MAPLE SUGARING SEASON UNDERWAY
This Week's Warm Temperatures Generate First Sap Flows of SeasonThe 2010 Maple Sugaring Season began last week in the Upper Hudson region, with warmer temperatures generating sap flow in area maple trees. The season is off to a very strong...
Yes, Virginia, You Can Find Local Vegetables in February – at the Saratoga Farmer’s Market!
A visit to the produce isle in any supermarket this time of year is, in effect, a trip around the world. While we are freezing up here in the great white north, folks down in Argentina, Chile and Brazil are...
Organic Farming and Gardening Conference Comes to Saratoga Springs
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY) announces Circles of Caring, their 28th Annual Organic Farming and Gardening Conference in Saratoga Springs, NY. The conference, which attracts more than 1,000 people each year, will take place from...
SARATOGA COUNTY FAIR SHOWCASES LOCALLY MADE AND LOCALLY GROWN
The Saratoga County Fair is wrapping up this weekend, so if you haven't had a chance to go yet, now's the time. The rain has passed and the sun is out, so head on down to Ballston Spa and check...
Buying Local at Local Grocers
By Amy Stock, Contributing WriterPhotos by David DeLozierAs an individual, one of the simplest and perhaps most gratifying steps you can take to 'go green' is to buy local grown produce and locally made products. Fortunately in the Capital Region...