By Amy L. Stock"Ooh I love their apple pie!" "They make the best fresh cider!" "You have to try their breakfast - it's great."Mention the name Lakeside Farms to someone in Saratoga County and these are the kind of responses you're...
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LOCAL FARM CHOOSES A UNIQUE WAY TO PROMOTE GO-GREEN INIATIVES & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
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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,...
Saratoga Arts Fest a great weekend of sights and sounds
A perspective by Mary Cae Asay Co-owner, Saratoga Downtowner MotelI was honored to participate in Saratoga Arts Fest this past weekend. For those of you who missed the experience, Center Stage was a 'happenin' place' with marvelous productions that happened...
SHARING LOVE ART EXHIBIT 1/25 to 2/6
A Benefit to Support 'Rebuilding Together Saratoga' & our Local ArtistsSILENT AUCTIONSATURDAY February 6th6:00 to 8:00pmAll unique pieces made with natural and recycled materials, created for the event.- Discover a story behind each art piece- Find a special Valentine's Day...
Sustainable Saratoga Buy Local Expo
The next Sustainable Saratoga Task Force meeting is Tuesday evening, Dec. 1, 2009 from 7-9 p.m. in the Music Hall, above Saratoga Springs City Hall (third floor of 474 Broadway.) The topic for the evening is the importance of buying...
TRASH TO TREASURE: Local Artist Brings New Life to Junk
By: Pamela A. Gibbs Contributing WriterWILTON - Asked if she could be described as a woman with a lot of junk in her trunk, sculptor miChelle Vara hooted with delight."You could definitely arrive at that conclusion," said miChelle, her laughter...
THE SUMMER ECO-LOCALIZER: Larry Schepici of Tosca Grille – Nurturing a Growing Relationship
By Stacey MorrisContributing WriterPhotos by David DeLozier TROY - When Larry Schepici moved to Troy from Boston ten years ago, one of the first things he did was hop in his car and check out the farms in his new neighborhood."Where...
Kim Klopstock – Sustainanable Restaurateur
By Wendy Hobday Haugh Imagine a restaurant that recycles its glass, cans, and paper products, uses biodegradable take-out containers, purchases all its green produce locally, composts every kitchen scrap imaginable, serves only fair-trade coffee and made-from-scratch, cooked-to-order food, uses no...
Sowing Edition Eco-Localizers: Jane LaCivita & Diane Conroy-LaCivita of Harmony House Marketplace
by Stacey MorrisCOHOES - Jane LaCivita's plan for her Golden Years was unfolding perfectly. It included a newly purchased condo Thailand where she would spend her days kicking back after a career in nursing home administration.Then her cousin-in-law came to...