In this month's What's Up North blog, View Arts Center Executive Director Jeffrey Grimshaw describes an upcoming InnovationChallenge New York event, where university students will explore social and economic issues in their communities.

Read Grimshaw's blog to learn about the event and the unique perspectives and experiences it offers students. 

This year's Clean Energy Economy Conference highlights disruptive innovations that are contributing to the transformational changes in the clean energy sector. 

View the agenda for conference topics and track-focused workshops.

Sharing lagers and laughter is a great way to connect. Let ANCA buy you a drink or two across the street from the conference at Morgan & Co. Restaurant, where you can enjoy great food and even better company Wednesday evening. 

From Morgan & Co., we'll head back to The Queensbury Hotel to view the documentary film Denial and meet  director, writer and producer, Derek Hallquist. 

Denial follows the story of David (now Christine) Hallquist, CEO of the largest locally owned electric utility in Vermont.  The "self-described closet environmentalist" ends up implementing "one of the country’s first ‘smart’ grids, decreasing outages, increasing the capacity for renewable sources and building a national reputation as an energy pioneer."

Join us for this fascinating look at one disruptive innovator in the energy world at this year's CEEC.

The 2018 Bike the Barns local food menu is looking mighty tasty! This year's event will feature these top-notch food & drink providers:

- Lunch by Green Goddess Natural Market of Lake Placid
- Dinner by Lomeli's Mexican food truck of Plattsburgh
- Beer, cider and other beverages by Livingoods Restaurant & Brewery of Peru

Not to mention locally roasted coffee by Topo Coffee and local snacks too!

Get your Bike the Barns "goat tee" by ordering by this Saturday, September 15th.

Medium- and long-route riders (Sprout, Veggie and Harvest Routes) receive a free t-shirt with registration. Family (Seed) Riders, as well as supporters and other non-riders, may purchase shirts separately through the registration form.

All proceeds from Bike the Barns benefit the FarmShare Fund, which focuses on improving local food access while supporting small farms and local food producers in the region.

What: Bike the Barns
When: Sunday, September 30, 2018
Start/Finish: Asgaard Farm & Dairy, Au Sable Forks, NY

The Drive for 25 Farmer/Producer Mini Grant program is accepting proposals for projects that address gaps in the local food supply chain and infrastructure to bring locally produced food into public schools in the Jefferson and St. Lawrence County region.

Often schools face limitations related to sourcing local products that create hurdles for implementing farm to school cafeteria procurement programs.

This mini grant program awards grants from $500 to $1,500 to local farmers and producers/entrepreneurs to work with schools that are part of the Drive for 25 Farm to School Program.

ANCA is a proud sponsor of this year's Travel Unity Summit -- a two-day event that will focus on "Economic Development through Diversity."

What: 4th Annual Travel Unity Summit
When: Saturday & Sunday, October 27-28, 2018
Where: The Conference Center at Lake Placid and The Wild Center in Tupper Lake

Enter the code "ANCA" or follow this link to save $20 on your ticket. 

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