SARANAC LAKE — As small businesses throughout the U.S. face unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a collaboration of North Country business owners and economic development organizations are promoting a grassroots movement to support the region’s businesses during the...
SARANAC LAKE — Thousands have gathered for peaceful protests across northern New York in recent weeks, as people and communities seek ways to engage in the broader national movement for racial justice. In response, the Adirondack Diversity Initiative (ADI), in...
ANCA stands with our Black sisters and brothers in this time of nation-wide grief and protest that have resulted from the murders of George Floyd and so many others. We stand with our Black sisters and brothers in declaring that...
SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack North Country Association is inviting North Country small businesses to enter its "Rad Dad" gift package contest to promote their products and encourage local gift shopping for Father’s Day. ANCA established the friendly competition as...
This April, shoppers throughout the country faced empty milk shelves in their grocery stores, while at the same time, North Country dairy farmers dumped tens of thousands of gallons of their herds’ daily production down the drain. Why did this...
AdkAction is announcing the “Adirondack Compost for Good” project, which will promote food waste composting in the Adirondacks as New York heads toward its 2022 ban on landfilling food wastes of a certain volume throughout the state. The goal of...
I was sixteen when my father died. I could scarcely remember his face, since I was 10 years old when last I saw him. That’s when I left Jamaica to attend school in Norway. Yet, while his visage was a...
On this 50th anniversary of Earth Day, I think about my sister’s prescient and intentional decision to live a life that is marginally dependent on global systems, as locally sourced as possible, and with as light a carbon footprint as...
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted some critical stress points in our local food system. Farmers have reported labor issues, market closures and fears of supply chain disruption. To bolster local food security and aid in the resilience and sustainability of...
SARANAC LAKE | The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted some critical stress points in our local food system. Farmers have reported labor issues, market closures and fears of supply chain disruption. To bolster local food security and ensure the resilience and...
