The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) recently announced the recipients of its 2017 Farmer/Producer Mini Grant program, which provides funding to farmers and local food businesses whose projects streamline the farm to school supply chain. Birdsfoot Farm and Fullers Farm,...
OGDENSBURG — The city of Ogdensburg has agreed to work together with the Adirondack North Country Association to participate in a program that rewards achieving energy-related benchmarks with potential grant funding of up to $50,000. The Clean Energy Communities program...
For local farmers, selling produce to school cafeterias can be difficult. The health requirements are stringent, and school kitchens are used to at least semi-processed ingredients. But now farms can get funding to do some of the cleaning and processing...
SARANAC LAKE — With no shortage of trails in the Tri-Lakes area, choosing a place to go cross-country skiing or snowshoeing can be a daunting task. But one local man is hoping a new map will alleviate some of that...
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is proposing a sizable overhaul of lunches served in schools across the state. Gov. Cuomo’s proposal involves a handful of different pieces, including a ban on shaming students who do not have the money to buy...
by Glynis Hart SARANAC LAKE — Can biomass electricity generation save the Adirondacks? Kate Fish, executive director of the Adirondack North Country Association, thinks it’s an important piece of the economic puzzle. In keeping with ANCA’s mission of promoting economic...
MASSENA — At its annual meeting here on Sept. 22, the Adirondack North Country Association announced the addition of five board members to its board of directors. These regional leaders join the board as ANCA rolls out a focused strategy...
The Strand originally opened in 1923, showing silent movies. At different times, the theater building included a dance hall and barbershop. Older residents remember it as a place to get local news and spend an inexpensive weekend night. A lot...
This year’s Bike the Barns event took place at the Whallonsburg Grange Hall on Sunday, October 1st. Organizers say registrations for Bike the Barns doubled since the inaugural event last year. This fall, over 160 people signed up to ride....
At its annual meeting in September, the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) announced the addition of five board members to its Board of Directors.
WHALLONSBURG — A picture-perfect fall day welcomed more than 160 riders for this year’s Bike the Barns event, which took place recently at the Whallonsburg Grange Hall. This is the second year the Adirondack North Country Association has hosted the...
WATERTOWN — Students at the Watertown City School District’s Wiley Intermediate School will get the first taste of a salad bar from the “Salad Made Simple” program this fall. “Salad Made Simple” is being implemented with the help of the...
HERMON -- Assemblywoman Addie A.E. Jenne had an opportunity to get a first-hand look and taste of her “Drive to 25” pilot farm to school program when she recently joined students, producers and farmers for lunch at Hermon-Dekalb Central School....
SARANAC LAKE — On the brink of making the Farm to School initiative a community economic force, a group of educators, farmers and nutritionists are looking for a way to keep the momentum going. The program teaches local kids where...
by Bob Beckstead MASSENA — More than 15 entrepreneurs will be sharing their experiences, successes and challenges when the Adirondack North Country Association holds its annual meeting from 1 to 4 p.m. Friday at the Massena Community Center, 61 Beach...
SARANAC LAKE — Dozens of artists, businesses owners and other North Country residents met Tuesday to discuss how to use the arts as an economic driver. The two-part meeting began with a talk called “The Creative Economy: Re-imagining Our Rural...
SARANAC LAKE | A group of art, history and business executives convened last week to talk about ways the arts can spur economic development in the North Country. The panel discussion, attended by over 50 residents, was hosted by the...
SARANAC LAKE – Throughout rural America, artists, creative businesses, cultural organizations and community leaders are creating economic opportunity by developing a strong cultural sector. This movement and the experiences of regional revitalization experts, including Philip Morris of Proctors theater in...
CANTON -- Vendor application is open for Adirondack Buyer Days North, an intimate artisan trade show, organized by the Adirondack North Country Association Inc., on Sept. 10, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Best Western. Are you a maker in...
Three new route options and four new farm stops have been added to the second annual Bike the Barns, a one-day recreational bicycle tour that takes riders through the agricultural landscapes of the Adirondack region, on Sunday, October 1st. This...
