What’s Up North Blog

By Tamara Jolly, Adirondack Diversity Initiative Community Initiatives Manager   “This was a place to come and find yourself, explore, and move forward with a sense of new beginnings. Seeing people who look like me feel so comfortable and excited...

by Zach Hobbs, ANCA Interim Deputy Director Within their governing bylaws, most nonprofit organizations mandate an annual meeting, and ANCA is no different. But to ANCA, our annual meeting is more than a requirement. We view it as a critical...

by Jill Henck, ANCA Clean Energy Program Director In a recent statement, New York State Senator Dan Stec makes an important point about treacherous storms that have hit the North Country — proof that our state has an urgent need...

By John Culpepper, co-founder of Compost for Good There are exciting technologies now available to grow a substantial amount of food in aquaponic and aeroponic systems. There are even giant warehouses where tens of thousands of pounds of lettuce and...