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Monday kickoff: Queens school goes 100% vegetarian

Remember when students, school officials, and many others went nuts last year, after the new school food rules went into effect? Pushed by First Lady Michelle Obama, the USDA school food guidelines cut calories, salt, and fat content in the lunch...

5 must read Ag stories + a coupla cool events

I’m clearing out my starred items folder of some of the best food and farm stories from the last week. Before we get to those, though… I wanted to let you know that Adirondack Harvest is hosting a “Farm to Chef” event...

Why you should care about the Ag census

This Monday, February 4th, is the deadline for farmers to send in their agricultural census form. When the data’s in, it’ll be the first time in 5 years we have new information about the state of American agriculture. It’s a huge...

‘Kitchen stadium’ gets a youthful spin

Anyone who’s been lulled into the culinary bliss of the Food Network knows Kitchen Stadium – the cooking venue on steroids where world-class chefs compete against America’s Iron Chef. A new event in northern New York is reimagining...

Waiting for word on the North Country Food Hub

When the North Country’s Regional Economic Development Council was awarded $90.2 million dollars from the state last month, it was good news for the North Country Regional Food Hub. The project will receive $350-thousand dollars of the state...

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Reclaiming Grasslands

by Martha Foley

Mar 05, 2001 — Martha Foley speaks with Neil Cheney, from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation office in Canton, about a program to reclaim overgrown farmland and convert it to grasslands for the benefit of birds and other wildlife. Go to full article

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