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<itunes:summary>NCPR provides locally-produced news stories from around the Adirondack and North Country regions of New York State, as well as Western Vermont, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada.</itunes:summary>
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<title>A late winter bite of local food</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19333/20120217/a-late-winter-bite-of-local-food</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 17, 2012) An open house featuring local farmers and a community dinner in Plattsburgh on Saturday, March 3 will showcase local produce, meat and dairy products. Horticulturist Amy Ivy, with Cornell Cooperative in Clinton and Essex counties, tells us more about the second annual &quot;Food from the Farm&quot; event. She told Todd Moe she&apos;s hoping it will energize consumers about this year’s growing season and buying locally grown food in the late winter months. For dinner tickets, call: 518-561-7450, or email: adi2@cornell.edu [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19333/20120217/a-late-winter-bite-of-local-food">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[An open house featuring local farmers and a community dinner in Plattsburgh on Saturday, March 3 will showcase local produce, meat and dairy products. Horticulturist Amy Ivy, with Cornell Cooperative in Clinton and Essex counties, tells us more about the second annual &quot;Food from the Farm&quot; event. She told Todd Moe she&apos;s hoping it will energize consumers about this year’s growing season and buying locally grown food in the late winter months. For dinner tickets, call: 518-561-7450, or email: adi2@cornell.edu [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19333/20120217/a-late-winter-bite-of-local-food">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:keywords>food, agriculture, economy, farmers, plattsburgh, [loc:44.6994873 -73.4529124], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Young farmers connect, ready to grow</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19007/20111227/young-farmers-connect-ready-to-grow</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 27, 2011) Last summer we produced a series on the new generation of North Country farmers. This week we’ll take a second listen to some of the highlights of the series, Farmers Under 40.  Two years ago about a hundred young farmers gathered in Tarrytown, New York and came up with the idea of creating an organization to support young people wanting to work the land and make a living off of it. They named the group the National Young Farmers Coalition. One of its co-founders is Severine von Tscharner Fleming. She manages Smithereen, a 100-acre farm on rented land in the Hudson Valley.According to the USDA, the average age of the American farmer is 57. Von Tscharner Fleming says young farmers—descendents of traditional farmers, inner-city gardeners, homesteaders, college graduates and ex-suburbanites—face tremendous structural obstacles like access to land, capital, education, and business training. She told Todd Moe that one of the principle ideas behind the coalition is that if the country wants active farms and sustainable food production in fifty years, the next generation needs help. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19007/20111227/young-farmers-connect-ready-to-grow">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Last summer we produced a series on the new generation of North Country farmers. This week we’ll take a second listen to some of the highlights of the series, Farmers Under 40.  Two years ago about a hundred young farmers gathered in Tarrytown, New York and came up with the idea of creating an organization to support young people wanting to work the land and make a living off of it. They named the group the National Young Farmers Coalition. One of its co-founders is Severine von Tscharner Fleming. She manages Smithereen, a 100-acre farm on rented land in the Hudson Valley.According to the USDA, the average age of the American farmer is 57. Von Tscharner Fleming says young farmers—descendents of traditional farmers, inner-city gardeners, homesteaders, college graduates and ex-suburbanites—face tremendous structural obstacles like access to land, capital, education, and business training. She told Todd Moe that one of the principle ideas behind the coalition is that if the country wants active farms and sustainable food production in fifty years, the next generation needs help. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19007/20111227/young-farmers-connect-ready-to-grow">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:54</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, farmers, economy, environment, food, agriculture, [loc:41.0761761 -73.8587508], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Young farmers connect, ready to grow</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17994/20110712/young-farmers-connect-ready-to-grow</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 12, 2011) Two years ago, about a hundred young farmers gathered in Tarrytown, New York and came up with the idea of creating an organization to support young people wanting to work the land and make a living off of it.  They named the group the National Young Farmers Coalition.  One of its co-founders is Severine von Tscharner Fleming. She manages Smithereen, a 100-acre farm on rented land in the Hudson Valley. We’ll hear from her in just a moment.According to the USDA, the average age of the American farmer is 57.  Von Tscharner Fleming says young farmers—descendents of traditional farmers, inner-city gardeners, homesteaders, college graduates and ex-suburbanites—face tremendous structural obstacles: access to land, capital, education, and business training.  She told Todd Moe that one of the principle ideas behind the coalition is that if the country wants active farms and sustainable food production in fifty years, the next generation needs help. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17994/20110712/young-farmers-connect-ready-to-grow">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Two years ago, about a hundred young farmers gathered in Tarrytown, New York and came up with the idea of creating an organization to support young people wanting to work the land and make a living off of it.  They named the group the National Young Farmers Coalition.  One of its co-founders is Severine von Tscharner Fleming. She manages Smithereen, a 100-acre farm on rented land in the Hudson Valley. We’ll hear from her in just a moment.According to the USDA, the average age of the American farmer is 57.  Von Tscharner Fleming says young farmers—descendents of traditional farmers, inner-city gardeners, homesteaders, college graduates and ex-suburbanites—face tremendous structural obstacles: access to land, capital, education, and business training.  She told Todd Moe that one of the principle ideas behind the coalition is that if the country wants active farms and sustainable food production in fifty years, the next generation needs help. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17994/20110712/young-farmers-connect-ready-to-grow">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:40</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>farmers, agriculture, economy, food, hudson valley, photolead, farmers40, [loc:41.0762077 -73.8587461], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Grown up and growing food on their own</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 11, 2011) This week we begin a series of stories and conversations about the next generation of farmers in the North Country.   We’re calling it “Farmers under 40”.  They’re young, energetic and willing to make sacrifices to be part of the farmer-foodie culture.     Community Supported Agriculture, or “CSA”, is a growing trend across the region with people who like to know where their food is grown and that it’s fresh. It’s like subscription agriculture.  Members join before the growing season begins, giving the grower the money to buy seeds and supplies.  They also share in the farm’s seasonal bounty.       One such CSA, Fledging Crow Vegetables, is run by Ian Ater and Lucas Christenson.  Todd Moe recently visited their small farm just outside of Keeseville, south of Plattsburgh.  Chances are you&apos;ve seen the Fledging Crow booth at a farmers&apos; market in the Adirondacks or Champlain Valley this summer.  Ater and Christenson are both college educated, but growing and peddling spinach, lettuce, tomatoes and carrots wasn’t in their early career plans.   Now in their late-20’s, the two friends are committed — physically and financially — to dirt, sweat and feeding the North Country. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17977/20110711/grown-up-and-growing-food-on-their-own">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week we begin a series of stories and conversations about the next generation of farmers in the North Country.   We’re calling it “Farmers under 40”.  They’re young, energetic and willing to make sacrifices to be part of the farmer-foodie culture.     Community Supported Agriculture, or “CSA”, is a growing trend across the region with people who like to know where their food is grown and that it’s fresh. It’s like subscription agriculture.  Members join before the growing season begins, giving the grower the money to buy seeds and supplies.  They also share in the farm’s seasonal bounty.       One such CSA, Fledging Crow Vegetables, is run by Ian Ater and Lucas Christenson.  Todd Moe recently visited their small farm just outside of Keeseville, south of Plattsburgh.  Chances are you&apos;ve seen the Fledging Crow booth at a farmers&apos; market in the Adirondacks or Champlain Valley this summer.  Ater and Christenson are both college educated, but growing and peddling spinach, lettuce, tomatoes and carrots wasn’t in their early career plans.   Now in their late-20’s, the two friends are committed — physically and financially — to dirt, sweat and feeding the North Country. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17977/20110711/grown-up-and-growing-food-on-their-own">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:03</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, farmers40, food, farming, agriculture, farmers, csa, champlain valley, keeseville, chpv, [loc:44.5050479 -73.4801348], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Motley crew of farmers celebrates a passion for the land</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17981/20110708/motley-crew-of-farmers-celebrates-a-passion-for-the-land</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 8, 2011) Beginning farmers from both sides of Lake Champlain gathered at the Grange Hall in rural crossroads of  Whallonsburg in late June for a sort of mixer. The mixer was organized by the Greenhorns, a nonprofit group that works on behalf of young farmers. The day included area farm tours, workshops, food, a puppet show, and camaraderie. Typical old grange-style stuff. But it wasn&apos;t farm business as usual.Sarah Harris found the young farmers there are on a mission to change agriculture in America. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17981/20110708/motley-crew-of-farmers-celebrates-a-passion-for-the-land">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Sarah Harris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Beginning farmers from both sides of Lake Champlain gathered at the Grange Hall in rural crossroads of  Whallonsburg in late June for a sort of mixer. The mixer was organized by the Greenhorns, a nonprofit group that works on behalf of young farmers. The day included area farm tours, workshops, food, a puppet show, and camaraderie. Typical old grange-style stuff. But it wasn&apos;t farm business as usual.Sarah Harris found the young farmers there are on a mission to change agriculture in America. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17981/20110708/motley-crew-of-farmers-celebrates-a-passion-for-the-land">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>06:56</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>whallonsburg grange hall, the greenhorns, agriculture, farmers, north country, farmers40, food, sustainability, essex county, farmers under forty, [loc:44.2642179 -73.4029061], photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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