Putnam County News

It’s that time of year! Strawberries are ripening and fresh goods from the garden are close at hand. Haven’t gotten your strawberry fix yet? Visit one of our members to indulge your taste buds!

It’s also the time to get your veggie garden moving along, if you haven’t done so already. There are many seedlings still available for you to take under your wing. It’s not too late to start beans, kale, corn, cucumbers, melons, pumpkins, squash, or melons from seed. Leafy greens and carrots can still be started from seed as well and can be planted every other week for continued harvest throughout the summer. Need more information on your vegetables? Visit Cornell’s Vegetable Resource page.

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Food News

Organic Farming: Farm to School program connects kids to food sources

03/02/2013 The Poughkeepsie Journal

I have always liked the concept of farm-to-table. The idea that there is a direct line from a farm to the kitchen excites me. So many restaurant experiences rely on us to ask zero questions about where food is sourced, whether chemicals were involved, if anything was genetically altered and how...

Growth key topic at farm summit in New Paltz

03/02/2013 Times Herald-Record

NEW PALTZ — The sustainability of Hudson Valley agriculture depends on addressing myriad marketing, financing and operational challenges that have been passed down to today's young farmers.

That was a common sentiment heard Friday at...

Farming Our Future Welcomes National Figure to Speak: Focus on food systems and community involvement

01/07/2013 Farming Our Future

Craryville, New York, January 7, 2013 - FamilyFarmed founder and President Jim Slama, a national figure in the local-food movement, will deliver the keynote address at the second annual Farming Our Future – Growing Food, Farms, and Community conference on February 23rd, 2013 at Taconic Hills...

The Impact Of Drought On Farmers Larger Than You Think: Record crop insurance payments for growers nationwide don’t include most vegetable growers.

12/10/2012 Growing Produce

The drought of 2012 had a significant impact on most growers across the nation. But while commodity farmers of crops like corn, wheat, and soybeans were able to write off their crops before the harvest was even upon them, vegetable growers haven’t been so lucky.

As of mid-...

Central New York counties named disaster areas

10/29/2012 The Post-Standard

Central New York -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday designated 29 counties in New York as disaster areas due to damages and losses from drought and excessive heat beginning in June.

The counties are: Madison, Oneida, Cortland, Seneca, Lewis, Jefferson, Tompkins, Yates,...