Sullivan 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

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-...

Catskill Distilling earns high marks at independent tasting

12/05/2012 The River Reporter

The Catskill Distilling Company’s newest spirits won rave reviews in the December issue of the trade publication F. Paul Pacult’s Spirit Journal. Both The Most Righteous Bourbon and The One & Only Buckwheat received a four-star, highly recommended rating.
“We’re proud of the spirits...

Catskills Bureau Confidential: Agriculture chief to speak in Ferndale

12/04/2012 Times Herald-Record

New York Agriculture Commissioner Darrel Aubertine will speak during Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County's 98th annual meeting Dec. 11.

Aubertine will address the current state of agriculture during the public meeting, which starts at 7 p.m. at the CVI Center, 1 Cablevision...

Flooding damage ... Toll from summer storms at $115 million so far Orange, Ulster and Sullivan counties hit the hardest

03/04/2012 Times Herald-Record

Hurricane Irene's deluge began early one Sunday morning in late August and dumped as much as 11 inches on the Hudson Valley by the time it let up that night, leaving washed-out roads and bridges, flooded homes and businesses and ruined crops in its wake.
Less than two weeks later, the...