healthy food - Farmer Friday - Lazy River Farm - SIBEJO

 Intern Amanda is back with another profile of a local farmer...There are some people in life that you just immediately connect. This is how I felt when I met Mike Watkins at his farm, Lazy River, in Hermon. His patient demeanor coupled with his knack at reading someone�s personality...

healthy food - Farmers market assistance for seniors - SIBEJO

New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Commissioner Richard A. Ball announced that $2 million in Senior Farmers� Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) checks are now available for eligible individuals across the state. The program provides checks to low-income New Yorkers...

healthy food - Farmer Friday - Lay Z Ducks Farms - SIBEJO

GardenShare summer intern, Amanda, reflects on another farm visit this week...When I went grocery shopping at Price Chopper with my parents this week, I couldn�t help but notice distinct differences in our shopping habits now that I buy food for myself. My mom reached for a head...

healthy food - Farmer Friday - Sawyer Creek Farm - SIBEJO

When people give directions in a small town, the instructions usually go like this:�Okay, so you�re going to go straight through town past the old Agway. Keep headed down that way until you hit the four-corners with the old dairy farm on the left. When you�ve pass a fallen silo,...

healthy food - Farmer Friday - Sweetcore Farm - SIBEJO

It's Farmer Friday again and this time, intern Amanda profiled Dave Rice of Sweetcore Farm.  Dave has a long association with Garden Share, having served three years on the Board of Directors, and still serving on our Fund Development Committee.As a young adult, I am told the...

healthy food - Farmer Friday - Circle G Farm - SIBEJO

This week, intern Amanda visits Circle G Farm.  Located in Hammond, the farm sells at both the Hammond and the Canton Farmers Markets.  This time she shot some video to accompany her report.To say I feel nervous every time I step out of my car onto a new farm is an understatement....

healthy food - Excellus BlueCross BlueShield supports GardenShare - SIBEJO

All Farmers Markets in St. Lawrence County are equipped to accept debit cards or SNAP-EBT benefits (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly called food stamps).  To use these cards, the customer should visit the Market Manager's booth, where the cards can be swiped...

healthy food - A new intern at GardenShare - SIBEJO

Hogan helps out at a soup kitchen inPhiladelphia on a spring break trip.A second summer intern joined the team at GardenShare this week - a little about him:Name: Hogan DwyerTown of residence: South Orange, New JerseyRole at GardenShare: Part-time summer internHow long: 6 weeksWhy...

healthy food - "Farmer Friday" - Fuller Farm - SIBEJO

Kathy looks at her mustard plants, which have recently flowered due to the high temperatures.It's "Farmer Friday" and intern Amanda has another farmer profile to share...Tucked away on a side road in Canton New York is a small-scale, but fully functional vegetable farm owned by Kathy...

healthy food - Smith Farm Chicken - a local success story - SIBEJO

SLU student and summer intern Amanda Korb will be spending part of her time visiting farmers and profiling them here on the GardenShare blog.  Here's her first entry:�Fajita spiced Smith Farm Chicken Breast on a crisp house made blue and yellow corn tortilla with queso fresco,...

healthy food - Let�s reconnect�June is National fruit and vegetable month. - SIBEJO

Put winter doldrums to rest and reconnect this month with freshness.  It�s at your fingertips this month with local farmers markets and roadside stands.  Meander around a market and see what looks good to you and take in the abundance of fresh food your local farmers have...

healthy food - Gouverneur Famers Market opens tommorow, June 2 - SIBEJO

The Gouverneur Farmers Market opens on Thursday, June 2, on the Village Green in Gouverneur.  The market will be open from 9:00 to 2:00 every Thursday until October.The Canton Farmers Market is open from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM every Tuesday and Friday until October.The Potsdam Farmers...

healthy food - COMPARISON SHOPPING AT FARMERS MARKETS AND RETAIL STORES - SIBEJO

Prices for local food products are about the same at farmers markets � within a 10% price range � as at retail stores, and, for some foods, they are even less.  Local, certified organic products at farmers markets are almost alwayscompetitively priced with those at retail stores....

healthy food - No cash? No problem at the Farmers Market! - SIBEJO

With farmers market season arriving today, just a reminder that you can use a debit card of a SNAP EBT card at the farmers markets in St. Lawrence County.  Here's how....

healthy food - Farmers market season is here! - SIBEJO

With May right around the corner, visions of garden-grown meals have probably begun to engulf your every thought. Reveries of lightly roasted asparagus spears fill your consciousness, begging for the day when you can simply head to the farmers market for a generous share of this...