Slow Food CNY

[ September 25, 2010; 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] On Saturday, September 25, 2010, from 10am – 12pm, Slow Food CNY is breaking ground in Syracuse.  We are tying in with Slow Food USA and other Dig In events all over the country to help create a world where food is good for you, good for the grower and good for the planet.

Where: Hughes [...]

Two upcoming events make the thirteenth a lucky date for CNY growers in February and March.
This Saturday, February 13, 2010, Syracuse Grows and Canopy present Gardening in Syracuse, from 10am – 1pm at the Bob Cecile Center, 174 West Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse.  Three workshops will focus on managing physical conditions of soil, successful vegetable gardening, [...]

Kudos to New York State!  The state’s Agricultural and Farmland Protection Program has put 9,000 acres of active farmland into a trust, with over 1,000 of those acres impacting the Central New York region.
More specifics can be found though the State Department of Ag and Markets , or through the American Farmland Trust.

When: Next Friday the 13th (March) at 6:30PM
Where: Westcott Community Center, 826 Euclid Avenue

Bring a dish to pass! Any food that you love to make will be welcome. SFCNY will provide cards so every dish can be identified. Please bring your own utensils and plates!
We are inviting our area Community Supported [...]

I recently read an article in Hobby Farms magazine about planning a garden. The article mostly discussed different ways to keep charts and store information, however it touched on phenology as a method of timing plantings. I had never heard of this before so I began to look around and inquire more about [...]

Here’s an awesome New York Times article discussing the possibility of redefining the position of Secretary of Agriculture into a role that actually focuses on nutrition and food rather than industrial profit (who would have thought?).