Farms & CSA
The market demand for trout and salmon has wreaked havoc on global aquatic ecosystems, but entrepreneur John Ng is aiming to stem the tide of damage and supply East Coast seafood markets with a sustainable, locally grown fish alternative: New York Steelhead trout, raised humanely at a facility outside Hudson, NY.
By Anne Pyburn Craig
Jan 22, 2020
Tags: new york steelhead trout fishery sustainable fishing hudson valley fisheries fish farm
Farms & CSA
Healthy and delicious, ginger is a tropical rhizome that doesn't take well to our local growing season — but our farmers are working on a homegrown supply. And some artisanal makers have used it in ways you'll fall in love with and want to have handy all year long. Here's the local story of this versatile rhizome.
By Anne Pyburn Craig
Dec 20, 2019
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Farms & CSA
Launched in 2014, Glynwood’s Farm Business Incubator program offers its participants a variety of resources—like equipment sharing or training to develop wholesaler relationships—that can improve their businesses in real-time. To supplement the day-to-day business assistance, the program’s mission has recently focused on creating intentional moments of reflection among members.
By Chronogram Partner Content Team and Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming
Dec 3, 2019
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Farms & CSA
Back in the 80s, foodies wer first discovering microgreens — and here in the Hudson Valley we've got some OG legacy growers, as well as some innovative startups. Dilicious and nutritious, microgreens add a special pizzazz and a whole lot of nutrional power to almost any dish. We looked around to see who's doing what and how, and where you can get your fix.
By Anne Pyburn Craig
Nov 27, 2019
Tags: superfood organic greens Hudson Valley locally grown farm to table Web Only
Books & Authors
In August, Brooklyn-based digital designer Michelle Layne Lawson read an article on Chronogram's website about Tomorrow, Tomorrow, a 150-acre farm animal sanctuary in Columbia County that was struggling to raise funds to stay afloat. Within a few days, Lawson was on her way up to Hudson to visit the farm. And what began as casual cute animal pics turned into a coffee table book that is being sold to raise funds for the sanctuary and a renewed sense of creative vocation. Don't mind us, we're just sobbing over here.
By Anne Pyburn Craig
Nov 12, 2019
Tags: animal rescue Hudson NY farm holday gift animal lover coffee table books animal photography Web Only
Farms & CSA
For going on 40 years, the family-run business Fishers Island Oysters has been sustainably growing oysters for restaurants using suspension culture, a non-invasive form of aquaculture. They are now delivering their delicious salt water-grown briny bivalves directly to your doorstep with online ordering.
By Fishers Island Oysters
Nov 8, 2019
Tags: oysters bivalves aquaculture oyster farm fishers island oysters Web Only Sponsored Content
Farms & CSA
The Berkshire Food Cooperative, which began in 1981 as a buying club of Great Barrington families, now does $8 million in annual sales with over 3,500 member-owners and about 60 employees. The co-op is preparing to move into a new custom-built location, with twice as much space for more organic produce, meat, dairy, seafood, fresh flowers, and bulk foods along with a comfier, bigger cafe.
By Anne Pyburn Craig
May 17, 2019
Tags: fresh local food organic groceries cooperative grocery store sustainable business model Berkshire Co Op Market Web Only Sponsored Content
Farms & CSA
Columbia County-based Hudson Hemp occupies an intersection of stewardship and wellness. Using regenerative agriculture practices, the company is producing organic hemp and full-spectrum CBD oil for the booming wholesale market, while pioneering research into the benefits of sustainable farming and the healing properties of the hemp plant.
By Anne Pyburn Craig
Jan 4, 2019
Tags: hemp cbd hudson hemp regenerative agriculture Web Only
Farms & CSA
Hotel Tivoli Chef Devon Gilroy's Career Mushrooms
After moving upstate to take a job as the executive chef at Hotel Tivoli's The Corner restaurant, Devon Gilroy was exposed to the joy of growing and foraging ingredients for his dishes. This fascination blossomed into the Tivoli Mushroom Supply Company, an organic mushroom growing enterprise that he runs out of a 1,000-square-foot warehouse in Hudson along with his sister Grace.
By Anne Pyburn Craig
Dec 14, 2018
Tags: tivoli mushroom supply company devon gilroy the corner tivoli hotel mushroom farmer mushrooms fungi Video
Farms & CSA
A New Delaware County Agritourism Venture Connects Farmers and Consumers
Kevin DePodwin and Lindsay Barton's new agritourism venture, Table to Farm Tours, takes guests on daylong excursions to four or five local farms, ranging from dairies to maple syrup producers, so consumers can meet the growers that make their food and see how their operations work.
By Briana Bonfiglio
Aug 16, 2018
Tags: farm to table table to farm tours delaware county farm tour distillery tour craft beverage
Farms & CSA
From Art Exhibits to Mexican Food, A Look at this Ghent Orchard's Diverse Offerings
Since coming under the ownership of Art Omi trustee Francis Greenburger in 2012, Love Apple Farm has been transformed. The central, 9,000-square-foot building houses a fresh food market, a bakery, a Mexican cafe, and an art gallery.
By Briana Bonfiglio
May 25, 2018
Tags: ghent love apple farm francis greenburger
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