04/05/2022
๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น ๐ฒ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ
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๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ’๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ธ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ
๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐โ๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต!
Thanks to Stewartโs Shops Holiday Match Grant, GardenShareโs Bonus Bucks program can reach even more local families in need.
The Stewartโs Holiday Match Grant has distributed nearly $34 million since the programโs inception. This year, GardenShare was a lucky recipient.
Bonus Bucks is a cost-sharing program for income-eligible St. Lawrence County residents. The program assists participants in purchasing either a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) share or items at any of the five St. Lawrence County farmers markets.
To learn more about Stewartโs Holiday Match Grant, visit their website: https://www.stewartsshops.com/holiday-match/holiday-match-overview/.
Applications are now open for the 2022 Bonus Bucks program!
โข Are you eligible? Find out on GardenShare.org and fill out the application.
โข Are you already a shopper at the farmers markets or a CSA shareholder? Consider donating to the program to help spread the joys of fresh, local food.
๐จ๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ!
โข SUNY Potsdam Food Insecurity Conference – April 9
https://www.potsdam.edu/events/food-insecurity-and-nutrition-education-conference
โข St. Lawrence University Green Living Fair – April 23
https://sites.google.com/clarkson.edu/sustainabilityday/home
โข Save the Date!
It’s almost time for GardenShare’s Annual Fundraising Dinner.
On Wednesday, June 8th, we will be hosting the event at The 1844 House.
Our May 2022 Enews will have more information!
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ด๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐?
GardenShare’s Online Food Guide has a curated list of food resources such as farms, restaurants and retail that support local farmers, and more! https://www.gardenshare.org/food-guide
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐’๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป?: ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น
Even though we’ve seen a handful of mornings with snow on the ground, we promise that spring is here!
Look around at the produce in season. From the field, you can find wild leeks. From the greenhouse, leafy greens, spinach, and arugula make for a great salad. Check to see if that horseradish in your garden is ready for picking. Get excited because rhubarb and asparagus season is right around the corner!
Remember, local goods like eggs, cheese, and meats are available all year round!
๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ผ-๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐-๐ผ๐ณ-๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐
An Electronic Point-of-Sale (POS) system presents new opportunities for farmers to improve sales. To orient farmers to Point-of-Sale, a two-part webinar series is planned for Thursdays, April 21 and 28, from 6:30-8:00 PM. The webinars are appropriate for any farm stand/store vendor interested in or currently using Square or another POS system.
Farms that would like to participate in the POS research are encouraged to register here: https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEscO-hrzguHNYJX3unCSGH2-M4Vt-vYOI8
More information can be found on Cornell Cooperative Extension’s website: http://cceschoharie-otsego.org/covid-19-resources/connections-extra/business-financial-resources
๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐
Check out what’s happening in the community!
โข Clarkson University teaching the next generation the power of composting!
Don’t throw it away! Schools recover energy from cafeteria food waste: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOjO3dwPU84&ab_channel=ResearchOutreach
Faculty and students from Clarkson University have partnered with Canton Central School to create a resource recovery education project. University students mentor younger learners through classroom lessons and after school activities to teach them about reducing food waste, sustainable waste practices, and biogas production from organic wastes.
๐พ๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐พ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ค๐ฃ ๐พ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ค๐ค๐ก ๐ฌ๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ, ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃโ๐จ ๐ก๐๐ง๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐ช๐๐๐ง ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ค๐ฃ-๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ, ๐๐ค๐ง ๐จ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐ค๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐.
๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ
Whitten Family Farm would like to share that sign ups are available for its Food Waste Repurposing program! https://www.whittenfamilyfarm.com/compost-food-waste
A composting program to repurpose food waste, this will keep food out of landfills, provide fertilizer to local farmers, and stimulate the local economy. With weekly pickups in Potsdam, Massena, Winthrop and Brasher Falls, the fertilizer will be used on the family farm and sold to growers in the community.
If you’ve been looking for a composting system here in the North County, contact the Whitten Family Farm at (315) 328-5559 or WhittenFamilyFarm@gmail.com.
