07/06/2022
๐๐๐น๐ ๐ฒ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ
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๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐!
There are many ways to expand your buying power at various St. Lawrence County Farmers Markets. Programs such as Double Up Food Bucks, Senior’s Farmers Market Nutrition Program, WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program, and FreshConnect Checks are available for the season.
๐ฟ๐ค๐ช๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐ฝ๐ช๐๐ ๐จ (available now) is an incentive program that provides individuals and families who use SNAP benefits with a $2-for-$2 match, up to $20 per day, providing shoppers with additional dollars to bring home more fruits and vegetables.
๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ง’๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ง๐ค๐๐ง๐๐ข (coming soon) is designed to provide low-income seniors at least 60 years old with access to locally grown fruits, vegetables, and herbs.
๐๐๐พ ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ง๐ค๐๐ง๐๐ข (coming soon) is associated with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants. and Children. Eligible WIC participants are issues FMNP coupons in addition to their regular WIC benefits. They give access to locally grown fruit, vegetables, and herbs.
๐๐ง๐๐จ๐๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฉ ๐พ๐๐๐๐ ๐จ (available now) aims to expand access of locally grown food for our Veterans, Servicemembers, and their immediate family members. These give access to eligable food items such as dairy products, meats, breads, seed and plants of food producing properties, fruits, vegetables, and more.
For more information and who to contact, visit www.GardenShare.org and scroll down past the token programs.
๐๐น๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐น๐น ๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด!
With July beginning, that means we’ll have all St. Lawrence County Farmers Markets up and running! Massena’s farmer market will begin on Sunday, July 3rd from 10-2 at Tractor Supply, 105 Harte Haven Plaza, Massena.
There’s a market for (almost) every day of the week!
Sundays: Massena, 10-2
Tuesdays: Canton, 9-2
Wednesdays: Akwesasne, 11-2; Hammond, 3-6
Thursdays: Gouverneur, 9-2; Ogdensburg, 11-4
Fridays: Canton, 9-2
Saturdays: Potsdam, 9-2; Akwesasne, 11-2
For weekly information about vendors at the market, live music, and activities like our story walk, follow GardenShare on Facebook.
๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฝ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐ฒ๐ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐!
Fight Hunger Fair and 5K is a new combined GardenShare event; it brings together the Growing Community Social, Hunger Action Month activities, and GardenShareโs annual Fight Hunger 5K. This will be a fun and family-friendly community event to bring awareness of food justice work in St. Lawrence County. Fight Hunger Fair and 5K will be held on Sunday, September 18 at the Canton Village Park in the afternoon. There will be fun activities, such as a story walk, live music, as well as tabling of community partners who strive to alleviate local hunger and food insecurity.
Also incorporated into this event is the recognition and presentation of the 2022 Growing Community Award. The acknowledgement of the recipientโs work towards food security will be held during the Fight Hunger Fair.
Registration for 5K will be available August 1st, 2022. Stay tuned for next month’s eNews for more information!
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐จ ๐ฃ๐๐!
GardenShare is incredibly grateful to continue to partner with St. Lawrence University and have a student intern this summer through their St. Lawrence University Public Interest Corps (SLU PIC) program. Say hello to Brianna Hargraves ’22, and learn a bit more about her below!
Name: Brianna Hargraves
Hometown: North Conway, NH
Role at GardenShare?: Local Food Promotions Representative/SLU PIC Intern
Why do you do what you do (at GardenShare)?:
My work at GardenShare is motivated by wanting to improve the sustainability of our food system so that it is not only better for the environment, but for the people interacting in it as well. There are so many reasons why local food is important to our environment, public health, and strength as a small community but that is why my work will always be driven with the goal of encouraging the development and accessibility of local food systems for everyone.
Hobbies: Music has been a consistent hobby of mine ever since I was little so I continue to really enjoy singing, playing bass guitar, and watching live music. For most of my life my mom has also been a chef and a baker so I also really love cooking, especially with fresh produce from the farmerโs market, and enjoying the meals Iโve made with other people.
Whatโs one word that you would use to describe yourself?: Passionate!
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐’๐ ๐๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐น๐?
June has brought a lot of rain, which is great for our growing plants and produce. Make sure you get your hands on strawberries before they go out of season. Swing by the farmers market and look out for blueberries, raspberries, zucchini, and tomatoes!
Are you looking for locally grown goods? GardenShare’s Online Food Guide has a curated list of food resources such as farms, restaurants and retail that support local farmers, and more!
๐๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ!
With the start of their season, the Hammond Farmers Market is excited to announce the opening of their new pavilion! Located at 14 Main Street on Route 37, this new addition will house the market and various other events.
The Hammond Farmers Market is open on Wednesdays from 3-6 now until September 14th. For a list of vendors and more information, be sure to visit their Facebook page.
๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ!
We’d like to share one more thank you for all the support around our 2022 Annual Fundraising Dinner at 1844 House. Our work in St Lawrence County wouldnโt be possible without your support.
Thank you to Chef Joseph Smart and the 1844 House staff for hosting us, our team of board members and committee members, our staff, our volunteers, our view from the field speaker Morgan Leeson of O and E Farm, and all attendees for your time and donations. Also, a big thank you to our sponsors of the event: St. Lawrence Health, Stauffer Farms LLC, Niles Asset Management, and North Country Savings Bank
Photos from the event can be found on GardenShare’s Facebook page.
๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ท๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ & ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ!
The St. Lawrence County Chamber will be hosting two Craft, Food & Wine Shows this year and welcomes producers of homemade and value-added products to sell as vendors. Each show traditionally attracts over 2,000 people, providing a great opportunity for sales and market exposure. The dates are September 24 in Madrid and December 3 in Potsdam.
More information at www.SLCchamber.org or by calling 315-386-4000.
๐๐ฎ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ: ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐บ ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด. ๐๐ช๐ด๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐๐ .
๐๐ฎ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฎ-๐ต๐ฐ-๐๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐๐น๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ต. ๐๐ข๐ธ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐บ.
