08/06/2022
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๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ฎ!
September is Hunger Action Month and in St. Lawrence County, hunger action is still needed. The Fight Hunger Fair & 5K will be on Sunday, September 18, 2022 at the Village Park in Canton from 12:30-3:30pm.
This will be a fun and family-friendly community event to bring awareness of food justice work in St. Lawrence County. Before, during and after the 5K run/walk, there will be educational games and activities centered around food system awareness, a story walk, and live music, as well as tabling of community partners who strive to alleviate local hunger and food insecurity.
Your registration and participation helps support GardenShareโs mission of increasing access to healthy, nutritious local food for our North Country neighbors. Registration will be open on August 12th, 2022 — look forward to an eBlast, social posts, or check out our website for details.
๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ: ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ณ-๐ญ๐ฏ
The United States Department of Agriculture has created a proclamation that recognizes the week of August 7-13, 2022 as National Farmers Market Week. National Farmers’ Market Week is the time of year, where local farmers are provided with an extra opportunity to market the goods they grow. It also serves as a way to advertise and promote the numerous benefits of local produce, as well as the value of such markets for a community.
During this week, various markets will also be taking donations of fresh produce for their local food pantries. To participate, simply shop at the Canton, Gouverneur, and Potsdam farmers market and donate your produce purchases at the Market Managers’ tables. It’s that easy!
Many of our SLC markets have plans to make this week special, including live music and even a petting zoo! Mark your calendars and come celebrate with us! For information about SLC farmers markets dates and locations, check out our Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/623207002405723/?active_tab=discussion
๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ต๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ท๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ด๐ฅ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ต: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBaNwyzVDNc
๐จ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ข๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ
Our SLU PIC intern Brianna has been hard at work this summer updating the information around our Online Local Food Guide; this includes pictures, updated contact information, information around donations and volunteering, as well as adjusting the overall consistency of the guide to better help consumers like you get connected to the local food system of the North Country.
We are incredibly grateful for her hard work on a St. Lawrence County Food Directory: https://gardenshare.org/sites/default/files/2022-08/Food%20Pantry%20and%20Community%20Meal%20Directory.pdf
๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐!
In our June 2022 eNews, we had asked what you all use the Local Food Guide for the most. We were amazed to see that 63% of you use the guide to find produce from farmers and 27% of you use it to find farmers markets dates, locations, and times. We appreciate your time and feedback!
https://gardenshare.org/food-guide
๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ!
We would like to give a big thank you to Sharon Poole and Patti Mason of One Steep at a Time for their donation to GardenShare. 5% of their recent sales have been donated to our organization, and we are incredibly thankful for this generous gesture. One Steep at a Time [https://www.facebook.com/onesteeptea] can be found selling loose leaf teas and iced tea at Canton Farmers Market Tuesdays and Fridays, and Hammond Farmers and Artisans Market on Wednesdays.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐’๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป?: ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐
As the summer months are winding down and school is on the horizon, many staples for this fall are ready – or getting ready – for harvest. Sweet corn will start making appearances at farm stands; check in with your favorite stops to see when available. Some early apples will be available, but most won’t be ready until September. Expect to see melon, peppers, and eggplants available as well!
๐ง๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐
We are happy to share that all Farmers Market Incentive Programs are in full swing. These programs include: Double Up Food Bucks, Seniors Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program checks, WIC (Women, Infant, Children) Farmers Market Nutrition Program checks, and FreshConnect Checks.
Do you have tokens or checks to use? Make sure you redeem them because there is a plethora of fresh fruits and vegetables available at the markets! To learn more about available programs, check out the Customer Guide on our website: https://gardenshare.org/customer-guide
๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ต, ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐
๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐บ๐ฏ ๐๐ถ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฐ
