11/04/2023
โข ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐ฃ๐ 2023 ๐ข๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐๐จ๐ค๐ฃ!
The chilly weather is beginning to set in, Halloween is over, and holiday decorations have appeared in the stores, which means the 2023 Farmers Market season has come to a close. We’d like to say a hearty “thank you” to everyone who helped make this season possible. This was the second year of GardenShare performing market management services for Canton, Potsdam, and Gouverneur, and we are grateful for the ever bountiful support of the community, our vendors, and our volunteers that helped make this year a success.
โข ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ค๐ก๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ช๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ
GardenShare is excited to announce our will be holding our virtual Holiday Auction for the third year in a row! As has been the case in years past, our focus is on unique, locally made/grown and hand-crafted items, as well as shared experiences – fishing, bird walks, canoe trips, hikes, etc.!
The auction will launch on Friday, November 24th, and run until Sunday, December 3rd – the perfect time to help our supporters keep their holiday gift buying local! We hope to beat last yearโs amazing total of $4,632! All proceeds support the important work GardenShare does throughout St. Lawrence County.
To contribute to this yearโs Holiday Auction, please complete and submit the Donation Submission Form. If you have questions, call the GardenShare office at 315-261-8054. Then mark your calendars and let the bidding begin!
โข ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ง๐ & ๐๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐’๐จ ๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ค๐ช๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ฉ๐ฃ๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐ช๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐๐จ๐๐ง
Nature’s Storehouse invites customers to once again support GardenShare during the Thanksgiving season. From November 1 to 22, customers will be offered the chance to show their โGratitude Through Givingโ by making a donation to GardenShare at check out. For 2023, Coakley’s Home and Hardware and Boyden Brook Body Works will be matching individual’s donations.
The annual Thanksgiving fundraiser supports a variety of GardenShare initiatives and their Bonus Buck Program, which offers a cost-sharing arrangement to income eligible St. Lawrence County residents to participate in a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) share or to purchase at St. Lawrence County farmers markets.
“Healthy Food is vital to leading a healthy life. We are inspired by the work GardenShare does to help ensure access to healthy food, and we are proud to partner with them in this fundraising effort,” said Patti Mason, the general manager of Nature’s Storehouse.
GardenShare works to promote a local food system that ensures food security for all St. Lawrence County residents. Learn more about their programs that support “Healthy Food, Healthy Farms, Everybody Eats” at GardenShare.org.
โข ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐จ ๐ผ๐ซ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐!
Thanksgiving is a time when family and community come together to give thanks. We are very thankful for the many Free Community Meal Programs that will be offering Thanksgiving meals later this month:
– Parishville-Hopkinton Central School: Senior Grab & Go, Wednesday November 15th, 11am-12pm; call (315) 265-4642 to register; take-out
– First Presbyterian Church of Ogdensburg: Turkey Dinner, Saturday, November 18th, 11:30am – 1pm, dine-in
– Helping Hands of Potsdam, Hannawa Falls: Thanksgiving Food Baskets, Monday, November 20th and Tuesday, November 21st by appointment; to reserve call 315-268-0633 (9am-1:30pm)/315-262-4136 (1:30pm-6pm), take-out
– Massena First Community Meal: Wednesday, November 22nd from 1pm-4pm; pre-order by calling (315) 769-8036; take-out
– Canton Free Will Meal: Thanksgiving Dinner, Wednesday, November 22nd, 4pm-5pm; no registration needed, take-out
– Gouverneur First Methodist Church: Thanksgiving Meal, Thursday, November 23rd (Thanksgiving Day), 11am – 12pm, take-out
– Ogdensburg Knights of Columbus: Thanksgiving Dinner, Thursday, November 23rd (Thanksgiving Day), Dine-In: 12pm-2:30pm, Delivery: Begins at 11am, to register call 315-393-7990
– Potsdam Trinity Episcopal Church: Thanksgiving Dinner, Thursday, November 23rd (Thanksgiving Day), 12pm-1:30pm, Sponsored by the Potsdam Presbyterian Church & Potsdam Trinity Episcopal Church, dine-in
โข ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ช๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ก๐ค๐๐๐ก ๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ก?
Thanksgiving is very much a harvest season celebration, and we want to know how many local food items you are planning to include in your celebration! If you’re looking to incorporate more local food, check out our online local food guide for farm stands and stores carrying local food after the farmers market season ends.
How many local food items will be in your Thanksgiving meal?
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