Master Food Preserver Training Coming Up in August!

Join CCE for the 4 day event beginning August 21 running until August 24. It will begin each day at 8am and will finish by 3:30pm. Get hands-on experience in boiling water and pressure canning, gelled products, pickling, freezing, and drying; and a discussion of other methods of preservation. This is the first step to becoming a master food preserver. The training cost $300.00 and lunch is included each day! Space is limited.   Deadline for registrations is August 13th!

Call Karen at the CCE office for more information and to reserve your space today 518.483.7403!

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BALLE Webinar Series: Accelerating Community Capital | BALLE – Business Alliance for Local Living Economies

Interested in strengthening your community and accelerating community capital.  Not sure how to do it.  Take in this webinar to learn how others are doing it.  Saranac Lake Community Store one of the examples used!

BALLE Webinar Series: Accelerating Community Capital | BALLE – Business Alliance for Local Living Economies.

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Online Bird Festival Listings

This summer, take in some local birding festivals.  Not sure if there is a bird festival in your area, or the area you are visiting.  Check out the Online Bird Festival Listings, at Cornell’s Lab of Ornithology!

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Are Farmers Markets Open on 4th of July?

Well it is 10 am at the time of this writing July 3rd and we have already gotten quite a few calls asking if the local farmer’s market held on Wednesdays is going to be open tomorrow–July 4th.  To quote a farmer’s market manager “the only thing we close for is hurricanes”.  And since there are no hurricanes in the forecast for tomorrow in Northern New York the farmers market will be open for business!

I would encourage you to visit the market, especially if you aren’t normally able to get there because you work during the day.  Last week a friend of mine did a run to the market for me (well she was going for herself, and I asked her to pick up some things for me as well).  Blueberries are in, strawberries are finishing up, unless farmers have ever-bearing varieties that go longer.  Fresh peas are in and salad greens abound.  Radishes, scallions and asparagus should also be waiting for you.  Of course besides the fruits and veggies you can also pick up a wide variety of meat products, baked goods and craft items to round out your shopping experience.

Here is a menu put together by Diane Eggert of the NY Farmers Market Federation.  A great way to celebrate this Year’s Independence Day is to buy local and support your community and farmers.

The 4th of July is a time for Barbecue in New York!

A trip to a local farmers market will find the ingredients for the perfect holiday meal, and with over 450 farmers markets across the state, New Yorkers all across the state can enjoy a locally grown holiday meal.

Barbeque chicken – using locally grown, free range chicken and Cornell’s
barbeque sauce

Barbequed ribs – using locally pastured hogs with a maple BBQ sauce

Grilled lamb sausage

Grilled fresh zucchini and yellow squash

Garden salad with fresh, locally grown Leaf lettuce, Micro greens, Cucumbers, tomatoes, Radishes, Scallions

Deviled eggs

NYS Cheese and crackers

Dessert:
Last of the season Strawberry shortcake OR  First of the season Raspberry cobbler

Drinks:
NYS Reisling Wine
Strawberry Rhubarb Lemonade

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