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Tag: ADK Action
Hub on the Hill is the first food hub to accept SNAP payments online
The closure of dozens of local grocery stores in recent years is increasing the number & size of food deserts across the Adirondacks and New York State where families, especially food stamp recipients, face challenges finding fresh, nutritious, locally grown food. Food hubs are trying to help, and Hub on the Hill, in Essex County,…
Emergency Food Packages | MLJ Interview
The Coronavirus outbreak is only heightening the problem of hunger, and food insecurity in the North Country. AdkAction has kicked off a campaign to deliver 1,000 Emergency Food Packages, that include a week’s worth of meals, free of charge, to families in need throughout the Eastern Adirondacks. We talked with the Executive Director of AdkAction,…
Food Justice in the North Country
There is a collaboration among farm and community groups in the Eastern Adirondacks to get fresh, locally grown food onto more tables in rural communities. AdkAction has opened a second farm store in Port Henry, New York. The original “Farmacy’ store is located inside the Keeseville Pharmacy in Keeseville, New York. The second farm store,…
ADKAction Exec Director Talks about the “Localvore Challenge”
Brittany Christenson talks about the Localvore Challenge AdkAction is sponsoring next week, July 22nd-28th, that will encourage people to eat locally grown food. The challenge is to only eat food that has been grown within a 100-mile radius of your home. AdkAction is offering a locavore toolkit that includes suggestions, local purchasing guides, resources about…
The Farmacy in Keeseville, NY
A new take on “fresh market” as a small village pharmacy in the Adirondacks offers a new way for customers to buy locally grown food. The Village of Keeseville in the eastern Adirondacks is seeing a farm and local food renaissance. Several small, start-up farms are producing everything from organic vegetables and meats to artisan…
Director of ADK Action discusses the Farmacy
A new take on “fresh market” as a small village pharmacy in the Adirondacks offers a new way for customers to buy locally grown food. The Village of Keeseville in the eastern Adirondacks is seeing a farm and local food renaissance. Several small, start-up farms are producing everything from organic vegetables and meats to artisan…
ADKAction supports many initiatives [bonus clip]
Learn about some of the other projects AdkAction supports, including reducing the use of road salt which pollutes waterways in the Adirondacks, and raising awareness about the importance of planting milkweed and taking steps to help Monarch Butterflies. Watch our extended interview with Brittany Christenson.
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