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Tag: Keeseville NY
Plein Air artists drawn to Keeseville for Community Art Festival
Dozens of painters gathered in Keeseville, New York, for a Plein Art Contest hosted by ADKAction as part of the village’s Community Art Festival. Artists are capturing the stunning landscapes and architecture of Keeseville, and their paintings, along with many others, will be displayed and available for sale at the Old Stone Mill along the…
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,…
Keeseville Fire Station Renovation
Political and community leaders, and firefighters celebrated the newly renovated Keeseville Volunteer Fire Department station recently, at a grand reopening ceremony. The nearly 150-year-old Fire station underwent a 3-and-half-million-dollar renovation, adding some much needed space. Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, State Senator Betty Little, Assemblyman Billy Jones and Assemblyman Dan Stec all joined firefighters and community members…
Funds Go to New Pre Kindergarten Classes
Last fall Governor Andrew Cuomo announced $5 million dollars in state funding to offer prekindergarten in 16 high-need school districts across the state, including 4 communities here in the North Country. One of those schools is Keeseville Elementary, where Pre-K program started a month ago. We talk with educators and parents about the early success…
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…
Dirt, Food, and Friends: Fledging Crow Farm Celebrates The Harvest
In Keeseville, on the eastern edge of upstate New York’s Adirondack Mountains, a new-fangled subscription farm called Fledging Crow grows food the old fashioned way: with lots of elbow grease, lots of help from neighbors, and no artificial fertilizers or pesticides. Every year, the farmers celebrate their harvest and the community of life that made…
