Green Recipe
03/26/2018 Food Waste + Cow Manure = Electricity story and photos by Laurie Mercer If, once you arrive at the gates of heaven, you…
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First Signs of Spring
03/26/2018 March 20th marked the spring equinox, most commonly known as the first day of spring. But looking around, sometimes it seems like spring…
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A Tale of Survival
03/06/2018 Right in the middle of writing a Life in the Finger Lakes magazine blog last Thursday evening, my electric power went out. It…
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Meet the Farmer of the Month from NOFA-NY
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY) promotes local organic food and farming. This month, NOFA-NY highlights Ruth Blackwell of Mud…
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Simple Strategies to Protect Seneca Lake
Brought to you by Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association NonPoint Source (NPS) pollution is the BIGGEST threat to Seneca Lake water. It is the result…
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The Native Staghorn Sumac
The staghorn sumac is a small deciduous tree that grows in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. Some folks mistakenly confuse it with…
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New York Certified Organic Presents 2018 Winter Programs
New York Certified Organic Sets 2018 Winter Program Series: Crop Rotations, Quality Forage Harvest, Pastured Hogs, Farm Startup on Agenda New York Certified Organic,…
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Kingsley Quality Woodworking Certified as NYS Women Business Enterprise
CEO Chelsey Kingsley sheds light on the importance of the company’s newfound status Kingsley Quality Woodworking (KQW), based out of Ithaca, New York, was…
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Happy Thanksgiving!
It’s been 396 years since 53 English Puritan Pilgrims joined 90 Native Americans to celebrate the First Thanksgiving at a place now called Plymouth,…
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Try Something Unusual from your Local Farmer’s Market
The harvest is heavily upon us which means that produce stands and farmer’s markets are practically overflowing with brightly colored fall fruits and vegetables….
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