The Finger Lakes region is getting $63.9 million through the state’s annual Regional Economic Development Council awards. The funding will cover 110 different projects across the nine-county area served by the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council. The awards are based on an annual strategic plan prepared by the council. One of the bigger awards […]
New York agriculture
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The monarchs of mushroom forest
Brothers Noah and Abram Johnson stood on a perch overlooking their small farm last month, radiating such pride that you’d think they ruled a vast, mighty kingdom. It was an unusually warm day that beckoned insects out of their winter hiding spots to circle in lazy formations over the Johnsons’ field. Noah, 28, and Abe, […]
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Home grown
JoEllen Martino, the GenevaCentralSchool District’s food-service director, isn’t picky about the size of her broccoli — or apples, pears, or tomatoes, for that matter. “I just got what was left over, which was fine by me because we didn’t care what size it was,” says Martino, referring to a school lunch order she made earlier […]
