A Sustainable Seafood Chef Visits Cornell
Last fall we had the pleasure of meeting Chef Barton Seaver on the Cornell University campus when he was speaking to a group of students, faculty and Cornell Dining staff. He gave an exciting lecture about the state of seafood across the globe and what he has witnessed as a chef and observer of how we’re Read More…
The Greenhorns, a Doc’ on Young Farmers, Screens Tomorrow Night
For anyone discouraged about farming in America, we’d like to introduce you to The Greenhorns, a group of young farmers looking to teach more young farmers about sustainable agriculture. They even have a documentary—a lighthearted one, akin to King Corn (since they happen to know those guys, too)—which is screening in the Glen Theater in Read More…
“Secret Farm Bill” Failed, So Here’s the Local Food, Farms and Jobs Act
We’re not exactly jumping up and down now that the deficit reduction super committee came to a stalemate last Monday, but we are a little relieved that the so-called “secret farm bill” was shut down as a result.
A Premature “Secret Farm Bill,” and a Petition by Slow Food USA
In our fall issue out now, we celebrate the 100 year anniversary of Cornell Cooperative Extension, a resource that has supplied our area with many conservation programs, nutritional education and advice for new food producers, like the makers of butternut squash seed oil, for one. This is just one of the places that may be Read More…
“Local Foods are Working for the Nation,” says USDA
It’s almost like we hear bells ringing in the Edible office today. The USDA’s Economic Research Service came out with a report last week touting the very things that got us to start this magazine. “Local is important for a lot of farmers,” it says, and “goes well beyond direct-to-consumer sales. Local means jobs,” and Read More…
Buffer Zone Proposed For Finger Lakes Hydrofracking, and a New Method Out of Canada
Just as I was debating with some neighborhood farmers last week on the plausibilty of hydrofracking actually plunging into our area, there comes news of a proposed buffer zone, much as was proposed for unfiltered watersheds in Syracuse and New York City, as we reported this summer.
Food Stamp Cook-Off, Food Careers Panel and Potlucks: First National Food Day
There is a certain day devoted to remembering to be nice to the Earth, but that usually results in a few newly planted trees and crayon drawings of those trees, so the Center for Science in the Public Interest had a thought. There’s nothing that connects people to the Earth like food, and there are Read More…
Cuomo’s New Law to Ease Up on Farm Wineries
Governor Andrew Cuomo may not have the biggest fan base right now, but he is looking after our wine industry—”a key tourism, agriculture and economic engine for our state,” he says. On Friday, he signed legislation that finally answers many of the requests made by the New York State Wine Grape Task Force in a Read More…
Cheese Cut-to-Order Now Legal at the Farmers Market! Let’s Celebrate.
New York State got into a bit of a cheese brawl last month, when Grub Street found out that Bobolink Dairy couldn’t cut its cheese to order at its Greenmarket stands—the samples would have to be cut back at the farm ahead of time and wrapped.
Fracking Steps Closer to the Southern Tier
A quick drive through the Finger Lakes, and you’re sure to see the black and red signs: “No Fracking Way!” On July 1, New Yorkers learned that the fracking moratorium may be lifted with a newly revised draft of procedures that includes a generic Environmental Impact Statement.
