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Old Chatham Creamery moves to the Finger Lakes

For years, Dr. David Galton and his wife, Sally, have been growing their herds of goats, sheep and cows. Now, leveraging his decades of research and expertise in dairying at Cornell University, the Galtons can make all possible combinations of milk at their new creamery—a 32,000-square-foot plant in Groton, NY, near Ithaca.

2019 Local Hero: Lively Run Dairy

Favorite Food Artisan: Lively Run Written by Laura Gallup, Photos by Heather Ainsworth Historically, cheese was identified with the place

Eat Bing is Back!

Binghamton’s Restaurant Week is back in action this year, with 28 participating vendors! Eat Bing runs from March 26th through

When you read The Backyard Homestead Book of Kitchen Know-How by Andrea Chesman, a few things become apparent quite immediately: 1) This woman knows what she’s talking about; 2) Homesteading is a lot of work; and 3) This is the only book I’ll ever need, maybe ever again.

2019 Local Hero: Red Feet Wine Market

In 2001, Dewi Rainey decided she wanted to learn more about wine. She was two years into running her very popular restaurant Maxie’s Supper Club & Oyster Bar. While most people might start with a popular wine book, Dewi took a different approach.

Local Foods Where You Least Expect Them

Like a lot of couples who work long hours, Rick and Laura Pedersen appreciate home-cooked meals at the end of a busy day, but time is not always on their side. Even though the couple’s Seneca Castle farm business cultivates hundreds of acres of vegetable crops, they sometimes rely on Blue Apron, the national meal kit service that ships pre-measured ingredients, to get work-night dinners on the table at a reasonable hour.

Always Bet on Red

Ravines Wine Cellars ramps up their red wine production Written by Sarah Thompson, photos by Kate Melton It might be

Honeynut: They Shrunk the Squash

People all over the U.S. have been doing double takes over the new Honeynut squash, marveling at its cuteness. The pocket-sized veggie was developed by Michael Mazourek, associate professor in Plant Breeding and Genetics at Cornell University.

Local Heroes 2019: Nickels Pit BBQ

Favorite Restaurant Written by Erin McMurrough Photos by Jeffrey Foote “It smells great in here” is a phrase often repeated

Mud Season: The Act of Farming in Times of Rain

Thor Oechsner has been farming around the Newfield area south of Ithaca for 25 years. He has well over a thousand acres in organic crops, including corn, soybeans, rye and wheat. And this was the first year he simply could not get all of his winter wheat planted. The wet and rainy conditions made it nearly impossible.