Tag: New Paltz farmer’s market
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Sustaining Agriculture and Community Billie’s Way
Students in Professor Lisa Phillips’ Feature Writing Class were assigned to profile people at the forefront of change: Billie Golan, the head organizer of the farmer’s market, has managed it every Thursday for the past three years and strives to create a sense of community. It’s a brisk Thursday in New Paltz. The weekly farmer’s…
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Farmer’s Market In the Lecture Center
Every Thursday while classes are in session, SUNY New Paltz holds a Farmers Market between 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Kaitlin Van Pelt, of the campus ancillary service, has run the market since 2009. During the winter months, the farmers market is held in the Lecture Center. Several Tables are set up with produce from…
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Vegan O’Brien Serves Up Ethicality You Can Sink Your Teeth In
Evan O’Brien holds up a cookie, examining it as if he were searching for imperfections on a Van Gogh. “ People need to be granted permission to take a cookie,” O’Brien said, handing a customer at a recent Thursday farmer’s market, his most popular cookie- a classic chocolate chip. “I tell those people it’s OK-grab a cookie.”…