Tag: produce
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State Facilities Should be Buying from the Backyard, Group Says
March 27, 2014 As the state’s closure of four upstate prisons pushes forward, a group dedicated to closing prisons and boosting agriculture upstate is pushing for a bill that encourages state facilities to purchase locally grown products. The group Milk Not Jails staged a “picnic” on the Million Dollar Staircase in the Capitol on Monday…
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Local Food Campus Dining
The dining services on campus have bought a variety of local food products, from wheat berries to potato knishes, for SUNY New Paltz students. But that’s just not enough for one SUNY New Paltz club. Students for Sustainable Agriculture (SSA) strives to give students healthier options by offering food grown and produced by local farmers.…
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Farmers Suffer as a Result of Floods
The farmers at the Brook Farm Project, located on 80 Gatehouse Road in New Paltz, are still trying recover from the devastating effects of hurricane Irene that occurred last month. The heavy rain and violent gusts from the tropical storm has caused the farm to lose many crops due to over saturation and fungal disease…