Northern NY Regional/Local Foods

RESEARCH REPORTS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS

April 18th Conference Materials: The Role of Adirondack North Country Foods in Community and Economic Development

• Katherine Lang, North Country Regional Foods Initiative Introduction

Opening Plenary:  How Local Food and Agriculture Contribute to Community & Economic Development: Challenges and Opportunities

• Jennifer Wilkins, Farm to School Program, Cornell University
  • “Is Local More Nutritious?” It Depends

Concurrent Sessions:  Community-Based Strategies for Strengthening Local Food and Agriculture

Community-Based Marketing Infrastructure

• Diane Eggert, Farmers Market Federation of NY
• Ruby Sprowls, Northern Adirondack Trading Cooperative
• Paula Schafer, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Washington & Saratoga counties - Farm to Chef Express
• Mike Farrell, Uihlein Sugar Maple Research & Extension Field Station

Agricultural Entrepreneurship

• Delta Keeney, Miracles by the Acre Community Supported Agriculture/Wind Swept Meadows Farm

Taste of Place: Developing Regional Identity Around Food & Agriculture

• Jim McKenna, Lake Placid/Essex County Tourism Bureau
• Craig Bilow, Kennedy Creative

Connecting Local Foods with Health and Well-Being

• MaryBeth Knowlton, Jefferson County Public Health
• Pat Clelland, Paul Smiths College

Land-Use and Agricultural Economic Development

• Nelson Bills, Cornell University

Policy Forum & Action Steps

Project Fact Sheets

• # 1. The Agricultural Geography of the Adirondack - North Country Region
  
• # 2. Adirondack-North Country Local Food and Agriculture Trends
  
• # 3. Potential Community Impacts of Adirondack-North Country Regional Foods
  
• # 4. Regional Food Processing Trends