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ConnectionsHow has the pandemic affected small farms? According to many local farmers and their customers, the past year has highlighted the importance of sourcing…
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The number of operating farms and the amount of land involved in agricultural production in New York state did not change in 2019.The U.S. Department of…
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Connections: Local farmers discuss the "SNL" apple picking sketch, and the economics of farm markets“Saturday Night Live” recently aired a sketch parodying farm markets in Upstate New York. The scene poked fun at apple picking, petting zoos, haunted…
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ConnectionsThe Summer of Food on Connections continues with a look at our food system, from the farmers to our plate.Our guest is the founder of the Headwater Food…
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ConnectionsWhat is a real CSA? Some local farmers feel that once the local food movement became popular, a lot of businesses have started calling themselves a CSA…
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ConnectionsLocal farms are uniting to bring more people into their CSAs. Soon enough, we'll see asparagus leading the spring crop, and CSAs will be in full swing.Our…
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ConnectionsWe’re talking Farm to Fork in Rochester with a new collaboration among the Public Market, the Westside Market, and the South Wedge Market. The goal is to…
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ConnectionsWhat do you know about the chicken you eat? Two weeks ago, the NY Times' Nick Kristof wrote a devastating takedown of the false advertising on behalf of…