Are you interested in learning how you can buy more LOCAL FOOD and support LOCAL FARMERS?

Madison County, in collaboration with Chenango County, is creating a Mobile Farmers’ Market called Madison Bounty.  Customers (individual households, grocery stores, restaurants, etc.) will be able to order locally grown and processed items online and have them delivered directly to their door.  If you are interested in learning more about Madison County’s first mobile farmers’ market and to help shape its formation, please join us for a discussion!

MADISON BOUNTY
Mobile Farmers’ Market at Your Door
Consumer Meeting

Hamilton Public Library Common Room
13 Broad Street Hamilton, NY
Saturday, June 7, 2008
10:00am

Cazenovia Public Library Common Room
100 Albany Street Cazenovia, NY
Saturday, June 14, 2008
10:00am

Stay Tuned! The Agricultural Economic Development Program has a number of exciting initiatives underway:

--The Northeast Sustainble Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program just announced that the AED program was successful in its grant application, entitled: Strengthening Community through Enhancing the Economic viability of Dairy Farming: an innovative regional branding initiative! The AED program has established a Dairy Processing Committee who will help guide the next steps of the project -- determining a dairy product that can be produced and processed locally.

--The Gorman Foundation just awarded the AED Program funding to send the new dairy plant manager at Morrisville Auxiliary Corporation to complete an Artisan Cheese Making Certificate Program at the Vermont Institute for Artisan Cheese. The dairy plant manager will begin teaching cheese making classes at Morrisville's dairy plant beginning in the late-fall of 2008 -- the classes will be open to the public.

--The AED Program is putting together a local farm guide. 10,000 full color maps will be printed and dispursed throughout Central NY. Make sure your farm is included in the map, please register on the AED website today!

--The AED Program is sending out a large animal veterinarian survey to assess opportunities and challenges. If you know a large animal vet in the area, please encourage them to fill out the survey.

Marketing Opportunities

The Niles Gourmet Country Market is looking to buy more locally grown agricultural products.
If you are interesetd in selling to them, contact Eric and Sandy Becker 607-280-1460, 4588 Grange Hall Road Moravia, NY 13118

The Syracuse Real Food Co-op is looking to buy from more Madison County Farmers!
If you are interested in selling to the Co-op, please get in touch with Brad by phone: 315-472-1385 or email: brad@syracuserealfood.coop

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