Local Bounty: Highlighting innovative Capital Region farmers and producers (21 features)

LOCAL BOUNTY – We’re turning the spotlight on farmers and producers who are growing, harvesting and brewing the bounty we get to enjoy, either at our kitchen tables or in our favorite neighborhood restaurants.

The roots of some of these local farms run deep, spanning decades. Others are just getting started and using innovative methods to do so.

When it comes to breweries and wineries, the Capital Region has no shortage. In this section we spotlight a few new establishments and a few favorites that have grown over the years.

To top it off, some local writers reflect on the joys — and woes — of tending to their home gardens, and on the state of food security in the region.

• SCHENECTADY: New SiCM programs bring food from farm to kitchen to table in Schenectady (with 6 photos)
• DELANSON: Beef to bacon, mushrooms to meals: Delanson’s Mariaville Farm continues to innovate (with 7 photos)
• BALLSTON LAKE: Wm. H. Buckley Farm in Ballston Lake keeps owner Mark Sacco happily busy (with 34 photos)
• SARATOGA SPRINGS: Saratoga Springs location, expanded product line help Death Wish spread word about the ‘world’s strongest coffee
• NORTHUMBERLAND: Quality products, innovation, service helping Saratoga Garlic in Northumberland go national (with 7 photos)
• GLOVERSVILLE: Stump City Brewing outside Gloversville weathers pandemic storm, eyes best year yet (with 9 photos)
• GLOVERSVILLE: Artist keeps ideas percolating through coffee at Upstate Coffee in Gloversville (with 8 photos)
• JOHNSTOWN: New crops, food products, cidery have helped Rogers Family Orchard in Johnstown keep pace with changing times (with 6 photos)
• MAYFIELD: Entrepreneur hoping Mayfield Higher Ground distillery can grow yet remain ‘something I enjoy’ (with 6 photos)
• AMSTERDAM: Losurdo in Amsterdam churns through 1 million pounds of flour each month, sells product nationwide
• AMSTERDAM: Making garlic knots with Losurdo dough from Amsterdam
• BROADALBIN: Family still learning together to grow at Leaning Birch Farm in Broadalbin
• CHARLESTON: Years of hard work pay off for owners as Hummingbird Hills Winery in Charleston flourishes (with 8 photos)
• SCHOHARIE COUNTY: Wayward Lane in Schoharie County brewing lots more than just beer (with 8 photos)
• SCHOHARIE COUNTY: Schoharie County native brings European-inspired cider to region via Scrumpy Ewe (with 10 photos)
• GLENS FALLS: Glens Falls vertical farm aims to be testing ground for other cities
• LAKE LUZERNE: Nettle Meadow Farm sets up shop at historic Hitching Post in Lake Luzerne (with 14 photos)
• WASHINGTON COUNTY: Family stays rooted in ag industry with Shushan Valley Hydro Farm in Washington County (with 13 photos)
• ESSAY: A tribute to those starchy treasures, potatoes
• ESSAY: Keeping up with the birds and the deer
• ESSAY: Food security? We all must do our part

 

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