New York Apple Association's Linda Quinn on TV This Month
New York Apple Association
3/17/10
New York Apple Association Dietician Linda Quinn appeared on WNYT, Channel
13, in Albany on March 17. Quinn highlighted a number of different
varieties of apples, along with creative ways to eat apples with every meal.
In addition, Quinn highlighted New York Apple Association's $25,000 donation
to the American Cancer Society on behalf of local retailers.
Quinn also appeared on WSYR, Channel 9, in Syracuse on March 15 and is
scheduled to appear March 29 on WKBW in Buffalo.To view the rest of the story click on the following link:
NYAAHow Sweet it is: Maple Producers Brace for Short Season Because of Warm Weather
by Nick Reisman
The Post Star
3/18/10
ARGYLE -- There's something about the smell of maple syrup. The scent is everywhere inside David Campbell's sugar shack in Argyle. "It's sweet and maple-y," he said.
He is one of more than a dozen maple syrup producers who will be hosting open houses this weekend to kick off the maple syrup weekend. With the balmy March weather and too-warm evenings, producers are worried this sap season will be a short one.
"We need to have temperatures fairly warm during the day and below freezing at night," said Peter Gregg, a spokesman for the New York Farm Bureau.To view the rest of the story click on the following link:
How Sweet it isFight Over Grocery Stores' Right to Sell Wine Escalates
by Emily Shearing
The Democrat Chronicle
3/18/10
Legislation to put wine on the shelves of New York grocery and convenience stores may have to wait another year — or longer, if liquor store owners have their way.
Gov. David Paterson proposed to end the state's long-standing ban on the sale of wine in food stores, making it part of his budget plan for the second straight year.To view the rest of the story click on the following link:
Fight to Sell WineUnwanted Pesticides & School Chemical Disposal Program
by NYS D.E.C
March, 2010
CleanSweepNY is an environmental benefit project that provides for the environmentally safe and economic collection and disposal of unwanted or unusable pesticides, school chemicals, golf course chemicals, and elemental mercury and mercury-containing devices (e.g. manometers and thermometers).
CleanSweepNY also collects and recycles triple-rinsed HDPE plastic containers from agricultural and certain non-agricultural entities. The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation administers the CleanSweepNY project through its Albany, NY Central Office Pesticides Program. Funding for this environmental benefit project is administered by the Natural Heritage Trust.To view the rest of the story click on the following link:
Clean Sweep
- Welcome!
Today is Sunday, September 5th, 2010
