Cinco de Mayo

In New York state, the parties tend to take place in cities with large Mexican populations, and of course at bars and restaurants where Mexican food is the specialty.

The ever enterprising New York Apple Association has chimed in with a suggestion for using las manzanas in your holiday salsa. Linda Quinn, a nutritionist for the New York Apple Association, is the creator of New York Apple Salsa, which is quick and easy and uses green Crispin apples or red Empire apples, which are still available in supermarkets, at farm stands and in green markets this spring.

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Cinco de Mayo

Aubertine Pushes to Include Agricultural Industry into I Love New York Campaign

Sen. Darrel J. Aubertine says a bill passed by the New York State Senate Tuesday would ensure that the state’s “I Love New York” tourism promotion campaign shows love for the state’s agricultural industry.

“Agriculture and tourism are two key components in our state’s economy, both of which we have been working to promote more and more,” said Aubertine, chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee.

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I Love New York Campaign

Cuomo Files Lawsuit Against Senator Espada

Senator Espada

Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today filed a lawsuit against Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada, Jr. and his son, Pedro G. Espada, for violating labor laws by creating a sham job training program that cheated workers and shortchanged State coffers.

The lawsuit alleges that Senator Espada created a personally owned, for-profit management company, Espada Management, as a vehicle to siphon money from Comprehensive Community Development Corporation (“Soundview”), the Bronx-based not-for-profit where Espada is founder and CEO.

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Lawsuit Against Senator Espada

Central New York gardeners have many ways to prevent tomato blight

Late blight is caused by a fungus. The reason the disease is called late blight is that it has not in the past survived the winter in the North. The fungus spores have to blow in from the South on the wind and rain. That takes time, so the disease would appear late in the growing season, if it got here at all.

Unfortunately, last spring, infected transplants were shipped to Northern garden centers from Southern growers.

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Prevent Tomato Blight