Lake Ontario Fruit Growers Share Tips

Rod Farrow, co-owner, Lamont Fruit Farm, Waterport

WATERPORT — They came from Brazil, Oregon, Canada, Massachusetts — several states and countries — to see some the latest breakthroughs in apple varieties, growing techniques and new equipment for spraying orchards and picking apples.

About 150 members of the International Fruit Tree Association are spending three days this week touring orchards in Orleans and Wayne counties, and seeing research at the Geneva Experiment Station. The group stopped at several Orleans County farms on Wednesday, the first day of the tour.

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Lake Ontario Fruit Growers Share Tips

PUBLIC LISTENING SESSION ON THE PRESIDENT’S AMERICA’S GREAT OUTDOORS INITIATIVE

Senior representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and other federal agencies will hold public listening sessions on conservation, recreation and reconnecting people to the outdoors. The sessions will be held in the Hudson River Valley—whose magnificent landscapes have served as a cradle of American History.

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Great Outdoors Listening Session

County Horse Farm May Get Funding

Montgomery — Orange County’s equestrians have long dreamed of a horse park near home. But in these hard economic times, even a gift that would bring that dream closer is getting some hard scrutiny.

A $400,000 state grant is available for projects like the county’s 67-acre Blackburne Farm and Horse Park being developed at Thomas Bull Memorial Park.

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County Horse Farm May Get Funding

Farmers Markets: The Nw Eco Friendly Way to Eat

In efforts to better the environment, there are many ways to go green. Not only recycling and saving electricity can be done to lower your carbon footprint. Try farmers markets, which are not only eco friendly but give you the chance to try new delicious foods. One of the largest markets in New York City is the Union Square Greenmarket, which hosts over 140 farmers each week.

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Farmers Markets: The Nw Eco Friendly Way to Eat