Pure Catskills
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Mar. 20, 2012
According to the EPA website, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 was the first major U.S. law to address water pollution. Growing public awareness and concern for controlling water pollution led to sweeping amendments in 1972. As amended in... Read more
Mar. 20, 2012
Catskills FarmLink is connecting farmers looking for land with property owners willing to partner. Come find out what it takes to put your land to work. Two free workshops, Introduction to Evaluating Land for Agricultural Use & the Basics of Land... Read more
Mar. 20, 2012
It's a bit early to get dirt under your fingernails, but the time is right to dig around the soil thinking between your ears. Grab one of the few spots left at this year's Farm to Market Connection. Rejuvenate your passion for growing, spend the day... Read more
Mar. 20, 2012
It's a bit early to get dirt under your fingernails, but the time is right to dig around the soil thinking between your ears. Grab one of the few spots left at this year's Farm to Market Connection. Rejuvenate your passion for growing, spend the day... Read more
Mar. 12, 2012
Landowners and farmers are invited to the Catskills FarmLinkIntroduction to Evaluating Land for Agricultural Use & the Basics of Land Leasingworkshops being held in Delaware and Sullivan Counties on March 21 and 22.
The workshops will be held on... Read more
Mar. 2, 2012
Join us for a day of networking and education about the most current topics in direct marketing. Gather with local food advocates from across the region including farmers, retailers, restaurateurs, specialty food producers, distributors, farmers' market... Read more
Mar. 2, 2012
Do you own woodlands you'd like to manage in some way? Do you want to know about the value of trees as timber or about other opportunities your forests provide? Mary Spring, professional forester, will provide basic concepts of best forestry management... Read more
Mar. 2, 2012
This slideshow chronicles the construction of a manure storage unit, a collaborative project that involved many yards of concrete and the technical expertise of staffers from the Watershed Agricultural Program including the Council, NRCS, CCE and... Read more
Mar. 1, 2012
Catskills FarmLink currently lists 22 properties for lease, sale and partnership. Farmers looking to get on the land in the Catskills can find property opportunities, like these two DEP land parcels of seven acres each for haying in Neversink, with a... Read more
Mar. 1, 2012
Thanks to John Schwartz, our DEP liaison, for this nifty animation short film entitled, "Back to the Start." Country music legend Willie Nelson sings Coldplay's 'The Scientist' on this soundtrack.
Have you seen a video you think we should share here?... Read more
Feb. 16, 2012
STAMFORD, DELAWARE COUNTY, NY --
A dairy farm discussion group is meeting at the Albano Dairy Farm on Tuesday, February 28 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Hosted by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County (CCE-DC) and the Watershed Agricultural Council,... Read more
Feb. 10, 2012
We barely advertised this Westchester County workshop and it's already sold-out! Thanks to Lisa Schwartz and Rainbeau Ridge for hosting this two-day soils workshop. For more on the Real Food Campaign and Dan Kittredge's philosophy on bionutrient rich... Read more
Feb. 10, 2012
Thanks to Missouri & Mississippi Divide Resource Conservation & Development for this nifty primer explaining basic watershed characteristics.
Have you seen a video that you think we should share here? Let us know and we'll add it to our YouTube... Read more
Feb. 10, 2012
When it comes to farmland protection, conservation easements, regionally grown food, and farming's future in New York State, we stand beside American Farmland Trust in their efforts. Join us in Albany on February 15 for the No Farms, No Food Rally. We're... Read more
Feb. 10, 2012
Help us welcome long-time Agricultural Program participants ot the Board--Gwen Deysenroth and Wayland "Bud" Gladstone--to the 2012 Council of Directors. The Council now holds four pilot farm owners in its ranks. (Tom Hutson and John Verhoeven round out... Read more
Feb. 2, 2012
At its first meeting of 2012, the Watershed Agricultural Council welcomed two Delaware County farmers to its Council of Directors. Gwen Deysenroth, of Bye Brook Farm (Bloomville), and Wayland "Bud" Gladstone, of SW Farms (Andes), joined the Council's 16-... Read more
Jan. 18, 2012
STAMFORD, DELAWARE COUNTY, NY -- On Friday, January 27, the Watershed Agricultural Council is hosting a tour of Eklund Processing, 56 Railroad Avenue in Stamford, from 10 a.m. to noon. Through its Farmer Education Program, the Council and Cornell... Read more
Jan. 3, 2012
Conference agenda: http://nycwatershed.org/pdfs/CRDLGC_registration.pdf
DELHI, DELAWARE COUNTY, NY -- Unlike a farmer's work day, a farmer's education never ends. Learning and keeping up on the latest trends, science and break-throughs can be a... Read more
Sep. 8, 2011
Due to unprecedented flooding in the area, the Watershed Agricultural Council offices in Hamden and Walton are closed. Committee meetings scheduled for today (Thursday, September 8) and tomorrow (Friday, September 9) are cancelled.
For more information... Read more