{"id":59260,"date":"2014-11-23T13:00:19","date_gmt":"2014-11-23T18:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=59260"},"modified":"2014-11-22T23:07:51","modified_gmt":"2014-11-23T04:07:51","slug":"buy-local-support-local-agritourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=59260","title":{"rendered":"Buy Local, Support Local Agritourism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Guest Column<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Griffo-alone.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-35792\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Griffo-alone.jpg?resize=226%2C223\" alt=\"Griffo alone\" width=\"226\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Griffo-alone.jpg?w=226&amp;ssl=1 226w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Griffo-alone.jpg?resize=150%2C148&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>By Senator Joseph Griffo<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Rome, NY \u2013 Nov. 2014) New York has spent a great effort on promoting purchases of locally made food and drinks. You can buy fresh produce, sample a unique wine variety or get maple syrup just out of the tap, but only if you know where to go.<\/p>\n<p>Allow me to be your guide.<\/p>\n<p>First: The Pride of New York website \u2013 prideofny.com \u2013 offers an extensive database of more than 400 farms, agritourism destinations and other food businesses in my district.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re in Lewis County, you can plan a day around the maple industry. Stop into the American Maple Museum in Croghan, or any of the maple farms: Swiss\u2019er Sweet Maple in Castorland; Dale Moser &amp; Sons in Beaver Falls; R&amp;R Sweets in Port Leyden; or Golden Maple Shanty in Lowville.<\/p>\n<p>In St. Lawrence County, you can go apple picking at Kaneb Orchards in Massena or the Parishville Center Orchard in Potsdam; pick up flowers for a loved one at the Three B Tree Nursery in Norfolk, or stock up on meat at Windy Point Angus in Potsdam or Kilcoyne Farms in Brasher Falls.<\/p>\n<p>How about those looking for beer or spirits in Oneida County? You\u2019ve got the FX Matt Brewing Company, Adirondack Distilling Company and Nail Creek Pub &amp; Brewery in Utica or Creative Shepherd Farm in Ava.<\/p>\n<p>How about produce? The Oneida County Winter Public Market in Utica and the Westmoreland Winter Farmers\u2019 Market are both open this month. Looking to travel? There\u2019s winter farmers markets in Illion, Cazenovia, Hamilton, Morrisville and Poolville.<\/p>\n<p>You can find additional information about fresh foods and hearty local spirits at Pride of New York\u2019s sister site, Taste NY: taste.ny.gov<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guest Column By Senator Joseph Griffo (Rome, NY \u2013 Nov. 2014) New York has spent a great effort on promoting purchases of locally made food and drinks. You can buy fresh produce, sample a unique wine variety or get maple syrup just out of the tap, but only if you know where to go. 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