{"id":75665,"date":"2016-12-01T23:55:38","date_gmt":"2016-12-02T04:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=75665"},"modified":"2016-12-01T20:06:27","modified_gmt":"2016-12-02T01:06:27","slug":"madison-county-farm-bureau-gives-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=75665","title":{"rendered":"Madison County Farm Bureau Gives Back"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pictured from left are Owera Winery General Manager Dawn Schmidt, Madison County Farm Bureau Promotion and Education Chair Johanna Bossard and Madison County Farm Bureau Young Farmer and Rancher Chair Bailey Coon with a check for the Food Bank of Central New York from the money raised from the third annual Madison County Farm Bureau Takeover Night.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Take Over Night at Owera Vineyards brought in $2,400 for Food Bank of CNY<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Madison County Farm Bureau\u2019s third annual Take Over Night at Owera Vineyards in Cazenovia brought in $2,400 to benefit the hunger-relief mission of the Food Bank of Central New York. The\u00a0fun-filled event brought together farmers and the non-farm public for a night of great food, local\u00a0wines, beers and spirits and live entertainment.<\/p>\n

The Madison County Farm Bureau once again partnered with Owera Vineyards and the Food Bank\u00a0of Central New York to shine the spotlight on hunger locally, while also raising awareness on the importance of local farms to their communities. The concept for the evening\u2019s festivities originated\u00a0from the American Farm Bureau Federation\u2019s Harvest for All campaign that aims to create a hunger-free America.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis event has been so well received,\u201d said Johanna Bossard, Promotion and Education Chair for\u00a0the Madison County Farm Bureau. \u201cThe Take Over Night started out as a way to make meaningful connections between our local farmers and their neighbors and has turned into something extremely gratifying. It has been a pleasure working with the Food Bank of CNY, being able to contribute to the\u00a0important work they do.\u201d Bossard also placed an emphasis on the generosity of the team at<\/p>\n

Bossard also placed an emphasis on the generosity of the team at Owera.\u00a0They not only donated their tasting room, but also 20 percent of their sales.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to partner with the Madison County Farm Bureau for the third year during the\u00a0takeover event at Owera Winery,\u201d said Lynn Hy, Food Bank of Central New York Chief\u00a0Development Officer. \u201cThe event highlights the partnership the Food Bank has with local farmers\u00a0and raises funds so we can continue to provide fresh produce and dairy items to individuals and\u00a0families in need.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Madison County Farm Bureau Board of Directors and Food Bank staff became waiters,\u00a0waitresses, bartenders and dishwashers showcasing Owera\u2019s award-winning wines to a packed tasting room. The Old Stone Clay, made up of Madison County Farm Bureau members, provided the\u00a0musical entertainment for the evening.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am proud to be part of an organization that is committed to giving back and knowing that our\u00a0efforts will greatly impact the lives of so many around us is very rewarding to me,\u201d said Bailey Coon\u00a0Young Farmer Chair, Madison County Farm Bureau. \u201cI encourage everyone to make a donation to\u00a0your local food pantry or food bank, especially this time of the year when holidays can be so\u00a0difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Take Over Night at Owera Vineyards brought in $2,400 for Food Bank of CNY The Madison County Farm Bureau\u2019s third annual Take Over Night at Owera Vineyards in Cazenovia brought in $2,400 to benefit the hunger-relief mission of the Food Bank of Central New York. The\u00a0fun-filled event brought together farmers and the non-farm public for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":75666,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23679,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agfarming","category-top-story"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p43meu-jGp","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-MCFB.Owera_.Crowd_.jpg?fit=960%2C720&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75665"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75665\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/75666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}