The Peru Gazette

Saturday, April 29, 2023 – There is activity inside and outside the Babbie Rural and Farm Learning Museum this morning. Inside, Curdie Gardner offered a class on making healthy salads and homemade dressings. The ingredients looked tasty. Curdie Gardner operates Curdies Creations in Keeseville. Outside the museum, volunteers were beginning to prepare the museum for […]

Plattsburgh Farmers’ and Crafters’ Market opens May 13 Click here for the Sun Community News story 

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The Klipper Family, joined by other donors, funded the micro-grants Click here for the Sun Community News story 

“I don’t want to see this become a torches-and-pitchforks kind of battle in town, but people are furious.” JESSE MCDOUGALL Click here for the Seven Days Story 

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik today opened an online portal where farmers from across New York’s 21st District can directly share their priorities for this year’s Farm Bill. “Agriculture is the backbone of Upstate New York and the North Country. As Congress is working to draft this year’s Farm Bill, farmers across New York’s […]

After 15 years of farming, Fledging Crow Vegetables has filed for bankruptcy Click here for the Adirondack Daily Enterprise story 

Chazy, New York. The farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP) has announced that on April 18 Miner Institute Research Scientist Laura Klaiber will present the latest results-to-date of her agricultural tile drainage research as part of The Tile Drainage on Farms: Managing for Water Quality and Soil Health workshop. The workshop will be […]

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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik cosponsored the Dairy Pride Act of 2023 (H.R. 1462) to prohibit milk alternatives or plant-based products from being marketed or misbranded using terms commonly associated with dairy products. Following recently released draft guidance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that allows plant-based products the freedom to use dairy […]

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March 3, 2023 – Peru and firefighters from several other departments are on the scene of a barn fire this afternoon at Forrence Orchards south of the Peru hamlet. The firefighters have been able to save several adjoining barns. A Forrence employee noticed the fire at about 1:20 this afternoon. The barn was used for […]

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NY will gradually lower the threshold for overtime pay from 60 hours a week to 40 Click here for the Fox News story 

AdkAction is announcing two pollinator-focused programs in 2023.  In late 2022, AdkAction invited libraries across the Adirondacks to apply to AdkAction Library Buzz Program–a program that offers free Pollinator Resource Kits to local libraries to help them empower both area residents and visitors to become informed pollinator advocates and take action to protect these vital species. […]

Many sugarmakers have already had their first boil of the season Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

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Join us on Sunday, January 22nd, at 1 pm for our monthly paint-and-sip get-together. Featuring the amazing and fun instructor Jessie Furnia. The $30 fee covers the canvas, paint, brushes, step-by-step instruction, beverages, and snacks. To register, call 518.643.8052 or email leeledesma@babbiemuseum.org. Hope to see you in a couple of weeks! Be safe out there! […]

Leeward Babbie will be Grand Marshal and lead the parade Peru – Yes! Peru’s farmers will hold their third annual tractor parade. The 2022 parade will be Saturday, December 10, starting at 6 p.m. It begins at the Irwin farm on Jarvis Road, left on River Rd., right on Laflure Lane, Right onto Rt. 22, […]