The launch of the Oneida County Food Policy Advisory Council will be announced Saturday by County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr. The Council’s role will be to identify, develop, promote... [more...]
WHITESTOWN — "Berries in Home Garden" will be presented by Cathy Heidenreich, Berry Extension Support Specialist, Cornell University on Wednesday6 to 8 p.m. Cornell Cooperative ... [more...]
Mother Nature has perfectly coordinated the emergence of brightly colored tubular flowers with the needs of migrating hummingbirds, said Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Lynette S. Kay. These ... [more...]
AVA — Instead of being demolished and trashed, two houses on Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority property in the Town of Ava are getting "green deconstruction." Habitat for Hu... [more...]
The 2013 Oneida County Agri-Business of the Year is Lewis Farms of Sauquoit, selected by the Oneida County Dairy Promotion Committee. The hnor is awarded to an Oneida County Agri-Business "tha... [more...]
Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. it’s Recycling Day in the parking lot of Jervis Public Library off Elm Street. The public can bring unwanted books, magazines and electronics equipment fo... [more...]
ORISKANY — Save Energy, Save Dollars will be presented by Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency in the Oriskany Public Library on Tuesday from 4:30 6:30 p.m. Reservations are requir... [more...]
BOONVILLE — There will be an organizational meeting of the Boonville Farmers’ Market Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Grange Building on the fairgrounds. The market is switching locations ... [more...]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will conduct a four-week general sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), beginning May 20 and ending on June 14, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vils... [more...]
Saturday’s Bounty, a free lunch offered to the community, will be held on Saturday, May 18, at Rome’s First United Methodist Church, 400 N. George St. The meal will be served from 11:30... [more...]
Jervis Public Library will host a free informational session about disaster preparedness presented by the American Red Cross on Wednesday, May 15, at 2:30 p.m. in the library’s wheelchair-acc... [more...]
ORISKANY — N.A. Walbran Elementary School holds its 6th Grade Plant/Bake Sale and Silent Auction Friday, May 17 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 18 from 8:30-3 p.m. There will be pla... [more...]
Madison County’s Solar panels have received recognition from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of New York. Madison County installed flexible photovoltaic film panels o... [more...]
Registration for the June Food $en$e program — open to all — will be held at United Methodist churches in Rome and Lee Center. Food $en$e is a discount food program provided by the ... [more...]
VERONA — Bradley Grabow, Fighting his own battle against cancer, still thinks about those in need, according to Linda Finnerty of the Verona Food Bank. On April 28 a benefit was held to h... [more...]
Master Gardeners at Cornell Cooperative Extension in Oneida County staff the consumer horticulture line at 736-3394 or 337-2531, from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays and Fridays (except holidays). [more...]
WEST WINFIELD — A wide range of inexpensive, locally grown perennials, along with vegetable seedlings and annual bedding plants and hanging flower baskets, will be for sale at the Upper Unadi... [more...]
The Gardeners of Rome holds its annual plant sale on Saturday from 8:30 to noon, at the Dollar General shopping plaza in the 800 block of Black River Blvd N. The sale features annuals, perennia... [more...]
WHITESTOWN — Yearly, the same garden questions are asked of Master Gardener Volunteers, and the Herb & Flower Festival held in June presents free classes to tackle some of them. The event... [more...]
CLINTON — The annual Plants Plus Sale sponsored by the Clinton Garden Club will be held Saturday, May 11 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Clinton United Methodist Church, 105 Utica Road. Cli... [more...]
