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Sunday July 13th, 2008 - 2nd Annual TOUR DE FARM
Join us for Tour de Farm - a supported 21.5-mile bike ride or drive it yourself tour through Washington County’s scenic rural landscape that starts and ends at Cambridge Farmers’ Market. Bikers will ride by protected farms, tour a working dairy and stop at local farmstands for shopping and refreshments. Join us for this special opportunity to see our working landscapes from a bicycle and learn how protecting farmland strengthens our agricultural economy and benefits the entire community by providing fresh food, clean air and water and beautiful landscapes for all to enjoy.
Ride includes: • Ride guides from Cambridge Valley Cyclists. • Support van • Detailed map and informational materials • Water/snacks at stops • Stops at conserved farms • Tour of conserved dairy farm • Stops at local produce/apple farm • Discount coupons for local produce stands
Ride Details: Event Begins at: 8:30 am (First tour starts at 9:00; second tour at 9:30) Cambridge Freight Yard, East Main Street, Cambridge, NY Cost: $20 individual; $30 family Includes annual ASA membership
Sponsored by: ASA, Cambridge Valley Cyclists and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Washington County.
For more information call 518-692-7285 and to register go to www.bikereg.com
Current News
ASA Has Moooooved!
ASA has moved to : 14 Main Street, Suite 100, Greenwich, NY 12834 (next door to our old office). Ccme by and visit us in our new diggs!
State Grants Record $2.5 Million to Protect Farms in Washington and Rensselaer Counties
ASA to assist with conservation of 1,916 acres on farms in Easton, Jackson, Hoosick, Petersburg, Pittstown and Schaghticoke
ASA partnered with two counties and three towns to prepare applications on behalf of eight farms in the 2007 round of New York State Department of Agricultural and Markets Farmland Protection Program Grants. A record seven farms were awarded more than $2.5 million in funding. ASA’s executive director, Teri Ptacek, said “We are very pleased with the success of our applications this year. These are all excellent farms that play an integral role in our farming community. Conserving them will help ensure their continued success and availability for future farming.” Read more...
ASA Helps Landowners Protect Three Properties in
Jackson, Hoosick and Kingsbury at the End of 2007
The Agricultural Stewardship Association (ASA) assisted landowners with the protection of three properties totaling 448 acres at the end of 2007. In each case, landowners chose to donate a conservation easement which protects the agricultural and forestry characteristics by permanently restricting the type of non-agricultural development that can occur on the land. Read more...
Rensselaer County Protects its First Farm From Development
July 26, 2007 - The Weir Dairy Farm is the first farm in Rensselaer County to be protected in partnership with state and federal farmland protection programs. The 328-acre farm is located in the Town of Schaghticoke and has been protected by a permanent conservation easement held by the Agricultural Stewardship Association. Read more...
Four Farms on Batten Kill Are Permanently Protected
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January 26, 2007 - Drive down Skellie Road in the late summer and you will see lush fields of corn and alfalfa. The rich river bottom soils along this stretch of valley, deposited by the Batten Kill and Black Creek, make it extremely valuable for raising a variety of crops. Members of the Skellie family have been farming here since the early 1800s, successfully adjusting to a changing rural economy. Now, Jay and Kim Skellie, and Jay’s cousin Tom Jilek and his wife Diane, have ensured that this rich land will forever be available for farming. Read more...
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