Thomas LaClair says he’s what’s called a ‘boomerang’ – he was raised in Clayton, spent most of his career in the US Airforce, and returned to the North Country in his retirement. Today, he lives about two miles from where he grew up in the 1950s and 60s, which was a 375 acre dairy farm. […]
Dani Baker, far right, giving a tour of Cross Island Farms. Baker, along with partner David Belding, started the certified-organic Cross Island Farms in 2006. Circa 2000-2010. Wellesley Island, NY. Courtesy of David Belding. Read and listen to their North Country at Work story here.
David Belding, on the ladder, hammers in a post held straight by Dani Baker, right. They are hammering in the stakes to create lines for planting. Baker & Belding started Cross Island Farms, a certified organic farm, in 2006. They grow over 150 varieties of vegetables, maintain an edible ‘forest garden’, and keep chickens, ducks, […]
Dani Baker, one of the co-founders & operators of Cross Island Farms, displaying freshly picked beans. Cross Island Farms is a certified organic farm started by Baker and David Belding in 2006. Circa 2010s. Wellesley Island, NY. Courtesy of David Belding. Read and listen to their North Country at Work story here.
Marilyn Thompson training a calf in the field for the 4-H. Circa 1960. Lisbon, NY. Photo courtesy of Bob Thompson.
Leavitt Farms is located on Route 86 between Gabriels and Saranac Lake, with high, open fields and stunning views of the Adirondacks. Lenore Leavitt married into a seed potato farming family. She helped the business grow from just a few acres into the many still used today.
People threshing at the Oval Wood Dish farm. The farm was connected to the Oval Wood Dish mill. Circa 1920. Tupper Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Goff-Nelson Memorial Library.
Cars parked outside of the Neverett farm for a livestock auction run by the H.L. Neverett & Sons Livestock Commission. They led auctions every Tuesday in Ellenburg Depot and every Thursday in Chazy. 1946. Chazy, NY. Photo courtesy of Kim Neverett Howley.
A livestock auction at the Neverett farm. The man holding the cane behind the cows is Harry Neverett, the founder of H.L. Neverett & Sons Livestock Commission. To the right of him in the jumpsuit is his eldest son, Robert Neverett. In the top right in the booth is the auctioneer, auctioning off cattle, and one […]
Cars parked outside the Neverett farm for a livestock auction. The H.L. Neverett & Sons Livestock Commission held auctions at their home every Thursday, and in Ellenburg Depot every Tuesday. This view shows Route 9; the paddock where the animals were held is on the left. 1946. Chazy, NY. Photo courtesy of Kim Neverett Howley.
