Employees of Agbotic, an organic vegetable growing company. Sackets Harbor, NY. Photo courtesy of Kevin Richardson. Check out our story on how Agbotic stayed open during the COVID-19 pandemic to donate food to non-profit relief organizations.
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. […]
Warren Allen checking sap tubing in the woods of the Allen sugarbush. Croghan, NY. Circa 1990. Donated by Warren and Eleanor Allen. The Allens moved from New York City to the Croghan area in 1975, to make maple syrup. They sold their own syrup, and their neighbors’ syrup, in New York City for years.
Washing buckets at the end of the maple sugaring season on the Allen sugarbush. Croghan, NY. Circa 1990. Donated by Warren and Eleanor Allen. The Allens moved from New York City to the Croghan area in 1975, to make maple syrup. They sold their own syrup, and their neighbors’ syrup, in New York City for […]
Boiling down sap into syrup in the evaporator in the Allen sugarhouse. Warren Allen (left) and Eleanor Allen (right). Croghan, NY. Circa 1990. Donated by Warren and Eleanor Allen. Eleanor Allen moved from New York City to the Croghan area with her husband Warren in 1975. She had never lived on a farm, but got […]
Warren Allen and Steve Zehr boil maple sap into syrup at the Allen sugarhouse. Croghan, NY. Circa 1990. Donated by Warren and Eleanor Allen. Warren Allen grew up in Watertown, then moved to New York City where he lived with his wife until 1975, when they decided to move back to the North Country. The […]
Three fishing guides pose with their catch. These fishing guides would paddle gentlemen fishermen about 30 miles a day in their skiffs. Most of the time, they would cook the tourists’ dinner with the fish they caught, called shore dinners. Circa 1870s. On the St. Lawrence River near Alexandria Bay, NY. Courtesy of the Alexandria […]
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.
