Showing posts with label Lowville. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lowville. Show all posts
Monday, September 16, 2019
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Man Dies From Injuries Suffered in Accident at Marks Farm
Sad story out of Lowville and more proof that farming is dangerous.
Go to http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/news04/marks-farms-worker-dies-from-injuries-suffered-in-farm-accident-20171120 to check it out.
Go to http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/news04/marks-farms-worker-dies-from-injuries-suffered-in-farm-accident-20171120 to check it out.
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Cream Cheese Festival Sept. 16 in Lowville
It's that time of year again to celebrate everything Cream Cheese!!
The annual Cream Cheese Festival is set for 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 16 in downtown Lowville, Lewis County.
Here are some of the events scheduled during this salute to cream cheese:
Games, including cream cheese Twister from 1 to 2 p.m., a cream cheese eating contest from 2 to 3 p.m., cream cheese Plinko from 4 to 5 p.m.and a cream cheese toss from 5 to 6 p.m.. There also is a mini tractor pull from 3 to 4 p.m. and all day, a cream cheese mural painting contest will be held.
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| The big cheesecake at a previous Cream Cheese Festival in Lowville |
Bands that will be performing during the day include the Nelson Brothers Band, Doc Yukon, Mark Mason, No Vacancy, Under Cover, Shawn Corbett, Kickstand, Adapter and Gabriel Shepherd.
And remember -- the festival is home of the World's Largest Cheesecake!!
For more information, go to http://creamcheesefestival.com/index.php this link or go to the festival's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/LowvilleCreamCheeseFestival/
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Cream Cheese Festival Returns to Lowville for 13th Year
Here's first info coming in from Lowville on this year's Cream Cheese Festival.
Go to http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/curr/cream-cheese-festival-returning-for-13th-year-to-downtown-lowville-20170821 for all the information.
Go to http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/curr/cream-cheese-festival-returning-for-13th-year-to-downtown-lowville-20170821 for all the information.
Saturday, February 25, 2017
Low Milk Prices Subject of Lowville Meeting
From Empire Farm & Dairy magazine
By STEVE VIRKLER
LOWVILLE — Dairy farmers gave elected officials and their representatives an earful on how low milk prices are threatening their livelihoods at a session Jan. 13 at the Lowville fire hall.
“It’s all about the legacy,” Leyden farmer Carrie Higby told a crowd of more than 100 people, most of them farmers or involved in the agriculture industry, along with representatives from county, state and federal governments. “What legacy are we going to leave for the next generation?”
Robert Domagala said he has been farming his whole life, loves it and doesn’t even mind the early mornings and long hours.
“I’d just love to get paid for what I do,” he said.
“We lost our wages, but nobody else lost theirs,” local farmer Joseph Sullivan said. “Farming is not a business. Farming is a heritage.”
While raw milk prices to farmers have dropped, retail prices of milk and dairy products have not seen the same reduction, West Martinsburg dairy farmer Ernest Beyer said.
Other issues brought up included the inability to cover production costs, an apparent push for larger farms to the detriment of the smaller ones, a federal push for skim milk in schools and control of the market by large entities such as Dairy Farmers of America and Dairy Marketing Services.
Local veterinarian Dr. Peter Ostrum said he understands farmers’ frustrations but urged dairy farmers in the crowd to pick their battles, consider customer demand and the amount people will pay for organic products and adopt best-management practices.
“We have to adapt to a changing economic climate,” he said.
Several of the governmental panelists said they are well aware of the milk pricing situation, being farmers themselves.
“I know where every one of you are coming from, because I’m one of you,” county Legislature Chairman Michael Tabolt, R-Croghan, said.
Tabolt said he was fortunate enough to have a son who wanted to continue his family’s farming tradition but added that his son couldn’t attend the meeting because he recently went from two to three milkings per day in hopes of staying financially solvent.
He admitted that increasing milk production is probably counterproductive, since a surplus is partly causing the low raw milk prices.
“But it’s one of the last ideas we came up with to make it,” said Tabolt, one of six county legislators at the meeting.
Elected officials and their representatives encouraged farmers to band together to come up with constructive ways to help the situation.
“As a group, we can get things done,” said David Fisher, president of the New York Farm Bureau and a farmer from Madrid in St. Lawrence County.
Jennifer Karelus, Lewis County Farm Bureau president, said input is always welcome on how best to lobby government officials, and her board has three vacant seats.
County Manager Elizabeth Swearingin suggested the formation of a smaller group to get organized and present a clear message to state and federal representatives.
“You have to come to a consensus on what you want,” agreed state Assemblywoman Addie Jenne, D-Theresa.
Jenne said she heard several divergent opinions from speakers at the two-hour session but is looking for direction from farmers themselves, not just organizations like Farm Bureau or Cornell Cooperative Extension, on how best to combat low milk prices.
She mentioned ideas such as New York developing its own milk price support system or pushing for increased milk exports but said she is open to any and all suggestions.
“I just want us to pick a route, and let’s go,” Jenne said. “We’ve waited too long.”
She encouraged those in attendance to put her and her fellow lawmakers to work to help secure the future of north country dairy farming.
Extension webinar
Local farmers also attended two presentations about dairy markets issues and business management Jan. 12 at the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County.
Andrew Novakovic, a professor of agriculture economics at Cornell University, Ithaca, presented anticipated market trends, industry problems and how elected officials can help farmers through a webinar hosted by the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County, Ballston Spa. Jason Karzses, a farm management specialist for the university’s Pro-Dairy Program, followed with his presentation about operational statistics and business planning.
“It was very informative,” said John Peck, county legislator and owner of Peck Homestead Farm in Carthage. “It’s nice to get a professional opinion on how (the market) looks and where we’re going and where we’ve been.”
Several farmers and Novakovic claimed that elected officials need to introduce policies that help farmers manage their expenses and increase their consumer base.
Novakovic said farmers should encourage their elected officials to advocate for programs that help protect their liquidity and ensure they can pay their bills. He also said he hopes the new administration under President Donald Trump will preserve existing trade agreements and allow farmers to sell fat-based milk products to public schools.
Peck said preserving established foreign trade agreements prevents surplus and provides farmers with income they need to maintain their operations, adding that he hopes the new administration will establish stronger trade relations than the previous administration. He also said policies that protect liquidity would benefit farmers more than polices that recover profits.
“Liquidity is absolutely the problem with the dairy industry,” he said.
Greg Millick, owner of Golf Crest Dairy in Denmark, and Bernie and Marcia Gohlert, owners of Hilltop Farms in Lowville, said children need the essential nutrients in fat-based milk.
“We make a very wholesome product,” Millick said.
Novakovic’s claims about milk dumping received mixed responses from local dairy farmers, with many expressing their own concerns about the issue.
Dairy cooperatives have too much distressed milk when processing plants are closed on weekends and holidays, Novakovic said, causing cooperatives to dump the milk when they cannot afford to export it to out-of-state facilities. Novakovic said elected officials should create reforms that balance the milk market and lower the cost of shipping milk products.
Peck said the U.S. Department of Agriculture and other agencies should report more distressed milk data to determine the cause of dumping and the amount of milk cooperatives have dumped. Millick said that in addition to dealing with processing plants’ schedules, the lack of operating plants in the state has also increased milk dumping.
“There are a number of plants in the state sitting idly,” Millick said.
While farmers claimed they already knew many of Karzses’s suggestions, his presentation provided useful statistics and reinforced successful business management techniques.
According to his presentation, Karzses encouraged farmers to assess all areas of performance, know their finances and market trends, understand their financial risks and use financial risk tools and develop a “formal” business model. He also provided charts about net farm income, cost allocation and profitability among more than 150 surveyed dairy farms in 2014 and 2015.
Peck said the information was interesting because it showed the differences in cost and cost allocation between small and large farms. Millick and the Gohlerts said Karzses’s presentation served as a helpful reminder for managing their businesses.
“I think most farmers are running as efficiently as they possibly can,” Millick said, but “it’s always good to analyze the numbers and have the information.”
In addition to the suggestions from Novakovic and Karzses, Millick said elected officials should create policies that establish fair milk prices instead of polices that provide “handouts.” The Gohlerts said supporting institutions like Cornell Cooperative Extension and its educational programs and showing farmers’ challenges to the public are more valuable than government programs.
“It’s very difficult to be a farmer,” Marcia Gohlert said.
Marcus Wolf contributed to this report..
By STEVE VIRKLER
LOWVILLE — Dairy farmers gave elected officials and their representatives an earful on how low milk prices are threatening their livelihoods at a session Jan. 13 at the Lowville fire hall.
“It’s all about the legacy,” Leyden farmer Carrie Higby told a crowd of more than 100 people, most of them farmers or involved in the agriculture industry, along with representatives from county, state and federal governments. “What legacy are we going to leave for the next generation?”
Robert Domagala said he has been farming his whole life, loves it and doesn’t even mind the early mornings and long hours.
“I’d just love to get paid for what I do,” he said.
“We lost our wages, but nobody else lost theirs,” local farmer Joseph Sullivan said. “Farming is not a business. Farming is a heritage.”
While raw milk prices to farmers have dropped, retail prices of milk and dairy products have not seen the same reduction, West Martinsburg dairy farmer Ernest Beyer said.
Other issues brought up included the inability to cover production costs, an apparent push for larger farms to the detriment of the smaller ones, a federal push for skim milk in schools and control of the market by large entities such as Dairy Farmers of America and Dairy Marketing Services.
Local veterinarian Dr. Peter Ostrum said he understands farmers’ frustrations but urged dairy farmers in the crowd to pick their battles, consider customer demand and the amount people will pay for organic products and adopt best-management practices.
“We have to adapt to a changing economic climate,” he said.
Several of the governmental panelists said they are well aware of the milk pricing situation, being farmers themselves.
“I know where every one of you are coming from, because I’m one of you,” county Legislature Chairman Michael Tabolt, R-Croghan, said.
Tabolt said he was fortunate enough to have a son who wanted to continue his family’s farming tradition but added that his son couldn’t attend the meeting because he recently went from two to three milkings per day in hopes of staying financially solvent.
He admitted that increasing milk production is probably counterproductive, since a surplus is partly causing the low raw milk prices.
“But it’s one of the last ideas we came up with to make it,” said Tabolt, one of six county legislators at the meeting.
Elected officials and their representatives encouraged farmers to band together to come up with constructive ways to help the situation.
“As a group, we can get things done,” said David Fisher, president of the New York Farm Bureau and a farmer from Madrid in St. Lawrence County.
Jennifer Karelus, Lewis County Farm Bureau president, said input is always welcome on how best to lobby government officials, and her board has three vacant seats.
County Manager Elizabeth Swearingin suggested the formation of a smaller group to get organized and present a clear message to state and federal representatives.
“You have to come to a consensus on what you want,” agreed state Assemblywoman Addie Jenne, D-Theresa.
Jenne said she heard several divergent opinions from speakers at the two-hour session but is looking for direction from farmers themselves, not just organizations like Farm Bureau or Cornell Cooperative Extension, on how best to combat low milk prices.
She mentioned ideas such as New York developing its own milk price support system or pushing for increased milk exports but said she is open to any and all suggestions.
“I just want us to pick a route, and let’s go,” Jenne said. “We’ve waited too long.”
She encouraged those in attendance to put her and her fellow lawmakers to work to help secure the future of north country dairy farming.
Extension webinar
Local farmers also attended two presentations about dairy markets issues and business management Jan. 12 at the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County.
Andrew Novakovic, a professor of agriculture economics at Cornell University, Ithaca, presented anticipated market trends, industry problems and how elected officials can help farmers through a webinar hosted by the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County, Ballston Spa. Jason Karzses, a farm management specialist for the university’s Pro-Dairy Program, followed with his presentation about operational statistics and business planning.
“It was very informative,” said John Peck, county legislator and owner of Peck Homestead Farm in Carthage. “It’s nice to get a professional opinion on how (the market) looks and where we’re going and where we’ve been.”
Several farmers and Novakovic claimed that elected officials need to introduce policies that help farmers manage their expenses and increase their consumer base.
Novakovic said farmers should encourage their elected officials to advocate for programs that help protect their liquidity and ensure they can pay their bills. He also said he hopes the new administration under President Donald Trump will preserve existing trade agreements and allow farmers to sell fat-based milk products to public schools.
Peck said preserving established foreign trade agreements prevents surplus and provides farmers with income they need to maintain their operations, adding that he hopes the new administration will establish stronger trade relations than the previous administration. He also said policies that protect liquidity would benefit farmers more than polices that recover profits.
“Liquidity is absolutely the problem with the dairy industry,” he said.
Greg Millick, owner of Golf Crest Dairy in Denmark, and Bernie and Marcia Gohlert, owners of Hilltop Farms in Lowville, said children need the essential nutrients in fat-based milk.
“We make a very wholesome product,” Millick said.
Novakovic’s claims about milk dumping received mixed responses from local dairy farmers, with many expressing their own concerns about the issue.
Dairy cooperatives have too much distressed milk when processing plants are closed on weekends and holidays, Novakovic said, causing cooperatives to dump the milk when they cannot afford to export it to out-of-state facilities. Novakovic said elected officials should create reforms that balance the milk market and lower the cost of shipping milk products.
Peck said the U.S. Department of Agriculture and other agencies should report more distressed milk data to determine the cause of dumping and the amount of milk cooperatives have dumped. Millick said that in addition to dealing with processing plants’ schedules, the lack of operating plants in the state has also increased milk dumping.
“There are a number of plants in the state sitting idly,” Millick said.
While farmers claimed they already knew many of Karzses’s suggestions, his presentation provided useful statistics and reinforced successful business management techniques.
According to his presentation, Karzses encouraged farmers to assess all areas of performance, know their finances and market trends, understand their financial risks and use financial risk tools and develop a “formal” business model. He also provided charts about net farm income, cost allocation and profitability among more than 150 surveyed dairy farms in 2014 and 2015.
Peck said the information was interesting because it showed the differences in cost and cost allocation between small and large farms. Millick and the Gohlerts said Karzses’s presentation served as a helpful reminder for managing their businesses.
“I think most farmers are running as efficiently as they possibly can,” Millick said, but “it’s always good to analyze the numbers and have the information.”
In addition to the suggestions from Novakovic and Karzses, Millick said elected officials should create policies that establish fair milk prices instead of polices that provide “handouts.” The Gohlerts said supporting institutions like Cornell Cooperative Extension and its educational programs and showing farmers’ challenges to the public are more valuable than government programs.
“It’s very difficult to be a farmer,” Marcia Gohlert said.
Marcus Wolf contributed to this report..
Saturday, January 7, 2017
Farmers, Officials To Discuss Milk Pricing Concerns
Meeting next week on dairy issues, including low milk prices.
Go to http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/news04/farmers-officials-to-discuss-milk-pricing-concerns-in-lowville-20170106 this link to check out a story about the meeting.
Go to http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/news04/farmers-officials-to-discuss-milk-pricing-concerns-in-lowville-20170106 this link to check out a story about the meeting.
Sunday, November 20, 2016
NY FFA Member Named National Vice President
From Empire Farm & Dairy magazine
By ASHLEY WILLITS
New York FFA
Throughout my FFA career, I have worn many different FFA jackets, including those representing the Copenhagen and Lowville FFA Chapter’s as well as the New York State FFA Association.
Most recently I have been honored by receiving the last FFA jacket I will ever wear. This jacket doesn’t represent a single chapter or association but instead, all 649,355 FFA members across the nation.
As the 2016-2017 National FFA Eastern Region Vice President, I will spend the next year traveling more than 100,000 national and international miles to interact with business and industry leaders, FFA members, agriculture teachers and other agricultural supporters.
My team and I will lead personal growth and leadership training conferences for FFA members throughout the country and help set policies that will guide the future of FFA and promote agricultural literacy.
For the past nine years as an FFA member, I’ve seen first-hand how agricultural education and the FFA gives students confidence in themselves and allows them to develop skills to be successful in their future careers. I was able to experience growth through the blue jacket and wanted to be able to use the skills I had learned to help others grow and serve an industry that I had developed a passion for.
My training for National Office was not limited to the hours I spent training with mentors and coaches perfecting interview techniques and learning more about agriculture. My training was also real world experiences, including conversations with agriculturists, coaching FFA members and advocating for agriculture and agricultural education.
At National Convention, myself and 41 other candidates endured a rigorous interview process. The first phase of the process included a personal round introduction interview, one-on-one interviews with each member of the nominating committee, a multiple choice test, a writing sample and an extemporaneous speech.
The second phase of the interview process included three conversations with leaders in agriculture, FFA and American Education, a facilitation round where each candidate had to present a workshop to a group of students and then a final personal interview.
The moments leading up to the election of the 2016-2017 National Officer Team were extremely exciting. I remember closing my eyes right before they announced the Eastern Region Vice President and when I heard the word “new” the next thing I can remember is my fellow candidates pushing me towards the stage.
At that point, I was filled with pure excitement and shock. I don’t think I’ve ever ran so fast in my life as I ran up to the stage to meet my teammates that had already been announced. The best part was hearing my teammate’s names called and being able to share the excitement with each of them!
I am so excited for this year of service! I’m proud to be a part of the agriculture industry and the FFA. I can’t wait to experience the adventures that this year has in store for me!
Ashley Willits, of Copenhagen, N.Y., was elected Eastern Region Vice President for National FFA during the national convention held in Indianapolis Oct. 19-22. Each year at the National FFA Convention & Expo, six students are elected by delegates to represent the organization as national officers. Delegates elect a president, secretary, and vice presidents representing the central, southern, eastern and western regions of the country.
By ASHLEY WILLITS
New York FFA
Throughout my FFA career, I have worn many different FFA jackets, including those representing the Copenhagen and Lowville FFA Chapter’s as well as the New York State FFA Association.
Most recently I have been honored by receiving the last FFA jacket I will ever wear. This jacket doesn’t represent a single chapter or association but instead, all 649,355 FFA members across the nation.
As the 2016-2017 National FFA Eastern Region Vice President, I will spend the next year traveling more than 100,000 national and international miles to interact with business and industry leaders, FFA members, agriculture teachers and other agricultural supporters.
My team and I will lead personal growth and leadership training conferences for FFA members throughout the country and help set policies that will guide the future of FFA and promote agricultural literacy.
For the past nine years as an FFA member, I’ve seen first-hand how agricultural education and the FFA gives students confidence in themselves and allows them to develop skills to be successful in their future careers. I was able to experience growth through the blue jacket and wanted to be able to use the skills I had learned to help others grow and serve an industry that I had developed a passion for.
My training for National Office was not limited to the hours I spent training with mentors and coaches perfecting interview techniques and learning more about agriculture. My training was also real world experiences, including conversations with agriculturists, coaching FFA members and advocating for agriculture and agricultural education.
At National Convention, myself and 41 other candidates endured a rigorous interview process. The first phase of the process included a personal round introduction interview, one-on-one interviews with each member of the nominating committee, a multiple choice test, a writing sample and an extemporaneous speech.
The second phase of the interview process included three conversations with leaders in agriculture, FFA and American Education, a facilitation round where each candidate had to present a workshop to a group of students and then a final personal interview.
The moments leading up to the election of the 2016-2017 National Officer Team were extremely exciting. I remember closing my eyes right before they announced the Eastern Region Vice President and when I heard the word “new” the next thing I can remember is my fellow candidates pushing me towards the stage.
At that point, I was filled with pure excitement and shock. I don’t think I’ve ever ran so fast in my life as I ran up to the stage to meet my teammates that had already been announced. The best part was hearing my teammate’s names called and being able to share the excitement with each of them!
I am so excited for this year of service! I’m proud to be a part of the agriculture industry and the FFA. I can’t wait to experience the adventures that this year has in store for me!
Ashley Willits, of Copenhagen, N.Y., was elected Eastern Region Vice President for National FFA during the national convention held in Indianapolis Oct. 19-22. Each year at the National FFA Convention & Expo, six students are elected by delegates to represent the organization as national officers. Delegates elect a president, secretary, and vice presidents representing the central, southern, eastern and western regions of the country.
Friday, October 28, 2016
Farmworker Lawsuit Could Change NY Agriculture
Check out the story http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/32805/20161026/farmworker-lawsuit-over-unionizing-could-reshape-ny-agriculture from North Country Public Radio at this link.
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Lowville Graduate Named National FFA Officer
Go to http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/news04/lowville-academy-graduate-selected-as-national-ffa-officer-20161025 to see the story about Ashley Willits.
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Put Sept. 17 on the Calendar for the Annual Cream Cheese Festival
It's that time of the year for the annual Cream Cheese Festival in Lowville.
Go to http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/news04/cream-cheese-festival-returns-to-lowville-sept-17-20160903 to read more about it. It's coming up Sept. 17.
Go to http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/news04/cream-cheese-festival-returns-to-lowville-sept-17-20160903 to read more about it. It's coming up Sept. 17.
Monday, June 13, 2016
Lady LeWinDa Milkzalot Celebrates Graduation
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| LeWinDa Milkzalot |
Well, Lady LeWinDa Milkzalot at the Lowville Producers Dairy Cooperative in Lowville, Lewis County, is getting ready for graduation season donning her mortarboard and tassels.
The famed Holstein often wears different garb for the particular season. In summer, she has been seen with big sunglasses on and in the winter, she shivers even while bundled up in a scarf and socks on her ears.
From its website, the cooperative began in 1936 and has been in business for 75 years. It has about 175 member/owner farms who produced in excess of 310 million pounds of milk in 2011; the equivalent of 36 million gallons of milk.
The cooperative's website states Lowville Producers is the largest dairy cooperative in Lewis County with more than 65 percent of the milk produced in Lewis County handled through it.
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Kraft-Heinz Deal to Add 110 Jobs to Lowville Plant
Great news for Lowville. That Kraft-Heinz merger had people on pins and needles for a while.
Check out this story from the Watertown Daily Times http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/news03/kraft-heinz-deal-with-state-will-add-110-jobs-in-lowville-20151105?utm_content=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com
Check out this story from the Watertown Daily Times http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/news03/kraft-heinz-deal-with-state-will-add-110-jobs-in-lowville-20151105?utm_content=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com
Saturday, September 19, 2015
Monday, August 31, 2015
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Lowville Academy Grad Finishes Strong at National Competition
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| Willits |
Willits, who represented the New York Farm Bureau, was one of 47 participants in the meet. She is a freshman in the agriculture business program and qualified for the
national competition after placing first at the New York State
Collegiate Discussion Meet competition held at Morrisville State.
During
the three-day leadership and development conference in Tennessee,
Willits participated in many educational sessions where she learned about the
Farm Bill, growing trends in the agricultural industry and how to be a
better leader.
The
Collegiate Discussion Meet is a competition in which four contestants
simulate a committee meeting where they discuss rising issues in the
agricultural industry and develop possible solutions for these problems,
taking into account how the problems change across state boundaries.
Judging
is based on contestants’ constructive criticism, cooperation, and
communication while analyzing agricultural problems and developing
solutions.
Willits
has extensive experience in the agriculture industry, having served as
the 2013-2014 president of the New York State FFA Association and as
chapter reporter and secretary and the District VI President on the
2012-2013 State Officer Team.
She was a state finalist in 2012 and 2013
in the Prepared Speaking and Job Interview Career Development Event and was a national finalist in 2010 for the FFA Creed Speaking Career Development Event. She also was a member of the National Poultry Judging Team in 2011 and was the recipient of the 2014 Empire State Potato Growers Association Scholarship.
She also has traveled with the National FFA Organization to South Africa as a part of
the International Leadership Seminar for State Officers. The
two-week long trip gave participants the opportunity to volunteer in a
South African community, meet agricultural leaders, explore South
African agriculture, and gain a better understanding of the global
marketplace.
Willits, a 2014 graduate of Lowville Academy and Central School, is the daughter of Jennifer and Melvin Phelps of Copenhagen.
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Huge Cheesecake Appears at Cream Cheese Festival in Lowville
Here's a photo posted on Newzjunky from yesterday's Cream Cheese Festival in Lowville:
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| The huge cheesecake from the Cream Cheese Festival. |
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Cream Cheese Festival Today in Lowville
If you've got nothing to do, head north for some music, vendors and of course, food. And there is always America's largest cheesecake on hand make of PHILADELPHIA brand Cream Cheese made right there in Lowville.
This year, though, Philly Cream Cheese and Charm City Cakes owner and reality TV star Chef Duff Goldman are preparing to break the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® record for the World’s Largest Cheesecake ever created. The cheesecake, which will benefit Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry® campaign ™, will be unveiled at the 9th Annual Cream Cheese Festival.
Voluntary donations for No Kid Hungry will be collected at the festival while the cheesecake is served. In addition, members from the Share Our Strength team will provide information about how consumers can host their own bake sales to benefit No Kid Hungry.
The Lowville Cream Cheese Festival draws more than 14,000 attendees to celebrate the city’s distinction as home to the nation’s largest cream cheese manufacturing facility, operated by Kraft Foods. The festival annually produces America’s largest cheesecake, a 1,200-pound PHILADELPHIA cheesecake served in 3,500 slices.
This year, the brand’s goal is to create an even bigger cheesecake in an attempt to break the current GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS achievement, which weighs in at 4,703 pounds. The cheesecake planned for Lowville will be approximately 8 feet in diameter and about 20 inches thick and is estimated to weigh approximately 6,000 pounds.
If you go to the festival, send me photos of the huge cheesecake if you can to farmwriter56@gmail.com
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Homesteading Fair Sept. 7 in Lowville
Looking for ways to spice up your beef for dinner?
Jean O’Toole of the New York Beef Industry Council will have tips and recipes to share at the Sept. 7 Homesteading Fair in Lowville, Lewis County.
For example, the Mama Mia beef rub developed by the Council contains no salt; the Cutting Edge rub is suggested for making tasty tacos, fajitas and Mexican meatloaf.
The day-long fair at the Lewis County Fairgrounds offers 45-minute workshops on food and gardening, backyard poultry, small livestock, maple/forestry, live horsepower, and sustainable energy.
For advance tickets and more info, see http://blogs.cornell.edu/
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