Alleghany Services CEO Chad Klotzbach says better drainage—and better conversations—are key to the future of regional agriculture.
Food & Agriculture
UFW pushes for farms to honor union contracts
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United Farm Workers organizers have called on Wayne County’s Wafler Farms to implement a contract imposed in arbitration.
Food & Agriculture
Putting new farmworker protections to the test
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The 2019 Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act was meant to transform life for agricultural workers. The legal fight involving a Wayne County apple farm shows how hard that may be.
Food & Agriculture
The gift of a South Clinton noodle shop
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Wong Ming, the chef and owner of Ming’s Noodles who passed away in January, brought to the local restaurant scene an insatiable curiosity about the breadth of Asian cooking.
Food & Agriculture
Ice Wine & Culinary Festival returns
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Traditionally produced ice wines will be featured at the annual festival hosted by Casa Larga Vineyards.
Food & Agriculture
Oaxacan flavor, Mexico City style
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A proud indigenous Oaxacan who moved to Mexico’s capital as a teenager, Minerva Martinez, with son Marco Murcia, has been preparing authentic food made from scratch at Peach Blossom downtown since 2022.
Food & Agriculture
United Farm Workers secures first contract in New York
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The California-based union reached an agreement with Cahoon Farms in Wolcott Thursday amid a concerted organizing push into New York with legal hurdles.
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
The growth of a small indoor farm business
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Michael Temperato’s home-based Rochester Microgreens uses aeroponic technology to achieve harvest-day delivery of fresh greens.