WILLSBORO - Dan Rivera recently traded a computer byte for a bite of bread.He used to work in online marketing and web design for Laederal Medical, which is the company that pioneered CPR research in the 1960s with the training mannequin Resusci Anne. The job was secure. It paid well. It ...

LAKE PLACID - Green Goddess Natural Market is a hub of local and regional food, not just for sale on the shelves and in the coolers, but on their menus.Green Goddess makes a lot of food. There's the Scape Cafe & Deli at the flagship location on Saranac Avenue. There's catering services. ...

Many people have summer berry stories, and others have black bear stories. I apparently have a bear-berry story from when I was growing up in Tupper Lake.My mother recently reminded me of a berry-picking incident that I had tucked away in the farthest reaches of my brain and forgotten. She and ...

LAKE PLACID - Summer is the most exciting time to eat in Essex County. Not only can consumers find locally grown and produced food that's in season, but they can find it nearby at farmers markets, grocery stores and restaurants.There is also a tradition of food at summer festivals, whether it's ...

LAKE PLACID - Growing a warm-weather crop such as tomatoes can be tricky in the higher elevations of the Adirondack Mountains, particularly at North Country School/Camp Treetops, which is 2,200 feet above sea level. If it can be done here, homeowners in the rest of Essex County should have no ...

KEESEVILLE - For the past 10 years, Ian Ater and Lucas Christenson have grown an assortment of crops on their farm, Fledging Crow Vegetables. The goal is to grow and sell local, organic produce to people and businesses in North Country communities.To maintain this goal, the two quickly got ...