Discover the Finger Lakes – May 23, 2020
An eclectic show covering lilacs and ticks, as well as a key building for sale in Geneva, and a quiet farmers market on Saturdays at Newbury Park Pastries in the Genesee Regional Market.
Read MoreFor the Love of Food – May 23, 2020
New locations for a restaurant and a bakery, and a Finger Lakes restauranteur will include tips in the pricing on the menu of their new restaurants in Corning. Asparagus is now available around the region!
Read MoreNaturally Green – May 23, 2020
Covering everything from how not to plant annuals, to millions of cicada’s (luckily not around here) and Murder Hornets.
Read MoreThe Grapevine, May 17, 2020 – Hour 2
Barb Tatarnic of Brock University in Ontario, Canada provides an update on Cuvee 2020. This annual gala will be a virtual event this year with videos from participating wineries available starting on May 22.
Read MoreThe Grapevine, May 17, 2020
Consider adding a grapevine to your backyard, perhaps more for the wildlife than to make your own wine. Mention of yesterday’s interviews with Flower City Pickers and Community Composting, as they relate to NYS’s largest landfill that greets every visitor to the Finger Lakes who gets off the Thruway at Waterloo Exit 41. Also a discussion about the re-opening challenges for restaurants, and the FLX Collaboration Dry Rose Case available through Zugibe vineyards.
Read MoreFor the Love of Food, May 16, 2020
Flower City Pickers can process many thousands of pounds of produce that would have been thrown out at the Rochester Public Market on a Saturday in the summer. Amanda Richardson describes how volunteers sort the produce that farmers and distributors give them each Saturday, some of which is perfectly good food, other items that need to be consumed/cooked very soon, some things that can go to farm animals, and the rotten produce that needs to be composted. Catelyn Augustine is one of the founders of Eat Me Ice Cream. This Rochester company has significantly expanded their wholesale operation, while maintaining an option to pre-order and pick up their ice cream on Fridays at the Hungerford Building on East Main Street near Goodman.
Read MoreNaturally Green, May 16, 2020
Community Composting has grown quickly in a relatively few years to process many tons of organic waste each year. Brent Arnold was one of the founders of the organization. He provides an update on the options for the general public to participate in this composting operation. Laurie Broccolo has been at the forefront of horticultural trends and has emphasized need for more native plants for pollinators.
Read MoreDiscover the Finger Lakes, May 16, 2020
Sean Patrick McKay discusses the company he founded to do web design and provide digital marketing. He also addresses accessibility for websites (ADA compliance) and the creation of online stores. Site Hub has twice been voted Best in Digital Marketing by Tech Rochester.
Read MoreThe Grapevine, May 10, 2020 – Hour 2
Scott & Ruth Osborn have been leaders in the Finger Lakes wine industry for several decades. They are launching a new version of their canned series, with their Cabernet Franc/Lemberger blend.
Read MoreThe Grapevine, May 10, 2020 – Hour 1
Katarina Schwarz has been a key leader in the growth of locally produced kombucha, Rochester’s first kombucha brewery. She also teaches classes about kombucha through the Rochester Brainery. You can link to the classes on her events page.
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