Josh Fox Brings GASLAND 2, Myth-Busting Documentary on Fracking, to Walton Fox and Local Groups Join to Engage Citizens in the Investigation of Fracking Josh Fox, director of the 2011 Academy Award-nominated documentary Gasland, will attend a free screening of his upcoming film Gasland 2 on Sunday, June 9, at 1pm at the Walton Theatre, […]
Our first market of the 2013 season! The Franklin Farmers’ Market runs from Memorial Day through Columbus Day every Sunday from 10am-2pm
The Franklin Farmers’ Market at Chapel Hall starts its 7th season this Sunday, May 26th. You can find us at 25 Institute Street, Franklin NY, just off Route 357 in Delaware County – home of the Franklin Stage Company. This year’s poster is by famed realist artist Jack Beal, and will be available for sale […]
By Charlie Bremer being swallowed whole in the dark of night around her beautiful circular vessels gives flight to all of us Art is about transformation. We witness alchemy as the body and muscle of another person transmutes raw physical materials – clay, pigment, wood, metal, stirred with animated frequencies of light, sound, text, emotion, saturated […]
By Carla Nordstrom I picked one of the worst late February days to drive to Barlow’s General Store to visit with owners Rachel and Glen Gaetano. It was pouring rain as I drove along County Route 14; the pavement was full of puddles with streams sliding down each hill. Just as I arrived, the rain […]
by Richard A. Lacey and Irving Wesley Hall On February 5th, our Oxford Village Board voted 4 to 1 – a super-majority – to pass an amendment to its zoning laws, prohibiting industrial activities within the village. That fourth “yes!” vote meant that Oxford Village has banned fracking – a decision that under New York […]
by Norm Farwell Sometimes doing the right thing costs less too. Utility bills are a case in point. If you want your electricity cheap and clean and green, you have two options: install solar PV panels yourself, or sign up for a green “energy supply company” (ESCO for short) so that the power you buy […]
Do you have a favorite dish that you take to potluck dinners? Please share it with the rest of our community by sending it in to the Franklin Farmers’ Market Potluck Cookbook. Carla Nordstrom is compiling the recipes and looking for main dishes, salads, baked goods, and desserts that include fresh ingredients. Local ingredients are […]
