SUGARBUSH — It’s 12 degrees below zero, and Sara Burke is counting pigs. Several dozen of them have stampeded to the fence for feeding time, and she can barely be heard over their squealing. “I count so that if one turns up missing, if it’s sick or doesn’t come for food, we can ...

SARANAC LAKE — Asparagus, rhubarb, lumber and llamas. When Jake and Erin Vennie-Vollrath bought Moonstone Farm on state Route 3 this fall, the farm had been successfully producing for over 100 years. Well, except for the llamas. They’re there “because people like llamas,” said ...

SARANAC LAKE — Carl Bowen is a man with a mission. As director of nutritional services at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake, he’s determined to give every patient and staff member the ability to eat healthily. And it’s not going to cost them a fortune. On a bright sunny day ...

GABRIELS — Like farmwives of old, Stephanie DeJoseph of Iron Rooster Farm works all the time, rising at 5:30 every morning to take care of her family and her farm. If she’s not on her feet, she’s working with her hands, making art or seated at one of several sewing machines. She takes ...

VERMONTVILLE — Once nearly extinct, a woolly pig that originated in Hungary is thriving on a small farm in the Adirondack Park. The Mangalitsa pig, which stands out for its curly white hair, was developed in the mid-19th century for its hardiness and rapid growth, but with the rise of ...

SARANAC LAKE — On the brink of making the Farm to School initiative a community economic force, a group of educators, farmers and nutritionists are looking for a way to keep the momentum going. The program teaches local kids where their food comes from, while encouraging healthy eating ...