Celebrate World Food Day by joining Pure Catskills for the Big Apple Crunch at SUNY Delhi's Farrell Center/Agora on October 24 at 1 p.m. Pure Catskills, CADI (College Association at Delhi, Inc.) and SUNY Delhi have teamed with GrowNYC in an attempt to set a new world record for "Most Participants in an Apple-Crunching Event."
The Pure Catskills-SUNY Delhi Crunch Team is looking for 1,000 (or more) hardy apple eaters to join the fun. Fresh local apples from Middlefield Orchard of Cooperstown, NY will be provided, including honeycrisp, gala, Fuji and more.
Students, faculty and the community are all welcome to attend. If you can't make it to the college, feel free to crunch at home, in your car, or wherever you can. Every crunch counts, register for free by visiting www.pure-catskills-big-apple-crunch-team.eventbrite.com.
There is no better way to celebrate World Food Day then by supporting nutritious eating and local farmers. Help Pure Catskills, SUNY Delhi and GrowNYC raise awareness for this super fruit. Visit www.grownyc.org to find other locations and learn more about the Big Apple Crunch.
For more information, contact Kristan Morley at kmorley@nycwatershed.org or (607) 865-7090.
Pure Catskills buy local campaign is an economic initiative of the Watershed Agricultural Council. The Pure Catskills brand connects regional farm, food and wood product businesses to consumers and outside markets through direct marketing and online outlets. Over 200 members are listed online at www.purecatskills.com and within the print Guide to Farm Fresh Products. For more information, follow Pure Catskills on Facebook and Twitter.
Celebrating its 20th year, the Watershed Agricultural Council continues to protect both the rural, land-based economy of the watershed region and the drinking water quality of a reservoir system that serves over nine million New Yorkers. Partnering with farmers, agri-businesses, woodland owners, forest industry professionals and others, the Council furthers both regional business profitability and environmental stewardship. The Council also assists private landowners in using a variety of best management practices, education, tools and approaches, such as conservation easements, to keep property within a working landscape. The Council seeks to enhance both business profitability and environmental stewardship. It also champions the use of conservation easements as an option to keep land within a working landscape context. The Council protects over 23,000 acres of farmland through conservation easements, and works with over 500 farmers and 1,000 private woodland owners in the Croton, Catskill and Delaware Watersheds. The Watershed Agricultural Council works extensively through partnerships with other nonprofit organizations, government agencies and community stakeholders. These collaborations support a watershed management industry that employs hundreds of people throughout the region. The Council is funded in part by New York City Department of Environmental Protection, the U.S. Forest Service, U.S.D.A and other sources. For more information, visit www.nycwatershed.org.
