WHAT: Local farms, food businesses, and regional tourism partners will join New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball to celebrate the Taste NY program’s 10th anniversary at the Central New York Welcome Center at Destiny USA and encourage shoppers to buy local this holiday season.
A special holiday New York State Grown & Certified wreath unveiling and vendor sampling will take place following the program. In addition, the Welcome Center will also be offering a reusable bag giveaway to the first 25 visitors at the event.
This will be the final event in a year-long tour of the regional Welcome Centers across the state in recognition of the program’s 10-year milestone and the local farmers and food and beverage producers who are growing their business with the help of the program. Taste NY is New York’s flagship ‘eat local, drink local’ program, which promotes New York’s farms and food and beverage businesses.
WHEN: Friday, December 15, 12:00 p.m.
*Following the program, Central New York Welcome Center Staff will be sampling products from the many delicious local food and beverages available for sale at the Welcome Center. They include:
Dutch Hill Maple
Rich’s Apiary
Speech Family Candy Shoppe
Nelson Farms
WHERE: Central New York Welcome Center
Canyon Area, Destiny Mall
9090 Destiny USA Drive
Syracuse, NY 13203
WHO: State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball
Allyson Towndrow, Taste NY Market Manager at the Central New York Welcome Center
Danny Liedka, Visit Syracuse President and CEO
Michael Gately, Destiny USA General Manager
Libby Ianno, Syracuse Salt Co-Owner
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The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
10B Airline Drive
Albany, New York 12235
The Great New York State Fair
581 State Fair Boulevard
Syracuse, New York 13209