Join State Agriculture Commissioner, Local Farms, Food Businesses, and Partners at the Central New York Welcome Center for a Holiday Celebration Honoring Taste NY’s 10th Anniversary

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 10^th 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