WHAT:
NYS Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball will visit the Capital Region Welcome Center to continue the State’s celebration of the Taste NY program’s 10th anniversary, spotlighting local farmers and food and beverage producers who are growing their business with the help of the Taste NY program. Since its launch, the program has had a more than $100 million economic impact on the program’s participants across New York.
The celebration marks the fourth in a series of events that are planned across the state in 2023 to recognize Taste NY’s 10-year milestone and the program’s success. Taste NY is New York’s flagship ‘eat local, drink local’ program, highlighting the quality and diversity of food and beverages grown and made in New York.
WHEN:
Thursday, May 25, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
*Following the program, vendors from the Capital Region will be sampling the many delicious local food and beverages available for sale at the Welcome Center. They include:
Liberty Farms
Love Apple Farm
Jourdin’s Maple Syrup
See & Be Kitchen
Vasilow’s Confectionary
WHERE:
Capital Region Welcome Center
NYS Thruway (I-87) Northbound
Between Exits 21B and 21A (Milepost 127)
New Baltimore, NY 12124
WHO:
State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball
Victoria Giarratano, Assistant Director, Food Systems and Innovation, Cornell Cooperative Extension
Lisa Gallina, Executive Director, CCE Columbia and Greene Counties
Paul Spoleti, General Manager, Liberty Farms
