LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Over 1,300 participants from 35 school districts and Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC) are participating in the 10-Day Plant Based Jumpstart Your Health Challenge from from Jan. 8 to Jan. 17. According to a press release from the FInger Lakes Area School Health Plan, a whole foods plant based diet (WFPB) has been medically proven to help heal many of the leading chronic diseases that cause death in the U.S. The Finger … [Read more...]
True North Farm and Yoga Reaches for Better Fed Valley with Harvest Party
YORK — Livingston County's one-of-a-kind 'yoga studio in a barn' business, True North Farm, will be hosting an upcoming Foodlink fundraiser dinner. The event, dubbed the Harvest Dish to Pass Party, takes place on Oct.22 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Participants are encouraged to bring a dish to share, along with the recipe. "My plan is to have one of these dinners each season and put together a cookbook of seasonal recipes," said Molly Cummings, … [Read more...]
Geneseo Kiwanis’ 2016 Antique Show Feeds Food Pantry
GENESEO — Geneseo Kiwanis' 2016 April Antique Show was similar to past shows, but there was one key difference. This year, Kiwanis encouraged attendees to donate canned foods, to be passed along to the Geneseo Groveland food pantry. "The one difference about this year's Antique Show was that you got a dollar off admission with a canned food donation," said Pam Linfoot, two-term treasurer of Geneseo Kiwanis and event coordinator of the … [Read more...]
SUNY Geneseo’s Upcoming Play Digs into Our Relationship with Food
GENESEO – SUNY Geneseo's upcoming play wants to digest humanity's eternal relationship with food, in a sometimes serious and sometimes hilarious light. The 'dramedy' adaptation of Tina Howe's The Art of Dining doesn't quite settle as either a comedy or a drama, says the SUNY Geneseo professor who is directing the play, Randy Barbara Kaplan. "I've wanted to do this for 30 years," said Kaplan. "The Art of Dining shows the different ways we … [Read more...]
Chefs Serve Genesee Valley-Grown Food at Wednesday’s Arc Harvest Fest
NYLON – Wednesday is harvest day in Warsaw as food grown by local growers is prepared by local chefs at the fourth annual Harvest Fest at Warsaw Village Park. According to the Arc of Livingston-Wyoming and the Wyoming County Business Education Council (BEC), the chefs use nothing but the most fresh produce and ingredients from local growers. The Arc provides support, information, and advocacy for families and individuals with developmental … [Read more...]
GMA and Geneseo Rotary Growing Summerfest from the Roots
Reading this on your phone or tablet? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. GENESEO – The Geneseo Merchant's Association (GMA) and the Rotary Club of Geneseo are again joining forces to make this July's Summerfest as vibrant and lively as ever, saying that although new local insurance requirements forced out many out of town merchants last year, they are ready to regrow Summerfest from where it started, as a weekend of … [Read more...]
County Raises Forks to Local Restaurants with Taste of Livingston
Reading this on your phone or tablet? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Genesee Valley Health Partnership and Genesee River Hotel, with a long list of supporters, donors, and volunteers, presented a delicious taste of 15 local restaurants and caterers that both showcased the many pleasures of the appetite available to us in Livingston County but also that at many dining options, tasty is … [Read more...]
Wegmans Recalls Spinach for Possible Bacterial Contamination
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Wegmans Food Markets is recalling approximately 12,540 packages of 12 oz. Frozen Organic Spinach due to a possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that causes listeriosis infection. The product was sold in the frozen food department of each of the company’s 85 stores in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, and Massachusetts, between January 27 and March 21, 2015. It is is supplied … [Read more...]