Finger Lakes Fresh Food Hub

03/30/2017

State Senator Fred Akshar had an opportunity to learn about healthy school lunches at Johnson City elementary and intermediate school on Friday.

12/29/2016

Challenge Works E-Newsletter December 2016

12/26/2016

Have you seen our latest news?

12/21/2016

09/27/2016

Fall is here! Celebrate this beautiful season with Finger Lakes grown Acorn Squash from Benton Berries Farms.

Today's CSA box includes:

-Concord Grapes (Red Jacket Farms)
- Acorn Squash (Benton Berries)
- Red Potatoes (Williams Farms)
- Green Bell Peppers (Emmi & Sons)
- Jalapeno Peppers (Emmi & Sons)
- Eggplants (Emmi & Sons)
- Red Leaf Lettuce (Main Street Farms)
- Grape Tomatoes (Benton Berries)
- Cranberry Beans (NY Bean LLC)

09/20/2016

Heather is having fun packing CSA boxes for distribution today!
Here's whats in this week's farm boxes:
--Grapes (as pictured :)
--Red Onion
--Beets
--Red Kale
--Potatoes, Yukon Golds
--Bell Peppers
--Tomatoes
--Delicata Squash
--Garlic
--Tomatoes
--Cucumbers

09/15/2016

Have you checked this out?

09/14/2016

Eggplant Parmesan Melts- A tasty dish for lunch or dinner that uses the eggplant in this week's farm box. Enjoy!

09/14/2016

Briggs helps our participants at the Food Hub in job training every week. Thanks for your hard work and dedication Briggs.

Friday Face of Challenge!
Meet Briggs!
Briggs is our Manager of Pre-vocational Services. He became part of the Challenge family 9 years ago when he decided to change careers. Tired of breeding cows in Cortland, he wanted a more meaningful job so he decided to go back into Human Services. Before moving to the Ithaca area in 2005 from Maine he taught creative writing and Human services.

His favorite part of his job is working with the participants. "They are harder workers than most people without barriers and most of them complain less." I've have seen Briggs interact with our participants...he is brilliant!
Briggs wants people to know that we help people become more productive and contribute to the community in a positive way.

When Briggs is not at work he spends time working out both for himself and coaching special Olympians. As a boxing enthusiast Briggs also spends time writing for a boxing magazine.

Something surprising that people may not know about Briggs - He is probably the only person in the US that has an MFA in creative writing and can breed a cow! He also served in Desert Storm as an infantry soldier.

His favorite quote (which he may have written and I love)
"If God wanted you to be happy, she would have made you a dog!"
Thank you for your service Briggs! To both Challenge and our country!

09/13/2016

CSA's at CTB:) fingerlakesfresh.com

09/08/2016

Limited Special at Kilpatrick's Public House: Exposition of a Tomato! Plus proceeds go to Challenge!

09/08/2016

Come visit the Cornell Farmer's Market! Thursday's 11-2:00 on the Ag Quad.