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Farmer Education: Eklund Processing Tour

56 Railroad Ave (adjacent to Route 10)
Stamford, NY

Friday, January 27
10 am to 12 pm

Carpooling available from Walton at 9 am and Liberty at 8:30 am

 

Tour Delaware County’s newest red meat processing facility. Certified by USDA last November, staff at Eklund Processing will detail their approach, review cuts sheets and discuss custom services like their organic processing. To register, contact Kim Holden at (607) 865 7090.

What is Wac?

The Watershed Agricultural Council works with farm and forest landowners in the New York City Watershed region to protect water quality on behalf of nine million New York residents. The Council uses land conservation techniques such as
     • Whole Farms Plans
     • Forest Management Plans
     • Conservation Easements
to help farmers, forest professionals and private landholders address water pollution concerns on properties located in the Croton and Catskill/Delaware watersheds.

Internationally recognized, the Council is a successful example of public-private partnerships in watershed management. The public benefit of clean drinking water is achieved through incentivized, on-site practices performed on private lands; this partnership model is referred to as “Payment for EcoServices,” or PES. Through PES, private landowners are surface-water stewards of New York City’s drinking water. Click here to read more about the Council and what we do.

 

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