Spring 2018 Continued on Page 2 natural. We also carry bee pollen from Piacentino and have Yuna's gluten free cookies from their bakery. I have heard testaments from people who are not primarily gluten-free eaters that these cookies are some of the best they've had! We also began carrying meat from Bolster Farm in Ft. Plain, NY. We have their ground beef, some steaks, bacon (with no added sugar!), andouille, their roast beef is served in our deli, and soon their sausage will be on our sausage, egg, and cheese sandwiches. Their meat also contains no added hormones, and their beef is pasture-raised on a beautiful farm. Try some of these new products and you will not be disappointed! Weekends at Mohawk Harvest have been marvelously filled with music by talented local artists. We have been fortunate enough to have Saturdays and Sundays with Michelle King from the band Flame, Cosby Gibson with her new CD re- lease, and various other musicians who frequent our Open Mic nights (the second Saturday of every month!) filling our store with live music on the weekends. Our cafe has been featuring different specials throughout the winter, such as The Ultimate Hot Chocolate, a Strawberry Cheesecake Latte, and we have added new by Gianna DeLilli We are grateful for another beautiful fall and winter in upstate NY. Reflecting on a wonderful holiday season, filled with locally produced food, beautiful gifts, and smiles all around; we would like to thank all our shop- pers for truly making a difference in their communities by spending their money locally. Dollars spent at Mohawk Harvest means money invested in your community - further stimulating your local economy, supporting your neighbors, and showing that it is possible to create and nourish a sustainable way of life in Gloversville. Over the past couple of months, we have begun carrying new, quality products from local producers. One producer, Piacentino Farms, located in Deerfield, NY, provides us with smoked bacon, Canadian bacon, and ground pork. Their rule for farming is "as nature intended." Their products have no added hormones, antibiotics, and are all President’s Message—Shop the Co-op First! by Bob Galinsky Now that I’m retired I am often asked what I do to keep busy. When I respond that I am on the board of directors of Mohawk Harvest people usually tell me how much they love the Co-op. When I go on Facebook, I see all the “likes” and “love” for the Co-op there as well. We appreciate all the love, we really do. The Beatles said “Love is all you need.” Mohawk Harvest Cooperative Market how- ever, cannot survive on love alone; along with your love we need your loyalty and your patronage! We need to be your grocery store. I’m not naïve, I understand that there are items that you want or need that the Co-op does not carry, so you go to a supermarket. I do too. As consumers we all make choices. Once we are in the supermarket it is easy to be seduced into buying everything on our list there, even though there are products that we prefer to get at the Co-op. What I propose is that we SHOP THE CO-OP FIRST, and then if we need things that we couldn’t get at Mohawk Harvest we go elsewhere. If we do this, if we shop the Co-op first, the Co-op gets our dollars in addition to our love. Then the Co-op can thrive and grow. It can afford to carry more Continued on Page 2 Singer Michelle King performs in the café.
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Spring 2018
Continued on Page 2
natural. We also carry bee pollen from
Piacentino and have Yuna's gluten free
cookies from their bakery. I
have heard testaments from
people who are not
primarily gluten-free eaters
that these cookies are some of
the best they've had! We also
began carrying meat from
Bolster Farm in Ft. Plain, NY.
We have their ground beef,
some steaks, bacon (with no
added sugar!), andouille, their
roast beef is served in our
deli, and soon their sausage
will be on our sausage, egg,
and cheese sandwiches. Their meat also
contains no added hormones, and their beef
is pasture-raised on a beautiful farm. Try
some of these new products and you will
not be disappointed!
Weekends at Mohawk Harvest have been
marvelously filled with music by talented
local artists. We have
been fortunate enough to
have Saturdays and
Sundays with Michelle
King from the band
Flame, Cosby Gibson
with her new CD re-
lease, and various other
musicians who frequent
our Open Mic nights (the
second Saturday of every
month!) filling our store
with live music on the
weekends.
Our cafe has been featuring different
specials throughout the winter, such as The
Ultimate Hot Chocolate, a Strawberry
Cheesecake Latte, and we have added new
by Gianna DeLilli
We are grateful for another beautiful fall
and winter in upstate NY. Reflecting on a
wonderful holiday season, filled with locally
produced food, beautiful gifts, and smiles all
around; we would like to thank all our shop-
pers for truly making a difference in their
communities by spending their money
locally. Dollars spent at Mohawk Harvest
means money invested in your community -
further stimulating your local economy,
supporting your neighbors, and showing that
it is possible to create and nourish a
sustainable way of life in Gloversville.
Over the past couple of months, we have
begun carrying new, quality products from
local producers. One producer, Piacentino
Farms, located in Deerfield, NY, provides us
with smoked bacon, Canadian bacon, and
ground pork. Their rule for farming is "as
nature intended." Their products have no
added hormones, antibiotics, and are all
President’s Message—Shop the Co-op First! by Bob Galinsky
Now that I’m retired I am often asked what
I do to keep busy. When I respond that I am
on the board of directors of Mohawk
Harvest people usually tell me how much
they love the Co-op. When I go on
Facebook, I see all the “likes” and “love” for
the Co-op there as well.
We appreciate all the love, we really do.
The Beatles said “Love is all you need.”
Mohawk Harvest Cooperative Market how-
ever, cannot survive on love alone; along
with your love we need your loyalty and
your patronage! We need to be your
grocery store.
I’m not naïve, I understand that there are
items that you want or need that the Co-op
does not carry, so you go to a supermarket.
I do too. As consumers we all make choices.
Once we are in the supermarket it is easy
to be seduced into buying everything on our
list there, even though there are products
that we prefer to get at the Co-op.
What I propose is that we SHOP THE
CO-OP FIRST, and then if we need things
that we couldn’t get at Mohawk Harvest we
go elsewhere. If we do this, if we shop the
Co-op first, the Co-op gets our dollars in
addition to our love. Then the Co-op can
thrive and grow. It can afford to carry more
Continued on Page 2
Singer Michelle King performs in the café.
Page 2 Mohawk Harvester Spring 2018
30 North Main Street
Gloversville, NY 12078
(518) 706-0681
www.mohawkharvest.org
Staff:
Gianna DeLilli, General Manager
Katlyn Christienson
Sadie Dwyer
Benjermin Follan-Entrain
Alan Harris
Dan Lentini
Korinna Marino
Taylor Osheyack
Aubrie White
The Board
President: Bob Galinsky
Vice President: Vince De Santis
Treasurer: Bobbi Trudel
Secretary: Terry A. Swierzowski
Nancy Ackerbauer
Peter Feldstein
Bruce Frasier
Peter Goderie
Carole Gottung
John Laffan
Genia Meinhold
David Pesses
Committees
Personnel
Chair: Bob Galinsky
Finance
Chair: Bobbi Trudel
Education and Outreach
Chair: Vince De Santis
Farmers Outreach
Chair: Bruce Frasier
Marketing
Chair: Terry A. Swierzowski
Webmaster
Ruth Levinton
Mohawk Harvester Editors
Nancy Ackerbauer, Terry A. Swierzowski &
Lindsay M. Hinkle
Composition and Layout
Lindsay M. Hinkle
Board meetings are held the 3rd Thursday of each month at 5:30pm. Check Facebook for location. Any member-shareholder is welcome to attend.
Mohawk Harvest Cooperative Market
Mission Statement
As consumer, producer and farmer members
of a cooperative, we are committed to the
creation of a healthy, sustainable community
by providing wholesome foods, empowering
artisans and fostering lifelong learning.
As a community-owned organization, Mohawk Harvest
Cooperative Market is committed to complete
transparency, especially in managerial and financial
matters. If you have any questions or concerns, please
contact any officer or board member or email us at
Nutrition Nibbles by Nancy Ackerbauer, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Did you know that March was National
Nutrition Month? This year’s theme, from
the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics,
was “Go Further With Food”. In addition to
encouraging a variety of healthy food choic-
es, appropriate portion sizes and balancing
food with physical activity, this
year’s theme highlights the
importance of reducing food
waste. Learning to manage food
resources in the home saves
money, nutrients and food-
waste guilt.
Here are some of the best solutions for
reducing food waste: dating and labeling
foods to be stored, creating a realistic meal
plan, assessing household inventory before
shopping (i.e. pantry/refrigerator/freezer)
and making a shopping list. Not sure how
long foods can be stored? The USDA offers
a refrigerator and freezer storage chart that
can be accessed at https://
www.foodsafety.gov/keep/charts/
storagetimes.html. Remember to properly
store your produce as well. For example,
avocados should ripen on the counter but
can be stored in the refrigerator for extend-
ed freshness.
To make a meal plan that is realistic, think
about your time frames to shop, prep and
put meals together. Look at all work and
family commitments to determine how
much time you really have on given days.
Make a shopping list, but before leaving the
house check to make sure you don’t
already have those items hiding in the
back of the pantry or refrigerator.
Having regular clean out days will
help you to remember what you
have. Also, consider if you might be
able to substitute recipe ingredients
with items you already have, such as using
chia seeds or ground flax seeds in place of
eggs. How about running those fully-ripened
tomatoes through the food processor
instead of purchasing crushed tomatoes?
If you’re struggling to create meals based on
the ingredients in your kitchen, try using on-
line recipe finders or apps that allow you to
plug in the food items you already have.
Escoffier recommends these apps: Super-
cook, Allrecipes, BigOven, Epicurious and
Cookpad.
Despite good planning, you may find you’ve
ended up with more of some items than you
What's New in Mohawk Harvest's Deli? by Alan Harris
Plain has been a hot commodity since it
became a regular on our menu. Bolster
Farm is also our supplier for your morning
sausage patties for those great sausage, egg,
and cheese sandwiches.
We also just can’t keep enough of our pro-
tein packed chicken salad and chicken salad
wraps in our Grab-&-Go area. They are
made from natural, humane-certified, low in
fat, flavorful, skinless and boneless chicken
breasts from Murray's Farm in South
Fallsburg, NY. Buffalo chicken, sesame
chicken and curried chicken are our other
salad options. Give them a try next time you
are looking for a healthy and delicious meal!
On weekends, Mohawk Harvest becomes a
destination for our brunch specials - stuffed
french toast, blueberry pancakes, and more!
We offer breakfast items starting at 8am
and lunch beginning at 11am through 2pm.
We are currently constructing a new deli
menu located on our back wall. You will
soon see a greater connection to where our
local ingredients come from, as well as new
and improved sandwiches. The deli’s daily
offerings are published on the Mohawk Har-
vest Facebook page. We are working hard
to bring you new recipe ideas using our
seasonal resources, so stop by and see
what's cookin'!
can easily prepare or eat. Before it goes
beyond salvaging, decide what you will do
with those super ripe fruits or excess milk.
Some foods freeze better than others. Did
you know the following are freezer-friendly
foods: tortillas, buttermilk, milk, half-and-
half, tofu, nuts, lunchmeats, grains, egg
whites, ginger root, pine nuts, leftover wine
and coconut milk (use ice cube trays),
peeled and chopped fruits such as avocado
or banana (for smoothies), parmesan cheese
rinds and herbs?
Also consider these food-saving ideas: quick
pickling excess vegetables or adding them to
stir-fries, soups/stews or casseroles, and
transforming ripened fruits into cobblers,
quick breads/pancakes or fruit butters.
Don’t let your nutrient-dense foods feed the
trash can or compost bin when they were
intended to fuel you. Tossing good quality
food feels terrible and wastes precious
money. When you “eat down the frig” you
might find a few extra dollars in your food
budget for some wish list items, like that
dark chocolate, a box of organic tea or new
snack you’ve been eyeing at your
community Co-op.
Learn more about membership in the artists’ co-op: MicropolisGallery.com
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GalleryUpdate
LEFT: Earrings by “The Quiet Woods”— Kim Sheridan-Dugmore and Mue Ziegler CENTER: Black and white photograph with isolated color by Rebekkah ZielRIGHT: A wall sculpture by Betsy Batchelor from her woodland ephemera series
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Guest Artist Jon SeganMicropolis is pleased to feature the work of Jon Segan of Ft. Edward during the months of March and April. A “Meet the Artists” reception was held on March 9.
Segan studied art at the Pratt Institute in Brook-lyn, NY. His work involves painting, sculpture, and assemblage.
In his artist statement Jon writes, “In my work I usually combine painting and sculpture with objects, fitting them together spatially into boxes that I construct. I find that this combination of media makes more likely the opportunities to discover the happy accidents that lead to spiritual order.”
“I paint and sculpt in a straight forward manner to best achieve harmony between the two dimensional image and the three dimensional form. The coming together of the different ele-ments allows the work to become first image, then object, and ultimately a blending of the two. This merging allows me the role of the artist, craftsperson, and finally witness,“ Jon concludes.
Shop Mohawk Harvest, dine in the cafe and then stop to see Jon’s work!
n Kevin Chamberlain to be guest artist in May & June—Mohawk Harvest’s own expert coffee roaster!! Kevin works in ceramics, metals & glass. Join us in May to meet & greet!
Welcome to New ArtistsMicropolis is pleased to announce that four new artists have joined the gallery since the holiday season. They are Kim Sheridan-Dugmore & Mue Ziegler (The Quiet Woods), Rebekkah Ziel, and Betsy Batchelor.
Kim and Mue are a daughter-mother team from Round Lake, NY. They work in sterling silver, hand cutting each piece which they then hammer, oxidize and buff to a rich patina. The Quiet Woods designs incorporate elemen-tal shapes and restful spaces. Their “Tender Jewelry” is for everyday wear with its spare and modernist sensibility.
Rebekkah Ziel has brought her energy and her photography to Micropolis. She focuses on contrast, line and light in her art which evoke a powerful expression of mood. Her images are mostly black and white with isolated sections of color and cover a wide range of topics—from nature to architecture and transportation. Rebekkah has also brought new life to our Facebook page adding videos she is making of our artists at work in their studios. Check it out and “like us!”
Our newest member is Betsy Batchelor, well known in the community for her work on the Gloversville Library campaign and also as Coun-cilwoman for Ward 3. Although she has been involved with the gallery for seven years—ini-tially as one of our founding members and also a hands on patron— Betsy has finally brought her artwork to the gallery! Her work is sculptural and in a medium she calls woodland ephemera.
For information on becoming a Micropolis artist, please go to our website or pick up an application from the desk in the gallery.
Artist News in Brief We are thrilled that our artists are being recognized by arts organizations, galleries and festivals. Congratulations!!
n Connie Dodge‘s pastel painting Hope Falls was selected to be in the juried alumni show at Nazareth College in Rochester, NY. She also has three paintings on exhibit at Schenectady County Community College in the Cassola Gallery.
n The National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites (NCWHS) has recently unveiled its new logo designed by Linda Hinkle. The Collaborative makes women’s contributions to history visible so that all women’s experiences and potential are fully valued. She also designed a trail marker that will be displayed at women’s history sites nationally.
LEFT: “Hope Falls” by Connie DodgeRIGHT: NCWHS logo designed by Linda Hinkle
ABOVE: Jon Segan discusses his work at the show openingRIGHT: “Laughing Aphrodite” by Segan
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to Derby for our
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25 N. Arlington St., Gloversville ● 725-9816
SAVE THE DATE
Join us Saturday, June 2, for a class on
Container Gardening with Flowers and Vegetables:
Presentation by Master Gardener Martha Teumim
from Cornell Cooperative Extension, Albany Division. 11:00-12:30. $5 fee.
Light refreshments provided. Please call the Co-op at (518) 706-0681 or