The 2023 holiday season is in full swing! We’re sharing 12 ways you can bring a local touch to your holiday gift giving and seasonal celebrations. Before we dive in, check out our first-ever Onondaga Grown ornament available for purchase.Browse our entire online store filled with apparel for all ages and styles. From canvas tote [...]
Each year, people contact us with questions about ON Farm Fest, Onondaga County's open farm day! We created the ON Farm Fest insider's guide to give you those answers, and to suggest ways you can maximize your farm tours. This year, the event is on Saturday, September 16th from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m - [...]
Buy local. For the past decade, it’s been a rallying cry across the nation – and right here in Central New York. The phrase is even at the heart of the Onondaga County Agriculture Council’s “Buy Local. Buy Onondaga Grown” initiative.However, we’ve heard from many people that actually buying local products can be challenging at [...]
Updated June 6th, 2023Want to go strawberry picking in Syracuse? You’ve got options. Many farms in Syracuse have opened their fields to the public for berry picking: from Onondaga Hill to Baldwinsville. (See the map of u-pick fields and get directions at the bottom of this article.)Right now, local fields in the Syracuse area are [...]
The 2023 holiday season is in full swing! We’re sharing 12 ways you can bring a local touch to your holiday gift giving and seasonal celebrations. Before we dive in, check out our first-ever Onondaga Grown ornament available for purchase.Browse our entire online store filled with apparel for all ages and styles. From canvas tote [...]
We can't wait...can you? ON Farm Fest is coming up fast on September 17th, 2022 from 10am to 3pm. It's the 6th annual event, and 7 Syracuse area farms will be opening their barn doors for free tours and fun on the farm. We always suggest that you aim to visit 3-4 different farms. This [...]
The wait is over! ON Farm Fest is back, and 9 amazing farms in Onondaga County are opening their barn doors to you and your family on September 18th, 2021 from 10am-3pm. We recommend you visit 3-4 different farms. So, how do you choose? Let this insider's guide lead the way with 3 highlights from [...]
September 20th, 2023 (Original Article Updated from 2022) In 1869, the small hamlet of Cardiff in LaFayette, New York captured the world’s attention. One October day, a worker was digging a well when his shovel hit something hard. It wasn’t a rock…it was a petrified giant man over 10 feet long! Thousands flocked to Cardiff [...]
Here in Onondaga County, we are proud of our thriving agricultural community. It is a community that includes over 600 farms and generates $350 million for our local economy. Five years ago, the Onondaga County Agriculture Council created ON Farm Fest as a special and unique event to connect the public with the [...]
Who's ready to go on the farm? Soon, 11 farms across Onondaga County will open their barn doors and welcome in thousands of visitors for the 4th annual ON Farm Fest event. We hope you're one of them!September 21st is coming up fast, and you only have 5 hours to visit the farms from 10am [...]
