 | Ludgate Farms is a family owned and operated farm market in business in the Ithaca NY area for over 35 years. Products range from fresh organic and local produce, local dairy and cheese, organic and natural groceries and bulk foods to gourmet treats and locally crafted gift items. HOURS -- Our normal hours: OPEN all seven days, 9 am - 9 pm all year round. (607) 257-1765 [ Map and Directions ] [ Feedback ] |
| Directory: | NYS Asparagus The asparagus we have for sale starting today (April 28th) is grown in Central NY! Yeah! Spring is here! :-) The Full Plate Farm Collective Pickup your CSA produce at Ludgate's this summer! :-) As a community service Ludgate Farms is ONCE AGAIN offering our retail farm market as a pickup location for mutual customers of Ludgate's and the Full Plate CSA Farm Collective. This is three years running for this community venture. Check out Full Plate's new web site here http://fullplatefarms.org "The Full Plate Farm Collective grows certified organic and  biodynamic
food cooperatively for
the local community. Our four farms grow over 40
acres of
vegetables and offer 300 CSA shares for the Ithaca area. We don't use
synthetic fertilizers or pesticides, but rely on crop rotation, compost
and cover cropping to maintain an ecological balance. Each
farm
grows different crops which are collected together for CSA
distribution. By relying on each other, we are able
to
provide a more consistent and diverse share of the harvest than we
could individually. By sharing our resources, skills, labor and
knowledge, we become better farmers and strengthen the local farm
community. Through our CSA we invite you to be a part of a
larger
community centered around healthful fresh food." [ 2008
pdf Brochure Here ]What is a CSA? -- Community Supported Agriculture is a partnership between a local farm and members of the community. The farm pledges to grow food for the community and the community pledges to support the farm. It is a direct food- to- consumer relationship, connecting a community with its food source. By making a financial commitment to a farm, people become “members” of the CSA. Farmers receive money at the beginning of the season and it is invested in nurturing the growing season - seeds, greenhouse expenses, equipment, labor, etc. In return members receive a weekly share of the farm - their investment returned in healthful, vibrant food, as fresh as it gets! CSAs’ support sustainable and responsible land management, a shrinking carbon footprint and communities that can nourish themselves. A community is formed by the members of a CSA and the farmers who produce their food. A CSA gives the farmers a sure market and a gauge to produce by, minimizing losses and ensuring the success of the farm. Rootwork Herbals NEW Local Handmade Herbal products at Ludgate's Extracts, Teas, Salves ... From Amanda's brochure: "Our Offering - Rootwork Herbals is our  family's
offering towards greater health and wholeness. To this end, we have
dedicated ourselves to providing our community with lovingly hand- made
herbals of the highest quality.We are a small home-based business located in the beautiful and abundant Finger Lakes region of New York State. We are fully committed to living a life in balance with the Earth. This commitment guides us to only use organically grown or consciously wildcrafted herbs along with other all-natural ingredients, sourced as close to home as possible. We do not use anything that we feel degrades the Earth and so our products are free from petroleum based ingredients, GMO's, parabens, synthetics, preservatives, fragrances and essential oils. We also strongly believe that the plants which grow near you, provide you with the best medicine. Therefore, we focus on utilizing the plants that grow in our own backyards and only offer our products regionally. The true quality of our products is rooted in the plants and our relationship to
them. We devotedly grow and wildcraft herbs so that we can guarantee
their freshness and vitality. We then gather our herbs at the peak of
their potency, closely following the plant's life cycle, as well as
seasonal rhythms. Once harvested, we immediately begin the medicine
making process so that the plant's energy is not lost. All of our
medicines are made by our hands in small batches with every detail
accounted for. We truly feel that our finished products give honor to
the sacred plants who have given their gifts, so that we all may heal. Our Family - It is our family's sincere wish to be able to assist people on their paths toward health and wholeness. To better facilitate this we have spent
years in study. The mother of the Rootwork Herbals family is Amanda
David. She has graduated from Dominion Herbal College, apprenticed at
Herb Pharm and with Susun Weed and is currently continuing her studies
at the Boston School of Herbal Studies and with Aviva Jill Romm. Her
partner, Cameron Murdock graduated from the New Mexico College of
Natural Healing with a degree in Herbalism and also brings his
experience as an organic farmer. The children of the family, Abiah and
Irijah are also deep in study and play with the plants and remind their
elders that the true wisdom of the plants is given to us from the
plants themselves."Another New local CD Now Available at Ludgate Farms! Glass of Water is pleased to present their debut CD: All the Other Fine Things After swapping a
few CD’s, Emily
and Sophia met to sing in a stairwell on  the
Cornell University campus
and were delighted and shocked to find they couldn’t tell
their
voices
apart. Now as “Glass of Water,” they sing
a wide
range of
traditional and traditionally-based tunes, including ballads from
Appalachia and the British Isles, shape note hymns, and anything they
can arrange for tight treble harmonies. "They have a
remarkable
knack for creating distinctive arrangements and weaving intricate vocal
lines. Their blithe singing shows a deep affection and respect for
their eclectic sources.""All the Other Fine Things includes some of our favorite traditionals that we've been singing for years, and some newer arrangements of songs by contemporary composers and singer-songwriters. From the chilling harmonies of "The Summer Day" to the spunky lyrics of "Who's Gonna Shoe", we think you'll really enjoy this mix! The entire album is the two of us singing acapella, with a few surprises thanks to Will Russell at Electric Wilburland." http://www.glassofwatermusic.com/ Ludgate Farms has tickets for ... http://www.cornellfolksong.org/ New Old Time CD! "It's About Time" Great local Ithaca old-time music on sale at Ludgate Farms :-) Here's a rare note from Mac Benford, he's usually too busy playing music  to
write! "I
thought you might be interested to know that I have a new CD, just
recently released (see the attachment). It’s a collaboration
with
my long-time musical pal, John Hoffmann, and it features our two bands,
The Haywire Gang and UpSouth,. as well as many duets by me and John.
Thanks for your interest and support -Mac Benford"It's About Time features John Hoffmann and Mac Benford, two powerful musicians in their first recording together. On 22 tracks, John and Mac demonstrate their versatility, with fiddle-banjo duets, banjo-guitar duets, twin banjo tunes, ballads and hot old-time fiddle tunes. Joining Mac and John on three tracks is Randi Beckmann. This trio forms the hot dance band UpSouth. Another trio configuration featured on this album is The Haywire Gang, which includes John, Mac and Paula Bradley (guitar, banjo uke & vocals). The Haywire Gang is featured on nine tracks. THE DARK SIDE OF ETHANOL AND BIODIESEL SUBSIDIES NY Times article Americans now understand that climate-destabilizing greenhouse gases are a major threat to our survival. Unfortunately, large corporations have convinced Congress to ignore real solutions to the crisis (like significant advances in fuel-efficiency), while providing billions of dollars per year in subsidies to big-agribusiness for agrofuels. More than a hundred U.S. based and international organizations, including the Organic Consumers Association, are calling for a moratorium on the more than $8 billion of annual government subsidies paid to large corporations producing agrofuels from industrial-scale genetically engineered crops. Family farmers currently receive only a small portion of annual funds allocated to agrofuels. While billions of dollars in subsidies for corn, soy and palm oil-based agrofuels, certainly result in higher profits for corporate giants such as Archer Daniels Midland, Cargill, and Monsanto, their overall contribution to reducing reliance on foreign oil and greenhouse gases is negligible (see facts below). Government support for agrofuels in the U.S. costs taxpayers roughly $2 per gallon in subsidies at the gas pump. These misguided funding priorities have taken tens of billions of dollars of funding away from essential greenhouse gas reduction policies, such as energy conservation, solar and wind power, fuel-efficiency technologies, and mass transit. While the OCA supports the production of biofuels from recycled waste (such as used vegetable oil, manure or sewage) and biomass sustainably grown and harvested for the benefit of local communities, the current focus is a recipe for disaster. QUICK AGRO-FUEL FACTS ...
Source articles --
Learn more and sign the Agrofuel Moratorium Petition today: http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_9980.cfm Organic, According to Whom?
While the US currently has no organic seafood standard, it is on its way to establishing organic standards for at least some farmed fish in the not too distant future (see following section).
In the absence of US organic standards for farmed fish, the US has been allowing imported seafood to be labeled as organic within the US marketplace. Not only is there major concern among consumer advocacy and conservation groups that this practice leads to consumer confusion, but that some of this so-called “organic” seafood in our markets today does not meet US organic principles. For instance, “organic” farmed salmon certified by the UK Soil Association allows farmers to use toxic chemicals to treat parasites and allows them to discharge untreated wastes (including these chemicals) into the marine environment.
Furthermore, many of these groups in the US and Canada argue that carnivorous fish (require wild fish for feed) and open net cage systems are inherently incompatible with organic principles. Thus, carnivorous fish that are farmed in open net cages – such as salmon and cod – should not be even considered for the US organic label. If the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) agrees - and chooses not include carnivorous fish or fish farmed in open net cages in its upcoming organic standards - the question becomes whether or not the US will continue to allow imported “organic” seafood of this nature into the US market given there will still be no US standard.
The Pure Salmon Campaign argues that in order to maintain the integrity of the organic label, only those products for which there is an established USDA organic standard should be allowed to carry an “organic” label in the US market. And, if the USDA decides to abandon or postpone an organic standard for certain seafood like farmed salmon, then there should be no “organic” product of this nature in the US market. Period. The Pure Salmon campaign's website is www.puresalmon.org, and the Conserve Our Ocean Legacy (COOL) campaign's website is www.oceanlegacy.org. King Corn King Corn is a feature documentary about two friends, one acre of corn, and the subsidized crop that drives our fast-food nation. OPENS OCTOBER 12 IN NEW YORK CITY cinema village 22 East 12th St., NYC 212-924-3363 In King Corn, Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis, best friends from college on the east coast, move to the heartland to learn where their food comes from. With the help of friendly neighbors, genetically modified seeds, and powerful herbicides, they plant and grow a bumper crop of America's most-productive, most-subsidized grain on one acre of Iowa soil. But when they try to follow their pile of corn into the food system, what they find raises troubling questions about how we eat and how we farm. http://www.kingcorn.net/pages/video_high2.htm GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CORN TOXIN AFFECTING AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS A new study in the recent issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences indicates that a toxin in genetically engineered Bt corn is contaminating waterways near farm fields. The toxin is killing caddisflies which is a valuable food resource for higher organisms like fish and amphibians. This genetically engineered (GE) corn was approved for use by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a decade ago, but the agency never tested its impact on caddisflies, which are common insects in areas where these crops are grown. According to one of the study's researchers, Todd Royer, "I think probably the risks associated with widespread planting of Bt corn were not fully assessed." Since its inception, the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) has called for a moratorium on GE crops, based on a current lack of data regarding environmental and health safety. Learn more: http://www.organicconsumers GOVERNOR SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER CREATING COUNCIL ON FOOD POLICY Council Will Coordinate Policies to Promote Agriculture, Health and Nutrition Albany -- Sept 13 2007 Governor Eliot Spitzer today announced that he has signed an executive order establishing a New York State Council on Food Policy. The Council will coordinate state agriculture policy and make recommendations on developing food policy that will help ensure the availability of safe, fresh, nutritious and affordable food for all New Yorkers, especially low income residents, senior citizens and children. The Council will look at ways to increase sales of New York agricultural products to New York consumers, with a special emphasis on expanding the consumer market for organic food. Ensuring that all New Yorkers have access to safe, fresh and nutritious food is a top priority that the Council on Food Policy will be addressing head-on,said Governor Spitzer. The Council will bring the public, producers and government together to explore ways in which we can improve our existing food production and delivery systems, expand capacity, and in particular, address the critical needs of children and low-income New Yorkers. Additionally, by expanding the sale of locally grown products, we can help struggling farmers, and expand the local agriculture and state economy. The New York State Council on Food Policy will include 21 representatives from all areas of the food system, including six agency heads. The State Agriculture Commissioner, Patrick Hooker, will serve as the Chairperson. He will be joined by the Commissioners of Health, Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, Aging, Economic Development and the Consumer Protection Board. The other members will be appointed by the Governor and will include the Dean of the New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; 1 farm organization representative; 1 school food administrator; 1 consumer representative; 2 food assistance organization representative; 1 nutritionist; 1 anti-hunger advocate; and 3 representatives from the food industry at large, which could include producers, distributors, processors or retailers with at least one involved in organic production. There will also be four appointed positions for members with experience and expertise related to agriculture, nutrition or food policy that will be recommended by the Temporary President of the Senate, the Speaker of the Assembly, the Minority Leader of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the Assembly. In addition to coordinating food policy, the Council will develop a strategic plan to ensure access to affordable, fresh, healthy, nutritious food and expand agricultural production, especially locally-grown and organically-grown food. The sale of organic food is an emerging market, with more than $13 billion spent on organic food in 2005 The Council will make recommendations to the Governor on state regulations, legislation and budget proposals in the area of food policy to ensure a coordinated and comprehensive inter-agency approach to state food policy issues. The Council will deliver a written annual report to the Governor. Lieutenant Governor David A. Paterson said, The overall health of our state will improve if we can make our eating habits healthier. The creation of the New York State Council on Food Policy demonstrates that government can work in partnership with communities and food producers to insure that all New Yorkers, particularly senior citizens, children, and those who struggle to afford healthy foods are aware of and have easy access to a nutritious, balanced diet." New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker said, New York has 36,000 family farms that work day in and day out to produce an abundance of fresh, healthy and wholesome food for our 19 million consumers. I am honored to chair the Council on Food Policy and believe it will serve as a valuable forum in discussing the States complex, yet critical food system for the benefit of consumers, farmers, processors, distributors and retailers. Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance Commissioner David A. Hansell said, The ability to obtain nutritious and affordable food is of particular importance to low-income families, who are stretching limited resources to meet food and other vital needs. In forming this Council, Governor Spitzer is ensuring that the needs of these families are considered and acted upon in the development of food policy in New York State. New York State Health Commissioner Richard F. Daines, M.D., said, Government decisions about food policy have driven consumers' eating habits for decades, but not always to the benefit of personal health. I appreciate Governor Spitzer's attention to these important issues that affect the quality and longevity of people's lives, and look forward to working with the Council to help create better policies and healthier diets. A copy of the executive order is at http://www.ny.gov/governor Fish Creek Gourmet Locally produced in Central Upstate NY! (Apulia Station) Demo and tasting Sat Apr 14th 11 am - 3 pm at Ludgate Farms "We specialize in unique and delicious foods, which are also healthy. We  are
currently producing a wine reduction Pomegranate Sauce marinade
(formerly Pee Wee's Pomegranate Sauce) and a Pomegranate Vinaigrette.An important component of the heart-healthy Mediterranean diet, pomegranates are a beautiful red fruit filled with hundreds of plump, ruby red, tart seeds that are luscious and healthy. They contain very high amounts of antioxidants and flavinoids. Although pomegranates were used in folk medicine for hundreds of years, they have really come into their own of late; articles on the health benefits of pomegranates have recently appeared in health magazines, newspapers, news magazines, and T.V. shows. Fish Creek Pomegranate Sauce is a wine reduction sauce that is absolutely delicious for marinating meat, fowl, fish, and vegetables. Fish Creek Pomegranate Vinaigrette is a fine salad dressing that also makes a good marinade."###### "FRANKEN-WINES" TO HIT U.S. THIS YEAR Consumers beware: the Frankenwines are coming. As with other genetically engineered food, there will be no labeling required on wines that, for the first time, will contain gene-altered yeast. The FDA has carried out no studies of its own on the experimental yeast, and yet has approved it as "safe," based completely on data provided by the company selling the product. According to Dr. Joseph Cummins, emeritus genetics Professor at the University of Western Ontario, wine yeasts are unstable, and genetically altering them can lead to unexpected toxicity in the final product. Genetically engineered yeast is banned in every nation in the world, other than in North America, so the use of the controversial yeast by a few large domestic wineries will likely damage the entire U.S. wine industry, as concerned wine consumers move to avoid GE-tainted wines. Another Great Gift idea.... How about chocolate, flowers, music and a massage? Ludgate Farms of Ithaca NY is teaming up with Laurie Roe of Healing Hands of Ithaca NY and offering massage gift certificates! Laurie Roe, MS, LMT has been in massage practice in Ithaca, New York since 1996 after 
graduating from the Finger Lakes School of Massage in Ithaca NY.
She also has a masters degree in clinical nutrition from the University
of Chicago. Her clients regularly tell her they like her work because
it is deep and satisfying, a “real” massage. She
has had extra training
in sports massage and also works for Cornell Outdoor Education as a sea
kayak instructor. Her new office is centrally located in downtown
Ithaca. Please call for prices. Package deals are available. Healing
Hands of Ithaca: Laurie
Roe, MS NYS Licensed
Massage Therapist. Massage Gift
Certificates are now available at Ludgate
FarmsWoodworking gift items ... A
picture is worth
many
of 
my words... We now have a great
selection of hand
made cutting boards. These are carefully crafted from the finest
hardwoods in the Ithaca, NY woodworking shop of Bill Baker of Plum
Creek Designs.
They are sanded to a smooth finish and sealed with a non toxic
vegetable sealer. Bill recommends walnut oil (which is available at
Ludgate's too) to maintain their natural beauty.New
Weekly Newspaper
for Tompkins
County ...
Tompkins Weekly is the county's newest weekly newspaper. Coming out Monday afternoons starting October 16th, Tompkins Weekly will focus on covering the issues faced by every municipality in Tompkins County. Whether you live in the city, a village or town, you can read about the issues facing your community and how your elected officials are looking to address the many topics that come before them for consideration. Tompkins Weekly will examine these issues in greater context of what is happening across our communities and our county. Additionally, you'll see an opinion page, letters to the editor, a calendar of area events, and other interesting and useful topics regarding things happening in our area. Tompkins Weekly looks forward to being your first source for local political news and events for readers living and working in every community in our county. Locally owned and operated, Tompkins Weekly, Inc. is published by Jim Graney who also publishes Ithaca Child, Ithaca Parent & Teen, the Ithaca Baby Book, and the Ithaca Senior Care Publication. Mr. Graney brings over 25 years of media experience to Tompkins Weekly. He is joined by businesspartner Tim McCabe who is also the company's General Manager. Mr. McCabe most recently served as the Vice President and General Manager of StoneTravel in Ithaca. Tompkins Weekly will be available free on local news stands like Ludgate Farms and others around the county and will also be available to be read live on the internet at www.tompkinsweekly.com. To learn more, call General Manager Tim McCabe at607-339-9774 or email tompkinsweekly@yahoo.com; or contact Publisher JimGraney at 607-327-1226 or email jgraney@twcny.rr.com. Introducing Cup Cooking: Individual Child Portion Picture Recipe Book There is so much more to Cup Cooking than just a great way for children to craft their own snack! Cup Cooking offers total involvement for each child! Children can measure, mix and munch their own portion. They "keep the place" as they move left to right, assembly line style, through the picture recipe sequence. The whole child is involved in concrete real live experiences providing natural opportunities to develop eye-hand coordination, small muscle control, basic skills and concepts and most importantly, self confidence! Some foods are mixed and baked in paper cups using an electric skillet for an oven! It works, so do the non-cook recipes. Here's a comment from a boy, eating apple salad he'd just made, "Hey! this is good! I never had this before. It's good!" Teachers' comments: "Recently I was in a classroom where the teacher was using Cup Cooking. I was fascinated. I must have your book." "There's a nice variety, with emphasis on wholesome simple foods." "There's a whole year's curriculum in your book." "I love your Big Dream, it's all there!" The book includes the Big Dream (principles for working effectively with children), ways to apply these principles in Cup Cooking and preparing for, carrying out and extending the learning from Cup Cooking. Cup Cooking, by Barbara Johnson Foote, early childhood educator, is now available at Ludgate Farms! U.S. Factory Farms – So Bad They're A Tourist Attraction WASHINGTON - September 29 - [ Source ] Food & Water Watch welcomed farmers from France, Spain, and Germany this week for a first hand look at the environmental and public health consequences of factory farm dairies in three states – Michigan, Oregon and Washington. “U.S. factory dairy farms are so bad they’re a tourist attraction,” said Wenonah Hauter, Food & Water Watch Executive Director. “European farmers touring U.S. factory dairies and communities will take home a snapshot of what European agriculture could become if farmers and their governments aren’t careful.” Factory farms have been linked to health problems for farm workers and neighbors, and contaminated water and air in surrounding communities. The stench alone can ruin rural communities, as residents rush to shut their windows and bring their children indoors when the wind shifts. These communities have been fighting lonely, uphill battles against operators that take advantage of lax enforcement of zoning and environmental laws. “In a 16 mile corridor we have dairy operations dumping five times the amount of raw sewage as that produced by the entire population of Seattle onto our fields,” said Helen Reddout, president of Community Association for Restoration of the Environment in Yakima County, Washington. “Contaminated waste on our fields is dangerous as we can see in the California spinach case." (To read OCA's position paper
and other in-depth articles on the E.coli crisis go to OCA's daily news
page http://www.organicconsumers.org/2006/log.cfm).
Help spread the truth --
Follow
this link to send a letter to the editor
of your local newspaper in support of organics. Hanshaw Trio releases New Local Celtic CD! From Marcy Prochaska: "The
Hanshaw Trio
is
pleased to announce the release of STARBUCKS UNDER FIRE FOR USING
RBGH MILK &
NOT SERVING UP FAIR TRADE COFFEE  our
debut CD. Self-titled, the
recording features our mostly Celtic repertoire for fiddle (Jerry
Drumheller), hammered dulcimer (Marcy Prochaska), and guitar (Craig
Higgins). The trio invites everyone to celebrate this release with us on April 5. We'll be performing for Musicians Manques, an informal concert series featuring Cornell musicians. The show will take place in the Guerlac Room of the A. D. White House on campus, starting at 4:45pm. CDs will also be available at our other performances, at Ludgate Farms in Dryden, or through our website, http://mp-dulcimer.com/hanshaw.html." May 26, 2006 - A National Week of Action pressuring Starbucks will be taking place June 19th-25th. The OCA and its allies are calling on Starbucks, the largest coffee distributor in the world, to discontinue serving milk from cows injected with Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH) and ensure that at least 5% of their coffee is certified Fair Trade. Global coffee prices have plummeted, pushing millions of small coffee farmers into desperate poverty. Fair Trade coffee guarantees farmers are paid a fair price for their crops. While Starbucks plasters their store walls with photos of Fair Trade coffee farmers, Fair trade & organic represents only a very small percentage of their total coffee sales (about 3.7%). Starbucks continues to post record annual profits by exploiting the world's coffee farmers. Starbucks rarely offers certified Fair Trade coffee as their coffee of the day, nor has it followed its own policy of brewing Fair Trade coffee, on demand. Join OCA and its allies to leaflet Starbucks cafes in your neighborhood. Take Action: http://www.organicconsumers.org/Starbucks/ Tickets
are
available at
Ithaca Guitar Works, Ludgate
Farms, GreenStar
Market, Small World Music, Colophon Books, online at
<http://www.cornellfolksong.org>,
by mail (SASE to CFSS, PO Box 481, Ithaca, NY 14851), and at the door.
For more information, visit
<http://www.cornellfolksong.org>
or call 607-564-1998. For more details on the performer, see
<http://www.acousticmusic.com/staines/>. Fair Trade items: Coffee, Tea, Chocolate and crafts ... In
addition to
these
kind of items ... Ludgate Farms also has
gift
certificates available year around.  We accept GIFT CERTIFICATE orders by telephone with a credit card. We will mail the gift certificate .. or they can pick it up in the store! Great way to let your favorite Cornell or Ithaca College student choose their own gourmet and local items! Some other gift ideas ... gourmet pesto, locally crafted ceramics (pottery), local greting cards from dozens of artists and some locally grown jumbo garlic. Click [ here ] for more photos of our store and some gift ideas ... Turkish Delight ... Turkish Delights. The authentic old world confection imported from the Middle East for generations. We stock genuine Turkish Delights mde in Turkey ... [ as mentioned in the Chrionicles of Narnia .. The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe] We stock Authentic imported from Turkey Hazar Baba Turkish Delight "Lokum" at Ludgate Farms in Ithaca New York (NY) -:) We have for decades, since before the dawn of the megaboxes. From a tourism website: "Hard candy! I'm tired of hard candy!" the sultan growled as he cracked a tooth on yet another sourball. "I demand soft candy!" Ali Muhiddin Haci Bekir, a confectioner who had come to the imperial capital of Istanbul from the Anatolian mountain town of Kastamonu in the late 1700s, heard his emperor's plea. His mountain-man blood rose! His face turned grim with conviction! He set his jaw with determination! He was going to take bold and decisive action! He marched into his confectioner's kitchen and mixed water, sugar, corn starch, cream of tartar and rosewater, cooked it up, poured the mixture into a flat pan slicked with almond oil, and let it cool. Then he sprinkled it with powdered sugar, cut it into bite-sized chunks and...his hand trembling, his eyes bright with anticipation, his mind fraught with trepidation, his lips quivering to receive the morsel...he bit! What? No crack of candy crunched by his mighty alpine jaws? No shower of sugary splinters scattering through his oral cavity? Why, this new confection was soft and easy to chew, a pleasure, a treat for both palate and teeth! It was... it was...a comfortable morsel! Rahat lokum ("comfortable morsel"), nowadays called simply lokum, or Turkish Delight, was an instant hit, especially at the palace. Ali Muhiddin became a celebrity overnight as palace bigwhigs (or, more usually, their lackeys and gofers) traipsed down the hill from Topkapi Palace to Eminönü on the Golden Horn to buy boxes of Comfortable Morsels to thrill the jaded palates of Ottoman potentates. You can still buy lokum at Ali Muhiddin's shop in Eminönü today, almost 250 years since the intrepid confectioner saved his sultan from sourballs. It's on Hamidiye Caddesi at the corner of Seyhülislam Hayri Efendi Caddesi, two blocks east of the Yeni Cami (New Mosque). Over the centuries Ali Muhiddin's descendants (the shop is still owned by the family) fiddled with the recipe, adding good things like walnuts, pistachios, oranges, almonds, clotted cream, and of course chocolate. (The plain rosewater original is still a favorite, however.) Lokum (Turkish Delight) is now made and sold in thousands of shops throughout Turkey, and enjoyed with Turkish tea or coffee, or just by itself. A favorite place to buy it is Afyon, where the rich local clotted cream is used to make kaymakli lokum. When
you visit a shop, don't be afraid to ask
for a free sample: say Deneyelim!
(deh-neh-yeh-LEEM,
"Let's try some!") (For more Turkish words and phrases, see my Turkish
Language Guide.) [
Source
article ] Pecans are highest of nuts in antioxidants ... ATLANTA — "Newly published research shows that the pecan, that All-American nut, contains the most antioxidant capacity of any other nut and is among the top category of foods to contain the highest antioxidant capacity. Antioxidants are substances found in foods that protect against cell damage and, studies have shown, can help fight diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, cancer and heart disease. In the largest, most comprehensive analysis of foods to date, researchers at the USDA Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center measured the antioxidant capacity of more than 100 foods, including fruits, vegetables, nuts, dried fruits, spices and cereals. Using a method called ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity), the researchers found that pecans ranked highest among all nuts in antioxidant capacity and were among the foods that showed high antioxidant capacity. Antioxidants help to prevent oxidation in body cells, which has been linked to many chronic and degenerative diseases, as well as the aging process. “We think this type of measurement is a good indicator of the total amount of antioxidants in foods,” said Xianli Wu, lead researcher of the study from the Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center. “Consumers should eat more foods with high antioxidant capacity. Pecans are one of them. “ Among the foods that contained the highest antioxidant capacity were beans, blueberries, apples and pecans. This research, published in the June edition of the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, provides the first comprehensive set of data on antioxidant status of foods being consumed by the U.S. population. Ultimately, this will allow researchers to measure consumer’s overall intake of antioxidants and compare it to health outcomes in the population." [ source article ] Ludgate Farms offers freshly packed pecan halves in their bulk department.
Serve
the quiche as a palate teaser or as a main dish, or These
are
pre-cooked. The
small quiches heat in the microwave quickly. -m
Winter
days ... ! :-) Local Chocolate! Ithaca
is Gorges!
- And
Ithaca's Gorges is a chocolate  tribute
to the
Central New York landscape. Each hand-made cluster is packed with
crunchy nuts or chewy fruit, and is covered in a blanket of milk or
dark chocolate. With all organic ingredients and 5% of profits going
towards the preservation of the natural beauty of Finger Lakes area,
it's an indulgence you can feel good about. Inside each box is a vintage Finger Lakes photograph replica. Thjeir first series features waterfall images taken by 1860's Ithaca photographer Joseph Burritt. Special thanks to the History Center in Tompkins County for their assistance in locating and reproducing these spectacular images. These organic chocolates are available at Ludgate Farms.
| National Bike to work day! May 16th is National Bike to work day! Check out what Ithaca is doing at this new LOCAL website http://icycle.org/biketowork/ Happy Spring! :-) Bedding Plants, Hanging Baskets, Greeting Cards, Chocolate, Gourrmet Food Gifts, Exotic Teas, Local Music ... We now have high quality market packs of flowers, vegetables, herbs,  perennials,
annuals and the
list goes on. pansies and violas in
addition to
potted
flowering plants mentioned below. Our bedding plants are not the
bargain hunter variety, sorry. These are super healthy, highly compact
and full of healthy flower buds.Ludgate Farms has a selection of spring flowers in pots and market paks for your garden! :-). Primroses, Easter Lilies, Hydrangea, Gerbera, Roses, Cyclamen and more! Also lots of fresh cut flower stems for your floral arrangements and vases. Come say hello! Oh yeah, and don't forget to check the chocolate display! Local Grass fed meats ... Beef, pork and lamb from Autumn Harvest Farms now sold at Ludgate's in the freezer section From the farm's informational website: "On our farm cattle are intensively  rotated
to clean pasture twice daily. In addition to this they are supplemented
with all natural Icelandic sea salt which provides them with minerals
and vitamins. All of the cattle on our farm are grass fed and grass
finished . Eating grass, legumes and herbs is the natural way for
cattle. Grass feeding cattle creates a truly superior eating experience
and produces healthy meat as well. Meat from truly grass fed cattle has
less total fat, less saturated fat, less cholesterol and fewer
calories. It has more vitamin A, more vitamin E, more beta-carotene and
even more importantly, has two health-promoting fats called omega-3
fatty acids and “conjugated linoleic acid,” or CLA."http://www.autumnsharvestfarm.com/ Water Bottles With PBA Become Suspect April 18 2008 (Penfield, N.Y.) - Popular water bottles made at a Penfield-based company will soon be disappearing from store shelves after concerns were raised over a chemical in the bottles. Nalgene, a division of Thermo Fisher Scientific, employs close to 1,000 people in Penfield and Fairport. The sturdy construction of their polycarbonate water bottles make them popular with outdoor enthusiasts, but the formula contains bisphenol-A which can leech into the container's contents. On Tuesday, scientists from the Center for Disease Control, the Food and Drug Administration and the Institutes of Health issued a report that showed animals exposed to the bisphenol-A (or BPA) chemical in Nalgene's bottles entered puberty sooner, and developed pre-cancerous tumors and urinary tract problems. [ source ] NY Times Article April 22 -- same topic: BPA Herald Tribune April 23 April 28 -- From a customer: Hi: I panicked when I saw your email and the news about SIGG water bottles. However, on further research, I believe that the inclusion of SIGG water bottles on the list of bottles containing BPA was unwarranted. A quick reference point can be found at http://www.dld123.com/q&a Thanks, -K Chemicals May Play Role in Rise in Obesity By Elizabeth Grossman Special to The Washington Post "Too many calories and too little exercise are undeniably the major factors contributing to the obesity epidemic, but several recent animal studies  suggest
that environmental exposure to widely used chemicals may also help make
people fat.The evidence is preliminary, but a number of researchers are pursuing indications that the chemicals, which have been shown to cause abnormal changes in animals' sexual development, can also trigger fat-cell activity -- a process scientists call adipogenesis. The chemicals under scrutiny are used in products from marine paints and pesticides to food and beverage containers. A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found one chemical, bisphenol A, in 95 percent of the people tested, at levels at or above those that affected development in animals." [ source and remainder of article ] "HEALTH TIP OF THE WEEK: HOW TO AVOID BPA
http://www.ewg.org/reports/bisphenola/execsumm.php Buying our way to guilt free consumption? Editorial comments from Seventh Generation on carbon offsets [ source ] In the simplest terms, a carbon offset plan works like this: Say, for example, that in driving to and from work each day your car emits one ton of CO2 a year. To negate this ton of CO2, you join a carbon offset program which charges you $200 per year to plant an acre of trees that will absorb the ton of CO2 from the air. In theory, your commute has now become carbon neutral. It’s a reasonable idea, but we should state up front that as a company, Seventh Generation is not in favor of carbon offsets. It’s our view that while these programs certainly have some benefits, they don’t address the serious top-to-bottom systemic change that’s needed where energy and emissions are concerned. Instead, they simply grant a certain amount of guilt-free permission for their subscribers to continue to produce CO2 at a time when everyone needs to think of ways to prevent carbon emissions in the first place. Our opinion is that in a rapidly warming world, a molecule of CO2 in the atmosphere is a molecule of CO2 in the atmosphere. The fact that it may have been compensated for elsewhere does not impact the contribution to climate change that the original molecule will make. Carbon offsets make the overall situation less worse, not better. And better is what we need. So, while we very much support planting trees and other carbon offset programs, we don’t favor a system that uses these programs as a way to continue business as usual somewhere else. At best, we think carbon offset programs are a stop-gap solution, a bridge we can use to start ameliorating our impacts immediately while we engineer a new system in which clean technologies and energy efficiencies combine to keep the lights on without environmental damage. We see them as a temporary fix, not a permanent solution. [ source and remainder of article ] Wildlife conservation thrown away for PROFITS by big midwest farms ... NY Times April 9 - Thousands of farmers are taking their fields out of the government’s biggest conservation program, which pays them not to cultivate. They are spurning guaranteed annual payments for a chance to cash in on the boom in wheat, soybeans, corn and other crops. Last fall, they took back as many acres as are in Rhode Island and Delaware combined. Environmental and hunting groups are warning that years of progress could soon be lost, particularly with the native prairie in the Upper Midwest. But a broad coalition of baking, poultry, snack food, ethanol and livestock groups say bigger harvests are a more important priority than habitats for waterfowl and other wildlife. They want the government to ease restrictions on the preserved land, which would encourage many more farmers to think beyond conservation. [ source ] Inexpensive food is not really such a bargain ... NY Times April 02 2008 - Higher food costs, they say, could push pasture-raised milk and meat past its boutique status, make organic food more accessible and spark a national conversation about why inexpensive food is not really such a bargain after all. “It’s very hard to argue for higher food prices because you are ceding popular high ground to McDonald’s when you do that,” said Mr. Pollan, a contributor to The New York Times Magazine and author of “In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto” (Penguin Press). “But higher food prices level the playing field for sustainable food that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels.” [ NY Times article here ] Belle Sherman Elementary School Fundraiser Auction for the 5th grade class Support the Belle Sherman Fifth Grade Class trip to Carnegie Hall in New York  City by bidding on this colorful painting generously donated by Elisabeth Gross-Marks.This sold for $76- Bids will end on April 21 at 2 pm To place a bid email your name, address, phone number, email and bid amount to: belleshermanauction@gmail.com Painting by Elisabeth Gross-Marks Acrylic on canvas 30" X 24 1/2" with a 1/2" white wood frame. About the artist: Elisabeth was born in Germany and studied art in Munich and Berlin. She moved to Ithaca 18 years ago,where she has a studio and is teaching art and German. She is a member of the State of the Art Gallery, where she will have a Solo Show in June. Currently she is painting on recycled material. Visit her website here: www.brilliantcolorsegm.com Thank you for your generous support. New wheat free cookbook ... Now available at Ludgate Farms, Ithaca NY Bon Appetit- Without the Wheat by Julie Ambrose with foreword by Anne Roland Lee contains over 175 gluten-free and wheat-free recipes from appetizers to desserts. All of  the recipes use premixed
gluten-free flour and ingredients that can be found at your local
natural food store. By using more common ingredients you’ll
be
able to prepare meals that not only taste better but are less expensive
than prepackaged gluten-free foods. This is a perfect cookbook for
people with celiac disease, anyone avoiding wheat or gluten and their
friends and families. With
Bon Appetit- Without the Wheat you’ll enjoy a
delicious meal without worry- and no one will know it’s
gluten-free! [ more info
]What is celiac disease? Celiac disease is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. People who have celiac disease cannot tolerate a protein called gluten, found in wheat, rye, and barley. Gluten is found mainly in foods but may also be found in products we use every day, such as stamp and envelope adhesive, medicines, and vitamins. [ more ] NEW 2006 Edition Hiking Trail guide available at Ludgate's ... "Guide
to Hiking Trails
of the Finger Lakes Region" This is the little green book
with
all the cool topo maps! (2006
most recent edition) Describes
126.8
miles
of main FLT (Finger
Lakes Hiking Trail) from South Bradford on map M13 to O'Dell Road on
map M19.
Also Queen Catherine Marsh Trail, Interloken Trail, Abbott Loop, and
Virgil Mountain Spur. Published by the Cayuga Trails Club, with maps.
Great for Day hikers or serious overnight backpackers. Not for cycling - for bicycling trail information visit your local bike shops My Forbidden Fruits (and Vegetables) ... NY Times March 01 2008 - "If you’ve stood in line at a farmers’ market recently, you know that the local food movement is thriving, to the point that small farmers are having a tough time keeping up with the demand. But consumers who would like to be able to buy local fruits and vegetables not just at farmers’ markets, but also in the produce aisle of their supermarket, will be dismayed to learn that the federal government works deliberately and forcefully to prevent the local food movement from expanding. And the barriers that the United States Department of Agriculture has put in place will be extended when the farm bill that House and Senate negotiators are working on now goes into effect. As a small organic vegetable producer in southern Minnesota, I know this because my efforts to expand production to meet regional demand have been severely hampered by the Agriculture Department’s commodity farm program. As I’ve looked into the politics behind those restrictions, I’ve come to understand that this is precisely the outcome that the program’s backers in California and Florida have in mind: they want to snuff out the local competition before it even gets started." [ remainder of NY Times Source article ] Flowers, chocolate and a massage? Or maybe just some fresh fruit with bread cheese .. hmm.  We
have a full assortment of fresh
cut flowers in buckets sold by the stem - farm market style - Fresh and
simple. We have chocolate from local chocolatiers like Ithaca Fine
Chocolate and Ithaca's GORGES both organic! Both a little different but
both awesome. Also we have hundreds of greeting cards and music and
gifts from local artists and musicians. Stop in and see us.Local pottery Frog Hill Pottery -- Here's a great "under thirty dollars gift idea" from the local  pottery
folks at Frog Hill from Ithaca NY - we always have lots of these mugs
in stock at Ludgate Farms. "The
pots emerge from the fire transformed from soft brown clay into
colorful, durable stoneware. The potter has anticipated the changes
caused by the firing and made the pieces subtly different than the
forms he is seeking. Still every firing brings exciting surprises, and
some losses. It is a time for re-evaluation of artistic direction and
fresh inspiration for a new cycle of creating." [ Frog Hill's
Web Space ]Gary Rith -- Gary's work is now available at Ludgate Farms on Hanshaw Road in Ithaca NY. Gary Rith started learning pottery in 1983 and has been a  full-time
artist since 1997. He studied art at Bennington College, and also
received a masters in special education and as a reading
specialist. He has taught in all 3 of those areas. The
business
began in New Hampshire, where he was selected as a member of the League
of New Hampshire Craftsmen in 2004, and in 2005 was honored as one of
New Hampshire's Emerging Ceramics Artists. He moved to the
Ithaca, NY area in 2006, near where he grew up, and is happily making
pots and sculpture in a purple house on Fall Creek in the hamlet of
Etna. [ Gary's Web Place
]EPA GIVES FACTORY FARMS RIGHT TO IGNORE POLLUTION LAWS The EPA is accepting public comments until March 27, 2008 on an outrageous proposal to eliminate clean air standards for factory farms. Federal laws currently require industry of any type to report hazardous substances they are spewing into the atmosphere, but according to the EPA, factory farms should be exempt so as to "to reduce the burden on the regulated community." It's time to tell the EPA to stop allowing factory farms to poison the air in our rural communities. Learn more and take action: http://www.organicconsumers CHILDREN FED NON-ORGANIC FOOD HAVE PESTICIDES IN THE URINE A new peer-reviewed study found levels of nerve-gas like pesticides in the bodies of children who eat conventional foods. Researchers found that if a child switched to an organic diet, the pesticide disappeared from the child's urine within 36 hours. Organophosphates were designed during WWII specifically to kill humans and later evolved into commonly used pesticides for food crops. The study has not yet linked the pesticide levels to specific foods, but other studies have shown peaches, apples, sweet bell peppers, nectarines, strawberries and cherries are among those that most frequently have detectable levels of pesticides. Learn more: http://www.organicconsumers Buy local and organic ... The average American consumes more calories on Thanksgiving Day than any other day of the year. With the  average
supermarket food traveling 2500 miles from farm to fork, the
Thanksgiving dinner cornucopia can add up to a substantial amount of
petroleum based energy consumption and greenhouse pollution. This
Thanksgiving, consider taking up the "buy local and organic" challenge.
You can do a world of good by voting with your consumer dollars for
organic and locally or regionally produced food. And don't forget that where you buy your food and other products is just as important as what you buy. Break the Chains of mindless consumerism by patronizing local, independently owned co-ops and businesses whenever possible. Why buy LOCAL?? Local businesses and farms produce more income, jobs, and tax receipts for local communities than big box stores do. Adapted
from - learn more at: http://www.organicconsumers.org/btc.cfm Tobacco ... Ludgate Farms has been here 35 years and like most locally based independant natural product retailers, we have never sold tobacco, alcohol or lottery tickets. The latest desperate marketing ploy from the mega-box markets is to surrender their tobacco sales and try and convince their customers, they are doing it for them ... awww shucks. I'll betcha' if the bottom line wasn't affected they wouldn't give it up :-) From an online blog: "Do any retailers really make any profit on cigarettes anyway? It is and will always be a high theft item, it costs hundreds of thousands of dollars just to inventory them in a chain like xxx, and what about the labor costs to stock, order, manage, etc. that inventory. Perhaps there is more here than just health. Most cigarette sales used to have slim margins." WHAT IS THE BLACK DIAMOND TRAIL? A walking and biking trail about 15 miles long, connecting Taughannock Falls State Park, the Treman Marina, Cass Park, Buttermilk Falls State Park, and Robert H. Treman State Park. It will also connect to other trails and paths, including the Waterfront Trail. When complete, it will be a safe way to travel among the major local parks and to many other destinations around Ithaca. This not a for sure thing, if you think this is a cool idea, then go to the Public hearings on the Black Diamond Trail on Dec 5 & 6. Nice poster here: PLEASE print and post it at your work place! Forward this info to your outdoor friends who might be interested. http://www.blackdiamondtrail.org/ In memory of Paul "Squire" Ludgate - 1932-2007 Some of you are
already asking after seeing a
death notice in the Ithaca
Journal Monday morning November 5th. Yes, that was
my Dad. Many friends
and customers knew him by his nickname "The Squire" so Flowers are discouraged, but donations to LOCAL charities are encouraged. The folks at Hospicare were very helpful for example – but pick your favorite local. Dad died of complications due to lung and liver cancer so donations to the local Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes (formerly IBCA) are great too – they were a big help when Raylene had breast cancer! Many thanks for all the phone calls, emails and offers of help so far! My mom and I (Roberta) are going to go through old photos and put some more on a virtual album. But we do already have this: Dad was a veteran of the Korean War in the early 1950's and he and his grandson (my son) Bryan put together this photo album for a history project Bryan did for school. Look at these links for more photos 2 separate albums ... Family photos with Squire and Paul in the Korean Conflict. What can
you do to help? - Continue to support our family
business, we need
your support more than ever. With the invasion of the big boxes (it's
happening
to every city in the USA): You, the consumers, are the only ones who can
stop
it. You really can make a
difference. Here is a little more history
… The closest thing to an official obituary you'll get from the Ludgate clan for now is here on this web site. The printed newspaper business is floundering: I am convinced they are going to put themselves out of business once and for all by charging money for what used to be a standard community service, the obituary. My Dad surely agreed with that one. :-) My Dad was born in Old Forge, PA on
July 27th
1932. My grandfather (Paul Sr.) worked for the Erie Lackawanna railroad
and when
my Dad was young had the opportunity for advancement here in Ithaca at
the local
railroad station. The depot is now the bus terminal near the local food
coop. When
the Ludgate family moved to Ithaca in the early 40’s Paul Jr.
was the eldest of
three sons of Nellie (Lynch) and Paul Sr. His two younger brothers were
Dick
and Ted. Dick lives in the Ithaca area still, Ted is down south. The three Ludgate
brothers attended the
Immaculate Conception Catholic School for grade school and all
graduated from
Ithaca High School. Word is they were a bit rowdy at times. In high
school Paul
Jr. and Dick shared the nickname “Bugs.” Dad was in the
Army infantry from
10/22/52
through 9/10/54. He served on the front lines during the Korean
conflict. The peace treaty ending the Korean war was signed on
Paul's birthday: July 27th 1953 - what a great birthday present! There
are photos from that time here http://picasaweb.google.com/michael.ludgate He also attended Ithaca College.
He worked as a union
meat cutter at local shops and at the P&C (the one that is now
the Fall
Creek Theater). My Dad met and married Roberta Harper in 1957. There
are photos
from the wedding at that same link above where you will see family
photos of
the three Ludgate brothers. My
mom was
from a local Ithaca family – her Dad, Morris Harper, was a
jazz musician and
her mom, Ina Knuutila from a local family of Finnish descent. As a young couple,
Paul and Roberta lived in
downtown Ithaca. They moved to country when I was a toddler and rented
a home
from the O’Connor family on Sapsucker Woods Road. This is
when Paul Jr. earned
the nick name “Squire” because Don
O’Connor got such a chuckle from the city
boy trying to play farmer. A few years later in the early
1960’s they had the
opportunity to buy a home on Hanshaw Road where the family business
eventually started as
a road side stand in 1973. Dad loved to cook
and often puttered for
hours in the kitchen feeding family, friends and employees. He had
great
Christmas spirit as he always decorated a tree even after his kids had
grown
and settled into their own homes. The store and the customers occupied
the major part of his life. So yes: Paul is survived by his wife, Roberta (Harper), two brothers Dick and Ted, his son (me, Michael), daughter Linda Ludgate Lomber, two grandchildren Bryan and Megan and loads of nieces and nephews. Thanks again for your help understanding and support. -Mike Local fresh pasta ... Check the lettuce cooler for a new local product. Hand made from organic semolina - fresh pasta: spaghetti, fettucini and raviolis. Not frozen, fresh! Spelling Bee ... Fundraiser for Ithaca Public Education Initiative IPEI invites your participation in the 9th Annual Adult Spelling Bee Sunday, November 11, 2007 2:00 p.m. Ithaca High’s Bliss Gymnasium Sponsored by True Insurance Spellers, Volunteers, and Audience Members needed as well as Team Sponsors ($300 per team). Sign up by Nov. 1. The Adult Spelling Bee is a fun way to help raise funds for IPEI’s Grants Programs. Contact: ipei@ipei.org 256-IPEI (4734) http://www.ipei.org/ LORD OF THE FLIES: "ORGANIC" DAIRY FEEDLOT DRAWS HEAT OVER BUMPER CROP OF INSECTS The recent class action lawsuit launched by organic consumers in 27 states against Aurora "Organic" Dairy isn't all the controversial dairy giant has to contend with. Last week, one of Aurora's 4,500-head "organic" dairy feedlots came under scrutiny by the Gill County Colorado board of commissioners. It seems that Aurora's malodorous operation has generated a literal bumper crop of cow manure along with millions of flies. "I would like this dairy to disappear," said Wendy Rogers, who owns a farm next to the dairy. "The dairy is too big to manage naturally." In a four-hour hearing, County Commissioners threatened to revoke Aurora's permit or limit the number of cattle allowed on the feedlot.. According to Aurora's CEO, Marc Peperzak, reducing the thousands of cows on the factory farm would be "impossible," costing Aurora "millions."County Commissioners cast a split vote offering the factory farm a second chance. If the fly problem is not mitigated by August 2008, Aurora will lose its organic dairy farm permit. Learn more: |
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