Sustainable Communities
Beer from a Place, Jamie Caligure, Head Brewer
Hydrometer reading shows the sugar content of the sap. As I make my way to the brewery each day, I think of the countless possibilities and permutations that await me. What can I brew that is totally unique to this place? When I hand a glass to a curious drinker, I am proud to say, […]
NeXt Doc Returns to the Carey Institute in June 2017
After a successful pilot in 2016, NeXt Doc will return to the Carey Institute from Monday, June 5 to Friday, June 9, 2017. The program will bring together a community of 15 emerging young filmmakers from across the country for five full days of intensive master classes, experiential workshops and screenings with award-winning documentary filmmakers […]
Carey Institute debuts pilot aid for craft brewers – Times Union Dowd on Drinks
Posted on July 16, 2014 | By Bill Dowd The Carey Institute For Global Good announced a program to provide local craft brewers with key ingredients. The project is called “Transitioning to Small Grains,” a new pilot project of the Institute’s Helderberg Brewshed. It is undertaken in partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Albany County to facilitate the production […]
“Farm-to-glass workshop set for Saturday” – Times Union
The Carey Institute for Global Good in Rensselaerville will host a Farm-to-Glass Classroom Series Workshop focused on business planning and design from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. …more>>
“Brewing up possibilities for an old barn” – Times Union
Randolph Collins has an old barn lying around. Literally.…more>>
Hill and Mountain Farming Project to Conduct Farming Survey
Calling All Farmers to Participate in Hilltowns Farming Survey Rensselaerville, N.Y. — Farmers and farm producers across the Helderberg Hilltowns are encouraged to participate in a farming survey conducted by the Hill and Mountain Farming Project at the Carey Institute. The purpose of the survey is to gather information about our agricultural community, and raise […]
Visiting Brewer Program brings us Potato Lager, 1857 Spirits and New Perspectives on Making the Jump to “60% Local” in 2018
John Heiser had an idea: a potato lager made with Barber’s Farm potatoes. We had never brewed a beer with potatoes, so of course we said, “let’s do it!” John is a homebrewer and small-scale hop grower who manages two small hop yards in Schoharie County called Heiser Hops. He first participated in our Visiting […]
Supply Chain Sustainability: A New Evolution of Craft Beverage Production
Sustainability is an ideology at the core of the burgeoning craft beverage industry, among other thriving businesses of the 21st century. The contemporary craft brewing segment is notably active and growing rapidly, and brewers have taken up the mantle of environmental stewardship in numbers that are virtually unmatched in other major industrial and manufacturing sectors. […]
