Sustainable Communities
The Carey Institute’s Sustainable Communities Program Receives USDA Grant for Rural Brewery Technical Assistance Project
Program Aims to Improve Rural Business Sustainability and Drive Economic Growth Rensselaerville, NY – The Carey Institute’s Sustainable Communities Program has been granted $62,080 from the United States Department of Agriculture to offer technical assistance to breweries and other craft beverage producers located in rural communities across New York State. The project provides participating businesses […]
“Certified Source NY” Status Awarded to 37 Breweries and Farmers in NYS
The Carey Institute’s Source NY project wrapped up “September’s Supply Chain Awareness Month” by highlighting 37 participating beverage producers and farmers. Businesses were awarded certificates marking their commitment to supply chain transparency and working with other New York State craft beverage operations. The Albany Distilling Company, Farm Distillery, Albany, NY Alta Vista Farm Hops, […]
Free Train-the-Trainer Workshop on Reducing Toxics in Everyday Life
The Carey Institute’s Sustainable Communities Program is partnering with New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2i) to host a free workshop, “Reducing Toxics in Everyday Life.” The workshop will provide local community educators, non-profit program coordinators and any interested residents with tools to reach their communities about the environmental and health impacts of the products we […]
Local hops experts meet in Farm-to-Glass Classroom
On Saturday, January 18 the Carey Institute for Global Good will be hosting a Farm-To-Glass Classroom Hops Workshop for farmers, brewers and those interested in the growing local craft brewing movement. Novice and intermediate farmers, as well as brewers will hear from specialists in the field of hops production. Topics to be covered by a […]
Carey Center for Global Good Hosts Roundtable Discussion on Expanding Small Grains Market
RENSSELAERVILLE – The market for small grains is expanding across New York State: what are the hurdles and opportunities for production of these grains in the Albany County Hilltowns? This will be the topic of discussion with local farmers and landowners on August 12 at the Carey Center in Rensselaerville. When: Monday, August 12, […]
Funky Fermentations | Session 1 Reflections
On Saturday, August 3, three brave souls took a trip to the fermentorium for the first session in Helderberg Brewery’s Funky Fermentation Series. This session’s ‘funky’ ingredient was local sourdough bread. For this recipe, I took inspiration from “The Wildcrafting Brewer,” by Pascal Baudar, who creates unique drinks from nature’s ingredients. And from Toast Ale, […]
Visiting Brewer Session Continues at Helderberg Brewery
In July Justin Sturges of Captain Lawrence Brewing Co, in Elmsford, NY spent a long weekend at Carey Institute’s Helderberg Brewery as part of our visiting brewer series. As the experimental brewer at Captain Lawrence, Justin is well-attuned to working with new raw materials and developing unique recipes for the brewery’s small batch line. However, […]