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\n\"sustainable\n<\/div>\n
Jared Woodcock coordinates SUNY Adirondack’s Sustainable Agriculture Initiative\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The SUNY Adirondack Foundation received
\na $100,000 gift from Ruth and Sandy
\nLamb of Queensbury in support of SUNY
\nAdirondack’s Sustainable Agriculture Initiative.<\/p>\n

The initiative seeks to strengthen the
\ngrowing agriculture curricula at the college,
\nincrease workforce opportunities in
\nthe community and support agricultural
\nbusinesses for the region at large, college
\nofficials said.<\/p>\n

SUNY Adirondack has offered popular
\ncontinuing education and credit-bearing
\nclasses in small-scale, sustainable farming
\nand, with this gift, is set to develop increased
\ncourse offerings and potentially a degree
\nprogram for students interested in pursuing
\nagricultural careers, officials said.
\nAs it embarks on this academic pursuit,
\nSUNY Adirondack said it will seek partnerships
\nthat link students, educators, local
\nfarmers and community stakeholders; create
\na campus advisory committee; explore how
\nbest to strengthen production and distribution
\nactivities among local farms; and, with
\ncommunity input, advise the eventual creation
\nof a credit college program.<\/p>\n

Ruth and Sandy Lamb’s gift will partially
\nfund the salary of a coordinator of agriculture
\ninitiatives position for three years, after
\nwhich the college will fully fund the position.<\/p>\n

A college hiring committee has selected
\nJared Woodcock of Cambridge to serve as
\nthe coordinator of agriculture initiatives.
\nWoodcock has served as an adjunct faculty for SUNY Adirondack’s science division since
\n2012 and is the owner\/operator of Taproots
\nFarm in Washington County.<\/p>\n

“We are taking a holistic approach with
\nthis Initiative to include all constituents of
\nthe college,” Woodcock said. “However, the
\ndeep roots of farming in this region make it
\nessential that we also gather input from representatives
\nof off-campus entities, including
\nagricultural businesses that are proven
\nsuccessful, as well as food safety advocates
\nand restaurants.”<\/p>\n

“A quarter of New York’s land is devoted
\nto agriculture and it represents a nearly $6 billion industry in this state alone,” said
\nBrian Durant, vice president for academic
\nand student affairs at SUNY Adirondack. “To
\nstrengthen the college’s support of this key
\nindustry and provide students a pathway to
\ncareers in agriculture is a great opportunity
\nand one we pursue gladly.”<\/p>\n

“We’re humbled and honored to accept
\nthis generous gift from the Lamb family
\nto the college foundation,” said SUNY
\nAdirondack President Kristine Duffy.<\/p>\n

“Through the work of Dr. Tim Scherbatskoy
\nand his connections in the community, the
\nLambs learned about our work to date and
\nhave pledged their commitment to support
\nour future. We are excited about developing
\nnew opportunities that will place SUNY
\nAdirondack at the center of this exciting and
\ncontinuously changing industry.”<\/p>\n

Ruth and Sandy Lamb are residents of
\nQueensbury, rooted in the geography of the
\nSouthern Adirondacks from their years on
\na family farm in Hague, college officials
\nsaid. They continue to pursue grassroots
\ncommunity efforts through the Tri-County
\nTransition Initiative of Warren, Washington
\nand Essex Counties.<\/p>\n

The funds offered will be administered
\nby the SUNY Adirondack Foundation under
\nthe terms of the foundation’s policies and
\nprocedures.<\/p>\n

Established in 1983, the SUNY Adirondack
\nFoundation is a 501(c) 3 charitable corporation
\nand provides more than $200,000 in
\nscholarships for local students each year,
\nsponsors mini grants and special request
\nfunding for faculty and staff initiatives, and
\nraises funds for college projects.<\/p>\n

Photo Courtesy SUNY Adirondack<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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