CNY Bounty launches new website
HAMILTON – CNY Bounty (formerly Chenango Madison Bounty) invites the community to celebrate the launch of its new website www.cnybounty.com from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 14 at the Colgate Inn. Mingle with local producers, customers, community representatives, and sample a variety of local delectables prepared by Chef Kris Angle. The event is free and open to the public.
In 2006, Morrisville State College Professor, Kim Mills, came up with an idea to launch a statewide online farmers’ market. He worked with his e-commerce students to design the model site and then tested the site with a group of “pilot” producers. Though at first the producers were skeptical, by the end of the testing period Mills and his students had won them over. He presented his initial findings in a grant proposal to the New York Farm Viability Institute (NYFVI) and received funding to continue his pilot testing and further develop the website. Mills started working on the website in January of 2007. Unfortunately, it was difficult to get producers engaged in the project. Looking for project collaborators, with advice from the NYFVI staff, Mills connected with the Bounty Executive Advisory Committee in the fall of 2008. “Without guidance and support from the wonderful people at the NYFVI, this project would never have gotten off the ground,” Mills said.
For the past 11 months Mills has been working with Bounty staff and volunteers to hone in on the needs of Bounty producers and consumers; his efforts will be unveiled Jan. 14 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Colgate Inn. The new website allows customers and producers to access up to date information regarding their order through social media networks, such as facebook and twitter. The website launch event is free and open to the public. Brief presentations will be made by Jeff Palmer, who has been working with Mills on the site’s development, and Becca Jablonski, the Agricultural Economic Development Specialist for Madison County.
CNY Bounty is a nonprofit organization under the umbrella of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Madison County that seeks to support local farmers and producers by creating new markets for locally produced food. The Bounty currently works with almost 90 farmers and processors and carries over 900 products.
CNY Bounty receives support from the following organizations: CNY Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D); Chenango County Economic Development Fund; Chenango Agriculture Development Council; Madison County Agricultural Economic Development Program; Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chenango and Madison Counties; Greater Norwich Foundation; Gorman Foundation; CNY Community Foundation; and the New York Farm Viability Institute.
In 2006, Morrisville State College Professor, Kim Mills, came up with an idea to launch a statewide online farmers’ market. He worked with his e-commerce students to design the model site and then tested the site with a group of “pilot” producers. Though at first the producers were skeptical, by the end of the testing period Mills and his students had won them over. He presented his initial findings in a grant proposal to the New York Farm Viability Institute (NYFVI) and received funding to continue his pilot testing and further develop the website. Mills started working on the website in January of 2007. Unfortunately, it was difficult to get producers engaged in the project. Looking for project collaborators, with advice from the NYFVI staff, Mills connected with the Bounty Executive Advisory Committee in the fall of 2008. “Without guidance and support from the wonderful people at the NYFVI, this project would never have gotten off the ground,” Mills said.
For the past 11 months Mills has been working with Bounty staff and volunteers to hone in on the needs of Bounty producers and consumers; his efforts will be unveiled Jan. 14 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Colgate Inn. The new website allows customers and producers to access up to date information regarding their order through social media networks, such as facebook and twitter. The website launch event is free and open to the public. Brief presentations will be made by Jeff Palmer, who has been working with Mills on the site’s development, and Becca Jablonski, the Agricultural Economic Development Specialist for Madison County.
CNY Bounty is a nonprofit organization under the umbrella of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Madison County that seeks to support local farmers and producers by creating new markets for locally produced food. The Bounty currently works with almost 90 farmers and processors and carries over 900 products.
CNY Bounty receives support from the following organizations: CNY Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D); Chenango County Economic Development Fund; Chenango Agriculture Development Council; Madison County Agricultural Economic Development Program; Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chenango and Madison Counties; Greater Norwich Foundation; Gorman Foundation; CNY Community Foundation; and the New York Farm Viability Institute.
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