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Gardening Questions?
Contact 
Cornell  Cooperative Extension - Master Gardeners Ulster County Horticulture Hotline (845) 340-3478 (DIRT).  Call or drop by the Horticulture Hotline and Lab and a Master Gardener will try to help.  
Experts in their office at 10 Westbrook Lane, Kingston will be available to answer home horticulture questions.  The Horticulture Hotline offers free, unbiased, research-based information and advice to more than 1,000 home gardeners annually.  Master Gardeners, volunteers trained by Extension experts in the art and science of gardening, will also be available in the office for soil testing, plant and insect identification. For more info link to Cornell Cooperative Extension - Ulster.

Local Food Substitutions:
Sugar - Maple Syrup, honey
Fats for saute - saved animal fat
Olive Oil - Clarified Butter (Ghee)their
Rice - Soaked Whole Grains, wheat berries
Lime juice (citrus) - apple cider vinegar

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More Local Websites Offering Related Resources:
www.agmkt.state.ny.us/  :New York State official site for the Department of Agriculture and Markets.
http://environmentalistdiet.blogspot.com/ :environmental food choice strategies, support of plant-based diet.  
 www.HFHK.org :Healthy Food - Healthy Kids, local public school initiative.
 www.hudsonvalleyfarms.com :local map of farms in NewPaltz area.
www.hvparent.com/blogs a blog by Rusty Plough Farm's Nadia Maczaj entitled "Why Bother Eating Locally" 
www.naturallygrown.org :Certified Naturally Grown.
 www.NOFAny.org :Northeast Organic Farming Association.
 www.rondoutvalleygrowers.org : Farm listing Rondout Valley, NY
www.seedlibrary.org :heirloom seeds for Northeast gardeners.
 http://shvgreenpages.wetpaint.com :Hudson Valley wiki.
 www.slowfoodhudsonvalley.org :local slowfood initiative.
 www.sustainhv.org :local green webpages.
www.valleyfarmers.com :affiliation of livestock growers in the Hudson Valley.
Related websites spanning a larger geographical radius:
 www.100milediet.org  :official site of Alicia Smith and James Makinnan, pioneers of 100 Mile Diet Challenge.
www.localharvest.org :great local food resource for the entire United States.
www.sustainableagriculture.net :official site for the National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture.
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