The move is thought of as a vital step in satisfying its mission to provide quick access to hereabouts grown, fresh foods for all Central residents of the Big Apple. Members of the Gifford and Gorman foundations, 2 key backers, were also attending. "We've all heard the phrase, 'Think worldwide, act locally,'" Stirpe recounted. We all have to do our share, and just the very idea of doing something that is actually going to help [our] community it is a large boost to me each time I order.". Items come along with photographs, pricing and details about the grower / producer. The site features the standard internet shopping cart and orders are due by midday on Mondays. CNY Bounty offers free home delivery for orders more than $35 ; smaller orders can get picked up at chosen drop spots , for example the East Area Y. Becca Jablonski, rural development expert for Madison County, testifies to the freshness of Bounty products.

On another note, farmers set their own costs and the markup is considerably lower than shops. "Anybody who orders knows the money spent essentially goes to the farmer," Stirpe declared. "If we will be able to get one or two hundred folk ordering each week, it'll actually be a gigantic boost to plenty of our local farmers.

They have had a complicated time, particularly over the last 2 or three years. Things haven't been good for a large amount of folk but especially for farmers, so this is our massive effort. We are hopefully [going to] protect lots of farmland [and] prevent it from being sold out for more development.". CNY Bounty, based in Sherburne, started just about 3 years back in Chenango County with twenty-four purchasers and twelve farmers. Madison County came on board in July 2008. Bounty wants to ultimately expand its coverage to all of Onondaga County and include more farmers as its customer base grows.

"The enlargement of Bounty into Onondaga County will make fresh, healthy, locally grown food more freely available to all of my voters, while shrinking the carbon footprint generated by transporting our food from thousands of miles away," Stirpe declared. It's about time we develop and promote a program that strongly supports that for all of us.". CNY Bounty is made viable by the CNY Resource Conservation and Development Project, the Chenango County Commercial Development Fund, the Chenango farming Development Council, the Madison County rural Commercial Development Program, the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chenango, Madison and Onondaga counties, the Bigger Norwich Foundation, the Gorman Foundation, the CNY Community Foundation, the Big Apple Farm Viability Institute, Assemblyman Stirpe and the Gifford Foundation.