GHENT, NY – Kinderhook Farm has recently been awarded the Animal Welfare Approved seal for highwelfare animal husbandry. Animal Welfare Approved is a free certification granted to family farmers adhering to the high animal welfare standards outlined by the non-profit program. Accredited farms use the Animal Welfare Approved logo on their products, assuring consumers that the animals were raised humanely on pasture or range and allowed to exhibit natural behavior with minimal environmental impact. Lee and Georgia Ranney and their cattle are living the good life on Kinderhook Farm in Ghent, New York.

“When we first started with the farm,” Lee says, “there was minimal fencing and pasture water, so we knew we had our work cut out for us to move to an intensive rotational grazing system. It’s been five years of hard work, putting up miles of fencing and placing [...]

Runners, On Your Mark For….
Colonie Youth Center’s Crossings 5K Challenge and Kids’ Fun Run.

Individuals, teams and walkers are welcome to join us for the 6th Annual Crossings 5k Challenge and Kids’ Fun Run on Sunday, September 27th in the Crossings Park at the Rudy A. Ciccotti Family Recreation Center at 30 Aviation Road in Colonie.

Registration for the event is now open and is just $20 if registered before September 15th and $25 anytime after September 15 and on race day. The first 300 registered 5K participants will receive a long sleeve t-shirt.

Race day registration begins at 8 a.m, followed by an organized warm-up at 9:30. The 5K Race/Walk will start at 10 a.m. with awards to follow. There will be plenty of food, drinks and entertainment throughout the event along with complimentary massages from the Center For Natural Wellness School of [...]