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Food Security

Food from small-scale sustainable local farms is out of reach– both economically and physically– for the many food insecure households in the Adirondacks. AdkAction is fighting food insecurity with multiple programs aimed at overcoming distinct hurdles. We are launching micro-groceries to alleviate rural food access issues. We provide free seasonal farm shares or easy to use local food stipends to families in need. In all programs we emphasize dignity for participants and support of our local sustainable farms.

Clean Water Safe Roads

Road Salt pollution is threatening Adirondack waters. Studies now show that Adirondack lakes and streams near roads are contaminated and drinking water wells are becoming contaminated at an alarming rate.

Adirondack Pollinator Project

We empower people to take individual and collective action to ensure a future where pollinators thrive, native habitat abounds, and Adirondack residents and visitors are engaged pollinator advocates.

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Broadband for All

We are working to create universal access to high-speed broadband in the Adirondacks.

Creative Placemaking

Many Adirondack communities have lost businesses, residents, quality housing, and a sense of downtown vibrancy. Through events like our Keeseville Community Arts Festival and community development projects focused on rural grocery access, community gardens, and arts-based Main Street development, we are helping our downtowns remain welcoming, vibrant, and functional service centers.

Long Term Rental Catalyst

The Land Bank Project’s goal is to address the affordable housing shortage for low and middle income families in the Adirondacks by taking a lead role in catalyzing the development of a regional land bank.

Composting

30% to 40% of all food produced is wasted, and often ends up in landfills where it contributes to greenhouse gas emissions.

AdkAction is helping communities and individuals to adopt economically viable and ecologically resilient composting systems. We work with the Compost for Good team of volunteers to promote their education, outreach, technical support, and research in community composting. AdkAction is the fiscal sponsor of Placid Earth, a student-driven compost business.

Land Bank Incubator

Student Film Festival

Beyond the Peaks film festival is a red carpet celebration of student creativity and talent that gives Adirondack youth an opportunity to learn filmmaking skills, a platform to have their voices heard, and a chance to win prizes!

Tom Boothe Whitewater Park

The Tom Boothe Whitewater Park will add recreational value and support increased economic activities in downtown Saranac Lake. AdkAction transferred implementation of the park to the Village of Saranac Lake in 2022.

Emergency Food Packages

In late March, 2020, AdkAction partnered with the Hub on the Hill to create Emergency Food Packages for local individuals and families facing food insecurity due to the COVID 19-crisis. These boxes of healthy food sourced from local farms were delivered to the doorsteps of Adirondack residents in need. The project overcame three of the most common barriers to healthy food access: cost, transportation, and cooking skill.

Fair Property Assessments

Properties in the Adirondacks are unique and range from off-the-grid to great camp luxury. Over the years, we’ve hosted 4 conferences for property assessors to ensure that everyone gets a fair, consistent, and reliable assessment.

Early Childhood Education

Experts have concluded that early childhood education, from birth to three years old, changes life outcomes dramatically. We were involved in the early stages of helping to form the Birth 2 Three Alliance in the Adirondacks.