Land Bank Incubator
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.
Compost for Good
The goal of the Adirondack Compost for Good project is to help Adirondack communities turn food and other organic “wastes” into high-quality compost. This process keeps nutrients in the community, which builds local resilience, heals soils, and helps reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.
Farmacy
Local food has innumerable benefits, yet not everyone has easy access in our communities. The Farmacy Project works to make local food easier to find, buy, and eat, even when other grocery options are not available. This partnership between AdkAction and Keeseville Pharmacy serves as a model for bringing healthy local food to rural communities. We replicated the model at Mountain Weavers Farm Store in Port Henry in August 2019.
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.