Senator Jen Metzger

Agriculture has a special role to play in fighting climate change, helping to sequester climate-warming carbon dioxide in the soils and roots of plants. Healthy soils are the key--the healthier the soils, the more carbon the land will keep out of the atmosphere. I was thrilled to be able to secure state funding last year to expand the Carbon Farming Pilot Project beyond Dutchess and Columbia counties to include Ulster, Sullivan, and Orange, and I want to thank the farms in these counties for participating in this two-year project!

R.O.Davenport and Sons Farm, Davenport Farms, RT 209, Stone Ridge NY 845-687-0051, Generation Farm (Marbletown), Sunshine Orchards (Marlborough), Green Acres (Hurley), Somewhere In Time Farm (Parksville), Stap Dairy (Pine Bush), Russell Smiley Dairy Farm (Wallkill), Pine Island Turf Nursery, Inc., Keith's Farm (Port Jervis), Minkus Family Farms, Inc. (New Hampton), and Farmer's Daughter (Mount Hope).