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Cornell Cooperative Extension says Taste NY retail outlet bought about $286,000 from Columbia County producers
Summary
At a Columbia County Board of Supervisors meeting, Lisa Galena of Cornell Cooperative Extension reported that Extension’s Taste NY/Grown in New York retail outlet bought roughly $286,000 in wholesale product from regional producers in 2024 and described the program as a low‑risk market entry for small makers.
Lisa Galena, executive director of Cornell Cooperative Extension, told the Columbia County Board of Supervisors that a Taste NY/Grown in New York retail outlet Extension operates in Greene County purchased approximately $286,000 in wholesale product from producers in Columbia County in 2024, a figure she described as “about 90% accurate” while staff complete final numbers.
Galena said the program is run in partnership with the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets and Empire State Development and is intended to help producers test…
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