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From Farm to Table Local Farmers Markets Offer Fresh, Healthy Produce Honoring Forever Young and Buffalo Spree Publisher and CEO Larry Levite (1940–2017)

Artpark Festivities | Spoth’s Farm Market | Irene Adamski

JUNE 2017

Foods in Season

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Lehrer Dance at Artpark

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Chimney Bluffs

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On the cover: Top: Fresh peaches, plums, and grapes at the East Aurora Farmer's Market Photo by kc kratt. Bottom: Left: Artpark's Fairy House Festival Photo by Pavel Antonov Middle: Spoth's Farm Market Photo by Christine Smyczynski Right: Irene Adamski. Photo courtesy of Canisius College

Life & Leisure 5

Cover: Farmers Markets

Crossword: High School.......................................StatePoint Media

News 6

Soul Injury Program....................................................... Mark Janik

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LGBQT Dementia Support.................................Pride Center WNY

Food 8

17 Markets to Try............................................................Daniel Meyer 18 Spoth's Market..................................................Christine Smyczynski 20 Williamsville Market.................................................... Judith Rucki

Foods in Season..........................................................Catherine Stack

Home & Garden 9

16 Bidwell Market.......................................................... Ed Adamczyk

22 Natural Pest Removal............................................Rebecca Cuthbert

My WNY

Garden Tours...................................................................Carol Ann Harlos

Arts 10 Summer Movie Previews......................................Christopher Schobert 11 Artpark Summer Solstice.............................Wendy Guild Swearingen

24 Irene Adamski.......................................................... Nancy Cardillo

Getaways 30 Chimney Bluffs.................................................Christine Smyczynski

Ever y Issue: Calendars 3 | Bingo Buzz 12 | Classifieds & Companion Corner 28 | Noteworthy 29

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EDITOR’S NOTE OUR 29TH YEAR

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PUBLISHER

Laurence A. Levite Editor-In-Chief............................................................................Elizabeth Licata

elicata@buffalospree.com

Editor......................................................................... Wendy Guild Swearingen wswearingen@buffalospree.com

Creative Director........................................................................ Chastity O’Shei

coshei@buffalospree.com

Production Director........................................................................ Jennifer Tudor

jtudor@buffalospree.com

Traffic Coordinator........................................................... Adam Van Schoonhoven Lead Designer............................................................................ Nicholas Vitello Senior Graphic Designers.............................................. Josh Flanigan, Kim Miers,

Andrea Rowley, Jean-Pierre Thimot Director of Marketing...................................................................... Brittany Frey

bfrey@buffalospree.com

Director of Advertising............................................................. Barbara E. Macks

bmacks@buffalospree.com Special Projects Manager ......................................................... Marianne Potratz Senior Account Executives............. Wendy Burns, Bruce Halpern, Mary Beth Holly,

Caroline Kunze, Robin Kurss, Robin Lenhard,

Marianne Potratz, Betty Tata, Lori Teibel National Ad Director...................................................................... Terri Downey Spree Marketplace..................................................................... Louis J. Aguglia

From the Editor

This month, we use this space to remember and honor Buffalo Spree Publishing, Inc.'s beloved publisher and CEO, Larry Levite, who passed away on his 77th birthday. Below is an excerpt of Editor-in-Chief Elizabeth Licata's memorial.

"By now, many readers are aware that Larry passed away on April 26, 2017, after a short illness. There has been generous coverage in local media—he was a well-known figure, both for his ownership of Spree (since 1998) and for his decades of work in Western New York radio, including his ownership of WBEN AM/FM. It was rare for Larry to acknowledge his prominent role in Buffalo media, and he didn’t give many interviews, but his professional colleagues and employees have been liberal with their remembrances and tributes. With this is mind, we dedicate

Wendy Guild Swearingen wswearingen@buffalospree.com 783-9119 ext. 2253

Administrative & Finance Director.......................................................................Michele Ferguson Administrative & Marketing Coordinator....................................................... Angela Gambacorta Classifieds Sales............................................................................... Robin Kurss BUFFALO SPREE PUBLISHING, INC.

President & CEO.....................................................................Laurence A. Levite Associate Publisher/Editor-In-Chief............................................... Elizabeth Licata Associate Publisher/Advertising................................................ Barbara E. Macks Senior Vice President/Creative Director......................................... Chastity O’Shei Vice President/Administrative & Finance.....................................Michele Ferguson Vice President/Production.............................................................. Jennifer Tudor Corporate Counsel....................................................... Timothy M. O’Mara, Esq. Forever Young is published monthly, with an annual Senior Directory. Copyright ©2017 by Buffalo Spree Publishing, Inc. 1738 Elmwood Avenue, Suite 103, Buffalo, NY 14207 and is open Mon.–Fri. 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. The entire contents of Forever Young are copyrighted 2017 by Buffalo Spree Publishing, Inc. and may not be reproduced in any manner, either whole or in part without written permission from the publishers. All rights reserved.

Display advertising information and rates may be obtained by calling (716) 783-9119 ext 2250. Standard mail postage paid at Buffalo, NY 14207. POSTMASTER send change of address to Forever Young, 1738 Elmwood Avenue, Suite 103, Buffalo, NY 14207. Manuscripts and free calendar listings should be sent to the editor (wswearingen@buffalospree.com) at 1738 Elmwood Avenue, Suite 103, Buffalo, NY 14207. Material cannot be returned unless accompanied by a self addressed, stamped envelope of adequate size and strength. The publisher does not take responsibility for the accuracy or legitimacy of the advertising message or any aspect of the business operation or conduct of the advertisers in the paper.

This publication is a member of the North American Mature Publishers Association.

Membership in NAMPA includes verification of member’s print & circulation totals.

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this issue to Larry, and promise, with the Levite family’s help, to continue carrying out his vision with all BSP products and projects."

Larry Levite 1940–2017.

Photo by Nancy J. Parisi

FOREVER YOUNG JUNE CALENDAR 1+ Erie County STAY FIT DINING

PROGRAM offers a hot noon meal at 45 locations in Erie County. Menus and site list at erie.gov/stayfit or 858-7639.

1+ Springiville SPRINGVILLE CONCORD ELDER NETWORK (SCENE) Activities open to the public age 50+, no residency requirements) held at the Concord Senior Center, 40 Commerce Drive (off Waverly) in Springville; for schedule visit communityalliance.org; 592-2768 or sceldernetwork@gmail.com 1+

Niagara Falls SENIOR C O M PA N I O N / F O S T E R GRANDPARENT PROGRAM Looking for seniors who enjoy working with their peers or children. Volunteers receive a tax-free stipend, transportation assistance and supplemental insurance coverage while volunteering. If you are 55+, have a minimum of 15 hours per week to give and want to make a difference, contact Nora Aloian (SCP) at 285-8224 ext. 217or Jennifer Britton (FGP) at 285-8224 ext. 228

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West Seneca UNITED CHURCH MANOR’S LUNCH PROGRAM is looking for volunteers in the West Seneca/Cheektowaga area.

Information: 668-5804.

1 Depew BREAST CANCER NETWORK OF WNY Second of ten wellness seminars, will feature Mary Jo Parker, a Registered and Certified Dietitian Nutritionist, Nutrition Therapist, and Consultant, who will be speaking about therapeutic nutrition intervention for the prevention and treatment of breast cancer. The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. and is free. Registration is available by calling 716-706-0060 or online at www. bcnwny.org. Bella Moglie Bldg., 3297 Walden Ave. 1+ Cheektowaga T.O.P.S. MEETING, Thursdays at 9 a.m., St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 900 Maryvale Drive (corner of Union Road). Come for the love, support and friendship. For information, call Karen at 247-2334 1+ Buffalo GENTLE YOGA, 11 a.m. Thursdays, Tosh Collins Senior Center, 35 Cazenovia St. Bring a yoga mat. Info: 828-1093

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Akron T.O.P.S. CLUB Every Thursday, 5:30-6:45, at the Akron/ Newstead Senior Center, 5691 Cummings Rd. WE offer tools, programs, support, fellowship and recognition for healthy living and weight management. For information call Diane @ 716-542-4980.

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Buffalo ART DIALOGUE GALLERY The exhibition titled: Automobiles, the Golden Age of Advertising in Print. Selected advertisements on view are from Buffalo’s own Pierce-Arrow Company, The Baker Moter-Vehicle Company, Oldsmobile, the Nordyke & Maron Company, Peerless Motor Car Company and other car manufacturers of the time. Opens on Friday, June 2 and continue to be on view through July 28. 5 Linwood Ave. Buffalo; 885-2251

2+ Amherst AMHERST SENIOR CENTER COURSES Computer Use/Basics begins June 2; Woodcarving for Beginners begins June 7; HandMade Greeting Cards begins June 21; Voice Lessons begins June 26; AARP Driver Safety Class begins June 28.

370 John James Audubon Parkway; amherst.ny.us or 636-3055, ext. 3122 3+

Lockport T.O.P.S. CLUB, weekly meetings 9 a.m. Saturdays at Odd Fellows and Rebekah Nursing Home, 104 Old Niagara Road. Call 433-1693

4+ Buffalo MEDITATION, 2:30 p.m., El Buen Amigo, 114 Elmwood Ave. Free every Sunday. Meditation unites with creative arts and pain management. Practitioner Sondra Holland welcomes people of all ages. Wear comfortable clothes. For information, Sondra: 947-5092; store: 885-6343.

5+ Tonawanda TONAWANDA TOPS CLUB #50 Weekly meetings on Mondays, weigh-in 6pm/meeting starts at 6:25pm, Zion United Church Koenig & Parker Tonawanda; 716-9126875 6+

Buffalo TAI CHI: MOVING FOR BETTER BALANCE 10:30 a.m. every Tuesday, Tosh Collins Senior Center, 35 Cazenovia St. For more information, contact monicazucco@ gmail.com.

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Niagara Falls T.O.P.S. CLUB, Enjoy light sitting and standing yoga at 5:30 p.m. before weigh in 6 p.m., and a brief interactive educational program at 7 p.m. Facebook: TOPS #173 Niagara Falls, NY. or call 550-1232. Meets Tuesdays at Riverside Presbyterian Church, 815 - 84th St., Niagara Falls

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Tonawanda T.O.P.S. CLUB, weekly meetings on Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament Parish, Claremont Avenue. For information, call 836-7255.

6+ Farnham T.O.P.S. CLUB weekly meetings held Tuesdays at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 10633 Church St., starting at 9 a.m. Call 934-9619.

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Buffalo HEADWAY SUPPORT GROUPS, 2635 Delaware Ave. For individuals who have sustained brain injuries as well as their families and caregivers; exchange information and resources, and find mutual support and encouragement. Peer Support (enter at Suite B), first and third Tuesday, 6:30 to 8 p.m.; Caregivers Support (enter at Suite B), first Tuesday, 6:30 to 8 p.m.; Women’s Survivors Support (enter at Suite E), first Tuesday, 1 to 2:30 p.m.

Info: 408-3100 or headwayofwny.org

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17 WNY RESPITE SERVICES for those with Alzheimer’s and related dementia on first Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. in Williamsville, and third Saturday, 11 a.m. in Amherst. Location info: (800) 272-3900.

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Middleport T.O.P.S. CLUB

Scout House, Rochester Rd., Middleport. Wednesday weigh-in: 3:15-4 p.m.; meeting: 4-5 p.m. Contact Terry at 735-7666

7 Amherst FREE RESPITE CARE PROGRAM, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Trinity Old Lutheran Church 3445 Sheridan Drive. Held first Wednesday of the month, for those caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s or any form of dementia. A morning snack and nutritious lunch are provided. For more information on registering for the program, call 836-4868.

7+ Boston HATHA YOGA Wednesday’s at 7 pm. Gentle and meditative. Bring your own mat. Faith United Church of Christ, 8651 Boston

State Road, Boston, NY. For more info call church office 716-941-3529

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Williamsville WOMEN’S LYMPHEDEMA SUPPORT GROUP, 5:45 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month. Sheridan Surgical room, 4510 Bailey Ave., Williamsville.

Call 908-4149

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19 Buffalo COFFEE DONUTS & SCREENINGS Get a sneek peek at upcoming WNED|WBFO programming while enjoying snacks and socializing. June 8, WNED-TV Fall Preview; June 19, The Story of China. $10. 10:30 a.m., 140 Lower Terrace. Registration info: 8457031

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Cheektowaga COMMUNITY DAY AT REINSTEIN WOODS This free, family-friendly event features new ways to get outside and explore, including orienteering, geocaching, and a birding challenge trail. Registration not required. 11 a.m.–3 p.m. at Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve, 93 Honorine Dr. For more information, call 6835959 or visit reinsteinwoods.org

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East Aurora WILD TALES A subversive satire and entertaining anthology of six short stories that explore the extremities of human behavior involving people in distress.

4 p.m., Roycroft Film Society Parkdale School Auditorium, 141 Girard Ave., East Aurora, 14052. Please stay for the post-film discussion $6 members, $8 non-members, roycroftcampuscorporation.com

13 Orchard Park ALIENATED G R A N D P A R E N T S ANONYMOUS, INC., meetings 1 p.m. the second Tuesday of month, 4295 S. Buffalo St. 13

Hamburg ALZHEIMER’S CARE-GIVER SUPPORT GROUP for males at Wesleyan Church, 4999 McKinley Pkwy. 2nd Tues. 626-0600, alz.org/wnyc

13 Depew BREAST CANCER NETWORK OF WNY Monthly meeting second Tuesday, 6 p.m., Bella Moglie Bldg., 3297 Walden Ave. Call 7060060 or visit bcnwny.org. Professional support group will be held at 8 p.m

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Williamsville MCGUIRE GROUP MEMORY CARE SUPPORT GROUPS: General Support Group is second Wednesday, 3 p.m. at Harris Hill Nursing Facility, 2699 Wehrle Dr., Williamsville; Daughters’ Support Group is also second Weds., 5 p.m. at Harris Hill Monthly support groups coordinated in conjunction with the Alzheimer’s Association, with caregiving tips and coping mechanisms. For more

information, call 632-3700 or visit mcguiregroup.com

16 Niagara Falls NIAGARA FALLS SINGLES SOCIAL CLUB An active 50-plus crowd.

Dances on the third Friday every month at 7pm at the Buff Social Club, 2565 Young St,. Niagara Falls, NY. Cost: $6 (Members $4) Monthly activities include picnics, parties, games, door prizes, and 50/50 raffle. Info: 439-8387

20 Buffalo LGBTQ MEMORY LOSS CAREGIVERS PROGRAM: The Pride Center of Western New York offers the LGBTQ Memory Loss Caregivers Program providing support and education for people providing care for a person with Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias. Third Tuesday each month at 5:30 p.m, Pride Center, 200 South Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, 852-7743 or pridecenterwny.org 21 West Seneca FREE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT SESSION, hosted by The McGuire Group for anyone coping with grief, sadness or loss at 5 pm at Seneca Health Care Center, 2987 Seneca St. Held third Wednesday of the month.

Those interested in attending can call 828-0500.

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Amherst WNY NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI) held third Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. in two locations for families of people living with mental illness: St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 4007 Main St., Amherst. Southtowns: Lake Shore Behavioral Health, 3176 Abbott Rd., Orchard Park.

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BASKET RAFFLE, The Women’s Ministry Group of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, West Falls hosts its annual Basket Raffle. Doors open at 6 p.m. with numbers called at 7 p.m. Refreshments will be served, with all food proceeds being donated to FISH of East Aurora. 53 West Falls Rd.; information: 560-2275

DANCE CALENDAR MONDAYS W. Seneca BALLROOM DANCING BY CAROL is a 6-week class @ St. David’s Church, 3951 Seneca St. 7:30–9:30 p.m. Info: 8240504.

THURSDAYS Kenmore JACKIE’S THURSDAY NIGHT DANCES @ Brounshidle Post, 3354 Delaware Ave. Lessons: 7 p.m. Open dancing: 8 p.m. 6918654.

Sloan CLOGGING LESSONS

by Kickin’ Rhythm Cloggers, 6:30 p.m. @ St. Andrew’s Parish Hall, 111 Crocker St., Bldg. 1. kickinrhythmcloggers.com, (585) 457-4455.

Ongoing WNY BELLYDANCE CLASSES 560-1891, nadiaibrahim.com.

TUESDAYS Buffalo LINDY FIX 8–10 p.m. @ Polish Cadets Hall, 927 Grant St. lindyfix.com, swingbuffalo.com.

WEDNESDAYS N. Ton. DANCING WITH DOTTIE AND FRIENDS country-style line lessons, 7:30 p.m. @ Pendleton Center Meth. Church, 6864 Campbell Blvd. 688-6026 or 625-8306.

Amherst AMHERST VICTORIAN DANCE SOCIETY Fourth Wednesdays. Authentic music, dress, and dance of Queen Victoria's time.

7 p.m.; VFW Post @ 18 E. Spring St., amherstvictoriandance.org. Info: Geraldine, 877-0222 4

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Kenmore Monthly 691-8654

JACKIE’S dance. for

DANCE Call details.

WNY BALLROOM SOCIAL DANCE, Argentine tango and belly dance instruction with Carol Allen; N. Collins and Amherst. 337-3092 or callen8801@aol.com.

West Seneca BALLROOM DANCE classes @ 1761 Orchard Park Rd., 771-3110, ballroomiliana.com.

WNY DANCE W/ ERIN BAHN 997-7190 or erinbahn.com.

ARGENTINE TANGO IN BUFFALO Dancing & Classes w w w. t r a v i s w i d r i c k t a n g o. c o m Contact Travis @ 716.517.7047

CROSSWORD 10. Backward arrow command 11. Give an impression 12. Zeus' sister and wife 15. *Taught to do this in shop class 20. Cinderella's win 22. Dog tags 24. Peoples Temple poison 25. *End of semester assessment 26. Wafting pleasantness 27. Like Phoenix 29. *Junior ball 31. Prefix with phone 32. Person, thing or ____ 33. Sometime in the future 34. *____ credit 36. Pop group "'N ____"

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38. "Que sera ____" 42. Yogurt-based dip 45. End 49. Likewise 51. Move sideways 54. Same as rip 56. Meryl Streep's "August: ____ County" 57. Gather harvest 58. James ____ Jones 59. Eye part 60. As opposed to gross 61. Short for Theodora 62. Poet Pound 63. Lecherous look 66. *Pre-college challenge 68. Bear's room

THEME: HIGH SCHOOL ACROSS 1. Native American pole 6. Gone by 9. Word often found on a door 13. Ancient stone slab with markings 14. PC brain 15. Hindu queen 16. Dose of medicine, pl.

17. Sinatra's ____ Pack 18. LDS missionary 19. *Exclusive high school circle 21. *Goal of those four years 23. Break bread 24. Musical finale 25. A great distance away 28. Oscar of sports 30. Like Simon who met a pieman 35. Fleur-de-lis 37. Timeline divisions 39. Kick back 40. Offensively curious 41. Printer contents 43. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 44. Change, as in Constitution 46. Actress Sorvino 47. Maple, to a botanist

48. Doctor's tool 50. Roasting platform 52. #37 Across, sing.

53. Wry face 55. "____ Te Ching" 57. *Post-grad get-together 61. *Cap adornment 64. Bat dwelling?

65. *Pep rally syllable 67. Harassed 69. Thin mountain ridge 70. Rocks in a bar 71. Be of one mind 72. Surveyor's map 73. *Adult involvement org.

74. Pine DOWN 1. Recipe label 2. Ear-related 3. Be a snitch 4. Island off Manhattan 5. Courtly entertainment 6. Homesteader's measurement 7. *Academic concern 8. Beat the Joneses 9. ____ Mall, London

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NEWS

Lakeside Funeral Home to Host Soul Injury Program and Discussion

BY MARK JANIK

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oul Injury is the subject of a free two-hour educational program that provides a new paradigm for assessing acute and chronic trauma. Hosted by Lakeside Memorial Funeral Home on Thursday, June 8 the presentation begins at 6:30 p.m. at the funeral home, which is located at 4199 Lakeshore Rd. in Hamburg.

Continuing education credits are available for nurses, social workers, counselors, clergy and others at no charge.

Soul Injury is a spectrum of penetrating wounds that range from traumatic to insidious that separates one from their own sense of self, causing a person to feel defective or worthless. The origin for addressing Soul Injury originated with six VA

hospice nurses who cared for 10,000 dying Veterans. They witnessed Soul Injuries firsthand as the wounds surfaced unbidden on the deathbeds of combat Veterans. “Our dying veterans are no longer here, but the wisdom that they gained in the last few weeks of life about acute and insidious trauma is now being shared with the world,” states Opus Peace co-founder Pat McGuire in a Boston Globe article. “It seems ironic that we are learning how to achieve personal peace from those who were trained for war.”

“We’re excited to bring this program to our community. We believe many people can potentially benefit from understanding how to recognize a Soul Injury in themselves and those they serve,” says Charles Castiglia.

Thursday, June 22nd at 5:30 pm

Lancaster Commons Senior Apartments 18 Pavement Road, Lancaster, NY 14086

716-685-4871

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Produced by Opus Peace, in partnership with Hospice Foundation of America (HFA), the webinar program features national speaker Deborah Grassman, CEO of Opus.

“Dying veterans have taught us how to cultivate honesty, courage, and humility to disarm the fearful heart through love, forgiveness, and self-compassion so that wholeness can be restored. These lessons can be extrapolated to all of us because everyone has acquired Soul Injuries in one form or another,” says Vietnam veteran Marie Bainbridge, President of Opus Peace.

For more information or to RSVP to this event, call 627-2919. Please note: the webinar presentation is approximately ninety minutes and a discussion will be held immediately after the webinar. Those attending for CE credit must attend the postprogram discussion. There will be a reception following the program. FY Mark J. Janik is a funeral director at Lakeside Memorial Funeral Home, Inc.

NEWS

Pride Center Announces LGBTQ Memory Loss Caregivers Program COURTESY PRIDE CENTER WNY

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he Pride Center of Western New York announces the LGBTQ Memory Loss Caregivers Program providing support and education for people providing care for a person with Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias.

The Pride Center of Western New York is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to work with the community to make Western New York a safe, healthy, and satisfying place for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender people to live, work, and establish their families.

The program is funded by the New York State Department of Health Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiver Support Initiative for Underserved Communities.

“The goal of this initiative is to provide a safe space for LGBTQ caregivers for those with dementia,” says Deanna Bednarz, Caregiver Wellness coordinator. “At the Pride Center, we understand the unique circumstances that individuals face within the community. Whether you need support, education, or a referral plan, our objective is to guide caregivers through a challenging time.”

While adjusting to their role as a caregiver, people may experience isolation, loneliness, and a decreased sense of self. LGBTQ caregivers are at a greater risk for this due to unique challenges in accessing services and telling their stories to service providers. The program provides assessment and referral services toward development of a unique plan including linkage to respite providers, homecare, caregiver counseling, review of insurance options, and fall-prevention training.

This summer it will add a caregiver support group.

“It is not easy for many people to ask for help, and this can be more difficult when a person fears that their experience and family may not be respected,” says Matthew Crehan Higgins, senior director.

“This program gives caregivers from our community education about memory loss and assists them in finding affirmative service providers.”

“By partnering with other providers in the dementia field, our new service will also shed light on the unique needs of caregivers in the LGBTQ community,” says Bednarz. “Through the Center’s field education program we have been able to offer care partners the guidance and support they need to help them better understand our community.”

This initiative is just in place to provide a safe and comfortable environment for those in the LGBTQ community and allies who are caregivers for those with dementia. The Center provides education, training, support groups, and linkage to respite services for those in need. This grant services all counties in Western New York.

The support group will be held at the Pride Center on 200 South Elmwood Avenue the third Tuesday of every month from 5:30-6:30 p.m.

For more information, contact Deanna Bednarz at dbednarz@ pridecenterwny.org, call 852-7743, or visit pridecenterwny.org.

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FOOD

The Benefits of Eating Local

BY CATHI STACK

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uffalo is well known for its occasionally dramatic winters, but what many don’t know is that Western New York has a nutrient-dense growing season that lasts much longer than you might think.

So, what are the benefits of eating locally grown produce? Produce that is picked for the purpose of being shipped to another state or country is picked prior to maturity in order to survive extended travel. Local fruits and vegetables are picked at peak ripeness. Naturally ripened produce contains more vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients. According to a recent review of literature out of Harvard School of Public Health, the vitamin C content was notably hi gher on tomatoes, red peppers, and peaches that were picked locally, compared to those that were shipped.

Vitamin C is a fairly sensitive nutrient that is easily lost through time and temperature changes. So, if it takes a few days or upwards of weeks to get to you from South America and has gone through both cold and hot temperatures, that food is likely to have lost a significant amount of its nutrition by the time it gets to your table.

Not only is nutrient density a perk

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of locally grown foods, there is also less risk of contamination in foods that are farm-to-table in very few steps. The taste is dramatically better in foods that are locally grown and ripe by nature.

Try to eat the majority of your fruits and vegetables raw to maximize health benefits. Cooked vegetables lose a great deal of nutrient value, specifically enzymes, because many vitamins and enzymes to not react well to extreme temperatures.

Big salads, fresh smoothies, and fresh juicing are some of the best ways to get your raw natural micronutrients.

Inflammation and pain is a common complaint that is spanning all age groups. This is due to the fact that we’ve gotten away from eating nutrientdense, single ingredient foods. The more extensive the ingredients list in the foods we consume, the more likely that pain, inflammatory issues, and obesity will be a part of who we are.

If you are concerned with conserving energy, purchasing food locally will play an important role in decreasing our nation’s reliance on oil. Food purchased at a grocery store travels an average of 1,500 miles. When the price of oil spikes, you’ll see the prices increase at the supermarket.

Knowing where your food is from connects you to the people who raise and grow it. The food you buy has a great story from a real person. A great local example of this type of farming is the Oles Family Farm in Alden. This 250-acre family-run farm has been in business for more than fifty years.

In 2008, they began the community

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share program, part of community supported agriculture or “CSA,” which provides fresh produce to 250, as well as restaurant partners.

Jane Oles, once one of my coworkers in the labor wing at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital is now fully immersed in this community project of love. “The mission of Oles Family Farm is to provide nutritious food to the local community by utilizing organic practices and time-honored systems,” she shares. “Ours is a cyclical harmonious philosophy that predates many of the modern farming methods used today. We nurture the land, the land nurtures the food, the food nurtures us.”

You would be amazed at the length of their growing season. Regarding eating local in the Northeast, there are many vegetables, such as cabbage, potatoes, sturdy greens, carrots, parsnips, onions, and garlic that are easily kept fresh in the cold cellar, which makes obtaining local produce possible year round.

Find more information and great seasonal recipes at the Oles website at promisedlandcsa.com. FY Catherine Stack (RN, ND) is the author of the “Natural Health” column for the Niagara Gazette. She is also a practicing Doctor of Naturopathy, Certified Nurse Midwife, and the founder and CEO of Journey II Health Center for Rejuvenation. Her book, Free Yourself from a CONSTIPATED Life, is available on Amazon. Visit her website at journeyiihealth.com or email cath626@gmail.com.

Fresh and Easy Summer Salad Serves 4-6 Ingredients 1 large bunch greens, like spinach or arugula 1 cucumber 1 bunch green onion 1 pint strawberries Dressing 4 tablespoons honey 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1 teaspoon poppy seeds ¼ teaspoon salt Freshly ground pepper to taste Directions Wash, pat dry, and tear greens into bite size pieces. Slice cucumber into thin half moons. Finely slice green part of onions and quarter strawberries. Put all salad ingredients in a large salad bowl.

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See More Gardens This Summer

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BY CAROL ANN HARLOS

DAY TRIPS June 21 Mystery Tour

A group enjoys one of the many environmentally friendly gardens on the Beyond Flowers Tour

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June 24 Windmill Farm

any readers attend Open Gardens and take part in garden tours of both the City of Buffalo and the suburbs. I would like to share with you another opportunity for you to experience gardens of a different sort.

The first is called Beyond Flowers Tour. This tour showcases environmentally friendly gardens within the City of Buffalo. For example, the Massachusetts Avenue Project urban farm covers about an acre of reclaimed land in a neighborhood on Buffalo’s West Side. Here young people work to grow, market, and distribute organically grown produce.

I love the farm’s aquaponics system where tilapia and plants grow in a system that feeds both.

The Broadway Market Rooftop Garden is made of individual gardeners’ plots in raised beds, all different, and all beautiful. The P.U.S.H. 14th Street Gardens offers residents, notably immigrants and refugees from farming regions across the globe, the opportunity to grow their own food and flowers.

Wilkeson Pointe is exquisitely beautiful. The Pointe juts out into Lake Erie close to the mouth of the Niagara River. You can see Downtown Buffalo from there, the Skyway, wind turbines, and more.

The Mutual Riverfront Park was totally new to me! There you can see a cluster of grain elevators, rain gardens

filled with flowers, a kayak launch and people kayaking, and a walking path made of sandstone from the same place.

At the Urban Habitat Project at the Central Terminal, plantings of native species to attract pollinators and wildlife species such as dragonflies, butterflies, and songbirds. There is even a cattail marsh, a sight we don’t see often today.

The second tour is called East Side Momentum. This tour showcases often ignored projects that are usually overlooked in this area of the City of Buffalo. This includes the Stevens family-operated Wilson Street Urban Farm, which covers two acres. This farm is a model of urban homesteading.

The Tu Hieu Buddhist Cultural Center consists of a Vietnamese Buddhist temple and gardens. The building is the site of the old Buffalo Police Eighth Precinct and was purchased from the City of Buffalo for one dollar in 1998.

The Pelion Garden Community Garden across from City Honors School is on the border of the historic Fruit Belt and Cold Spring neighborhoods. Today, the Pelion Community Garden is a thriving

outdoor learning space that engages students with hands-on opportunities to learn about plants, nutrition, science, and sustainable living.

The Farmer Pirates (the cooperative name) Compost Site smells wonderful.

The cooperative operates a central composting facility in addition to compost pickup. The purpose is to make compost readily available at reasonable cost to urban farmers.

None Like You/We Care will introduce you to Elizabeth Triggs, its founder. The organization was started in 1992 to help members of her community get the resources they needed. There are gardens throughout the East Side, including the Willie Canty Garden Walk at 595 Sycamore, a gazebo on Sycamore, gardens at Paderewski and Memorial Drive, and several at the George K. Arthur Community Center on Genesee Street. FY If you are interested in either or both of this extraordinary tours please go to GardensBuffaloNiagara.com to register. I hope to see you on one of these excursions.

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Summer Movie Preview Something for Everyone

BY CHRISTOPHER SCHOBERT

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Diane Lane and Alec Baldwin star in Paris Can Wait. ven casual movie fans are likely aware that summer is the time for big-budget blockbusters.

Photo courtesy of TIFF And those Hollywood spectacles are often deliriously fun. But, they can also be deliriously awful. Happily, there is plenty of counterprogramming available for moviegoers. in 1971, starring Clint Eastwood.

Nolan’s latest epic looks at the Despicable Me 3: The formerly Many biggies have already (June 23, limited) evacuation of Dunkirk, France, villainous Gru (voiced by Steve opened in local cinemas, including Logan Lucky: While the plot during World War II. (July 21) Carell) and his minions are back. This Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, description for Steven Soderbergh’s Detroit: No one directs action time, Gru discovers the existence of King Arthur, Alien: Covenant, and return to filmmaking might not quite like Kathryn Bigelow (The his twin brother … Dru. (June 30) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men scream “date night”—two brothers Hurt Locker), who this time tackles Spider-Man: Homecoming: Yes, Tell No Tales. More is on the way, the 1967 Detroit riots. (August 4) it’s another Spider-Man flick. But but so is more introspective fare. plan a heist during a NASCAR there’s reason to be optimistic about Here is a breakdown of what’s on race in North Carolina—consider For Date Night this one, thanks to the presence tap for summer 2017. Truly, there’s the cast: Channing Tatum, Adam My Cousin Rachel: Rachel Weisz of supporting actors like Robert something for everyone. (Opening Driver, Daniel Craig, and Hilary stars in an adaptation of Daphne du Downey, Jr. and Michael Keaton. dates are subject to change.)

Swank. That’s an attractive bunch.

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(July 7) (August 18) For the History Buff (June 9) For the Action Fan For the Grandkids Paris Can Wait: Documentary Churchill: Scottish actor Brian filmmaker Eleanor Coppola waited Wonder Woman: Gal Gadot’s Cox portrays Winston Churchill in Captain Underpants: The First until age 80 to direct her first feature, Wonder Woman was the highlight this biopic that also stars Miranda Epic Movie: Say what you will a comedy starring Diane Lane and of last year’s Batman v. Superman: Richardson and John Slattery. (June about the name, but don’t doubt Alec Baldwin. (And yes, she’s the wife Dawn of Justice. It should be fun to 2) the popularity of the children’s novel of Francis Ford Coppola.) (June 16) see the actress lead her own spin-off.

Lady Macbeth: This provocative series. (June 2) The Beguiled: Eleanor Coppola’s (June 2) British film about a 19th century Cars 3: Kids love Pixar films, but daughter Sofia is, of course, a veteran The Mummy: Tom Cruise takes young woman in a passionless what makes the efforts from the director in her own right (Lost in on a mummy? With Russell Crowe marriage was a highlight of the 2016 studio behind Finding Dory stand is Translation, Marie Antoinette). Her in support? Sounds like an enjoyably Toronto International Film Festival. how well they work for adults, too. latest film, an adaptation of Thomas silly summer spectacular. (June 9) (July 14, limited) The Cars films are “lesser Pixar,” but P. Cullinan’s Civil War-set drama, War for the Planet of the Apes: Dunkirk: Dark Knight and they’re still pretty darn entertaining. was previously brought to the screen Caesar the ape and company Inception director Christopher (June 16) continue the fight against mankind in this follow-up to Dawn of the Western New York’s Most Trusted Provider For All Of Your Mobility Needs Planet of the Apes. (July 14) The Dark Tower: Stephen King’s Gunslinger comes to big-screen life for the first time in this long-awaited fantasy film. Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey star. (July 28) FY

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Artpark Summer Solstice Celebration

BY MARIA HAYS

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rtpark celebrates the beginning of summer on June 17, transforming the park grounds and the Mainstage Theater with a Summer Solstice Celebration from noon through midnight.

The day begins with the return of the popular tour of Fairy Houses designed and constructed by artists, community groups, schools, families and individuals. The afternoon features a creative collection of art activities, for kids and adults alike, including a tea house, potion making, face painting, and the opportunity to build your own small fairy dwelling in the Artpark woods from noon to 4 p.m.

Summer Solstice Celebration Schedule

Noon–4 p.m. 7th Annual Fairy House Festival (outdoors in Artpark Lower Park) 4–7 p.m. Summer Solstice celebration (outdoors in Emerald Grove) 7–8:30 p.m. Lehrer Dance (Mainstage Theater) 8:30 p.m.–Midnight Afterparty (Theater terrace and Artpark woods) Tickets & Day Passes $10 ticket includes Fairy House Festival & Summer Solstice Celebration $30 discounted Festival 4-packs also available (advance only, not available day of Festival) $20 Day Pass includes Festival, Solstice Celebration, Lehrer Dance performance, and after-party Festival tickets and Day Passes are available online at tickets.com and artpark.net, by phone at 1-888-2236000, at the Artpark Box Office and day of the Festival.

The Festival continues through the afternoon with live performances

by Slyboots Circus, spoken word artists, dancers, aerialists, and more performances. Festivalgoers can mix, mingle, and wander the park’s lush grounds, all while being transported to a magical world.

At 6:30 p.m., guests line up in a joyous parade into Artpark’s Mainstage Theater to experience the grand spectacle that is Lehrer Dance, Buffalo’s internationally touring professional dance company. The Lehrer Dance performance begins at 7 p.m. and will keep the audience on the edge of their seats with their world renowned repertoire, embodying their trademark fusion of athleticism, artistry, and accessibility. Experience first-hand why Dance Magazine says, “Lehrer Dance took the house not so much by storm as by quantum physics.

Jon Lehrer’s strikingly original choreography transformed the stage into an energy field of super-charged particles.”

Immediately following Lehrer Dance, enjoy an after party with live music, fire performance by

One of the fairies found at Artpark's Fairy House Festival. Photo by Pavel Antonov

Pyromancy, and libations on the Artpark Theater Terrace, culminating in the late night’s solstice celebration of summer’s beginning. Then, for the especially devoted Solstice fans still seeking more, a lantern-led moon dance into the woods begins at 11:30 p.m.

The Summer Solstice Festival

is created and directed by Kate LoConti and Jon Lehrer, two of Western New York’s most esteemed and innovative artists in their respective fields of professional theatre and dance. FY Maria Hays is the director of communications at Artpark.

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The Elmwood-Bidwell Farmer’s Market The Farm Meets the City

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F

ind an old map of Buffalo, and you’ll see that landscape architects extraordinaire Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux installed ten public parks around the city in years prior to the twentieth century, and they designed grassy and tree-lined boulevards between them, so, in theory, a person could wander from one park to another while rarely stepping on pavement.

One such path is Bidwell Parkway, a two-lane street with an absurdly large grass divider between the lanes.

The spot where Bidwell meets Elmwood Avenue, long a site for urban picnicking, concerts, and political demonstrations, is where you’ll find the Elmwood-Bidwell Farmers Market on Saturday mornings between May and November. It is by intent a transitory, pop-up market—trucks, tents, and tables arrive in the morning and are gone by the afternoon—parking is an adventure and unlike massive, permanent markets in Rochester or Ithaca, its intimacy fits the urban streetscape vibe. Buffalo State College and the major art galleries are steps away to the north, the hip part of the city known as the Elmwood Strip, and coffee shops galore, are to the south.

For many in the neighborhood, or formerly of the neighborhood, and for those who travel miles to attend, the market is something of a Saturday

morning meeting place. Beyond the first-rate fruits and vegetables available, there are touches to remind a shopper he or she is participating in the hum of city life. Locally-sourced bagels and other baked goods, honey, flowers, cheeses, eggs, soaps, organic meat, wine, and beer are among the items for sale. Vendors include some of Erie and Niagara County’s most acclaimed farms, with names like Native Offerings and Community Beer Works.

The operators insist that everything for sale is of local origin, and that they run a “producer-only market.” The vendors grow or make everything they sell, with no reselling or middlemen— that stuff about a thriving, grassroots local economy is taken seriously here.

It makes for informed farmers chatting with informed customers, and care is taken so that a wide array of food is

available and the same vegetable is not for sale on every table. A quick wander through this farmer’s market can leave a customer astounded by the range of fresh produce available in Western New York.

While it rocks with commerce on Saturday mornings, the ElmwoodBidwell market maintains that ambiance of a day in the park. There are dog-walkers, appearances by the students of the down-the-street Community Music School and by other musicians, trees under which customers can sit and read or enjoy that bagel, and the occasional visit from a real live sheep or calf. Come for the lettuce and eggplant and biscotti, stay for the calming presence of an oasis in the city.

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from which to choose, if they’re not choosing between supermarkets. There is something about locally grown food so fresh it still has soil on it, and beer, cheese, and other delights created by local artisans. That makes every farmer’s market in town a good one to patronize, but the Saturday morning trip to the corner of Elmwood and Bidwell is something of a weekly ritual for many people; it’s a visit to a beloved section of the city, to a marketplace somehow small and intimate yet accommodating a breathtaking variety of goods, and while the neighbors tend to be young and hip, as well as older and professional, this place caters to everyone. While there are plenty of friends meeting friends, the character of the market encourages conversation, that feeling of give-and-take at a crossroads, with customers and farmers becoming friends.

The vibe of urban get-togetherness is a popular image, visible in television commercials galore. The ElmwoodBidwell Farmer’s Market has that atmosphere, and more: some of the best, and most interesting, food available—chefs of city restaurants shop here—and a way of suggesting that a visit on Saturday morning will kick off a terrific weekend. FY

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Farmers Markets to Try

BY DANIEL MEYER

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ou don’t have to live on or near a farm to enjoy the results of our local farmers hard work. Summer is the season for farmers markets and, in addition to the traditional fruits, vegetables, flowers, and plants; some of our region’s farmers markets offer specialty retail items that don’t necessarily grow in the ground. From homemade baked goods to handmade pierogi, there is something for everyone at your local farmers market. Start with this list and work your way out.

Hamburg Farmers Market Hamburg Village Municipal Park Lot, Main/Buffalo Streets in Hamburg 649-7917; hamburg-chamber.org Open every Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. from May through the end of October, the Hamburg Farmers Market features close to forty vendors in a typical week. Hamburg hosts a traditional agriculture farmers market that offers locally grown vegetables, fruits, flowers, and plants as well as various meats, cheeses, and eggs. Other specialty items include honey, roasted and flavored nuts, pierogi, donuts, craft beer, and wine. The farm-to-table concept is openly embraced by the surrounding businesses that line Main and Buffalo streets in the heart of the Village of Hamburg.

Blasdell Farmers Market The Shoppes at Lake Avenue, 4271 Lake Avenue, Blasdell 649-7917; hamburg-chamber.org Open every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. from May through the end of September, the Blasdell Farmers Market is now in its third year in a space that accommodates more vendors and a growing customer base. About a dozen vendors sell their wares each week.

Locally grown products (vegetables, fruits, flowers, plants) and other unique retail items and food products are available, including artisan crafts.

Orchard Park Farmers Market at Fox Run 1 Fox Run Lane, Orchard Park 662-5001; foxrunorchardpark.com Open every Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. from May through the end of October, this farmers market is based in the parking lot of the Fox Run senior housing community. Roughly seven or eight merchants are present each week. Open to the public, vendors sell fresh produce, potted plants, decorative flowers, gourmet pasta, cheese products, and grass fed beef, chicken, and pork.

East Aurora Farmers Market Tops Markets Plaza (65 Grey Street, East Aurora) 771-9590; eastaurorafarmersmarket.com Open every Wednesday and every Saturday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. from May through the end of November, fifty or so vendors are normally present to sell a wide variety of locally grown and produced items, including blackberries, blueberries, cherries, and pears. Three of the original businesses from when the market began in 1978 are regular vendors in East Aurora. FY Daniel Meyer is a freelance writer and contributor to Forever Young and Buffalo Spree.

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Spoth’s Farm Market A Family Operation STORY AND PHOTOS BY CHRISTINE A. SMYCZYNSKI

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ack in the early 1950s, Transit Road along the East Amherst/Clarence border was a two-lane road with not much to be found north of Maple Road, except for a few houses and lots of undeveloped land. In 1951, Ed “Red” Spoth (1924-2004) and his new bride, Ruth, purchased seventy-two acres along Transit Road with the intention of starting a small farm. Ed had been born and raised in a farming family; his father and grandfather were farmers.

At the time, Ed’s day job was driving a delivery truck for Halls Bakery in Lockport. While driving his route along Route 104 in Niagara County, he noticed many small farm markets. He figured if they could sell their goods in this rural setting, certainly he’d be able to do so along Transit Road, with many potential customers passing his farm to go to the Transit Valley Country Club just up the road.

Ed and Ruth planted a few crops, including corn, tomatoes, and peppers.

They set up a wooden board between two crates and displayed the vegetables for sale along the road. Soon demand increased for their produce; they planted more crops and built a large wooden stand to display their wares. As their farm grew, so did their family; Ed junior, the first of their eight children (five boys and three girls), was born in 1952.

Ed senior continued to work full-time in addition to farming; he had landed

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a job at nearby National Gypsum in Clarence. As the children got older and were able to help on the farm, he was able to plant more crops, as well as build a larger, more permanent market stand in 1964 to replace the wooden one.

In 1975, Ed made the decision to leave National Gypsum and give farming and running the market his full attention. The current retail market building was built in 1983, with expansions in 1987 and 2003.

“My brother Ed and I took over running the farm from my dad in 1987,” says Dave Spoth, a 1979 graduate of Cornell School of Agriculture. “We added the greenhouses, which allowed us to open up in May to sell annuals, perennials, and hanging baskets, since gardening had become so popular. The market was previously only open July– October. He added, “While we don’t grow the plants ourselves, we do get them from local growers in Batavia and Eden.”

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Ed, Eddie, Dave and Kevin Spoth keep the farm running

Dave went on to say, “Spring is actually our busiest season; that’s when our parking lot is the most full. It’s also the most profitable time, since hanging baskets and plants are more expensive than a dozen corn.”

Fall is also a popular time at the market, with all sorts of pumpkins, gourds, apples, mums, and fall decorations like cornstalks and hay bales. They even have activities for small children, like a straw maze and a talking scarecrow.

Spoth’s also extended their season into December by selling Christmas trees, poinsettias, and other holiday décor including wreaths, which they make in-house. “We make the wreaths in our down time waiting for customers. My wife, Peggy, makes all the bows for the wreaths.” On select weekends in December his brother-inlaw, Marty, plays Santa at the market.

In the farm’s early years, they grew everything they sold on the land surrounding the market. However, as Transit Road changed and the area

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Spoth's Farmers Market in 1984 Photo courtesy of Spoth's Market

became more developed, the farm had to change. In 1995, Ed senior sold the farmland behind the market and his sons, Ed and Dave, bought 75 acres of farmland in Clarence to continue growing crops like corn, squash, pumpkins, gourds, and cut flowers.

Other seasonal produce that they sell in the market comes from local farms in Erie and Niagara counties.

“We will start selling peaches shipped in from the South in May and June, however, once the homegrown fruit is available, we get it from the local farms,” says Dave. He added with a laugh, “Early in the season, when we sell the same shipped-in fruits that the area grocery stores also sell, people have told us they like ours better, mainly because of the way we display it.”

Other locally produced items, like cider from Hall’s Apple Farm and baked goods from Carson’s Bakery in Lockport, as well as locally made jams, jellies, honey, and maple syrup can be found in their retail market. In addition, they carry gardening itmes like mulch, soil, decorative pots, and plant hangers.

Today, Ed and his son Eddie, and Dave and his son Kevin, do all the actual farming and harvesting. A couple of years ago, Ed and Dave turned over ownership of the farm to their sons. “It’s nice having your sons take over; not every family business is fortunate to have young people wanting to stay in the business.”

During the summer, they hire parttime help to work in the retail market.

Of course, other family members pitch in at busy times; over the years,

all members of the Spoth family have worked in some shape or form on the farm or in the retail market. Often you’ll see the family matriarch, Ed and Dave’s mom Ruth, whom Dave refers to as the farm’s “ambassador.” Ruth, eighty-five, is one of the friendliest and sweetest people around. “She loves to be around the market and be involved as much as she can, whether it’s sweeping the floor, picking dead flowers off the plants, or just talking to customers,” says Dave. “It keeps her going.”

In the off-season (January–April) the Spoth’s keep busy by planning for the next season, doing bookwork, and repairing equipment. However, they also use the time to recoup, travel, and spend time with family. “Since this is a small family business, we work a lot of hours and long days when we are open. We put in seventy- to eightyhour weeks in season,” says Dave.

“So when we are in the off-season, we spend time with family.”

Contact information Spoth’s Farm Market, 5757 Transit Road, East Amherst; 688-1110 or spothsfarmmarket.weebly.com FY Christine A. Smyczynski is a freelance writer and blogger and author of Western New York Explorer’s Guide.

More Spoth farms If you are familiar with the Amherst/Clarence area, you are probably aware of other farm markets associated with the Spoth name. Greg’s U-Pick on Lapp Road is run by Greg Spoth, whose father, Merritt “Whitey” Spoth is Ed senior’s brother. Another brother, Ken Spoth, had a market on County Road for a number of years. The late Donald Spoth was Ed senior’s cousin; his sons continue to run his farm on Tonawanda Creek Road.

Badding’s Farm Market is run by Ed and Dave’s cousins; their late mother, Arlene Badding, was Ed senior’s sister.

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Williamsville Farmers Market

BY JUDITH A. RUCKI

Officially known as the Farmers Market at the Williamsville Mill, it was founded in 2007 by Ellie Grenauer, the market’s executive officer, along with Mary Lowther and Lynn Schwab.

This band of volunteers learned how to start, organize, and sustain a market.

Grenauer says that in the beginning they had a mission statement, and they stuck to it.

Along with providing “nothing but food products,” one of the important elements was educating children and the general public about where food comes from.

“In the past,” Grenauer explains, “we partnered with Williamsville schools, giving them gift cards to spend at the market.

“Kids think food comes from Wegmans. We encourage kids to come down!”

One exception to the “food only” rule is the Alpaca Play Pen, which comes in once a month. The owners raise alpacas, shear them, then knit and crochet a variety of products.

Grenauer says, “I love this market because it’s smaller and very community oriented.” Traditionally, farmers markets provided opportunities where community members could connect with one another. “Since day one, that is what our market has been,” she says.

Everything offered at the market is grown within sixty miles of the community. Here you will find farmers from both the Northtowns and Southtowns offering their finest seasonal fruits and vegetables.

Grenauer says this year she is very excited to welcome Plato Dale Farm, which is an organic farm, to the market. “It’s difficult to get organic farmers. People usually pick up the food at the farm.”

If you’ve never experienced the Williamsville Farmers Market, you will discover a sense of home and community living. There are hundreds of people attending the market each week, yet there is a family-friendly atmosphere.

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Williamsville Farmers Market Vendors

Fresh summer eggplant, sweet and hot peppers Photo by kc kratt

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igns of summer are everywhere, including the wonderful wares on display at our local farmers markets. flavorful as it is when it arrives “fresh While these markets have been from the farm.” around for decades, the farm-to-table Now is the perfect time to enjoy movement has made more consumers not only the weather but also all the aware of what they eat and where it bounty our local farms have to offer. comes from.

The Williamsville Farmers Market, Attitudes toward food have changed, which opened on May 20, will be held as we have become more interested in every Saturday until October 28 from food safety, freshness, and seasonality, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Note that this year as well as small farm economics. the market will be back to its original Go to the supermarket in the dead location in front of the Williamsville of winter, and chances are the food we Water Mill on East Spring Street, purchase has been shipped from some north of Main Street. far-off location. Nothing is as fresh or

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Vendor Products Alpaca Play Pen Alpaca wool products Becker Farms (Vizcarra) Fruit, vegetables, pie, wine Carla’s Crumby Creations, Inc. Cookies Child’s Blueberries Blueberries Fetch! Dog Treats Dog treats Fransylvania Maple products Green Heron Growers Beef, chicken, mushrooms, vegetables, fruit Hanova Hills Farm, LLC Beef, lamb Hanzlian’s Sausage Sausage Kornerstone Coffee Coffee Mrowka Farms Vegetables, mostly potatoes Mrs. Konopa’s Preserved Fruit Jams, jellies My Father’s Fudge Fudge Peppermint Farms Greenhouse plants, vegetables, sauces Providence Creek Farm Chicken, pork, eggs Quaker Bonnet Bakery Breads, baked goods Seabert Farms Vegetables, fruit Senek Farms Vegetables, fruit Stymus Farms Vegetables Summertime Blooms Flowers The Kernel Popcorn Winter Farms Vegetables, fruit, grains

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picked at peak flavor and ripeness, you will find meats, wine, coffee, baked goods, maple products, eggs, jam, jelly, fudge, popcorn, dog treats, flowers, and plants.

This is also an opportunity to talk with the farmers and learn about everything from how produce is grown to how to use it in a meal. Don’t be shy—ask for a recipe!

Here are some vendors who will be on site this year, and their specialties. Take a moment to visit williamsvillefarmersmarket.com to learn more about each vendor.

The calendar of events was not available at press time, but check the website for details about live music and children’s activities or visit Williamsville Farmers Market on Facebook.

FYI Local Harvest Visit localharvest.org for information about local food communities.

Equal Exchange Visit equalexchange.coop for information on “Small Farmers.

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Village of Williamsville Visit village.williamsville. ny.us to learn more about the historic Village of Williamsville.

If you are interested in volunteering at the market, please contact Ellie Grenauer at egrenauer@gmail.com.

And as long as you are in the neighborhood, take a stroll around and get acquainted with the fabulous restaurants and shops that line Main Street.

Rain or shine, we’ll see you there! FY

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Fight Pests the Green Way

BY REBECCA CUTHBERT

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f you’d like to try your hand at growing your own fresh produce, here are some tips to help prevent pests from helping themselves your crops before you can.

They creep. They crawl. They scamper through our vegetable gardens in the night; they alight on our backyard crops at dawn, and before we know it, our beautiful cucumber plants have been chewed to browning lace. Our squash plants are trampled. The green babies we’ve raised from seed are broken and stomped, and we, the erstwhile gardeners, are left with drooping sunhats and broken hearts.

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So, what can we do? Especially when we take pride in the “green” part of “green thumb,” and don’t want to hurt the environment in our quest for healthy plants and prolific homegrown crops? That question is more easily asked than answered, but what it comes down to is experimentation, diversification, and the gritty determination that only a gardener with a perennial chipmunk problem can fully grasp.

Critters Rabbits. Deer. Those chubby interlopers with many names (woodchuck, groundhogs, whistlepig).

If these furry bandits have been raiding your garden, there are steps you can take to make them reconsider treating your tender veggie sprouts as an all-you-caneat buffet.

Fencing. This is probably your best bet. However, deer are known for their

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You won’t decimate the populations of beneficial insects, like hard-working pollinators, either. Most important, you won’t have to worry about grandkids or pets becoming sick from getting into chemicals while they’re “helping” in the garden.

So, suit up in the armor of our people—don your soil-stained gloves, your sun visor, your rubber clogs. Arm yourself with the weapons of backyard warfare, and get rid of those pests the green way! FY Rebecca Cuthbert lives, writes, and cares for shelter dogs in Dunkirk. She is a frequent contributor to Forever Young and Buffalo Spree.

"Harv" guards the garden. Photo by Rebecca Cuthbert

high-jumping prowess, and bunnies burrow. Fences should be buried six to eight inches below the soil surface, and built several feet above. Use a sturdy chicken wire, and pound posts in deep enough so they aren’t easy to push over. Burying chicken wire laid flat also discourages digging.

Dogs. Let Fido out in the yard, and encourage him to “mark” his space.

Dogs are natural enemies of rodents and the like, so their smell may be enough of a “keep out” sign for garden crashers.

If your pup likes to bark (and your neighbors are tolerant), let him fuss at any rabbits or deer he sees.

Motion lights. Train them on your garden, and they will flash on if you have unwelcome night visitors. Nocturnal animals naturally shy away from the spotlight, and this, combined with other measures, will help deter those midnight snackers.

Crawlers Cutworms, hornworms, all the little hatchlings of flying pests: think of these as the vampires of the garden, sucking plants dry of their life juices, chomping down on roots and shoots. These are tougher to thwart, because they’re smaller in size and greater in number, but don’t wave that white flag. Instead, draw your sword (or at least your roll of tinfoil) and fight!

Clean and till. You may be tempted to clean up all garden debris, because that’s where these insidious nasties winter over, but it’s also where helpful insects make their winter homes. If you do rake out your beds, be sure to cover tender

perennials with a layer of compost. In the early spring, till beds to expose bugs so they won’t survive the next overnight frost. Bonus: some of them may be picked off by hungry spring birds.

Tinfoil. Make “collars” for your seedlings by wrapping each stem in a section of tinfoil, then burying the collar an inch or so below the dirt with an inch remaining aboveground. Unable to get to the yummy stem, pests may look for lunch elsewhere.

Flyers Aphids, cucumber beetles, and all their winged brethren wreak havoc on even the healthiest of garden plants, eating your crops before you can. Level the playing field with these tricks.

Rotate. Even though pepper plants may love a certain sunny corner of your yard, putting them in the same spot year after year only guarantees that you’ll have “regulars”—generations of bugs that overwinter in the same place and wake up to feast, never having to turn nomadic in search of sustenance. Switch crops around to keep garden pests guessing.

Mix. For the same reason, it can be helpful to mix up your beds, so that plants of the same kind are not right next to each other. Why make it easy on those flying jerks?

Match. “Matching” veggie plants with companion plants fights pests, too. Growing Angelica and coriander, for example, attracts beneficial insects, which will act as tiny little allies in your battle against freeloading bugs.

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Irene Adamski Western New York’s Interior Design Pioneer

BY NANCY CARDILLO

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n the 1960s, few women worked outside the home, much less ran a business, but Irene Adamski did both. All the while raising her sons alone after the sudden death of her husband Anthony.

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“Things were different back then,” says Adamski, who turned 100 this past Christmas Eve. “My husband didn’t want me to go to school or pursue a career,” she says, despite having earned an associate degree in teaching from Villa Maria College. “He was the breadwinner, the provider. I was the homemaker and the stay-at-home mom. It wasn’t until after he passed that I was able to pursue my dream of having a career.”

She sold the family home, moved into an apartment and started her own interior decorating business.

“I worked hard getting to where I wanted to be,” says Adamski. “I loved every minute of it and miss it to this day.”

With an eye for detail, innate sense of creativity, and instinctive use of color and fabric, Adamski’s business took off. Soon she was decorating some of Buffalo’s finest homes, offices, hotels, and even hospitals. (She’s credited with being the first interior decorator to use wallpaper in a hospital—at Saint Mary’s in Lewiston.)

Adamski was also active in several organizations. As president of the Federation of Women’s Clubs in the 1960s, she initiated a scholarship program for Canisius College; to date, the program has raised more than $1

million in scholarship support for Canisius students. (Adamski received a bachelor’s degree in art history from Canisius College in 1981.)

“Irene has been an active and involved friend to Canisius for over fifty years,” says Pat Greenwald, Canisius College director of Principal Gifts. “She’s tireless, she’s committed, and she’s a great friend, teacher, and fundraiser.” In 1986, she was awarded the LaSalle Medal for Distinguished Service—the highest honor given to a Canisius alumnus for service to the college.

Capitalizing on the success of the Canisius scholarship program, Adamski approached Villa Maria College about a similar program and soon found herself lecturing on campus. Villa Maria, a relatively new school at the time, was looking for ways to bring in more students to achieve state accreditation.

President Sister Mary Pachomia approached Adamski about starting a two-year interior decorating degree program. “We started slowly, with just a few courses and about twentyfive students, most of whom were housewives wanting to learn how to decorate their homes,” says Adamski.

“It caught on from there, and I taught at Villa Maria for fourteen years.”

MY WNY STORY A highlight of Adamski’s career at Villa Maria was taking twentynine students on a two-week tour of Europe in 1970, where they were able to see how furniture and fabrics were made, how carpets were woven, visit historic architectural buildings, and learn as much as they could about art, history, and design.

“It was an amazing experience for the students and for me,” says Adamski. “What they learned on that trip, they will remember forever.

Over the years, as I’ve stayed in touch with many of those students, they would always mention that trip.”

Mary Joy Buscemi studied interior decorating with Adamski at Villa Maria, leaving in 1977 to open her own boutique. She fondly remembers her teacher. “Irene was an incredible teacher, and the things I learned from her have been invaluable to me,” says Buscemi. “She was a strong woman who taught me much about technique, color, and the coordination of fabric and design.”

“The interior design industry is growing rapidly and changing constantly,” says Sandra Reicis, Interior Design Professor at Villa Maria. “But the core and the heart of the program Irene started is still in place, and our students still receive a well-rounded education with plenty of hands-on experience.”

Adamski has seen firsthand how interior decorating—now referred to as interior design—has changed over the years and is proud of the way Villa Maria’s program has grown and adapted to the changes over the last five decades. No longer a practicing interior decorator due to her failing eyesight, Adamski lives a quiet life in her beautifully decorated apartment in Amherst. Both of her sons grew up to lead happy lives and successful careers, and Adamski is now the proud grandmother of two and great grandmother of two. FY

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Unique Attractions along Lake Ontario’s Shore STORY AND PHOTOS BY CHRISTINE A. SMYCZYNSKI

The bluffs were formed by a glacier during the last ice age.

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his past summer, my daughter and I went on a day trip to Chimney Bluffs and Sodus Point; areas that have been on my local places to visit bucket list for several years. About three-hour drive from Buffalo, Chimney Bluffs has to be one of the more unique attractions in the state. A New York State Park since 1963, the 597-acre park has four miles of hiking trails as well as several picnic areas. However, the reason you go there is to see the “bluffs,” large clay drumlins located along the Lake Ontario shore that were formed by a glacier during the most recent ice age, then eroded by weathers and waves from the lake. Although these formations have been here for thousands of years, they are constantly changing due to the erosion. They truly look like a formation on another planet, so be sure to bring a camera.

Plan your visit Check the weather forecast before heading out, as you want to visit on a nice day; it would be unsafe to hike to the bluffs in bad weather. Be

sure to get an early start so that you have enough time to fully explore the park. We made the mistake of getting a late start, and then we got distracted by several gift shops and

other attractions along the way, so we didn’t arrive at Chimney Bluffs until about 6 p.m., giving us only about an hour or so to explore the park before dark.

Exploring the park We were surprised that it was quite a hike from the parking lot on Garner Road to get to the bluffs; it’s probably about a mile along the Bluff Trail. It took us a good half hour to actually see the bluff formations up close. You should be in reasonably good shape to hike this trail, as it is steep, uneven, and borders the side of a cliff. I would not recommend bringing small children or pets with you.

It goes without saying that you should wear closed-toe comfortable shoes, preferably hiking boots; a walking stick would be helpful too!

We were shocked to see some folks on the trail wearing flip flops and high heels. While the trail does start out very flat and easy, don’t be fooled, because as you continue along the trail it get steeper and steeper, until you are walking along the edge of a cliff on uneven ground with no railings. At this point you’ll understand the sign in the parking lot that says “The view of the bluffs should take your breath away, not your life.” Visitors are cautioned to stay on the trail and keep away from the edge of the bluffs, as they are unstable and could collapse without warning.

While we accessed the Bluff Trail from the Garner Road parking lot, you can also access the trail via stairs from a small parking lot at the end of East Bay Road. You can also view the bluffs by walking along the Lake Ontario shoreline. Other trails in the park include the Garner Point Trail on the western portion of the park, the East West Trail, which cuts across the park and the Drumlin Trail, which goes from Garner Road to the bluffs.

Nearby attractions After the excitement of hiking to the bluffs, you may need a drink.

Stop by Thorpe Vineyards, located about a half mile east of the park off East Bay Road. It is the oldest winery in Wayne County.

The nearby village of Sodus Point, located just west of Chimney Bluffs features attractions like the Sodus

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Sodus Bay Lighthouse Museum

Bay Lighthouse Museum, which is operated by the Sodus Bay Historical Society. The museum is located in an 1879 lighthouse which has exhibits on the maritime history of the lake and of the lighthouse. Next to the lighthouse is a small park which has a great view of Lake Ontario; it is the site of Sunday afternoon concerts from July to Labor Day. A short distance away is Sodus Point Beach, a small, but well-maintained beach that has a long fishing pier, along with a large playground right on the sand.

Of special note in Sodus Point are three murals located on the Sodus Point firehouse. The mural on the west side of the building depicts the Underground Railroad and the role it played in the area. On the east side of the firehouse, one mural depicts Native Americans fishing near Chimney Bluffs in the 1450s, while the other mural depicts the Battle of Sodus Point that occurred during the War of 1812.

An interesting phenomenon takes place with the two eastern murals involving the shadow of the cross from the Sodus Point Episcopal Church across the street. The shadow of the cross transitioning across the murals during the summer months is referred to as “the blessing of the

murals.” Read more about it at historicsoduspoint.com/blessingof-the-murals Contact information Chimney Bluffs State Park: 7700 Garner Road, Wolcott; 315-9475205 or nysparks.com/parks/43/ details.aspx Open dawn to dusk.

Sodus Bay Lighthouse Museum: 7606 North Ontario Street, Sodus Point; 315-483-4936 or sodusbaylighthouse.org.

Open May through October, TuesdaySunday 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Also open Monday holidays (July 4, Labor Day, Columbus Day) Thorpe Vineyards: 8150 Chimney Heights Boulevard, Wolcott; 315594-2502 or thorpevineyard.com.

Open April through December; days and hours vary seasonally.

Wayne County Tourism: waynecountytourism.com

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Christine A. Smyczynski is a freelance writer and blogger and author of Western New York Explorer’s Guide.

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