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Northern New York’s Leading Newspaper • Down to earth and growing • Vol. 35, No. 1,585 • April 30-May 6, 2015
Battenkill
Valley
Creamery
purchases
2nd farm
Mother’s Day Issue:
Next week
Seth McEachron at the former Skellkill Farms
in Jackson that he and his parents bought in
March, adding 178 acres, 175 milking cows
and room to add more production.
Chronicle photo/Gordon Woodworth
By Gordon Woodworth
Chronicle News Editor
Battenkill Valley Creamery in
Salem has expanded, adding
178 acres of farmland and 175
milking cows by buying nearby
Skellkill
Farms in
the Town of
Jackson.
“With our
growing
business,
we couldn’t
meet the
demand
from our
home
farm,”
said Seth
McEachron, 32, the Skidmoreeducated fifth-generation dairy
farmer. “Now we will have enough
milk for a little while, and as
Strand Theater
concept drawing;
May 13 vote nears
on Kingsbury plan
Independent
Salem dairy
buys Skellkill
Farm;
Battenkill
milk in high
demand,
here & NYC
sales continue to grow, we have
the ability to grow with them.”
Seth and his parents Donald
and Tracy started Battenkill Valley Creamery in 2008. Known
for its chocolate milk and its
high-butterfat whole milk, they
bottle their products on-site and
sell directly to local restaurants,
retailers and consumers.
“We also produce a private label milk called Five Acre Farms
that distributes down near New
At the Queensbury prom
Mary Rahal and Cole Crotty,
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More pix Qby. & FE º 22-25
Preliminary
Strand concept,
with rooftop dining at
Maxwell’s Restaurant.
Urges: Stop
the chemicals
Town of Kingsbury
residents will vote on May
13 whether to approve a
$650,000 bond to fund
construction of a new
town hall, paving the way
for the group looking to
renovate and reopen the
current town hall as the
new Strand Theater. Tonight, April 30, at 7 in
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