Building Global Bonds: Saranac Lake Hosts Farmers From Former Soviet Republic

Building global bonds: Saranac Lake hosts farmers from former Soviet republic

Georgian, Adirondack leaders use Rotary programs to exchange small-scale farming and food security ideas Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story

Delegates from former Soviet country explore North Country farms

Roughly 5,500 air miles from Saranac Lake lies the country of Georgia, at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. It’s a long-inhabited land of towering Caucasus Mountains, Black Sea beaches, medieval architecture and a 33-character alphabet. Despite the distance, Adirondack agriculture recently played a central role in bridging the gap between the two cultures. Developed by the Congressional Office for International Leadership (COIL), Open World pro…